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Sojourner Truth historical marker in West Park to be dedicated on Monday The Klyne Esopus Museum and the Town of Esopus will dedicate a new roadside historical marker on Floyd Ackert Road in West Park to commemorate Sojourner Truth’s walk from slavery into freedom. The marker reads:

WALK TO FREEDOM IN OCT 1826 SOJOURNER TRUTH WALKED THIS ROAD FROM WEST PARK TO RIFTON LEAVING SLAVERY BEHIND FOR A LIFE OF FREEDOM The marker was erected with a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation of Syracuse. This is the second Sojourner Truth marker in the Town of Esopus sponsored by a Pomeroy grant; the first

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is on Broadway in Port Ewen at the site of a tavern where Truth worked as a young slave girl.

The fact that Truth was born in the Town of Esopus and lived here for the first 30 years of her life in slavery is often passed over by historians. The roadside markers and the statue of her in Port Ewen remind people that she was indeed “a daughter of Esopus,” with her roots in the Hudson Valley.

The Pomeroy Foundation, through its Historic Roadside Marker Program, has as its goal helping local communities to promote historic tourism and historic preservation. Since it began in 2009, it has funded more than 230 markers in 26 counties in New York State.

A ceremony unveiling the marker will

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be held on Monday, August 3 at 12 noon at the site on Floyd Ackert Road and Park Lane in West Park, hosted by Rosane Balisteri, president of the Klyne Esopus Museum, trustees, Anne Gordon, Ulster County historian, and Dan Terpening, Town of Esopus historian. The public is welcome to attend. For more information contact Anne Gordon at (845) 419-5137 or pasaran@msn.com.

Poetry at 1,600 Feet in Hunter Want to read a cool résumé? Check out how Margaret Uhalde, curator of the new “Poetry at 1,600 Feet” series of readings and slams being put on by the Catskill Mountain Foundation in the Greene County mountaintop town of Hunter, puts her accomplishments: “A college student in New York, she works too much, has too much faith in humans and doesn’t sleep enough, but knows it will all pay off in the end. In high school she co-founded a creativity club and helped publish two literary magazines. She has been an administrative councilwoman of neopoet.com and is establishing a MOGAI club at her college. Uhalde manages the coffee bar in the Prattsville Art Center and has been featured in a few exhibitions there; she’s also an intern that is always writing, interviewing, reviewing or picture-taking. She’s in love with everything coffee and everything art, and is trying to figure out how to live off of the two.”

Uhalde’s poetry series kicked off on July 19 with a reading featuring legendary New York City performance poet Jeanann Verlee; after her own reading and workshop with open-mic session on August 8, Poetry at 1,600 feet will finish up September on 5 with the Brooklyn-based spoken-word artist Joanna Hoffman. It’s an impressive, heady and truly inspiring lineup, as well as yet another indication of the new edginess emanating from the deep Catskills these days.

– Paul Smart Catskill Mountain Foundation presents Poetry at 1,600 Feet featuring Margaret Uhalde, Saturday, August 8, 7 p.m., $3, Karen’s Country Kitchen, Hunter Village Square, 7950 Main Street, Hunter; (518) 263-2050, uhaldem@catskillmtn.org.

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1. Ulster County Fair in New Paltz Just the smells – goats, hay and fried dough the dominant notes – are enough

to trigger a lifetime of Ulster County Fair memories for this New Paltz boy. With its promenades and its nocturnal neighborhoods delineated in gaudy lights, the Fair transforms the grounds on Libertyville Road into a mysterious night city

that feels sprawling, labyrinthine and endless in its surprises, even as the space itself is actually a fairly modest field most of the year. The Fair always coincides with my leonine birthday, so forgive me for feeling, in a certain way, that the sky

to the southwest of New Paltz, between the river and the mountains, is lighting up for me.

This year the fair kicked off on Tuesday, July 28 and will run through Sunday, August 2. Musically, the lineup skews

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4 toward country-leaning Fair Rock (rockleaning Fair Country?), which is really its own genre: a commercial niche of which Charlie Daniels is arguably creator and king. The aged Devil-beating fiddler is not on the bill, of course, but I do believe that he has played our fair (and all the others) at least once. Headliners this year are the Swon Brothers, John Michael Montgomery, Keith Anderson, Caroline Kole and the Willis Clan.

Family entertainment includes Dr. Rock’s Dinosaur Adventures, the stiltwalking trickster Carrie McQueen, Rietta and Lyric Wallenda of the “WorldFamous Wallendas” performing as Circus Incredible, Masters of the Chainsaw, a garden tractor-pull competition and my favorite (on paper at least): Robinson’s Racing Pigs.

When a pig has been crowned, make your way to the Ulster County Sheriff ’s Office to visit the museum and see the K9 demonstration on Friday. Other exhibits include the Wool Room and six days of animal workshops and demonstrations by the venerable 4-H. The Ulster County Fair boasts a lucid and content-rich website that many music venues would do well to emulate. On it you will find all the scheduled events, performances and exhibits as well as your admission and parking options. Visit http://ulstercountyfair.com for all this and more. The Ulster Country Fairgrounds are located at 249 Libertyville Road in New Paltz.

– John Burdick Ulster County Fair, July 28-August 2, Ulster Country Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Road, New Paltz; http://ulstercountyfair.com.

2. Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice When founders Maria Todaro, Louis Otey and Kerry Henderson first launched the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice in 2009 as a fundraising event to build a playground, they called it “Opera under the Stars.”

As it turned out, the only stars on view were onstage; it thundered and rained, but an audience of 500 demanded an encore. The unexpectedly large turnout got the three opera singers thinking that this gathering might have legs, and in a mere six years the Festival has turned into a spectacularly successful ongoing cultural extravaganza in the heart of the Catskills. It returns this week, from July 29 to August 2, with an eclectic array of offer-

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3 Doors Down & Seether at Bethel Woods on Saturday

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he Mississippi quartet 3 Doors Down teams with South Africa’s hard-rocking Seether for a night of modern rock hits at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Saturday, August 1. Since forming in 1995, Mississippi rock quintet 3 Doors Down has sold more than 16 million albums worldwide, garnered three Grammy nominations, two American Music Awards and five BMI Pop Awards for songwriting. The consistent hitmakers Seether have quietly amassed 11 Number One singles and 17 Top Five multi-format hits, resulting in singles sales that top seven million: a level of success that few artists working today can match.

The show begins at 8 p.m. with We Are Harlot. Tickets for this Pavilion-only show (no lawn) cost $79, $69, $48.50 and $33.50, and are available at www.bethelwoodscenter.org. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is located at 200 Hurd Road in Bethel.

ings that celebrate nearly every conceivable aesthetic application of the human voice.

While the organizers’ stellar connections within the opera world make it possible to lure top names in that field to Phoenicia for the Festival – the great mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade headlines this year – it’s the diversity of the performances, lecture/demonstrations and panel discussions that make the event so appealing to so many. Even those with a low saturation level for voices raised in the operatic style can always find something here that will intrigue and gratify. The five-day Festival is jam-packed with such tidbits as workshops on Appalachian shape-note singing, Inuit throat singing

and other forms of indigenous vocal music of North America and Hawaii, demonstrations of ventriloquism and the glass armonica (invented by Benjamin Franklin), gospel, barbershop, pop and chamber concerts.

On Thursday there’s live theater, including a concert performance of Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, starring Tony nominee Ron Raines and former Miss America Susan Powell, as well as Souvenir, Stephen Temperley’s play about the famously bad singer Florence Foster Jenkins.

The world premiere of Robert Manno’s opera about Dylan Thomas, Do Not Go Gentle: The Last Days of Dylan and Caitlin, is scheduled for Saturday

afternoon. Two performances of Gian Carlo Menotti’s one-acter The Medium happen on Friday and Saturday, and Carlisle Floyd’s operatic adaptation of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men on Saturday night. Von Stade and Peter Schickele will be among the celebrity participants in a vocal tribute to contemporary composers on Friday night titled “American Classics: Live and in Person,” which will feature premieres of two works by Robert Cucinotta and Tom Pasatieri.

The venues for these varied events, all within easy walking distance of one another, include the Festival Stage, Phoenicia Parish Field, the Phoenicia United Methodist Church, the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, the Shandaken

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CARLOS CHÁVEZ and His World

This year, the Bard Music Festival turns to Latin America for the first time and presents two extraordinary weeks of concerts, panels, and special events that will explore the musical world of the most eminent Latin American modernist composer, Carlos Chávez.

weekend one August 7–9

The Musical Voice of Mexico A survey of Chávez’s Mexican musical heritage from the 18th to the early 20th centuries, Weekend One explores Chávez’s world with orchestral and chamber concerts, and preconcert talks about topics ranging from revolution and anti-fascism to the Parisian influence on his compositions. Program Five, “Music, Murals, and Puppets,” celebrates the rich tradition of puppet theater in Latin countries.

weekend two August 13–16

Mexico, Latin America, and Modernism Exploring the relationship of the Latin American musical scene to that in the United States, offerings include a percussion extravaganza, a program exploring sacred and secular choral music, and a concert devoted to celebrating Chávez’s experience in New York, with music by Copland, Cowell, Nancarrow, and others.

Tickets, starting at $25, on sale now!

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Theatrical Society Playhouse and Mama’s Boy Coffeeshop. Admission is free to a few events; ticket prices otherwise range from $5 to $75 each, with a $170 Da Capo Pass getting you into all main stage events.

To see the full schedules or purchase tickets, call (845) 586-3588 or visit www. phoeniciavoicefest.org. – Frances Marion Platt Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, July 29-August 2, downtown Phoenicia; (845) 688-1344, www.phoeniciavoicefest.org.

gust 16 date. A founding member of the Hollies as well as of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Nash has been on a multifaceted late-career roll of sorts.

In 2013 he published and supported a highly entertaining memoir, Wild Tales: A Rock and Roll Life.

The show starts at 8 p.m. Standingroom-only admission costs $100. For more information, call (845) 679-2744 or visit www.levonhelm.com. Levon Helm Studios are located at 160 Plochman Lane in Woodstock.

3. Gameshow Dynamos screening in Poughkeepsie

Woodstock’s Golden Notebook hosts Victoria Alexander this Saturday

Gameshow Dynamos, a documentary film about a couple who helped their family get out of debt by winning repeatedly on television game shows, will be shown at the Adriance Library in Poughkeepsie on Thursday, August 6 at 1:30 p.m. There will be a preshow game and after-film questionand-answer session with the filmmaker, Patricia Boiko, her mother/subject Claire Boiko and two of Claire’s other daughters, including New Paltz teacher/actor Liz Boiko Burdick. The film’s trailer can be viewed at http://gameshowdynamos.com. The Adriance Library is located at 93 Market Street in Poughkeepsie.

The locus amoenus is a fabulous term, especially in today’s Hudson Valley. Call it an imagined pastoral Eden, an Arcadian dreamscape. Think sustainability, self-sufficient farms and hamlets, where everyone can not only feed him- or herself well, in beautifully designed kitchens and gardens, but also have the time to paint and profess great thoughts in lyrical tropes.

It’s also the name of a well-received new novel by the political satirist Victoria N. Alexander, set in Harlem Valley, where a young man named Hamlet has to contend with a new stepfather with ties to our nation’s capital, the split between sustainable dreams and upstate realities and...need we fill in more? Suffice it to say that Alexander hits all the right notes for our region right now. – Paul Smart

4. Dutchess Stadium hosts Wrestling under the Stars this Saturday Ah, the changing Hudson Valley: arts, great food, decent weather, landscape‌Oh yes, there’s pro wrestling too.

Looking for some action this weekend?

Try Wrestling under the Stars at Dutchess Stadium this Saturday night, August 1, for a wild evening of professional wrestling.

It’s a busy card with a host of up-andcomers, as well as the legendary “giant killer� Rey Mysterio, profiled in The New Yorker and charged with a flying-kick ring death last spring.

There will also be a lady wrestling star, Mickie James, on the bill, and a three-hour opportunity for fans to get autographs from everyone before the fights start at 7 p.m. – Paul Smart Wrestling under the Stars with Rey Mysterio & Alberto El Patrón, Saturday, August 1, 7 p.m., $20, Dutchess Stadium, Route 9D, Wappingers Falls; (609) 8583446, www.northeastwrestling.com.

Graham Nash visits Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock this Sunday Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash makes an intimate appearance in the barn at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock on Sunday, August 2. This appearance was rescheduled from its original Au-

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Victoria Alexander reads from Locus Amoenus, Saturday, August 1, 6 p.m., Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker Street, Woodstock; (845) 679-8000, www.goldennotebook.com.

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Brian, formerly with KOSCO (Kingston Oil Supply) started in 1981 by delivering fuel oil and in 1982 was promoted to a sales position where he excelled.

In 1990 Brian was promoted to Service Manager for their Rhinebeck Office and later the combined service department for all of KOSCO’s divisions, a leadership position that Brian has held for 25 years.

Main-Care Energy, which is celebrating its 85th Anniversary, is a 100% Employee Owned Company that has been serving the Hudson Valley region since they opened for business. “They pride themselves on being open 24 hours a day, staffed around the clock for all of their customers’ needs. They do not believe in using an answering service to handle calls for help from their customers.� “With all of the changes in the industry I was ready to make a change and I have always admired how Main-Care Energy cared for their customers and competed honestly and fairly. Their reputation in the community in addition to the fantastic attitude of the Main-Care people I have met through the years made moving to Main-Care an easy decision.�

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Aristocrats to play Bearsville Los Angeles virtuoso rock trio challenges the populist assumption of rock as three chords and the truth

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ock virtuosity makes for a very limited niche market, marginalized if not downright quarantined. One reason for this: There’s a difference between the notes and the tune, and virtuoso rock is often rich in the former and bereft of the latter. Still, as with any genre, if you keep your ears open and your reflexive judgments in check, you’ll find the good stuff, the genuinely inspired stuff motivated by higher callings than ego and pristine chops. You’ll develop genre-specific discrimination and taste, a new way to be moved. You probably don’t want this.

Virtuoso rock triggers a defensive reaction in musicians and many music fans. It challenges the one core myth of rock music that you really don’t want to challenge: the populist assumption of rock as three chords and the truth, as something naïve and honest that emerges from garages and basements and from marginalized populations. Accredited virtuosity is required and assumed in classical and jazz players, but deeply distrusted in rock. This conservatism has served rock’s sociopolitical narrative quite well.

Virtuoso rock had its heyday to be sure, before the cultural earhole all but closed on it. There was the confluence of prog and fusion in the ’70s, when prog upped the technical dimension of rock and fusion

The Aristocrats: guitarist Guthrie Govan; bassist Bryan; and drummer Marco Minnemann

upped the compositional energy of jazz, and the people seemed to dig it. This paved the way for the instrumental rock-godistry of the ’80s and early ’90s and the brief commercial apex of Satriani, Vai, Morse and the rest, most of whom ultimately had to take refuge in the subgenres of metal: the only commercially viable genre for speed-demons, but one that utilizes only one small part of the full virtuoso skill set. Virtuosi with clipped wings are the only kind of virtuoso in rock anymore.

The Los Angeles band the Aristocrats are simply a kickass virtuoso rock trio of known commodities in their marginalized genre. Their compositions are equal parts prog, metal and fusion. But they come with a built-in apology of sorts: It’s a style-

No one can sell you on this genre.

It’s there if you want it, and the Aristocrats are one of the best I’ve heard in years, and they keep it light.

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hopping, postmodern ruse that betrays an understanding that they needed to be something more than just virtuosi. They needed a wink, a ruse, a joke, a human weakness. In their press material, it is emphasized that this is a band that doesn’t take itself too seriously. More often than not, this playfulness comes in the form of a Morricone-inspired spaghetti-Western tunefulness and a taste for noir, tango, dark boogie and a cheeky mariachi, like Los Straitjackets played by superpowered Martians.

This keeps the Aristocrats grounded in something that you might recognize as song, at least some of the time; but they wear their real influences proudly as well: the hyped-up chops-roots of the Dixie Dregs, the sneakers-in-a-dryer grind mechanics of Dream Theater, the outrageously fluid legato guitar-playing of Allan Holdsworth and Steve Vai, the razorprecise art metal of Candiria. In fact, many of the most beautiful moments on their new disc Tres Caballeros, as on Culture Clash before it, come when they are at their most abstract and least referential and accommodating. The Aristocrats, you see, are one of those bands that developed their ears and imaginations every bit as much as their fingers. Let loose, their Muse won’t take the markets by storm, but she will produce singular music of real vision and substance.

No one can sell you on this genre. It’s there if you want it, and the Aristocrats are one of the best I’ve heard in years,

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and they keep it light. They perform at the Bearsville Theater (a venue to be commended for its stubborn commitment to this genre) on Wednesday, August 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the show. The Travis Larson Band opens.

– John Burdick Aristocrats/Travis Larson Band, Wednesday, August 5, 8 p.m., $25/$20, Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker Street,

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Storm King Art Center to host Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo A founding member of the wildly influential New York City band Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo has been both active and surprising as a solo artist in recent years, releasing albums consistent with the Sonic Youth aesthetic (the dark psychedelia of 2012’s Between the Times & the Tides) and projects wildly out of character (2014’s aptly titled Acoustic Dust). Ranaldo performs at the Storm King Art Center on Sunday, August 9 at 2 p.m. All concerts are free with Storm King admission: $15 adults; $12 seniors (65 and older); $8 ages 5 to 18 and students (with valid ID); free for children age 4 and under and all Storm King Members.

Storm King is located at 1 Museum Road in New Windsor. For more information, visit www.stormking.org or call (845) 5343115.

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The Falcon in Marlboro presents “Iris Ornig Reimagines Michael Jackson� on Wednesday, August 5 at 7 p.m.

The German-born, New York-scene jazz bassist and composer Ornig is an avowed fan of the King of Pop. She reinterprets Jackson’s hits in ways that shift the rhythms, expand the harmonies and open the forms to ensemble improvisation, all the while trying to stay true to the essence of the song. The few examples Ornig has shared are promising, suggesting that many of Jackson’s melodies do share of the qualities of the standard.

Ornig’s band includes Jeremy Powell on tenor, David Smith on trumpet, Addison Frei on piano and Ronen Itzik

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Conducted by Leon Botstein, music director Directed by Thaddeus Strassberger Ethel Smyth’s compelling, majestic opera depicts the consequences of murder, betrayal, and love, and is framed by a powerful display of orchestral writing and a brilliant use of chorus.

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on drums. Per usual at the Falcon, there is no cover, but generous donation is encouraged. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, call (845) 236-7970 or visit www.liveatthefalcon.com.

– John Burdick

BSP hosts Chain & the Gang, Shilpa Ray on Friday

Noisy, moody, lo-fi, funny and kinda mean-spirited, really, Chain and the Gang make a stop at BSP in Kingston on Friday, July 31. The band’s early work (so the official story goes) was informed by a specific sociopolitical philosophy and agenda articulated in the title of their first record, Down with Liberty, Up with Chains. Subsequent releases back off a bit on the single-message focus, but Ian Svenonius’ poly-garage stylings and socially provocative lyrics remain brash and unapologetic (“If you feel like you’re not good enough, then you’re probably not/and you know what? You never, ever will be.”). One of his best and most innocently nostalgic songs is a catalogue of kinds of trash that you

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PianoSummer at SUNY-New Paltz ends this Friday with Flier Competition winner fronting Hudson Valley Philharmonic

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Also on the bill is Shilpa Ray, a harmonium-playing arty songwriter with a strikingly raw-but-musical voice. Ray’s recent release, Last Year’s Savage (2015, Northern Spy Records), is full of overt nods to New York City sleaze-hip (one catchy song is called “Johnny Thunder’s Fantasy Space Camp”). For all its hipper-

UNY-New Paltz’s PianoSummer goes out with a bang on Friday, July 31. While the rest of the festival’s concerts and events are all about solo piano music, the program logistics get a bit more complex for the finale: the Symphony Gala with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. PianoSummer artistic director Vladimir Feltsman guest-conducts the orchestra in a program that includes Mahler’s Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 and Brahms’s Symphony No. 4. The concert will include a performance by Ryo Kaneko, the 2015 Jacob Flier Piano Competition winner.

The PianoSummer Symphony takes to the stage at the Studley Theater in the Old Main Building on the campus of SUNYNew Paltz at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $39 and $34 and are available at www.newpaltz.edu/piano.

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Chain and the Gang, Shilpa Ray and deejay Peter Aaron appear at BSP on Friday, July 31 at 9:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 on the day of the show. Tickets are available at Outdated and Rocket Number Nine in Kingston, Jack’s Rhythms in New Paltz, Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie and the Woodstock Music Shop. BSP is located at 323 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, visit www.bspkingston.com.

– John Burdick

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Chris Washburne & SYOTOS play Bard’s Spiegeltent on Thursday

The adventurous and virtuosic world jazz ensemble Chris Washburne & SYOTOS appears with guest pianist André Mehmari for two nights at Bard SummerScape’s Spiegeltent on Thursday, July 30 at 8 p.m. Trombonist Washburne and SYOTOS released the outrageously funky and brainy Low Ridin’ in April of 2015, Washburne’s sixth release of exquisite and fiery world jazz. Pianist and composer Andre Mehmari is considered one of the most talented young musicians of his native Brazil.

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cost $25 and $20. The concert will benefit the Paul Green Rock Academy Scholarship Fund. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For tickets and more information, call (845) 679-4406 or visit www.bearsvilletheater. com.

– John Burdick

of the night when the original American roots specialists Spuyten Duyvil pair with the spaghetti-Western evocations and haunted myths of Alectro at the Towne Crier in Beacon on Thursday, August 6 at 7:30 p.m. Driven by the songwriting couple Mark Miller and Beth Kaufman, Spuyten

Slackers play Bearsville this Friday

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STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS PLAY MARLBORO’S FALCON

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eclared by the Washington Post to be “one of the finest Cajun groups in history,” Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys return to their Hudson Valley home-away-from-home, the Falcon in Marlboro on Thursday, August 6 at 7 p.m. Riley and the Playboys have been a leading light in Cajun music for more than 20 years. The band’s shows are legend in Marlboro.

There is no cover, but generous donation is encouraged. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, call (845) 236-7970 or visit www.liveatthefalcon.com.

If you don’t like ska music, the famously overcaffeinated and exuberant third-wave ska bands of the ’80s and ’90s are probably to blame. Meet the Slackers. They are here to correct your opinion with an immensely likable and musical antidote to the whole frat-ska thing. As their name suggests, New York’s slow-cooking and deep-grooving ska-plus masters take their foot off the BPM pedal and write really substantial and interesting songs decorated with fabulously witty horn charts and early-Space-Age special effects. Fluent in the authentic languages of ska, rocksteady and reggae, but also a modern pop band of sorts, the Slackers have been effortlessly defining and transcending genre for 20 years now.

The Slackers appear at the Bearsville Theater on Friday, July 31 at 9 p.m. New Paltz’s uncategorizable worldgrass band Los Thujones opens. Admission costs $20.

The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For more information, call (845) 679-4406 or visit www.bearsvilletheater.com.

– John Burdick

Spuyten Duyvil & Alectro play Towne Crier in Beacon Self-conscious retro stylings and premodern identities will be the order

Duyvil’s earthy and authentic polyroots originals have earned the band shows at Citi Field and Lincoln Center, among other intimate folk venues.

The collaboration of longtime session players Jeff Eyrich and Steve Kirkman, Alectro serves up a variety dark and reverb-drenched Morricone homages, noir blues and twisted mariachi treats on their fine 2015 release School of Desire.

Admission costs $20. The Towne Crier Café is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon. For more information, call (845) 855-1300 or visit www.townecrier.com.

– John Burdick

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Connor Kennedy & Minstrel memorialize Jerry Garcia this Saturday at Bearsville Fresh off the road from stints opening for the Waterboys and the Gipsy Kings, local guitarist/singer/songwriter Connor Kennedy and his busy band Minstrel are back at home base, the Bearsville Theater, to play house band for a Jerry Garcia birthday celebration, conveniently timed to follow the Grateful Dead’s recent run of farewell shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

Minstrel will be joined by numerous guest players and vocalists in honoring the Dead’s lead guitarist and principal songwriter. A video clip of Minstrel jamming at length on the iconic riff of “Terrapin Station” suggests that they are really laying into the material.

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7 p.m., $30, Martel Theater, Vogelstein Center for Drama & Film, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie; (845) 437-5907, http://powerhouse. vassar.edu.

Readings Festival at Powerhouse this weekend

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A highlight of the Powerhouse season for theater fans who love to experience the crucible of the creative process is the two annual Readings Festivals of plays in early stages of development. This weekend, July 31 to August 2, you can catch readings of The Brother(s) by Colman Domingo, Open Road by Paul Scott Goodman and Joseph Hendel, Talk to Me of Love

by Meghan Kennedy and White Noise, White Light by Nicky Silver.

For more information on specific performances, locations on campus, dates and times, or for tickets and reservations, call the Powerhouse box office at (845) 437-5599 or visit http://powerhouse. vassar.edu/boxoffice.

Powerhouse Theater at Vassar workshops Duncan Sheik’s Noir this weekend

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ongwriter Duncan Sheik is a hot property these days. His musical adaptation of American Psycho, Breton Easton Ellis’ controversial 1991 novel about a Wall Streeter who may be a real serial killer or may be just a guy with a vividly gruesome imagination, is headed for Broadway next year following a London run starring the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith. His Grammy, Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning 2006 alt/folk/rock musical Spring Awakening will have its first Broadway revival this fall, and its long-rumored movie version is currently in search of a director. He’s reportedly

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But all that busyness isn’t stopping him from tinkering with another new opus in development at Vassar College/New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater this summer. This weekend, as its third and final Martel Musical Workshop of the 2015 season, Powerhouse will present four performances of Noir, a collaboration between Sheik and Kyle Jarrow, with whom he previously worked on Whisper House.

Described as “lush and mysterious,” Noir sounds like a tale inspired by Hitchcock’s Rear Window, but with more of an auditory than a visual focus: “A heartbroken man never leaves his apartment, consoled only by the music on the radio. Through the thin walls, he hears almost every word of the couple next door – and before long, his eavesdropping becomes an obsession.

Soon he finds himself drawn into a web

of lust, lies, deceit and danger.” Noir also promises to be yet another demonstration of the current trendiness of stageworks inspired by mid-20th-century live radio theater, in which audiences are treated to an opportunity to witness a Foley artist at work generating sound effects.

The cast includes Lillie Cooper, Daniel Everidge, Kristine Haruna Lee, Kevin Mambo, John Schiappa, Theo Stockman and Samantha Ware, and Rachel Chavkin directs. Evening performances in the Martel Theater of the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film on the Vassar campus will begin at 8 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, July 31 and August 1, and at 7 p.m. this Sunday, August 2. There will also be a 2 p.m. matinée on Sunday.

Tickets cost $30 each. To order or for more information, call the box office at (845) 437-5907 or visit http://powerhouse. vassar.edu.

