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CHECK IT OUT Tivoli Free Library hosts Friday board games for adults What’s better than curling up with a book or classic movie on a winter’s night? How about sharing board games with others, laughing long into same nights at the small-town library down the road? For over a year now, the Tivoli Free Library has been setting aside one Friday night a month for just such purposes, with its next game night for adults coming up next week. According to the events’ organizer, board-game aficionado Veronica Stork, big faves have included the fast-paced Bananagrams, but also stints at Monopoly, Rummy, Risk and Trivial Pursuit. Even better is what happens when more folks come out: The whole library becomes like a miniMacao, with people moving from table to table and skill set to skill set. “There’s even been times when game geeks have descended on us with their own faves,” Stork adds. “I’ve ended up buying several new games for myself as a result.” – Paul Smart Board Games for Adults, Friday, December 19, 5:30-7 p.m., free, Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli; (845) 7573771, www.tivolilibrary.org.

Light up the Hamlet in Highland Santa arrives by firetruck in the hamlet of Highland for “Light up the Hamlet” on Friday, December 12 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event features Santa’s Workshop, hot chocolate, candy, toasted marshmallows, games, giveaways, caroling, the tree-lighting and a special visit this year from the cast of Winnie the Pooh’s Christmas Tail. Bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots and get your picture taken with the cast. For more information, call (845) 691-2144, extension 100, or visit www.townoflloyd.com.

Holiday Gathering at Thomas Cole House in Catskill The Thomas Cole House will host its second annual Holiday Gathering on Saturday, December 13 at 5 p.m. Enjoy the 19th-century charm of the

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estled into the candlelit interior of the grand Livingston family estate at Clermont, overlooking the Hudson River and distant Catskills, it’s hard to imagine how hard history once treated this Colonial classic. In 1777, over a quarter-century after its building, the grand home named for its COURTESY OF CLERMONT magnificent siting and views was burned by the British in retaliation for Robert Livingston’s role as one of five authors of the Declaration of Independence. But then the place was rebuilt almost immediately – while the Revolution was still being waged, no less. Yuletide events at the agelessly elegant Clermont start with a special Friends of Clermont Holiday Party on Saturday evening, December 13, followed by a Candlelit Christmas event with activities on Sunday, December 14 and a free Open House on Saturday, December 20. One of the key elements of the candlelit events will be special tableaux vivant presentations in the home’s grand rooms depicting Christmas traditions through the home’s various ages, complete with glittering decorations and holiday goodies served in the Livingstons’ historic kitchen. Learn how rare a thing now-sacrosanct holiday celebrations were around the time of the house’s building and rebuilding, when Hudson Valley Christmases, if they were celebrated at all, tended to mimic those of grand Virginian plantationowners who filled their late-December days with fox hunts, social visitations and a few feastlike dinners punctuated with dancing and gambling. Or how it wasn’t until the 1830s that anyone other than a few newly immigrated Germans brought trees inside for decorating, or exchanged gifts on December 25. It wasn’t until the 1850s that the celebration started gaining greater favor, and the post-Civil War years of the 1870s and 1880s that many of today’s traditions started taking hold as a means of showing the nation’s unity (helped along by the declaration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday during the war itself ). Clermont Christmas events include a Holiday Party with delicious treats, wine and good cheer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on December 13 ($15 for non-members), a Candlelit Christmas event with special activities and house tours from 3 to 6 p.m. on December 14 ($10) and a free Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 20. – Paul Smart Holiday Party, Saturday, December 13, 5:30 p.m., Candlelit Christmas, Sunday, December 14, 3 p.m., Clermont State Historical Park, Route 9G, Clermont; (518) 537-4240, www.friendsofclermont.org.

house with warm cocktails and savory nibbles from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by a dinner at one of several special nearby homes. The cocktail portion of the evening costs $25. Cocktails and dinner cost $125. Seating is limited at the dinners. For more information, call (518) 943-7465, extension 4, or visit www.thomascole.org/current-events.

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site in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Children’s book authors will read from and sign copies of their books, which will be available for purchase. Santa will be available for free photos from 1 to 3 p.m., and children can make holiday cards for sailors on the USS Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt beginning at 12 noon. Traveling troubadour Bindlestick Bill will perform at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served throughout the afternoon. Refreshments and music will be provided by the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historical Association. For more information, call (845) 486-7745 or (845) 229-6214.

Cookie Swap at Morton Library in Rhinecliff The Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff will present a Holiday Cookie Swap on Sunday, December 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Morton Hall at 82 Kelly Street in Rhinecliff. Bring three dozen cookies to swap. There will be free hot cocoa. For more information, call (845) 876-2903.

