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A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, entertainment and adventure | Calendar Ca l e n da r & Classifieds | Issue 23 | June 5 – 12 Festival Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck this weekend spotlights custom-built House of the Year Music Willie Nelson, Allison Krauss & Jerry Douglas at Bethel Woods this Sunday | Titus Andronicus plays BSP on Wednesday History Hyde Park celebrates 75th anniversary of original “hot dog summit” Stage “Paranormal in Poughkeepsie” Ten-Minute Play Festival | Poetry Brothel in Rhinebeck

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JUNE 5 – JUNE 8

TENTH ANNIVERSARY

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CHECK IT OUT Stone Mountain Farm in Tillson hosts Freestyle Frolic this Saturday The next Freestyle Frolic, an allages dance party for dance-lovers, will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Center for Symbolic Studies’ Stone Mountain Farm in Tillson. The cost is on a sliding scale at $7 to $15 for adults, $3 to $7 for kids and free for volunteers. Parking is included. Frolic dances are alcohol-free, smokefree and drug-free, which keeps the focus on dancing. Dancers range from people who are serious about dance and want to expand their experience and learn from other dancers to people who just want to get down in a fun, open atmosphere. No dance skills or partners are required. The Frolic features deejays who specialize in ever-changing tapestries of music designed to thrill the diverse tastes of all present, including R & B, dubstep, funk, tribal, world, soul, hip-hop, ambient, Latin, reggae, house, African, downtempo trance, electronica, disco, rock and pop favorites. The deejays are constantly seeking hot new grooves and unearthing historical treasures and remixes. Children must be accompanied by a

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PUNISHMENT ENOUGH: A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO DOING TIME ON TUESDAY IN NEW PALTZ

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he Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz will host an author talk and reading with David L. Miller, author of Punishment Enough: A Different Approach to Doing Time, on Tuesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. Lou Mortillaro and Nancy Owen will also read at the event. Miller retired in 2005 after 39 years as superintendent of Eastern Correctional Facility and supervising superintendent for the Hudson Valley region. During his career, Miller was a trained hostage negotiator and coordinated the state’s Department of Correctional Services Executive Team Training program. He also taught at an undergraduate and graduate level for SUNYNew Paltz and SUNY-Ulster. In Punishment Enough, Miller reflects on his experience using a positive, commonsense approach to transforming life within a maximum-security facility for the benefit of inmates and staff alike. Initiating creative programs is a key component, he says, along with a firm belief in our shared humanity. He found that many prisoners become motivated to turn their lives around, leaving prison changed for the better, and “not a few were passionately grateful for the opportunity, often for the first time in their lives, to be hopeful about themselves and their future.� His book also includes personal stories of ex-inmates who have been able to reenter society. The event at Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street in New Paltz, is free. For more information, call (845) 255-5030 or visit www.eltinglibrary.org.

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June 5, 2014 responsible parent or guardian. No dogs, drugs, alcohol or smoking are allowed. For more information, call (845) 658-8319 or visit www.freestylefrolic.org.

Memorial yarn sale in Tivoli this Saturday beneďŹ ts St. Peter’s Cancer Care Center

town offices and bring lawn chairs or blankets. Saturday-morning events are free and open to the public. The event will be canceled in the event of rain.

There will be a “Millbrook Mountain and Mountain Laurel� hike at Minnewaska State Park Preserve in Gardiner on Sunday, June 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants should pack water and food and wear appropriate shoes. Preregistration is required. The cost is $8 per car. For more information, call (845) 255-0752.

Barn Sale & Auction at Hurley Heritage Museum this Saturday

Mohonk Preserve’s Singles and Sociables head for Millbrook Ridge this Sunday

Raptor presentation this Saturday in Woodstock The Woodstock Land Conservancy is sponsoring a presentation with Ellen Kalish and her birds of prey on Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. “Raptors of Ravensbeard� will take place at the Comeau Property in Woodstock. Enjoy a rare opportunity to spend time in the quiet company of majestic raptors. The event is for all ages. Gather on the lawn near the

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“Millbrook Mountain & Mountain Laurel� hike this Sunday at Minnewaska

A yarn sale in memory of local resident Marie France Dougherty will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Tivoli Free Library, located at 86 Broadway in Tivoli. All yarn was donated. Proceeds will benefit St. Peter’s Cancer Care Center in Albany. For more information, call (845) 757-3771, e-mail tivolilibrary@ gmail.com or visit www.tivolilibrary. org.

The Hurley Heritage Museum at 52 Main Street in Hurley will host a Barn Sale and Auction on Saturday, June 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event includes a silent auction and bake sale. To donate items or for more information, call (845) 338-6263 or (845) 338-8756 or visit www.hurleyheritagesociety.org.

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The Mohonk Preserve will sponsor a Singles and Sociables outing to Millbrook Ridge for ages 18 and older on Sunday, June 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No reservations are required for the moderate eight-mile hike led by Gary Curasi. Meet at the Mohonk Preserve Visitors’ Center. For more information, call (845) 255-0919.

June 6-7-8 The Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Route 9, Rhinebeck, NY Tons of Repurposed Furniture & Art

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Beacon Flea Market this Sunday More than 50 vendors will sell a variety of items at the Beacon Flea Market on Sunday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Henry Street parking lot in Beacon. For more information, call (845) 202-0094 or visit www.beaconflea.blogspot.com.

BARDAVON PRESENTS

aula Poundstone Saturday June 14, 8pm - Bardavon

June 6 - June 15 • 8 pm Fridays & Saturdays; 3 pm Sundays Tickets: $24/$22 As a dysfunctional company of actors prepare for the opening performance of the play-within-a-play, Nothing On, they flub their lines, forget their props, miss their cues, and somehow survive each other’s flaws, foibles, theatrics and love triangles in Michael Frayn’s wickedly funny revelation of what can happen on the other side of the curtain. An Up in One production in association with the CENTER directed by Diana di Grandi.

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ONCE UPON A TIME, THE GENRES KEPT THEIR DISTANCE from each other. The average Mountain Jammer would barely recognize a single name on the All Tomorrow’s Parties bill, even though they were mostly guitar rock, too. Whose Bloody Valentine? Certainly not ours.

Shuffling the rotation Mountain Jam returns to Hunter Mountain this weekend, with a couple of wild cards

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ountain Jam found its purchase on the slopes of Hunter in simpler, rockier times, long before the summer festival became the thing, the model, for everyone in the game. Now in its tenth year, Mountain Jam is adapting to a different and bollixed commercial climate. For the second time, it finds itself competing head-to-head (and even sharing a few acts) with the superstacked Governor’s Ball on Randall’s Island in the East River. And this year, there comes a challenge closer to home, in the decidedly more urban and “now” flavors of the Hudson Project Music and Art Festival in Saugerties in July. Once upon a time, the genres kept their distance from each other. The average Mountain Jammer would barely recognize a single name on the All Tomorrow’s Parties bill, even though they were mostly guitar rock, too. Whose Bloody Valentine? Certainly not ours. But that’s no longer the case. Except for hip-hop, which Governor’s Ball and Bonnaroo embrace and which Mountain Jam eschews (letting Michael Franti stand in for it, while hippie fringe festivals like Gathering of the Vibes roll all night to electro-jam-rap), there’s quite a lot of shared gray space between the festivals these days. I would illustrate with a trippy, multi-orbed Venn diagram if I could illustrate, or if either you or I

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really cared. Suffice it to say that festival booking has become a positioning act of great cultural nuance and subtext – and economic consequence. Scan the high peaks of the 2014 Mountain Jam lineup and you’d assume that the whole story here is affirmations, bedrock values and returns-to-form. Umphrey’s McGee, Bob Weir and Ratdog, Gov’t Mule and the Allman Brothers Band claim the featured sets along the top line of what is now a four-day mountain festival. In the past few years, most of the stylistic surprises (like Dr. Dog or James Murphy from LCD Soundsystem) lurked in the subheds; but this year, the secondtier names do little to challenge the classic jam narrative: Robert Randolph, Michael Franti and Spearhead (for whom an entire Mountain Jam stage will someday be

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Wednesday Open Mic – 8:30PM Sign –Up

Sunday Brunch 11AM – 3PM

Friday 6/6 –The Old Double E//Red Neckromancer9:30PM $5

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Saturday 6/7 – The Pleasers //DJ Ali - Motown 9:30PM $5 Tuesday 6/10 – Something with Strings//Norm 9:30PM $5 Friday 6/13 – Pontius Sales Pitck//Dead Unicorn// Maude//Kyle McDonough 9:30PM $5 Saturday 6/14 – Lara Hope and the Arktones CD Release!! With: Pitchfork Militia//Jack Grace Band 9:30PM $7

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Sunday 6/15 – Father’s Day Keg n’ Eggs Brunch 11AM-3PM $1 off drafts all day and 50¢ wings!! Thursday 6/19 – Tillford Seller’s (HonkyTonk) 9:30 NoCover

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named) and such next-gen, song-oriented jammers and roots-farmers as the Avett Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks, Blitzen Trapper and Jackie Greene. Trampled by Tu r t l e s b r i n g the fiddles, the banjos and the Mumfordian passions. Mix in a little bit of latenight electro and Afrobeat action for the younger set and you’ve got yourself a picture of consolidation and core validation. Further, Mountain Jam tends to the local a little more this year than in the past few, serving up sets by Connor Kennedy, the apprentices of Paul Green’s Academy and, in a bit of a curveball, the talented nu-folk outfit Elijah and the Moon. It’s all in keeping with the Woodstock music establishment’s late-onset awareness of legacy and perpetuation, of conscious baton-passing and successionplanning. This year’s Mountain Jam – for the first time, to my knowledge – even features community workshops and lectures: a songwriting master class and a talk on why the Allman Brothers are the greatest of all American rock bands [?!? – ed]. Proselytizing and preaching to the choir, of course, but that’s how balls are kept rolling: You’ve got to galvanize the core before you evangelize the extremities. What, then, to make of a short, inconspicuous pocket of music on the smaller West Stage in the middle of what we hope will be a sun-soaked Sunday afternoon? At 3:45 p.m., in a sliver set wedged incongruously between East Stage workouts by Spearhead and by Black-Crowe-flying-solo Chris Robinson, Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger will confuse the bleary fourth day crowd. GOASTT is a band fronted by that eminent Manhattan insider Sean Lennon and his longtime girlfriend, supermodel Charlotte Kemp

Muhl. They make swanky, jet-set retropop that is really delightful and a million miles removed from Drive-by Truckers. After a City-standard 45-minute set (Gov’t Mule is confining itself to a single four-hour set this year), GOAST T will be followed, for 45 incandescent minutes, by the brilliant Brooklyn band Lucius: a kind of Siamesetwin-fronted, hybrid acoustic/electro-pop group whose debut full-length Wildewoman was one of the real highlights of 2013/14. Between GOASTT and Lucius, Mountain Jam will see more theatricality, urban irony and sheer fashion than in the previous nine years combined, and more of that thing that has never been a key ingredient in the Mountain Jam recipe: pop – unadulterated, blues-free pop music. Perhaps a mockup of the L-train will deliver Lucius and GOASTT to the stage, and they’ll get off with their gig bags strapped on their backs, asking, “What’s for backline?” Perhaps Lucius will be followed by Tame Impala, and then Kendrick Lamar? Perhaps a banner will read: “Mountain Jam, Sunday afternoon intermezzo brought to you by the folks at BSP Kingston,” where GOASTT has played and where Lucius has appeared triumphantly several times on their way up? Well, “It’s all good.” Especially Lucius. Can Woodstock still mint new icons? Time will tell. But a sensibly and selectively expanded purview should be part of its long-term strategy of sustainability. This year’s festival reins in the stylistic excursions of recent years. It is blatantly more about tradition than bridge-building or bridge-burning. But Sunday afternoon’s bizarre little patch of non sequitur might well wake up a few ears – to the benefit of both the artists and this venerable festival. – John Burdick

Festival booking has become a positioning act of great cultural nuance and subtext – and economic consequence.

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DAVE HOLLAND & KEVIN EUBANKS HEADLINE MTD4LYFE BENEFIT THIS SATURDAY IN WOODSTOCK

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he Bearsville Theater presents the MTD4lyfe benefit concert on Saturday, June 7, featuring performance by such jazz legends as Dave Holland and Kevin Eubanks as well as Nate Smith, Penamach, Bubby Lewis, Eddy Khaimovich Trio and Gail Ann Dorsey. MTD4lyfe is the alias of Michael Tobias Design 4lyfe, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charity. All proceeds will go to the O+ Festival and MusiCares. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7:45. Admission costs $30 for reserved seating. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street (Route 212) in Woodstock. For more information, visit www.bearsvilletheater. com or call (845) 679-4406.

Menahem Pressler, Jaime Laredo, Michael Tree & Sharon Robinson play Bard this Saturday The Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle series at Bard College presents three chamber music concerts in June. The Saturday-evening concerts,

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presented by the Bard Center, begin at 7 p.m. in Olin Hall. The Saturday, June 7 concert will feature Menahem Pressler on piano, Jaime Laredo on violin, Michael Tree on viola and Sharon Robinson on cello, performing works by Schubert, Beethoven and DvorĂĄk. The Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle was started in 1950 when Helen Huntington Hull joined with two Staatsburg friends – Mrs. Lydig Hoyt and Mrs. Jonas Borak – and enlisted the help of Emil Hauser (then a Bard faculty member and former first violinist of the Budapest Quartet) to bring the best classical musicians of the time to the Hudson Valley to play for appreciative neighbors. The annual summer concert series has been associated with Bard College since 1979. A subscription to the three-concert series is $70. Individual tickets cost $30; for students, $5. For ticket information, call (845) 339-7907 or send an e-mail to hvcmc.bardcenter@

Titus Andronicus plays BSP on Wednesday

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itus Andronicus fuses a do-it-yourself punk energy with the impassioned spirit of New Jersey rock in the tradition of Springsteen and many others. Their reputation exploded shortly after the release of their Civil War-inspired 2010 concept album The Monitor. Wellknown secret: Titus Andronicus recorded The Monitor and its follow-up Local Business in New Paltz, at Macata Studio with local producer Kevin McMahon. When Titus Andronicus performs at BSP on Wednesday, June 11, McMahon’s “fictitious band� project Pelican Movement will be among the openers, along with the band Baked, who will be playing multiple dates with Titus Andronicus in June. The show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets for this 18+ show cost $15 in advance and $17 on the day of the show. Tickets are available locally for cash only at Outdated in Kingston, Jack’s Rhythms in New Paltz, Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie and the Woodstock Music Shop. The BSP Lounge is located at 323 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 481-5158 or visit www.bspkingston.com.

gmail.com. Full concert programs and additional information can be found at www.hvcmc.org.

Stars & Stripes Forever at Bardavon Salute the spirit of America with the Poughkeepsie City Ballet at the Bardavon in Stars & Stripes Forever, a new ballet with music from Copland to Sousa. The performances on Saturday, June 7 at 2 and 6:30 p.m. feature Steven Melendez, principal dancer with the New York Theatre Ballet, the Strawberry Hill Fiddlers, the New York Academy of Ballet and trumpeters Joseph Garvey and David Puchkoff, who will play and dance to classic American tunes including a rousing parade to “76 Trombones.� Juan Cardona, Jr. performs on the majestic Bardavon Wurlitzer pipe organ with a pre- and post-performance concert. Reserved seating tickets cost $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, students, members

and veterans. Group discounts for ten or more are available at $10 per ticket. To purchase tickets, call the Bardavon at (845) 473-2072 or TicketMaster at (800) 745-3000 or visit www.bardavon.org.

Whippersnappers play Unison in New Paltz this Saturday

The Whippersnappers play double-fiddle arrangements of Celtic airs, old-time songs, Leadbelly blues numbers and much more. Founded in

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Bearsville Theater presents Zvuloon Dub System on June 12

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WILLIE NELSON, ALLISON KRAUSS & JERRY DOUGLAS AT BETHEL WOODS THIS SUNDAY

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he Bethel Woods Center for the Arts specializes in big names, but they don’t come much bigger than Willie Nelson and Allison Krauss and Union Station, featuring Dobro master Jerry Douglas. This top-tier country/roots bill takes visits the big shed in Bethel on Sunday, June 8 at 7 p.m. Kacey Musgraves opens. Ticket prices range from $91.50 in the shed to $33.50 for lawn seating. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is located at 200 Hurd Road in Bethel. For tickets & more information, call (866) 781-2922 or visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org.

Songs of Freedom & Struggle

The Hudson Project Music & Arts Festival will hold a Job Fair on Sunday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Monday, June 9 from 5-9 p.m. at the Senior Center at 207 Market St. No appointment necessary. Bring driver’s license and social security card or passport.

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admission, $20 for Unison members; at the door, $28 and $24 for members. Students get in for half-price with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased online at

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1976, the Whippersnappers’ latest album is Up against It Now. Metroland Magazine called them “the consummate curators of a marvelous musical museum bursting with Celtic fiddle tunes, Old French Canadian songs and Appalachian string-band music. In the realm of acoustic tradition, the Whippersnappers rule.” The Whippersnappers perform at the Unison Arts & Learning Center in New Paltz on Saturday, June 7 at 8 p.m. Advance tickets cost $24 general

Reggae music from Ethiopia and Israel takes over the Bearsville Theater on Thursday, June 12 when Zvuloon Dub System comes to town, with special guests Bombmob. Writes Roger Steffens, founding chairman of the Reggae Grammy Committee: “Zvuloon Dub System demonstrates conclusively why they are Israel’s top reggae band, proving great roots music today finds some of its finest expressions outside its Jamaican homeland. Touching on many of the major themes of conscious reggae with authentic rhythms and tasty lead vocals, Zvuloon deserves a wide international audience.” The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $30. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street (Route 212) in Woodstock. For more information, visit www.bearsvilletheater.com or call (845) 679-4406.

www.unisonarts.org, or call (845) 2551559 for more information. Unison is located at 68 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz.

Summer Gathering Opening Concert

FRI. JUNE 6, 8-10PM Epworth Camp 8 Epworth Ln High Falls, NY Suggested Donation $10 featuring Magpie and performances by

Morgana Warner-Evans Faith Nolan • Paddy Mills Colleen Kattau • Generations

Gathering runs June 6-8 peoplesmusic.org 413-658-5374

BassLines DJs Jordan Matthews and Scott Harris

spin classic 70’s disco, 90’s Parisian disco-house & hot nu-disco Friday, June 6th 9pm $7 Closed Saturday Gone to Mountain Jam

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A footstomping, rip snorting collection of oldtime country songs and Celtic fiddle tunes. 4"5 t +6/& t 1. Sponsored by Bella Terra Apartments; Cathy Pulichene, Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty; Dedrick’s Pharmacy & Gifts; Earthgoods; Moxie Cup & Coffee Community; Ultra Seal Corporation; Woodland Pond nd at New Paltz

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The legendary Trisha Brown Dance Company returns to SummerScape as part of its farewell tour, presenting some of the final performances of Brown’s largest-scale works. Program Set and Reset | If you couldn’t see me I’m going to toss my arms—if you catch them they’re yours

Sosnoff Theater June 27 at 7:30 pm | June 28 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm Tickets start at $25

BARDSUMMERSCAPE 2014 845-758-7900 | fishercenter.bard.edu Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

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Last year’s inaugural Country Living Fair to Rhinebeck attracted crowds numbering in the tens of thousands. The list of vendors has expanded this year to include more than 200 farms, markets, designers, dealers, studios and boutiques.

Home is where the décor is Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck this weekend spotlights custom-built House of the Year

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he Country Living Fair returns to the sprawling Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 6 through 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, rain or shine. Organized by Country Living magazine, the fair is a three-day extravaganza of charming down-home décor and upcycled antiques and collectibles displayed in barn after barn on the Fairgrounds, along with plenty of food vendors available and live music to accompany it all. The intention behind the Country Living Fair, say its organizers, is to bring the pages of the magazine to life for its readers, introducing the fairgoer to the same kind of do-it-yourself crafting, recipes, decorating and lifestyle advice that the publication offers within its pages. The Country Living Fairs have been hugely popular since their inception in 2006, when the first event was held in Ohio, followed by subsequent events in Georgia and Texas. Last year brought the inaugural Northeastern Country Living Fair to Rhinebeck, and if its enthusiastic reception from crowds numbering in the tens of thousands over the three days is indicative of what to expect this year, fans of upscale rustic will want to grab a few extra tote bags and fasten their seatbelts. The list of vendors selling food, antiques,

The 2014 Country Living House of the Year was built in Rhinebeck by Charles Petersheim (above) of Catskill Farms. Each year, the magazine has collaborated with a builder and designers to create a striking home showcasing the latest design trends. The Rhinebeck house will be available to tour by Country Living Fair ticketholders who travel the short distance to it by shuttle buses organized at the Fairgrounds.

collectibles and home décor has expanded this year to include more than 200 farms, markets, designers, dealers, studios and boutiques. But what elevates the Country Living Fair above mere flea market status are its design and lifestyle experts, of local and national reputation, who conduct demonstrations and give presentations in hourly programs on cooking, crafting and decorating the Country Living way. The publication’s regular columnist Helaine Fendelman, who appraises antiques for readers by analyzing photographs that they send in to the magazine, will be present on Saturday and Sunday to offer antique appraisals in person in a showlike atmosphere where the audience gets in on

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the vicarious fun of watching someone else find out how much his or her item is worth. Other guests of national celebrity include Cari Cucksey, star of HGTV’s Cash & Cari, in which she conducts estate sales and refurbishes old things into new treasures; she’ll be in her booth, an outpost of her Michigan-based shop RePurpose, all weekend long. Kelsey Nixon of the Cooking Channel’s Kelsey’s Essentials will make an appearance, as will entertaining and design expert Michael Devine and Joanne Palmisano, DIY Network project designer and author of two salvage design books. Familiar faces from our region giving presentations will include chef and restaurant proprietor Agnes Devereaux of the Village TeaRoom Restaurant & Bake Shop in New Paltz; Hammertown Barn’s Joan Osofsky; Kristina Petersen Migoya, baking expert and lecturing instructor at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park; and Greg Draiss, who runs the garden center at the Wappingers Falls Adams Fairacre Farm. Local purveyors will include Accord’s Hudson Valley Seed Library and Tuthilltown Spirits of Gardiner, along with Heidi Haddard, who

closed her home décor shop in Gardiner a few months ago but carries on the Hi-Ho concept through events like this. Something new to the fair this year is the opportunity to check out Country Living ’s 2014 House of the Year. Included in the cost of admission, the house will be available to tour by Country Living Fair ticketholders who travel the short distance to it by shuttle buses organized at the Fa i r g r o u n d s . Visitors to the charming 1,500-squarefoot, three-bedroom, two-bathroom farmhouse will find it decked out to the nines in Country Living style. Each year for the past 15 years, the publication has traveled the country to collaborate with a builder and designers to create a striking home showcasing the latest design trends, with the results featured in a lavish ten-page photo spread in the September issue of the magazine. This year’s House of the Year was built in Rhinebeck by Catskill Farms, headquartered in Eldred, which specializes in building second homes for metropolitan New York buyers. “There’s not enough of the good houses with good bones and low maintenance and predictable costs out there,” says the

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up to the homeowners when they take possession of the house after the Country Living Fair closes as to whether they wish to change anything or not. Currently the house has peach-toned pink ceilings downstairs, a vivid mochabrown-and-white diagonal tile backsplash and wall in the kitchen and slate-blue stairs leading up to the second floor, where a dark raspberry-colored full bath is found. The bedrooms upstairs each have a distinctive color scheme: One features a chartreuse closet door and moldings, another has yellow-and-blue flocked wallpaper with a distinctively vintage flair and the third has been hand-stenciled with a floral design inspired by wallpaper. As of presstime, the house had not yet been filled with furnishings and styled; but by the time Country Living Fair visitors come through, it will all be in place, as if stepping into the magazine’s pages. The results will be seen in the September 2014 issue of the publication. Petersheim now has four other homes planned for Dutchess County, he says, and is looking forward to expanding into the area. Because the price of land determines the cost of building (the House of the Year in Rhinebeck was sold for $450,000, with most of Catskill Farms’ houses costing between $375,000 and $600,000), the idea, says Petersheim, is to find that point “where design and cost meet perfectly on the matrix: spending enough to get the impact, but not enough to break the budget.” The process usually involves Catskill Farms buying the land, designing the

home, building it and selling it, with the buyers typically coming in pretty early in the process, he says. The collaborative aspects of building a home appeal to many buyers, Petersheim adds, because they can design the home to incorporate the historic details, but switch the floor plan around to suit modern living styles. The builder says that he has not encountered any resistance from longtime residents of the Hudson Valley over building new-made-to-look-old houses for second-home buyers. “We build homes that are modest, restrained and super-tasteful,” Petersheim says. “I think people get what we’re doing, and we’re a good company; that goes along with it. If we did something stupid, like clearing all the trees or building too close to other properties, we’d be bad neighbors, but we don’t do that. We fit in with all the historical homes around us, and we typically enhance the neighborhood and raise property values.” For more information about Catskill Farms, call (845) 557-3600 or visit www. catskillfarms.com. Tickets for the Country Living Fair are available at the gate for $16 for a one-day pass or $20 for a three-day weekend pass. – Sharyn Flanagan Country Living Fair, Friday-Sunday, June 6-8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $16/$20, Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6550 Spring Brook Avenue (Route 9), Rhinebeck; (866) 500-FAIR, www.stellashows. com, www.countryliving.com.