– Frances Marion Platt Powerhouse Theater presents Duncan Sheik’s Noir, Friday/Saturday, July 31/ August 1, 8 p.m., Sunday, August 2, 2 &

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The show must go on Final weekend for Moon over Buffalo starring Denny Dillon at Shadowland in Ellenville In Ulster County, lots of people know Denny Dillon as the founder of Improv Nation, acting teacher, visual artist and proprietor of the recently reopened Drawing Room Art Gallery in Stone Ridge. TV audiences remember her as the shortest-ever cast member of Saturday Night Live (and regrettably, one of the briefestever) and as Toby in the HBO sitcom Dream On. She has done lots of bit parts in movies and cartoon voiceovers. Theatergoers, however, know her as a Tony Award nominee as Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Mickey in My One and Only in 1983, along with a host of other Broadway roles, including in Angela Lansbury’s 1974 revival of Gypsy.

Currently, Dillon is starring at Ellenville’s Shadowland Theatre in a

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Widening your gyre Byrdcliffe hosts ARTBARN’s sitespecific theater piece The Circle this weekend

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n the throes of youthful idealism, there comes a time when, discouraged by the corrupt and violent world’s intransigent resistance to our efforts to reform it, we begin fantasizing: “Why don’t they just give us some desert island where all the freaks can live together in harmony?” But what if “they” called our bluff and actually let us have such a place, and we found it to be not so idyllic after all? Some such thinking appears to have led to the gestation of ARTBARN’s site-specific theatrical production The Circle: A Guidebook to Peace, Happiness and Truth through Personal Geometry, to be unveiled three times this weekend at the Byrdcliffe Art Colony in Woodstock.

“Inspired by Shakespeare’s final play The Tempest and William Butler Yeats’s prophetic and terrifying poem ‘The Second Coming,’ The Circle tells the story of a group of idealists who attempt to turn their back on the pain and suffering of the world only to discover that sometimes, the harder you try to keep something out, the more you end up letting it in,” reads the capsule description of this intriguing new work. When you practice rough magic, you invite in the rough beasts along with the benevolent sprites, it would appear.

Authored by Melissa D. Brown and Raven Burnett and developed over the course of a year by the members of the ARTBARN collective – who include a chef along with theater professionals – The Circle is touted as “a unique audience experience,”

Don’t eat a heavy meal right before the performance, and wear comfortable walking shoes.

production of Ken Ludwig’s popular farce Moon over Buffalo, in the role originated by Carol Burnett in the play’s 1995 Broadway debut. You have one more weekend to catch her and the rest of the terrific cast in this raucous door-slammer, delivered with impeccable timing and ever-escalating hysteria as a down-atheels theatrical company threatens to come apart at the seams while on tour in Buffalo in 1953.

The play’s premise is that director Frank Capra plans to attend the company’s matinée in search of emergency replacements for an injured Ronald Colman and absconding Greer Garson in his production of The Scarlet Pimpernel.

It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for washed-up actors Charlotte (Dillon) and George (Joel Leffert) Hay, but everything goes awry when Charlotte finds out that the company’s ingénue Eileen (Emily Stokes) is pregnant by George.

An incensed Charlotte decides to run away with the company’s attorney, Richard (Ray Faiola); George drowns his sorrows in drink. Meanwhile, the Hayses’ daughter Roz (Susan Slotoroff ) shows up to introduce her fiancé Howard (Paul Caiola) to the family while her ex-boyfriend, stage manager Paul (Justin Pietropaolo), tries to keep things from running entirely off the rails. Throw in Charlotte’s seriously hard-

of-hearing mother Ethel (Carolyn Seiff ), who pours a bottle of whiskey into the pot of coffee with which Paul is trying to sober up George in time for the show to go on, and you have a recipe for the kind of zany, over-the-top stage comedy that scores a hit for Shadowland every summer without fail.

Dillon clearly knows her stuff, plying her girlish voice and tiny-but-zaftig stature to great advantage as Charlotte is by turns flirtatious with Richard, enraged with George and later worried about him when he goes missing, motherly with Roz, obsequious with Howard (whom she has mistaken for Capra) and generally exasperated with the entire unraveling situation. She can slide from mincing to roaring and back again in the bat of an eyelash.

Leffert supplies a fine foil in the physically demanding role of George, who is staggering drunk for most of the second and third acts and eventually shows up playing Cyrano de Bergerac with an excess of bombast while the rest of the cast is trying to enact Noel Coward’s Private Lives for Capra’s benefit. It’s in that latter scene that Slotoroff particularly shines, as Roz is called upon to ad lib at length, waiting for her addled father to respond to his cue. Pietropaolo is also excellent as the desperately frazzled Paul, showing a fine command of slapstick stage movement as he’s yanked hither and

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“an original work that’s part theater, part installation, part walking tour and part meal.” Audiences will move from place to place on the Byrdcliffe grounds, exploring a series of environments created by theatrical designer Deb O as actors T. Sahara Meer, Rachael Richman, Elisa Matula and Ross Cowan perform under the direction of Jess K. Smith. Along the way, attendees are invited to eat a series of snacks and small bites prepared by Kate Baker Linsley.

Smith promises that even those familiar with the art colony site and its historical legacy will “see it anew” while experiencing The Circle. Find out for yourself this Saturday, August 1 at 2 or 7:30 p.m. or Sunday, August 2 at 2 p.m. Don’t eat a heavy meal right before the performance, and wear comfortable walking shoes. Tickets cost $25. For reservations and more information, visit https://artbarnfestival.wordpress. com/the-circle.

– Frances Marion Platt ARTBARN’s The Circle, Saturday, August 1, 2 & 7:30 p.m., Sunday, August 2, 2 p.m., $25, Byrdcliffe Art Colony: 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Road, Woodstock: https://artbarnfestival.wordpress.com/the-circle.

thither amidst the chaos.

All in all, this Shadowland production is expertly rendered under Brendan Burke’s direction, leaving the audience quite weak and breathless with laughter at the performance that this reviewer attended.

You can still see Moon over Buffalo at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, July 30 to August 1. The final performance starts at 2 p.m. this Sunday, August 2.

Tickets cost $39 for evening shows, $34 for matinées, and can be ordered by calling (845) 647-5511 or online at www. shadowlandtheatre.org.

– Frances Marion Platt

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Denny Dillon in Moon over Buffalo, Thursday-Saturday, July 30-August 1, 8 p.m., $39, Sunday, August 2, 2 p.m., $34, Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal

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ook around. See anything new and different? Did you happen to notice the appearance of a 15-foot-tall, 3,500-pound metal rocking horse at the newly renovated Lace Mill factory on Cornell Street? Big Boy was created by Brandon Bultman, one of 34 artists who have works displayed around town in the Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) 2015 Kingston Sculpture Biennial, a major exhibition of public art pieces positioned in various outdoor and indoor locations, now through October 31.

When ASK opens its doors for a First Saturday on August 1, the reception will celebrate the largest Sculpture Biennial in a decade. More than 40 works will be on view in two areas of Kingston: the Historic Rondout Waterfront District – the traditional anchor for the Biennial and the center of Kingston’s nightlife – and Midtown, an area in transition with a significant low-income population and a number of shuttered storefronts on Broadway, one of the city’s main streets. “In focusing on Midtown, it is the goal of the exhibition to continue the development of Kingston’s growing art scene, to encourage foot traffic and to cast a renewed light on the neighborhood,� says Biennial curator Bennett Wine. “Some unusual art will be seen in unexpected places and is sure to catch the eye of the seasoned art aficionado as well as the uninitiated viewer.� A resident of West Kill, Wine is the recipient of a guest fellowship at the Danish Royal Academy of Art, a fellowship at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and earned an MFA from Columbia University. He has also been a professor of Art History at SUNY-Columbia/Greene. He was first involved with ASK’s exhibition as an artist featured in the 2009, 2011 and 2013 Biennials.

Wine’s task as curator has been to choose works to display and decide where they should go. Many of the sculptures on view

Big Boy by Brandon Bultman

will be site-specific, with some addressing Kingston’s present conditions and others exploring its history. Installation sites include the Hudson River Maritime Museum, the Lace Mill, T. R. Gallo Park, the King’s Inn, the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History, the Ulster Performing Arts Center, Destination Ireland & Beyond, ASK, the Rondout waterfront and the Kingston Police Station.

The artists with pieces included in the exhibition this year are Sarah Anderson, Lauren Barnes, June Bisantz, Brandon Bultman, Alan Danielson, Jean-Jacques Du Plessis, Nathaniel Foley, Oki Fukunaga, Ben Godward, Dumitru Gorzo, Frederick Hayes, Emma Hendry, David Horvitz, Katy Itter, Elizabeth Knowles and William Thielen, Ellie Krakow, Ben La Rocco, Madison LaVallee, Niki Lederer, Virginia

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some time takes place next Saturday up at Olana, the historic Frederic Church home overlooking the river just outside the city of Hudson. The theme is “Icebergs in August,� in honor of the Hudson River School painter’s great works culled from his 1859 voyage to Newfoundland and Labrador, and featuring an evening “of Ice, Art and Arctic-inspired hors d’oeuvres.�

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Playing off the greatness of Church’s 1861 epic painting The Icebergs, rediscovered in a boys’ school in England in 1979, auctioned for a record $2.5 million and now on view at the Dallas Museum of Art, the reception will include a fullscale reproduction of the painting to be auctioned off, settings and decorations including a massive carved iceberg and a reimagined icehouse designed by architect Albert (Beau) Simons IV – as well as, of course, the world-class art from this season’s “River Crossings� exhibit.

The party itself will feature arctic inspired hors d’oeuvres and cocktails from the region’s top chefs, music and an auction. It’s pricey, and reservations are necessary. – Paul Smart

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It has been hot of late – real hot. Air conditioners have been failing in people’s cars; the threat of brownouts is upon us. Art openings spill outdoors as much as people crowd inside. Even the most secret of swimming holes are getting crowded.

Maybe the best tonic to come along in

Tyler Borchert’s “Recycling Nature� opens in Kingston Tyler Borchert, the artist at the Storefront Gallery in Kingston, has

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eam Love RavenHouse Gallery in New Paltz presents another fascinating art exhibit in August. “Tokyo Jazz Joints,â€? a collaboration between photographer Philip Arneill and jazz deejay and blogger James Catchpole, documents the phenomenon of tiny clubs and cafĂŠs in Japan, known as kissa, where Japanese jazz aficionados would (and still do) congregate to drink coffee or beer and listen to hour after hour of American and European jazz on vinyl. Jazz records were historically quite expensive in Japan. The Japanese obsession with American jazz in the 1950s and ’60s inspired fans to pool resources, developing a listening-room subculture that survives into the present. “Tokyo Jazz Jointsâ€? opens with a reception at Team Love RavenHouse on August 1 from 5 until 7 p.m. Philip Arneill will be present. The show runs until mid-September. Team Love RavenHouse Gallery is located at 11 Church Street in New Paltz.

For more information, visit www.tl-rh.com. – John Burdick

been all about balance and natural reconstruction since returning to his native Kingston nine years ago. As can be seen in his new “Recycling Nature� show that opens with a reception on Saturday, August 1, Borchert loves to build sculptures out of found objects.

He balances stones, rearranges logs,

stone vases, wooden spoons, his Money Man sculpture and photography. – Paul Smart Tyler Borchert, “Recycling Nature� opening, Saturday, August 8, 5-8 p.m., Storefront Gallery, 93 Broadway, Kingston; (845) 338-8473, www.thestorefrontgallery.com.

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works with what he finds.

Five years ago Borchert began an ongoing “On Any Given Sunday� series along the Rondout promenade, working with the detritus from old buildings; his Trestle Gallery, on Abeel Street, serves as a community center for up-and-coming artists, as well as a launching pad for the recent work that he took up to Mountain Jam.  The new exhibit at the Storefront Gallery will include his freestanding sculptures, handmade flower-holders,

One of the wild things about the Hudson Valley’s constant influx of city people is the way the same city people often preserve elements of Hudson Valley life that could normally be left behind. Think of the ways in which artists keep promulgating deer-hunting aesthetics decades after the sport

began dwindling. Or even better, the ideology behind the latest artist-residency focus from Basilica Hudson, Psychic Green Trailer, and how it plays with previous hip renovations of abandoned industrial vehicles around the area (i.e. Max Goldfarb’s now-legendary WGXC-tied-in M49 listening/ broadcasting truck).

Here’s how the latest iteration of this phenomenon has come about: Tony Stone, co-founder of Basilica Hudson, preserved the former Hudson Handling trailer on Basilica’s property as a relic of Hudson’s industrial past and a location for sitespecific artist-in-residency projects. Bard MFA student Alan Danielson took up residency this summer as a thesis project and, playing off “roadside attractions and reconstructed historical landmarks meant to display evidence of important past events as if the figure has just vanished,� recontextualized the trailer as if it were seen “from a future or parallel dimension that creates a fictitious and contradictory history.� – Paul Smart

The decentralization grants given by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) spread funding to smaller organizations and projects, where often the added input is just enough to keep a community’s culture alive. In terms of individual artists, especially as seen via the very active programs run by the Columbia and Greene County Councils for the Arts (GCCA) in recent decades, these grants have a whole other effect: One, they tend to allow artists of considerable accomplishment the chance to push their work to new heights, including fresh ways of engaging with the communities in which the work is made. Secondly, as another requirement of the grants, they include a public component that takes the artist’s work into the community and opens other artists’ eyes to the new stuff that the awarded artists have been doing. “Give and Take,� as the new exhibit opening at the GCCA’s Catskill Gallery this Saturday is called, features the work of a selection of recent NYSCA Decentralization Program Individual Artist grant awards and curates, through individual pieces, an exploration of “the impact of heard and unheard community voices,� as well as the organization’s 40th anniversary of serving the local community through the arts.

Among the featured artists in “Give and Takeâ€? are renowned photographer Susan Wides, painter and installation artist Claudia McNulty and photo-encaustic mixed-media artist Maria KolodziejZincio, as well as Fern Apfel, Tasha Depp, Peter Donahoe, Eli Joseph-Hunter, Luli Heintz, Gwenn Mayers, Melissa Sarris, Draga Ĺ uĹĄanj, Tom Teich, Kevin VanHentenryck, Judd Weisberg and others. What results is a prismed vision of the two counties covered, from takes on the natural surroundings and their rich histories to appreciations of social and political realities, and an overriding sense of emerging aesthetic concerns. Call it the beauty of real life, but also all that emerges when artists are encouraged to look beyond the simple into something more complex and community-minded.

The exhibit will run in tandem with an upstairs exhibit of Jill Skupin Burkholder’s evocative new “Hidden Worlds in the Catskills� photos. – Paul Smart “Give & Take�/“Hidden Worlds in the Catskills� opening reception, Saturday, August 1, 5-7 p.m., through September 5, Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill; (518) 943-3400, www.greenearts.org.

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The Ulster County Historical Society’s Bevier House Museum

There is something about the building that captures you as you drive along Route 209 from Hurley to Stone Ridge. Free from intrusion or the clutter of other buildings, the Bevier House stands, momentarily, at the center of the mind’s eye as you pass.

And for the briefest of moments, you occupy time and space in another era.

Even without knowing the building’s current purpose, the passerby instinctively understands that the secrets of so many years lay behind its carefully crafted stone walls.

Guardian to those secrets and repository for an impressive collection of artifacts and documents that hold the metaphorical keys to unlocking our area’s past, the Bevier House Museum has been home to the Ulster County Historical Society (UCHS) since 1938. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Bevier House of today provides a unique opportunity for the visitor not only to study our past but, through the varied and carefully presented rooms and collections, to experience it as well.

Through the commitment of its board, administrator Suzanne Hauspurg and a dedicated group of volunteers, the UCHS labors diligently to fulfill its dual mission as curator and collector of important artifacts, documents, artwork, furniture and other cultural items from the Hudson Valley, while at the same time seeking to educate the public on the important role that our area has played in the evolution

of the American experiment. Through a variety of programs – including lectures, demonstrations and publications – UCHS engages visitors and encourages their participation in an effort to merge present understanding with past realities.

The structure that first draws your attention began, simply enough, as one room, built in the latter part of the 17th century by Andries Pieterse Van Leuvan.

In 1715, the property, including 450 acres, was purchased by Louis Bevier and would remain in the Bevier family for seven generations.

Like the many stories currently housed

by UCHS, the Bevier family offers local history its own unique chapter. Louis Bevier, seeking the promise of religious freedom, was part of the Huguenot exodus from France in the 17th century.

Ultimately, like many others, Bevier found his way to New Paltz, where his name is included on the original patent granted

by Governor Andros in 1677. Eventually, through inherited wealth, as offered in an overview of the Bevier family provided by the Huguenot Society, “his property was assessed at 300 English pounds, making

him the wealthiest man in New Paltz. This wealth allowed Louis to purchase lands in the present-day towns of Wawarsing and Marbletown for his sons to settle on and raise their own families.”

Enter the “next” Louis, born in 1684.

(Note: With the exception of David Bevier years later, the male heir to each succeeding generation of Beviers was named – conveniently or not – “Louis.”)

He was married to Elizabeth Hasbrouck in 1713, and the couple took residence at the current site of the Bevier House in Marbletown in 1715. There, in addition to undertaking the earliest expansion of the home, Louis Bevier established himself as a mainstay within the community, serving as a surveyor of highways, overseer of the poor, a trustee and as an elder in the Reformed Dutch Church. Louis and Elizabeth would have one son following their move to Marbletown, named (you guessed it) Louis.

For the next two-and-a-quarter centuries, as succeeding generations of Beviers would write the chapters that would fill their family’s story, so too did their physical homestead continue to

expand beyond what it originally was. By 1800, according to William B. Rhoads in his excellent book, Ulster County, New York: The Architectural History & Guide, “the original house had become an appendage to a larger, story-and-ahalf house whose façade consisted of a doorway with three windows to the left and two windows to the right, the basis for the present façade facing Route 209.”

As the 19th century progressed, the home continued to undergo additional changes, rising, as Rhoads notes, to two-and-a halfstories with a hip roof while taking on “its present boxy shape.”

Beyond the architecture and evolution of the Bevier House, however, lies a history that once gave and currently gives the building its own sense of historical place.

In 1777, for example, as Kingstonians fled the advancing British and the burning of New York’s first capital, those in search of safety and shelter found both six miles away at the Bevier home. Upon hearing of the British advance, David Bevier, according to museum director Suzanne Hauspurg, hurried from his post at Fort Montgomery towards Marbletown only to find, upon arrival, that his wife Maria had, for three days, overseen the care and feeding of those who had fled the burning town.

As the Civil War approached, the first voices in support of establishing a historical society in Ulster County began to be heard. As early as 1858, George Pratt and others began to advance the belief

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The Colonial kitchen at the Bevier House Museum

that there was a rising need to take stock of the county’s history and to document the important years that had passed. Pratt, who represented the area in the State Senate, would go on to serve as a colonel in the State Militia, commanding the 20th New York State Militia Regiment “Ulster Guards” during the Civil War. Tragically, he was shot in the left shoulder and spine during the Second Battle of Bull Run and died from his wounds two weeks later.

Respect for his importance in the Society’s creation was evidenced when, at a meeting of the Society shortly after his death, its president, A. Bruyn Hasbrouck, rose and offered the following: “In my sober judgment, if Colonel Pratt had no other claim, if there were no faithful discharge of duty, no generous public spirit, no patriotism, no loss of life in his country’s service to speak of, his interest in this Society and his contributions to it would alone entitle him to the lasting gratitude of the people of Ulster” (Theodore Gates, The Ulster Guard and the War of Rebellion).

Despite the early intentions of Pratt and others, the Society would eventually fall dormant after the war. Following the celebration of the nation’s centennial in 1876, however, increasing attention and interest began to be directed towards the preservation of our nation’s history.

That national zeal eventually extended itself to the local level and to individual families as diaries, letters, family bibles and photographs began, increasingly, to undertake new and lasting meanings.

So it was that, according to Hauspurg, in 1898, the Ulster County Historical Society found new life and undertook – primarily through the publication of the Ulster Gazette – renewed documentation of our shared heritage.

By the 1930s, the Society, led by Judge G. V. D. Hasbrouck, was ready for a permanent home. At about the same time, the “last” Louis Bevier to occupy the family’s Marbletown home accepted the position of dean at Rutgers University.

As a result, in 1938, through a series of

acquaintances and the efforts of society member Herb Cutler, arrangements were made to convey ownership of the Bevier House to the Ulster County Historical Society.

As you enter the house today and are transported back to a different era, it is difficult to believe that, when UCHS initially received the building, the home was completely e m p t y .

Nonetheless, work began to revitalize the structure and to install a variety of collections from numerous donors. Thus, while most of the items on display in the various rooms may not be original to the Bevier home, they are representative of early Ulster County history.

The parlor, for example, displays furniture and numerous items donated by the Elting family. On the walls, paintings

by Jervis McEntee and Julia Dillion, as well as other artwork within the building, connect you to the work of the early Hudson River artists. Across the hall, the dining room similarly greets the visitor with period furniture from the area as portraits of the Cornell family gaze down upon you. As you cross the threshold into the kitchen, which contains elements of the original one-room structure, you are immediately transported back to Colonial days as the hearth and carefully displayed cooking utensils and tools invoke thoughts of what once was while, at the same time, offering a renewed appreciation for modern appliances. The concept of family life as the Bevier family might have lived it is further enhanced on the second floor through the recreation of two 19thcentury bedrooms. Containing a number of personal items, some also from the Elting family, the two rooms offer visitors a look back at both an adult bedroom and a child’s bedroom.

In addition to the presentation of the house as a “lived-in” home, UCHS has also taken care to expand the visitor’s awareness of local history through its tool room and Civil War room. Just off the kitchen, the tool room greets visitors with a variety of artifacts recalling our

Guardian to secrets and artifacts that hold the metaphorical keys to unlocking our area’s past, the Bevier House Museum has been home to the Ulster County Historical Society since 1938.

rural past. Originally established by John Remsnyder and later reorganized by (and dedicated to) Peter Sinclair, the tool room serves as a reminder that, while life inside the home may have been moderately comfortable for its day, hard work and the labor of many were required year-round to sustain the household.

Upstairs, the Society presents a remarkable collection of Civil War artifacts. Much of what is on display was provided to the Society in the 1960s by Will Plank and includes maps, uniforms, documents, campaign drums and photographs. While the Civil War may have been fought across terrain far distant from our own, the room serves as a reminder how the tragic possibilities of war visited each and every community in Ulster County. So too are we reminded of the service and sacrifice of those young men from Ulster County who marched off to fates unknown.

Beyond what is publicly displayed throughout the many rooms of the Bevier House, the UCHS is also home to an important archival collection. Those wishing to conduct research on our area’s history will find a wide variety of resources within the Society’s archives, including property records, local histories, diaries, letters, maps, probate records and other documents significant not only because they highlight the important aspects of our local history, but also because they also provide insight into the everyday lives that our forebears led.

In keeping with its mission of fostering and expanding our knowledge of local history, the Society has also begun to offer a revitalized version of the Ulster County Gazette to its members, either in digital or hard-copy form. While the Gazette was primary to the early work of the Society,

its return, through the efforts of Elizabeth Werlau and others affiliated with the Society, is a gift welcomed by those who share a love for the varied and unique chapters that comprise our county’s story.

For those seeking earlier editions of the Gazette, UCHS has also undertaken the process of scanning publications from previous years for placement on the Hudson River Valley Heritage website (www.hrvh.org).

In 2012, New York State launched its “Path through History” initiative. While the signage program has had its share of critics, it does point to an interesting question: “What is the true path when wishing to explore the intricacies of our area’s past?” For many, that answer lies not only in the efforts of the UCHS, but also in the collections found on the shelves of our many local historical societies. The work carried out by Suzanne Hauspurg, the UCHS Board, the volunteers at the Bevier House and their counterparts at societies across the county is not easy.

It requires patience, knowledge and a professional dedication to the mission set forth in their charter and their bylaws.

It also requires funding, for, while millions of dollars may go to pay for signage across the state, precious little public money goes to where the real history of our fellow citizens and their families is preserved. That is why it is important for all to support the work of our local historical societies through membership, donations or volunteering.

The unsung work and the dedication offered by organizations such as UCHS deserve no less.

Besides, without their efforts, we might never find such humanizing postscripts to the lives that have shaped our communities as was once offered, in 1916,

by Susan Bevier on the life of her ancestor, David Bevier: “In his old age, he became very gentle and patient. A neighbor use to tell how... he use to see him walking about the place daily accompanied by some of his animal friends and pensioners. A faithful dog and a goose were particularly devoted to him and would follow him for miles” (The Bevier Family). Such are the fine threads that connect the fabric of our history.

– Richard Heppner To inquire about membership in the Ulster County Historical Society, go to http://ulstercountyhs.org/support/membership. The Ulster County Historical Society’s Bevier House Museum is located at 2682 Route 209 in Stone Ridge. The museum is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from May to October. For more information, call 3385614 or visit ulstercountyhs.org.

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ill Weiss resisted and resisted. She was always too tired after a day’s work to go tramping through the woods, as her husband Ira had been asking her to do for years. What, she wanted to know, was the big deal? The woods were full of mosquitoes and ticks. It was boggy, unknown and unpredictable. None of it

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orange, and it was beautiful.” Jill, who loves to cook and by her own admission is addicted to TV cooking shows, suspected that they were gazing on a field of chanterelles.

She didn’t make the mistake of eating any of the mushrooms that she’d found, but neither did she forget their beauty and the possibility that she’d stumbled on an unexpected source of free and tasty mushrooms that would make expensive jaunts to places like Whole Foods a thing of the past.

It wasn’t long before Weiss developed a new addiction, one for which she says there’s no known cure: She has become obsessed with the discovery, harvesting, cooking and eating of wild mushrooms.

That became possible when she joined the Mid-Hudson Mycological Association (MHMA). As the walks coordinator for the MHMA, she has made it her business to share that knowledge with everyone who asks for it.

Weiss speaks digressively and entertainingly about her addiction. She says that there’s no 12-step program available to help her, and that’s fine, since she has no wish to be cured. And that carpet of orange? It was indeed a field of chanterelles. And that, for Weiss, is another way of saying that she’d found Heaven in her backyard.

Weiss is also only too aware of – and eager to talk about – the hellish side of wild mushroom stalking. With nicknames like “destroying angel” and “death cap,” there’s no hiding the fact that mushrooms can be as deadly as they are beautiful.

Even people who have spent their lives foraging for wild mushrooms can be fooled, she said. People who relocate to the

States from countries such as France and Italy and Pakistan, where such foraging is commonplace, may find that mushrooms that look like fungi that they’ve eaten all their lives are in fact poisonous in the New World. Because of different climates on the East and West Coasts, the same can be true in this country as well. Hence the need for the sort of firsthand education that only a club like the MHMA can provide. “You really need to go on a walk with someone who knows what they’re doing.”