1 to 2 p.m. and in the evening from 5 to 7 p.m. At 3 p.m., historical musician Linda Russell will perform a concert of 19thcentury Christmas carols at the Crispell Memorial French Church. Reservations are recommended for this event. Tickets grant admission to both a December 14 Christmas Tour and Linda Russell’s Victorian Christmas Concert. Members, seniors, military and students get in for $20, non-members for $25. Tickets may be purchased online at www. huguenotstreet.org/christmas.

Historic Huguenot Street will host a New Paltz Community Christmas Tree-Lighting on Sunday, December 14, for the first time in the organization’s history. The live tree, donated by Deyo descendants, is planted on the historic Deyo House’s front lawn. The site is believed to be one of the village’s first gathering places. The idea for an annual Community Christmas Tree-Lighting was originally conceived by Huguenot Street supporters Marianne Murray and Rich Rowley, who also made the purchase of the tree possible. Carolers from SUNY-New Paltz will kick off the event with a medley of holiday songs beginning at 4 p.m. A number of significant community members will be in attendance, including Village of New Paltz mayor Jason West and Town of New Paltz councilman Daniel Torres. Among the notable attendees will also be Santa Claus – who will arrive with special holiday treats. A reception will be held in the DuBois Fort Visitor Center following the tree-lighting. This event is free and open to the public. The Community Christmas TreeLighting is a part of Historic Huguenot Street’s larger holiday programming season, including special tours, interpretations and displays. Christmas Tours of the decorated Jean Hasbrouck and Deyo Houses will be available every half-hour on Sunday, December 14 from

Bicycle Hanukkah festivities in Beacon On each of the eight nights of Hanukkah in Beacon’s Polhill Park, the different candles of the menorah – or

in this case, bike wheels – will be illuminated to honor a different segment of the Beacon community. This unique Bicycle Hanukkah, conceived and fabricated by sculptor Ed Benavente, will be located at Polhill Park/Beacon

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CELTIC CHRISTMAS IN RED HOOK The Irish American dancers from the Solas An Lae Dance Studio will host a Celtic Christmas on Saturday, December 13 at 7 p.m. at St. Christopher’s Auditorium in Red Hook. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $5 for teens and children. For more information, visit www.solasanlae.com.

Tuesday, December 16 – Educators Wednesday, December 17 – Keepers of the Earth Thursday, December 18 – Public Servants Friday, December 19 – Musicians and Artists Saturday, December 20 – Bridge-Builders Sunday, December 21 – All-Ages Hanukkah Party Sunday, December 21 – Transporters Monday, December 22 – Healers Tuesday, December 23 – Clergy Polhill Park and the Beacon Visitors’ Center are located at the corner of Main Street and Route 9D in Beacon. Visit https://beaconhebrewalliance.org for more information on this event, the BHA

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December 26, and has shifted to being ever-more-inclusive of all beliefs and celebration techniques since its founding in the latter 1960s. Yet it’s always about unity and community, about hope and responsibility and getting beyond the soul-scraping side of economics and everyday life. And so it makes sense that to celebrate it in a public way, Hudson’s upcoming Kwanzaa event will run on Saturday, December 20 before the rest of the official holiday becomes family-andcommunity-private once again. The free Kwanzaa Festival and Umoja Community Celebration this year will be co-produced by the Hudson Opera House and Operation Unite and include crafts

Hudson Opera House to host Kwanzaa Festival Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (SelfDetermination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith): Has there been such a time when the seven principles, or Nguzo Saba, of Kwanzaa were more needed? Technically, the African-American holiday runs for seven days starting on