A booth at last year’s Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck

company’s founder, Charles Petersheim, “so that’s been our niche.” He says that the design for the Country Living house was inspired by a little house in Fremont Center in northern Sullivan County that he saw for the first time in 2002. “It was sitting on a vacant piece of land, just rotting away, but it had a feeling to it that caught my attention as I drove by,” Petersheim says. “We reinvented it with higher ceilings and better insulation and a more workable floor plan, but it was always the classic, quintessentially American farmhouse: the perfect house that inspired the whole business and became the business model for all of the nearly 100 homes Catskill Farms has built in the Hudson Valley since.” When Country Living editors saw an advertisement for his firm in an issue of New York Magazine last fall, Petersheim says, they got in touch and asked him about collaborating with them on the House of the Year project in Rhinebeck in time to feature the home during the Country Living Fair. It was a tight timeframe, made even more so by the fact that Petersheim’s previous builds were in Sullivan and Ulster Counties; having not yet built in Dutchess County, he therefore had to obtain all the necessary permits before proceeding, along with finding a suitable piece of land. But he saw it as a challenge, and within ten days had gotten the ball rolling. The home’s buyers had been looking to build a home with him four years earlier, but hadn’t yet found the right property. When this opportunity arose in Rhinebeck, they signed on; so as the plans for the house proceeded, it had a team of six design editors from Country

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Living magazine, two homeowners, their team of two New York City designers and Petersheim all working on the design. When the fierce winter of 2013/14 kicked in, that added another layer of complications, as severely cold weather delayed the pouring of the foundation. Things started happening after that, Petersheim says, but it still involved his workers being there seven days a week for a while, working around snowstorms and getting a house built in just a few months that normally would require much longer. The farmhouse nestles nicely into its site, with a generous front porch and an expansive deck for entertaining out back, overlooking a lushly wooded view. The house features an open floor plan with wide-plank floors of tongue-andgroove yellow pine. The color scheme of the interior was chosen by the magazine editors, Petersheim says, and it will be

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CONCEIVED AS THE SYMPATHETIC BACKSTORY of the evil fairy in Sleeping Beauty, the movie was apparently trying to hitch a ride on the coattails of such pioneers of the increasingly popular villain’s-eye-view genre as John Gardner’s Grendel and Gregory Maguire’s Wicked.

Where’s the magic? Overhyped Maleficent disappoints on nearly all fronts

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here’s such a thing as too much PR. I don’t know about you, but when I can’t turn around without an ad for a particular product smacking me in the eyeballs, I tend to dig in my consumerist heels and not want to buy that whateverit-is. I also start to wonder where all the money that went toward that bloated advertising budget isn’t going instead. In the case of this year’s most overhyped movie by far, Robert Stromberg’s Maleficent, what the budget didn’t get spent on was topnotch filmcraft. Conceived as the sympathetic backstory of the evil fairy in Sleeping Beauty – the one who casts the sleeping spell on the infant Princess Aurora (or Briar Rose, in some versions) in a fit of pique over not making the A-list of christening invitees – the movie was apparently trying to hitch a ride on the coattails of such pioneers of the increasingly popular villain’s-eyeview genre as John Gardner’s Grendel, Marion Zimmer Bradley’s The Mists of Avalon and Gregory Maguire’s Wicked. What resulted instead comes across as a vanity project for Angelina Jolie, who is credited as co-producer as well as star. I’ve never been overly impressed with Jolie’s acting chops, and – with the exception of one intense scene of grief after her human boyfriend, ambitious to win the old king’s favor, has drugged Maleficent and cut off her wings – this movie doesn’t demand much of her limited abilities, even though she’s centerscreen in probably three-quarters of its running time. Most of her lines consist of “Hm.� Not “Hmmmmm� or “Hmmm� or even “Hmm� – just “Hm.� The camera does, however, spend an inordinate amount of time lingering on

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in Avatar (on which Stromberg was a production designer), but it’s as if we’re looking at them through a scrim – again sabotaging the movie by reminding us how great it could have looked, if only so much of the production budget hadn’t been diverted to plaster Jolie’s horned head on every page of the Internet. My 18-year-old moviegoing companion and I found some small diversion in ticking off the onscreen tropes clearly lifted from

her prosthetically e n h a n c e d cheekbones and CGI-rendered glowing green eyes. The focus on her otherworldly beauty sabotages the film, in a way, rubbing the audience’s collective nose in the realization that Angelina Jolie rules the tabloid headlines more because she was born with good bone structure than because she can act worth a damn. It doesn’t help at all that the writing is horrible: She gets off relatively easy, with “Hm� being one of the few lines in Linda Woolverton’s screenplay that isn’t laughably stilted pseudo-Medievalese. Sharlto Copley as Stefan, Maleficent’s young lover-turned-king-by-treachery, fares far worse, with an execrable onagain, off-again Scottish burr further mangling his wretched delivery of lines that maybe no one could have delivered convincingly. The story of the wronged fairy’s revenge on King Stefan via the 16-year curse on his

innocent daughter (Elle Fanning) meanders all over the place, and the editing along with it. The shots in the big action scenes seem assembled randomly, so that it’s hard to follow who’s where, what’s happening and why. Entlike tree-warriors and a dive-bombing, spellslinging angry fairy notwithstanding, I haven’t witnessed a less dynamic Middle Ages battle sequence in recent memory than the old king (Kenneth Cranham)’s assault on the Moors, the magical neighboring realm that Maleficent rules. Not to put too fine a point on it, Maleficent fails spectacularly, even as spectacle. Given today’s advanced state of CGI technology, there’s just no excuse anymore for the blurry, muddy look of the scenery and the blobby creatures who inhabit the Moors. They make it look like cinema magic hasn’t evolved at all since Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. The geography of the Moors is very obviously meant to evoke the landscapes of Pandora

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hough a relatively new addition to the rich cultural cauldron of Kingston’s Rondout Historic District, the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History is making its presence felt by sponsoring a series of informal public celebrations that emphasize the city’s multiethnic roots. Billed as “the only event of its type between New York City and Albany,” the family-friendly Kingston Community Block Party will have its second annual outing this Sunday, June 8 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at T. R. Gallo West Strand Park on the Rondout waterfront. The Block Party will feature live ethnic music, dance and comedy, along with multicultural handicrafts, children’s activities, food and drinks. “All-American” street-fair fare like hamburgers and hot dogs will be available along with the more exotic noshes, with kosher options as well. The live entertainment will include such diverse offerings as the African drumming of Amadou Diallo, Klezmer and Balkan music from Caprice Rouge, Latin guitar stylings from Eduardo Parra, German music and dance by Germania Almrausch Schuhplattler Verein and the Kingston Maennerchor and Damenchor, more ethnic dance from the Hellenic Youth Dance Troupe, Kerhonkson Ukrainian Dancers and Irish Set Dancers, bagpipe music by Richmond Johnston and a performance by the Native American troupe Spirit of Thunderheart. Children’s activities will include arts and crafts, face-painting, games, singing and storytelling. Festival attendees will also have an opportunity to take a “diversity pledge,” honoring the dignity of all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, heritage and other human and societal differences. Children and adults who take the pledge will receive a free silicone wristband that says “Celebrate Diversity.” Festival seating is informal, so please bring blankets or folding chairs, says Reher Center chairman Geoff Miller. “That day we will all come together to celebrate the many distinct cultural traditions in our community in one place, at one time.” Admission is free. In the event of rain, the Block Party will be held indoors at the Andy Murphy Midtown Neighborhood Center, on Broadway at the corner of Hoffman Street in Midtown Kingston. For more information, call (845) 3388131 or visit www.rehercenter.org or the ReherBakery page on Facebook. – Frances Marion Platt

other fantasy-genre movies, muttering “Dumbledore!” when a character falls from a tower à la Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and wondering whether the sycophants lined up at the old king’s deathbed were named Primus, Secundus, Tertius et al like the sons of the dying king of Stormhold in Stardust. Maleficent wanders through ruins that look exactly like the ruins of Dol Guldur infiltrated by Gandalf in the first two Hobbit movies. If you saw Frozen, you’ll see the big plot twist coming a mile off; it’s replicated almost verbatim here. And so on. But playing spot-the-meme can’t carry a moviegoing experience all by itself. It’s a pity that Maleficent drops the ball on so many levels, because classic fairy tales like Sleeping Beauty possess a wealth of mythic resonance and multilayered psychological and symbolic meaning that could fuel any number of potentially very good, perhaps even iconic films. Maleficent dredges up some terrifying psychosexual archetypes, all right; but it flings them around higgledy-piggledy instead of trying to build a coherent framework of threat and dread. The forcible excision of the unconscious young fairy’s wings is readily construed as a metaphor for date rape; but if it’s really bad when Stefan does it to Maleficent, why is it okay when the three pixies charged with Aurora’s upbringing (Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville and Juno Temple) urge a passing prince (Brenton Thwaites) to kiss the sleeping princess to break the curse? The original impulse behind the making of Maleficent may have been to put a feminist spin on the villainess character, but the end result certainly has nothing to do with the concept of female “agency,” to use the trending term. The best reason to go see Maleficent, if not simply to appease some child in your life, is the character of Diaval: a raven transformed into a manservant by the fairy to do her bidding. Though bound to her, he’s not shy about giving Maleficent a piece of his mind when he thinks that she’s making bad choices, and – with the possible exception of a scene-stealing, right-on-cue baby – Sam Riley delivers the movie’s best performance by far in the shapeshifter role.

Fanning has some good moments; a mudfight that she instigates in a swamp is one of the few scenes in the film whose fairytale charm doesn’t seem forced. But the princess is so unrelentingly perky that I couldn’t blame Maleficent for wanting to whap her upside the head at times. And the prince, who’s being hauled around in a magically inert state by the sorceress in most of his scenes, is so passive and dull that both my teenage companion and I found ourselves wishing desperately that Aurora would get paired off with the much more interesting Diaval at the end instead. No such luck. Long story short: If you’re looking for movie magic, you’ll need to look elsewhere than Maleficent. It’s all just a hot mess, limply and shabbily rendered. I’d sooner take a 100-year nap than sit through this one again. – Frances Marion Platt

Rosendale Theatre screens Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds on Thursday The Rosendale Theatre will host a screening of the documentary Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds on Thursday, June 5 at 7:15 p.m. Ken Greene of the Hudson Valley Seed Library (featured in the film) will host a questionand-answer session with the audience and filmmaker Sean Kaminsky after the screening. The film is about the future of our seed supply and the need to protect it, as told by a diverse range of individuals whose lives center around seeds: farmers, renegade gardeners, passionate seedsavers, artists and activists. While the problems are weighty, the beauty, mystery and intrinsic potential for change that lies dormant within each seed are cause for hope. Tickets cost $7 general admission or $5 for members. The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, call (845) 6588989 or visit www.rosendaletheatre.org or www.opensesamemovie.com.

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letterpress printing and Revolutionary War-era printer and US postmistress Mary Katherine Goddard at the nearby Saugerties Public Library at 91 Washington Avenue. “Printed by a Woman: The Declaration of Independence in the 18th and 21st Centuries” is free of charge to attend. Afterward, attendees may visit Intima Gallery for a talk with Belloff and gallery co-owner Steve Gentile about the art on display in the current exhibit. The final event in the series will be a workshop at the gallery on bookbinding with Belloff on Sunday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Preregistration is required to attend “An Introduction to Handmade Books: Do-It-Yourself Bookbinding with Mindy Belloff.” The cost is $80, which includes materials. Details are available at www.intimapress.com or by e-mailing intimapress@yahoo.com. For more information, call (917) 496-8216.

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An exhibit of Hudson Valley landscape paintings by Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) members Mira Fink, Lynne Friedman, Warren Hurley, Betsy Jacaruso and Vindora Wixom opens on Tuesday, June 3 at the Washington, DC office of representative Chris Gibson of the 19th Congressional District. The exhibit came about after ASK Board member Lynne Friedman joined hundreds of other representatives of arts organizations nationwide back in March, converging on Washington, DC for Arts Advocacy Days, sponsored by Americans for the Arts. Advocates from arts organizations and educational institutions came to the House of Representatives to urge members to fund the 2015 National Endowment for the Arts’ $155 million budget and to vote for fair market value for artists’ work, among other issues. Friedman and three other delegates from New York State visited congressional offices and met with US representatives or their legislative assistants.

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he Woodstock Artists Association & Museum (WAAM) at 28 Tinker Street in Woodstock will host a talk with photographer, curator and artist Laurie Winfrey Shnayerson, who represented the estate of Edward Steichen for 24 years. She will share her insights on the life and career of the renowned photographer on Saturday, June 7 at 5 p.m. Admission costs $10, or $5 for WAAM members. For more information, call (845) 679-2940 or visit www.woodstockart.org.

For more information, contact ASK executive director Vindora Wixom at (845) 338-0331.

New Gunks Art Trail map launch this Saturday in New Paltz Art in the Gunks? No, we’re not talking cool ways of climbing up or rappelling down rock faces, or even the historic vistas that have long inspired painters and photographers from up at Mohonk, Cragsmoor or surrounding area. With the flourish of a special celebration event this Saturday, June 7 in New Paltz, Wired Gallery and Unframed Artists Gallery are releasing their first-ever Gunks Art Trail maps, covering the communities of New Paltz, High Falls, Stone Ridge, Rosendale, Accord, Kerhonkson, Gardiner and Highland by listing galleries, museums, artist studios and restaurants, along with other cultural attributes from libraries and theaters to boutiques and other businesses. The Gunks Art Trail will have an initial circulation of 10,000, distributed in part by Ulster County Tourism, the project’s principal sponsor, and also be available online with annual updates. “We live in an area that has one of the highest number of artists per capita in our nation, said Sevan Melikyan, director of Wired Gallery. “ This map strives to gather

and acknowledge all the places that honor their work.” “We’ve created this map with the intention of painting a complete picture of the venues where art can be found in this magnificent part of the Gunks region,” added Michele Riddell, director of Unframed Artists Gallery. A celebration of the new tour and maps will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. next Saturday, June 7 at the Unframed Artists Gallery at 173 Huguenot Street in New Paltz, hosted by the New Paltz Chamber of Commerce with music, refreshments and even a bona fide ribbon-cutting. For further information, and the online version of the new Art Trail, visit www. gunksarttrail.com. – Paul Smart Gunks Art Trail launch celebration, Saturday, June 7, 5-7 p.m., Unframed Artists Gallery, 173 Huguenot Street, New Paltz; (845) 255-5402, www.gunksarttrail.com.

“Shelfies by Jim Fawcett” opens this Saturday at Kingston’s Storefront Gallery There will be an opening reception on Saturday, June 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Storefront Gallery at 93 Broadway in Kingston for “Shelfies by Jim Fawcett,” an exhibit of artist-made shelves. The exhibit will remain on

view through Saturday, June 28. Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. or by appointment. Fawcett collected exotic wood for decades waiting for the perfect project, until the idea of useful, well-made and expressive shelves came to mind. Now his collection of rare wood is no longer waiting on shelves in Jim’s studio, but is the material that was used for the works of art that will be displayed at the Storefront Gallery. The wood gathered over the years to make the self-expressive “shelfies” includes persimmon, mulberry, sassafras, padouk, lignumvitae, sage orange, black locust, black walnut, ash, oak, pear wood, wenge, African blackwood, redwood, basswood, beefwood, boxwood, olive, purple heart, holly, maple, cherry and recycled yellow pine. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Fawcett moved to Ulster County in 1981. He has maintained a shop and studio in a succession of basements and chicken coops, and now in a renovated 150-yearold building. He has a Master’s degree in woodworking and furniture design from Boston University. For more information, call (845) 3388473 or visit www.thestorefrontgallery. com.

Croatia. Originally from Des Moines, Iowa, Adams now lives in lower Manhattan. Steve Derrickson will show paintings from his Explosions series, highlighting countries that the US has bombed in his lifetime. He will also show Trap, a reconfiguration of an earlier installation about Vietnam. Derrickson has exhibited in New York City and at KMoCA. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, he now lives in nearby Bloomington. Both artists went to the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and coincidentally, both also worked as oilfield roughnecks in Wyoming in the 1970s. “Smoke without Mirrors” continues at KMoCA through June 28. The gallery is open on Saturdays from 12 noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment. The Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts is located at 103 Abeel Street in Kingston. For more information, visit www.kmoca.com.

Melita Greenleaf solo show, group show open this Saturday at Arts Society of Kingston

Unfolding development Water Street Market in New Paltz hosts collapsible Genie Canvas demo this Saturday

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Retro Rally in Kingston this Saturday Michael Schwed (above) of Red Hook, who will be giving a fascinating art/science/engineering demonstration in New Paltz this weekend, invented the new Genie Canvas based on family needs. A Physics major in college who then spent 20 years out on Nantucket, he moved back to the area with his wife and teenage son a few years back and noticed how his sister, an artist, and many old friends were struggling with physical obstacles with which he might be able to help. “My sister, who was one of the earliest artists selling on eBay, told me that many artists were selling triptychs [three small paintings with same composition throughout] because shipping one piece of the same combined size was prohibitively difficult and expensive. She told me if I could figure a way to ship large artwork inexpensively, I’d be a millionaire and make artists really happy,” Schwed has explained of the origins of the Genie Canvas. “After closing our retail store on Nantucket, I had more free time and started working on a prototype, which led me to believe it was definitely possible. The first version worked, but was much too complicated for widespread use. I tried again and again, coming up with simpler designs, which made the process extremely easy and provided a strong, tight canvas every time. The current version includes dozens of improvements in quality and usability, of which I am very proud.” Schwed’s collapsible canvases, which can be retracted down into a six-inch mail tube, are all about making art a bit cheaper and more convenient to ship. While not yet adaptable to the massive

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oin Cornell Street Studios for the third annual Retro Rally Car & Motorcycle Show on Saturday, June 7 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. (The rain date is Saturday, June 21.) Come dressed in a retro outfit for food, prizes and fun. Vehicles can win prizes, too. Admission is free at the Cornell Street Studio at 168 Cornell Street in Kingston. There will be live music with Lara Hope and the Arktones and the Pleasers. Vintage vendors and art will be available for sale. For more information, call (845) 331-0191 or (845) 679-8348 or visit www.cornellstreetstudios.com.

sizes demanded by an Anselm Kiefer or certain other au courant painters, or those who work with massive amounts of daubed paint (or crockery, à la 1980’s Julian Schnabel), it has the potential just now to become a must-have for anyone selling on eBay or Etsy, or working with galleries on all coasts. “It’s easy-to-assemble, easy-to-pack and is superior to most pre-stretched canvases available due to the quality of materials used. The packaging is relatively foolproof, which ensures safe packing by the artist and safety during the shipping process due to the reusable, heavy-duty shipping tube provided. It’s also quick to pack up – about five minutes – as opposed to making a custom box or crate out of cardboard or wood. The biggest benefit, however, is the saving on shipping of large artwork. Large pieces easily run into $500 for shipping alone, whereas shipping a rolled Genie Canvas goes coast-to-coast for under $40.” The Genie Canvases, awaiting their patent, are currently in Schwed’s threeperson woodworking shop in Germantown and sold in eight retail stores around the area, as well as from the company’s website, http://geniecanvas.com. Schwed’s Genie Canvas will be demonstrated at a Live Art Painting and Music event at Water Street Market in New Paltz on Saturday, June 7, with painters Nicole Roskos and other local artists painting on Genie Collapsible Canvases to the accompaniment of acoustic music

by Chris Macchia and Mike Hollis. “Carrying and/or shipping a canvas rolled in a tube is much easier and safer,“ said the inventor. How cool. – Paul Smart Genie Canvas demonstrations, Saturday, June 7, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Water Street Market, 10 Main Street, New Paltz; http:// geniecanvas.com.

“Smoke without Mirrors” this Saturday at Kingston Museum of Contemporary Art Works by Dennis Adams and Steve Derrickson will be on view in a new show at the Kingston Museum of Contemporary Art (KMoCA), “Smoke without Mirrors.” An opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. The title is meant to imply seeing beyond aspects of deception and getting down to the elemental. Dennis Adams will show photographs and video from his work Double Feature, which takes actress Jean Seberg out of Godard’s Paris-based Breathless and relocates her into the newsreel-style Battle of Algiers. Other featured pieces combine his writing with pictures from books from his library. Adams has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb,

The Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) will hold an opening reception for its “Ups & Downs Series,” a solo show by member Melita Greenleaf, and “Serenade,” a group show by ASK members, on Saturday, June 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibits will remain on view through Saturday, June 28. Greenleaf ’s series began during a 2006 ceramics residency at Byrdcliffe in Woodstock. She continued to develop the architectural clay forms over the next few years, and as additional residency opportunities arose, she explored the theme of stairs in a variety of materials, including paper, fabric, wood and concrete. The stair metaphor is interwoven with Greenleaf ’s personal transitions and travels, yet also references something universal: the inevitable ups and downs of life. The works in this exhibition were created in Woodstock, Key West, the Riviera, the Champagne regions of France and Brooklyn. Greenleaf attended art school at SUNY-New Paltz. The group show, “Serenade,” portrays the rhythms of music and dance in art. The Arts Society of Kingston is located at 97 Broadway. For more information, call (845) 338-0331 or visit www.askforarts.org.

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Martina Deignan wrote a play set in filmmaker Ed Woods’ childhood home at 115 Franklin Street in Poughkeepsie that focuses on Wood’s relationship with his parents. “From what I can tell, his mother was a little eccentric,” says Deignan. out as a discussion of the great literature of the Hudson Valley and how often it turned to the macabre or fanciful,” according to Darrah Cloud, co-director of HMT’s Writers’ Constellation group. “Then fate landed like a spaceship in our yards: The Poughkeepsie Journal ran an article about a group of people who were raising money to erect a statue in honor of Ed Wood,

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Supernatural soliloquies Half Moon Theatre stages “Paranormal in Poughkeepsie” Ten-Minute Play Festival this weekend

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rom a perennial hotbed of UFO sightings on the western flank of the Shawangunks to Aleister Crowley’s island retreat in Esopus to innumerable reputedly haunted old homes and cemeteries, the mid-Hudson Valley has its share and more of sites associated with the occult, the unexplained and the justplain-weird. You’d think that folks who make their living from the arts and tourism would mine this rich motherlode of creepy tales more often than just around Halloween; but most years, pretty much all of the events and activities that enter-

tain through the raising of goosebumps are crammed into that narrow time window from late September to early November when the Veil between worlds is thin. What that tight schedule means, practically speaking, is that most of us miss most of those events. But why compartmentalize the fun? Why not spread the chiller theatre around a bit more broadly, even making it part of the Valley’s draw for summer visitors? Well, now someone has done just that: Poughkeepsie’s Half Moon Theatre (HMT) is one of the growing number of

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community-based theatrical enterprises that put on annual festivals of short plays showcasing the talents of the region’s dramatists. Sometimes these festivals are thematic catchalls, but occasionally they’re organized around some common thread like comedy, dysfunctional families, the anniversary of some historic event; the Rosendale Theatre recently hosted a competition in which every playlet had to reference the Theatre itself in some way, for example. This summer, Half Moon has hit on the brilliant notion of clustering short plays that milk the region’s connections with the phantasmagorical. The 2014 Ten-Minute Play Festival is titled “Paranormal in Poughkeepsie,” and it materializes this weekend, June 6 to 8, at HMT’s spiffy new Black Box Theatre in the Oakwood Commons office building on Route 9. The choice of theme “actually started An Performing Arts of Woodstock presents

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Hollywood’s worst and weirdest director, a native son. Do we hear inspiration?” Cloud’s contribution to the festival lineup, The Day Tower Pizza Stood Still, involves an insectoid alien who walks into a pizza parlor in Pine Plains and finds romance with a local pest control technician. In fact, many of the short plays in “Paranormal in Poughkeepsie” are set in recognizable mid-Hudson locations: the Omega Institute, Coyote Grill, the Beekman Arms, the Poughkeepsie train station. And several of them deal directly with the improbable life and questionable legacy of Ed Wood himself. Actress/ playwright Martina Deignan wrote a play set in the filmmaker’s childhood home at 115 Franklin Street, The Woods of Poughkeepsie, that focuses on Wood’s relationship with his parents. “From what I can tell, his mother was a little eccentric,” says Deignan. Big surprise. Writers’ Constellation co-director David Simpatico is contributing Plan Ten from Dutchess County: a parody of what has been called the “worst movie ever made,” Ed Wood’s Plan Nine from Outer Space. Actress/playwright Jennifer Skura wrote In Ed We Trust, a fictionalized sketch of the kind of people attracted to the Church of Ed Wood, which exists in real life. “How could anyone take a bite out of the Ed Wood legacy and come up empty?” asks Skura, praising the director’s “off-kilter sensibility and blind self-confidence, as well as his bravery in following his own path.” “I don’t want to give away any surprises, but each play has a special moment,” promises Simpatico, who’s credited as

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Aural sex Liberty Public House in Rhinebeck hosts Poetry Brothel this Friday

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f you’re the kind of reader or listener who has ever experienced language as voluptuous, you’ll intuitively understand the notion of a Poetry Brothel. It’s a place where you go for a guilt-free, STD-proof total immersion in the sensuous pleasures of words elegantly strung together. Conceived by the Poetry Society of New York as a way to make poetry fun, the Poetry Brothel has been successful in New York City, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Chicago and many other places. It presents poets as high courtesans who impart their work in public readings, spontaneous eruptions of poetry and, most distinctly, as purveyors of private poetry readings on couches, chaises longues and in private nooks and crannies. A brand-new venue for the Poetry Brothel of Kingston, Rhinebeck’s Liberty Public House offers a perfect turn-ofthe-century bordello setting for such an event, and will host one this Friday, June 6 beginning at 8 p.m. For an extra charge of only $3, a participating poet will read one of his or her poems privately to the “client,” just for them. Come on, you could use a little specialized personal attention after a stressful week, couldn’t you? It’s like a massage for the inner ear – and the corresponding pleasure centers of the brain. Some of the spoken-word offerings will be set to musical scores, including a touch of electronica. In addition to the roving band of costumed performance poets who constitute the local Poetry Brothel troupe, a variety of musical acts will help create the requisite lush and self-indulgent atmosphere. Jennifer Lewis Bennett will deliver saucy torch songs, and Lady Ayleeza will belly-dance to the Gypsy strains of the venue’s house band, Levanta. Other musicians, jugglers and various roustabouts will be on hand to enrich the interactive brothel experience. Lest all this sound just a teensy bit Politically Incorrect, you should know that Poetry Brothel of Kingston has become a supporter of Children of Tomorrow, an

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the supervising director for “Paranormal in Poughkeepsie.” “I hope everyone comes to see these fun, entertaining and thoughtprovoking plays. They were all written just for this festival, and they represent a crosscutting of styles, themes and content.” Performances for Half Moon Theatre’s fourth annual Ten-Minute Play Festival begin at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7, with a 2 p.m. matinée on Sunday, June 8. The Black Box Theatre is located at 2515 South Road (Route 9) on the ground floor of the Oakwood Commons office building, tucked behind the Red Robin restaurant. Tickets cost $20 and may be purchased by calling (800) 838-3006 or online at http:// halfmoontheatre.org. – Frances Marion Platt “Paranormal in Poughkeepsie” TenMinute Play Festival, Saturday/Sunday, June 6/7, 8 p.m., Sunday, June 8, 2 p.m., $20, Half Moon Theatre’s Black Box Theatre, 2515 South Road, Poughkeepsie; (800) 838-3006, http://halfmoontheatre.org.