But besides preventing the curious or misinformed forager from painful death, Weiss will tell you of the ancillary benefits of foraging. She remembered the first time that she’d cooked a mushroom omelette for herself and her husband after her first MHMA walk. “We sat at the table, staring at each other, saying, ‘You try it.’ ‘No, you try it.’” She also remembers that, once the ice was broken, it was an amazing omelette. “I’ve probably saved hundreds or even thousands of dollars over the years,” she said.

Some mushrooms have medicinal properties; some are brimming with B vitamins and potassium. And because certain mushrooms only grow on certain trees or in certain areas, foragers get to know their local forests in ways that they’d never imagined. All that, plus the wellknown advantages of getting off one’s duff and out into nature make a mycological walk in the woods seem like a no-brainer to Weiss.

The MHMA promotes the enjoyment, study and exchange of information about hunting, identifying and culturing everything mycological. For more information about the group’s next public walk, visit www.midhudsonmyco.org.

– Jeremiah Horrigan

two different chicken-of-the-woods mushrooms in this area. This one is orange on top and yellow on the bottom, its pore surface. It grows on hardwoods and causes brown heart rot. If you’ve ever seen a downed tree with brown cubes instead of what you think wood looks like, you’ve seen the result of this mushroom, and others that cause the same rot. This mushroom, when young, tastes like and has the texture of chicken, but avoid these if they are growing on conifer, locust or eucalyptus trees, since they can cause stomach upset.

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smooth chanterelle: This mushroom doesn’t have gills, pores or ridges. The underside is actually smooth. Sporeprints help with identification. This mushroom leaves a peachy-orange sporeprint, and the mushroom smells like apricots – popular with mycologists as an edible.

–Photos and captions by amateur mycologist Jill Weiss

Doctorow Center in Hunter to host Rent Wars song concert Laetiporus cincinnatus: This is also chicken-of-the-woods. It’s orange on top and white on the bottom, its pore surface. It usually grows in rosettes. This one is a root rot and butt rot fungus and also grows on hardwoods.

DESTROYING ANGEL

Fungus among us Mycology is formally defined as a branch of biology that studies fungi, including their uses as a source not only of food but also medicine, as well as their dangers. Eating the wrong mushroom can be a fatal mistake.

Even the best photos and descriptions can be misleading. If you want to forage safely, visit the MHMA and go for a walk.

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Destroying angel: Amanita bisorigera is closely related to the death cap. This one has a white cap; the death cap is greenish. Notice the cup at the base. This shot doesn’t show the veil just under the cap. Both the veil and the cup are defining features of many poisonous Amanitas.

(This is another mushroom that starts as an egg, looking like a puffball. Cut them in half and you’ll see a silhouette of a mushroom.)

As part of the Down-Rent theme being dramatized in the American Masquerade project playing around Greene County this summer and fall, the Catskill Mountain Foundation in Hunter is putting on a performance on Sunday, August 9 of authentic songs and stories written and sung

by Anti-Rent protestors in the 1840s around this part of the state. Working with bits and pieces culled from newspapers, pamphlets and diaries of the day, the works have been set to music of the day – just as they were at the time when the pieces were sung by armed tenant protesters wearing masks and calico dresses and calling themselves “Indians.”

And yes, it all led to violence, arrests and then vast political changes in the volatile pre-Civil War days. And yes, there does seem to be something apt about all this being remembered as we lead up to a big national election where equality and reform seem to be fast becoming major issues once again. Before attending the concert we urge a visit, first, to a Down Rent exhibit, with artifacts and a helpful timeline of events and effects, at the Zadock Pratt Museum.

At the time, 726,000 acres on the east and west sides of the Hudson River were owned by Stephen Van Rensselaer III. He was a man highly regarded in political circles and among his many aristocratic friends, who also owned large tracts of land in the Hudson Valley. The semifeudalist contract that he designed for his tenant farmers after the Revolutionary War was the reason for the Anti-Rent rebellion when it was enforced by his sons after his death in 1839. This concert is a unique look at the Anti-Rent rebellion through the lyrics of the songs and historical narrative.

– Paul Smart

It was indeed a field of chanterelles.

And that, for Weiss, is another way of saying that she’d found Heaven in her backyard.

Morchella esculenta: The first choice mushroom of the spring. There are people who only hunt for this one mushroom. Makes the rest of the year last a really long time. True morels are hollow. If you cut one in half, there will be nothing in it, making it perfect for stuffing with all kinds of fillings. Morels contain a small amount of hydrazine, which is cooked out through thorough cooking.

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Down with the Rent concert, Sunday, August 9, 2 p.m., $12/$7, Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main Street, Hunter;

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Deep in bluegrass, country, Americana, acoustics, some electrics and always-eclectic, the Saturday Night Bluegrass Band returns to the Rosendale Café at 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 1. The Café is one of the band’s favorite venues: lively audiences, fresh beer and vegetarian food, with a reputation for quality music.

The band features Brian Hollander on guitar, Dobro and vocals; Tim Kapeluck on mandolin, guitar and vocals; Geoff Harden on bass and vocals; the incredible Guy “Fooch” Fischetti on the electric table (pedal steel guitar) and fiddle. The one change in the lineup, since the semiretirement of banjo legend Bill Keith, is the addition of another absolute fivestring master, Eric Weissberg. And of course, the wonderful singer Francine Hollander will be the special guest on this auspicious evening.

You get no CDs, no tee-shirts, no hats or keychains with the Saturday Night Bluegrass Band. You just come and hear the old and new music, fine picking and three- and four-part harmonies of the seasoned voices. Catch it quickly, as it slowly disperses into the universe.

The Rosendale Café is located at 434 Main Street in Rosendale. Call (845) 6589048 for more information, or see www. rosendalecafe.com.

“Around the World in 80 Minutes” concert this Saturday in Hunter Manhattan in the Mountains (MiM), a summer music camp featuring a sterling faculty (many form the Manhattan School of Music) from mid-July into mid-August, started three years ago and has been gaining accolades both from students and music aficionados from around the region. This Saturday, August 1, the program of the Catskill Mountain Foundation offers its second public performance of the season (following an exploration of klezmer music into the classical canon last weekend): “Around the World in 80 Minutes.”

The evening concert will allow audience members to “travel the globe by ear” with MiM faculty and students playing works by classic and contemporary composers from the far corners of the world on playable pianos from the 18th to 20th centuries in the Doctorow Center’s Piano Performance Museum. A lecture and piano tour will accompany the performances. Tickets cost $30 general admission, $25 for seniors and $7 for students at the door; discounts are available if bought up to 5 hours before the performance.

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GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

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The sprouts were from grafts that I made a couple of months ago. Over the years I’ve done hundreds of successful grafts; these two were special.

The first was citrus, special because the trees are subtropical and evergreen.

The many apples, pears and plums that I’ve grafted over the years are deciduous.

I graft them when they are leafless and just about ready to start growing. Because the grafts are leafless, the wood, as long as the graft union is sealed, won’t dry out.

Not so for citrus – more specifically for the stems that I clipped off my potted Golden Nugget tangerine tree. What

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My home is also home to kumquat, another citrus that lives in a pot here, outdoors in summer and in a sunny window in winter. A couple of Februarys ago, I glanced down at the kumquat seeds that I had just spit out from fruits that I harvested and ate. Not being able to squander their potential, I planted them in pots. A decade might have gone by before they were old enough to bear fruit, but after two years, the pencil-thick stems were large enough for grafting.

With kumquat rootstocks poised for the operation and Golden Nugget scions (the stem to be grafted atop the rootstock) stripped of leaves and also ready, the procedure was the same as for apple trees and other deciduous plants: matching, sloping cuts on rootstock and scion held in place by a wrapping with a rubber strip covering the wound to prevent moisture loss. My usual choice of covering is TreeKote, which gets painted on, or Parafilm, a stretchy film that adheres to itself.

The citrus scion was fleshy enough also to lose moisture right through the bark. To prevent this, I wrapped the whole scion in the Parafilm. A blackened scion had followed previous attempts at grafting citrus without wrapping the stem.

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grafted parts were going to knit together, they should have done so by then. Lo and behold! A small green sprout soon pushed out from the top bud of the scion.

Not all deciduous trees are as easy to graft as apple and pear. Nut trees in the Juglandaceae family, which includes black walnuts, English walnuts, butternuts, pecans and hickories, are notoriously difficult. Part of

Nut trees are notoriously difficult to graft. the reason is because cutting a stem in spring – which is, of course, unavoidable when grafting – makes these trees bleed, messing up the works.

With a slew of failures at grafting this family under my belt, I needed to try again. The candidate this year was a nut tree called buartnut: a hybrid tree with a hybrid name, the latter a noneuphonious combination of the words “heartnut” and “butternut.” Heartnut is a Japanese species of walnut, notable mostly for how easily it cracks to yield two heartshaped nutmeats. Butternut is a richly flavored nut borne on a native tree that is becoming increasingly rare because of a blight disease.

Buartnuts allegedly need crosspollination to bear nuts. My tree, large and spreading though only about 15 years old, lacked a mate. The mate needn’t be a whole other tree; a branch from another tree, grafted onto my tree, would suffice and avoid the need to plant a whole new tree or wait the years that it would take to flower. Grafted branches bear much more quickly than new trees.

Fortunately, I knew of another buartnut tree that could provide pollination. Last winter, I clipped off a few of its stems, packed them in a plastic bag, wrapped the bag in a wet towel, and then packed that whole mess into another plastic bag and then into the refrigerator. There, they remained hydrated and dormant until needed.

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Exciting goings-on in the blueberry patch also: Birds are flitting about every morning, enjoying a few berries despite our repeated efforts to secure any openings in the walk-in “Blueberry Temple.” I threaded some string to join the top and side netting more tightly. As previously, I think this will solve the problem.

Then again, this may be a Darwinian experiment. Birds never used to work their way into the Temple. Openings in the top netting are one-inch across; I fear that the net is breeding for smaller models of cedar waxwings and catbirds – or perhaps smarter ones, better at finagling their way to the blueberries.

– Lee Reich Any gardening questions? E-mail Lee at garden@leereich.com and he’ll try answering them directly or in his Almanac Weekly column. To read Lee’s previous “Gardener’s Notebook” columns, visit our website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly. com.

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Juglandaceae is to wait in spring until a spate of 80-degree-plus weather is predicted. Conditions seemed right on a day last May. Because of past failures, I attempted numerous grafts, three different kinds: the bark graft, the banana graft and the whip graft. To promote bleeding offsite rather than at the grafts, I slit stems below the grafts. I covered one of the bark grafts with a plastic bag and then – for shade so the stems wouldn’t cook – a paper bag.

Almost all the grafts failed – except one.

Just one stem of just one of the bark grafts (each of these bark grafts carries four or five stems) sprouted. How exciting!

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Many Irish vendors and traditional foods. $13. Hunter Mountain, Ski Bowl Road; (518) 263-4223, www.huntermtn.com/ summer/festivals.

Hooley on the Hudson Irish Festival, Sunday, September 6, 11:30 a.m.9 p.m. Live entertainment, bagpipes, food, music, ceili dancing, craft demos, storytelling and more! T. R. Gallo Park, Rondout Waterfront, Kingston; (845) 338-6622, www.facebook.com/ hooleyonthehudson.

$7/free under 12. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Road, New Paltz; (844) 742-3378, www.hudsonvalleyribfest.org.

Hurley Corn Festival, August 15.

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Prompted by his rediscovery of a photo of a melancholy-looking woman, the wife of his last client, and inspired by the avid interest shown by Roger Munro (Milo Parker), the young son of his widowed housekeeper (Laura Linney), Holmes attempts to reconstruct that last case by writing it all down a bit at a time. This frequently interrupted, fuguing narrative structure keeps the viewer thoroughly

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He’s absolutely terrific as this whipsmart kid whose scientific, analytical outlook and curiosity about the lives (and deaths) of bees intrigue the fading old man enough to want to mentor him.

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“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.”

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Kids’ Almanac Hear an armonica, battle with foam swords, decorate a cupcake or paddle by moonlight Gardiner day camp passes

Have you ever wished that you could enjoy the perqs of camping with your family without actually camping? You can make it happen at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp/Resort at Lazy River! Lazy River offers day-camp passes that include access to the fantastic new water park area and pool, mini-golf, jumping pillow, hourly camp activities, horseshoes, volleyball court, basketball, shuffleboard and playgrounds. The cost is $20 per person and available Mondays through Thursdays, but space is limited and you must call ahead.

Lazy River is located at 50 Bevier Road in Gardiner. For more information, call (845) 255-5193 or visit www.lazyriverny. com.

COURTESY OF WAYFINDERS

FRIDAY, JULY 31

Cupcake-making at Frida’s Bakery in Milton

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WAYFINDER DAY CAMP IN NEW PALTZ

“E

verything is awesome” at the Wayfinder Experience camp, according to Sasha, age 10, and plenty of other kids agree! Luca, age 11, says, “It’s a creative way to express improv [theater] skills and learn to swordfight.” Oscar Vandermer, age 9, explains, “Wayfinder is cool because you get to interact with other people, and there are usually really fun storylines. Acting out characters is fun. You’re given a storyline, and you get to carry it on yourself, and you get to use your imagination.”

For families disappointed that they were waitlisted for other Wayfinder programs this summer, you can register your kids ages 8 and up for the new day camp session taking place at the Unison Arts Center from Monday through Friday, August 17 to 21. Each days lasts from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with an extension on Thursday, August 20 until 9 p.m. The cost is $350 by check, $360 by credit card, with a $15 sibling discount. Take it from Oscar, who raves, “It improves your way of thinking about stories and how you play with other people. And because it’s fun! That’s why I do it!”

The Unison Arts & Learning Center is located at 68 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz. For more information or to register, call (845) 481-0776 or visit www.wayfinderexperience.com.

– Erica Chase-Salerno

Not only is a great bakery with a dedicated children’s play area a reality, but this sweet Mecca offers workshops for kids! On Friday, July 31 at 10:30 a.m. at Frida’s Bakery and Café, kids can participate in a cupcake workshop that includes decorating four cupcakes, touring the bakery and

kitchen and enjoying some treats. The cost is $20 per child and $15 for siblings.

Frida’s is located at 26 Main Street in Milton. And keep in mind next Thursday’s dessert-making and wine-tasting on

Thursday, August 6 for adults! For more information or to register, call (845) 7955550 or visit www.fridasbakeryny.com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

Summer Fun under the Full Moon

in Chatham Yearning for a simple summer evening for making memories with your family? Then set your sights on “Summer Fun under the Full Moon,” which takes place on Saturday, August 1 at 5

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ding stars of all ages can perform at the Dutchess County Community College Music School’s Sing-a-Thon/ Play-a-Thon. Participants will request pledges from family and friends for the event, which is a fundraiser for music scholarships.

Dutchess Community College’s James & Betty Hall Theatre is located on campus at 53 Pendell Road in Poughkeepsie.

For more information or to register for a performance, call (845) 431-8916 or contact laura.doe@sunydutchess.edu.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

La Guelaguetza Festival on Poughkeepsie waterfront

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Armonica demo, ventriloquism at Phoenicia Festival of the Voice

B

en Franklin quipped, “Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.” So don’t squander another moment and make your way to the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice. On Friday, July 31 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon at the Wesleyan Church, kids and families can hear a performance with one of Ben Franklin’s inventions, the armonica. This unique sound, produced by bowls rotating on a spindle and controlled by a footpedal, is a real treat to ears of all ages. Tickets cost $5 per person.

Looking for more? Go early, because from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Empire State Railway Museum, you can see ventriloquist Steve Charney and Harry entertain you with free magic and music and fun! The Wesleyan Church is located at 19 DuBois Road in Shokan. The Empire State Railway Museum is located at 70 High Street in Phoenicia. For more information and a complete schedule of events, call (845) 586-3588 or visit www.phoeniciavoicefest.org.

– Erica Chase-Salerno

For those of us unable to vacation south of the border this summer, you can enjoy La Guelaguetza Festival right here at home, featuring traditional Oaxacan music, dance, food and entertainment. La Guelaguetza takes place on Sunday, August 2 from 1 to 7 p.m. at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie, and it’s free!

Waryas Park is located at 1 Main Street in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 451-4100 or visit www. cityofpoughkeepsie.com.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4

Summer Birds program at Beacon’s Long Dock Park Enjoy some great river views while learning about our feathered friends!

On Tuesday, August 4, check out the Summer Birds program, lasting from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The free activities for youth from kindergarten to eighth grade take place at 8 Long Dock Road in Beacon, rain or shine. For more information or to register, call (845) 473-4440, extension 265, or visit www.scenichudson.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5

American Girl Teatime at Highland Library p.m. Activities include a snapping turtle program, paddling in the pond, a Full Moon hike around the pond, oldfashioned field games and more. Feel free to bring a picnic, as well as your own canoe or kayak, or use one of the few on hand. Local ice cream will be served to all participants.

Summer Fun takes place at the Ooms Conservation Area at Sutherland Pond, with the main parking area located at 480 Rock City Road in Chatham. For more information or to register, call (518) 3925252 or visit http://clctrust.org/events.

extension 293, or visit www.trailsidezoo. org.

Singathon/playathon fundraiser at DCCC Do you have a starlet who loves the spotlight? A young musician just looking for an audience? This Saturday, August 1 from 2 to 5 p.m., bud-

American Girl Dolls and their handlers love tea parties! So get ready for the free American Girl Teatime this Wednesday, August 5 at 3 p.m. at the Highland Public Library. The Library is located at 30 Church Street in Highland. For more information or to register, call (845) 691-2275 or visit www.highlandlibrary.org.

Contribute to World Peace Mural

in Saugerties Looking for a tangible way to create peace in the world? Individuals of any age can submit a drawing, painting, photo or inspiration to be included in a large-scale World Peace Mural by artist and muralist Kelli Bickman.

The suggested donation is $1 to $5.

The studio is located at 220 Main Street, second floor, in Saugerties.

For more information, call (646) 4368663 or visit http://kellibickman. net/2015/07/world-peace-mural-joinme-in-co-creating.

– Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno sends birthday wishes to her son this week! She and her husband, Mike, live in New Paltz with their two children: the inspirations behind hudsonvalleyparents.com. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

Young writers Young people have a great deal to say and contribute to in the world, and I’d like to encourage them to contribute more pieces here in Kids’ Almanac. In celebration of the art of writing, enjoy!

“MY PEN”

by Giada G. Labate My pen makes the cowardliest man laugh with bravery, Then my pen helps him win all his battles.

My pen has everyone in the palm of its hand.

It wishes for all war to end.

My pen runs with the clouds right into the sky.

My pen rides a dragon. And hides a red panda underneath my bed.

She is an adventurer and wears a silly space suit.

My pen worries about loneliness.

My pen tells my story.

My pen draws the characters and puts them in their land.

It doesn’t like pencils.

Sometimes my pen draws and draws until ink is on the walls.

So (if you use it wisely) if you have a pen you have the world.

Family Jewelrymaking Class in Tivoli Do you ever get tempted to make your own jewelry, but just don’t have the skills or tools for it? Then sign up now for the Family Jewelrymaking Class at the Tivoli Free Library this Saturday, August 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Kids aged 6 and up are welcome to learn the basics of jewelrymaking and make a necklace to take home.

Kids under 9 years of age require a parent to stay. The workshop is free, but space is limited, so register early.

The Tivoli Free Library is located at 86 Broadway in Tivoli. For more information or to register, call (845) 757-3771 or visit http://tivolilibrary.org.

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Bird Festival at Bear Mountain Have you been to Bear Mountain yet this summer? Make a plan to go this Saturday, August 1, for the Bird Festival, taking place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The family-friendly activities include the Bird Olympics, the Great Migration Challenge, face-painting, nature crafts and more. Bring a picnic to enjoy around Hessian Lake! Entry into the Trailside Museums and Zoo costs $1 per person suggested donation, and there is an $8 parking fee per vehicle at the park entrance.

Bear Mountain State Park is located at 55 Hessian Drive in Bear Mountain. For more information, call (845) 786-2701,

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7/30

The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice (7/ 29 – 8/2). Featuring professional world-class Opera, Broadway, Choral, Early Music & Aboriginal singers in Phoenicia.Info: 845-586-3588; info@ phoeniciavoicefest.com: www.phoeniciavoicefest. com. Phoenicia.

8AM HITS-on-the-Hudson NY Horse & Pony Show (VI): $100, 000 Ulcergard Grand Prix.

World-class equestrian show jumping. Info: 845-246-5515 or www.hitsshows.com/saugertiesny/saugerties-ny—2. HITS-on-the-Hudson, 454 Washington Avenue Ext, Saugerties, free.

8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-6795906, x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

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

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

10AM Ulster County Fair (7/28-8/2) . Senior Day - Seniors free from 10am to 4pm. Info: 845-2551380 or www.ulstercountyfair.com. Ulster County Fair, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz.

10AM-11:30AM Parkinson’s Dance & Exercise Class. Led by Anne Olin. For people with PD & other neurological disorders. Groups are challenging, creative and fun! Info: 845-679-6250. $12 for one or $22 for two. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston.

12:30PM-6:30PM Crystal Energy Readings with shamanic practitioner Mary Vukovic. Every Thursday and Monday. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30 /25 minutes, $75 /1 hour.

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

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

1PM-6PM Preview: Estate Collectibles & Decorative Artworks Sale 8/1,12 pm. Previews 7/31, 1-6 pm & 8/1,10 am to noon. www.hpcountryauctions.com. Bid online at www.liveauctioneers. com. 845-266-4198 for further information.

Note- we are 30 minutes south east of the Kingston Bridge, just off the Taconic State Parkway.

Hyde Park Country Auctions,323 Hibernia Rd, Salt Point NY (Dutchess County).

2PM West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein’s iconic musical. Info: 518-392-9292; www.machaydntheatre.org May-Hayden Theatre, Chatham, $31, $14 /under 12.

3PM-4:30PM Lego Club. Ages 5 and up. Every Tuesday and Thursday through 8/20. Info: 845-.876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

3PM-7PM Arlington Farmers’ Market. 3pm-7pm.

Thursdays, spring through fall corner of Raymond & Collegview Avenues, Poughkeepsie.

3PM Kingston YMCA Farm Project Farm Stand.

Thursdays thru September. The Farm Stand/ Cornell Cooperative Extension will feature fruits and vegetables freshly harvested from the Farm.

Info: 845-340-3990 or cad266@cornell.edu.

YMCA Main Lobby, 507 Broadway, Kingston.

3:30PM -5PM Science For All: Citizen Science Activities.Science for All will feature activities and citizen science projects for the public. Topics include amphibian road crossing, American eel migration, dragonflies, phenology (science of the seasons), A Day in the Life of the Hudson River & water assessment. Education and Visitor Center at the FDR Home and Presidential Library, Hyde Park, 845-229-9116,x 2026.RSVP requested at info@teachingthehudsonvalley.org. Free!

4PM-11PM The Orange County Fair (7/22-8/2).

Info: www.orangecountyfair.com or 845-3434826 or 845-343-4894. Orange County Fairgrounds, 100 Carpenter Ave, Middletown.

4PM-5PM Meditation Support Group. Every Thursday. 30 minutes seated meditation followed by 15 minutes walking meditation. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100 Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $5 /donation.

4PM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice :Shape Note Singing - You will be singing in an hour!!

Phoenicia Wesleyan Church. Free.

5PM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice :Souvenir - A play by Stephen Temperley. A tribute to the ‘unique’ singing of Florence Foster Jenkins STS Playhouse, Church Street Phoenicia $5 - $25 6PM-10PM Third Annual Burger and Beer Bash.

Local vendors grilling up signature sliders, sides and more. A raffle will be conducted at the event with 100% of proceeds going to the Sparrow’s Nest Charity. Info: www.Hvmag.com/Burger-

Bash. Shadows Marina, Poughkeepsie, $40 .

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

Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6PM Sculpture Expo 2015: “Intersection of Art and History” Ice Harvesting in the Hudson Valley. Seminar with Larry Thetford, Conrad Levenson & friends. Sponsored by the Red Hook Public Library. Attendees enjoy 10% off at select Village restaurants. Info: rhcan.com or sculptureexpos@gmail.com. Historic Elmendorph Inn, 7562 North Broadway, Red Hook.

6:30PM-9:30PM The Garrison’s Sweet Summer Series: Al Bazaz, reggae-trio with Petey Hop and bassist. Info: 845-424-3604 The Garrison, 2015 US 9, Garrison.

6:30PM-7:30PM Lego Club for ages 7 -12.

Bring your creativity to the library and build!

They supply the bricks. Info: 845-246-4317 or saugertiespubliclibrary.org. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

7PM-9PM Japanese Movie Night: A Gentle Breeze in the Village. Award Winning Teen Romance. Info: 845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, 232 Main St, New Paltz, $20.

7PM-9PM Trivia Night with Paul Tully and Eric Stamberg. Last Thursday of every month. Info: 845-687-2699. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

7PM Author Visit/Book Signing: Frank Hayes, author of “Death at the Black Bull” will read from and discuss his recent and upcoming works.

Refreshments served. Info: 845- 229-7791. Hyde Park Library Annex, Hyde Park, free.

7PM Family Fun Day at Renegades Stadium.

Hudson Valley Renegades play the Brooklyn Cyclones in Fishkill, NY. Info: 838-0094 for questions or www.gadesgroups.com. Renegades Stadium, Fishkill, $19, $14.

7:30PM Fundraiser & Screening Lost Rondout: A Story of Urban Removal. Art sale, including small works. Complimentary appetizers and cash bar. Final screening of the work in progress film before its completion this fall. Mint Restaurant, 1 West Strand, Kingston, $20 8PM “Oklahoma!” The classic American musical and first Rodgers & Hammerstein collaboration.

Info: www.woodstockplayhouse.org/#!oklahomasummer-2015/c1xl2. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, $40, $32.

8PM Moon Over Buffalo. Classic comedy by Ken Ludwig. Info: 845-647-5511. Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $39.

8PM Vassar & New York Stage and Film 2015 Season: The Light Years. A new play written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen. Developed and directed by Oliver Butler. Info: 845-437-5599 or www.powerhouse@vassar.edu. The Powerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie.

8PM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice : A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim. Ron Raines and Susan Powell. Festival Stage, Phoenicia $5 - $25.

8PM West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein’s iconic musical. Info: 518-392-9292; www.machaydntheatre.org May-Hayden Theatre, Chatham, $34, $33.

8:30PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, Eric Weissberg and Bill Keith. Info: 845-6793484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

9PM Trio Mio. Info: 845-687-2699 or www.highfallscafe.com. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

Friday

7/31

The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice (7/ 29 – 8/2). Featuring professional world-class Opera, Broadway, Choral, Early Music & Aboriginal singers in Phoenicia.Info: 845-586-3588; info@ phoeniciavoicefest.com: www.phoeniciavoicefest. com. Phoenicia.

Tour of the Catskills (7/31-8/2). The 9th Annual Pro-Am bicycle road race drawing over 800 racers from throughout the world! Held over 3 days with a time trial on Friday and two epic road stages on Sat and Sun. Info: www.tourofthecatskills.com or 518-275-6185. Hunter.

The Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition & Festival. Annual, multi-disciplinary celebration of art, music, dance, and community featuring over 100 artists, 25 bands, film screenings, dance performances. Info: www.wassaicproject.org. The Maxon Mills, 37 Furnace Bank Rd, Wassaic.

8AM HITS-on-the-Hudson NY Horse & Pony Show (VI): $100, 000 Ulcergard Grand Prix.

World-class equestrian show jumping. Info: 845-246-5515 or www.hitsshows.com/saugertiesny/saugerties-ny—2. HITS-on-the-Hudson, 454 Washington Avenue Ext, Saugerties, free.

9:45AM-10:45AM Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Open to Woodstock residents 55

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and older for a $1 donation. Town Hall, Main Room, Woodstock.

10AM Ulster County Fair (7/28-8/2). Info: 845-255-1380 or www.ulstercountyfair.com.

Ulster County Fair, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz.

11AM-4PM Historic 1812 House Tour. View the private collection of 18th and early 19th century furnishings and decorative arts of noted antiquarian Fred J. Johnston in eight elegant room settings. Info: 845-339-0720 or www.fohk.org.

Friends of Historic Kingston, corner Wall-Main St, Kingston, $5, $2 /16 & under.

12:05PM-1:15PM Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Fire Co #1, Rt 212, Woodstock.

12:30PM Be Happy, Get Crafty! Drop by the library between 12:30 and 2:30 pm to create a craft to take home. Ages 6 and up. Info: 845-2464317 or saugertiespubliclibrary.org. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

12:30PM-6:30PM Soul Readings and Intuitive Guidance Enhance Clarity, Focus, Memory and Mood with psychic medium Maureen Brennan-Mercier. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30 /25 minutes.

2PM-3:30PM Puzzles and Games. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday through 8/21. Choose from over 4 dozen new & classic board games & puzzles. Bring a friend or come and make a new one. Info: 845-.876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

4PM-6PM “Desmond’s Back Porch Concert Series” : The Simons Family Fun Time Band.

Rain date: Saturday, Aug. 1 from 4-6 pm. Bring a picnic and a chair or blanket. Info: 845-5652076. MSMC Desmond Campus, 6 Albany Post Rd, Newburgh, $5.

4PM-11PM The Orange County Fair (7/22-8/2).

Info: www.orangecountyfair.com or 845-3434826 or 845-343-4894. Orange County Fairgrounds, 100 Carpenter Ave, Middletown.

4:30PM-5:30PM Lego Club. All welcome. Children 7 and under must be with an adult. Duplos available for younger kids. Info: 845-688-7811.

Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

5PM Woodstock Shakespeare Festival: Much Ado About Nothing. Performed by Bird-On-ACliff Theatre Company. Folding chairs or blankets are suggested. 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock, free.

5PM-7PM Music in the Woods: Rich Hines & the Hillbilly Thrifters. Info: 845-399-4800 or www.railtrailcaferosendale.com. Rail Trail Café, 310 River Road Extension, Tillson.

6PM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice : The Medium an Opera by Giancarlo Menotti. STS Playhouse, Church Street Phoenicia $5 - $25.

6PM Painting Conservator to Speak on Hasbrouck portrait restoration. Marie Bruno will speak on the restoration process of the nineteenth century portrait of Garret Decker Hasbrouck.

Info: www.stoneridgelibrary.org. Stone Ridge Library, Library Reference Room, Stone Ridge.

6PM-9PM Jazz with John Menegon.Jazz with Teri Roiger. No cover. Info: 845-687-9794.

Lekker, 3928 Main St, Stone Ridge.

6:45PM Robin Williams-Seriously” Film Series: “ “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1996). Featuring Sally Field and Pierce Brosnan Directed by Chris Columbus.

Info: 845- 229-7791, x 205. Hyde Park Library Annex, Hyde Park, free.

7PM -8:30PM Free Evening Talk. What Makes a Good Life? Keynote Speaker Neville Hodgkinson, journalist, formers science and medical correspondent for the “London Times” and “Daily Mail”, author of three books. Mountain Top

Library, 6093 Main St, Tannersville. Seating is limited, RSVP: 518 -589- 5000. Sponsored by Peace Village Retreat Center, Haines Falls. Info: www.peacevillageretreat.org.

7PM Friday Night Jazz! New York City saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito & Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists LewScott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Info: 518- 678-3101. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville.

7:30PM Bard Summerscape: The Wreckers.

Opera by Ethel Smyth. American Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Leon Botstein, music director. Directed by Thaddeus Strassberger.

Info: 845-758-7900 or www.fishercenter.bard. edu/summerscape. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson, $25.

8PM Singin’ in the Rain. Directed and choreographed by Kevin Archambault, produced by Diana di Grandi for Up In One Productions. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org or 845-8763080. Center of Performing Arts, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, $27, $25.

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

8PM Vassar & New York Stage and Film 2015 Season: Noir. A new musical with music by Duncan Sheik, book by Kyle Jarrow, lyrics by Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik. Directed by Rachel Chavkin. Info: 845-437-5599 or www. powerhouse@vassar.edu. The Vogelstein Center forDrama and Film, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, $30.

8PM Roomful of Blues. Info: 845-289-0185 or www.darylshouseclub.com. Daryl’s House, 130 Route 22, Pawling, $35, $20.

8PM Sonic Soul Band. Info: 845-679-3484.

Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8PM West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein’s iconic musical. Info: 518-392-9292; www.machaydntheatre.org May-Hayden Theatre, Chatham, $34, $33.

8PM “Oklahoma!” The classic American musical and first Rodgers & Hammerstein collaboration.

Info: www.woodstockplayhouse.org/#!oklahomasummer-2015/c1xl2. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, $40, $32.

8PM Vassar & New York Stage and Film 2015 Season: The Light Years. A new play written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen. Developed and directed by Oliver Butler. Info: 845-437-5599 or www.powerhouse@vassar.edu. The Powerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie.

8PM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice ; American Classics - Frederica von Stade, Lauren Flanigan and others Festival Stage, Phoenicia $5 - $25.

8PM Moon Over Buffalo. Classic comedy by Ken Ludwig. Info: 845-647-5511. Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $39.

8:15PM-10PM Orange County Land Trust “Blue Moon.” Stroll. Gary Keeton will lead guests on an evening stroll during the second full moon of the month, also known as a “Blue Moon.” Participants should wear long pants and use bug repellent.

Info: Jeremy@oclt.org or call 845-469-0951 ext 18, Moonbeams Preserve, 219 Prosperous Valley Rd, Middletown, $5.

8:30PM Bard SummerScape 2015: Cabaret Eisa Davis. Info: 845-758-7900 or www.fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape. Bard Spiegeltent, Annandale-on-Hudson, $65, $25.

8:30PM Movies Under The Stars: “Beetlejuice” Bring your own chairs and/or blankets! Forsyth Park, Lucas Ave, Kingston.

9PM The Slackers. Opener Los Thujones. Info: 845-679-4406. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $20.

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NIGHT SKY

Summer storms

Should you walk or run through the rain?

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t’s strange, all right. Our region has a cloudy season, but not a rainy season.

For half the year our area averages a gloomy two-thirds cloud cover, from November 1 through April. By contrast, our skies are more clear than cloudy right now in the warm months – and right through October. You’d think that this would translate into less precip now, but it doesn’t. Our entire area gets very nearly four inches month after month, whether it’s a cloudy month or one of our clearer summer months.

This may be our weirdest climate feature.

But we do have a thunderstorm season: It’s now. The lion’s share of sudden downpours happens during our warmest months, when sunshine is most intense to make thunderclouds build, and when arriving cold fronts have the most juicy moisture to plow into.

So, you’re finishing lunch or dinner at a restaurant and it’s suddenly pouring.

Your car is parked out in the lot. Should you walk or run?

Believe it or not, scientists have debated this for years. If you run, you get there faster, so less rain hits you. But meanwhile you’re slamming more frontwise into the droplets, making them preferentially strike your face, legs and chest. If you’d walked, they’d mostly hit your head and shoulders, which offer less surface. So which strategy results in you being drier?

In the late ’80s, an Italian physicist calculated that running would keep you ten percent drier than walking: hardly worth the effort, especially since you’d be more likely to slip and fall. But in 1995 a British researcher decided that walking is better, because the drenching of your entire front side would negate the slight benefit of getting there faster.

The next year, two North Carolina climatologists put the whole thing to an actual test. Wearing identical clothing and water-measuring equipment, one of them ran 100 meters through a downpour while the other walked. And guess what? The one who walked was 40 percent wetter.

Bottom line: run.

– Bob Berman

Believe it or not, scientists have debated this for years.

9PM The Real Men. Info: 845-229-8277. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park.

10PM-12:30AM Bard SummerScape 2015: After Hours with Justin and Friends: DJ JD Samson.

Info: 845-758-7900 or www.fishercenter.bard. edu/summerscape Bard Spiegeltent, Annandaleon-Hudson.

10PM “Pay Attention.” Official CD Release Show Info: www.marketmarketcafe.com or 845-6583164. Market Market, 1 Madeline Ln, Rosendale, free.

10:30PM-11:30PM Full Moon Hike. Led by Student Conservation Association (SCA) intern, Tim Evans. Come to learn about lunar phases, constellations and the unique event of a blue moon! Info: 845- 437-7414. Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve, Main parking lot, Poughkeepsie,

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2015 Kingston Sculpture Biennial Exhibition Presented by Arts Society of Kingston. Includes more than forty works by thirty-four artists.

Exhibits through 10/31. Info: www.askforarts. org or 845-338-0333. Outdoor and Indoor Locations, Kingston.

The Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition & Festival. Annual, multi-disciplinary celebration of art, music, dance, and community featuring over 100 artists, 25 bands, film screenings, dance performances. Info: www.wassaicproject.org. The Maxon Mills, 37 Furnace Bank Rd, Wassaic.

Register Now! 18th Annual Live, Laugh, & Learn Day of Workshops. (8/13). Register by 8/3/15.

Info: 845-340-3456 Business Resource Center, 1 Development Ct, Kingston, $5.

The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice (7/ 29 – 8/2). Featuring professional world-class Opera, Broadway, Choral, Early Music & Aboriginal singers in Phoenicia.Info: 845-586-3588; info@ phoeniciavoicefest.com: www.phoeniciavoicefest. com. Phoenicia.

Artists on Art - Special River Crossings Exhibition Tours (every Saturday thru 10/31). Tours led by contemporary artist guides who live and work in the Hudson Valley region. Each will focus on specific rooms, landscapes, art, and objects of their choosing. Info: www.olana.org or 518-8281872. Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson, $18 /pp, $12 /srs & students.

The 5K Insane Inflatable Run. A new dynamic and extreme obstacle race, made up solely of inflatable obstacles — will challenge you, surprise you, and leave you bouncing back for more. For information and registration visitwww.insaneinflatable5k.com/poughkeepsie-ny/ Dutchess County Fairground, , Route 9, Rhinebeck.

8AM HITS-on-the-Hudson NY Horse & Pony Show (VI): $100, 000 Ulcergard Grand Prix.

World-class equestrian show jumping. Info:

845-246-5515 or www.hitsshows.com/saugertiesny/saugerties-ny—2. HITS-on-the-Hudson, 454 Washington Avenue Ext, Saugerties, free.

9AM-1PM Millbrook Farmers’ Market. Info: 845-592-2945. Front St & Franklin Ave, Millbrook.

9AM-2PM Hyde Park Farmers’ Market. Info: 845-229-9336. 4390 Rte. 9, Hyde Park.

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

9AM-1PM Millerton Farmers’ Market. Info: 518-789-4259. Main St (at Railroad Plaza), Millerton.

9AM-1PM Pawling Farmers’ Market. Info:845855-0633. Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling.

9AM-2PM Kingston Farmers’ Market. Over 30 vendors offering fresh fruits and vegetables, organic and natural meats, a wide assortment of cheeses, wine, breads and other baked goods, honey & fresh-cut flowers. Live music. Rain or shine. Info: 347-721-7386. between Main & Wall Streets, Kingston.

9AM-5PM Hurds Family Farm Duck Derby Fundraiser. Benefit for the Plattekill Library.

The event will promote agriculture and literacy, featuring the season opening of the farm’s “ABC’s of Agriculture Trail”, welcoming back the farm animals and Farm-Themed Children’s Storytime at 10am - 2pm. $3 to enter the duck derby and book raffle both held at 12pm. The $10 Full Day Summer Activity Fee includes: Cow Train, Bouncy Pillow, Giant Slide, Pedal Karts, Mini Tractors and Trikes, Educational Nature Trails, Kids Corral Play Area with farm mascot Hershey Photo Booth, Fish Feeding and Picnic Pavilion.

The farm is open July and August, Wednesday Saturday, 9am-5pm. Every Wednesday is “Farm Hand Day” with special activities and deals.

Hurds Farm, State Rt 32,Modena.

9AM Boys & Girls Club Saugerties Golf Tournament. Tee time is at 9 am with a shotgun start, four-person captain and crew format. Info: 845-338-3202 or rmyers@ulstersavings.com.

Rip Van Winkle Golf & Country Club, Route 23 A, Palenville.

9AM-4PM 47th Antique & Flea Market. Hosted

by The Auxiliary of Margaretville Hospital/Mountainside Residential Care Center. Margaretville Village Park, behind the Freshtown Marketplace, Margaretville. Info: 607-326-4136.

9:30AM-11AM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Morning Blueberry Walk for Families. Approx mile-and-a-half walk. Pre-registration is required.

Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Nature Center, Gardiner, $10 /car.

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

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

9:45AM-5PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Hike to the Shingle Gully Ice Caves at Sam’s Point. This all-day, strenuous four-mile adventure ascends and descends 1, 500 feet. Preregistration is required by calling Sam’s Point at 845-647-7989. Pre-registration deadline: 7/27.

Sam’s Point, Cragsmoor.

10AM Historical Walk Tour with Richard Heppner. $10 per person or free with the purchase of one of many choices of great local history books.Tours take place in July and August.

Saturday Mornings at 10 am. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock.

10AM-11:30AM Mix it Up! Ages 9 - 13. Painting, cutting, pasting, taping, scraping, and splattering are some of the methods that kids will use to create works of art. Info: 518-822-1438 or www. hudsonoperahouse.org. Hudson Opera House, Hudson.

10AM-4PM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Hiking Trails. Each hiking trail is an adventure and a search on trails that range from casual to challenging. Learn about nature in a fun interactive way! Quest Guidebooks are $5 each; and Grasshopper Grove: Gateway to Nature Play.

First nature play area in the Hudson Valley. Info: www.hhnm.org or 845-534-5506,x 204. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall, free.

10AM Ulster County Fair (7/28-8/2). Info: 845-255-1380 or www.ulstercountyfair.com.

Ulster County Fair, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz.

10AM-9PM Candlewax Recycling Drop-off.

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

10AM-3PM Hudson Valley Farmers’ Market Sponsored by Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest.

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

10AM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Snapping Turtles. Learn about this ancient, adaptable reptile and meet a live snapping turtle.

Info: www.hhnm.org or 845-534-5506, ext. 204.

Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall, $7, $5 /child.

10AM-4PM Photographing the Nude in Nature with Dan McCormack Over four Saturdays this summer: July 11, 18, 25 and August 1 from 10am-4pm. Participants can sign up for a single session or for the entire series. Info: 845-2551559. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $150 /session, $450 /all.

10AM-2PM Saugerties Farmers’ Market. Offering fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, meats, poultry, fish; herbs, eggs, cheeses; breads, baked goods (including gluten free); honey, maple syrup, jams, pickles, mushrooms; plants, cut flowers; soaps, lotions; on-site Café. Info: 845-246-6491.

115 Main St, Saugerties.

10AM Stream Walk with Aaron Bennett for the

whole family. Come discover the macro-invertebrates in our streams. Hosted by our Jerry Bartlett Angling Collection. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

10AM-4PM The Wawarsing Historical Society and Knife Museum Open every weekend through Labor Day. Info: 845-647-7792 or 845-626-0086 or www.theknifemuseum.com. The Wawarsing Historical Society and Knife Museum, Old Napanoch School, Rt 209, Napanoch.

10AM The Big Latch On! Global event Women world-wide will be breastfeeding at the same time. Arrive at 10am, event will take place at 10:30am. New Baby New World, Water Street Market, Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845- 255-9200.

10:30AM-12:30PM Ukulele Lesson and Jam. First Saturdays. Led by Babs Mansfield. All ages, levels. With ukes to borrow and new songs each month. Beginners especially welcome. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

10:30AM-6PM River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home Free Shuttle (Saturdays, thru 10/31). For full details and schedule visit www. rivercrossings.org/directions Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson, free.

10:30AM-12PM Read to Zoey! Come meet Zoey, a registered Reading Therapy toy poodle and Debbie Lee, her handler. Children can read aloud to Zoey to gain confidence and skills. .Info: 845-246-4317 or saugertiespubliclibrary. org. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

11AM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice: Down To The Roots - Music of First Americans Festival Stage, Phoenicia $5 to $25.

11AM The Stars Come Out at Boscobel. This portable planetarium welcomes visitors for an exploration of the night sky. Age: 4+. Space Limited (20 per class). Reg reqr’d. Info: www.

Boscobel.org. Boscobel, 1601 Route 9d, Garrison, $8.

11AM-1PM Everybody Drum, Everybody Dance!

A special African drumming and dancing community workshop for the entire family organized by Kuumba Dance & Drum and Operation Unite.

Info: 518-822-1438 or www.hudsonoperahouse. org. Hudson Opera House, Hudson.

11AM-4PM Historic 1812 House Tour. View the private collection of 18th and early 19th century furnishings and decorative arts of noted antiquarian Fred J. Johnston in eight elegant room settings. Info: 845-339-0720 or www.fohk.org.

Friends of Historic Kingston, corner Wall-Main St, Kingston, $5, $2 /16 & under.

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

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included “New York City Challenge Race” (8/2) .New York City Challenge Race will transform Icahn Stadium into an urban obstacle course open to both male and female challengers of all ages. Reg reqr’d. Info: www.citychallengerace.com/register.php. Randall’s Island, New York City.

Audition Notice: “Pygmalion” (8/7, 8/8 & 8/9). Requires 4 men and 5 women for the cast. Info: www. coachhouseplayers.org. Coach House Theater, 12 Augusta St, Kingston.

Audition Notice: Sweeney Todd.

Auditions to be held on Saturday, 8/1, 1pm, 8/2, 7pm. Needed: Male and Female singers/actors/dancers ages 18 - 60. Prepare: 16 bars of a song from the show or in the style of the show. Bring sheet music in the correct key. Info: 845- 876-3080 The CENTER For Performing Arts, 661 Rte. 308, Rhinebeck.

Exhibition: Professional Baseball. exhibition of some two dozen original manuscript pages and artifacts relating to the development and early history of baseball in the United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Exhibits through 8/31. Info: www.karpeles.com. The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 94 Broadway, Newburgh. “‘By the Grace of God, Free and Independent: The Revolutionary War in Ulster County” Features a selection of Revolutionary War-era documents and objects from the

Historic Huguenot Street Archives and Permanent Collection. Exhibits through 8/2. DuBois Fort Visitor Center, New Paltz.

“Icebergs in August” The Olana Summer Party Returns! An evening of Ice, Art and Arctic inspired hors d’oeuvres (8/8, 4-8pm). Celebrating Frederic Church’s epic 1859 voyage to Newfoundland and Labrador.

Evening opens with a Host Committee Reception in a reimagined ice house designed by architect Albert (Beau) Simons IV. Reception guests will enjoy a bespoke “Icebergs in August” cocktail with stunning views from the open-sided ice house from 5-6pm. Action begins under the main tent at 6pm where top regional chefs will present northern inspired hors d’oeuvre “bites” and guests will enjoy wine and cocktails made with Iceberg’s Vodka and Hillrock Distillery Spirits. Info: www.olana. org/IcebergsInAugust or call 518828-1872.

7:30 PM Film: Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint.The vividly told and captivating story of the man who would become Tibet’s greatest yogi and saint. Filmed on location near the breathtakingly scenic Indo-Tibetan border. Directed by Neten Chokling. 2006, 90 mins.

In Tibetan with English subtitles.

Tickets: $8 suggested donation.The Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston,845-383-1774.

portable planetarium welcomes visitors for an exploration of the night sky. Age: 4+. Space Limited (20 per class). Reg reqr’d. Info: www.

Boscobel.org. Boscobel, 1601 Route 9d, Garrison, $8.

12:30PM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice: Cambridge Singers - Catholic Church, Main Street $5 - $25.

12:30PM-6:30PM Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment.

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

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.

Info: 845- 339-0720 or www.fohk.org. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner Wall-Main Streets, Kingston.

1PM-12AM The Orange County Fair. Info: www.orangecountyfair.com or 845-343-4826 or 845-343-4894. Orange County Fairgrounds, 100 Carpenter Ave, Middletown.

1PM Talk: “Fishing in the Catskills” by expert angler and fishing history enthusiast Mike O’Neil.

Free tours of the Lodge will be offered before and after the talk, from 11 to 1 and 2 to 3, and again Sunday, Aug. 2 from 11 to 3. Free admission/donation appreciated. Visit www.woodchucklodge. orgJohn Burroughs’ Woodchuck lodge, 1633 Burroughs Memorial Rd, Roxbury.

1PM-4PM Mystery Box: Student Artists at Work (Saturday & Sundays thru 8/30). Gallery has been transformed into an experimental work space for Bard College students who have been selected to experiment with “research-based” artmaking practices at Olana. Info:www.olana.org or 518-828-1872. Olana, Coachman’s House Gallery, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson.

1PM Audition Notice: Sweeney Todd. Needed: Male and Female singers/actors/dancers ages 18 - 60. Prepare: 16 bars of a song from the show or in the style of the show. Bring sheet music in the correct key. Info: 845- 876-3080 The CENTER For Performing Arts, 661 Rte. 308, Rhinebeck.

1:30PM-3PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Make an Insect Mask at the Nature Center. For children between the ages of six to eleven, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Nature Center Gardiner.

2PM The Circle: A Guidebook to Peace, Happiness and Truth Through Personal Geometry.

A new theater piece that tells the story of a group of idealists who attempt to turn their back on the pain and suffering of the world. Info: 413-4373261 orwww./artbarnfestival.wordpress.com/ the-circle. Byrdcliffe Colony, 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, $25.

2PM Talk by Myles Putman: “Excavating the Hidden History of Our Modern-day Roads.

Research adventures in the pre-internet age.”

Info: www.saugertiespubliclibrary.org or 845-246-4317. Saugerties Library, Community Room, Kingston, free.

2PM Vassar & New York Stage and Film 2015 Season: The Light Years. A new play written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen. Developed and directed by Oliver Butler. Post-show discussion following performance. Info: 845-437-5599 or www.powerhouse@vassar.edu. ThePowerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, $40.

2PM-4PM Friends of Historic Saugerties. This

Women’s Studio Workshop First Au•gust Art Festival! Free, public art festival will run 8/7-8/29. Presenting 30 local, national and international artists whose work responds to the Town of Rosendale and the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. Featuring a breath of fresh art: con(temporary), video, installation & performance. For details, call 845-658-9133. Women’ iStuido Workshop, Rosendale.

Register Now! 18th Annual Live, Laugh & Learn Day of Workshops(8/13). Presented by Michael P. Hein, County Executive and Ulster County Office for the Aging. Business Resource Center, 1 Development Ct, Kingston. Registration fee - $5 | Register by 8/3/15.For application or information call Ulster County Office for the Aging 845-340-3456.

Register Now! Compassion at the Time of Illness and Death. A Retreat 8/7-8/12 at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mt. Rd, Woodstock. 8/7, 7:-8:30 pm; 8/8- 8/ 11, 9am-12pm & 2-5pm; 8/ 12, 9am-12pm & 2-3:30pm. Teachers: Lama Kathy Wesley, Lama Repa Dorje Odzer, and Jan Tarlin Buddhist teachings on the transforming power of compassion can help us throughout our lives, and especially at times of illness and death.

This retreat will review Buddhist approaches to healing; coping with illness; and the stages of death and rebirth. The retreat is suitable for caregivers, for people who are them-

newly formed group of people interested in learning more about local history. Meets 1st Saturday of each month. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

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

3PM-10PM Hunter Fire Company No. 1 3rd Annual Block Party. Old time carnival games, prizes, and entertainment. Hunter Fire Company will be cooking burgers and hot dogs and serving beverages at the entrance to the fire house. There will be a bake sale, raffle prizes.Info: 518-2634639. Hunter Fire Company No. 1, Hunter.

4PM-7PM Free Holistic Health Clinic . The Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

4PM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice: Do Not Go Gentle, the Last Days of Dylan and Caitlin - Opera by Robert Mano Festival State, Phoenicia $5 - $25.

4PM Incorrigibles - Readers Theater and Community Conversation. The transmedia event sets a state to rethink issues in juvenile justice and social services pertaining to teenage girls in New York over the last hundred years.

Info: www.hudsonoperahouse.org or 518-8221438. Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St, Hudson, free.

4PM-9PM Bangladeshi Festival. A celebration of Bangladeshi culture, food, and music. Info: 518-567-9901. Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Hudson.

4PM-9PM Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild Artists Studio Visits Explore the work spaces of Tom Gottsleben and Allen Bryan. Tickets are $125 for the two studios and dinner. Info: www.woodstockguild.org or 845-679-2079. Woodstock, $125.

4PM West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein’s iconic musical. Info: 518-392-9292; www.machaydntheatre.org May-Hayden Theatre, Chatham, $31, $14 /under 12.

4PM Presentation: Glenn Kreisberg,”Exploring the Sound and Energy Properties of Ancient Architecture.” The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St,Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8000 or www.goldennotebook.com.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: “Domestic Bliss.”

Susan Copich’s photo exhibit. Exhibits through 8/23. Info: 845-399-9751. Cross Contemporary Art, 81 Partition St, Saugerties.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: “Chromascape.”

Recent works by Lindsay Stern, Gene Benson, and Doug Navarra I. KMOCA’s regular hours are Saturdays 12-4, or by appointment. Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts, 103 Abeel St, Kingston.

5PM-8PM First Saturday Receptions in Kingston. Art galleries & shops open their doors the first Saturday of each month, 5-8pm. First Saturday offers art receptions and special events thoughout the Rondout district, Broadway and Uptown area. Info: 845-338-0331. Kingston.

5PM Woodstock Shakespeare Festival: Much Ado About Nothing. Performed by Bird-On-ACliff Theatre Company. Folding chairs or blankets are suggested. 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock, free.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: Watercolors.

Works by Nathan Milgrim. Exhibits through 8/29. Info: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus

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selves facing serious illness or death.

Price: Full Retreat Registration $120.

Meals and overnight accommodations available at KTD’s usual rates. For reservations or more information call 845-679-5906 x3.

Sign-Up Now! Round Trip Motor Coach Excursion to Saratoga Races (8/10). Sponsored by The Vassar Brothers Medical Center Auxiliary.