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rozendale, Rosendaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual winter holidays kickoff event, happens on Saturday, December 13. The extravaganza of free activities, exhibits and entertainment, complimentary refreshments, special sales and contests begins at 9:30 a.m. with a free class at Yoga Yoga and winds up with a live performance of Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Wonderful Life, Golden Age of Radio-style, starting at 8 p.m. at the Rosendale Theatre. Described by organizer Jesse Scherer of Catskill Mountain Massage as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;community-generated festival,â&#x20AC;? this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Frozendale brings back elements that proved popular in Decembers past and adds a few new twists. Some folks may have worried that the recent relocation of Rosendaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Town Hall from Main Street to the Rondout Municipal Center would mean an end to the tradition of town officials handing out collectible mugs filled with hot cocoa; but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be back, for this one day only, from noon to 5 p.m. (or until the mugs run out). Also returning will be the macand-cheese contest hosted by the Big Cheese, which begins at 5 p.m. The judges will be the actual town justices, Bob LAUREN THOMAS | ALMANAC WEEKLY Vosper and William Pape, with gift certificates from local The Rosendale Theatre will open its doors for a free 2 p.m. singalong matinĂŠe screening of Oliver (1968) on businesses as prizes for the winning entries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone who Saturday, December 13 during Frozendale. Immediately following the ďŹ lm, Amy Trompetterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Redwing Blackcan melt cheese can compete in this annual competition to bird Theatre will perform a traditional (but family-friendly) Punch and Judy handpuppet show. see who makes the best macaroni and cheese in Rosendale,â&#x20AC;? say the organizers. Food is an important component of Frozendale, with free snacks on offer all up inexpensive gifts, decorations, books, hand-knitted clothing and quilts for sale until and down Main Street. The Alternative Baker and the Ultimate Luau Gallery will 3 p.m., along with gift basket raffles. Always a popular component of Frozendale, set out New York apple cider and homemade cookies, and Visions of Tibet will serve the Winter Gift Sale promises to be bigger than ever, with vendors located at the hot tea. Even way out on the edge of TRANSnDANCEnDRUM Center, the Creative Co-op, Guts â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Glory Ink and a craftstown, at the corner of Cottekill Road, for-Currents sale at Hudson Valley Current. Many other Main Street businesses, such Victoria Gardens will be serving hot as Soiled Doves, Paws and Tail Pantry, Visions of Tibet and Boom, Baby! Boutique cider and treats from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. will offer sales, gift certificates, raffles and stocking-stuffers. A Happy Hour for hot toddy-lovers Rosendale Retro is hosting a little kid art show, featuring hundreds of superhero is scheduled at the 1850 House Inn drawings for sale at $5 each. Roos Arts, whose current gallery exhibit is titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zine! and Tavern from 4 to 6 p.m., though Zine!â&#x20AC;? will feature a related hands-on workshop from noon to 6 p.m., where anyone some will want to head out early to can stop in to make â&#x20AC;&#x2122;zines, paper crafts and ornaments. Country Wisdom will sponsor a potato-print wrapping paper workshop from 2 to 5 p.m. Next door to Yoga Yoga follow the Rosendale Improvement at 11 a.m., you can join the Nowist Society Meeting with Doug Motel and explore Association Brass Band and Social Club down to the Big Cheese for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;the nowâ&#x20AC;? through story, silence, games and chocolate. And the Rosendale Theatre mac-and-cheese bakeoff. will open its doors for a free 2 p.m. singalong matinĂŠe screening of Oliver (1968). Live music will accompany many of Immediately following the film, Amy Trompetterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Redwing Blackbird Theatre will the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events, such as Jeff Entin and Tom Blum performing on the porch of the perform a traditional (but family-friendly) Punch and Judy handpuppet show. newly opened restaurant the Garden House, which will be offering samples of its And what do you do with all your purchases, your cocoa mug, handcrafted wood-fired pizza. At the Rosendale CafĂŠ youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to listen for free to music, decorations and other tsatskes picked up along the way? Why, put them in your poetry and book readings from Geneva Davis, Andrea Maddox, Sarah Perotta, Shamsi eco-friendly, reusable canvas shopping bag with the Frozendale logo: a brand-new Ruhe, Ione and Lisa Barnard-Kelley while you decorate cookies. item that will be given away to visitors this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People can pick that up and use It wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a downtown Rosendale event without Cathy and Bill Brooks, whose it to shop,â&#x20AC;? says Scherer, waxing enthusiastic about the coming event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barbershop will play host to Santa Claus and his elves and serve as the point of going to be really good. Everyone has been really into chipping in.â&#x20AC;? departure for the free hayrides that set out every half-hour all afternoon. At 10:30 For more information, call Jesse Scherer at (914) 466-1517 or Laurie Giardino at a.m. Ann Van Damm will read holiday stories for children at the Rosendale Library, (646) 209-7444, or check out â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frozendale in Rosendale, 12/13/14â&#x20AC;? on Facebook. where the Frozendale Holiday Booktique will just be getting underway, featuring â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Frances Marion Platt

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for children, a candle-lighting ceremony, some great West African drumming, hiphop dance performances, those seven strong principles and a light Karamu meal, followed by the giving of Zawadi (gifts for children). â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Paul Smart Kwanzaa Festival, Saturday, December 20, 3-5 p.m., free, Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren Street, Hudson; (518) 822-

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There will be a $200 cash prize for the Dance-Off, courtesy of Jack’s Rhythms in Downtown New Paltz and Rocket #9 in Uptown Kingston

Hot wax Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap & DanceOff returns to BSP in Kingston this Saturday

orld-renowned deejay Jonathan Toubin busts out of Brooklyn to return to BSP Kingston this weekend for his popular Soul Clap and cash prize Dance-Off, a night of rare soul 45s that you may not recognize, but will be unable to stop moving to. Toubin’s Soul Clap and Dance-Off had its humble origins in Brooklyn’s underground art and music scene when