BalletNext performs this weekend at Kaatsbaan in Tivoli The Kaatsbaan International Dance Center at 120 Broadway in Tivoli will present performances by BalletNext on Saturday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 8 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30 for adults, $10 for children and student rush at the door with ID. Michele Wiles, a former principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, founded BalletNext in 2011 and serves as its artistic director. As an international ballerina, Wiles performed the classical ballet repertory throughout the world and has performed on the Kaatsbaan stage in several of its galas. She will be joined by a cast of accomplished dancers, including Tiffany Mangulabnan, a principal ballerina from the Philippine Ballet Theatre, and Kaitlyn Gilliland, a former soloist with the New York City Ballet. Now in its fourth year, BalletNext continues to makes news in the dance

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international organization that rescues and provides educational resources to young victims of human trafficking. Part of the proceeds from Friday evening’s entertainment will support Children of Tomorrow’s Nepal project, teaching previously trafficked and devalued girls that their voices are indeed valuable. One of their poems is scheduled to be read at this event. Tickets to the Poetry Brothel cost $10 and will be available at the door. The Liberty Publick House is located at 6417 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. For more information, call (845) 876-1760 or visit www.facebook.com/ events/1406105182996121. – Frances Marion Platt

world for its exquisite dance and creative choreography. The company always performs with live music, offering an added dimension to all of its programs. The evening’s program is comprised of three works: two by choreographer Brian Reeder and one work by Wiles. Her Querencia (a Spanish word used to describe a place of safety, from which one draws strength) is a new work for three women and one violinist. The music is Heinrich Biber’s Passacaglia for solo violin. Strange Flowers by Brian Reeder, set to music of Jean-Philippe Rameau for violin, cello and harpsichord, is a petite Liaisons Dangereuses, drawing inspiration from the Rococo period with a light, modern flair. The third work, Surmisable Units by Brian Reeder, is performed to music by Steve Reich, with ever-changing, overlapping action for its cast as the single pianist handles the score for two pianos. For more information, visit www. kaatsbaan.org.

“An Afternoon with Patty Duke” at Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre The Bridge Street Theatre at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill will host “An Afternoon with Patty Duke” on Sunday, June 8 at 3 p.m. Seating is limited to 70 seats. Anna Marie Duke Pearce – better known as Patty Duke – will speak about her life experiences in the entertainment world, with public triumphs starring in films that include The Miracle Worker and Valley of the Dolls as well as the Patty Duke Show on television, while her personal life could be described as one close to being straight out of a Dickens novel. Duke will discuss her battle with illness and mental health issues along the way, and take questions from the audience. Tickets cost $15 at the door. Reservations may be made by calling (518) 943-3818. For more information, e-mail contact@ bridgest.org.

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Actor, director, educator, and playwright Ron Marquette depicts the historic testimony of Hollywood actor Larry Parks before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Adapted from Eric Bentley’s “Larry Parks’ Day in Court”, this play was highly acclaimed when it was first performed. In addition to serving as Artistic Director of Shadowland Theater and Executive Director of UPAC, Marquette was SUNY Ulster’s Coordinator of Community Relations and Special Events until his untimely passing in 2013. Supported in part by the Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc. Tickets are available at the door, based on availability. For more information and to reserve a seat in advance, contact (845) 687-5262. A dessert reception will immediately follow the show on opening night. Suggested donation $10. to benefit the Ron Marquette Writers Scholarship.

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Since 2001, Gigi Trattoria has been offering fans a mostly Mediterranean menu of its acclaimed Skizza™, a pizza-inspired, topped flatbread with an ever-changing variety of toppings, plus frittatas, soups, pot pies, pastas, sandwiches and entrées made from locally sourced ingredients.

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lthough Gigi Market and Café on Pitcher Lane in Upper Red Hook closed recently, the space is now home to a brandnew, refocused Gigi, with expanded catering and event planning and a world of flexible options. The story, in the food world, began in the not-too-distant past with a turning point, leaning toward seasonal menus in restaurants and catering operations. Diners wanted exciting menus that weren’t carved in stone, that used fresh foods in their season and at their flavorful peak, rather than things out of cans and packages. That trend evolved into one that honored the local purveyor, rather than sourcing menus from a faraway warehouse via another faraway warehouse. The best of the fresh and local was what it was all about. Now many places have gotten onto the seasonal, local bandwagon, fitting flexible menus to the time of year and the farmer down the road. Like many other places with these goals, Gigi Trattoria began this way, too – one of the first in the area, actually. But with dietitian and chef Laura Pensiero at the helm of not only the restaurant but also a growing catering company and more, there is a third priority in this triad: good nutrition. “Local plus seasonal equals deliciously healthy,” she says of her philosophy. Since 2001, Gigi Trattoria has been offering fans a mostly Mediterranean menu of its acclaimed Skizza, a pizzainspired, topped flatbread with an everchanging variety of toppings, plus frittatas, soups, pot pies, pastas, sandwiches

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and entrées made from locally sourced ingredients. Gigi Catering customers can choose from a huge variety of items, for pickup or delivery, ready to serve or ready to reheat or grill, with specific, userfriendly instructions. To start, choose salt cod fritters with lime aioli, mozzarella in carrozza with arugula/parsley pesto, lump crabcakes with saffron/orange aïoli, balsamicglazed black figs wrapped in Mountain Smokehouse nitrate-free bacon, swordfish “meatballs” with tapenade vinaigrette, bacon-and-cheddar Feather Ridge deviled eggs or many more appetizing items. Options for mains include whole branzino, arctic char or several other fish, jumbo shrimp skewers, herb-marinated prime rib, marinated hanger steak or leg of lamb, sausages, chops and chicken. Sides might be grilled corn with chili-and-lime compound butter, North African spiced

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fregola with pistachios and dried fruit, roasted seasonal vegetables or braised gigante white beans. Look for soups, paellas, lasagnas and other pasta dishes, as well as sweets and desserts appropriate for any occasion. After Pensiero wrote Hudson Valley Mediterranean (William Morrow, 2009), she realized that many of the dishes were Italian-focused, and she has since branched out to offer more food inspired by other Mediterranean lands, from Spain to Morocco, at her popular trattoria in Rhinebeck. The spring menu features regional Italian specialties, though – which is pleasing the customers, she reports. The catering menu goes even further afield than the Med, with choices inspired by many lands. There are glutenfree, dairy-free, vegan and vegetarian options as well. Although the café and retail operation is no longer located at Pitcher Lane in Red

Hook, the catering offices remain there, as well as an on-premise catering space for rehearsal dinners, weddings for up to 100 indoors, plus a tented outdoor area to accommodate many more. Gigi also caters in places popular with those who choose to have their event in the Hudson Valley: in those lovely rustic barns and on farms, where catering can be challenging. In fact sometimes the whole event may need Gigi’s expert guidance. “Sometimes it’s hard to separate event planning from catering,” says Pensiero, so they are available to help with all facets of the party, according to the individual needs of the client. Some just want food delivered to the site. “Clients may like the process of party planning and want to be more involved,” she says. Others need help with the many other complexities of orchestrating the event, from renting tables to finding the perfect flowers. With the new e-commerce facility online, a whole catering job can be ordered via an easy online form, or Gigi’s catering manager can do it over the phone for more guidance. So the degree of participation by client and caterer is completely customizable. And how it all gets where it needs to go is flexible, too, depending on needs and budget. “We travel around the Hudson Valley,” she says, to deliver feasts near and far, which can arrive piping hot (when appropriate, of course) and ready to serve, or refrigerated and ready to preheat. Staff is available for help, or not. And for even tighter budgets, anything can be picked up instead of delivered. And Gigi’s doesn’t just do weddings, rehearsal dinners and private dinner

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Hot topic Culinary rebel Libbie Summers signs Sweet & Vicious this Saturday in Rhinebeck

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our grandmother’s cookbook didn’t come with a photo of the author spread-eagled in sugar on the first page, but Sweet & Vicious does. Nor was it written by such an adventurous cook, who puts lavender in her mashed potatoes and dreams up dishes like Hog Heaven Chocolate Cake topped with bacon and pecans, or Southern Sartorialist’s Cookies: oatmeal cookies laced with bourbon and smoked salt. This Saturday evening, after the Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck, lifestyle content producer and cookbook author Libbie Summers will be signing Sweet & Vicious: Baking with Attitude: 100 Wildly Delicious Recipes that Come with a Kick (Rizzoli, 2014) from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at bluecashew Kitchen Pharmacy. Summers goes far beyond mere cayenne-spiked cookies in her irreverent and wildly imaginative paean to baked goods sweet and savory. Summers was a chef on private yachts and Image for Angry Bird Hand Pies in Sweet and Vicious: is an award-winning Baking with Attitude by Libbie Summers with photos producer of lifestyle by Chia Chong content for film and print. Her blog with co-author Chia Chong, Salted and Styled, won the Best Food Blog award last year from the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Sweet & Vicious is outside-the-box in a playful, hip way. The book design features hot-pink page edges and candy-colored fonts, and Chia Chong’s photos are staged with humor. Summers’ head notes, studded with dreamy travel stories and life stories from the heart, pull you in and fill you with inspiration to run into the kitchen and cook.

parties for ten or two. “We do lots of photo shoots for New York City-based companies,” Pensiero says, “for people who want good healthy food, set up on time.” More options for dining á la Gigi abound, with Otto’s Market in nearby Germantown now offering a full line of Gigi’s prepared foods and packaged products from sauces to a Skizza™ kit. Find Gigi’s Catering’s via www. gigihudsonvalley.com or (845) 758-8060, Gigi’s Trattoria at 6422 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck, (845) 876-1007, or Otto’s Market at 215 Main Street in Germantown, www.ottosmarket.com or (518) 537-7200. – Jennifer Brizzi Read more about local cuisine and learn about new restaurants on Ulster Publishing’s DineHudsonValley.com or HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com.

Sign up now for canning workshop series in Kingston Canning food at home is a safe and rewarding process becoming popular again. Learn how to preserve the season’s bounty from the experts at Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County (CCEUC) in a series of workshops to be held monthly beginning in July. Learn research-based methods of food preservation as well as the full range of products that can be safely preserved using boiling water baths, pressure canning, dehydrating and freezing.

The workshops will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Dutch Church at 272 Wall Street in Kingston. The cost is $25 per workshop or $100 for all five sessions. Participants will take home a jar of the product preserved during the workshops and may bring their pressure gauge in to be tested for a fee of $2. The schedule of workshops is as follows: Tuesday, July 1: Seasonal jam, preserved with boiling water bath method. Tuesday, August 5: Fruit and vegetable leathers and treats, preserved by dehydrating. Tuesday, September 2: Fermented and quick pickles. Tuesday, October 7: Tomatoes or other low-acid foods, preserved with pressure canning. Tuesday, November 4: Orange and cranberry chutneys, preserved with boiling water bath. Each workshop includes detailed instructions and resources for safe and reliable recipes. Led by CCEUC’s master food preserver Janie Greenwald, the workshops fill up quickly and early registration is advised. For more information, call Greenwald at (845) 3403990, extension 326.

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“It’s about making your friends and family giggle as they eat your food,” Summers explains in the book, and, “Fearless baking is not being afraid to change the recipes you already love and make them more personal, more provocative – something your friends will talk about instead of talking about you.” She calls some of her ideas “ genius” and “amazing,” and they are; and of the rich sweets recipes she makes no apology. “These desserts are a joyous celebration of sugar, butter and flour,” she says. But the ingredients are premium: organic butter, farm-fresh eggs, vanilla sugar or vanilla paste. Her Upside-Down Skillet Corn Cakes skip the obligatory canned pineapple and maraschino cherry, with suggestions for a Bosc pear topping, or one of grilled pineapple spiked with Gosling’s Black Seal rum. Retired Gingerbread Working Girls cookies are in the shape of exotic dancers past their prime (she offers stencils). Post-Coital Pie is a chocolate tart with marshmallow frosting. Solid Gold Cupcakes, inspired by the TV show, are made of golden beets and candied ginger, dusted with gold powder and edible gold paper crowns. A vanilla cake is topped with piles of cotton candy, “as high as you can get it!” A candied-orange-slice-studded chocolate cake, rich and nearly flourless, is baked in mugs and comes with a sweet story about Summers’ Dad. The love comes through, with “The. Best. Ever. Red. Velvet. Cake.” that she invented 21 years ago for her husband. Summers’ Jacked-Up Ginger Cookies contain ground ginger, minced fresh ginger and minced crystallized ginger, plus half a cup of turbinado sugar (“I love Sugar in the Raw,” she says, “just lift an extra packet each time you visit a coffee shop… it will take 12 visits.”) Of the cookies she confesses, “I can eat 20 in the middle of a crowded yoga class that’s 20 days into a ‘30-day clean program’ – and still feel good about myself.” The savory is not forgotten, with meatball muffins or pretzel brats cooked in pale ale. Creative breads include Eyes Wide Shut bread studded with apricot and rosemary. Don’t miss the story of Keith and the Boat Bagels or the chapter devoted entirely to dog treats. Sweet & Vicious is not all fluff; explicit how-tos make piecrust elemental and doable. Summers shows how to crimp pie dough unconventionally (try a corkscrew, kitchen tongs or pearls) or how to do puff pastry and why you should bother. “Making puff pastry takes me three hours, start to finish,” she tells us, “the same time spent at a bad movie, at a bad date or at a bad baby shower. Think about it. I’d much rather be biting into a crunchy palmier, wouldn’t you?” And, “My thoughts on storebought frozen puff pasty? It’s like a flu shot: I don’t think it works and I don’t believe in it, but I get one every year anyway.” Summers shows you how to make your own infused sugars and extracts like almond, anise, hot pepper and lavender. Recipes with orange bicycle symbols correspond to a video on her website, www.libbiesummers.com. Some of the recipes would be out of reach for me personally; for example, a standing mixer is required for many of them, and I lack access to the elusive-but-irresistible-sounding tea olive, “the scent a cross between rose and jasmine, with a kiss of gardenia.” For more of Libbie Summers and her riotous and original approach to baking, meet her at the book-signing and tasting party Saturday after the Country Living Fair, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at bluecashew Kitchen Pharmacy at 6423 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck, (845) 876-1117). – Jennifer Brizzi

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“EXTRAORDINARY THINGS happen when ordinary folk begin to imagine the unthinkable.” – Stefan Bolz, The Three Feathers

June 5-12 Pride Parade How many of you saw Gloria Darmanin and her rainbow-tutued Moms for Equality group in last week’s New Paltz Pride March? Darmanin declares, “I will do it every year until nobody is treated like a second-class citizen based on whom they love. Love is love is love!” Be a part of the March in 2015. For more information, visit http://lgbtqcenter.org. THURSDAY, JUNE 5

Mid-Hudson Marketplace Shopping locally and getting acquainted with local businesses just got a whole lot easier, thanks to Melissa Surprise’s Mid-Hudson Marketplace on Thursday, June 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. outside at the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum Pavilion. Surprise, of Surprise Photography, is mom to three boys between 3 and 8 years of age, and many of the businesses participating in the Marketplace are parents, too. I asked Surprise how Mid-Hudson Marketplace came to be: “The idea came based on my bi-monthly meet-ups with the Unique Ladies of the Hudson Valley, where we highlight and showcase two homegrown businesses born here in the Hudson Valley. Through my photography business I have met so wonderful people doing some great things, and I wanted to share them with a new audience. After a year I thought, ‘Why not host one big Farmers’ Market event to bring together everything awesome about living in the Hudson Valley?’” You can stop by and shop with the whole family: Children are welcome to attend. The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is located at 75 North Water Street in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 616-1733 or visit http:// surprisephotography.com.

Craft Supply Blowout With summer vacation right around the corner, now is the perfect time to get craft-ready for the kids. If you want to score a sweet deal on craft supplies, head over to Upstate Upcycle’s Weeklong Craft Supply Blowout at the Art Riot. Supplies are pay-as-you-wish, or

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$10 suggested donation per bag. The hours are from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 5; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 6; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 7; and 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 8. The Art Riot is located at 36 John Street in Kingston. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ upstateupcycle. SATURDAY, JUNE 7

Path through History weekends This year’s New York State Path through History weekends take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 7 to 8 and June 15 to 16, and some of our area historical sites offer special programming during this time. Examples include Mount Gulian’s Dinner and Conversation with George Washington and Alexander Hamilton in Beacon on Saturday, June 7; free admission to the West Point Museum; and free tours at the Van Wyck House in Fishkill. For more information about Path through History, visit www.paththroughhistoryweekends.com.

Eat, Play, Give at Ramapo for Children in Rhinebeck Do you keep looking for outdoor excursions to do with the family? This weekend, you can go to the Ramapo Eat, Play, Give event at the 250-acre Rhinebeck campus, which has activities to appeal to every taste: boating, swimming, hiking, ropes courses, crafting, fishing and more, with all

programming facilitated by Ramapo’s trained staff. Activities run all day Saturday, June 7 to Sunday morning, June 8. Tickets cost $60 per person, but Dutchess County residents get 50 percent off admission by using the code RHINE50 on the Eventbrite page. Children under 3 get in free. Ramapo for Children is located on Route 52 in Rhinebeck. For more tickets or more information, call (845) 876-8403 or visit www.ramapoforchildren.org.

Rockin’ at the Rink at Poughkeepsie’s McCann Ice Arena Missing the televised ice-skating performances from Sochi? Then head over to the Civic Center and watch a live show. On Saturday, June 7 at 6 p.m., the McCann Ice Arena and Dutchess Figure Skating Club present Rockin’ at the Rink. Tickets cost $12 and are available at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center box office and Client Services. Children under 2 get in free. The Mid-Hudson Civic Center is located at 14 Civic Center Plaza in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 454-5800 or visit www.midhudsonciviccenter.org.

Kingston Library presents Zippy the Clown Zippy the Clown makes an appearance at the Kingston Library this Saturday, June 7 at 10:30 a.m. With a free show for school-aged children that includes magic, comedy, balloon creations, stories and music, it sounds like every kid will have a great time!

The Kingston Library is located at 55 Franklin Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 331-0507 or visit www.kingstonlibrary.org.

Snapping Turtle Walk at Boscobel in Garrison Last week, our family saw three instances of turtles crossing the road. We were relieved when each one made it across safely. For some snapping turtle action, go to Boscobel this Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 a.m. for the annual Snapping Turtle Walk, where you can see a presentation about these animals, then stroll the grounds and find female turtles laying their eggs. Tickets cost $12; children 6 and under get in free. And since it’s National Trails Day, a special separate hike is available at 9 a.m. after the turtle walk for anyone interested and registered. Boscobel is located at 1601 Route 9D in Garrison. For tickets or more information, call (845) 265-3638 or visit www.boscobel. org.

Help with National Trails Day cleanup at Esopus Meadows Preserve Speaking of National Trails Day, which is the first Saturday in June, what’s your favorite trail? I love paths near streams, and the kids and I had a great hike along the Peterskill last week. I’ve been holding out hope that the Empire Passport would go on sale again like it did last year, but no dice. (If any of you have pull or influence

that could offer a sale like that for next year, I’d be thrilled!) On National Trails Day, crews of volunteers are gearing up to help maintain, create and repair trail areas. On Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Scenic Hudson invites participants to help out at the Esopus Meadows Preserve: that beautiful area along the river where everyone spots eagles except me. You can find a list of gear to bring on the website. Esopus Meadows is located at 257 River Road in Ulster Park. For more information or to RSVP, call (845) 473-4440, extension 273, or visit http://scenichudson.org. To learn more about National Trails Day, visit www.americanhiking.org/nationaltrails-day.

Earth & Water Festival at Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Montgomery The theme for this year’s seventh annual Earth and Water Festival is “Children and Their Environment,” and the event has plenty for children to do, including learning while collecting passport stamps and redeeming them for a small prize. The Festival takes place on Saturday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, with free admission, free parking, free activities for kids and free live concerts all day. Thomas Bull Memorial Park is located at 94 Grove Street in Montgomery. For more information, visit http://waterauthority. orangecountygov.com/festival.html#.

Marlboro Fit Day & 5K at Cluett-Schantz Memorial Park It’s June. How are those New Year’s exercise resolutions holding up? If you need a jumpstart to your fitness commitment, or you are just looking for some new ideas, Marlboro Fit Day & 5K takes place on Saturday,

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June 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cluett-Schantz Memorial Park. All ages are encouraged to try something new, from bocce ball to Ultimate Frisbee to a kickball tournament. Cluett-Schantz Memorial Park is located at 1801-1805 Route 9W in Milton. For more information, visit www. marlborofitday.com. SUNDAY, JUNE 8

Purina Kids Day at HITS in Saugerties On Sunday, June 8 from 12 noon to 2 p.m., kids can enjoy free pony rides, participate in a hilarious horseless horse show and much more at HITS on the Hudson III’s Purina Kids Day. HITS on the Hudson is located at 454 Washington Avenue Extension in Saugerties. For more information, call (845) 246-8833 or visit www.hitsshows.com/saugerties.

Unique area youth camps and activities Snapology has scholarships available for upcoming summer Lego camps, including the July session of the new Snapology Girls’ Club: Animation Studio for ages 7 through 12. (845) 255-1318, www.midhudson. snapology.com. Olana’s interdisciplinary summer arts program, Panorama, is for ages 6 through 12 and features arts, crafts, activities and culture, as inspired by artist Frederic E. Church. (518) 8286742, www.olana.org. Summer Stages at Bethel Woods provide children from preschool age to 12th grade with performance opportunities in musical theatre, as well as experience behind-the-scenes. (866) 781-2922, www.bethelwoodscenter. org.

Kids’ Almanac Writes Kids’ Almanac thanks Stefan Bolz for supplying writing prompts for the month of June! Stefan thought of becoming a writer at the tender age of 17. It took 20 more years to begin writing and ten more to finish his first novel. Now he’s onto his fourth. Never give up! Here is his prompt for this week. Remember to post your piece on the Almanac Weekly Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/almanacweekly/287633831270607. Prompt: “You receive a letter in the mail, written by your favorite character from a book. She asks you to come with her on an adventure. What would you write back?” – Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno lives in New Paltz with her husband and their two children: the inspirations behind hudsonvalleyparents.com. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

Williams Lake Classic youth bike race in Rosendale This Sunday, June 8, kids from 3 to 14 years can participate in the Williams Lake Classic youth bike race. Age categories are Tyke Bikers, 3 to 6 years; Speed Racers, 7 to 14 years. The event is free, but preregistration is strongly encouraged. Williams Lake is located off Route 213 in Rosendale. For more information, visit www.williamslakeproject.com.

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Soap Box Derby in Port Jervis The Port Jervis Soap Box Derby takes place this Sunday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sheer scale of it sounds impressive! Races begin on Sussex Street. For more information, call (845) 800-1000 or visit www.pjsoapboxderby.com.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Master Gardener program will hold the 16th annual Great Plant Swap and Sale on Saturday, June 7 at the Forsyth Park Pavilion, located at 157 Lucas Avenue in Kingston. Plants to swap can be dropped off that day from 9 to 10 a.m. Swappers will receive vouchers for the number of plants that they drop off, and return at 11 a.m. to swap vouchers for plants. The swap will become a sale to the public at 11:30 a.m. Plants to swap must be in pots, labeled by name and color of flower, well-cared-for, healthy and not on the New York State list of invasive plants. Master gardeners will refuse any plants not meeting these criteria and will also limit certain varieties. No more than 12 of the same plant type will be accepted. No early birds, please. Master gardener volunteers will also be available to answer gardening questions and will have lots of gardening information available. For more information, call Dona Crawford at (845) 340-3990, extension 335, or visit www.cceulster.org.

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Free advice from master gardeners on Horticulture Hotline The gardening experts from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Master Gardener program offer a variety of services to the public. The Horticulture Hotline is a free community resource offering free unbiased, research-based information to more than 1,000 home gardeners annually in Ulster County. Master gardeners are volunteers trained by Extension experts in the art and science of gardening. Call the Horticulture Hotline Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon through October at (845) 340-DIRT. Messages can be left at any time, and a representative will return calls during the hotline hours. To ask a question in person, visit the Master Gardener office at 232 Plaza Road in Kingston. Master gardeners also offer plant and disease and insect identification. The cost is $5 for the first sample, $1 for each additional sample. Insects should be placed in a sealed container with rubbing alcohol. Soil pH testing is done at a cost of $3 for the first sample, $1 for each additional sample. One-cup soil samples should be dry and placed in a sealed bag. A complete soil nutrient analysis can be done for $25. Sample bags are available to fill with soil and mail to Rutgers University Extension for testing. Results will be mailed within seven to ten business days. For more information, visit www. cceulster.org. ULSTER PUBLISHING’S REASON

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and the locality as well-kept lawns.� A lawn is a nice surface for children to play on and provides a homogeneous, calming backdrop to a garden and home. A lawn also can be a source of pollution from fertilizers and pesticides, provide food for grubs that become Japanese beetles and can, if sufficiently expansive, be homogeneous backdrop to the point of boredom. I choose a middle way with my lawn: Lawn Nouveau (as featured in my book The Pruning Book). The more civilized area – that is, the area around my home – is mowed regularly. Further out, the grass or whatever else pops up is allowed to grow unfettered, except for being mowed once a year with either scythe or tractor. Two paths into this meadow are mowed as regularly as is the shorn lawn, to provide enticement to walk into the meadow to get to the other side or to appreciate it up close or from other vantage points. Depending on the time of year, the weather and when it gets its yearly mowing, the meadow might be awash in such colors as yellow from goldenrods or buttercups, or pastel blue from bee balm.