Reg req. Info: 845-297-1557. Poughkeepsie, $55.

Sunflower Arts Festival (8/8, 10am til dusk). A one-day art, music, and community festival. A live art experience, where artists of all ages& capabilities will turn blank canvases into an explosion of color & creativity.

Live music & food. Admission is free, donation to St Jude’s appreciated.

Info: 843-419-5219 or sunflowerartfestival.com. Tuthill House at the Mill, Gardiner.

The Maritime Museum Meets Solarize Kingston(8/4. 6:30 8pm). Find out why a solar array on the roof of the Museum will allow for expanded programming in innovative ways. Solarize Kingston, a non-profit community program, is making solar electricity simpler and more affordable for homes and small businesses this summer. Meet the local companies who do the work, and get your questions answered. Folks from RUPCO will be present to answer your questions about low-cost financing which will likely result in monthly payments lower than your current utility bill. Free. For more info, call John Wackman at 646-302-5835 or go to www. Solarize-HudsonValley. org. Kingston Home Port and Education Center.Hudson River Maritime Museum,50 Rondout Landing, Kings-

Library, Duck Pond Gallery, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, free.

5PM Bard SummerScape Film Series: “Reinventing Mexico” Que viva Mexico! Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov, 1932-1979, USSR/ USA/Mexico, 84 minutes. Info: 845-758-7900 or www.fishercenter.bard.edu/ Bard College, Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, Annandale-on-Hudson, $10.

5PM-7PM Music in the Woods: Levanta. Info: 845-399-4800 or www.railtrailcaferosendale. com. Rail Trail Café, 310 River Road Extension, Tillson.

5 PM-8 PM Opening Reception: Recycling Nature. Sculptures, photographs and handmade functional objects of Tyler Borchert. Exhibits through 8/29. Info: www.TheStorefrontGallery. com or 845-338-8473. The Storefront Gallery, 93 Broadway, Kingston.

5PM-7:30PM Friends of Clermont Mid-Summer Benefit. Annual cocktail party, held on the terrace in front of the mansion overlooking the Hudson River. Honoring Joan K. Davidson Tickets are $100. Clermont, 87 Clermont Ave,| Germantown.

6PM Booksigning: Political satirist, Victoria N Alexander has a new novel entitled, Locus Amoenus, a literary term that refers to a beautiful pastoral paradise where nothing bad can ever happen.The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St,Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8000 or www.goldennotebook.com.

6PM-8PM Opening Reception: Tivoli - People and Place. Exhibits through 8/23. Info: www. tivoliartistsgallery.com. Tivoli Artists Gallery, 60 Broadway, Tivoli.

6PM-8PM The Gardiner Library Community Concert & Open Mic Series: Seth Davis Branitz, singer/songwriter. The Gardiner Library Community Room, 133 Farmer’s Tnpk, Gardiner. Each concert in the series begins with a pot luck dinner at 6pm followed by an open mic at 6:45pm. The second act is the featured performer. Attendees are encouraged to bring a dish, an appetite and harmonies. Info: info@ timhuntermusic.com or 845-255-1255.

6PM-8PM Basilica Hudson Psychic Green Trailer, a historic marker / installation by Alan Danielson (b. 1979, Rugby, N.D.), who is currently an sculpture MFA candidate at Bard College.

Curated by Daniel Peterson, the installation is open for one night only at the trailer next to Basilica Hudson, Hudson.

7PM Maverick Concert: Jazz at the Maverick - Fred Hersch, jazz piano. Info: 845-679-8217 or www.maverickconcert.org. Maverick Concert Hall, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock, $50, $25.

7PM-9PM Jazz, Blues and Funky Stuff. Every Saturday, 7-9pm. Info: 845-255-1234 or www. villagemarketandeatery.com. Village Market & Eatery, Main St, Gardiner.

7PM Saturday Night Jazz! New York City saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito & Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists Lew Scott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Info: 518- 678-3101. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Ed Palermo Big Band’s Beach Party! The Music of The Beach Boys! Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

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The Beacon Sloop Club Annual Corn Festival (8/9, 12-5pm). .At Pete & Toshi Seeger Park, 1 Flynn Drive, Beacon. Fresh picked Hudson Valley sweet corn served hot with butter, cold sweet watermelon, corn salad, & made chili. Two solar music stages. Many free children’s activities, displays, food & craft vendors.

Free Admission. Info: 845-838-9630, www.beaconsloopclub.org.

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (thru-9/1) presents in repertory: The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Arabian Nights, An Iliad, The Tempest. Info: hvshakespeare.org or 845-265-9575.

Boscobel House and Gardens, 1601 Route 9D, Garrison.

The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice (7/ 29 – 8/2). Featuring professional world-class Opera, Broadway, Choral, Early Music & Aboriginal singers in Phoenicia.Info: 845-586-3588; info@ phoeniciavoicefest.com: www.phoeniciavoicefest.com. Phoenicia.

Register Now! Philadelphia Trip (9/16-9/18). Sponsored by The Hurley Senior Citizens. 3 days and 2 nights. A couple of openings left, if interested call 845-331-2919. Hurley.

Volunteers Needed: The Caring Hands Soup Kitchen of Kingston.

They are in need of volunteers with a Pick up truck. The Volunteer will pick up donations from Hannaford’s on 9W in the Town of Ulster every Monday. Pick up is between 8-9AM. Info: 845-331-7188. Caring Hands Soup Kitchen, 122 Clinton Ave, Kingston.

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

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

7:30PM Concert: Singer-songwriter James Krueger. An evening of original and traditional songs. Donations welcome. Info: 845- 229-7791..

Hyde Park Library Annex, Hyde Park, free.

7:30PM Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles.

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

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

7:30PM The Circle: A Guidebook to Peace, Happiness and Truth Through Personal Geometry. A new theater piece that tells the story of a group of idealists who attempt to turn their back on the pain and suffering of the world. Info: 413-437-3261 or www./artbarnfestival.wordpress. com/the-circle. Byrdcliffe Colony, 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock, $25.

7:30PM-9PM Heatin’ up the Mountaintop. Chris Washburne and the Syotos. Latin Jazz. Info: www.23arts.org/events-calendar/ Villa Vosilla Boutique Resort, 6302 Main St, Tannersville, free.

7:30PM Rosendale Theatre’s Music Fan Film Series - Double-Bill: Love & Mercy and Lambert & Stamp. $12 for both movies. Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale.

8PM “Oklahoma!” The classic American musical and first Rodgers & Hammerstein collaboration.

Info: www.woodstockplayhouse.org/#!oklahomasummer-2015/c1xl2. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, $40, $32.

8PM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice: Of Mice and Men - Opera by Carlisle Floyd. Festival Stage Phoenicia $5 - $25.

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

8PM West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein’s iconic musical. Info: 518-392-9292; www.machaydntheatre.org May-Hayden Theatre, Chatham, $34, $33.

8 PM Saturday Night Bluegrass Band returns!The band features Brian Hollander on guitar, Dobro and vocals; Tim Kapeluck on mandolin, guitar and vocals; Geoff Harden on bass and vocals; the incredible Guy ‘Fooch’ Fischetti on the electric table (pedal steel guitar) and fiddle. The one change in the lineup, since the semi-retirement of banjo legend Bill Keith, is the addition of another absolute five-string master, Eric Weissberg. Special guest Francine Hollander The Rosendale Café is at 434 Main Street in Rosendale. Info: 845-658-9048 or rosendalecafe.com.

8PM Singin’ in the Rain. Directed and choreographed by Kevin Archambault, produced by Diana di Grandi for Up In One Productions. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org or 845-8763080. Center of Performing Arts, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, $27, $25.

8PM Moon Over Buffalo. Classic comedy by Ken Ludwig. Info: 845-647-5511. Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $39.

8PM Vassar & New York Stage and Film 2015 Season: Noir. A new musical with music by Duncan Sheik, book by Kyle Jarrow, lyrics by Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik. Directed by Rachel Chavkin. Info: 845-437-5599 or www.

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Grieving greenly Rhinebeck and New Paltz at forefront of the Green Burial Movement

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t’s as old as the hills, and as contemporary as a hybrid car. “Green” burials were once the only way to go. Thousands of years ago, your body may have been left in a cave or dropped in a bog or burned by the river. Maybe your body was placed on an elevated pallet: food for the sun and carrion birds. Pioneers headed west may have dug a hole in the ground and dropped your body down. Maybe they offered a prayer, tossed a flower, planted a wooden cross over your body.

As recently as 150 years ago, people placed their loved ones in the front parlor in which they’d grown up: a practice that gave birth to the term “funeral parlor” and to an industry that’s as inescapable for the living as death itself. It almost goes without saying that the way people treat their dead says a lot about the culture from which they hail – which brings us back from the hills and into the hybrid car, so to speak.

Like everything else in American culture, the American way of death is changing.

People, places and things are going green. And, just as it’s true in the larger culture that there are degrees of difference between, say, the “greenness” of what an organic farmer does and what a businesswoman who drives a Prius does, a “green” or “natural” burial comes in a variety of modes.

“I’d say between 10 and 15 percent of inquiries I get are for green burials,” said Tim Copeland, owner of Copeland Funeral Home in New Paltz. The reasons are numerous: the wish for simplicity, for nourishing the natural world, for preserving that landscape, for escaping the traditional.

Copeland, like other funeral home directors in the region, says that he’s ready to meet those requests. He gestures toward a white woven wicker casket that stands in stark contrast to the gleaming wood-and-metal caskets on display nearby.

But, Copeland said, there’s more to a green funeral service than meets the eye. There’s a lot that’s misunderstood. A green burial isn’t even all that unusual, he said. Orthodox Jewish burial practices, in which a body is not embalmed and must be buried within 24 hours of death, are anything but new. For everybody else, “It’s really a matter of degree – not whether you want a green funeral, but how green do you want it to be?”

A green burial usually excludes embalming, so questions of timeliness arise. If a viewing is desired, for example, the body needs to be placed on dry ice and visiting hours need to be limited, he said. “The nature of the death is important. A typical hospital death is one thing, but an unattended death, or death in a serious accident, present other problems.”

Then there’s the question of where the body will be buried. Cemeteries in the region will accept green burials, but only a few will, or even can, make special subsequent

The Town of Rhinebeck Cemetery is the only municipal cemetery in our region to have set aside several acres for what are called “natural” burials.

powerhouse@vassar.edu. The Vogelstein Center forDrama and Film, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, $30.

8PM The Compact. Info: 845-229-8277. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park.

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

8PM Manhattan in the Mountains: Around the World in 80 Minutes. A Musical Tour du Monde Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main St, Village of Hunter. Tickets Purchased Ahead: $25; $20 seniors; $7 students(Book-ahead ticket prices good up to 5 hours before the performance) Tickets Purchased at the Door: $30; $25 seniors; $7 students.

8PM Vassar & New York Stage and Film 2015 Season: The Light Years. A new play written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen. Developed and directed by Oliver Butler. Post-show discussion following performance. Info: 845-437-5599 or www.powerhouse@vassar.edu. ThePowerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, $40.

8:30PM Bard SummerScape 2015: Cabaret -The Julie Ruin. Info: 845-758-7900 or www. fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape. Bard Spiegeltent, Annandale-on-Hudson, $65, $25.

9PM The Bruce Katz Band. Info: www.helsinkihudson.com or 518-828-4800. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

10PM-12:30AM Bard SummerScape 2015: After Hours with Justin and Friends - DJ JD Samson.

Info: 845-758-7900 or www.fishercenter.bard. edu/summerscape Bard Spiegeltent, Annandaleon-Hudson.

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8/2

The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice (7/ 29 – 8/2). Featuring professional world-class Opera, Broadway, Choral, Early Music & Aboriginal singers in Phoenicia.Info: 845-586-3588; info@ phoeniciavoicefest.com: www.phoeniciavoicefest. com. Phoenicia.

Register Now! 18th Annual Live, Laugh & Learn Day of Workshops. (8/13). Register by 8/3/15.

Info: 845-340-3456 Business Resource Center, 1 Development Ct, Kingston, $5.

Mid Hudson ADK: Catfish Loop with Ext. to Chimney Top viewpoint at Fahnestock State Park 6-ish moderately strenuous miles. Leader: Georgette Weir georgette.weir@gmail.com.

Contact leader for meeting time, place, and car-pooling. Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org.

Minnewaska State Park, Main entrance, Gardiner, $10 /car.

The Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition & Festival. Annual, multi-disciplinary celebration of art, music, dance, and community featuring over 100 artists, 25 bands, film screenings, dance performances. Info: www.wassaicproject.org. The Maxon Mills, 37 Furnace Bank Rd, Wassaic.

8AM HITS-on-the-Hudson NY Horse & Pony Show (VI): $100, 000 Ulcergard Grand Prix.

World-class equestrian show jumping. All proceeds from the gate go directly to Family of Woodstock. Info: 845-246-5515 or www.hitsshows.com/saugerties-ny/saugerties-ny—2. HITSon-the-Hudson, 454 Washington Avenue Ext, Saugerties, $5, free /under 12.

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provision for them.

In the mid-Hudson Valley, the Town of Rhinebeck Cemetery is the only municipal cemetery to have set aside several acres for what are called “natural” burials. Suzanne Kelly was instrumental in helping establish the cemetery’s natural burial ground, which is one of only two municipal natural burial grounds in the state. (The Rosendale Cemetery Association, which is not a municipal cemetery, also offers green burial services.) Kelly’s the chairwoman of the Town Board’s Cemetery Committee, and while she emphasizes that the effort was a collaborative one, it’s difficult to imagine a more informed source on the subject. She has literally written the book on the subject: Greening Death: Reclaiming Burial Practices & Restoring Our Tie to the Earth will be published in September.

Green burials are more than a market trend for the funeral industry, she said. The desire and even the need for a simpler, more conscientious burial is at the root of what she calls the Green Burial Movement. In many ways, that movement is viewed by its adherents as an antidote to the funeral industry’s lock on burials of all types.

It’s a movement that draws on the desires, needs and practices of other, betterknown movements within the culture, including most especially the environmental movement. “At its most basic level, it answers a need for people who don’t wish to embalmed or buried in metal caskets in concrete vaults,” she said.

This wish hearkens back to a time when people disposed of their dead in Earthfriendly ways. Embalming was unheard of. Caskets – when there were any – were made of wood. Sometimes a simple cotton shroud was all that was used. “But over the past 150 years, death care has become a toxic, polluting and alienating industry in the United States,” Kelly writes on her book’s website (www.suzannemkelly.com).

Models of green burials vary, as might be expected of a nascent movement. But already the movement has a Green Burial Council that has established three levels of green burials, ranging from “basic” grounds that are part of existing cemeteries to grounds such as Rhinebeck’s in which more effort is made to preserve the landscape and provide guarantees that the land will remain undeveloped and wild. A third, far more stringent category includes cemeteries that are not connected to existing cemeteries and are devoted to land preservation through legal strictures such as conservation easements that provide continual monitoring, Kelly said.

One such cemetery is located in Willamette, Ohio, Kelly said, and is located at the site of an abandoned farm that had fallen into disuse. The burial ground has effectively rescued the land while providing a pristine place for green burials.

For her, Kelly said, the Green Burial Movement isn’t just about the end that awaits us all, but about carrying on the search for meaning in life that leads to that culmination.

– Jeremiah Horrigan

9 AM Mid Hudson ADK : Family Hike Minnewaska. Leaders: Shari Aber shnaber@ yahoo.com, 914-489-0654 and Ginny Fauci gefauci@gmail.com, 845-399-2170. Don’t forget packs, lunch and bathing suits if you intend to swim. Confirm with leaders Info: www.MidHudson ADK.org.Minnewaska State Park, Main entrance, Gardiner, $10 /car.

9AM-3PM 2015 Car Show. Music, food, trophies.

Benefiting The Heart of the Catskills Humane Society. Info: 877-688-2828, www.emersonresort.com Emerson Resort & Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mount Tremper, $15 /reg car.

9:30AM-11AM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Morning Blueberry Walk for Families. Approx mile-and-a-half walk. Pre-registration is required.

Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Nature Center, Gardiner, $10 /car.

10AM-3PM New Paltz Farmers’ Market. 3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz.

10AM-2PM Rhinebeck Farmers’ Market. 61 East Market St, Rhinebeck.

10AM-2PM Rosendale Farmers’ Market. Locally produced vegetables, fruits, meat, jams, baked goods, cheeses & sauerkrauts. Live acoustic music (11-1) and children’s activities at every market.

Info: binnewaterbilly@gmail.com. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale.

10AM-4PM The Wawarsing Historical Society and Knife Museum. Open every weekend through Labor Day. Info: 845-647-7792 or 845-626-0086 or www.theknifemuseum.com.

The Wawarsing Historical Society and Knife Museum, Old Napanoch School, Rt. 209, Napanoch.

10AM Ulster County Fair. (7/28-8/2) Info: 845-255-1380 or www.ulstercountyfair.com.

Ulster County Fair, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz.

10AM-4PM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Grasshopper Grove - Gateway to Nature Play.

First nature play area in the Hudson Valley. Info: www.hhnm.org or 845-534-5506, x204. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall, $3.

10AM-11:30AM Yoga with Ricarda. Please call Ricarda to register 845-688-5006. Info: 845-6887811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, $15 /sliding scale.

10AM-2PM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon. Willa McCarthy Band (Blues Rock). Info: 845-2367970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

10AM-2PM Ellenville Farmers’ Market. Rain or shine. Info: 845-647-4620 corner of Market and Center streets, Ellenville.

10AM-4PM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Hiking Trails. Each hiking trail is an adventure and a search on trails that range from casual to challenging. Learn about nature in a fun interactive way! Quest Guidebooks are $5 each. Info: www.hhnm.org or 845-534-5506, x204. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall, free.

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

10:30AM-12PM Sunday Morning Vocal Village.

Personal and Collective Wellbeing through Voice,

30 Music and a Vision for a better world. Every other Sunday thru 12/20. Info: 914-388-0632 or www. amymctear.com/events/. Unison Arts, New Paltz.

11AM-4PM Hungry For Music - gently used instrument drive/ drop off location. Info: hunbgryformuic@att.net. Creative Co-op, 402 Main St, Rosendale.

12 PM Estate Collectibles & Decorative Artworks Sale . Preview 7/31, 1-6 pm & 8/1,10 am to noon. www.hpcountryauctions.com. Bid online at www.liveauctioneers.com. 845-2664198 for further information. Note- we are 30 minutes south east of the Kingston Bridge, just off the Taconic State Parkway. Hyde Park Country Auctions,323 Hibernia Rd, Salt Point NY (Dutchess County).

12PM-7PM Mason’s 1st Annual Memorial Party.

Featuring a petting zoo, bouncy house, popcorn, face painting, music and more. Free admission, and food and drinks available for family friendly prices. Cluett Schantz Memorial Park, Milton; Noon-7pm; For more info please visit www.facebook.com/events/883133758419721/ and www. facebook.com/masonsvoice.

12:30PM-6:30PM Astro-Tarot Readings with astrologer Diane Bergmanson. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $40 /45 minutes, $30 /25 minutes, $60 /1 hour.

12:30PM-1:45PM Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Practice Group. Learn to communicate more compassionately with yourself and others.

Info: 914-584-9593. Flatbush Reformed Church, 1844 Rt 32, Saugerties, free.

1PM-12AM The Orange County Fair. Info: www.orangecountyfair.com or 845-343-4826 or 845-343-4894. Orange County Fairgrounds, 100 Carpenter Ave, Middletown.

1PM-4PM Mystery Box: Student Artists at Work (Saturday & Sundays thru 8/30). Gallery has been transformed into an experimental work space for Bard College students who have been selected to experiment with “research-based” artmaking practices at Olana. Info:www.olana.org or 518-828-1872. Olana, Coachman’s House Gallery, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson.

1PM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice : Good News!- Gospel Wesleyan Church, Phoenicia $5 - $25.

1PM-7PM 7th Annual La Guelaguetza Festival.

Celebrates Oaxacan tradition with folkloric dance, traditional Mexican and American food, and activities for children.Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie. Admission is free. Rain or shine..

1:30PM-3:30PM New Chess Club for Adults.

Will meet the first and third Sunday of each month. This club is geared for chess players with some experience. For more information call Peter at 845-851-8171. Gardiner Library, Community Room, Gardiner.

2PM Vassar & New York Stage and Film 2015 Season: Noir. A new musical with music by Duncan Sheik, book by Kyle Jarrow, lyrics by Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik. Directed by Rachel Chavkin. Info: 845-437-5599 or www. powerhouse@vassar.edu. The Vogelstein Center forDrama and Film, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, $30.

2PM-4PM The Matt Jordan “Oldies Band.”

Featuring: Rico Suave, Keys/Vocals; Denny Blandino, Guitar/Vocals; Wayne Targove, Drums/ Vocals; Matt Jordan, Trumpet/Vocals. Red Wing Park, 11 Old Farm Road off Route 82, Hopewell Junction.

2PM West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein’s iconic musical. Info: 518-392-9292; www.machaydntheatre.org May-Hayden Theatre, Chatham, $31, $14 /under 12.

2PM-4PM ArtistTalk with Christie Scheele. Info :845-876-7578 or www.ShahinianFineArt.com.

Albert Shahinian Fine Art, Upstairs Galleries, 22 East Market St, Rhinebeck.

2PM Moon Over Buffalo. Classic comedy by Ken Ludwig. Info: 845-647-5511. Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $34.

2PM Vassar & New York Stage and Film 2015 Season: The Light Years. A new play written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen. Developed and directed by Oliver Butler. Info: 845-437-5599 or www.powerhouse@vassar.edu. The Powerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, 2PM “Oklahomar!” The classic American musical and first Rodgers & Hammerstein collaboration.

Info: www.woodstockplayhouse.org/#!oklahomasummer-2015/c1xl2. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, $40, $32.

2PM-3PM Rhinebeck Culinary Crawl - Guided Walking/Tasting Tour. Includes a farmers market, with food and beverage tastings from local artisans, and tales of history and culture.

These food tour events run every Sunday through the end of October. $45, $25/children. RSVP by Facebook.

2PM Bard Summerscape: The Wreckers. Opera

by Ethel Smyth. American Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Leon Botstein, music director. Directed by Thaddeus Strassberger. Info: 845-758-7900 or www.fishercenter.bard.edu/ summerscape. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson, $25.

3PM Singin’ in the Rain. Directed and choreographed by Kevin Archambault, produced by Diana di Grandi for Up In One Productions. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org or 845-8763080. Center of Performing Arts, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, $27, $25.

4PM Maverick Concert: Escher String Quartet.

Info: 845-679-8217 or www.maverickconcert.org.

Maverick Concert Hall, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock, $40 /reserved seating, $25 /gen adm.

4PM-6PM Woodstock Community Drum Circle.

ALMANAC WEEKLY Hosted by Birds of a Feather. Singers & dancers are all welcome. Bring your drums and percussion instruments. On-going on Sundays, 4-6pm.

No experience necessary. Free. Village Green, Woodstock.

5PM Woodstock Shakespeare Festival: Much Ado About Nothing. Performed by Bird-On-ACliff Theatre Company. Folding chairs or blankets are suggested. 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock, free.

5PM The Phoenicia Festival of the Voice : Barbershop Harmony by The Voices of Gotham Festival Stage Phoenicia, $5 - $25.

5PM-7PM Music in the Woods: Harvey Kaiser.

Info: 845-399-4800 or www.railtrailcaferosendale.com. Rail Trail Café, 310 River Road Extension, Tillson.

5 PM Woodstock Library Forum: ‘“Fighting Lyme Disease—A Panel Discussion.”

Moderator: Barbara Rosen. Guests: Hilary Thing,acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist; and Edward Ullman.co-owner,Wellness RX. 845-6792213. Free.

7PM West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein’s iconic musical. Info: 518-392-9292; www.machaydntheatre.org May-Hayden Theatre, Chatham, $34, $33.

7PM Audition Notice: Sweeney Todd. Needed: Male and Female singers/actors/dancers ages 18 - 60. Prepare: 16 bars of a song from the show or in the style of the show. Bring sheet music in the correct key. Info: 845- 876-3080 The CENTER For Performing Arts, 661 Rte. 308, Rhinebeck.

7PM Bard SummerScape Film Series: “Reinventing Mexico” Vera Cruz and The Fugitive.

Vera Cruz. 104 minutes. Info: 845-758-7900 or www.fishercenter.bard.edu/ Bard College, Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, Annandale-on-Hudson, $10.

7PM Vassar & New York Stage and Film 2015 Season: The Light Years. A new play written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen. Developed and directed by Oliver Butler. Info: 845-437-5599 or www.powerhouse@vassar.edu. The Powerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie.

7PM Vassar & New York Stage and Film 2015 Season: Noir. A new musical with music by Duncan Sheik, book by Kyle Jarrow, lyrics by Kyle Jarrow and Duncan Sheik. Directed by Rachel Chavkin. Info: 845-437-5599 or www. powerhouse@vassar.edu. The Vogelstein Center forDrama and Film, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, $30.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Nicki Parrott and Rossano Sportiello Duo (Jazz). Info: 845-2367970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

8PM Graham Nash, legendary singer-songwriter, a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducteewith Crosby, Stills, and Nash and with the Hollies.

He was also inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame twice, as a solo artist and with CSN,and he is a Grammy Award winner. Standing Room Only $100. Levon Helm Barn, Woodstock.

8PM Marji Zintz. 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Monday

8/3

Register Now! 18th Annual Live, Laugh & Learn Day of Workshops. (8/13). Register by 8/3/15.

Info: 845-340-3456 Business Resource Center, 1 Development Ct, Kingston, $5.

Old Timers Day and the Great Saugerties Bed Race. Info: 646-707-4126 or www.village. saugerties.ny.us/content. Partition Street, Saugerties.

9AM-9:50AM Senior Fit Dance for Seniors with Adah Frank. Dance and movement for strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Bring a mat.

Town Hall, Main Room, Woodstock.

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

Info: ssipkingston.org. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston.

10AM-4PM Adult Art Workshop. Oils, acrylics, with some supplies provided, $5 drop-in. Info: 845-657-9735. Shokan.

10AM-12PM Senior Drama with Edith LeFever.

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

Fire Co #1 Rt 212, Woodstock.

10:15AM 4-H’s Science Programs - Pioneer Living (8/3-8/7). Kids in grades 3-5. Learn about the lives of the early pioneers and the hard work it took to survive on the frontier. Info: 518-3254101; Ashling Kelly. Roe Jan Community Library, Hillsdale.

11AM-6:45PM Private Shamanic Spirit Doctoring with shamanic healer Adam Kane. Handson healing including medicine songs, drum and rattles to remove harmful energies and return missing energies to create a balanced environment within the body. Info:845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $75 /1 hour.

12:15PM Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting.

Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, 914-244-0333.

12:30PM-6:30PM Crystal Energy Readings with shamanic practitioner Mary Vukovic. Every Monday and Thursday Info: 845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $75 /1 hour, $30 /25 minutes.