“This is a soul party, so basically it’ll be all these weird ’60s unsung soul 45s that I ﬁnd and play for people” he began spinning his already-massive collection of soul records, culled from years of crate-digging and online auctions, at monthly sessions. The inclusion of a dance contest laid the foundation, though the music is never the same. If you’ve been before, you know where Toubin is coming from. If not, he’ll explain. “This is a soul party, so basically it’ll be all these weird ’60s unsung soul 45s that I find and play for people,” Toubin said. “I get bored with stuff I’ve been doing for a while, or I revisit things I haven’t done in a few years. Usually I come up and play

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records for around an hour or so, and then we stop the music and have these judges come on the stage and we have this dance contest. It usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes. And then I play records again. Basically, it’s a big dance party with an intermission in the middle that’s a dance contest.” Just to clarify, because soul music covers a lot of ground: This isn’t smooth soul like Motown or disco; think Stax, but even grittier, with most of the records lost sounds of small labels from the Golden Age of soul. “It might be obscure soul music and late-period R & B, but real exciting: dramatic, with a big beat and a lot of screaming,” said Toubin. “A lot more guitar-oriented, and less of the Motowntype influence. I guess the one thing they have in common is that they were all probably recorded without the means they had in the bigger studios, so in that respect they sort of made the records more elegant. I guess a good example would be Elvis [Presley]. Everyone always says the Sun Records releases were so good, and then he went to the major label and

Toubin said. “I want it to be the best, most exciting and unique stuff they’ve ever heard, so they get lost in it.” The judges for the Dance-Off include Robert Earl Thomas and Molly Hamilton of the band Widowspeak, Andy Animal of the MetalAsia Music Festival and Doug Wygal of Rocket #9 Records in Uptown Kingston. A $200 cash prize courtesy of Jack’s Rhythms in New Paltz and Rocket #9 is up for grabs. Brooklyn-based garage rock band Twin Guns will open the show.

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it had all the backing vocals and it was kind of cheesy-sounding. But with Sun Records, it was partially their setup. They couldn’t really afford to put the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on there, you know? A lot of it sounds more contemporary because it doesn’t have that stuff; it’s big drumbeats.” Those big drumbeats, filthy guitar riffs and screaming vocals have helped take Toubin around the world, spinning nothing but original seven-inch singles for crowds of people who might never know what he went through to find one record or another. “Last week I was in Texas, and this guy, he must have had 100 records from Texas labels,” Toubin said. “I would say about ten percent of them were incredible. Those ten percent, that’s what I’m looking for. I go digging in places and get real dirty. Sometimes I find something on eBay; it’s probably easier to find records now. I can buy one from a German guy. In Europe they bought so many great American records when we didn’t care, and they kept them in much better shape than we did.” But while Toubin is a record-collector’s collector, he said that a Soul Clap and Dance-Off is a success when the crowd doesn’t actually consider where the records came from. “I hope they don’t think about it, to be honest with you,”

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t is time to stop calling sequenced, sampled and programmed music “futuristic” or even “forward-looking.” You can take off your visor helmet now. Electronic production has been status quo for over 25 years, which is about 25 lifetimes in digital chronology. The future keeps coming and going, swallowed in yesterday’s samples and regurgitated in tomorrow’s mashups. Everyone knows that robots have feelings (especially silent movie robots on heroin). Electro- has replicated its silicon tendrils through everything that we once considered inviolably organic: laptop folk, worldtronica, Switched-on Bach. It’s not transgressive or radical anymore, except in its rhetoric. It can be good and it can be bad, revelatory or utterly half-assed (“Hey everybody, watch me press Play!”). But it is no longer “forward-looking,” agreed? The past, actually, is more often the quarry of electronic technology than the future – but only 100 years of it or so. Still, a futuristic mythology seems to be inscribed in the “digital DNA” of almost all music that uses tempo-synched delay and grid-based quantization, and I suppose that with the right drugs and a light show, it will always be pretty exciting. For a rattlingly brilliant discussion of the myths of technological progress and what happened to our jetpacks and moon chateaus, see David Graeber’s essay “Of Flying Cars and the Declining Rate of Profit,” and thank me later. That settled, please now direct your attention to the wonderful, inspired music of drummer/ electro-composer Mark Guiliani: music that has nothing to do with the future. Marketing rhetoric would place Guiliani on the cutting edge of “jazztronica,” because “electrazz” is a bad sounding word. In truth, he is one among many jazz-schooled beat producers in the tradition of Bill Laswell and the New York avant-groove scene of the ’90s, but one with an uncommonly lithe and subtle command of rhythm and groove counterpoint. On the two records released under his own name and with Mehlinai, his electro duo with Brad Mehldau, Guiliani is the pulse behind some of the most “human,” flexy and nuanced beatmaking that you will ever hear. His latest effort, My Life Starts Here, isn’t jazz at all, much less its future. But it sure is good rhythm from a very real drummer. Long ago I stopped keeping track of the proliferative categories and subcategories of electronic music. Perhaps My Life Starts Here is “Downstep Miami Dry Chill,” or “Intelligent Jungle Hard Trip,” or some other class that permits an occasional spoken-word spiel. All I know is that this dude is a rare and remarkable groove architect. Mark Guiliani, who herds his various projects under the Beat Music Production umbrella, performs at the Falcon in Marlboro on Saturday, December 13. The New York duo Skeye opens at 7 p.m. Live performance is always a big question mark with hybrid electro music such as this. How much of it is performed off the grid and with an actual risk of failure? How much is just the glorified pressing of Play, with some provision for mixing spontaneity? And how much is that soulful fusion of man and machine that the Korg and Ableton product brochures have promised for so many years now? – John Burdick Beat Music with Mark Guiliani, Saturday, December 13, 7 p.m., by donation, Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro; www.liveatthefalcon.com.

Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap and DanceOff comes to the front room at BSP Kingston at 323 Wall Street in Kingston

for the fifth time on Saturday, December 13 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Advance tickets cost $7; tickets at the door cost

teve Forbert is a case study in what-else-am-I-gonna-do? perseverance. The Mississippi-born singer/songwriter’s bardic talent was obvious enough for at least four major labels to have taken a chance on him at various times in his career. Through some early chart success with “Romeo’s Tune,” a lot of the “next Dylan” nonsense, declining commercial fortunes and solidifying cult status, Forbert has churned out album after album of solid, personal tunes and has maintained a touring schedule best-described as “chronic.” In 2012, Forbert released Over with You, a wizened, stripped-down effort heavy on breakup songs. The recordings foreground his wear-and-tear singing and his lucid, sturdy songwriting. It’s dry and intimate folk/rock with subtle pop accents, a naked, bittersweet set certain to please his longtime fans and to bear out his reputation as an American treasure, if not the next Dylan. Steve Forbert lends a hand at the Shadowland Theatre’s fundraising concert on Friday, December 12. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25. The Shadowland Theatre is located at 157 Canal Street in Ellenville. For tickets and additional information, call (845) 647-5511 or visit www.shadowlandtheatre.org. – John Burdick

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Merriment en masse A roundup of Christmas choral music events

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MENDELSSOHN CLUB CONCERTS AT OLD DUTCH CHURCH The Hudson Valley Philharmonic (below) will host a special holiday performance of Handel’s Messiah with guest conductor Christine Howlett (pictured above) on Saturday, December 20 at 2 p.m. in Kingston. Guest vocalists from Cappella Festiva Treble Choir, which Howlett directs, will join the HVP to perform Handel’s most popular choral work, for a total of 150 musicians and singers on the UPAC stage, and audience members are invited to sing along. Canadian soprano Howlett is the Director of Choral Activities at Vassar College where she conducts the Vassar College Women’s Chorus and College Choir.

eck the halls with boughs of Christmas choral music! That’s the situation every December, and it’s about to start again. Often it’s just one performance of Handel’s Messiah after another. This year, though, it’s one high-profile Messiah and a wide variety of other music. The big “Messiah” occurs on Saturday, December 20 at 2 p.m. at the Ulster Performing Arts Center at 601 Broadway in Kingston. Christine Howlett, music director of the Poughkeepsie-

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he Old Dutch Church will present the Mendelssohn Club Christmas Concerts on Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. each night. Club members will be joined onstage by the Kingston High School Choir and Kingston High School Brass Ensemble. The 111-year-old Mendelssohn Club of Kingston was founded in 1903 “to promote interest in choral group singing; to promote friendship, sociability and culture among friends of music; and to lawfully do any and all things necessary, suitable and proper for the accomplishment of these purposes.” The Club is named for the great German composer whose songs and choral works were popular when the first glee clubs, many of them all-male, were founded in his name in the early years following the Civil War in New York and Philadelphia. The Old Dutch Church is located in the Historic Stockade District at 272 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 338-6759 or e-mail info@ olddutchchurch.org.

an expanded version of that chorus and members of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic – more than 150 performers in total – in a nearly complete “singalong” version of Messiah. Audience members will have the opportunity to sing along with the choral sections, and music will be provided. Howlett will be giving a pre-concert talk at 1 p.m. She is the director of choral activities at Vassar College, and she is going to be having a very busy December! Tickets for this performance cost $25 to $50 and can be bought in advance by calling (845) 339-6088 or at www. bardavon.org. Howlett and the Cappella Festiva Treble Choir will also be performing Christmas music, including Handel and works of several contemporary composers, on Sunday, December 14 at 5 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church at 20 Carroll Street in Poughkeepsie. Admission to that concert is free, and no tickets or advance reservations are required. There’s more information at www.cappellafestiva.org. Also on December 20, at 7:30 p.m., Maria Todaro will be leading her