I’m wondering if the shorn part of my lawn appears any different to anyone this year as opposed to years past. To me, the grass is neither greener nor less green than on the other side of any fence. It looks the same as every year at this time: thick and lush. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the imported currant worm: a bothersome pest that chomps all the leaves from gooseberry plants in spring. Oddly, it often ignores currants; but what’s in a name? I also wrote that one potential control for this pest might be to grow gooseberries as miniature trees. The worm lacks either the smarts or the energy to climb the leafless trunk to get at the leaves – or so my reasoning goes. Thus far, my reasoning seems sound; nary a leaf has been touched on the “trees.� I am training my tree gooseberry by pruning away all but the most vigorous, upright shoot and then pruning off the bottommost two feet of leafy side branches on that remaining trunk-to-be. I also pinched back the tip of that trunk-to-be at about two-and-a-half feet from ground

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The exact center What lurks at the heart of all those spheres?

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e gaze into a universe of globes. We cannot view what’s inside them. So today’s focus is: the center. We’ll concentrate on the most important spheres in our lives. Start here at home. By the fifth century BCE, our true ball shape was widely accepted in Greece. Almost immediately, Earth’s center became popularly regarded as the location of Hell. After all, as one ventured deeper underground, temperatures rose. It didn’t seem pleasant down there. Oozing lava was red-hot, lending more weight to the “scorching interior” idea. Today we know that as you head downward in mines, temperatures increase by one degree Fahrenheit per 70 feet of depth. This quickly adds up, making deep mines stifling. This heat eventually trickles to the surface and radiates into space. Just as each of us humans emits 100 watts of heat, our planet gives off 44 trillion watts. Our world’s interior would keep getting cooler from all this escaping warmth, but it doesn’t, which means that the heat is somehow replenished. Geologists believe that the radioactive decay of deep-interior substances like uranium provides most of the replacement heat. Our planet is a nuclear waste repository. At our center, the temperature matches that of the Sun’s surface! And our exact middle, the spot with no gravity? We used to think that Earth’s inner core was liquid, like having a creamy nougat center. But it’s solid. It’s a sturdy nickel/iron alloy, sprinkled with enough gold and platinum to pave the entire surface one foot deep, if we could drag it up. So at our center lurks this small, solid metal ball the size of Pluto. It spins faster than the rest of our planet. We have a strange little second Earth whirling inside us. The Moon’s center is solid, too. Like ours, it’s surrounded by liquid. Nonetheless, the Moon’s bone-dry, crystallike interior makes it do weird things. Earthly quakes dampen out in a couple of minutes, tops. But when the Moon is struck by a large meteoroid or an unneeded spacecraft, its rigidity lets vibrations echo back and forth through its entire body. The shaking continued for an amazing two-and-a-half hours after one impact in the ’70s. The Moon is the best gong in the neighborhood. But for true strangeness, you can’t beat the Sun. Ever wonder why its brilliant visible surface is so sharply well-defined? It’s because sunlight escapes from just a thin veneer a mere 300 miles deep. It’s like a ball covered with brightly glowing paint. That

At Earth’s center lurks a small, solid metal ball the size of Pluto

level to stimulate branching, which has happened. Over time, the plant will attempt to send up new shoots from near the ground and along the trunk; I’ll cut them off. The cluster of stems up high will need annual pruning, just the same as if they were all growing from ground level. Another option would have been to graft a gooseberry variety onto the stem of a compatible plant that is more upright-growing than gooseberry. European gardeners frequently grow their gooseberries as mini-trees, and create them by grafting on Ribes aureum: the golden currant, a native American plant. I grow golden currant, and perhaps I’ll also try to make gooseberry trees by grafting. Tree gooseberries have their down sides and up sides. On the down side, gooseberries really prefer to grow as bushes. As bushes, they naturally grow new shoots at or near ground level, and those stems tend not to be long-lived. However, a new trunk can quickly replace a dead or dying one. The up sides to tree gooseberries are that the currant worm is thwarted, the fruit is held up off the ground and (to me, at least) the plants look really cool. – Lee Reich

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energy originates far below, in a tiny sphere that controls our fate. This nuclear furnace comprises only the innermost 1/500th of the Sun’s volume. Yet there, the energy of 96 billion H-bombs explodes each second. The process is accelerating. The Sun gives off ten percent more light and heat after each billion years, so it’s getting brighter all the time. In a mere 1.1 billion years, it will be so luminous that all life on Earth will perish. At the Sun’s exact center, everything is as dark as a windowless basement. The heart of the Sun is as black as coal. That’s because, at its immense pressures and temperature (a nearly meaningless 27 million degrees), the fusion output is gamma rays spiced up with some X-rays, but no visible light – or at least, not enough to penetrate its dense material to your uncomfortable eyeballs in this make-believe scenario. As those violent photons squirm outward, they’re absorbed and reradiated at ever-longer wavelengths, finally emerging at the thin photosphere as a comfy 50/50 mix of infrared (heat) and visible light. The sun’s peak emission perfectly matches a green traffic light. But the weirdest “core” is the center of the entire universe. Its apparent location is your brain, away from which galaxy clusters race radially away like exploding fireworks. That’s a hard one to top. – Bob Berman

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This will be the 75th anniversary of the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth that combined American working-class cuisine with strategic talks about potential US involvement in the resistance to Nazi expansionism in Europe.

On a roll Hyde Park celebrates 75 th anniversary of original “hot dog summit” this Wednesday

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he tale of the British royals’ bemusement as the American president and first lady defied all customary protocol to feed them hot dogs at an official state picnic at Top Cottage used to be a nugget of quirky local lore known to mid-Hudsonites and serious history buffs alone. But now it’s a story familiar to a much wider moviegoing audience, ever since Hyde Park on Hudson hit the cinemas in 2012. The annual commemoration of the 1939 event has come to epitomize the “common touch” that contributed so much to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s political success. Adding to the appeal of the Hot Dog Picnic on Wednesday, June 11 is the fact

How often do you get offered a full meal free of charge? that this will be the 75th anniversary of the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth that combined American working-class cuisine with strategic talks about potential US involvement in the resistance to Nazi expansionism in Europe. And how often do you get offered a full meal free of charge? All you need to do is preregister at (845) 486-7745 and show up at 5:45 p.m. at the Roosevelt Library’s Henry A. Wallace Center. The “picnic,” consisting of hot dogs, salads, coffee and other beverages, followed by strawberry shortcake, will actually be served indoors in the Wallace Center, rain or shine. Also scheduled for the day of the anniversary festivities are two booksignings related to the historic picnic. A presentation by Leslie Kimmelman and Victor Juhasz, author and illustrator of the children’s book Hot Dog! Eleanor Roosevelt Throws a Picnic, begins at 5 p.m. in the Wallace Center. And at 7 p.m. in the same building, Will Swift will discuss his book The Roosevelts and the Royals: Franklin and Eleanor, the King and Queen of England, and the Friendship that Changed History. Again, admission is free, but preregistration is requested at (845) 486-7745. “Eleanor Roosevelt & Val-Kill: Emergence of a Political Leader” Elsewhere in Roosevelt territory in Hyde Park, the first lady’s former refuge at Val-Kill also played host to a picnic on May 31, along with a program of distinguished speakers – all to celebrate the opening of a brand-new exhibit at the site’s Stone Cottage: “Eleanor Roosevelt and Val-Kill: Emergence of a Political Leader.” The exhibit examines Eleanor’s world during

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King George VI, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Canada leaving St. James Church after attending morning services in Hyde Park on June 11, 1939.

the 1920s and ’30s, when she joined a group of independent-minded women dedicated to shaping politics and social policy. New expectations and opportunities ignited a stirring friendship with activists Nancy Cook and Marion Dickerman. Together they created jobs, influenced party politics and advanced social reforms. The exhibit also looks more closely at Eleanor and Franklin’s unique partnership during these two decades when, as FDR advanced politically, Eleanor’s influence grew in both the Democratic women’s movement and the president’s administration. “Eleanor Roosevelt and Val-Kill: Emergence of a Political Leader” is currently open to the public during normal visiting hours. Frank Futral, curator at the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, will present an illustrated lecture in conjunction with the new Stone Cottage exhibit on Thursday, June 26 in the Wallace Center, beginning at 7 p.m. It will be titled “Women Who Wear Pants: Life Partners, Feminists, Activists and Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1920s.” Bard Rock is now a site on Hudson River Greenway Water Trail One more piece of the trails master plan for the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites that was completed late last year has just clicked into place: The National Park Service and Hudson River Valley Greenway have announced that Bard Rock, on the grounds of the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, will join over 100 other official landing sites on the 256-mile Hudson River Greenway Water Trail. Located on what was once the site of Frederick Vanderbilt’s boathouse, Bard Rock will become a place where kayakers and canoeists can stop, rest and picnic while paddling

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Located on what was once the site of Frederick Vanderbilt’s boathouse, Bard Rock (above) is now a place where kayakers and canoeists can stop, rest and picnic while paddling on the river.

on the river. It is not, however, intended as a launch site from which to originate a watercraft journey, nor will it offer sites for overnight camping. Nearby launch sites where paddlers

can start their kayak trips include the Norrie Point Marina at Mills-Norrie State Park, Highland Landing Park in the Town of Lloyd and Waryas Park in the City of Poughkeepsie.

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“Eleanor Roosevelt & Val-Kill: Emergence of a Political Leader” exhibit, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, 56 Val-Kill Park Road, Hyde Park; www. nps.gov/elro/historyculture/stories.htm.

president of the Klyne Esopus Historical Society Museum. The Bohans invited archaeologists and students from SUNY-New Paltz to conduct the “Datum” dig on their property, and following Norm Bohan’s death last year, the family donated his collection of Indian artifacts to the Klyne Esopus Museum. For more information about the museum, call (845) 338-8109.

“First People of Esopus” exhibit now on view at Klyne Esopus Museum

Stained glass restorer Doris Cultraro speaks this Saturday at SPAF

The Klyne Esopus Museum at 746 Broadway/Route 9W in Ulster Park begins its 2014 season on June 1 with “First People of Esopus,” an exhibit of Native American artifacts discovered in the Town of Esopus. The exhibit of items from the Bohan “Datum” collection has been curated by archaeologist Jay Ciccone of SUNY-New Paltz. The museum is open Friday to Monday from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. The Algonquian people we know as the Lenape lived, fished and grew crops along the “river that flows both ways.” Their encampments beside the Hudson left traces of their life here long ago. As a young man in the l930s and ‘40s, Norm Bohan wandered the banks of the Hudson off River Road in Ulster Park, often discovering and collecting American Indian artifacts near the family property. He went on to attend the Naval Academy at Annapolis, completing a distinguished career as a captain in the Navy. Over the years his interest in archaeology and the Native Americans who once lived here grew, as did his collection. Upon retirement from the Navy, Bohan and his wife Fran settled in their home on River Road. Norm became founder and second

Art along the Hudson and the Saugerties Performing Arts Factory (SPAF) will host a free discussion and slide presentation by stained glass artist Doris Cultraro of DC Studios, LLC on Saturday, June 7 at 4 p.m. Cultraro will discuss her restoration of the late-19th-century monumental stained glass window Morning, designed by Elihu Vedder in 1863 and “lost” for more than 50 years when the mansion in which it was situated was demolished to make room for the Tap-

– Frances Marion Platt Hot Dog Picnic, Wednesday, June 11, 5:45 p.m., free, Wallace Center, FDR Library, 4097 Albany Post Road (Route 9), Hyde Park; (845) 486-7745.

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pan Zee Bridge. Vedder, who also designed for Louis Comfort Tiffany, was commissioned to design a 60-square-foot stained glass figural panel for the 28-room stone mansion of Hudson Valley business tycoon Timothy Eastman. In her presentation at SPAF, Cultraro will discuss the origins of the artwork and the process of restoration. SPAF is located at 169 Ulster Avenue in Saugerties. For more information, call (845) 246-7723 or visit www. saugertiesperformingartsfactory.com.

Fund drive to restore Tower of Victory in Newburgh The Palisades Parks Conservancy has launched a capital campaign to raise funds for the restoration of the Tower of Victory at Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh. For 125 years, the Tower has stood as the nation’s only monument to the peace that came after the end of the Revolutionary War. It was commissioned by Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln, son of the

president, who asked architect John Hemingway Duncan to design the massive stone arched structure that hosts bronzes sculpted by William Rudolf O’Donovan. The Tower of Victory stands on the property where General Washington created the “Badge of Military Merit,” now called the Purple Heart medal. Donations can be mailed to the Palisades Parks Conservancy, Box 427, 3006 Seven Lakes Drive, Bear Mountain, NY 10911, or donate online at www. palisadesparksconservancy.org/donate. php with “Tower of Victory” in the subject line.

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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, 679-5906 x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 9:30AM-10:30AM Senior Fit After Fifty 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. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 9 AM-4 PM Outdoor Country Flea Market. Bargains Galore! Info: 758-2843. Annex Antiques Center, 7578 No. Bdwy, Red Hook. 9AM-4PM Simplifying the Landscape with Kate McGloughlin Workshop held 4 Thursdays, June 5-26. Info: 679-2388 or www.woodstockschoolofart.org. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Rt 212, Woodstock, $370. 10AM-4PM New Exhibit: Photography as Fine Art. Creative photography by Tom Doyle and Mel Kleiman. Exhibits thru 7/31. Info: 569-4997 or KmuseumNBG@aol.com or www.karples.com. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 94 Broadway, Newburgh. 10:30AM Book Explorers Storytime. For ages 4 and up. Info: www.esopuslibrary.org or 338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 12 PM -6 PM Raindrop Technique Healing Sessions with Donna Carroll. First Thursday of every month. By appointment. Info: 679-2100. Mirabai Books, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $75 /one hour. 1PM-3PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Homeschoolers- Trees and Papermaking. Children will make their own hand-made paper by recycling used paper. Recommended for ages 6 to 10. Pre-registration is required. Info: 255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Nature Center, Gardiner. 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 andolder, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 5:30- 7:30PM The Gunks Art Trail Mixer.Mark the arrival of the Gunks Art Trail, a new visitor’s map that links fine arts along the Shawangunk Ridge, as well as to welcome Wired Gallery as our latest member of the RVBA.The Gunks Art Trail is a join production of Wired Gallery and Unframed Artists Gallery. All mixer attendees will receive complimentary copies of the map. Complimentary appetizers and beverages will be provided. Free, Light Fare and Beverages are complimentary. RSVP is required. The Wired Gallery,11 Mohonk Road, High Falls. 6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Ctr. Meets every Thursday, 6-7. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. 6PM -10PM Open Forum “Speaking of Water” at The Blue Deer Center. This discussion is open to all, will be a place for all voices to be heard and will be facilitated by experienced facilitators from the “Global Process Institute” from Portland, Oregon. For info: www.bluedeer.org or call 586-3225.Blue Deer Center, 1155 County Route 6 Margaretville. 6PM Highland Public Library Board of Trustees Informational Public Meeting. The BOT has been working hard all winter evaluating options for a new building. The BOT will update the community on the progress that has been made. Highland Town Hall, Highland. 6:30PM Astronomy Nights. The free program begins 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. Online res reqr’d. SUNY New Paltz, Coykendall Science Building, John R. Kirk Planetarium, New Paltz, free. 6:30 P-7:30 PM HVGA Outing: Peony Tour. Free admission. Register at www.hvga.org.For more info email laura@hvga.org or call 418-3640. Locust Grove, 2683 South Rd, Poughkeepsie. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Mr. Gone. Opening: Attila. Info: 236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon. com. The Falcon, Route 9W, Marlboro. 7PM Japanese Movie Night Showing: “Inuyasha-Toki wo Koeru Omoi.” Gomen-Admission Charge: Free Screening.“Kagemusha”, directed by Toshiya Shinohara, written by Rumiko Takahashi & Screenplay by Katsuyuki Sumizawa, Strarring Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Koji Tsujitani, 2001, 100 min. Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz255-8811, www.GKnoodles. com.

7 PM Cafe Singer Showcase with Barbara Dempsey and Dewitt Nelson featuring Maureen and Don Black, Bart Thrall, Ian Bennett, and DeWitt Nelson, and Dave Kearny. Info: 687-2699 or highfallscafe@earthlink.net. High Falls Cafe, Stone Dock Golf Club, High Falls. 7PM Joanna Rakoff - My Salinger Year. In the book, Rakoff paints a vibrant portrait of a bright, hungry young woman navigating a heady and longed-for world, trying to square romantic aspirations with burgeoning self-awareness, the idea of a life with life itself. Info:876-0500. Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. 7:15PM Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds. Feature length documentary. Q&A with filmmaker Sean Kaminsky and Ken Greene from the Hudson Valley Seed Library (who is featured in the film). Info: www.rosendaletheatre.org. Rosendale Theater, Main St, Rosendale. 7:30PM Clybourne Park. Play by Bruce Norris. Directed by Sande Shurin. Not recommended for children. Info: 679-7900. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $20, $15 /senior/student. 7:30 PM -9:30 PM Life Drawing Sessions On-going on Tuesday and Thursdays. Info: www. unisonarts.org or 255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $13, $48 /4 classes. 8PM Good People. David Lindsay-Abaire’s Tonynominated play. This tale explores the troubles of a single mom struggling to make ends meet, and the fireworks that happen when she confronts a more fortunate old friend. Shadowland Theater, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $39,647-5511. 8:30PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch and Bill Keith. Info: 679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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Country Living Fair Coming to Rhinebeck( 6/6-6/8)!Three days of cooking, crafting, DIY demonstrations, editor and design expert appearances, as well as locally-sourced, artisanal food, shopping - featuring more than 200 vendors offering antiques, gifts, home d‚cor& jewelry. Info: 866-500-FAIR & www.stellashows.com or www. countryliving.com/fair. Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rt 9, Rhinebeck, $13 /adv, $40 /3-day pass, $20 /door. 10th Annual Mountain Jam (6/5 -6/8). A fourday, multi-stage event, featuring approximately 40 bands on 3 stages in one of the Northeast’s most pristine natural amphitheaters. Info: 679-7600 x 33 or www.mountainjam.com. Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, Route 23A, Hunter. 8AM O. C. Audubon Birding Field Trip. Leader: Lynn lbarber7@juno.com or 744-6047. Info: www.orangecountynyaudubon.com Shawangunk Grassland NWR, Hoagerburg Rd, Wallkill. 8:30 AM-10AM HV: Create @ MaMA’s Cafe. First Fridays every month.Attention, creatives! HV:CREATE is a casual forum for creatives to meet, connect, and inspire each other. No agenda. Just intelligent conversation with people who share your concerns, interests, challenges, & ideas about creativity, work, life, money.Info: jeffrey@trackingwonder.com 8:30 AM-12 PM Panel Discussion on Elder Abuse. Continental Breakfast Served. RSVP. Info: 338-2980. Wiltwyck Golf Club, 404 Steward Ln, Kingston. 9 AM-4 PM Outdoor Country Flea Market. Bargains Galore! Info: 758-2843. Annex Antiques Center, 7578 No. Bdwy, Red Hook. 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. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10AM-5PM Country Living Fair. Antique appraisals, seminars, demonstrations and a chance to meet and greet the editors of the Country Living Magazine. Over 200 vendors. Rain or Shine. Info: www.stellashows.com. Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck. 10:30AM Toddler Tales Storytime. For ages 2-3. Info: www.esopuslibrary.org or 338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 11:30AM-4:30PM Past Life Regression and Private Angelic Channeling with Margaret Doner. Recover memories of past lives, a process that assists you in uncovering the arma and motivations that guide your present life in order to heal past wounds and better understandyour life’s purpose. Info: 679-2100. Mirabai Books, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $125 /90 minute session. 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, $1donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

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3:30PM After School Crafts. For ages 8-12. Info: www.esopuslibrary.org or 338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 4PM-7PM Gardiner Farmers’ Market. On-going every Friday, 4-7pm, thru October. Offering organically grown seasonal vegetables; Organic kimchi & veg pickle; Organic vegetable, herb & flowering plants; Organic free range meats & eggs; Organic artisan breads, pastries, puffs & pierogies: Local jams, jellies & candies; Local honey & honey products; & Green Mtn. Energy. Rail Trail, Info: 484-553-4602, Gardiner.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Scott Sharrard and the Brickyard Band. Opening: Becki Brindle. Info: 236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, Route 9W, Marlboro. 7:30PM Clybourne Park. Play by Bruce Norris. Directed by Sande Shurin. Not recommended for children. Info: 679-7900. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $20, $15 /senior/student.

5PM “Intimate Works on Paper” Reception. On view is a group show of Book Arts and Prints (photography and collage). Join us for informal poetry readings from the artist’s books in the exhibition, from 5-8pm. Exhibit runs through June 22. Gallery Hours: Thursday 5-8pm, Friday 5-8pm, Saturday 12-6pm & Sunday 12-4pm and by appointment. Intima Gallery, 196 Main St, Saugerties. www.IntimaGallery.com.

7:30PM The SebSi Studio’sFree Preview - Live Theatre, & Acting Workshops. The SebSi Studio will house a small platform stage and accommodate 35 to 40 seats, with a simple concession and ticket counter. A modest and raw space, lighting and sound equipment will be minimal as the focus will be on storytelling rather than theatrical effects. A 15 to 20 minute Free Preview will be presented on Friday June 6th, at 7:30pm, 8pm, and 8:30pm. Info: 917- 363-3524 or at Domenic@CineModProductions.com. The SebSi Studio ,Main St,Saugerties.

6PM Temple Emanuel’s 160th Anniversary Celebration! An early Shabbat service beginning at 6pm, followed by a festive celebratory Oneg. Info: 338-4271. Temple Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston.

8PM Noises Off. Michael Frayn’s funny revelation of what can happen on the other side of the curtain. Info: 876-3080 or www.centerforperformingarts.org. Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, $24, $22 /senior/child.

6PM-9PM Saugerties First Friday Special Activities and fun in the Village of Saugerties. Participating vendors will stay open late and offer specials. Main & Partition, Saugerties.

8PM-10PM People’s Music Network Songs of Freedom and Struggle Concert. This concert, featuring Magpie and 5 other artists, opens the PMN Summer Gathering, which runs June 6-8, www.peoplesmusic.org.Epworth Camp, 8 Epworth Ln, High Falls, 413-658-5374, $10 Suggested Donation.

6PM-10PM St. Mary’s Benevolent Society 103rd Annual Bazaar. Food, music, games and fun. Shuttle parking at Kingston Point Beach. Authentic Italian sausage & peppers, fried dough and other great food. Games of chance open at 6:30PM, games on the midway, 6PM. Music by Chimps in Tuxedos at7PM. St. Mary’s, 188 North St, Kingston. 6PM “Deep Water.” The true story of the Ashokan Reservoir, the Schoharie Reservoir and the Ten Lost Towns at these locations. Info: 586-3225 or www.bluedeer.org. Blue Deer Center, 1153 County Road 6, Margaretville. 6PM-9:30PM Offerings at White Crane Hall: Reiki I - 6/ 6, 6-9:30pm & 6/7, 12-3:30pm. $110 for both. Reiki is both a healing modality & a path to deeper awakening.Info:389-2431 michael@ whitecranehall.comwhitecranehall.com. White Crane Hall, (77 Cornell St. Kingston, Suite 116), Kingston. 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 -9PM Paddle to the music of the Saugerties Sunset Concert Series at Tina Chorvas Park with I Paddle New York, Details @ www.ipaddlenewyork.com 532-7797 7PM-8:30PM Films of Palestine Series: “The Other Son.” A tale of two young men - one Israeli, the other Palestinian - who discover they were accidentally switched at birth, and the complex repercussions facing them and their respective families. Info:www.mideastcrisis.org. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston. 7PM-9PM Tibetan Shamanic Techniques for Rekindling Personal Power with shamanic healer Adam Kane. Tibetan tradition to call back and accumulate vital life energy and personal power that you may have given away or let other stifle. Create protective bands of energy to hold on to personal power. Info: 679-2100. Mirabai Books, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $20. 7PM-9PM 1st Fridays: Star Nation Sacred Circle. A positive, not for skeptics, discussion group for experiencers of the paranormal. Open to all dreamers, contactees, abductees, ET Ambassadors. Info: www.SymbolicStudies.org. Center for Symbolic Studies, 475 River Rd Ext, New Paltz.

8PM 4th Annual 10 Minute Play Festival: “Paranormal in Poughkeepsie!” is this year’s theme. Info: www.halfmoontheatre.org or 800-8383006. Half Moon Theatre Performance Space, 2515 South Rd, Poughkeepsie, $20. 8PM Community Playback Theatre. Improvisations of audience stories. Info: 691-4118. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $10. 8PM An Evening of Classical Vocals. Info: www. woodstockguild.org or 679-2079. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock, $25. 8PM Good People. David Lindsay-Abaire’s Tonynominated play. This tale explores the troubles of a single mom struggling to make ends meet, and the fireworks that happen when she confronts a more fortunate old friend. Shadowland Theater, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $39, 647-5511. 8:30PM Al Stewart. Special guest, Paul Guzzone of the Bacon Brothers Band. Info: 855-1300. The Towne Crier Café, 379 Main St, Beacon, $40. 9PM Mike LaFalce & The Chosen Adolescence. Info: www.hydeparkbrewing.com or 229-8277. Hyde Park Brewing Co, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

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10th Annual Mountain Jam (6/5 -6/8). A fourday, multi-stage event, featuring approximately 40 bands on 3 stages in one of the Northeast’s most pristine natural amphitheaters. Info: 679-7600 x 33 or www.mountainjam.com. Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, Route 23A, Hunter. The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program. Self-guided tours of three private gardens in Claverack, Copake Falls, Greenport, and Hudson, NY, hours vary. No reservations required; rain or shine. Info: www.opendaysprogram.org or 888-842-2442 Hudson Valley, $5 / per garden, free. 8th Annual Tour of Homes in the Town of Catskill. Proceeds from the sale of the tour tickets support the Greene County Historical Society, Bronck Museum and Vedder Research Library. Info: 518-731-1033 or www.gchistory. org. Kiskatom Reformed Church, Rte 32, Palenville, $25.