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

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2PM-3:30PM Puzzles and Games. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday through 8/21. Choose from over 4 dozen new & classic board games & puzzles. Bring a friend or come and make a new one. Info: 845-.876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

2PM 4-H’s Science Programs - Pioneer Living (8/3-8/7). Kids in grades 3-5. Learn about the lives of the early pioneers and the hard work it took to survive on the frontier. Info: 518-7344405; Candace Begley. Windham Public Library, Windham.

2PM-4PM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. In addition to instruction, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the class offers friendship and camaraderie. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for minimum contribution of $2. St. John’s Community Center, R.C. Church, Holly Hills Dr, West Hurley.

3PM-5PM Math Help with Phyllis Rosato. All ages welcome. From kindergarten to calculus.

Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

4:15PM-5:30PM Healthy Back Class w/ Anne Olin. Build strength and increase flexibility and range of motion with attention to your special needs. Class is on-going and meets on Mondays, 4:15-5:30pm. $12/class. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd & Rt 28, Glenford.

6PM-7PM Backgammon Club. Meets every Monday. Learn how to play backgammon, or better your game and make new friends through this club led by Christian. Info: 845-688-7811.

Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

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

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

7PM Poetry. 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Jocelyn Arndt Residency (Indie Fusion). Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

Tuesday

8/4

River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home (Tuesdays - Sundays, thru 11/1). This groundbreaking exhibition featuring 28 contemporary artists at two historic settings is a joint exhibition between The Olana Partnership and the Thomas Cole National Historic Site.

Info:www.rivercrossings.org or 518-828-1872.

Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson.

7AM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Early Morning Birders. Designed for birding enthusiasts or those just looking to learn the basics. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Main Entrance, Gardiner, $10 /car.

9AM-10AM Senior Dance Exercise with Inyo Charbonneau. The emphasis is on fun while benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exercise. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mountainview Studio, Woodstock.

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

10AM-1PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Junior Naturalists- Weird Science. Conduct these fun and slightly strange science experiments! Suggested for children between the ages of six to ten years old, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian over the age of 18. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Park Preserve Office, Peter’s Kill Area, Gardiner, $10 /car.

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

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

10AM-1PM Food Bank Farm Stand at People’s Place Every Tuesday. Remember to bring your own shopping bags. For more information, please call People’s Place at 845-338-4030. People’s Place, 17 St. James St, Kingston.

10:30AM Together Tuesdays with Francesca.

For kids birth through preschool. Story, craft, and play. Come join the gang of local parents. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

11:30AM-12:30PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Babes in the Woods. Designed just for people with infants, will be offered on the first and third Tuesday. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Wildmere Parking Area kiosk, Gardiner.

12PM-6PM Private Spirit Guide Readings with psychic medium Adam Bernstein. First Tuesday of every month. Intuitive guidance for spiritually minded individuals. Receive messages from spirit guides and deceased loved ones and benefit from the divine wisdom they have to offer. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $75 /1 hour, $40 /30 minutes.

3PM-4:30PM Lego Club. Ages 5 and up. Every Tuesday and Thursday through 8/20. Info: 845-.876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

3PM Kingston YMCA Farm Project Mobile

Market Grand Opening. The Mobile Market is a bicycle powered cart that brings fresh produce to different stops in every Tuesday thru Sept.

Stops - 3pm Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley; 4:15Yosman Towers; & 5pm KingstonPublic Library. Hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension will Info: 845-340-3990 or cad266@ cornell.edu. Kingston.

5:30PM-6:30PM Hip Hop Dance Workshop.

Ages 6 & Up. Join in the ever-popular weekly hip hop dance workshop taught by Anthony Molina in collaboration with Operation Unite. No experience necessary, families welcome. Info: 518-8221438 or www.hudsonoperahouse.org. Hudson Opera House, Hudson.

5:30PM Pickling Program. Learn to pickle just about any food with an inexpensive supply of canning jars, vinegar, and a variety of herbs and spices with Spacey Tracy, the award-winning creator of gourmet pickles, jellies, and spreads.

Info: 845-758-3241 or www.redhooklibrary.org to register for this free program as space is limited.

Red Hook Public Library,7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook.

6PM-7PM Backgammon Club with Christian.

Come learn how to play backgammon, or better your game and make new friends. All ages. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

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

Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6:30PM-8:30PM Orange County Pop, Rock & Doowop Series 2015: Soul City. Info: www.

FerryGodmother.com. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Orange County Arboretum, Montgomery.

6:30PM - 8PM Community Workshop for Solarize Kingston. Hosted by The Maritime Museum. Find out why a solar array on the roof of the Museum will allow for expanded programming in innovative ways. Solarize Kingston, a non-profit community program, is making solar electricity simpler and more affordable for homes and small businesses this summer. Meet the local companies who do the work, and get your questions answered. Folks from RUPCO will be present to answer your questions about low-cost financing which will likely result in monthly payments lower than your current utility bill. Free. For more info, call John Wackman at 646-302-5835 or go to www.Solarize-HudsonValley.orgKingston Home Port and Education Center at the Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston.

7PM Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis Blues and Dance Party. Info: 845-687-2699 or www.highfallscafe. com. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

7PM QSY Society Amateur Radio Club’s August Meeting. This month’s topic: Roundtable: an open discussion of topics of interest to radio amateurs of all manner and skill. Info: 914-5823744 or www.qsysociety.org. East Fishkill Community Library, 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction.

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

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

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

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

8PM Brazilian Girls. Info: 845- 679-4406. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $30.

8PM Phil Micciche. 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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9AM-10AM Senior Kripalu Yoga with Susan Blacker. Gentle yoga class with each student encouraged to move and stretch at his or her own pace. Includes warmups, poses for strength and balance and breath work for relaxation. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1donation requested. Fire Co. #1, Rt 212, Woodstock.

9:15 AM -3:30 PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Junior Naturalists- Wilderness Skills Hike. Suggested for children between the ages of eight to thirteen, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian over the age of 18. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752.Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Nature Center, Gardiner, $10 /car.

11AM-1PM Music & Movement With Abby.

Toddlers & Caregivers. Join local singer, songwriter, choreographer, and dancer Abby Lappen for weekly fun exploring creative arts through music and movement. Info: 518-822-1438 or www.hudsonoperahouse.org. Hudson Opera House, Hudson.

11 AM Knitting Circle. Wednesdays. Info: 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan, free.

12PM Gallery Talk: The 20th Century Galleries with Mary-Kay Lombino. Lombino’s gallery talk will focus on the Art Center’s rich collection of masterworks from the twentieth century, including paintings and sculptures by both American and European artists. , Info:845-437-5632 or fllac.vassar.edu. Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie.

12PM The Woodstock Senior Citizens’ Club Meeting. The speaker will be Sharon Murray Cohen from Jewish Family Services. Woodsstock Fire Co #1, Route 212, Woodstock.

2PM West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein’s iconic musical. Info: 518-392-9292; www.machaydntheatre.org May-Hayden Theatre, Chatham, $31, $14 /under 12.

2PM-3:30PM Puzzles and Games. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday through 8/21. Choose from over 4 dozen new & classic board games & puzzles. Bring a friend or come and make a new one. Info: 845-876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

3PM-7PM Highland Farmers’ Market. Info: 845-691-8112. 1 Haviland Rd, Highland.

3:30PM-8:30PM Woodstock Farm Festival. Info: 845-679-5345. 6 Maple Ln, Woodstock.

4:30PM-5:30PM Art Hour with Francesca.

Meets every Wednesday. Ages 3 to 103! Frannie will cook up something creative to do each week.

Francesca is known for her work with natural, found objects as well as jewelry. Info: 845-6887811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

5:30PM-7PM Hudson Community Book Group.

Students 3rd to 6th Grades. Led by Hudson City School District teacher Ellen Heummer, students read award-winning books. Info: 518-822-1438 or www.hudsonoperahouse.org. Hudson Opera House, Hudson.

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

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

6PM-8PM Egyptian Shamanism: Exploring Soul and Spirit Guides with shamanic healer Adam Kane. In this workshop, you will gain understanding of the nine primary spirits in Egyptian shamanism that can be worked with as spiritual guides.

Please bring a pillowand blanket to lie upon during meditation. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $25.

6PM Woodstock Community Chorale. Sing with your neighbors and prepare for concerts.

No need to read music, no audition. On-going, Wednesdays, 6pm. Info: 845-688-2169. Kleinert/ James Center for the Arts, Tinker St, Woodstock.

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

6PM-7:30PM Free Computer Help. First Wednesday. Drop in for free 1:1 help on all your computer, tablet and phone questions. Info: 845-688-7811.

Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

6PM The New York State Office for New Americans (ONA) has opened registration for a free entrepreneurial training seminar for immigrants. The Newburgh Armory Unity Center, 321 South William Street, Newburgh.To register for this seminar, contact Jennifer Ramirez before July 31, 2015 at 845-562-4736 or 845-304-7442.

Registration is required to attend.

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

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

RSVP. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, free /donations welcome.

6:30PM Family Fun Night: Talent Show. A showcase of young talent as they wow us with songs, dance, and music! Info: 845-246-4317 or saugertiespubliclibrary.org. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

6:30PM-8:30PM Newburgh Jazz Series 2015: Alex Wan’s Group. Info: www.FerryGodmother. com. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Orange County Arboretum, Montgomery.

6:45PM Wednesday Foreign Film Series: “The Band’s Visit” (Israel, 2007). Directed by Eran Kolirin. Info: 845- 229-7791..Hyde Park Library Annex, Hyde Park, free.

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

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

7PM-8:30PM Solarize Woodstock Community Workshop. Learn about the town’s campaign.

Sign up to get a free visit to your home from one of the installers to assess the advisability of solar energy on your property. Info: kirk.ritchey@ gmail.com. Woodstock Town Offices, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Iris Ornig Reimagines Michael Jackson (Jazz). Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

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

Rosendale Café, Rosendale.

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

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

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

Guests are always welcome. Sight reading not required. Info: wwwnewyorkerschorus.org. St.

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Neil Evans is the owner of the C.H. Evans Brewing Company. Now located in Quackenbush Square in Albany, the Evans Brewery originally operated in Hudson from 1786 until Prohibition brought about its untimely, though temporary, demise.

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“Local Beer Meets Local History”at Spotty Dog Benefit for the new Hudson Area Library History Room

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itizens of Hudson rarely require a reason to stop by the Spotty Dog Books & Ale for a frosty glass on a summer afternoon, the establishment regularly offering the perfect combination of brewskis and reading material – and frequent musical entertainment, as well. But in case you need an excuse, the Hudson Area Library History Room Committee is hosting its monthly Local History Speaker Series there on Thursday, August 6 for a fundraiser benefiting the preservation efforts of the history collection at the Library.

“Local Beer Meets Local History” will feature Craig Gravina, author of the book Upper Hudson Valley Beer, and Neil Evans, owner of the C. H. Evans Brewing Company at the Albany Pump Station in Quackenbush Square, in conversation about the tradition of beermaking in the region. Evans will speak on the history of the Evans Brewery prior to Prohibition: His family was in the commercial brewing business for multiple generations at the original facility, built in Hudson in 1786. Production continued there until 1920, with levels peaking at 65,000 barrels of beer in this location – one of the earliest bottling facilities in the country. Now the Company’s rich heritage has been revived at the Albany Pump Station, where turn-of-the-century photos and other memorabilia can be seen.

Gravina, admitting to be a world-class beer-drinker and aficionado of beer culture, will share his vast knowledge of other breweries operating in the area during the same time period. Researching the brewing history of his hometown of Albany, he discovered the long-lost story of Albany Ale: a mystery that caused him and blogging friend Alan MacLeod to form the Albany Ale Project. Now an international research endeavor focused on bringing the history and stories of a once-vital industry to light, the Albany Ale Project has taken them on a journey spanning nearly 400 years, from the arrival of the first Dutch brewers to the 21st century.

The renaissance of craft-brewing in the upper Hudson Valley is a subject near and dear to Evans’ and Gravina’s hearts.

At the event at Spotty Dog, a tasting of Evans Ales will be offered along with a pint of your choice for $15, with proceeds to benefit the Library’s History Room, which houses a special collection pertaining to the City of Hudson, Columbia County and New York State. It includes books, maps, documents, artifacts and photographs, many of which were donated over the years. The History Room Committee offers educational, recreational, aesthetic, cultural and informational programs, services and materials to the public free of charge.

Soon to be housed in the newly renovated Hudson Armory – it’s anticipated that the Library will move in by the end of this year – the History Room will be located in the large turret at the southwest corner of the building. The Committee is currently in the process of creating an oral history audio archive and a mini-museum of artifacts. Progress in raising funds and converting the first floor of the Armory for the new 12,000-square-foot Library is ongoing.

Currently located at 400 State Street, the Hudson Area Library History Room is open on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and by appointment. For more information, visit http://hudsonarealibrary.org or call (518) 828-1792.

– Ann Hutton Hudson Area Library History Room Committee Fundraiser: Local Beer Meets Local History, Thursday, August 6, 6 p.m., $15, The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, 440 Warren Street, Hudson; (518) 671-6006, www.thespottydog.com.

Andrews Church, 110 Overlook St, Poughkeepsie.

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

8PM The Aristocrats. Featuring special guests, Travis Larson Band. Info: 845- 679-4406. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $25.

8:30PM Dharma Bums. Info: 845-679-3484.

Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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

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

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

week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-6795906, x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

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

10AM-11:30AM Parkinson’s Dance & Exercise Class. Led by Anne Olin. For people with PD & other neurological disorders. Groups are challenging, creative and fun! Info: 845-679-6250. $12 for one or $22 for two. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston.

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

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

2PM West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein’s iconic musical. Info: 518-392-9292; www.machaydntheatre.org May-Hayden Theatre, Chatham, $31, $14 /under 12.

2PM-8PM Blood Drive. Hosted by New York Blood Center. In Memory of Doris Carle. Reser-

voir United Methodist Church, 3056 Rt 28, Shokan. For appt or info, call 845-679-8175 or 845-657-2326.

3PM-7PM Arlington Farmers’ Market. 3pm-7pm.

Thursdays, spring through fall corner of Raymond & Collegview Avenues, Poughkeepsie.

3PM-4:30PM Lego Club. Ages 5 and up. Every Tuesday and Thursday through 8/20. Info: 845-.876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

3PM Kingston YMCA Farm Project Farm Stand.

Thursdays thru September. The Farm Stand/ Cornell Cooperative Extension will feature fruits and vegetables freshly harvested from the Farm.

Info: 845-340-3990 or cad266@cornell.edu.

YMCA Main Lobby, 507 Broadway, Kingston.

3:30PM-5PM Kingston Greenline Community Design Workshop: Building a Better Broadway. Come see the options for redesigning Broadway to improve traffic flow and provide a better experience for people bicycling and walking along Kingston’s connective corridor. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston.

4PM-5PM Meditation Support Group. Meets every Thursday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome.

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6PM Cup -Corks & Canvas. Benefit for The Saugerties Historical Society. Create your own painted masterpiece on canvas with guided instructions by a local artist. Aprons, paint and canvas is supplied. Light snacks will be served.

Info: 845-541-6336. Keirsted House, Saugerties.

6PM Book Club. First Thursday. Info: 845-688-7811.

Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Ctr. Meets every Thursday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala.org.

Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6PM Book Club for Adults. Discussing The Shipping News by Annie Proulx. All welcome. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St,

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6:30PM-9:30PM Sweet Summer Series: Geoff Hartwell, Irish and country-trio with Petey Hop and bassist. Info: 845-615-9084 or www.thegarrison.com. The Garrison, Garrison, free.

6:30PM-8PM Kingston Greenline Community Design Workshop: Building a Better Broadway.

Come see the options for redesigning Broadway to improve traffic flow and provide a better experience for people bicycling and walking along Kingstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connective corridor. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston.

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

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys (Creole Zydecko). Info:

845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM-8:30PM Free Holistic Self-Care Class: Spiritual Intelligence With Irene Miller. Info: www. rvhhc.org. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge, free.

7PM Cafe Singer Showcase. Hosted by Barbara Dempsey and Dewitt Nelson. Featured performers are Pat Lamanna, Dave Kearney, and Will Play and Nina Mars. Info: 845-687-2699 or www. highfallscafe.com. High Falls CafĂŠ, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night.

Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com.

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

7PM Swinginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Newburgh Dance. Beginner swing dance lesson provided by Linda and Chester

Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios 7-7:30pm.

Swing Shift Orchestra plays by donation 7:309:30pm. On-going every, 1st Thursday of every month.. Visit www.got2lindy.com for details.

TheNewburgh Brewing Company, 88 South Colden St, Newburgh, free.

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

Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 2.

Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Proposed Local Law No. 7 of 2015, A Local Law Amending The Ulster County Charter, (Local Law No. 2 Of 2006), And Amending The Administrative Code For the County Of Ulster, (Local Law No. 10 Of 2008), To Modify The Term Of The Chairman And The Clerk Of The Legislature, on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 At 6:00 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 http://ulstercountyny.gov/legislature/ legislative-resolutions 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: July 30, 2015 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature

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: July 30, 2015 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature

8PM West Side Story. Leonard Bernsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iconic musical. Info: 518-392-9292; www.machaydntheatre.org May-Hayden Theatre, Chatham, $34, $33.

8PM â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oklahoma!â&#x20AC;? The classic American musical and first Rodgers & Hammerstein collaboration.

Info: www.woodstockplayhouse.org/#!oklahomasummer-2015/c1xl2. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, $40, $32.

8:30PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, Eric Weissberg and Bill Keith. Info: 845-6793484. Harmony CafĂŠ @ Wok â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

legals LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, on June 16, 2015 and approved by the County Executive on June 25, 2015, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitution.

Dated: July 30, 2015 Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, New York Ulster County Legislature Resolution No. 240 June 16, 2015 Authorizing The Purchase And InstalMBUJPO 0G &OFSHZ &GmDJFOU "OE &DPOPNJcally Conscious Lighting Fixtures At The 6MTUFS $PVOUZ -BX &OGPSDFNFOU $FOUFS In And For The County Of Ulster, New :PSL "U " .BYJNVN &TUJNBUFE $PTU 0G $12,237.00, And Authorizing The Issuance Of $12,237.00 Bonds Of Said County To Pay The Cost Thereof Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius, Maio, Maloney, and Richard Parete) Chairman of the Energy and Environment Committee, Peter M. Loughran, and Deputy Chairman Kenneth Ronk offer the following: WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 239 dated and duly adopted on the date hereof, the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York has established Capital Project No. 456 for the purchase and installation of energy efficient and economically conscious light fixtures at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center for the Department of The Environment; and WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been determined to be a Type II Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which regulations state that Type II Actions will not have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: Section 1. The purchase and installation of energy efficient and economically conscious lighting purchase and installation of energy efficient and economically conscious light fixtures at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center fixtures at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center, including incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, in and for the County of Ulster, New York, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $12,237.00.

Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of $12,237.00 of bonds of the County hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is ten years, pursuant to subdivision 13 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. The faith and credit of said County of Ulster, New York, are hereby irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Commissioner of Finance, consistent with the

LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDED PROPOSED LOCAL LAW /0 0' " -PDBM -BX "NFOEJOH Local Law No. 10 Of 2008 (A Local Law "EPQUJOH "O "ENJOJTUSBUJWF $PEF 'PS 5IF County Of Ulster, State Of New York), Pertaining To Change Orders And / Or "NFOENFOUT 5P $POUSBDUT &RVBM 5P 0S Exceeding $50,000.00) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Amended Proposed Local Law No. 4 of 2015, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 10 Of 2008 (A Local Law Adopting An Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York), Pertaining To Change Orders And / Or Amendments To Contracts Equal To Or Exceeding $50,000.00, on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 At 6:20 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 http://ulstercountyny.gov/legislature/ legislative-resolutions 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: July 30, 2015 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 7 OF " -PDBM -BX "NFOEJOH 5IF 6MTUFS County Charter, (Local Law No. 2 Of 2006), "OE "NFOEJOH 5IF "ENJOJTUSBUJWF $PEF For the County Of Ulster, (Local Law No. 0G 5P .PEJGZ 5IF 5FSN 0G 5IF $IBJSNBO "OE 5IF $MFSL 0G 5IF -FHJTMBUVSF

LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 10 OF " -PDBM -BX "NFOEJOH -PDBM -BX No. 5 of 2015, A Local Law Establishing "O "VUPNBUJD 3F $BOWBTTJOH 1SPDFEVSF In And For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Proposed Local Law No. 10 of 2015, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 5 of 2015, A Local Law Establishing An Automatic Re-Canvassing Procedure In And For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York, on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 At 6:15 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 http://ulstercountyny.gov/legislature/ legislative-resolutions 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: July 30, 2015 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 11 OF 2015 (A Local Law Establishing The Ulster $PVOUZ "OJNBM "CVTF 3FHJTUSZ

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Proposed Local Law No. 11 of 2015, A Local Law Establishing The Ulster County Animal Abuse Registry, on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 At 6:25 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 http://ulstercountyny.gov/legislature/ legislative-resolutions PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons and citizens interested shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposed

LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 12 OF 2015 (A Local Law of the County of Ulster for the Regulation of Pet Sellers) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Proposed Local Law No. 12 of 2015, A Local Law of the County of Ulster for the Regulation of Pet Sellers, on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 At 6:30 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 http://ulstercountyny.gov/legislature/ legislative-resolutions 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: July 30, 2015 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ADOPTING PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 5 OF 2015, A LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE ULSTER COUNTY CHARTER, (LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF 2006), TO CLARIFY THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the County Executive of Ulster County, in the Ulster County Office Building, Legislative Chambers, 6th Floor, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York, on the 4th day of August, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. on the following local law: Proposed Local Law No. 5 of 2015, A Local Law Amending The Ulster County Charter, (Local Law No. 2 of 2006), To Clarify The Powers And Duties Of The Audit Committee The local law is available for inspection by the public, during regular business hours, in the office of the County Executive, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York, and can also be viewed on the Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at the following web address:http://ulstercountyny.gov/sites/default/ files/Proposed%20Local%20Law%20No.%20 5%20of%202015-%20FINAL%20CLEAN%20 FOR%20ADOPTION%20ON%207.21.15%20 -%20Powers%20%26%20Duties%20of%20 Audit%20Committee_0.pdf All interested parties shall have an opportunity to be heard on said local law at the time and place aforesaid.

DATED: July 30, 2015 Michael P. Hein Kingston, New York $PVOUZ &YFDVUJWF LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 3:00 PM for "OJNBM 3FTDVF 5SBJMFS #*% 3'# UC2015-051. 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

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Is A Career In Real Estate Right For You? REAL ESTATE CAREER SEMINAR Tuesday, August 4, noon - 1 pm Learn what you need to become a successful Real Estate Salesperson and how the business works.

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HIGHLAND CSD VACANCIES Teaching Assistant Anticipated Teaching Assistant Teacher Aide School Bus Drivers Please submit letter of interest, non-teaching application, resume, references, copy of certiďŹ cate to:

Deborah Haab, Superintendent 320 Pancake Hollow Road Highland, NY 12528 Applications at highland-k12.org. Applicant deadline 8/7/15. EOE

RUSTIC FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION. Romancing the Woods is a custom builder of outdoor rustic furniture and garden structures. We are currently LOOKING FOR a SKILLED WOODWORKER w/a good eye and an attention to detail to join our small crew of builders in Saugerties. Chainsaw experience, transportation and comfort using power tools a must. Training Available. Call (845)246-6976, davis@rtw-inc.com A New Paltz, NY farm/cidery is looking for LOCAL PART-TIME HELP for an exciting new project launching this September that will feature craft hard cider, pick your own apples, pizza and burgers. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for people who can handle a VA-

RIETY OF TASKS from helping out on the farm to working in the kitchen. We want an energetic team whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up for anything.

This position is perfect for students looking for part-time work and a chance to be part of a very cool, fun environment. Salary is competitive and commensurate w/experience. Please send your resume and brief bio about why you would be perfect for the job. Include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part-Time Cidery Workâ&#x20AC;? in the subject heading of the email. Send to peter@twinstarorchards.com

MY MARKET NOW HIRING for Deli Department. Must have Experience. Also, Cashier Needed.

Full- or part-time. Apply in person, 140 Rt. 32, New Paltz, ask for Said.

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

Call Samantha at 845-255-0615 for details and a reservation and visit www.villagegreenrealty.com/seminars.php for more information and additional upcoming dates and times.

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

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

CDL Dump Truck Driver & Machine Operator. Seeking a full-time Class A (or Class B w/air) truck driver and machine operator to join our team in Kingston. We require a CLEAN, valid license, current medical card, experience with single/tandem trucks on and off road, large loader experience. Nonsmoker. For more info, call Croswell Enterprises at 845-331-4232.

Part-time SUPERINTENDENT and a BOOKKEEPER NEEDED by the Union Cemetery of Lloyd in Highland. Will train.

References. 845-527-9061.

PCA or HOME HEALTH AID (Lake Hill).

Seeking a reliable, compassionate individual with experience caring for elderly or individuals with special needs. Must pass a background check as well as a drug screen. Job growth available with this position for the right candidate. Must have reliable transportation for the winter months.

Please contact Flo at (845)679-2761.

PART-TIME CASHIER NEEDED. Local store in New Paltz. Email resume: mben51@aol.com.

NYFB seeks FIELD ADVISOR for ENY/ Hudson Valley Region. Travel & strong people/commun. skills reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Act as liaison between State & County Farm Bureaus to promote growth, productivity, public policy.

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WOODSTOCK FERAL CAT PROJECT NEEDS TRAPPERS.We are a local not for profit organization committed to reducing future feral cat populations through spay/

ULSTER PUBLISHING POLICY It is illegal for anyone to: ...Advertise or make any statement that indicates a limitation or preference based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, handicap (disability), age, marital status or sexual orientation. Also, please be advised that language that indicates preference (i.e. â&#x20AC;&#x153;working professionals,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;single or couple,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;mature...professional,â&#x20AC;? etc.) is considered to be discriminatory. To avoid such violations of the Fair Housing Law, it is best to describe the apartment to be rented rather than the person(s) the advertiser would like to attract. This prohibition against discriminatory advertising applies to single family and owner-occupied housing that is otherwise exempt from the Fair Housing Act.

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“COUNTRY ESCAPE”– SAUGERTIES/WOODSTOCK The Perfect 3 Bed / 2 Bath Get-AWay Or Full Time Residence. Enough Yard To Entertain, Paved Patio, Over Sized Shed To Store Your Winter And Summer Toys. Beautiful Country Interior, With Laminate Floors That Will Never Scratch & Always A Shine. Open Floor Plan, Granite And Stainless Kitchen, Large Windows, Guest Bedroom On First Floor W/ Full Bath And Laundry Close By. Second Floor Offers 2 Bedrooms And & 2nd Bath, Sky Lights, Cathedral Ceiling. This Home Offers Lots Of Character And Easy Living. ..............................ASKING - $229,000

www.lawrenceotoolerealty.com We have the highest average selling price in Ulster County*

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“BEAUTIFUL BLUE MOUNTAIN”– SAUGERTIES Beautiful Blue Mountain! 3 Bed / 1 Bath On Almost An Acre! The Open Floor Plan Is A Delight For Today’s Buyers.