Phoenicia Community Choir in a selection of Christmas music (possibly including the “Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah) at the Phoenicia Wesleyan Church at 24 Main Street in Phoenicia. Todaro has titled the concert “Gaudete” (“Rejoice”) after the ancient carol of that name. She describes the content as a collection of familiar and lesser-known Christmas carols. The concert follows caroling in the town of Phoenicia, part of a communitywide celebration that includes free food and cider around a bonfire. She also says that this event is meant to maintain singing traditions and to be a healing experience for the community. The choir has no website of its own, but you can get some information at www.phoeniciavoicefest. org. And further, on December 20 at 7 p.m., the ensemble Woodstock Renaissance will appear at the Woodstock Library at 5 Library Lane in Woodstock as part of the “Live at the Library” series. The group will be singing “Renaissance motets and madrigals, a wassail from Wales, works by Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) and Maurice

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Rhinecliff celebration The Friends of the Morton Library and the Rhinebeck Readers’ Theatre will present the second annual Holiday Celebration, an evening of short plays, stories, music and caroling, on Saturday, December 13 at 8 p.m. at the Morton Library at 82 Kelly Street in Rhinecliff. The doors open at 7:15 p.m. The cost is a suggested donation of $10. There will be a pre- and postperformance bar and buffet. All proceeds benefit the Morton Library. For more information, call (845) 876-6051 or e-mail readers12572@aol.com.

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egendary pedal steel guitar iconoclast and Mountain Jam regular Robert Randolph brings the Family Band (composed of his actual family) to Club Helsinki in Hudson on Friday, December 12 at 9 p.m. This versatile and dexterous band moves easily among styles – funk, pop, gospel and soul – with Randolph’s unmistakably fluid steelplaying as the constant. Tickets cost $35 general admission and $55 for reserved club seating. Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson. For tickets and additional information, visit www.helsinkihudson.com.

Ars Choralis B A R B A R A P I C K H A R D T, C O N D U C T O R PRESENTS

19th Annual Holiday Concert

December 13 at 7 p.m. Redeemer Lutheran Church Kingston

December 14 at 4 p.m. Overlook Methodist Church Woodstock

www.arschoralis.org (845) 679-8172

further information on the concert can be found at www.arschoralis.org. Ars Choralis is also offering a New Year’s Eve concert, “Messengers of Peace,” at the Old Dutch Church at 272 Wall Street in Kingston at 7 p.m. There is no admission charge for this concert; any donations will be given to the Caring Hands Soup Kitchen in Kingston. And watch for Ars Choralis’ magnificent “Music in Desperate Times,” scheduled to return next April. – Leslie Gerber

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Kairos is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and has recently released its CD The Valley Sings: Choral Music by Composers of the Hudson Valley. For information on this event and on the ensemble’s spring 2015 events, call (845) 256-9114 or visit www.kairosconsort.org. Ars Choralis’ annual “Welcome Winter, Welcome Yule” is always so popular that it has to be performed twice. This year’s events will take place on Saturday, December 13 at 7 p.m. at the Redeemer Lutheran Church at 104 Wurts Street in Kingston, and on Sunday, December 14 at 4 p.m. at the Overlook United Methodist Church at 233 Tinker Street in Woodstock. Tickets cost $15 in advance, $17 in advance online, $20 at the door and are half-price for those 18 years old and under. As usual, the musical content will be highly varied, from Purcell to P. D. Q. Bach and including several contemporary popular Christmas songs. Information on locales for advance ticket sales, a link to online ticket purchases and

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Duruflé (1902-1986), a Christmas song by Woodstock composer Alexander Semmler (1900-1977) and more.” There is no admission charge, although as always, contributions to the Library are welcome. On Sunday, December 14 at 3 p.m., Kairos: A Consort of Singers, under the direction of Edward Lundergan, will present its annual Service of Lessons & Carols at the Holy Cross Monastery on Route 9W in West Park. The service will intersperse readings from the Old and New Testaments with seasonal motets, hymns and carols, including works by Samuel Barber, Charles Ives, Healy Willan, Francis Poulenc and others. A holiday reception will follow the service, and all are cordially invited to attend. Kairos warns that these events are always well-attended, and urges audience members to arrive at least 20 minutes early. There is no admission charge, but donations are welcome; they will be matched by the Holy Cross Community and given to a local food bank.

The Winter Solstice 2014 concert featuring Happy Traum and Friends will be held on Saturday, December 13 at 8 p.m. at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock. Proceeds benefit the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild. This year’s lineup includes Happy Traum, John Sebastian, Paul Rishell, Annie Raines, Mike & Ruthy, Amy Helm, Ben Vita and Byron Isaacs. The doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for standing room, $45 to $65 for seats. For more information, call (845) 679-2079 or visit www.bearsvilletheater.com.