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Silent Art Auction to Benefit Stone Ridge Library Restoration Project. For details : foundation@stoneridgelibrary.org or 687-7147. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. Feral Cat Project’s Kitten & Cat Adoption Day, 6/7, 11 am-3pm(rain date 6/14). ECO Pet Spa & Market, 183 Burt Street, Rt. 9W, Saugerties, (845)217-5028. If you already own a pet, please bring name & contact info for your vet. If you rent a home or apartment, bring contact info for your landlord. Adoption application must be completed. Requested donation for adopting a kitten- $50, (reduced vet rate for spay/neuter are available), adult cat- $35 (already spayed/ neutered & have had rabies shots). Call for Submissions: 2014 NEWvember New Plays Festival. Deadline 6/30. Info: www.newvemberfestival. com or www.www.tangent-arts.org. Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli. 10th Annual Mountain Jam (6/5 -6/8). A four-day, multi-stage event, featuring approximately 40 bands on 3 stages in one of the Northeast’s most pristine natural amphitheaters. Info: 679-7600 x 33 or www.mountainjam. com. Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, Rt 23A, Hunter. Offerings at White Crane Hall: Reiki I - 6/ 6, 6-9:30pm & 6/7, 12-3:30pm. $110 for both.The two workshops for Reiki II -6/20, 6-9:30pm & 6/21, 12-3:30pm. $110 for both. Reiki is both a healing modality & a path to deeper awakening.Info:389-2431 michael@ whitecranehall.comwhitecranehall. com. White Crane Hall, (77 Cornell St.

Kingston, Suite 116), Kingston. Sign Up Now! Summer Shakespeare Intensives: Group One: J6/ 29-7/ 13. For 7-12 yrs old. Midsummer Night’s Dream. Director, Emma Leigh Info: www.New Genesis Productions.org New Genesis Productions, 23 Vision Path, West Shokan. Audition Notice: Motor Mouth, a new ensemble devoted to performing works for speaking chorus is seeking members. You should be adept at reading rhythms and be interested in modern music. Theater experience a plus but not necessary. Info: elaterium@hvc.rr.com. Country Living Fair Coming to Rhinebeck( 6/6-6/8)! Three days of cooking, crafting, DIY demonstrations, editor and design expert appearances, as well as locally-sourced, artisanal food, shopping - featuring more than 200 vendors offering antiques, gifts, home décor& jewelry. Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rt 9, Rhinebeck, $13 / adv, $40 /3-day pass, $20 /door. Info: 866-500-FAIR & www.stellashows.com or www.countryliving.com/fair. Sign Up Now! Summer Shakespeare Intensives: Group Two: July 7- July 20. 12-14 yrs old. Twelfth Night Director, Geneva Turner. Info: www. New Genesis Productions.org New Genesis Productions, 23 Vision Path, West Shokan. Sign Up Now! Summer Shakespeare Intensives: Group Three: July 21-August 3. 14-17 yrs old. Much Ado About Nothing. Director, Lesley Sawhill. Info: www.New Genesis Productions.org. New Genesis Productions, 23 Vision Path, West Shokan.

Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Hike/Conservation - John Burroughs’ Nature Sanctuary, Slabsides Day. Leader: Sayi Nulu (264-2270); sayileela@gmail.com. Contact leader for meeting place and time. Info: www.johnburroughsassociation.org. John Burroughs’ Nature Sanctuary, Esopus. 7AM 8th Annual Safe Harbors Off-Broadway 5K and the inaugural HVRuns Newburgh Half Marathon. $35 for 5K Run and Walk. $10 for Students. Kids Fun Run - free. $50 for Half Marathon. Race begins at 9 am. Info: 562-6940 or info@safe-harbors.org. Safe Harbors of the Hudson. 7:30AM 20th Annual Turtle Walk. Seeking Snappers at Boscobel. Members of the Constitution Marsh staff will be on hand to discuss the habits and history of these living fossils and to introduce live specimens to the audience. RSVP. Info: 265-3638 x115 or www.Boscobel.org. Boscobel, 1601 New York 9D, Garrison, $12, $8 /6-12, free /under 6. 8AM-4:30PM Emergency Responder Leadership Academy - Evolving Emergency Service Roles and Agency Preparedness for Future Challenges. An educational forum for the leadership of our region’s emergency services to discuss how delivery of Emergency Medical Services is changing. Info: www.chahec.org/events. Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Henry A. Wallace Center, 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. 8AM Bus Trip: Fourth Annual Shore Fest Orchid Festival. Bus returns 6:30 pm. Info: www.mhos.us.com or elisabeth@mansfieldcommercial.com. Newburgh Mall, behind Sears, Newburgh, $40. 9AM Object de Junque..... Vintage items, jewelry, clothing, organic veggies - something for everyone! Woodstock Flea Market, Maple Ln, Woodstock, 679-6744. 9 AM Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge. 246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties. 9AM-2PM Barn Sale. Rain or shine. Furniture, art work, household items, glassware and clothing boutique. Hurley Museum, 52 Main St, Hurley. 9AM-6PM Trash or Treasure? The Antique Appraisal Roadshow Benefitting the Red Hook P.T.S.A. Robert Meringolo, formerly of Sotheby’s and founder of the Albany Auction Gallery, will be bringing his team of nationally and internationally recognized expert appraisers.Info: redhookroadshow@gmail.com. Linden Avenue Middle School, 65 West Market St, Red Hook, $5 /per item. 9AM-10AM Smart Start Kayak Instruction - Saugerties Beach, Kayak Rentals. Guided Sunset Kayak Tour 6:30, Lynch’s Marina, Details @ www.ipaddlenewyork.com, Reservations required - 532-7797. 9 AM-4 PM Outdoor Country Flea Market. Bargains Galore! Info: 758-2843. Annex Antiques Center, 7578 No. Bdwy, Red Hook. 9:30AM-4PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve:

Reserve Now! 8th Annual Tour of Homes in the Town of Catskill. Held 6/7 from 10a-4pm. Proceeds from the sale of the tour tickets support the Greene County Historical Society, Bronck Museum and Vedder Research Library. Info:518-731-1033 or www. gchistory.org. Kiskatom Reformed Church, Rte 32, Palenville, $20. Register Now! High Meadow School Classes: Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 12 with Pablo Shine teaching Beginning Drawing, Monday classes from 6- 8:30 with Joe O’Reilly on Bookbinding and Handmade Books and Wayne Montecalvo is teaching a class Painting on Glass on Wednesdays, June 18, 25 and Thursdays June 19, 26 from 6-9:30. We are hoping these new times and configurations may meet some of your needs. Info: 687-4855. Register Now! SummerDance on Tour (7/ 28 -8/17). Expose children to the wonderful world of dance. Tuition: $850. Info: 256-9300, vcoffice@vanavercaravan.org, or www.vanavercaravan.org. Stone Ridge. Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics for Dogs – by appointment only every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Middletown. Prices vary by sex and weight. Call 845-754-7100 for more information and to schedule an appointment.Low-cost vaccine clinic – every Thursday 10AM-2PM at 60 Enterprise Place in Middletown. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment necessary. Cash only. Bring dogs on a leash and cats in a carrier. 1 year rabies vaccine $10. 3 year rabies vaccine $15. Canine distemper vaccine $15. Feline distemper vaccine $10. Canine heartworm/lyme test $25.

Info: 255-0752. Mini Gertrude’s Nose Hike. Approx 7 mile hike with challenging terrain. Come prepared with appropriate footwear and enough food and water. Pre-registration is required. Info: 255-0752. MinnewaskaState Park Preserve, Nature Center, Gardiner, $8 /per car. 10AM-12PM Raptors of Ravensbeard . Woodstock Land Conservancy presents Ellen Kalish and her birds of prey. Event is free and open to the public. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Event will cancel in the event of rain. Info: www. woodstocklandconservancy.org f Comeau Property, Woodstock. 10AM-4PM Annual Mineral, Gem, Jewelry, and Fossil Show, Swap and Sell There will be national and local dealers. On Display will be the most complete Mastodon found in New York State. Extensive local Mineral Display, new Fluorescent Mineral Display. Info:www.orangecountymineralsocietynewyork.com or 683-1167. Museum Village, 1010 Rt. 17M, Monroe, $5, $3 /senior/child.

5th Annual New Paltz Challenge(6/15). Registration Closing Date- 6/13 at 2:59pm. 5K $20.00. Half Marathon $40.00. Info: www. newpaltzchallenge.com. Gilded Otter parking lot, 3 Main St, New Paltz. Sign Up Now! The Bard Warm-up: (6/22). This pre-intensive warm-up is for everyone involved with the Summer Shakespeare Intensive. An opportunity to grasp an overview of the selected plays and to participate in an informal audition with the directors. Info: www.New GenesisProductions.org New Genesis Productions, 23 Vision Path, West Shokan. Register Now! Woodstock Day School Summer Adventure -General & Specialty Camp Sessions from July 30 - August 8, 2014, Including Wilderness, Into the Forest, Wayfinder Experience, Rock Academy Summer Jam, Music Mania, Capture That, Summer Adventure Plus. 246-3744, x120Ages: Varies with each camp but covers 3 years - 17 years; Summer Adventure PLUS for ages 12 and up. Register Now! “Preserving Land and Community, “ A one-week writing enrichment program for students ages 12-16 wishing to explore nature, history, and issues of conservation and land preservation. July 28-August 1st, 9am-3p.m. Info: www.newpaltz. edu/hvwp/ywcam or 943-8437.South Middle School, Newburgh, $295. Coming Soon! Short Film Concert Asbury Shorts will return for a fourth year on 6/14. A presentation of the world’s best short films. Guest Host: Kimberly Kay. Info: 718-510-6929 or www.brownpapertickets/event/67297. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale, $12. Landscape Oil Painting Classes with Loman Eng. Registration required.

11AM-3PM Feral Cat Project’s Kitten & Cat Adoption Day. Rain date 6/14. ECO Pet Spa & Market, 183 Burt Street, Rt. 9W, Saugerties, (845)217-5028. If you already own a pet, please bring name & contact info for your vet. If you rent a home or apartment, bring contact info for your landlord. Adoption application must be completed. Requested donation for adopting a kitten- $50, (reduced vet rate for spay/neuter

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics for Cats – June 9, 16 and 30 Newburgh; June 10, 17, and 24 Monroe; June 11, 18, and 25 Middletown; June 19 Port Jervis; June 23 Monticello. Performed by appointment only, by NY state licensed veterinarians of The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.) mobile clinic. $70 per cat includes spay/ neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, and nail trim. Newburgh residents, $10 per cat. Mamakating residents, $35 per cat. Warwick and Chester residents, $20 per cat. Also available for an additional fee: distemper vaccine, flea treatment, deworming, and microchipping. TARA now spays and neuters dogs in Middletown. 845-754-7100. taraspayneuter.org.

1PM Concert on the Porch: John Burroughs Memorial Locust and Wild Honey Mountain Orchestra performing a set of original songs inspired by the writings of naturalist John Burroughs. Bring a chair. Info: www.headwatershistorydays.org. John Burroughs’ Woodchuck Lodge, 1633Burroughs Memorial Rd, Roxbury, free.

11AM-4PM Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. A shelter for over 300 pigs, goats, sheep, cows, chickens and more. Meet the animals, hear their heartwarming stories and walk away with a deeper understanding of who they are. Tours every Sat & Sun - 11:30am, 1:15pm, 3pm. $10 / adults, $5/ kids 12 & under. Info: www.WoodstockSanctuary.org or 679-5955. Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, 35 Van Wagner Rd, Willow. 11AM Unveiling of Steve Heller’s new body of work . Cookies & Door Prizes! Handcrafted Furniture, Sculpture & Cars! Open Wednesday through Monday 9am-5pm. Steve Heller’s Fabulous Furniture, Rt 28, Boiceville, 750-3035.

1PM-4PM “Textures and Tastes of Africa.” African food, fashion, drumming, gospel music and raffle. Fund Raiser to support student scholarships for the University at Albany’s Summer Study Tours to Africa. Info: 266-3844. Episcopal Church of the Messiah, Parish Hall,

11AM-4PM Live Art Painting and Music. A demonstration of the Genie Collapsible Canvases will kick off our live painting event. Music by Chris Macchia. Info: 332-8118. Water Street Market, New Paltz, free.

Senior Nutrition/Dining Program. Ulster County Office of the Aging operates Senior Dining Sites throughout the county, which offer nutritious, hot meals. Open Mon, Wed & Fri, 11:3012pm. Please call the site between 10 a.m. and noon the day before you plan toattend. Info: 336-7112. Kingston Mid-town Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston, $3 /suggested donation.

11 AM-2:30 PM Catskill Animal Sanctuary Weekend Tours. Meet 300+ rescued farm animals on this beautiful 110-acre haven. Every Saturday and Sunday, through October. Info: 336-8447 or www.casanctuary.org. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties.

10AM Country Living Fair Coming to Rhinebeck( 6/6-6/8). Info: 866-500-FAIR & www. stellashows.com or www.countryliving.com/ fair. Three days of cooking, crafting, DIY demonstrations, editor and design expert appearances, as well as locally-sourced, artisanal food, shopping - featuring more than 200 vendors offering antiques, gifts, home d‚cor& jewelry. Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rt 9, Rhinebeck, $13 /adv, $40 /3-day pass, $20 /door.

10AM-2PM Fashion Design Gallery. Ulster BOCES Career & Technical Center’s Fashion Design and Merchandising students will host it. LGBTQ Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston.

Register Now! SummerDance on Tour! July 28th to August 17th. Expose children to the wonderful world of dance. Tuition: $850. Info: 256-9300, vcoffice@vanavercaravan.org, or www. vanavercaravan.org. Stone Mountain Farm, 375 River Rd Ext, New Paltz.

255-0919. Mohonk Preserve, Trapps Bridge, New Paltz, $12.

12PM-5PM 3rd Annual Retro Rally Car & Motorcycle Show (Rain Dat: Sat. 6/21) Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones and The Pleasers! Come dressed in your best Retro fashions. Submit a vintage Car into the show: $10 before 5/30, $15 after. Info: www.cornellstreetstudios.com or331-019 Cornell Street Studios, 168 Cornell St, Kingston, $15 /car.

10AM-3PM Library Book Sale. Woodstock Libraryk, 5 Library, Woodstock.

Register Now! CaravanKids Summer Workshop (July 21-25). Expose children to the wonderful world of dance. Cost $225 half day 9am- 12:pm, $350 full day 9am- 3pm. Info: 256-9300, vcoffice@vanavercaravan.org, or www. vanavercaravan.org. Stone Mountain Farm, 375 River Rd Ext, New Paltz.

are available), adult cat- $35 (already spayed/ neutered & have had rabies shots).

10AM-2PM Saugerties’ Farmers Market. Offering fruits & vegetables, greens, herbs, asparagus, apples, pastured meats &poultry, eggs, freshcaught fish, local cheeses, baked goods (bread and pastries, including gluten-free), jams & pickles, & artisanal foods. 115 Main St.Parking Lot - Across from Cahill School, Saugerties.

10AM-3PM Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: Rainbow Falls. Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. A moderate, 7-mile hike led by Art Raphael (255-5367). Info: 255-0919. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Lower Awosting Parking Lot, New Paltz, $8 / per car.

Session 2: June 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, July 1 from 1:30pm-5pm. Class materials must be purchased by student. Info: 338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, free.

1PM 1658 Stockade National Historic District Walking Tour- Narrated walk through New York’s largest intact early Dutch settlement and neighborhood where the state was born in 1777. Includes tour of c.1812 Johnston House interior. Info: www.fohk.org or 339-0720. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner Wall-Main Sts, Kingston, $10, $5 /under 16. 1PM Mohonk Preserve - How Did the Rope Get Up There? History and Practice of Gunks Rock Climbing. No reservations required. Info:

1PM-3PM Studio Visits with Judy Pfaff and Tanya Marcuse. Space is limited. Reservations are a must. Info: www.woodstockguild.org or 679-2079. Studios near Rhinebeck/Tivoli, Addresses TBA, Rhinebeck, $50. 1:30PM-3PM LEGO Club. Ages 4 to 14. Registration Required. Info: 679-6405 or www.whplib.org West Hurley Public Library, 42 Clover St, West Hurley, free. 2PM New York Heritage Weekend. Receiving the French: The Role of the French in the American Revolution, will explain why the French gave the Americans firearms, clothes, and soldiers to help in their war against Great Britain. Info: 562-1195. Washington’s Headquarters State 2PM-4PM A Healing Journey through Shamanic Sound and Meditation with Adam Kane and Al Romao. Relax and Receive healing vibrations through shamanic doctoring, medicine songs, shamanic healing tools and various instruments which facilitate and carefully guideeach participant in their own personal growth. Limited to 8. Info: 679-2100. Mirabai Books, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30. 2PM-9PM PINXTER: Rejuvenation of the African American/ colonial Dutch tradition, now an allinclusive celebration of the world’s farmworkers: music & drumming, dance, food, farm experiences, seedling sale. Info: 331-0316 or www. whirligigfarm.com. Whirligig Farm, 1375 Hurley Mountain Rd, Hurley. 2PM-5PMGarden Party at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, free, public invited, Saturday, June 7 from 2-5 pm. 2578 Route 212 in Woodstock. Great food and entertainment along with tours of the expansive gardens.St. Gregory’s, Woodstock.

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3PM Library Talk: “Printed by a woman in the 18th and 21st centuries: The Making of the Goddard Declaration of Independence.” Artist Mindy Belloff created an accurate reproduction of Mary Goddard’s historic 1777 printing of the Declaration, hand set over 6,000 characters in the original typeface, and letterpress printed them in a collectible edition of 100. After the presentation, at 4pm, stroll to Intima Gallery around the corner to view the current Works on Paper exhibition of artists’ books and prints. Saugerties Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

6PM-8PM Opening Reception: “Deeply Rooted.” Featuring the works of Raymond J. Steiner, William P. Duffy & Patrick D. Milbourn. The show will focus on the interpretive process and individual expression that becomes a work of art. Exhibits through 7/6. Info: 518-943-2189. M Gallery, 350 Main St, Catskill.

3PM Children’s Book Reading: McKenzie Willis, Children’s author of Tales of the Rainbow Forest. Info: 246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties. 3PM-5PM Book Signing: Michel Arnaud, author of Design Brooklyn. Info: tkhomeandgarden@ gmail.com. TK Home and Garden, 441 Warren St, Hudson. 3PM-5PM Opening Reception: Instructors’ Exhibition. Exhibits through 7/12. Info: 679-2388 or www.woodstockschoolofart.org. Woodstock School of Art, Angeloch Gallery, 2470 Rte. 212, Woodstock. 3PM New Paltz School of Ballet Spring Ballet Recital: “Happily Ever After, “ featuring ballet and jazz dances by students age 3 through 18. Info: 255-0044. Wallkill Senior High School, Auditorium, 90 Robinson Dr, Wallkill, $15.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: James Maddock Band. Opening: Dylan Doyle. Info: 236-7970 or www. liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, Route 9W, Marlboro. 7PM Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle Series: Concert 1: Menahem Pressler, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; Michael Tree, viola; and Sharon Robinson, cello. Info: 339-7907 or hvcmc. bardcenter@gmail.com or hvcmc.org. Bard College, Olin Hall, Annandale-on-Hudson, $30/ pp, $5/student. 7PM-9PM Live Music. Info: 679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 7PM Panel Event: : “The New Face of Fiction” with authors Emma Straub (The Vacationers), Owen King (Double Feature) & Kelly Braffet (Save Yourself ), moderated by Suzanna Hermans. Info: 876-0500. Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck.

4PM-7PM Opening Reception: Michael Kalish. Featuring his sculptures. A portion of sales proceeds from this evening will go to benefit the North East Community Center. Info: 518-5921330 or www.eckertfineart.com. Eckert Fine Art, 34 Main St, Millerton.

7PM-11PM Country Hoe Down to Benefit Center for Spectrum Services. Hosted by The Schatzel Family. A casual evening of dinner, drinks, and dancing to benefit the 2014 Playgrounds Project. Meet special guest, NY Giants Championship Punter, Sean Landeta.Silent Auction. RSVP. Info: www.centerforspectrumservices.org or Rebecca @ Rbekba@yahoo.com. Sojourner Truth/Ulster Landing Park, 916 Ulster Landing Rd, Saugerties, $35.

4PM-5:30PM Art Along the Hudson’s Free Artist Talk Series features The Artful Restoration of a Magnificent Hudson Valley Stained Glass Window by Doris Cultraro. Saugerties Performing Arts Factory (SPAF),169 Ulster Ave, Saugerties,www.artalongthehudson.com, or www. saugertiesperformingartsfactory.com/ or 876-3200.

7PM Figures in Flight Dance Concert. Figures in Flight 4, a professional youth dance company made up of high school students from the Hudson Valley will be joined by Figures in Flight Released, a group of adult men whose dance training began through a rehabilitation program in prison. SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theater, New Paltz, $15, $10 /student w/ID, $10 /12 & under.

4PM The Process - Hypnotherapy Workshop. Lucas Handwerker’s work is based on one simple idea: that in the right state of mind all people are capable of all things. Portion of the proceeds donated to the Library. Info: 876-2903 or www. morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us/ MortonMemorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff, $30.

7:30PM Clybourne Park. Play by Bruce Norris. Directed by Sande Shurin. Not recommended for children. Info: 679-7900. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $20, $15 /senior/student.

4 PM-11 PM St. Mary’s Benevolent Society 103rd Annual Bazaar. Food, music, games and fun. Shuttle parking at Kingston Point Beach. Authentic Italian sausage & peppers, fried dough and other great food. Games of chance open at 6:30PM, games on the midway, 4PM. Music byPaul Luke Band at7PM. St. Mary’s, 188 North St, Kingston.

7:30PM BalletNext. Blurring the lines between classical and contemporary ballet. Info: www. kaatsbaan.org or 757-5106 x 2 or 10. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli, $30, $10 student w/ID. 7:30PM Tabla Solo Concert. Performed by the world renowned Tabla Maestro Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. Followed by Indian snacks and chai. Info: www.shantimandir.com/event/.chatterjee/. Shanti Mandir,51 Muktananda Marg,Walden, 778-1008.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: “Smoke Without Mirrors.” Works by Dennis Adams and Steve Derrickson. Info: www.kmoca.com. Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts, 103 Abeel St, Kingston.

7:30PM Temple Emanuel’s 160th Anniversary Celebration. Champagne/Cocktail/Hor D’ouerves reception. classical music and live and silent auction. Info: 338-4271. Temple Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston.

5 PM -7 PM Senior Seminar Thesis Show Opening. Carnegie Learning Center -Kingston High School Campus, 403 Broadway, Kingston, 633-0815.

7:30PM MTD4lyfe Benefit Concert. Featuring Dave Holland - Kevin Eubanks - Nate Smith, Penamach, Bubby Lewis, Eddy Khaimovich trio and Gail Ann Dorsey. All proceeds will go to O+Festival and MusiCares. Info: 679-4406 or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theatre, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: Shawn Dell Joyce, Pastel artist at Sycamore Farm and Lorraine Furey, Monroe Acrylic artist at Blooming Hill Farm. Exhibits through 6/30. Info: www.wallkillriverschool.com or 457-2787. Wallkill River School of Art, Patchett House, 232 Ward St, Montgomery. 5PM-8PM Double Bill - Opening Reception: “Ups & Downs Series” a solo member show by Melita Greenleaf; and “Serenade” a Members show. Exhibit will show through 6/28. Info: 338-0331. Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston. 5PM-8PM Fashion Design Gallery. Ulster BOCES Career & Technical Center’s Fashion Design and Merchandising students will host it. LGBTQ Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. 5PM-8PM Opening Reception: “Shelfies by Jim Fawcett” Info: www.TheStorefrontGallery.com or338-8473. The Storefront Gallery, 93 Broadway, Kingston. 5PM-8PM Opening Reception: Naoko Oshima. A showing of mixed media. Show runs through 6//28. Info: 338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, Duck Pond Gallery, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 5:30PM-7:30PM Baking BookSigning & Recipe Tastings with Libbie Summers, author of Sweet & Vicious: Baking with Attitude. Info: .876-1117 orsean@bluecashew.com. bluecashew Kitchen Pharmacy, 6423 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. 6PM-8PM Opening Reception- Topographies: Mapping History & Time. Featuring works by Kate Katomski & Joanne Lobotsky. Exhibits through 7/7. Info: 516-4435 or www.betsyjacarusoartist.com. The Courtyard, Betsy Jacaruso Gallery, 43 East Market St, Rhinebeck. 6PM-8PM Open Mic-Featured Perfomer and Community Potluck. Open Mic/Song Share starts at 6:45pm. First Featured Performers will be David Kraai and Amy Laber. Info: 255-1255 or www.gardinerlibrary.org. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmers Turnpike, Gardiner. 6PM-9:30PM Offerings at White Crane Hall: Reiki I - 6/ 6, 6-9:30pm & 6/7, 12-3:30pm. $110 for both. Reiki is both a healing modality & a path to deeper awakening.Info:389-2431 michael@ whitecranehall.comwhitecranehall.com. White Crane Hall, 77 Cornell St. Kingston, Suite 116,

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dalecafe.com or 658-9048. Rosendale Café, 434 Main St, Rosendale, $15. 9:30PM Live Music. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484.