Brick Fireplace Is Separate From The Wood Stove. Bathroom Has Large Shower, And Double Sinks. Bedrooms Have Double Closets, Hardwood Floors Throughout.

Amazing Yard With Lush Green Grass On A Corner Lot. Extra Garage In The Rear For Storage. A New Boiler Will Be Installed By Closing!!!!.................ASKING - $185,000

Wonderful water views and 182 feet of water frontage in the village of Saugerties. A path to the water can lead you down to your own little dock from where you can launch your kayak, swim or fish.

Walk to everything in Saugerties: restaurants, retail and antiques, even the movies. Charming house has preserved arts and crafts detailing, wood floors throughout, and a sweet enclosed 18x8 porch from which to enjoy the water view. Although near the road, the house is oriented to the back and the water. The detached two-level garage, over 1,000 square feet, can comfortably park 4 cars, with a workshop area downstairs. Property with a water feature in the village of Saugerties rarely appears on the market ............$195,000

JUST LISTED! “FISHCREEK ROAD BUNGALOW”– SAUGERTIES 1930 Bungalow On Fishcreek.road Saugerties 3 Bedrooms 2 Full Bath. Easy Bike To Opus 40 And A Stones Throw To Plattekill Creek To Enjoy Fishing & Swimming. Just Relax And Enjoy This Easy Living...........................................................................ASKING - $179,000

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3000 sq. ft. 4 bed, 3 full baths, 3.2 acres. in-ground pool, over-sized patio surround. Open floor plan. Master w/on suite. enormous media room. office and guest room with full bath.

Oversized 2 car garage. Resort-like setting! ASKING $374,000 Directions: from Exit 20, Rte. 32N to R on Old Kings to R on Walnut Grove Farm Rd. #12, see signs

Spacious colonial. 4 acres desirable area. private, one owner. Hardwood throughout, fireplace, 4 bd/2.5 ba, ASKING $375,000 circular driveway.

Directions: from Woodstock Vill. – Rte. 212e to R onto Chestnut Hill, just after golf course, #121, see sign.

drivers license. Cover letter w/salary & resume to NYFB, Attn: HR, PO Box 5330, Albany, NY 12205, or email to prafferty@ nyfb.org. EEO

launching this September that will feature craft hard cider, pick your own apples, pizza and burgers. We’re looking for people who can handle the pressure of a fast-paced kitchen w/a focus on quality. Position starts mid-August. Salary is competitive and commensurate w/experience. Please send your resume and brief bio about why you would be perfect for the job. Include “Prep Cook” in the subject heading of the email. Send to peter@twinstarorchards.com

“RESORT-LIKE SETTING” SAUGERTIES

PART-TIME OFFICE HELP NEEDED. Self-motivated type. Telephone skills & a good speller. Resume & letter to: P.O. Box 3606, Kingston, NY 12402.

Phoenician Steakhouse Hiring Dish Washers, Line Cooks, Busser, and Servers, Year-round, full or part-time. Please Apply in person or call for more info after 3 p.m., Wed.-Sun. 845-688-9800.

WEATHERIZATION TECHNICIAN. No experience necessary. Install Insulation & Energy Efficiency Improvements. Starting pay $10-$13/hour commensurate w/exp.

Apply to Energy Conservation Specialists, LLC, PO Box 116, Port Ewen, NY 12466.

Call 845-338-3864 or email ecsmelinda@ gmail.com for an application.

EXPANDING HOUSE CLEANING COMPANY seeks conscientious, reliable, hardworking, fun individuals. Serious inquiries only. Please call 845-853-4476. Send resume to info@welcomehomecleaners.com PIZZA CHEF; A New Paltz, NY Farm/Cidery is looking for a FULL-TIME EXPERIENCED, PASSIONATE WOOD FIRE PIZZA MASTER or someone w/the drive to become one. Our farm/cidery is a new project launching this September, which will feature craft hard cider, pick your own apples and authentic Neapolitan style pizza made in a traditional wood-fired oven. This is a great opportunity to put your name on the NY pizza map. Applicants w/NYC artisanal pizza experience are strongly encouraged to apply or anyone w/the passion and the drive to craft pizzas that will get press.

Position starts mid-August. Salary is competitive and commensurate w/experience.

Please send your resume and brief bio about why you would be perfect for the job. Include “Wood Fired Pizza Chef ” in the subject heading of the email. Please send to peter@twinstarorchards.com BAKER; A New Paltz, NY farm/cidery is looking for a FULL-TIME EXPERIENCED PASTRY CHEF to craft the Hudson Valley’s best cider donuts, apple pies and baked goods. Our farm/cidery is a new project launching this September that will feature craft hard cider, pick your own apples, wood-fired pizza and small farm burgers. We’re looking for someone who can craft pies and donuts that will create a buzz all the way down to Manhattan. Applicants w/NYC restaurant experience are strongly encouraged to apply or anyone who aspires to put their name on the culinary map. Position starts mid-August. Salary is competitive and commensurate w/experience. Please send your resume and brief bio about why you would be perfect for the job.

Include “Pastry Chef ” in the subject heading of the email. Send to peter@twinstarorchards.com PREP COOK; A New Paltz, NY farm/cidery is looking for FULL-TIME EXPERIENCED PREP COOKS for a new project

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GRILL MASTER; A New Paltz, NY farm/cidery is looking for a FULL-TIME EXPERIENCED GRILL MASTER for a new project launching this September that will feature craft hard cider, pick your own apples, traditional Neapolitan pizza and small farm burgers grilled over a real wood fire. We’re looking for someone who understands high quality meat, using a wood-fired grill and is ready to craft burgers that will rival NYC’s most famous. We want burgers that will create a line, get press and inspire people to travel long distances to see what all the fuss is about! This is a chance to put your name on the burger map & applicants w/ high pressure NYC kitchen experience are strongly encouraged to apply. Position starts mid-August. Salary is competitive & commensurate w/experience. Please send your resume and brief bio about why you would be perfect for the job. Include “Grill Chef ” in the subject heading of the email. Send to peter@twinstarorchards.com OPERATIONS/OFFICE MANAGER; A New Paltz, NY farm/cidery is looking for an EXPERIENCED OPERATIONS/OFFICE MANAGER for a new project/brand launching this September. In addition to the day to day operations of the farm (answering the phone, light accounting, billing, receiving, etc.) the Office Manager will be in charge of sales and promotions for the cidery. This will include overseeing social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc) as well as other marketing projects (signs, e-mail campaigns, print media, web seo, etc.). Anyone w/experience using these tools will be given preference. Position is ideal for a master multi-tasker w/experience in either logistics or office management and marketing. It’s an opportunity to be part of a startup brand w/large, national ambitions and plenty of room for you to grow along w/ us. Salary is competitive and commensurate w/experience. Please send your resume and brief bio about why you would be perfect for the job. Include ‘Operations/Office Manager’ in the subject heading of the email. Send to peter@twinstarorchards.com

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FOSTER HOMES NEEDED FOR KITTENS AND PREGNANT CATS.The WOODSTOCK FERAL CAT PROJECT is a local not for profit organization committed to reducing future feral cat populations through spay/neuter. We often find orphaned kittens who need a loving home until they are old enough to be adopted. Some

THE PERFECT WEEKENDER Totally sweet, low-maintenance, light-filled cottage that is the perfect weekender. Enjoy nature and the seasonal mountain views from the patio deck. Whip up that stunning little country meal in its cunning Italianate kitchen featuring all kinds of nice surprises. Stay cozy by the brand-new wood stove in winter, warmed by the passive solar location. Cottage keeps cool in summer. Upstairs bedrooms both have ample room for desks and at night you can see the stars from the skylights. (Would make an excellent AirBnB rental!) For busy people who just want to slow down and not be busy maintaining their home when they come upstate to relax .............................................................$315,000 *According to MLS statistics to date for offices with 20 or more transactions in 2015.

STRIKING VIEWS AND VISTAS IN NEW PALTZ

Watch the sunsets and the fireworks from this spacious 3000+ sq. ft. ranch. Wide open spaces with gorgeous mountain views let you breathe and unwind with plenty of room for the family to come together or retreat to their own room or niche. Opportunity abounds for those seeking to work from home or for those with a need for a separate accessory apartment. Enjoy the wildlife in the 5+ acres that shield your privacy. Come spread out and relax! ................$489,000

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HIGHWAY BUSINESS 3715-3725 Route 9W, Highland Great opportunity for this commercial property with full exposure on Route 9 W - property on 3.60 Acres- main building is 2 story -easily travels to Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Kingston, NYS thruway, I87- easy access to Albany and NYC. With over 564’+/of road frontage-property continues to chapel hill and backs up to Mayer Drive- so many possibilities!!! Survey available BRUNA F. RONDINELLI • NYS LICENSED ASSOC. BROKER CENTURY 21 ALLIANCE REALTY GROUP • CELL: 845-399-4477

orphaned kittens are so young that they require bottle feeding. We affectionately call them “bottle babies”. We recently placed three pregnant cats in three wonderful homes. The cats gave birth and when the kittens are weaned (no longer nursing), we will look to find loving homes for the kittens and their mothers. If you are interested in fostering or would like to learn more about fostering, please call (917) 282-2018 or email DRJLPK@AOL.COM.

CARETAKERS: COUPLE. WORK PART-TIME. Maintenance, groundskeeping, snow plowing, wood cutting, animal caretaking & cleaning estate in return for free house in West Hurley.

References required. (845)339-2075.

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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New Paltz Community-- this App’s for You! Hugies & Hipsters * Pub Owners & Pub Crawlers * Dentists & Patients * Shoppers & Shops * Chefs & Diners * Baristas & Coffee Lovers... Get Connected! Find us at: https://newpaltz.mycityapp.mobile Local businesses– contact us for our annual ad rates- 845-527-4100.

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

field. We believe we can help each otherWe have a swap meet every Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Holy Cow Shopping Center, in addition to a flea market/garage sale. We find that when business people set up a table w/ business cards & flyers or “show how to do” projects it will definitely increase your business (and mine). It’s a great way to introduce your business to new/old customers.

And, if you have leftover merchandise you’d like to sell- this would be a perfect way to unload it. Please give John a call for more details- (845)758-1170. Spots are $12-$35.

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

CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly.

10 years experience. Live-in or hourly.

References available. Ulster County area.

(845)706-5133

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Babysitter/Mother’s Helper. Seeking responsible, experienced helper and good driver for visiting children age 6 & 8, in Gardiner. August 23-30. 12pm-6pm daily.

Good hourly rate. Includes safely driving

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My wife tells me that I have an inquisitive mind because I wonder (usually out loud) about almost everything. For instance did you ever wonder if you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?

Why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing soap made with real lemons? When an escalator breaks down, doesn’t it just turn into stairs?

Why is “abbreviated” such a long word? Why do doctors call what they do “practice?” If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2? Isn’t a clear conscience usually a sign of a bad memory? Well that’s me, a bit unusual. I used to be in a band called Lost Dog… you probably saw our posters.

ASK AN EXPERT! For 35 years, Westwood Metes & Bounds Realty Ltd. has been the ”go to” source for expert Real Estate guidance & advice. Savvy buyers and sellers know they have a distinct advantage in reaching their Real Estate goals with a Westwood Professional on their team. Our solid commitment to service & integrity plus a deep and historic knowledge of the local market can mean the difference between a good deal and a GREAT deal.

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WOODSTOCK PRIVACY- Privately nestled on 6 naturally landscaped acres; discover this appealing contemporary Cape style ready for move in! Cathedral entry opens to skylit living room with cozy fireplace then a gracious flow to dining space and beautiful kitchen w/ granite bar. Main level ensuite MBR w/ 4 season sunroom, add’l BR/den down and ensuite BR up.

Central AC, radiant heat, generator & att.

Garage, too! ............................. $485,000

14 ACRE STORYBOOK SETTING- Custom built country Cape centered on 14 acres with rolling meadows & 2 stocked PONDS. Custom woodwork, soaring ceilings, arched doorways, airy flowing floor plan, kitchen w/ SS appliances, 26’ living room, all hardwood floors, 2 main level BRs + full floor ensuite MBR up with private deck.

Walk out lower level expands the living space while Geo Thermal heating & cooling saves energy! ............................. $430,000

CONTEMPORARY RANCH- End of road privacy on 2 acres with pond. Custom designed easy one level living features cathedral ceilings, Andersen windows, gleaming oak hardwood floors, living & formal dining rooms, expansive 22’ cook’s eat-in kitchen w/ granite counters & pantry, sliders open to 3 season porch w/ pond views, ensuite MBR + 2 add’l. BRs, 2.5 baths, 20’ family/media room, central AC and 2 car garage. EASY LIVING! ................... $349,000

HEART OF THE CATSKILLS- Sundrenched contemporary on 2 naturally landscaped acres within sight of the Belleayre slopes.

Skiing and hiking are just minutes away from this comfortable home with an airy open floor plan featuring cozy freestanding fireplace, beamed and vaulted ceilings, laminate & ceramic floors, open kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, skylights & extensive sliders to expansive deck for al fresco dining. ..................................... $235,000

www.westwoodrealty.com New Paltz 255-9400

West Hurley 679-7321

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… This rustic, handcrafted, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, Woodstock cabin is privately set on 3 private acres. Hand built by the well-known NY commercial artist Bernard “Bud” Simpson in 1979, this home has character galore! From the unique cabinetry to the unusual lighting, from the window forms to the shelving.

The downstairs studio space can double as a bedroom, office, or whatever you dream it could be. The rocking chair open porch looks out to glorious woods, there are seasonal mountain views that could be year round with some clearing, and this home can easily be expanded in many ways, there is plenty of room to add-on. Hi speed internet, electric, TV, and phone lines are already underground.

Call Richard Miller!! ........................................................................... $269,000

MUTZI’S MANOR Built by loved local builder, character and Woodstocker, the late Mutzi Axel! A very unique 3 bedroom, 2 bath, home with multiple uses. The first floor has a great room with a dining area, kitchen and a little green house area. Complete with a bedroom and bathroom. Upstairs, there is a studio apartment and another large room which would make a 3rd bedroom. It has always been used as an artist’s studio. The house is very convenient to town. It is easy access to the NYC bus. The wood trim is very beautiful, especially on the ceiling. The house has many possibilities, live in the entire house, or live downstairs, or upstairs and rent the other out. A generator is included.

Contact Toby Heilbrunn ........................................................................... $299,000

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Stone Ridge 687-0232

This perfect and magical weekend/summer house or fulltime home, located at 328 John Joy Rd. in Woodstock, has been beautifully reconstructed on over 5.5 acres of very private groomed wooded acres of storybook setting Woodstock land. Although featured as a 2 bedroom, 2 (new) baths, you can use the walkout den with a woodstove as a third bedroom. There are cathedral ceilings, a perfect kitchen with stainless appliances; all immaculate. The stunning 1000 square foot high decking floats above the forest floor. It has a gazebo overlooking the lovely pond and an actual fully equipped bocce court. Minutes to the Woodstock Village, it is a fantasy playground you will love. Call Bruce Levy or Mitch Rapoport .......$299,900 Fr. Woodstock Rt 212 East, right to Zena Rd, Left on John Joy. House is 1.5 miles on the Right

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..and that is what you can do here in this circa 1924, 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage, on 3 acres. Close to Woodstock and Wilson State Park, this home has many features; Large exposed ceiling beams and wood floors through the 1st floor, tremendous living room with a stone fireplace and wood stove insert and the master bedroom is also located on the 1st floor.The 2nd floor has an office space, 2 bedrooms and skylights. The home is presently a seasonal dwelling but could be a true home full time with an addition of a heating system. Call Ken Volpe for more information .................................................... $179,900!!

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Privately-sited contemporary/cape-style 4 BR home on over 3 acres features a gourmet kitchen that offers a gigantic pantry, counter space, window seat & is open to the spacious dining area. The living room has hardwood floors & a double sided fireplace for viewing pleasure in the 1st floor master BR as well.

Master BR suite has a walk in closet and its own full bath. 2 BRs upstairs share a full bath between them.

The flexible 4th BR can be used a playroom or as office space with an attached den. The family room has soaring ceilings & a free standing stove. The rear yard is fully fenced, there is a full basement, central vac & 2 car attached garage. Too much to list, this is a must see! Visit the open house this Sunday, call for more details & directions! $429,000

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Once you step inside the front door you will first notice the gleaming hardwood floors, large bright windows and spacious open floor plan. The living room leads into the dining room that is open to the kitchen with recessed lighting, stainless steel appliances & center island, plenty of cabinets for any chef which is sure to please.

Private master BR w/ walk in closet complete with master bath, with a heating lamp and walk in shower.

On the opposite side of the house there are 2 generous sized BRs with full bath which has a soaking tub. This house has central air, two car attached garage, enclosed breezeway and much more. $287,500

In the heart of desirable Roosevelt Park, you’ll find a home that’s tasteful and elegant. This classic 3 bedroom 2 full bath home has beautiful hardwood floors throughout, a unique layout on the 2nd floor, updated kitchen and 2 full updated baths (1 on the first floor and one on the 2nd floor) gas fireplace in the living room adds to the charm of this 2 story home. Full walk up attic and full basement. This home is within walking distance to Loughran Park, Restaurants and shopping. This home will not last long! Stop by and visit the Open House this Sunday between 1-4PM. Call for directions and more details! $239,900

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by Peter Reynolds. Rough road already in place and expired septic approval. Architectural plans are amazing and included in this asking price. Superb rural setting continuous to DEP land and hundreds of acres. Conveniently located just minutes to Route 28.

Build your dream home and enjoy all that the Hudson Valley has to offer. $199,000

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SAUGERTIES: Residential/Commercial; 3.5 miles to Woodstock. 37 acres & residence. Well, pond, electricity, bluestone quarries, mountain views. Access from town road. $462,500. Call owner: 845-246-1415.

OPEN HOUSE SUN 8/2 12-3PM Breathtaking Views | Highland | $695,000 4 BR, 2.5 BA with total seclusion & views of the Hudson River & Walkway Over the Hudson. Wrap around deck, wet bar & gorgeous 3 season sun room.

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BEAUTIFUL LAKE GEORGE SUMMER HOME, located on the north end of the Lake, 66 plus feet of Lake Front comes with this home. Watch the sun set from your expansive deck which encompasses 2/3 of this home. Three bedrooms, living room, dining area, kitchen and full bath. 3 sliding glass doors looking directly to the lake. Basement for storage, all on 6/10 of an acre. As a bonus there is a commercial dock for your boat and others. Please call for more information and price 845-691-2770.

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children to activities & supervising home play. Some food shopping included. References, own car, good driving record essential. Email: elinof123@gmail.com.

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INCOME PROPERTIES FOR SALE. (Apartments & Commercial.) Top locations. Owner retiring after 40+ years. NEW PALTZ- 21 & 49 North Chestnut Street.)

Also, Dutchess & Westchester counties. Financing available for qualified investors.

Brokers welcome. Call Mr. Rohr (845)2290024 (mornings best.)

BEAUTIFUL 3-BEDROOM HOUSE in New Paltz. 2.5 baths. Approx. 7 acres. On the river w/mountain views. Close to SUNY, just past Fairgrounds. FOR SALE; $500K, negotiable. Call (917)686-5707, e-mail: debmstark@aol.com

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Sweet Ranch | Woodstock | $249,000 CENTER STAGE this sweet home is the star of the show! Cozy w/original charm, a truly beloved ŚŽŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶĞǁůLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ϭƐƚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ Ϯϳ LJƌƐ͊ ^ŝŶŐůĞͲůĞǀĞů ůŝǀŝŶŐ Ăƚ ŝƚƐ ĮŶĞƐƚ Θ Ăƚ ĂŶ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ƉƌŝĐĞ͘ tŝƚŚŝŶ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ Village of Woodstock. On the route for the NYC Trailways Bus Line.

Balinese Gamelan Workshops for Beginners* are back on Sat., Aug. 8 & Sat. Aug. 15 from 11 am - 2 pmat Bard College. Learn to play music on our authentic collection of Balinese gongs, metallophones, drums, flutes, and cymbals. If you can clap in rhythm to a song and carry a tune, you can learn to play gamelan! Please join us for this hands-on workshop with Ibu Tzu. To register call 845 688-7090. We’re located in Bard’s Olin building, 3rd floor, Moon Room on the main campus. Suggested donation for each workshop is $25. Also: watch for the Gamelan Giri Mekar All-Stars performance at the Drum Boogie Festival 2015 on Sat., Sept. 12 (raindate: Sun., Sept. 13)

WĞƌĨĞĐƚ KĂƐŝƐ ͮ ƐŽƉƵƐ ͮ Ψϭ͕ϯϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ This one-of-a-kind home is located on 78 acres. dŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞ Ϯ ƐƚŽƌLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ƌŽŽŵ ŇŽǁƐ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ŝŶƚŽ the kitchen, dining area or to the outdoor dining space. The large master bedroom has it’s own ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞ͕ ĨƵůů ďĂƚŚ͕ ǁĂůŬͲŝŶ ĐůŽƐĞƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŶŽŽŬ͘ dŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŇŽŽƌ ĂƌƟƐƚ ƐƚƵĚŝŽ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ converted to a family room.

in Woodstock, NY. For info: www.drumboogiefestival.com *Sponsored by Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana at Bard College, the Woodstock Chimes Fund & Mt. Tremper University.

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Car Services

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

Doesn’t matter when or where. I drive the miles your way with smiles. Airport transportation starting at $50. 845-649-5350;

Located in the historic hamlet of Stone Ridge NY, this 1875 home is a charmer.

Home has 4-bedrooms, 2-baths, wide plank floors and wrap around porch. Separate studio in back for office or artist, perennial gardens. Home can be used for in home business or possible mixed use. The Machree Group, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Holli Gertman, 845-246-1746; 275 Fair Street, Kingston, NY. 2-BEDROOM CABIN, Roxbury Run. 4 seasons. Half acre. $128,900. Sam Slotnick, Real Estate Sales Agent, Century 21 Alliance, 845-656-6088. e-mail: samsk100@ aol.com Upper Byrdcliffe CONVERTED BARN, southern exposure. Light, airy, rustic, spectacular creekstone fireplace. Solid mahogany floors, hand crafted doors, stairs. Wrap around deck. 3+ private acres. Owner, no brokers. $499K. 845-679-7884.

FOR SALE BY OWNER. Perfect weekender or year round. Best location in Woodstock. 2 brick fireplaces, horseshoe driveway, private, secluded. Best offer. 845-616-7261. Further description, pictures, address at www.forsalebyowner.com Listing #21058879

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July 30, 2015 SMALL CHARMING VILLAGE HOME. Skylights, fireplace, 1-bedroom. Large yard, porch, seperate finished studio. $222K. 845-514-4558.

FAMILY COMPOUND, (2 Houses)private country setting. 10 minutes to New Paltz. Brick colonial; 4-bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 kitchens, hardwood & tile throughout, 3-car attached garage, 40’ barn. PLUS 2-BEDROOM, 2 bath w/fireplace & great room all on approximately 4 acres. 2 separate deeds. $555,000.

(845)377-1151 or (239)248-8242.

DOUBLE-WIDE FOR SALE By Owner.

5 minutes to Woodstock. This 1568 sq.ft. home has 3-bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and is on a beautiful, quiet location, just a short drive to Woodstock. This is on leased private property. Asking price $54,995. Call 845-489-7796. Go to Mhvillage.com/1338043.

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Affordable Home

AFFORDABLE HOMES; $59,900 – 3-bdrm, 2 bath Double Wide with owner financing (20142774).$89,900 – Year Round cottage, 2-bed, 1 bath, very good condition, next to NYYC land (20142147).$89,900 – 3-bed, 1 bath Farmhouse with chicken coop & attached garage (20145987). $115,000 – 2-bed, 1 bath. Close to Minnewaska Park (20151307). $175,000 – 3-bed, 2 bath, 2 fireplaces, 2 finished rooms & large family room down (20151450). $224,900 – 3-bed, 1.5 bath Farmhouse on 48+ acres.

Home is 600 ft. off the quiet road (20153133). $229,900 – 3-bed, 2 bath, very good condition, decks, chicken coop & sheds (20152065). Please call Jeoffrey Devor, Assoc. R.E. Broker at Westwood Metes & Bounds (845)687-0232 or jdevor@westwoodrealty.com

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Land for Sale

Saugerties - 4 wooded lots, 2 ac $40,000 (20144325); 2.08 ac $40,000 (20144326); 2.94 ac $45,000 (20144324); 6.57 ac $60,000 (20144327) Accord - 4 wooded lots, 4.67 ac $54,900 (20133064); 4.24 ac $54,900 (20133065); 9.64 ac $74,900 (20133063) and 5.98 ac w/1000 ft trout stream frontage $69,690 (20141889) Olive - 2 wooded lots, 2.8 ac $49,900 (20153108); 2.8 ac $49,900 (20153081) Kerhonkson - 2.04 ac Realtor owned $23,500 (20150629); 2.3 ac End of Road Privacy $29,900 (20150483); Woodbourne - 3 ac w/very old mobile $29,900 (20150483). Contact Jeoffrey Devor, Assoc. RE Brkr at Westwood Metes & Bounds 845-687-0232 or jdevor@westwoodrealty.com

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Commercial Listings for Sale

WINE AND SPIRIT SHOP. 6-years old.

Great location, Route 28. Excellent showcase for fine wines and spirit. No real estate. For sale by owner. 845-684-5383.

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Office Space/ Commercial Rentals

ROSENDALE STORE FRONT, Prime Main Street Location, 300 sq.ft. High ceilings, spacious feel, private bathroom. $650/month plus utilities. Security required. (201)328-2744.

Woodstock Works—Business Center Office, Conference, Class & Events By the hour, day, week, month, year 12 Tannery Brook Road.

(845) 679-6066 info@woodstock.works

PRIME WOODSTOCK COMMERCIAL BUILDING. Approximately 500 square feet of prime commercial space for rent including limited second floor storage.

Stand alone building. Parking in lot plus plenty of surrounding parking. First time available since 1996. Available late August/September. $1500/month. First, last, and security deposit required. Email serious inquiries to woodcommprop@aol. com

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Gardiner/ Modena/ Plattekill Rentals

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Gardiner.

Country setting. $900/month plus utilities.

Call (845)705-7486.

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT, MODENA: near Junction 32 & 44/55. 650 sq.ft. on second floor of converted 19th Century barn. Parking. Snow-plowed. Trash, recycle weekly. 1-year lease, 1 month security. No smokers, no dogs, References. $700/month excluding utilities. Available 9/1. 845-8830857.

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Highland/ Clintondale Rentals

HIGHLAND: EXCLUSIVE 1-BEDROOM, private entrance, designer kitchen, granite shower, large entertainment living space.

Near bridge. $1200/month plus utilities.