The Adonai Lodge at 48 Main Street in Highland will host the East Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism for its seventh annual Yule Feast on Saturday, December 13 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. A Music Festival has been incorporated into this year’s event, with 15-minute performances all day. During the feast, all the performers will sing together. Admission without the feast costs $18 at the door for adults, $7 for children ages 6 to 17; kids under age 5 are admitted free. The Yule Feast will feature a menu of “beast, boar and fowl” with accompaniments. The additional cost for the feast is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 17. Limited dinner reservations are available. For reservations, call (845) 706-4722 or visit www.eastkingdom.org.

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

SUNY-Ulster hosts Woodstock Chamber Orchestra this Saturday

The guitarist and singer/songwriter Miss Tess is so good at what she does, she almost sounds like a tribute act presenting covers of vintage standards that you don’t quite remember, because they’re new. On 2012’s Sweet Talk, Miss Tess’ original songs capture the spirit of vintage blues, vocal jazz and country swing in a way that is both natural and stylized. On Saturday, December 13 at 8 p.m., the popular New York City performer brings her band the Talkbacks to the Rosendale Café. Tickets cost $15.

The Woodstock Chamber Orchestra (WCO) will perform “A Holiday Extravaganza,” its first concert at the Quimby Theater of SUNY-Ulster, on Saturday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. The WCO, conducted by Nathan Madsen, will be performing with the choruses from SUNY-Ulster, directed by Janet Gehres, and Rondout High School, directed by Dr. Barbara Wild. The concert will include holiday classical music, holiday favorites, movie themes and more. Featured will be local composer Alan Shulman’s arrangement of “Adeste Fideles,” along with music of Bach, Holst, Rutter and many others. “A Holiday Extravaganza” is the first collaboration of WCO, the SUNY-Ulster Chorus, Rondout High School Chorus and Quimby Theater. The WCO will return to Quimby Theater in May for a “Salute to Our Troops,” which will bring Americana

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Pacheco’s Peace Concert Now it’s 50 years later, this land is a Boomtown With gas drilling wells everywhere. The peaceful safe heaven I knew in my childhood Has vanished beyond all repair The water is poisoned, some faucets catch fire No birds are alive to sing songs This beautiful valley will be just a memory When the money and the gas are all gone om Pacheco’s new album, Boomtown, takes its listeners on a journey from MacDougal Street in 1966 through an America and a world that have been tattered, but have also revealed their beauties as their participants have aged, all the way through to a future moment when civilization leaves them behind and touches down on a new planet. The songwriter wonders what Woody Guthrie would think of things now, muses about how YouTube sees all, unearths a tale that could have been the life of D. B. Cooper, shuts it all down and goes offline, tells the story of Julian Assange and watches as the Baby Boom generation passes by (“according to the rumors, we’re all Vicodin consumers…”). Pacheco’s vast catalogue, including songs from Boomtown, will be on display in a show at the Rosendale Café at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 20, where I’ll get to help him out with some Dobro and Bruce Milner will guest on keyboards. Admission costs $15 at the door. The Rosendale Café doesn’t take reservations, but does serve fine vegetarian food. The album, in the ancient CD format, will be available at the show. It was recorded in both Woodstock and Oslo, Norway, where Tom just returned from a promotional tour. He speaks of a sold-out concert in Oslo that was attended by four members of the Norwegian Parliament, and reports that the album is high on the Americana charts in Scandinavia, where Number 1 was Lucinda Williams, Number 2 was Bruce Springsteen, Pacheco checked in at Number 3 and Neil Young was Number 4. He is, without a doubt, one of our finest singer/songwriters: a chronicler of the ages whose shows are profoundly moving. He calls the show, as he does around the holidays each year, a “Peace Concert.” May it be so. – Brian Hollander

T December 12-21 8 pm Fri & Sat • 3 pm Sat (12/20 only) • 3 pm Sun Tickets: $24/$22 Adapted for stage from Frank Capra‘s beloved holiday film about a small town man, George Bailey, who forgoes his big dreams to help others. His imminent suicide on Christmas Eve is interrupted by an unconventional angel who shows George the lives he has touched and how different his community would be had he never been born. It’s A Wonderful Life is heartwarming, Christmastime entertainment for the entire family. An Up In One Production produced and directed by Diana di Grandi.

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Warm your hearts with Dickens’ classic. Watch Mean Ol’ Scrooge as he discovers Christmas is not HUMBUG! The Puppet People’s spectacular show features beautiful marionettes, holiday music and guaranteed smiles! Join us after the show for treats and a visit from Santa!