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10th Annual Mountain Jam. (6/5 -6/8) A fourday, multi-stage event, featuring approximately 40 bands on 3 stages in one of the Northeast’s most pristine natural amphitheaters. Info: 679-7600 x 33 or www.mountainjam.com. Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, Rt 23A, Hunter. 8AM-3PM Beacon Flea Market More than 50 regular and one-time vendors sell a variety of items. Info: www.beaconflea.blogspot.com or 202-0094. Henry St parking lot, Beacon. 8AM-3PM NYSMTB Series William’s Lake Classic Mountain Bike Race. The course is about 5 miles per lap of mostly technical flowing single track, and best of all the cave. Day of registration opens at 7am. Online registration closes at 11:45 pm, 6/6. Info: www.trtbicycles.com or 658-7832. Rosendale. 9AM Object de Junque..... Vintage items, jewelry, clothing, organic veggies - something for everyone! Woodstock Flea Market, Maple Ln, Woodstock, 679-6744. 9AM-10:30AM Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Saturday, 9-10:30am. Everyone welcome. Info: 679-8800. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rt 212, Woodstock. 9:30AM-3:30PM Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: Millbrook Ridge. Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. A moderate, 8-mile hike led by Gary Curasi (534-2885). Info: 255-0919. Mohonk Preserve, Visitor Center, New Paltz, $12. 9:30AM-2PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Millbrook Mountain and Mountain Laurel. Participants should pack water and food and wear appropriate shoes. Pre-registration is required. Pre-registration is required. Info: 255-0752. MinnewaskaState Park Preserve, Nature Center, Gardiner, $8 /per car. 10AM Book Workshop: An Introduction to Handmade Books. Learn two bookbinding structures to get you started in hand binding your drawings, photographs and writings, to create unique artist’s books. Workshop at Intima Gallery, 196 Main St, Saugerties, taught by Mindy Belloff, 10am-1pm, pre-registration, workshop fee, details at www.IntimaGallery.com email IntimaPress@ yahoo.com . 10AM-2PM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: The Saints of Swing, featuring Lumiri Tubo. Info: 236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, Route 9W, Marlboro. 10AM Country Living Fair Coming to Rhinebeck( 6/6-6/8)! Info: 866-500-FAIR & www. stellashows.com or www.countryliving.com/ fair. Three days of cooking, crafting, DIY demonstrations, editor and design expert appearances, as well as locally-sourced, artisanal food, shopping - featuring more than 200 vendors offering antiques, gifts, home d‚cor& jewelry. Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rt 9, Rhinebeck, $13 /adv, $40 /3-day pass, $20 /door.

7:30 PM Saturday Night Live Music featuring ME & MY EX - Ginny Leitner, vocals & Robert Leitner, guitar & vocals. Light Acoustic Rock, Country & Classic Rock. Info: 255-8811, www. GKnoodles.comAdmission Charge: No Cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended.GomenKudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

10AM-4PM Annual Mineral, Gem, Jewelry, and Fossil Show, Swap and Sell There will be national and local dealers. On Display will be the most complete Mastodon found in New York State. Extensive local Mineral Display, new Fluorescent Mineral Display. Info:www.orangecountymineralsocietynewyork.com or 683-1167. Museum Village, 1010 Rt. 17M, Monroe, $5, $3 /senior/child.

8PM Cats Out Of The Bag with Eric Wood, T Xiques and Sam Morrison. For our supporters a special preview of new songs and arrangements. No cover. The Joma Cafe,4075 State Hwy 28A, West Shokan, 251-1114.

10AM-12PM Leaf & Tree Identification. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. Info: www. wildearth.org/adults/tracking-club. Park and Ride, North Chestnut/32 N, New Paltz, $15 / suggested donation.

8PM The Whippersnappers. Double fiddle harmony arrangements of Celtic airs, old time songs with fiddle, banjo and guitar sung in three part harmony. Info: 255-1559 or www.unisonarts. org. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mt. Rest Rd, New Paltz, $28.

10AM Kingston Sailing Club First Race. Skippers Meeting 10 am, at Hudson River Maritime Museum. First flag 12 pm, club mark Hudson River. Info: KingstonSailingClub@gmail.com or www.KingstonSailingClub.org. Kingston Sailing Club, Kingston.

8PM Noises Off. Michael Frayn’s funny revelation of what can happen on the other side of the curtain. Info: 876-3080 or www.centerforperformingarts.org. Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, $24, $22 /senior/child.

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

8PM Johnny Dell & The Night Life Band. Info: www.hydeparkbrewing.com or 229-8277. Hyde Park Brewing Co, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. 8PM Good People. David Lindsay-Abaire’s Tonynominated play. This tale explores the troubles of a single mom struggling to make ends meet, and the fireworks that happen when she confronts a more fortunate old friend. Shadowland Theater, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $39, 647-5511. 8PM The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet. Directed by Tenzin Sonam and Ritu Sarin. With Introduction and talk by Hortsang Jigme, poet, and author of The Greater History of Amdo. Info: 383-1774 or www.tibetancenter.org. The Tibetan Center, 875 Route 28, Kingston. 8PM 4th Annual 10 Minute Play Festival: “Paranormal in Poughkeepsie!” is this year’s theme. Info: www.halfmoontheatre.org or 800-8383006. Half Moon Theatre Performance Space, 2515 South Rd, Poughkeepsie, $20. 8PM John Abercrombie Trio. Info: www.rosen-

10:30AM-12PM Sunday Mornings in Service of Sacred Unity. With Amy McTear & Friends. 2nd & 4th Sundays. Info: 255-1559. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. 11AM-4PM Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. A shelter for over 300 pigs, goats, sheep, cows, chickens and more. Meet the animals, hear their heartwarming stories and walk away with a deeper understanding of who they are. Tours every Sat & Sun - 11:30am, 1:15pm, 3pm. $10 / adults, $5/ kids 12 & under. Info: www.WoodstockSanctuary.org or 679-5955. Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, 35 Van Wagner Rd, Willow. 11 AM-2:30 PM Catskill Animal Sanctuary Weekend Tour. Meet 300+ rescued farm animals on this beautiful 110-acre haven. Every Saturday and Sunday, through October. Info: 336-8447 or www.casanctuary.org. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties. 12PM-4PM 2nd Annual Kingston Community

Block Party. Featuring live ethnic music, dance and comedy, along with multicultural handicrafts, children’s activities, food and drinks. Bring blankets or folding chairs. Info: www.rehercenter. org or 338-8131. T.R. Gallo West Strand Park, Kingston. 12PM Walking Tour of the Hamlet of Roxbury. 40-minute tour, led by Carolyn Faracci, Roxbury Town Parks Coordinator, on Main Street Historic District, Kirkside Park; the DURR station and museum. Info: www.headwatershistorydays.org. Gould Church, Main St, Roxbury, free. 12PM Second Sunday Gathering. This new series is meant to fill a void at MaMA that we have been feeling for some time now, the need to host a regular session for exploration of spirit and mystery in a contemporary way. Children are welcome!Meets on Second Sunday of each month. MaMA, 3588 Main St, Stone Ridge. 1PM Fun on The Hudson River Kayak Tour. Sunset Kayak Tour 6:30 p.m. Lynch’s Marina, Saugerties Details @ www.ipaddlenewyork.com. Reservations required 532-7797. 1PM-3PM Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project. Screening of two short documentary films about Korea. A reenactment of a Korean Traditional Wedding will be performed followed by a celebration with a traditional Korean meal and refreshments. Reg reqr’d. Info:255-1255 or www.gardinerlibrary.org. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. 1PM-2PM Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green, Tinker St, Woodstock, 679-7148 or rizka@hvc.rr.com. 1PM Mohonk Preserve - How Did the Rope Get Up There? History and Practice of Gunks Rock Climbing. No reservations required. Info: 255-0919. Mohonk Preserve, Trapps Bridge, New Paltz, $12. 1:30PM-3:30PM Mid-Hudson Orchid Society Meeting. Marc Hachadourian of The New York Botanical Garden will speak on “Extreme Orchids: From the Beautiful to the Bizarre - A Survey of Orchid Biodiversity.” Orchids will be available for purchase at the meeting. Info: 294-1000 orwww. mhos.us.com. Union Presbyterian Church, 44 Balmville Rd, Newburgh. 2PM 4th Annual 10 Minute Play Festival: “Paranormal in Poughkeepsie!” is this year’s theme. Info: www.halfmoontheatre.org or 800-8383006. Half Moon Theatre Performance Space, 2515 South Rd, Poughkeepsie, $20. 2PM Presentation and Free Concert. Ethnomusicologist Ben Bath will give a short history of the OSB, followed by an a cappella concert of tunes from an OSB hymnal used by local congregations. Info: www.headwatershistorydays.org. Historical Society of Middletown, 778 Cemetery Rd, Middletown. 2PM Sundays With Friends Chamber Music Series: Sheryl Staples, Violin, Cynthia Phelps, Viola, Eric Kim, Cello, Inon Barnatan, Piano. Info: www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Event Gallery, Bethel. 2PM 2014 Outdoor Music Series: Waxahatchee & Luke Temple (of Here We Go Magic). Info: www.stormking.org. Storm King Art Center, Old Pleasant Hill Rd, Mountainville. 2PM Katherine Flannery Dering presents her book, Shot in the Head. Info: 246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties. 2PM Good People. David Lindsay-Abaire’s Tonynominated play. This tale explores the troubles of a single mom struggling to make ends meet, and the fireworks that happen when she confronts a more fortunate old friend. Shadowland Theater, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $39, 647-5511. 2:30PM BalletNext. Blurring the lines between classical and contemporary ballet. Info: www. kaatsbaan.org or 757-5106 x 2 or 10. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli, $30, $10 student w/ID. 3PM New Paltz School of Ballet Spring Ballet Recital: “Happily Ever After, “ featuring ballet and jazz dances by students age 3 through 18. Info: 255-0044. Wallkill Senior High School, Auditorium, 90 Robinson Dr, Wallkill, $15. 3PM Noises Off. Michael Frayn’s funny revelation of what can happen on the other side of the curtain. Info: 876-3080 or www.centerforperformingarts.org. Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, $24, $22 /senior/child. 4PM Rails to the Catskills. New documentary film, by Tobe Carey. The story of the historic railroads that brought passengers to the northern and southern Catskill hotels and boarding houses and carried milk, lumber and materials to market. Info: director@mths.org. 4PM Reading by Brent Robison, author of “Love/Art/Money.” The reading takes. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker Street. For more information, contact GlaringOmissions@gmail. com. 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. Village of Woodstock. 5PM-9PM “Songs For Our Elders: Benefit Dinner, Concert & Silent Auction”benefit for Sage Arts. Marbletown Community Center, raising money to team local songwriters and elders to write their life song. $25 donation, with Marc Black, Mamalama, Jim Metzner Dave Kearney, Dean Batstone, Liana Gabel, Don Sparks, Dorraine Scofield. Dinner will be served from 5-7pm. Wine and beer will be available through out the evening.Info at 688-1546

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Time. Mondays. Sspecial price of $35 which will include one hour of jump time for five immediate family members. Each additional family member $7/hour. Reservations must be made in advance. Info: www.bounceonit.com or 206-4555. Bounce! Trampoline Sports, 2 Neptune Rd, Poughkeepsie. 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, Glenford. 5:30PM-6:30PM Qigong with Zach Baker. Mondays, on-going. This class will not be held the second Monday of the month Info: www. unisonarts.org or 255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $5. 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. 5:30PM-6:30PM Information Sessions on MBA Program. These sessions will provide an overview of the MBA program. Academic advising will be offered for individuals who bring transcripts. Info: 257-2968 or mba@newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz, van den Berg Hall 219, New Paltz.

PHOTO BY JEREMY LAWSON. COURTESY OF JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY, NEW YORK.

Exhibition of new work by Nick Cave at Jack Shainman Gallery: The School in Kinderhook.

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hat’s the arts trend hitting the Hudson Valley these days? How about the newly hip quality that has come to the foreground, as Hudson scenewatcher (and -maker) Sam Pratt recently put it, for top New York City gallerists to buy up giant old schools and other massive structures in our region, to be dubbed “spaces”? Meaning that, while they’re ostensibly for storage purposes, they are also home to public elements and events – such as the massive new Jack Shainman space up in Kinderhook, which kicked off last month with an opening reception and performance tied to a summerlong show by Chicago-based artist PHOTO BY JEREMY LAWSON. COURTESY OF JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY, NEW YORK. and former dancer Nick Cave (not the musician/novelist). Hey, it drew over a thousand Performance by artist Nick Cave at the opening of Jack Shainman Gallery: people. The School in Kinderhook. Then again, the “space” – Kinderhook’s former Martin Van Buren Elementary School – was big enough, at 30,000 square feet, for many, many more. So are the similar large schools-turned-art venues/storage now making an impact in Beacon, at several locations around the City of Hudson and in Catskill, where the former St. Patrick’s campus is being turned into artist work/live “spaces.” Call it a contemporary version of the East Village move up to farms with big barns that took place in the latter decades of the 20th century, or the purchase of big factorylike spaces and commercial buildings of more recent years. “The School is kind of a life dream…primarily, we’ll store our collection there, but it has great viewing rooms and exhibition rooms, and we will do exhibitions there in the summer. Previously, we often had to rent space to show large works. It will have about a 27-foot ceiling in the main gallery space, where we’ll have artists do special projects,” Shainman has said of his latest addition to a pair of galleries in New York City’s Chelsea. “I also have a farm near the school, and its grandeur has always impressed me. It’s exciting to have five acres of property to show outdoor sculpture.” As for what to see at Jack Shainman’s School this summer: Cave’s soundsuits, presented with African drumming on an outdoor stage last month, are folklike but studied, wildly intricate and otherworldly. In Shainman’s gorgeously designed exhibition spaces, they seem to have landed, as well as to invite interaction. They’re worth a day trip – especially given the fun involved in simply getting to Kinderhook. It’s a sweet old town, surrounded by orchards and filled with homey eateries and antiques stores. The School is open on Saturdays or by appointment. It’s well worth a visit. – Paul Smart Nick Cave, Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., The School, 25 Broad Street, Kinderhook; (212) 645-1701, www.jackshainman.com.

6:30PM 2014 Young Student Guitar Ensemble. Ken McGloin will feature his young and upcoming students in this exciting end of the school year concert. Info: 658-9048 or www.rosendalecafe. com. Rosendale Café, 434 Main St, Rosendale, free. 6:30PM Open Mic Night with Jeff Entin. Info: 687-2699 or highfallscafe@earthlink.net. High Falls Cafe, Stone Dock Golf Club, High Falls. 7PM Michael Arnowitt plays piano and Normal shares poetry. Info: 246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties. 7PM-8PM Information Session. Topic - Hosting an International High School Student. Info: www. gphomestay.com. Adriance Library, Charwat Meeting Room, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie. 7:30 PM Hudson Valley Railroad Society History Night. Meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30pm. Business meeting at 7:30pm, program at 8pm. Info: www.hydeparkstation.com or 229-2338. Hyde Park Train Station Museum, 38 River Rd, Hyde Park. 8PM Open Mic/Poetry Night. Featured Poet - Victoria Sullivan is the “poet laureate” of the Woodstock Round Table. Hosted by Michael Platsky. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484.

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7AM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Early Morning Birders. Designed for birding enthusiasts or those just looking to learn the basics, this series will offer various outings led by experienced birding volunteers and park naturalists. Info: 255-0752. Minnewaska State Park, New Paltz. 9AM-10AM Senior Dance Exercise with Inyo Charbonneau. An emphasis is on fun while benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exercise. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 9:15 AM -11:15 AM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. 55 and older. Sept. thru June. $80. Drop-in $5 per class. 657-581. American Legion, Mountain Rd, Shokan. 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: 255-5970. Plaza Diner, New Paltz. 10AM-11:30AM Parkinsons Exercise Class w/ Anne Olin. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Kingston, 679-6250. 10 AM Adirondack Mountain Club: Bull’s Bridge to Ten Mile River. Easy Hike, Kent, CT. Leader: Beth Willis 373-8202 or bethwillis@ optonline.net Notify the leader before 8pm on Monday. Info: www.midhudsonadk.org. Kent, free. 10:30AM Babies & Books Storytime. For ages 0-2. Info: www.esopuslibrary.org or 338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

or www.SageArts.org. The performances begin at 7pm. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. 5PM-8PM Mohonk Consultations’ 2014 Distinguished Environmental Achievement Award. Honoring Arm-of-the-Sea Theater, its founders and artistic directors, Marlena Marallo and Patrick Wadden. A reception with hors d’oeuvres and wine. RSVP. Info: 256-2726 or mohonkconsultations@hvi.net. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, $35, $20 /student. 5PM-7PM Opening Reception: In the Garden of Sonic Delights. Aaron Taylor Kuffner | Gamelatron Sanctuary: Suara Sinar (The Sound of Light). A site-specific installation that transforms a vast windowless abandoned warehouse into a sanctuary of light and sound. Exhibitsthru 11/2. Info: www.hvcca.org. 150 N. Water St, Peekskill. 6PM-8PM Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal. No auditions and sight reading not required. If you can carry a tune, the Mid-Hudson Valley’s LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly chorus needs you. Soprano, alto, tenor, bass—allvoices needed. Rehearsals every Sunday, 6-8pm. Info: rainbowchorus1@ gmail.com or 845-353-8348. LGBTQ, 300 Wall

St, Kingston. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Taylor Eigsti & Friends. Info: 236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon. com. The Falcon, Route 9W, Marlboro. 7:30PM Clybourne Park. Play by Bruce Norris. Directed by Sande Shurin. Not recommended for children. Info: 679-7900. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $20, $15 /senior/student. 7:30PM-9:30PM Sunday Mornings in Service of Sacred Unity. Every 2nd and 4th Sunday. Guided by Amy McTear, Joseph Jastrab, Dahila Bartz Cabe & other musical guests. Info: www. unisonarts.org or 255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $10. 8PM Live Music. Info: 679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 80 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a

week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 679-5906 x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 9AM-9:50AM Senior Fit Dance for Seniors with Adah Frank. Dance and movement for strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Bring a mat. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 1 PM Needlework Group. On-going every Monday, 1pm. Info: 338-5580 x1005. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 1PM-4PM ICONS - Writing Class (5/12-7/14). Meets on Mondays, 1-4pm. Info: www.iconwritingclasses.com. Woodstock Reformed Church, 16 Tinker ST, Woodstock. 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, $2 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 3PM-7PM Bounce! Trampoline Sports Family

11AM-12PM Bounce! Trampoline Sports Special Toddler Time. This separate time gives parents and caregivers a chance to play with their little ones, ages 2 - 5, in a quieter setting. Reservations must be made in advance. Info: www.bounceonit. com or 206-4555. Bounce!Trampoline Sports, 2 Neptune Rd, Poughkeepsie, $10 /parent/child/ hour, $8 /additional child/hour. 1PM Petite Picasso Preschool Art Program. Info: 758-3241 or www.redhooklibrary.org. Red Hook Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. 2PM Open Rehearsal: New York Theatre Ballet. Info: 757-5106 x10 or 2 or www.kaatsbaan.org. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli, free. 5:30PM Phoenicia Community Choir. Prepare choral music for concerts as well as singing with the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice. No auditions, no need to read music, give it a try! Info: 688 5759. Wesleyan Church, Main St, Phoenicia. 6PM Adirondack Mountain Club: Wappingers Creek to the Hudson. Easy Evening Paddle. Leader: Dave Webber webberd1@yahoo.com or 452-7238. PFD required! Info: www.midhudsonadk.org. Creek Rd, Highland, free.

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

Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany.

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

8:30AM Open Mic Blues Jam hosted by Petey Hop. Info: www.hydeparkbrewing.com or 229-8277. Hyde Park Brewing Company, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

7PM-10PM Jazz Jam. Every Tuesday, 7-10pm. 452-3232. The Derby, 96 Main St, Poughkeepsie. 7 PM-9 PM Open Mic. On-going, Tuesdays, 7-9pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 200 Main St, Saugerties, 246-5775. 7PM Women’s Barbershop Chorus Open House. Do you love to sing, perform and meet new people? Receive free vocal / singing lessons. Experience the joy of 4 part a capella harmony. Info: evergreenchorus1@yahoo.com. St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 110 Overlook Rd, Poughkeepsie.

Wednesday

6/11

9:15AM-10:15AM 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. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10:30AM Plumflower Story Time! It’s a magical, sing-song, story, art making celebration for Toddlers every Wednesday. Info: 679-2213. Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

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, New Paltz.

11AM-5PM Hot Dog Picnic and special programs in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the 1939 British Royal Visit to Hyde Park. Special tours. Pre-registration is required. Info: 229-5320. FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Henry A. Wallace Center, Hyde Park.

7PM-8:30PM Singing Just for Fun! New Paltz Community Singers. Going 20+ years. Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Info: genecotton@gmail. com. Quaker Meeting House, 8 N. Manheim, New Paltz.

11:30AM-12:30PM Lunch & Learn Series, What’s New at the Library, Especially for Older Adults. Jewel Retzlaff, Public Information Officer, Poughkeepsie Public Library District. Hudson Valley Community Center, 110 S. Grand Ave, Poughkeepsie, $5 /lunch.

7PM-8PM Alateen Meeting. Alateen is for kids affected by someone else’s drinking. Open to ages 7-19. 2 Certified New York State Alateen Sponsors. Info: 594-2864 or www.alanon.alateen.org. Overlook United Methodist Church, 233 Tinker St, Woodstock. 7:30 PM -9:30 PM Life Drawing Sessions On-going on Tuesday and Thursdays. Info: www. unisonarts.org or 255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $13, $48 /4 classes. 8PM Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. Info: www.palacealbany.com or 518- 465-3334. Palace

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1 PM Kingston Community Singers Open Rehearsals. Old Dutch Church, Wall St, Kingston, 339-0637. 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. 6PM-9PM Weeknight Repair Café at The Treehouse. Bring your beloved but broken item to The Treehouse, located at 17 Church Street in New Paltz. Repair coaches will be on hand with tools and materials to help you make any repairs you need to clothing, jewelry, lamps, and things made of wood. Free tea and coffee will be available, and baked goods will be available for purchase. Maker Valley will also have a table on-site that will focus on paper folding crafts. For more information, contact Adiron Corichi at adironc@gmail.com or call The Treehouse at 255-0345. 6PM Woodstock Community Chorale. Prepare choral music for concerts as well as singing with the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice. No auditions, no need to read music. Info: 688-5759. KleinerJames, Tinker St, Woodstock. 6:30PM Spanish Storytime. On-going every Wednesday at 6:30pm. Led by Stephanie Santos. Info: 255-1255 or www.gardinerlibrary. org. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. 7PM-9:30PM Jazz Wednesday at Dave’s Coffee House. Guitarist Tom DePetris, Jody Sumber on drums and Allen Murphy on bass and special guests will be performing an ongoing jazz night starting at 8pm Dave’s Coffee House, Saugerties. 7PM-11PM Rosendale Chess Club. Free admission-no dues. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm.

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Rosendale Café, Rosendale. . 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Misha Piatigorsky Quartet. Info: 236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon. com. The Falcon, Route 9W, Marlboro. 7PM Author Talk and Booksigning by Will Swift, author of The Roosevelts and the Royals: Franklin and Eleanor, The King and Queen of England, and the Friendship that Changed History. RSVP. Info: 486-7745. FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Henry A. Wallace Bldg, Hyde Park. 7:30 PM 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 fourpart harmony. Guests are always welcome. Sight reading not required. Info: wwwnewyorkerschorus.org. St. Andrews Church, 110 Overlook St, Poughkeepsie. 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. Tremper. 8PM Wednesday Night Jazz featuring Francesca Tanksley, jazz pianist. Catskill Mountain Pizza, Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8 PM Citizen’s Climate Lobby, Columbia County Chapter. All are welcome. Info: www. citizensclimatelobby.org or ccl.columbiacounty@ gmail.com. Chatham Real Food Market Co-op, 15 Church St, Chatham, free. 8:06PM -10PM Dancing On The Air! on WAMC’s Northeast Network Live Performance RADIO hosted by Jay Ungar & Molly Mason. UKEFest Special recorded at The Ashokan Center in Olivebridge. Broadcast on WAMC-FM. Hear the broadcast on your computer, phone, or handheld at WAMC.ORG.

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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, 679-5906 x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 9:30AM-10:30AM Senior Fit After Fifty 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. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

Open to Woodstock residents 55 andolder, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 5:30PM-7:30PM Rondout Valley Business Association Mixer and a Show. Enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, hosted by Gaby’s Café before the show. Curtain call for the Show is 8 p.m. RSVP. Info:www.rondoutvalley. org. Gaby’s Café Mexican Bar & Grill i, 150 Canal St, Ellenville. 6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Ctr. Meets every Thursday, 6-7. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. 7PM Thursday Japanese Movie Night: “Kamikaze Girls.” Admission Charge: Free. Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, written by Nobara Takemoto, screenplay by Tetsuya Nakashima, starring: Kyôko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Miyasako 2004, 102 minInfo: 255-8811, www. GKnoodles.com.Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Mad Satta featuring Joanna Teeters. Info: 236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, Rt 9W, Marlboro. 7PM National Theatre Live: A Small Family Business. Play by Alan Ayckbourn. A riotous exposure of entrepreneurial greed. Info: 518-7890022 or www.themoviehouse.net. The Moviehouse, 48 Main St, Millerton, $20. 7PM Poetry Reading: Lei Isaacs - featured poet. Open to everyone! There is an Open Reading after the featured poet with a 5 minute limit. Info:: contact Teresa Costa: hotpoetrygoddess@ gmail.com or 331- 6713. The Bohemian Book Bin, 592 Ulster Ave, Kingston, 336-6450. 7:30PM Clybourne Park. Play by Bruce Norris. Directed by Sande Shurin. Not recommended for children. Info: 679-7900. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $20, $15 /senior/student. 7:30PM Adirondack Mountain Club: Full Moon Paddle. Leader: Don Urmston, Mrurmston@ gmail.com or 457-4552(before 9pm). Intermediate. Must have a kayak at least 13’ long. Pfd required. Info: www.midhudsonadk.org. Foundry park/train station parking lot, Cold Spring, free. 7:30PM-9:30PM Life Drawing Sessions On-going on Tuesday and Thursdays. Info: www.unisonarts. org or 255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $13, $48 /4 classes. 8PM Reggae from Ethiopia and Israel “Zvuloon Dub System.” Special guests, “Bombmob.” Info: www.bearsvilletheater.com or 679-4406. Bearsville Theatre, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $30, $20.