Sam Slotnick, Real Estate Sales Agent, Century 21 Alliance, 845-656-6088. e-mail: samsk100@aol.com 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT in private house. Quiet neighborhood. Large bedrooms, Hardwood floors, great light, country setting, porch, parking. Heat & hot water included. $975/month. No smoking. 1.5 months security. (845)623-7557.

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New Paltz Rentals

SUNNY 1-BEDROOM in Civil War Victorian. 12 acres. Mile to Village. Magnificent views from picture window. Private entrance. Laundry. Quiet. Heat, hot water, WiFi included. $975/month. Available 8/1.

Call 914-725-1461.

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 Spacious Studio Apartment Full Kitchen. Quiet location. Huguenot Street.

Walk to Village. $760/month includes heat and hot water. No pets. Available now.

845-691-2878

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

SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Fall 2015 and short-term for the Summer! Furnished studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-255-7205.

3-BEDROOM APARTMENT with wood floors throughout. 1 bath. Large Kitchen.

Large yard. Off-street parking. $1850/ month includes heat & hot water. 1 month security. No pets. (845)283-5759.

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.

LARGE 2-BEDROOM CONDO , Village Arms Apts., in New Paltz, near town. Lots of closet space, great condition, corner unit,

ground floor. $1300/month plus utilities.

Very quiet. Good neighbors. Sam Slotnick, Real Estate Sales Agent, Century 21 Alliance, 845-656-6088. e-mail: samsk100@ aol.com ROOM FOR RENT. Can be used as residential or an office. $550/month plus security. Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. (845)664-0493.

BEAUTIFUL 3-BEDROOM PRIVATE HOUSE in New Paltz w/backyard & driveway on quiet street. Within walking distance to supermarket, movie theatre, more. $1600/month. Perfect for 3 students. Call Rick 914-573-1252.

Marbletown Area For Rent, 2nd FLOOR; Immaculate 2BR Apt. 1050 sq.ft. $925/ month. New kitchen/bath, dishwasher, washer/dryer, private entrance each unit.

Heat included. No pets/no smoking. Mountain Views. Near Ashokan Reservoir. Call 845-594-1492

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Saugerties Rentals

NICE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in great location. Rent is $795/month plus utilities. First, last, security required. Call Phil 646-644-3648.

LOVELY HOUSE FOR RENT. 3-BEDROOM, 2 BA, W/D. Quiet, exquisite setting, 2 acres, woods, creek. Near town. No smoking, no pets. 1st, last, security. $2000/ month + utilities. (845)255-3380. Craigslist #5141360749

3-BEDROOM HOUSE set back from road on 3 acres. Screened porch w/view of ledge, woods & seasonal waterfall. Close to Woodstock. Available 7/15. $1550/month. 1 month security. No fee. (845)246-6076.

GREAT FOR SMALL FAMILY! 4-BR, 1.5 bath in 2-family Duplex; 1600 sq.ft., W/D, AC, dishwasher. Great neighborhood, New Paltz schools. 1st, last, security. $1450/ month + elec. 1-yr. lease. Thermostat in each room. 845-399-9204, 1-570-727-2102.

1-BEDROOM COTTAGE, private country setting, convenient to village & thruway.

Oak cabinets in kitchen, tiled bath, living room, washer/dryer, storage, lawn care. No pets/smokers. $800/month plus utilities.

References, lease & security. (845)4178098.

AVAILABLE NOW! 2-BEDROOMS in large 3-bedroom 2nd floor apartment. Onsite parking, close to SUNY. Shared utilities.

No pets. No smoking. First month, 1 month security, references & lease. $600/month/ room. 845-255-7187.

DELIGHTFUL STUDIO APARTMENT. 3 blocks from SUNY. Includes screened-in porch overlooking gardens & wooded area, customized kitchen, wireless. Walk to movies & shopping. $850/month including all utilities. Mature/quiet tenant only. Available 8/15. 845-594-2071.

STUDENT ROOMS for RENT: In the heartof downtown New Paltz. $600-720 per month. Utilities included. 3 blocks from SUNY Campus. 1 block off Main Street. Call 845-399-9697 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Rent includes all utilities, cable TV, wireless internet. Carpeted bedroom & living room.

Walk to town/college. Off-street parking.

NO PETS. $900/month. 1 month security required. (845)255-5341.

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Rosendale/ Tillson/High Falls/Stone

Ridge Rentals

2-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Rosendale.

Sunny, clean. Very large living room. Views of Rondout Creek. Includes off-street parking & trash removal. No smoking. 2 person max. $950/month + utilities. (845)4539247, marker1st@yahoo.com

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Woodstock/West Hurley Rentals

WONDERFUL WOODSTOCK IN-TOWN 1920’S CARRIAGE HOUSE APARTMENT. 2-bedrooms, large vaulted living room w/seasonal Overlook mountain view.

Eat-in country kitchen w/washer & dryer.

Hardwood floors w/chestnut trim and stained glass window. 2 large decks. Bath w/ clawfoot tub & bronze shower surround.

Walk to shops, restaurants & NYC bus. Offstreet parking. $1050/month plus ($450/ month) for oil, heat, electric, propane gas for cooking, garbage, recycling, water & sewer. First, last, and security. 1-year lease.

No smokers. Pet considered. Call 845-9016628.

SPACIOUS 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in historic building, Woodstock Center.

Kitchen w/dining area, claw bathtub, living room can accommodate a guest. Off-street parking. For responsible person with steady income. No drugs/smoking/pets. $950/ month includes all utilities. 914-466-0910 WONDERFUL WOODSTOCK 2-BEDROOM LARGE APARTMENT. Eat-InKitchen/LR, porch, 2 acres, borders mountain stream, Meads Mountain location, 1 mile from Green. References. $1,000 + last mo. + security. No pets/smokers. (845)6792300.

ROSENDALE: Unique, newly remodeled, LARGE STUDIO w/separate fully equipped kitchen, bath & more! Country setting, backyard stream, 1 mile to town. Near rail trails, bus lines & SUNY colleges. Nonsmoking. $875/month. Utilities & more included. Call (845)514-5302.

HUGE 1-BEDROOM DUPLEX APARTMENT in historic building in Woodstock Center. Full of character like a NY loft.

Full bath, clawfoot tub. EIK. Parking offstreet. For responsible person w/steady income. Security. No smoking/drugs/pets. $950/month includes all utilities with A/C. (914)466-0910.

PROFESSIONAL OR STUDENT WANTED for house share w/2 other females in Tillson. $500/month plus heat, other utilities included; Washer/dryer, dishwasher, garbage pick-up, WiFi, internet access.

Small pet OK. Call (845)706-0627.

BEST 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Woodstock Village. Light, bright, 2nd floor w/large balcony, skylights, pastoral views of private park. Washer/dryer. $875/month.

First, last, utilities, 1 year lease. Available 8/1. 845-514-0823.

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South of Stone Ridge Rentals

KERHONKSON: 3-ROOM APARTMENT, furnished: $875/month, unfurnished: $750/month. Plus utilities. 1.5 months security, references. 973-493-7809 or 914466-0911.

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT, newly renovated, in Ellenville. $600/month plus utilities. 1 month rent, 1 month security. No pets.

No smoking. References. Call (845)6478980.

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Kingston/ Hurley/Port Ewen Rentals

PORT EWEN: 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT available. Newly remodeled. Offstreet parking. Hot water included. Quiet area. Near marina. NO SMOKING. 1 year lease. 201-289-1135.

Country living with easy access; 3-BEDROOM, 2 bath HOME for rent in Hurley. See ad and picture in Craigslist.com #5113859704

COUNTRY LIVING & MOUNTAINVIEWS. Private apartment. 1-large bedroom, open kitchen/living room layout, S/S appliances, W/D, big closets. Convenient to Woodstock, Wilson State Park & Route 28/ skiing. $1075/month includes heat, electric, cable, WiFi, garbage pick up & snowplowing. Non-smoker. 845-853-9096 Beautiful Woodstock four bedroom, two bathroom upstairs of house. Skylights, vaulted ceilings, fine wood touches, 950 sq ft. attic for storage for storage. Seeking quiet, responsible renters. Central location to Kingston, Saugerties, HITS and all that wonderful upstate country living can be.

No Pets. $1300, First & last month’s rent + security. Call 845-750-0045 or 845-8026667. 9am-7pm ROOMMATE, w/panache, TO SHARE country estate. New bed, prolific garden, cozy winters, swimming in non-toxic pool in summer. $600/month includes utilities, internet, cable TV, snow plowing. Retrieve Woodstock mail & care for cat while we are away 6 months every winter. (845)2469995.

WOODSTOCK/SAUGERTIES PRIVATE COUNTRY SETTING. Sunny 770 sq.ft. house w/deck, eat-in kitchen w/break-

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fast bar, all new cabinetry & appliances.

2-bedrooms, 1 bath. Central air, D/W, W/D. 2 miles from Woodstock on 5 acres woods. $1050/month + utilities. First month, security. Good references. 647272-4277.

LAKE HILL: Come stay with us at historic Cooper Inn! house share $525/month, includes all, MTM ok; private rustic rugged cabin for single $625 + utils, 8 month min. 845-679-2564; homestayny@msn. com.

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West of Woodstock Rentals

MT. TREMPER: Cozy, clean STUDIO APARTMENT w/sleeping loft. No smoking or pets. Security, lease & references. $695/month includes heat, hot water & electric. Air-conditioned. Convenient location. 845-688-7591.

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Seasonal Rentals

BEAUTIFUL 2-BEDROOM HOUSE. Eat-in kitchen, fireplace in living room, hardwood floors, efficient 3-zone heat, furnished, cable & Wi-Fi. Quiet accessible road, 5 miles to Woodstock, Saugerties & Kingston. No pets. Available October-April. $1000/month plus utilities. Security & references. Call (917)846-5161, (212)877-4368, davsar@ aol.com

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Rentals Wanted

Quiet, clean, responsible male with caretaking experience SEEKING TO RENT AFFORDABLE APARTMENT or STUDIO in Woodstock area. Impeccable references. 646.581.0903

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Rentals to Share

IDYLLIC SETTING, half mile from town of Woodstock; pond, beautiful large inground pool, Wi-Fi & all utilities included- $550/month. No lease.

Weekend/long-term. Available September. Call (845)901-8190.

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Senior Housing

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

(845)255-7259.

Residential, Municipalities.

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!!

SUMMER SAVINGS

Trees to Lumber, Trees to Heat, We Got a Price You Can’t Beat...

Log Length & Split Firewood, Rough Cut Lumber Todd Benjamin: 845-514-5488 845-657-2866

CALL FOR SPECIAL

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Buy & Swap

BOTTOM LINE... I pay the highest prices for old furniture, antiques of every description. Paintings, lamps, rugs, porcelain, bronzes, silver, etc. One item to entire contents. Quality CONSIGNMENTS accepted also. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972). (845)389-7286.

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

Home contents purchased, (select items or entire estates purchased.) CASH PAID 657-6252 CASH PAID. Estate contents- attic, cellar, garage clean-outs. Used cars, junk cars, scrap metal. Anything of value.

(845)246-0214.

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Auctions

HYDE PARK COUNTRY AUCTIONS

READY NOW!

1 brm. apt. for senior 62 or older or handicapped/disabled Bright & clean Rent slides to income

845-688-2024

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For Sale

MUSICAL ITEMS, INSTRUMENTS, posters, collectibles, dolls, records, jukebox, pinball, rock band, vintage items too! 2014 Jeep Wrangler Sahara w/15k. E-MAIL; KEANROGER@VERIZON.NET for further details.

UNIQUE TINY HOUSE SHED for sale.

Movable on skids. 22’ long, 11’ wide, 10’ high. Skylight, Pella & Anderson windows, huge sliding glass door.

Beautiful design. $12,095, OBO. 203246-5711.

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Tree Services

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

Residential, Municipalities.

FULLY INSURED

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Firewood for Sale

LAWLESS TREE SERVICE

CERTIFIED ARBORIST • CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES

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

323 Hibernia Rd, Salt Point NY (Dutchess County)

Estate Collectibles & Decorative Artworks Sale

Sat. Aug. 1, 2015 12:00 Noon PREVIEWS: Fri. July 31 1 - 6:00 PM Sat. 10:00 A.M. to sale time Featuring Country, Victorian, & Decorative items - Collectible of all kinds, and good artwork including many Woodstock and Catskill artists.

Visit our web site for further info and view our fully illustrated catalog www.hpcountryauctions.com. Bid online at www.liveauctioneers. com. 845-266-4198 for further information.

Note - we are 30 minutes south east of the Kingston Bridge, just off the Taconic State Parkway.

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Antiques & Collectibles

WANTED TOP DOLLARS PAID. We buy entire estates or single items. Actively seeking gold and silver of any kind, sterling, flatware and jewelry. Furniture, antiques through mid-century. We gladly do house calls, free appraisals. We also do Estate/Tag Sales, 35 years experience. One call does it all. Call or text anytime 24/7.

617-981-1580.

Discovery Day – Saturday, August 8, 2015 Auction Evaluation Event At Bevier House,

2682 Route 209, Marbletown, New York

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Please call (203) 266-0323 to book a complementary appointment.

July 30, 2015

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Vendors Needed

FLEA HARDSCRABBLE

MARKET & GARAGE SALE 845-758-1170 • Call John

OPEN EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY 8-6pm March thru December Large selection of hunting & pocket knives, musical instruments, antique & specialty items, handmade wood chip roses.

ALL BEEF HOTDOGS $1.50, TURKEY HOTDOGS $1, LARGE FRIES $2

10'x20' – $20 PER DAY

Set up Saturday for $20 and get the next day for $10 All Vendors Wanted • Spots start at $12 to $35 Holy Cow Shopping Center • Red Hook, NY

HELP WANTED

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Estate/Moving Sale

ESTATE SALE, COLONY CAFE, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock. Saturday, 8/1 & Sunday, 8/2, 12-4 p.m.

GIANT MOVING SALE! Sat. Aug. 1st • 10am – 4pm Books & Music LPs, CDs, Cassettes, Kitchenware, Collectibles, Rugs, Computers & much more!

121 Chestnut Hill Road, Woodstock, NY (3/4 mile from Rte 212)

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Yard & Garage Sales

D&H CANAL MUSEUM’S SUNDAY FLEA MARKET, Rt. 213 in the heart of High Falls. Art, antiques, collectibles, etc. OPENING DAY- April 12-November, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Contact Joni (845)810-0471.

MOWER’S SATURDAY/SUNDAY FLEA MARKET; Maple Lane, Woodstock. Every weekend. Also, Wednesdays w/Farm Fest starting at 2 p.m. Antiques, collectibles, produce & Reusables. 845-679-6744.

For brochure: woodstockfleamarket@hvc. rr.com GOOGLE US!

computer table, bric-a-brac, ride-on lawn mower, and more. The sale is chock-a-block with hundreds of beautiful and useful antique and new items. Saturday, August 1, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, August 2, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Follow signs from junction of Rock City Road and Glasco Turnpike. Rain or shine. Welcome, you early birds!

YARD SALE; 29 Hummel Road, New Paltz, Sunday 8/2, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. All furniture must go this week! Make a decent offer and it’s yours! I will also show furniture by appointment on Saturday pre-sale.

Call to schedule a showing 845-568-7540.

Boys bedroom set. Captain Bed w/bookcase headboard, storage drawers & mattress; $150. Desk & 2 dressers; $150. Farmhouse style Dining room table w/leaves, drawers for silverware & 6 chairs; $150. Wicker loveseat; $25. Floral upholstered rocking chair; $75. Wooden shelves- $10 each. Glass coffee table; $50. Area Rugs; $30 each. Natural Wicker frame large mirror; $50. Blonde wood antique desk; $75. Wicker chair tan; $25. Abstract Painting- 70’x 70’; $300.

Dark wood China cabinet; $125. Standing lamp; $45. Red upholstered armchair; $45. Turquoise metal steamer trunk; $35.

Laundry room shelves; $20. Stationary bike; $50. White enamel farm table; $45.

TV stand w/glass doors & storage; $35. twin sheet sets and 2 twin comforters; $25.

New Arrivals of Spring & Summer clothes.

Books, Art, CDs, tchochtkes, furniture. AID TIBET THRIFT STORE. 7 days, 10 a.m-6 p.m. VOLUNTEERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. 875 Route 28, Kingston. 845-3831774.

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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.

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Art Services

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

YARD SALE! Saturday, August 1st. 460 Mohonk Road, High Falls. Drill press, chain saw, hand tools, garden equipment, home and kitchen items, camping gear, composting toilet, collapsible bike, and more!

BACKWOODS BONANZA YARD SALE! Jewel boxes, refinished antique iron bed frame, old & foreign kitchen oddities, fine books, bookcase, vases and much,much more. Sat. 8/1, 9am-4pm. 20 Maurizi Lane, Woodstock.

ANTIQUE YARD SALE; Antiques, wicker, wash-stands, plant stands, rugs, baskets, tables, chairs, iron furniture. Years of accumulation. Great old stuff and household items.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 7/31, 8/1 and 8/2, 9 a.m., 4 Meadow Court, off Dixon Avenue, off Route 212, Bearsville.

WOODSTOCK ESTATE SALE. Selling household belongings of long-time resident Linda Sweeney. Contents include collection of blue-decorated stoneware crocks and jugs, almost 100 Woodstock paintings, pottery, books, linens, small settee, wing chairs, bureaus, jumbo-sized antique blanket box, lamps, large console table, fancy lady’s desk, corner cupboard, entire contents of kitchen, book shelves, roll-top desk, Quimper, collection of ironstone pitchers, dry sink, set of china, large reproduction Chinese horse,

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Office & Computer Service

PROGRAMMER/WEB DEVELOPER. I create: Websites with php, Wordpress, mysql/pgsql, javascript, jquery, ajax, css and html. Plugins and custom interfaces for the front or back end. See http://geotonics. com, or call 845-626-2861.

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Cleaning Services

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

PREMIER WINDOW CLEANING Gutter Cleaning Services, Inc.

Free Estimates • Fully Insured

Chris Lopez • 845-256-7022

COUNTRY CLEANERS

Street New Paltz on Show starts at https:// www.facebook.com/theotherbrothers4

Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

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

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Caretaking/Home Management

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Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric

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Painting/Odd Jobs

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

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Incorporated 1985

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

Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253

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

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

QUALITY • VALUE • RELIABILITY • SINCE 1980

BRIAN’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS Remodeling, Repairs, A-Z, Small/Large jobs.

Carpentry, Painting, Tile, Floors, Roofing, Siding, Sheetrock/Tape, Plumbing, Electric, Additions, Kitchens, Baths, etc.

Quality work. 35 years plus experience. Insured.

Call (845) 658-2264

Steven J. Kassouf Carpentry-Contractor Professional Craftsmanship 30 Years Experience Interior Exterior | Quality Materials | Attention To Detail (914) 466-0460 | stevenjkassouf@gmail.com

We do one project at a time D AND S IMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations.

Over 50 years of combined experience. Fully insured. www.dandsimprovements.com (845)339-3017 HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates.

References available. (845)616-7470.

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Eclectic Services

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Gardening/ Landscaping

STONEHENGE: STONE WALLS, PATIOS, walks, fences, decks, gates, gazebos, additions, ornamental pools, stone veneer, masonry needs. Tim Dunton (845)3390545.

• Int. & Ext. painting

• Free Estimates Multiple References Available Upon Request Licensed & Insured • ritaccopainting.com

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

EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, cleanouts. Second home caretaking. All small/ medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999.

HAB HABERWASH PRESSURE WASHING PR & EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING. Residential and Commercial Specializing in decks, fences, roofs, driveways, patios.

FREE ESTIMATES, FULLY INSURED Accepting All Major Credit Cards

Contact Jason Habernig

845-331-4966, 845-249-8668 HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut, Yards cleaned & mowed. Snow Removal.

Call Dave (845)514-6503- mobile.

HB Painting & Construction INC. *Painting: Interior/Exterior, Pressure-Washing, Staining, Glazing... *Construction: Home Renovations, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitchen, Doors, Windows, Decks, Roofs, Gutters, Tile, Hardwood Floors (New-Refinish), Sheetrock, Tape. Snowplowing. Call 845616-9832.

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 are playing at 4 South Chestnut

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Spirituality

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.

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

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MAGGIE is a petite gray/brown tabby who’s one of the sweetest cats you’ll ever meet.

Maggie likes everyone- adults and children.

She’s about 2-years old, spayed, litter pan trained and up to date w/shots. If you’d like to see if Maggie could be your new best friend, please call (917)282-2018, (845)679-7922 or email: DRJLPK@aol. com DIANA’S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed For Next Sale! Call Diana 626-0221. To Benefit Diana’s CAT Shelter in Accord.

ALL BLACK FEMALE CAT LOST from Grand Street, Marlboro. She’s between 6-7 years old. Owner devastated. Please call (845)236-9582 to let me know she’s OK or if seen.

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ALL BLACK FEMALE CAT LOST from Grand Street, Marlboro. She’s between 6-7 years old. Owner devastated. Please call (845)236-9582 to let me know she’s OK or if seen.

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LOOK!! READ & REJOICE! Don’t hesitate call BB at 255-0018 for the following: Home Repairs, Gardening, Animal Care, Dog Walking, Cooking, Cleaning, Shopping, etc.

Also, Need a Car- new or used or insurancehome auto, motorcycle, business- or whatever? Hey- you never know!

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

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Lost & Found

Contracting & Development Corp.

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

William Watson • Residential / Commercial

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

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HNI Builders Professional Craftsmanship for all phases of construction

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Field Mowing Reasonably Priced Quality Work

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AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY Roofing | Siding | Painting | Decks, Sheetrock | Kitchens | Baths | Masonry

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AA Statuary & Weathervane Co. Liquidation Sale

Plaster and concrete saints, angels, bronzes, weathervanes, cupolas, more redrockgardencenter.com 845-569-1117

(914) 388-0393.

Owners very upset.

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

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Abbey disappeared from Wardwell Lane in Woodstock on Friday evening (7/17/15).

Abbey is white with calico markings on her head and back.

She is not wearing a collar but she is micro-chipped and spayed.

Abbey is quite shy.

If you see her, please call

by Rim 845-594-8705

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FOR ADOPTION- TWO LOVING CAT BROTHERSJack and Harley are a year old, neutered, up to date w/shots and litter pan trained. They’ve been in a wonderful foster home and are now ready for their forever home. They adore each other. Jack is a handsome tuxedo (black w/white bib) and Harley is white w/black markings and as soft as a bunny. If you’d like to have Jack and Harley share their love with you, please call (917)282-2018 or email DRJLPK@aol. com The Ulster County SPCA Pet of the Week is Diamond; super sweet female pit mix, 6-8 years old. She loves to play catch but will need a home w/no cats (certain other dogs are okay).

Come see her today, she’s waiting to meet you!

We also have Puddy; 2-year old Mastiff mix.

He’ll be best w/no cats or kids and an experienced handler, and he’s dog selective. There’s also Peaches; 1.5-year old pit mix who’s great w/dogs, but will need to be your only pet in an

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2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI ................26,600 Miles..............$21,500

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2015 Buick Encore AWD ....................19,000 Miles..............$24,900 2015 Chevy Tahoe LT 4WD .................23,000 Miles..............$51,500 2015 GMC Acadia SLT AWD ................14,000 Miles..............$38,800 2014 GMC Savana 2500 Cargo Van....9,000 Miles................$23,995 2014 GMC Yukon SLT 4WD.................350 Miles...................$49,750 2014 Chevy Captiva LT.......................9,400 Miles................$18,400 2014 Chevy Traverse LT AWD .............27,900 Miles..............$31,995 2013 Chevy Equinox AWD LS .............26,000 Miles..............$23,995 2013 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew W/Plow ....30,000 Miles..............$35,995 2012 GMC Terrain SLE FWD................61,000 Miles .............$17,895 2012 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD REG CAB ....31,000 Miles..............$19,995 2011 Honda Pilot Touring AWD ..........40,000 Miles..............$26,995 2010 GMC Sierra 1500 Reg Cab 4WD....92,000 Miles..............$13,995 2009 Chevy Suburban Z71 4WD...........90,900 Miles..............$24,995 2009 Toyota Tacoma X Cab 4WD...............41,000 Miles .............$22,995 2005 Ford F-250 4WD ...........................44,000 Miles .............$12,995 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Larado 4WD ....95,000 Miles..............$11,595 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4WD .....60,900 Miles..............$14,995 Visit us on the web at www.thorpesgmcinc.com

THORPE’S GMC www.Thorpesgmcinc.com G adult home. We have PLENTY OF CATS and we’re running a “Name Your Own Price” special. Balto the cat; green eyed, all black male who’s about 5-years old & very affectionate.

Darwin; 1- year old handsome kitty, he’s very vocal & loves to follow his person. Marilyn; lovely FIV+ cat, who’d love to be in her own home. She’ll need to be your only cat, or go to a home w/other FIV+ cats. As usual, we’ve got PLENTY OF BUNNIES that range in size from small-large. Come meet Bert; 2-year old handsome brown bunny. We also have 3 GREAT SYRIAN HAMSTERS named Tesla, Lepton & Kelvin. Have a visit w/our BIRDS and even HORSES, like Scout the miniature horse, a beautiful well-mannered 15-18 year old male. We also have a beautiful male gold and black GUINEA PIG name Bradley that’ll make a great new addition to your home. Come CHECK THEM ALL OUT TODAY at the UCSPCA, 20 Wiedy Rd., Kingston, off Sawkill Road. Www.UCSPCA.org.

SWEET PLAYFUL SENIOR CAT, DUKE ELLINGTON (aka “Boogie”) is a 12-year old neutered male grey & white tuxedo. He’s very sweet & loves to play fetch. His original caregiver left the state & Boogie. He was in a foster home but the person went to an assisted living facility. Duke/Boogie needs a forever home. He’s a big, handsome & friendly boy. If you want and can give Boogie the love, care & stability he needs & deserves, please call (845)679-7922.

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PUFF IS MISSING!! He is a large, longhaired orange cat. Very friendly. Saugerties village, near Finger Street. Call (845)3995361 or (845)246-4168.

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

SALES: (518) 589-7142 or 589-7143 SERVICE: (518) 589-5911 or 589-5912 Saturday 8am - 4pm Monday - Friday 8 am - 8pm; Closed 5 - 6pm

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

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

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

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WOULD YOU LIKE AN OUTDOOR CAT? Do you have a barn, garage, shed or outbuilding? Would you like to consider having feral cats? You can help cats in need who will help keep your barn, etc. free of rodents. The cats will be neutered/ spayed and up to date w/shots. Please call the Woodstock Feral Cat Project at (973)713-8229.

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

Call 246-0214. DMV 7107350.

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2005 SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON. Super-low mileage- (68,000), white, automatic, new exhaust system, 4 new tires, 4 new

snow tires, great on snow. At $4,400 priced below Edmunds.com private-sale price due to fabric stains and lingering mouse smell after extensive cleaning of air vents. Email ClinicCom@cs.com Phone 845-679-2217.

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