10:30AM Book Explorers Storytime. For ages 4 and up. Info: www.esopuslibrary.org or 338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

8PM Good People. David Lindsay-Abaire’s Tonynominated play. This tale explores the troubles of a single mom struggling to make ends meet, and the fireworks that happen when she confronts a more fortunate old friend. Shadowland Theater, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $39, 647-5511.

12 PM -6 PM Raindrop Technique Healing Sessions with Donna Carroll. First Thursday of every month. By appointment. Info: 679-2100. Mirabai Books, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $75 /one hour.

8PM Reggae from Ethiopia and Israel Zvuloon Dub System Vwith special guests, Bombmob. Info: 679-4406 or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theatre, Tinker St, Woodstock, $30, $20.

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.

8:30PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch and Bill Keith. Info: 679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

New York, 12402. Annual Addition Process Pursuant to Section 303-b of NYS Agriculture and Markets Law 25AA, the Ulster County Legislature is required to establish an annual 30 day Agricultural District enrollment period and to act on requests for inclusion of viable agricultural land within existing Certified Agricultural Districts. Summary of Requests Requests from five applicants for inclusion to existing Certified Agricultural Districts were received during the enrollment period March 1 through March 30, 2014. These requests comprise 6 whole tax parcels totaling approximately 48 acres. Applicant parcels are located in the towns of Gardiner, New Paltz, Wawarsing and Shandaken. Agricultural Farmland Protection Board (AFBP) Recommendations The Ulster County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board (AFPB) reviewed the applications as required under New York State Agriculture and Markets Law. The AFPB recommendations can be found at http://ulstercountyny.gov/planning/annual-agriculturaldistrict-inclusions. Availability of Documents A description of the process, copies of the applications and the recommendations of the AFPB may be viewed in the County Planning Department office and on the County Planning Department website at http://ulstercountyny. gov/planning/annual-agricultural-district-inclusions. Comment Submission Citizens are invited to comment on the requests as well as the recommendations of the Ulster County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board. Written comments will be accepted at the public hearing or by mail and email no later than 5:00 P.M. on June 17, 2014 and should be directed to: Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature 244 Fair Street PO Box 1800 Kingston, NY 12402email: vfab@co.ulster.ny.us The Ulster County Legislature is committed

to making its Public Meetings accessible to individuals with disabilities. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation or assistance to participate in the Public Hearing or to obtain a copy of the transcript of the Public Hearing in an alternative format in accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature at 340-3900. Dated: June 5, 2014 Kingston, NY Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature

legals LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 4 OF 2014 (A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2 Of 2006 (A Local Law Adopting A County Charter Form Of Government For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York) And Amending Local Law No. 10 Of 2008 (A Local Law Adopting An Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York), To Update The Term Of Membership To The Environmental Management Council) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held Proposed Local Law No. 4 of 2014 (A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2 Of 2006 (A Local Law Adopting A County Charter Form Of Government For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York) And Amending Local Law No. 10 Of 2008 (A Local Law Adopting An Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York), To Update The Term Of Membership To The Environmental Management Council) on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 7:05 PM or as soon thereafter as the public can be heard, in the Legislative Chambers, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York. The proposed local law is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York, where the same is available for public inspection during regular office hours and is available online at www.co.ulster.ny.us. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons and citizens interested shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposed local law at the time and place aforesaid. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings Law of the State of New York, that the Ulster County Legislature will convene in public meeting at the time and place aforesaid for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the proposed local law described above and, as deemed advisable by said Ulster County Legislature, taking action on the enactment of said local law. DATED: June 5, 2014 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature

LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO SECTION 1411 (d) OF THE NOTFOR-PROFIT LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK REGARDING THE SALE AND/OR TRANSFER OF COUNTY PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held pursuant to Section 1411(d) of the Not-for-Profit Law of the State of New York regarding the authorization of the sale and/or transfer of 300 Flatbush Avenue and approximately 7.53 acres of vacant land in the Town of Ulster to the Ulster County Development Corporation, a local development corporation, on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 7:10 PM or as soon thereafter as the public can be heard, in the Legislative Chambers, Ulster County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons and citizens interested shall have an opportunity to be heard on said sale and/or transfer at the time and place aforesaid. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings Law of the State of New York, that the Ulster County Legislature will convene in public meeting at the time and place aforesaid for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the sale and/ or transfer as described above and, as deemed advisable by said Ulster County Legislature, taking action on the enactment authorizing the sale and/or transfer. DATED: June 5, 2014 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ULSTER COUNTY 2014 ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT INCLUSIONS A public hearing will be held on Ulster County’s 2014 Annual Agricultural District Inclusion Program on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 7:15 PM or as soon thereafter as the public may be heard, in the Legislative Chambers, Ulster County Office Building, 244 Fair St. Kingston,

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, June 19, 2014 at 3:00 PM for Motor and Hydraulic Oil, BID #RFBUC14-00000009. 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 OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TENTATIVE BUDGET OF THE ULSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ulster County Legislature will meet at Ulster County Community College, College Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall, Stone Ridge, New York at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, for the purpose of holding a Public Hearing on the tentative budget of Ulster County Community College for the fiscal year commencing September 1, 2014. Dated: June 5, 2014 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature

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VAN DRIVERS We are seeking Drivers to work split shifts (mornings and late afternoons) to transport individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities in the Kingston and Catskill area. An acceptable NYS driver’s license is required. A CDL with passenger endorsement is preferred, but is not required and we will provide training. Applications may be obtained online at www.ugarc.org or in person at 471 Albany Avenue, Kingston – in our Human Resources Department.

Ulster-Greene ARC 471 Albany Avenue Kingston, NY 12401 Fax (845) 340-0463 • Email: jobs@ugarc.org

FINANCE DIRECTOR EMERSON RESORT & SPA A unique opportunity to work for a progressive company in Mt. Tremper, N.Y. Position is responsible for the company’s ďŹ nancial planning, accounting and reporting. Requirements include BA/BS in Accounting or equivalent degree/experience, 5 years’ experience in ďŹ nancial management, preferably in the hospitality industry. ProďŹ ciency in QuickBooks and MS OfďŹ ce is essential. Send resume and salary requirements to HumanResources@emersonresort. com. Comprehensive beneďŹ ts package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off. (EOE)

Responsible for the preparation and production of fresh and wholesome meals for a hotel with 600 overnight and 500 day guest capacity. Hotel exp. preferable. Apply online at www.mohonkjobs.com or fax Cover letter & Resume to: (845) 256-2049 POSITION AVAILABLE

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SUMMER JOBS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT NYPIRG is now hiring students, grads & others for an urgent campaign to protect our drinking water. Get paid to make a difference! F/T positions available. EOE

www.JobsForActivists.org

Call Mary: 845.243.3012 WOODSTOCK/LAKE HILL: Strong, reliable person to assist with maintenance of yard and gardens. 4+ hours/week. References, own transportation. 679-2564.

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

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DEAR BUSINESSMAN/WOMAN- We at Hardscrabble Flea Market & Swap Meet would like to congratulate you on being picked from over 100 businesses in

Executive Director Woodstock Artists Assoc. & Museum Oversees staff and operations, implements programs, budgets, fundraising and community interface. For full details go to woodstockart.org

your field. We believe we can help each other- We have a swap meet every Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Holy Cow Shopping Center, in addition to a flea market/garage sale. We find that when business people set up a table w/business cards & flyers or “show how to do� projects it will definitely increase your business (and mine). It’s a great way to introduce your business to new/old customers. And, if you have leftover merchandise you’d like to sellthis would be a perfect way to unload it. Please give John a call for more details(845)758-1170. Spots are $12-$35. New Paltz Community-- this App’s for You! Hugies & Hipsters * Pub Owners & Pub Crawlers * Dentists & Patients * Shoppers & Shops * Chefs & Diners * Baristas & Coffee Lovers... Get Connected! Find us at: https://newpaltz. mycityapp.mobile Local businesses– contact us for our annual ad rates- 845-5274100.

HVAC Technicians QualiďŹ ed & Experienced Installers

NEEDED Fast-Growing HVAC Company Services the Hudson Valley & Capital District Must Supply Own Tools Knowledgeable of all aspects of HVAC services Salary based upon experience

Position is Available Immediately Contact: 845-246-9489

ZENA REC is looking for a Tennis Instructor and a Tennis Assistant for a 6 week summer program Email hr@zenarec.com if interested

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CAREGIVER/COMPANION for seniors and people diagnosed w/mental illness. I can help you w/shopping, cooking, laundry, errands, transportation, de-cluttering, recreation and loneliness. I am patient, compassionate, trustworthy and funny. Experienced. References. 845-339-5496.

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

(845)901-8513

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SCHOOL OF THE NEW MOON — Since 1972 — Pre-K thru Early Elementary Christine Oliveira - Director 679-7112 www.schoolofthenewmoon.com

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YOUR FOREVER FURRY FRIEND IS WAITING FOR YOU at the Woodstock Feral Cat Project’s Kitten & Cat Adoption

Day Saturday, June 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (rain date 6/14). ECO Pet Spa & Market, 183 Burt Street, Rt. 9W, Saugerties, (845)2175028. If you already care for a pet, please bring name & contact info for your vet. If you rent a home or apartment, bring contact info for your landlord. Adoption application must be completed. Requested donation for adopting a kitten- $50, adult cat- $35 (already spayed/neutered & have had rabies shot).

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FOR SALE BY OWNER. Best A-Frame and location in Woodstock. 2 brick fireplaces, private and secluded. $235,000. 845-4176558. Further description, pictures and address at www.forsalebyowner.com Listing #21058879

WE BUY HOUSES! CASH PAID, QUICK CLOSINGS! Will look at any condition properties. We are the largest private buyer of homes in Ulster County and can provide references. Please call Dan @ Winn Realty Associates, LLC, 845/514-2500 or email dan@winn-realty.com.

NEW PALTZ VILLAGE: RAISED RANCH. 4-bedrooms, 3 bath. Apartment plus Home office. Shawangunk views. Pressure-treated deck. Many updates. Must see to appreciate! $319K. Call Sam, Century 21 Venables 845656-6088. WOODSTOCK HOUSES: Wonderful, circa 1895, TOTALLY REFURBISHED FARMHOUSE on 4.65 private, magical acres w/lawns, meadows & fields. Has 3-bedrooms, 2 baths, large custom kitchen

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Browse ALL Available Residential • Multi-Family • Land • Commercial • Multi-Use • Rental Properties

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GORGEOUS UPSCALE COLONIAL This gorgeous 3 BR Colonial is situated on 1.24 acres complete w/ a large private backyard, in-ground pool, and patio. This beautiful home features a gracious welcoming foyer, a spacious living room ZLWK EULFN ¿UHSODFH EHDPHG FHLOLQJV D ODUJH VXQ ¿OOHG IDPLO\ URRP DQG D JRUJHRXV gourmet kitchen w/ granite, custom cabinets & stainless appliances. Gleaming hardwood ÀRRUV WKURXJKRXW SOXV D ¿QLVKHG UG ÀRRU & lower level! Way too much to list, this is a must see, call today! $419,900 Text: M140630

L Looking for peace & quiet, then this sp sprawling ranch is for you. Private & se secluded, yet convenient to New Paltz, K Kingston & Rosendale and close to the NYC bus route & commuter park and ride. N T This immaculate, meticulously maintained 4 BR home offers an inviting living room ZLWK KDUGZRRG ÀRRUV EOXHVWRQH ¿UHSODFH & bay window. The kitchen & dining area opens to a 24’x20’ screened-in porch with cathedral ceiling that leads to the adjoining deck & gazebo. Way too much to list, call for more details! $329,000

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UPTOWN KINGSTON BEAUTY JUST LISTED

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w/cathedral ceiling, LR w/stone fireplace, huge screened porch, decks, separate studio, 2-stall barn & raised bed vegetable garden. Loads of amenities! $559,000. BREATHTAKING PROPERTY! Beautifully landscaped 1.5 acres topped off w/a sparkling year-round stream. This LIGHT & BRIGHT HOME has a spacious eat-in kitchen, 3-bedrooms, 3 baths, large LR w/cathedral ceiling & brick fireplace. The studio space has good light & is perfect for all your artistic talents. Great location. Walking distance to Bearsville P.O. & Bear Cafe complex. $419,000. Richard Miller, Win Morrison Realty (845)389-7286.

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New Paltz Town: GORGEOUS! 3.4 ACRES. Approved residential building lot. Frontage on Rt. 32 North & Mountain View Place. Shawangunk views. Walk this parcel! $118,900. Call Sam, Century-21 Venables 845-656-6088. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOTS IN HIGHWOODS ESTATES mins. from Villages of Woodstock & Saugerties. All lightly wooded w/underground electric, cable and phone to curbside. 2.4 ACRES on Evergreen Drive: $50,000; 3.2 ACRES and 3.1 ACRES on Starjem Drive: $75,000 each; SPECIAL PRICE FOR 2 CONTIGUOUS LOTS on Starjem Drive totaling over 6 acres: $125,000; 5.9 ACRES near end of cul-de-sac on Starjem Drive: $125,000. Call Jean Semilof, WM&B Realty @ 340-1920 x 105 for more info, survey maps and your own walking tour.

This lovely Uptown Kingston home is loaded with charm, featuring a rocking chair front porch, beautiful original woodwork throughout, UH¿QLVKHG KDUGZRRG ÀRRUV DQG JRUJHRXV IW craftsman style solid chestnut pocket doors! Farmhouse style galley kitchen with wood FDELQHWV DQG IXOO EDWKURRP DOO RQ WKH VW ÀRRU Upstairs are 3 bright generous sized BRs that all offer plenty of closet space & have been freshly SDLQWHG D QG ÀRRU IXOO EDWK $OO RI WKLV SOXV car detached garage on just under a quarter of a acre with mature gardens. $279,900

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PRIVATE BUYER (non-realtor) 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 with 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. CASH OFFERED, CAN CLOSE IMMEDIATELY! Contact: sabe1970@yahoo.com.au w/photos/info. or call (518)965-7223.

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NEW PALTZ: OFFICE/PROFESSIONAL SPACE(S) for rent. Large, beautiful Soho loft-like space(s) w/brick walls & new large windows. Faces the Gunks w/great views. 71 Main Street. Best downtown location. Former architect office(s). Will divide. Call owner (917)838-3124. steven@epicsecurity. com WOODSTOCK; STORE on Tinker Street, next to Woodstock Wine Store. Heart of town. Great visibility. Large picture window. C/O for food. (845)417-5282, Owner/ Realtor. OFFICE SPACE & GARAGE COMBO, Office; 375 sq.ft. and garage; 1600 sq.ft., w/17’ ceilings. $1850/month includes heat & A/C. 396 Wittenberg Rd., Bearsville. Call (845)679-5762. SINGLE ROOM OFFICE for rent facing SUNY. $ 400/month. All utilities includ-

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ed. Ample parking. Suitable for therapist, accountant etc. (845)255-0574, (917)7746151.

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3 TO 5-BEDROOM HOUSE on 3 private acres, set back from the road. 1200 sq.ft., 2-car garage. 2 baths, all new carpet and floors, freshly painted, deck, washer/dryer hook-up. New Paltz school district. Available immediately. $1950/month plus utilities. Security and references required. 845-2550804. BRANDNEWRENOVATED1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Heat, hot water, garbage removal, lawn maintenance included. Shed access. $850/month. Quiet area in Plattekill. 20 minutes to highways, trains and bus station. Quiet professional tenants only. Smokers need not apply. Call 845-629-6847.

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HIGHLAND EFFICIENCIES at villabaglieri.com Furnished motel rooms w/micro, refrig, HBO & WiFi, all utilities. $135-$175 Weekly, $500-$660 Monthly, w/kitchenettes $185 or $200 weekly, $700 or $760 monthly + UC Taxes & Security. No pets. 845.883.7395. HIGHLAND: LARGE 1-BEDROOM. Available immediately. End unit. Parking next to unit. Private, quiet neighborhood. On-site parking & laundry. Next to Lloyd Town Hall, near Rt. 9W. Minutes to Poughkeepsie Bridge, Metro North, Rt. 9 & hospitals. $850/month, heat & hot water included. 1 month security. (845)453-0047.

Totally renovated four bedroom, 2 full EDWK KRPH $OO WKH ZRUN LV GRQH ULJKW down to the beautiful landscaping. This house is located in a small, quiet QHLJKERUKRRG RQ D ORZ WUDIÂżF ODQH in Shokan. The one acre property is very private and has plenty of room for outdoor entertaining. Just need to unpack in time to enjoy the summer. This is a must see, call for an appointment today!

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2-BEDROOM; $1150/month. 1 month security. 31 Church Street. Laundry room & private parking on premises. No pets. No smoking. 1-year lease, good references. (845)2555319. 1-BEDROOM; $725/month plus utilities. Also, 2-BEDROOM; $800/month plus utilities. 5 miles to New Paltz. Pet friendly. Security & references required. Call (845)978-2804 or (845)591-7285.

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

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

Call 845-255-7205 for more information

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I love to teach visitors (and residents) about Woodstock, it is such an unusual community. For instance, did you know that the 1903 Byrdcliffe art colony is one of the nation’s oldest Arts & Crafts colonies? It brought artists to Woodstock to teach and produce furniture, metal works, ceramics, weaving and established Woodstock’s first painting school. Byrdcliffe forever changed the cultural landscape of the Town of Woodstock. In 1916, utopian philosopher and poet Hervey White built a “music chapel” in the woods. This became the home of the Maverick music festival, the longest-running summer chamber music festival in the country. Living here is unique too…

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PARADISE FOUND! - Glorious sunwashed 3500 SF contemporary hidden on 4+ acres of gorgeous landscape. Expansive glass brings nature close! Airy open plan features soaring LR with brick fireplace, 2 en-suite bedrooms plus 2 add’l BRs, 3.5 baths, DR, family/media room, hardwood & ceramic floors, gourmet kitchen with high end SS appliances, central AC, deck, 2 car att. garage & small barn, too. PERFECTION! ...........................................$650,000

RARE LAKEFRONT - Classic turn-of-the-century farmhouse Colonial on 10 acres with over 200’ frontage on Beaver Lake offering living & dining rooms, country EI kitchen open to cozy den/family room, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, some HW floors, classic “rocking chair” porch PLUS huge barn with studio/workshop potential. Original woodwork & leaded glass add charm & character. Swim, fish, or canoe from your own backyard! .............$390,000

Richard Miller says this fabulous 1895 farm style, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, home is EXCELLENT! Set on 4.65 magical acres of lawns, meadows and total privacy, it has been exquisitely renovated top to bottom with an open floorplan. The custom eat-in kitchen has beamed cathedral ceilings, skylight, high-end appliances, marble counters, and oak flooring. The living room has a lovely cobblestone fireplace and French doors lead to the rocking chair porch. Both baths are a joy (one with a claw foot tub!), and the bedrooms are sunny and bright. There’s a separate studio, horse barn, copper roofing, sprinkler system, and backup generator and much more. ....................................$559,000!

PROPRIÉTÉ DU SHANDAKEN This 1800 square foot, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, country cottage ranch in Shandaken, is achin’ for a new owner. Lots to offer here, says our agent Lynn Davidson; there are close to 3 acres tucked neatly off the road, a great room with beamed and vaulted ceilings and an artfully done stone fireplace. There’s open floor plan, a country style kitchen, good size dining room, Florida room with slate floors, and a built in bar (hey, we’ll be there shortly!), and cedar lined bathrooms, an IN-GROUND pool that needs a liner( but is maintained) and a 2 car garage. Minutes from skiing, tubing, Pheauxneesha (Phoenicia), you’d swear you’re in the French countryside ...........$159,900!

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This Woodstock “in-village “opportunity is off-the-charts beautiful! Mary Ellen VanWagenen brought us a rare find; a totally and beautifully renovated 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 2 story, duplex right smack in town! Renovated by a master craftsman who has blended modern conveniences and stylish amenities to showcase the beauty of every room! The private setting has 2 fenced and gated courtyards created by a landscape artist. The living room has a terrific fireplace, a dazzling eat-in kitchen and a large Master suite. The second floor holds a new gourmet kitchen with a cathedral ceiling, stainless appliances, and breakfast bar… look, this is so stunning you must see it to believe it…call............................ $617,000!!

OHAYO DREAMS TEXT M359314 to 85377 STUNNING VIEWS - Spectacular mountain panorama graces the private 8+ acre site of this 3100 SF modern farmhouse. Bright, sunny interior features living & dining rooms, 21’ family/media room with fireplace, Brazilian cherry floors, fab gourmet kitchen with maple cabs, granite counters & SS appliances, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, central AC & vac, full finished walk-out lower level PLUS att. 3 car garage. JUST MOVE IN! .....................$429,000

WOODSTOCK WONDER FUL - Impressive window wa l l in the 26’ beamed & vaulted Great Room brings nature up close ! Enjoy the serene vistas of the perfect 3+ acre countr y setting and easy one-level l iving featuring 3 bedrooms, wel l appointed f ul l bath with sep. shower, handy ha l f bath, stunning f loor-to-ceil ing stone fireplace, huge f ul l basement, deck and centra l AC for warm weather comfort. R EL A X ! ... $299,000

Sylvie Ross just listed a wonderful exquisitely appointed 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 1840’s tasteful renovated barn that has been, upgraded, meticulously maintained and given all the bells and whistles for 21st century living; geothermal heating, central A/C, stand by generators for main house and guest cottage, inground heated saline pool, gazebo, sauna, and hot tub. Located on the top of scenic Ohayo Mountain Road, with year round mountain views, it is private and just minutes from the center of Woodstock. Decks, gourmet kitchen, sitting room, office, library/guest room, 3 season porch, garden and storage areas and much more… call! ......................... $649,000

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1-BEDROOM APARTMENT w/new carpet. $800/month includes heat, electric, hot water, cooking gas & garbage removal. Available 5/20. References & security required. Call (845)269-1332 or (845)2556402. 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT, 30 acre lake estate adjacent Mohonk Preserve, 4 miles west of town. Stone fireplace, Central Air, W/D, internet, swim, fish, relaxing dock. Available 7/1. Annual lease $1300/month. (845)255-0616, igmc@aol.com

NEW PALTZ 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT Beautiful mountain views. $1120/month plus utilities. Washer/dryer, central air, dishwasher. No pets. No smoking.

Call (845)256-1119

COZY 2-BEDROOM New Paltz APARTMENT

1.5 baths, Town & Country, near Rail Trail. $1350/month. Available 7/1. 1 year lease. First month, 1 month security. Non-smoker. Call (845)216-3429, (845)290-0513. 2-BEDROOM CONDO AVAILABLE 7/1. Historic Huguenot Street. Spacious ground floor w/outside patio. Quiet setting near Rail Trail. Walk to village. Parking.

Heat, hot water, garbage disposal included. $1365/month. First, last, 1 month security. References, 1 year lease. No smoking, no pets. Call 845-430-2908.

ROOM FOR RENT in 2-bedroom apartment; $500/month all utilities included. Half mile from SUNY campus. Call 914850-1968.

AVAILABLE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER. VARIOUS APARTMENTS... Located 49 & 21 North Chestnut Street. 1-year lease. Discounts for early deposit. rohr321@yahoo. com; 845-229-0024.

ROOM FOR RENT in large 3-bedroom apartment. Located in quiet residential area, close to SUNY New Paltz. $500/month plus shared utilities. First, last, security, references, lease. On-site parking. Available immediately. No pets. No smoking. 845-255-7187.

COZY 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE, country setting, private lawn and patio. $650/ month. Close to Thruway and Hudson, 4 miles to New Paltz. 1-month’s security and references. 845-337-9506

1 BDRM. BASEMENT APT. w/large 8 foot window. All utilities included except cable. Use of washer/dryer. Pets negotiable. Minutes to Thruway and New Paltz.

Call before 5:00 pm (845) 255-5920 GREAT 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT for rent, close to Main St. Located in a quiet neighborhood, off Rte. 32 North, across from Agway, in a private residence. Very clean. Private entrance. No smoking, no pets. Includes basic cable and internet. $1050/month. Please call Maria at 845559-8303 after 2 p.m. Available immediately.

ROOM FOR RENT: Utilities included. $550/month plus security. Walking distance to everything. Call 845-664-0493. ROOMS AVAILABLE for STUDENT HOUSING. Close to SUNY, New Paltz. Newly renovated, clean, large kitchen, appliances, WiFi/computer access/TV, plenty of parking. $550/month/room, electric & heat included. $550 deposit. Available now. 845-705-2430. SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Fall 2014 and short-term for the Summer! Furnished studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-255-7205. SPACIOUS STUDIO APT. within walking distance of college; includes all utilities except phone. No smoking. No pets. Screened-in porch. Suitable for 1. $900/ month. Available 6/1. 845-901-2531.

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rosendale/ high falls/tillson/ stone ridge rentals

3-BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOUSE. Country setting. Hardwood floors, modern kitchen, dishwasher, W/D. Large Master suite w/bath/jacuzzi, private deck. 3 miles to Thruway, 10 miles to Woodstock. Rondout Schools. $2000/month plus utilities. First, last, security. Credit, references required. 845-332-3419. BEAUTIFUL 24’x24’ PINE-PANELED STUDIO w/cathedral ceiling, skylights, sleeping loft, kitchen facilities and full bath on 3 lovely acres in Cottekill, adjacent to solar-powered Sustainable Living Resource Center. For residential use or as office or studio. $750/month plus phone/cable and low utilities. Available 6/15. 845-687-9253.

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KERHONSON: LARGE 1-BEDROOM APT.; $775/month plus utilities. Also, 2-BEDROOM APT.; $875/month (+ Utilities). 20 minutes New Paltz, Nonsmokers. Call for more details 845-626-5349.

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7 ROOM APT. Town of Ulster. Large, Sunny Apartment, 2nd floor. Private Entr. 1/4 mi. from Exit 19 NYS Thrwy. Rural Setting. 3-BR, 2 Bath, LR, FDR, EIK, Sun Rm, Laundry Rm, A/C, Yard, 2-car Parking. $1600/month + fixed rate utilities. Security Deposit & Ref. needed. (845)340-9660, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

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ULSTER GARDENS AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS New affordable 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments in our SMOKE FREE multi-family community available June 1st. Variable rent based on income include Heat, HW, W/W carpet. Units have central A/C, 24-hour emergency maintenance, on-site laundry room, community room, and management office. For application call (845) 986-6701 or go to our website:

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SUN OPEN HOUSE

Zen inspired Lakefront home awaits! Elegant, architect designed home holds open spaces from living room with imported stone fireplace to sleek kitchen with marble counters, spa quality baths & lower level walk out loft style studio. Address: 31 Greenburgh, Athens Directions: NYS Thruway (Exit 21) Rt 23 E to Rt 385 N to left at Sleepy Hollow Lake Rd to left on Greensburgh Ct to #31. $698,000

Charming Colonial in a Private Setting on 3.2 acres - Walk in this house & feel right at home. Spacious kitchen features center island, cherry cabinets & granite countertops. Large dining room great for entertaining, living room with fireplace and a family room all on first floor with hardwood floors. Conveniently located to New Paltz and the Mohonk Preserve. $349,000

Well maintained log home nestled on 5 private acres in the beautiful Catskill mountains. Home to many outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and restaurants. Popular open concept floor plan with vaulted ceilings, stone fireplace, wood floors through out, full finished basement and 2 car garage. Large front deck and a back covered porch perfect for rainy days. $326,000

4200 sq. ft. custom 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath contemporary on 40 private acres with heated in-ground pool, gorgeous open land & year round mountain views, just minutes to Woodstock or Saugerties. With both cozy nooks & open areas, this house is perfect for total enjoyment. First floor features large LR w/ fireplace & beamed ceiling directly overlooking the mountain view. $1,299,999

Warm, inviting, & loaded with charm, this beautiful sun-filled Cape, is situated on 5.9 park-like acres, with lovely perennial landscaping, nestled on the prettiest country road in Accord! Inviting entry foyer leads to the kitchen & bright dining room. Large, partially covered deck overlooking the distant mountains. Desirable location, near rail trails & Mohonk Preserve. $279,000

As charming as they come. This spacious home is beautifully maintained & landscaped. Sited on just under a half an acre with no other houses in sight. Convenient to Saugerties & Kingston amenities. Enjoy the spacious master suite complete with walk-in closet & tons of natural light. Manicured yard with enjoyable outdoor space including deck, pool & fire-pit area. $225,000

krumville olivebridge/ shokan rentals

OLIVEBRIDGE: RUSTIC, SUNNY 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE. Woodstove, new floors, cathedral ceilings w/skylight. 450 sq.ft. First, last and security. $750/ month. No pets. Close to Ashokan Reservoir. (845)657-6942 or (646)662-5202.

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saugerties rentals

HORSE SHOW & SHORT-TERM FURNISHED RENTALS. All sizes & shapes. Call (845)246-1844. SAUGERTIES: 2-BEDROOM HOME. Washer/dryer, off-street parking. $995/ month. (845)246-1844. WEST SAUGERTIES: NEWLY RENOVATED 2-BEDROOM COTTAGE on quiet dead-end road. Full bath, spacious living room, washer/dryer, screened-in porch, beautiful backyard- room for garden. $1050/month plus utilities. First, last, security, references. Call 679-2243.

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woodstock/ west hurley rentals

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. in center of Woodstock. Full bath, terrace, mountain views. $850/month. In well maintained historic building. Parking off-street. For responsible, employed person w/recommendations, security. No smoking/drugs/ pets. 914-466-0910. 1-BEDROOM GARDEN APARTMENT, Tinker St., off-street parking, sunny, walk to everything. Near Library. Quiet building. Heat included. Garbage removal. Nonsmoker. $895/month. First, last, security, references. 845-679-3243. CHARMING JR. 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT located in quiet Woodstock apartment complex. Bonus features includes a screened-in porch. $900/month includes all utilities, trash, maintenance. No smokers. No pets. Owner is licensed RE agent. Call (845)802-4777. CHARMING, RECENTLY RENOVATED 1-BR + HOUSE in peaceful setting, 1/4 mile from Cooper Lake and hiking trails. Hardwood floors, W/D hookup are some of the things that make this house a home. Clean, quaint and updated. $850/month plus utilities. 646-206-6651. GOOD SIZED 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Eat-in windowed kitchen, full bath. Located in quiet apartment complex on NYC bus route. $800/month includes trash, sewer, water, maintenance. Owner is licensed RE agent. Call (845)802-4777. GORGEOUS AND FULL OF LIGHT, spacious 1-bedroom w/great kitchen, tiled bath, private deck and backyard. And more to be seen. Great location. 1-year lease. $875/ month. 845-684-5193.

9LOODJH*UHHQ5HDOW\ FRP Kingston 845-331-5357 New Paltz 845-255-0615 Stone Ridge 845-687-4355 Windham 518-734-4200 Woodstock 845-679-2255 *Ulster MLS Statistics 2013 LARGEHANDSOMEWOODSTOCKHOME. Hardwood floors. 4-bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 fireplaces, plus attached spacious home office, studio or in-law apartment. 2 car garage. Attractive, close-in neighborhood. Brick. Yard/patio/ trees. Good oil baseboard heating. New kitchen appliances with granite counter. Washer/dryer. Excellent condition. $2450/month includes mowing/plowing. 845-679-9717. PRIVATE 2-BEDROOM HOUSE on five acres. Reservoir and mountain views. Central air. Large sun deck, hot tub, full kitchen, high-speed wifi, washer/dryer, automatic back up power and back up water. Six minutes to down town Woodstock. $1250/ wk; $4000/month. David 845-853-2005. http://airbnb.com/rooms/2958709 TWO 1-BEDROOM HOUSES for rent on private estate. 3/4 of a mile from Village Green. Both houses at the end of private dead-end road. First house: fireplace, hardwood floors, cathedral ceilings. $875/month. Available 7/1. Second house: last house on road. $700/month. Available immediately. Call (845)679-8639. 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. $875/month includes all utilities. No smoking. References. No pets. (845)679-9717. WOODSTOCK COTTAGE; 1-BEDROOM, full bath, fireplace, small loft. Washing machine. Porch. Newly renovated. On 1 acre. $1000/month plus utilities. Call Owner (845)679-8259. WOODSTOCK: SMALL 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE on quiet road. Interior newly renovated. Great new bathroom. (Outdoors will be when weather permits). 1 beautiful acre. Small stream. 10-15 minutes from center of town. $950/month. (845)417-5282.

WOODSTOCK/LAKE HILL. Fully furnished share in restored colonial farmhouse available July 1st. $500 includes all utilities, internet, private phone. Work exchange available for strong, reliable person. NS, NP. homestayny@msn.com. 679-2564.

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GORGEOUS COTTAGE on 150 ACRE ESTATE. 3-bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace. Hiking, cross country trails throughout. Borders on 1500 acres of state land. Renowned trout stream runs through property. Seasonal, annual, reasonable. 845-6885062. SHANDAKEN: Appealing 2-STORY HOUSE, 1-bedroom plus den, wrap around rocking chair front porch. No smokers/pets. $750/month plus utilities. References. 1 month security. 845-526-2689

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vacation rentals

FLORIDA RENTAL; Anna Marie Island. Go to VacationRentals.com #94551. For more info contact TurtleNestAMI@aol. com SUMMER GETAWAY Between Woodstock and Kingston. Bright, spacious 1-bedroom apartment on 7 private acres. Last house on town road. Hiking/biking trails at your doorstep. All modern conveniences. $1250/ month, utilities included. Available June through Sept. 212-995-8116. SUNNY, FURNISHED 2-BEDROOM CONDO. Summer Sublet in Historic New Paltz. Close to town. $650/week or $2300/ month. Security and references. No smoking/no pets. Info: (917)428-4575.

Woodstock Summer Rental. 2+ bedrooms, furnished apartment in town, yet private. By the month or all summer. 845-532-8313.

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ARTISTS LAKE RETREAT, 2-bedroom duplex in separate wing of house with private entrance. Skylights, high ceilings, beautifully furnished. On 7 private, landscaped acres with 14 acre lake, pool, mountain views and easy accessibility. 5 miles to Woodstock; close to HITS. If you’re looking for beauty, serenity and quiet, this is the place. For complete details call 845-246-7598 or email: ruth@redwyng.com Photos available.

COZY FURNISHED 3 BDRM 1½ Bath House on 6.5 Acres on Glasco Turnpike (one mile from center of Woodstock) $1,000 per week / $3,500 per month

www.jersville.com | 845-679-5832 FLORIDA RENTAL; Anna Marie Island. Go to VacationRentals.com #94551. For more info contact TurtleNestAMI@aol.com IMMACULATE STUDIO APARTMENT. Perfect rental horse show- accommodate 2-6. Fully furnished. Rates (845)901-8188.

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ART SUPPLIES; rulers, paints, pens, pencils, markers, paper cutter, grease markers. If interested make an offer on all of it. PICTURES; framed and matted; small pics- $5 each, medium pics; $10 each, large pics; $20 each. Cash and carry. Call 845-2550909. CAPEL RUG, 10’x10’, braided, Chenille,

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845-338-5832

OPEN HOUSE/NYS PUBLIC AUCTION

www.lawrenceotoolerealty.com

WALK TO MINNEWASKA Privately sited, completely renovated country 4 bedroom, 2 bath contemporary on 7.9 acres bordering the Stoney Kill Creek with State Park land on the other side. A cook’s kitchen with breakfast bar opens to the sun drenched living room with fireplace and two level deck overlooking views of the Shawangunk Mountains. A very special property.................. $399,000

NEW PALTZ, CONVENIENT AND COUNTRY describes this lovingly maintained home with tons of character. Home boasts walls of windows, is bright, light and squeaky clean, ready for you to move right in. Open floor plan and park like grounds invites family and friends to enjoy many happy memories. Home was renovated in 2005 to create a lofty great room with cathedral ceilings. Lots of interior space; with 3 bedrooms, den, and heated porch/sun room/ family room. Separate 2 car garage, for the woodworker or hobby enthusiast. Conveniently located for commuters, offered at ..........................$279,000

9-11 EAST CHESTNUT STREET, KINGSTON, NY GRAND TUDOR STYLE DWELLING 4+ BEDROOMS, 3 FULL and 2 HALF BATHS • DETACHED THREE CAR GARAGE AUCTION DATE: JULY 10, 2014 MINIMUM BID $79,000 OPEN HOUSES JUNE 6, JUNE 19, JULY 8 • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

COLUCCI SHAND REALTY, INC 255-3455

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Gardiner Gables 2356 Rte. 44-55 Gardiner, NY 12525

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ULSTER COUNTY MORTGAGE RATES Rates taken 6/2/2014 are subject to change

Hudson Heritage FCU 845-561-5607 Mid-Hudson Valley FCU 800-451-8373

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It is a great time to buy or refinance. Call ext. 3472

pastel multi-colored. Excellent condition. New $1000, asking $425 or best offer. 845532-1088. FARM TABLES: Catskill Mountain Farm Tables handcrafted from 19th century barn wood. Heirloom quality, custom-made to any size. Also available, Bluestone topped tables w/wormy chestnut bases. Ken, Atwood Furniture, 845-657-8003. GARDEN/FARM SPRAYER, MacKissic with 22 gallon tank and gasoline engine. 300 psi, adjustable pressure. •Comes with 25’ hose. Good working condition. Has only been used with organic sprays. $250 or best offer. 255-0417 or 917-647-1549. LEG EXTENSION & LEG CURL MACHINE w/weights attached. Plus more exercise equipment.... Call (845)255-8352. SAILFISH, ALCORT. In very good condition except missing keel (easily made or bought). About 13 feet long. $175 or best offer. 255-0417 or 917-647-1549.

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Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, Firewood. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.

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firewood for sale

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

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

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

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buy and swap

tree services

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15 YEAR FIXED RATE PTS APR

LAWLESS TREE SERVICE

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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. 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 657-6252 CASH PAID. Estate contents- attic, cellar, garage clean-outs. Used cars, junk cars, scrap metal. Anything of value. (845)246-0214. WANTED TO BUY GUNS. Cash for rifles, shotguns and handguns. Local federal and state licensed dealer. Johnson’s Gun Shop 845-338-4931.

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auctions

www.carlsengallery.com Auction:

Sunday, June 8th at 10:30am Previews: Thurs., Friday, Sat. 12-5pm & 8am day of sale

(518) 634-2466

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estate/ moving sale

A MOVING SALE. Sat-Sun. 9am- 3pm both days. Chairs, tables, beds, rugs, garden tools. a brand-new MAC printer. 41 Plochman Lane, Woodstock.

665

flea markets

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

670

UNIQUE YARD SALE 6/6 from noon to 6pm. 6/7 & 6/8, 10am-4pm 30 to 41 North Road, Highland New & used items. Kiln, stain glass, glass grinder & tools, household items, dishes, comforters, pillows, curtains, sewing machines, chair massager, baby swing, stroller, high chair, table & chairs, Little Tikes Playhouse, holiday items, clothes, shoes, jewelry, purses, furniture, dresser w/ matching mirror, pictures, antiques & more

vendors needed

DEALER SPACE COOPERATIVE. Busy blue barn with 7000 cars passing daily & proven 35 year track record. Rt. 28, 3 miles west of Crazy Popular Phoenicia. Call Faye at (845)532-4601 for details.

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a.m.-4 p.m. & SUNDAY, 6/8, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Everything must go. No early birds. 204 Stone Road, West Hurley 12491.

yard and garage sales

GARAGE/MOVING SALE: Every Saturday in June. Nothing musty or dusty, kids quality sporting goods, books (like new), furniture, clothing (never worn), shoes, paintings etc. 44 Park Drive, Woodstock... Please don’t arrive earlier than 9 and park on the street. Thanks! MOVING SALE. SATURDAY, 6/7, 10

MOWER’S SATURDAY/SUNDAY FLEA MARKET; Maple Lane, Woodstock. Every weekend starting May 17th. Antiques, collectibles, produce & Reusables. GOOGLE US! 845-679-6744. woodstockfleamarket@ hvc.rr.com NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE Saturday, 6/7 & Sunday, 6/8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Rain or shine. Mary Ann Ave., Catskill View Circle, Saugerties- look for signs. Tools, baseball cards, fishing poles, toys, free items. NOT YOUR USUAL yard sale! Wonderful junk, plus antiques, art, books, housewares. Some bargains but most priced fairly. 750 Ohayo Mountain Road (across from Glenford Firehouse). Saturday, 6/7 only, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. TOOL AND EQUIPMENT SALE. Residential contractor retiring after 30 years. Pneumatic air guns, compressors, pneumatic hoses, cords, table saws, demo saw, chop saws, sawzalls, drills, metal break, planer, joiner, sanders, grinder, laser levels, ladders, aluminum pump jacks, steel pump jacks, pics, electric chain saw, shop vacs, beam cutter, Big Foot saw, rigging, pneumatic fasteners, Simpson hangers, much more..... June 14th and 15th, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 179 Abbey Road, Mt. Tremper. Cash only. No earlybirds.

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counseling services

LAURIE OLIVER.... SPIRITUAL COUNSELING. Give the gift of wellness. Make positive changes in your life through hypnosis. Smoking cessation * pain management * stress relief * past life regressions. Certified Hypnotist by NGH. Intuitive,

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

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professional services

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

700

COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

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

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caretaking/ home management

personal and health services

doTERRA essential oils! Are you looking for an all-natural method to helping fight the cold/flu, headaches, anxiety/depression, digestive and respiratory issues, allergies, etc. Come learn more at our FREE class. Friday, June 13, 6:30 p.m. Abend Acupuncture, 440 State Route 32 North. New Paltz. 717-830-2702. 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.

art services

OIL PAINTING RESTORATION. Cleaned, relined, retouched, refinished. Also frames & wood sculptures repaired. Call Carol 6877813. c.field@earthlink.net

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painting/odd jobs

“ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura. Add value to your home economically. Environmentally conscious work done w/old world craftsmanship and pride. Interior/Exterior/Decorator Finishes, Expert Color Consultation, Plastering, Wallpaper Removal, Light Carpentry. Call 6799036 for Free Estimate. Senior Discount. NYS DOT T-12467

Incorporated 1985

• Residential / Commercial • Moving • Delivery • Trucking • Local & NYC Metro Areas

Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253 HAB HABERWASH PRESSURE WASHING PR & EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING. FREE ESTIMATES, FULLY INSURED Accepting All Major Credit Cards

Contact Jason Habernig

845-331-4966, 845-249-8668

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• Interior & Exterior painting • Power Washing • Sheetrock & Plaster Repair • Free Estimates

I CANE: I FIX, I pick-up and deliver. Handweave, pressed cane, wicker repair & rush seats. (845)594-2051 or (845)383-1843.

Multiple References Available Upon Request Licensed & Insured 845-255-0979 • ritaccopainting.com

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. margotmolnar@netzero.net (845)679-6242.

QUALITY • VALUE • RELIABILITY • SINCE 1980

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cleaning services

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

PREMIER WINDOW CLEANING Gutter Cleaning Services, Inc.

Free Estimates • Fully Insured

Chris Lopez • 845-256-7022 CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/ Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253.

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.

YOU CALL I HAUL. Attic, basements, garages cleaned out. Junk, debris, removed. 20% discount for seniors and disabled. Gary (845)247-7365 or www. garyshauling.com

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

organizing/ decorating/ refinishing

HB Painting & Construction INC. *Painting: Interior/Exterior, PressureWashing, Staining, Glazing... *Construction: Home Renovations, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitchen, Doors, Windows, Decks, Roofs, Gutters, Tile, Hardwood Floors (NewRefinish), Sheetrock, Tape. Snowplowing. Call 845-616-9832.

WOLF CONSTRUCTION GENERAL CONTRACTOR

All Phases of Construction Over 20 years of Experience ~ Fully Insured ~ No Job Too Big or Small e-mail: johnsen.marc@gmail.com

845•853•4291

PIDEL PAINTING. Exterior, interior painting and papering, roofing. Free estimate. 20 years experience. Competitive pricing. 845-800-8982.

CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly. 10 years experience. Live-in or hourly. References available. Ulster County area. (845)901-8513

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SPRING SPECIAL! TRANSFORMATION RESTORATION

Interior/Exterior Painting Deck Staining • Power Washing

plumbing, heating, a/c and electric

BOILERS, (oil & gas), FURNACES, HOT WATERHEATERSINSTALLED,SERVICED &REPAIRED.Waterleaksrepaired.Emergency service available. SPRING SPECIAL- heating system cleaning & tune-up; $120 PLUS TAX. Call Mike Areizaga (845)340-0429.

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art gallery and art school, and the fervent admiration of generations of devoted art students. To his personal credit, he leaves a lasting legacy of art, beauty and a sustaining example, having led a life of purpose with unwavering determination and accomplishment. Born on April 8, 1922 in Richmond Hill, New York, Angeloch served in the US Air Corps and Army during World War II where he was a pilot,

studied to be an engineer and ended up in medical school. He studied at The Art Students League of New York from 1946-1951, where he first began painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi and printmaking with Martin Lewis. He spent the summer of 1947 learning the craft of making woodcuts with Fiske Boyd and it was that summer that Angeloch first studied nature working out of doors. For this reason he recently Continued on Page 13

he Phoenicia Library was gutted by fire in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 19. Within three days, plans were already in place to open a temporary library on Saturday, March 26, in the building recently vacated by Maverick Family Health, across from the Phoenicia post office. “It’ll be a bare-bones operation,” cautioned library director Tracy Priest. “We’re restoring minimal services, but we want to open our doors. People can return library books and pick up books they’ve ordered from interlibrary loan. From the Mid-Hudson Library System, we’re borrowing a computer and components we need to check books in and out. We’ll open at 10 a.m., and Letter Friends, the early literacy program, will happen at its normal time, 11 a.m. We’re looking eventually to have a small lending library, which may be on the honor system, since all our bar codes were destroyed in the fire.” Writing classes and other programs scheduled for later in the spring will be held as planned. It looks like at least a couple of computers will be donated for use by patrons. The blaze was reported to have come from an electri-

cal fire, which started in the back of the building. “We don’t have a full report on the extent of the damage,” said Priest, who visited the building after the fire with the insurance adjuster and Town of Shandaken supervisor Rob Stanley. “The adjuster said there has to be a second claims adjustment because it’s considered a major loss. We don’t think any books or materials will be salvageable. But because of the location of the fishing collection, we may be able to clean some of that and save it.” The Jerry Bartlett Memorial Angling Collection includes more than 500 fishing and nature books, plus an exhibit of fishing rods, lures, fly tying gear, and photographs. “The books are a mess,” said Priest. “Everything is fused together and melted. What’s in the front of the building has been damaged by smoke and water, but everything there is like we left it. Then you cross a line towards the back, and everything is black. There’s a hole of the ceiling of the children’s room, and you can look right up into my office upstairs. Everything from my desk is on the floor Continued on Page 7

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he latest Onteora Central School District 2011-2012 budget proposal does not include massive layoffs as might be seen in other districts, but does feature the elimination of six teacher positions and reductions to part-time of another five, among job cuts in many sectors. The cuts are seen as a reaction to declining enrollment, but also contribute to a total plan that increases spending by only 0.87 percent, that would translate, based on revenue figures, to a 3.9 percent levy increase. At the Tuesday, March 22 board of education meeting at Woodstock Elementary, school officials presented The Superintendent’s Recommended Budget to trustees that includes an increase in spending to a total of $50,477,497. If the board adopts the budget at its April 5 session, voters will be asked to vote on the budget on May 17. If voters reject the budget proposal, a contingency (or austerity) budget could be put in place that would eliminate $121,785 from the equipment budget line, as mandated by the

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INETY MILES OFF Broadway will present “I Remember Mama” at the New Paltz Reformed Church on Nov. 2, Nov. 3, Nov. 9 and Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. The play will also be performed at the First United Methodist Church in Highland on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. The story shows how Mama,

with the help of her husband and her Uncle Chris, brings up the children in a modest San Francisco home during the early years of the century. Mama, with sweetness and capability, sees her children through childhood, managing to educate them and to see one of her daughters begin a career as a writer. Mama’s sisters and uncle furnish a rich

background for a great deal of comedy and a little incidental tragedy. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $8 for students on opening night only, $12 for seniors/students and advanced sales and $10 for members/groups. For additional information, e-mail email@ninetymilesoffbroadway.com or call 256-9657.

N TUESDAY, NOV. 6, not only will residents vote on numerous contended races -- most notably being who shall become the president of the US -- but there will also be a plethora of local votes cast for federal, state, county and municipal political leaders. In the Town of Lloyd, the only local referendum on the ballot is for voters to decide whether or not the town clerk, town highway superintendent and town supervisor should have their two-year terms extended to four years. These are all separate referenda, as suggested by Lloyd supervisor Paul Hansut, who said that he wants to give “voters a chance to weigh in on each and every position, and not lump them all together, as many towns have done in the past.” The idea behind the four-year term, according to Hansut, is to give those elected to office “enough time to get familiar with the nuts and bolts of the job, Continued on page 12

The big read One Book/One New Paltz to read & discuss The Submission by Erin Quinn

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Phoenicia Library after the fire.

HAT WOULD HAPPEN if the selected architect for a 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero turned out to be a Muslim-American? How would people react to the news, particularly those families who lost loved ones in the terrorist attack? There are no easy answers to the questions raised by award-winning author Amy Waldman in her debut novel The Submission, chosen as this

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year’s One Book/One New Paltz readers’ selection. In Library Journal, Sally Bissell remarks that this book is an “insightful, courageous, heartbreaking work that should be read, discussed, then read again.” This is exactly what One Book/ One New Paltz will attempt to do as it embarks on its seventh year of a communitywide reading program filled with events, reading groups, panels and featured authors and actors. One Book is a Continued on page 12

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hen Jenny Lee Fowler moved from Oregon in 1997, she decided to mark each snowfall that first winter in the East by cutting a snowflake out of paper. Being a person who makes things by hand, it seemed like a fun thing to do. Then, like the icy flakes that drift lazily on the wind before becoming a full-fledged storm, the act of cutting paper snowflakes took on a momentum of its own as Fowler became fascinated with the folk tradition of papercutting. One day, her father-in-law asked her if she’d ever done a portrait, like the silhouettes created by folk artists. Her interest piqued, Fowler dared herself to cut 100 portraits of people. Beginning with friends and family, she later moved on to cutting portraits of strangers, who would sit for her at the campus center at Bard, where Fowler worked. “I practiced a lot and found that I totally loved it,” says Fowler. “It kind of surprised me because I’d thought of silhouette portraits as these kind of ‘stuffy’ things, and then I realized that they were really cross-sections of people at a moment in time. I started to see them as more dynamic.” Fowler came across a passage in which one of the early papercutters called silhouette portraits “a moment’s monument,” a description that she finds particularly apt. “They really do capture a little moment, and even the same person can have a different portrait the next day,” Fowler explains. Artful papercutting is now Fowler’s niche, and the Continued on page 13

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where dozens gathered to get their drum on. At left, Hethe Brenhill of the Mandara ensemble, dances in the sun. At right, a member of the Percussion Orchestra of Kingston (POOK) gets in the rhythm. For more pics, see page 10.

THEATER ON A TRAIN ‘Dutchman’ uses Trolley Museum’s subway car as unusual stage for play exploring sensitive topic of interracial relations. Page 16

TEEN SCENE “The Den” to open in Midtown, giving youths a place to dance, gather and do something positive. Page 8

FIGHTING FOR MIDTOWN Challengers in Ward 4 Common Council race say incumbent isn’t doing enough to help Kingston’s poorest neighborhoods get their fair share. Page 2

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