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Tom Pacheco, Saturday, December 20, 8 p.m., Rosendale Café, 434 Main Street, Rosendale; (845) 658-9048, http://tompacheco.com.

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HUDSON OPERA HOUSE COMMENCES FINAL PHASE OF RESTORATION PROJECT

n a 14-year-long effort, local residents have worked to restore the Hudson Opera House, New York State’s oldest surviving theater. Situated at the base of Warren Street, the 1855 structure, designed by local architect Peter Avery, housed various civic offices in its day: the Post Office and Police Station, the Franklin Library and the First National Bank of Hudson. After City Hall moved up the street in 1962, it was purchased by an outof-town developer who let it languish in decay for nearly 30 years, much as the whole neighborhood of lower Warren Street was abandoned. When restoration was begun in 1992, the organizers faced the awesome task of raising funds to stabilize and upgrade the exterior, the foundation, the basement and the main floor of the building. They’ve mounted no fewer than 13 capital projects to generate an estimated $3 million so far, through foundations, private individuals, local businesses, governmental and federal sources. “Completion of the first floor has been done, while at the same time we’ve offered programs as a multi-arts center: a full series of workshops in artmaking, music, dance and theater for adults and children,” says Joe Herwick, deputy director of the Hudson Opera House. “Plus, we collaborate with other spaces on the outside to continue to ‘ramp up’ world-class music performances, like our recent show with ETHEL. We’ll present cutting-edge music and theater, even collaborating with organizations in New York City, like the New Victory Theater, to present things you wouldn’t normally get to see here in Hudson.” Fundraising continues in order to restore the second floor, which will become a flexible 300-seat theater. Herwick says, “We’re putting all the pieces together to complete the restoration upstairs. The design team [Marilyn E. Kaplan of Preservation Architecture, theater consultant Christopher D. Buckley, P&PFC, Inc., mechanical engineers from IBC Engineering Services, Inc., structural engineers from Crawford & Associates and Dan Clayton of Clayton Acoustics Group] has met, and the design work has been done. Now we’re getting the rest of the financing in place to finish.” The second-floor space once housed a magnificent auditorium that was used for everything from theatrical presentations to cotillions to poultry shows. There were

music together with raising funds for Wounded Warriors and the SUNY-Ulster Veterans’ Organization. Tickets are available at the door and cost $20 general admission, $18 for seniors; students and children get in free. For more information, call (845) 266-3517 or (845) 679-6431 or visit www.wco-online.com. The snow date for the performance is December 14 at 3 p.m.

The Band Band plays the Towne Crier in Beacon The Band Band have been keeping the music and the spirit of the Band alive since 2007, distinguishing themselves as the premier ongoing tribute to Levon and company. Drawing their setlist from the Band’s seminal period – from Big Pink to The Last Waltz – the Band Band bring the songs to life again in a way that is faithful to the instrumental and vocal intricacy of the greatest of all Americana rock bands. On Saturday, December 13, the Band Band, with the TTBB Horns, pay tribute to The Last Waltz at the Towne Crier Café in Beacon. The show starts at 8:30 p.m.;

dinner starts at 5:30. Tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the show. The Towne Crier Café is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon. For more information, call (845) 855-1300 or visit www.townecrier.com.

Devecioglu & Lependorf at Hudson Opera House “Breath, Song” presents a crosscultural collaboration between Turkish vocalist Nihan Devecioglu and Jeffrey Lependorf, a master of the shakuhachi (ancient Japanese bamboo flute), whose compositions have been called “a fascinating compromise between tradition and innova-

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Etching of the Hudson Opera House in its heyday (top left); the restored center hall gallery (bottom left); the yet-to-be-restored second-ﬂoor lobby landing (above) and the performance hall mezzanine (below).

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painting exhibitions by Frederic Church and Sanford Gifford, poetry readings by Bret Harte, rousing Abolitionist lectures by the likes of Henry Ward Beecher and Susan B. Anthony. And in 1914, Teddy Roosevelt regaled a crowd with his African adventures. Even without updated systems in place, the Opera House recently hosted TEDx on the second floor, an event that took place just last September “when heat didn’t much matter.” The daylong inaugural event brought together national leaders – Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Alice Waters, to name a few – along with artists, health care providers, educators, historians, writers, farmers, environmentalists, entrepreneurs and other locals. (The complete lineup can be seen on http://hudsonoperahouse.org.) Herwick says that TEDxHudson is now owned and curated by the Opera House, once again securing its reputation as a “cultural beacon” in the upper Hudson Valley. While the final phase of the restoration program gets underway, the Hudson Opera House will continue to serve the community with year-round programming, including afterschool activities for kids and other community arts events. Meanwhile, the grand structure is open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Building tours, readings and all exhibitions are always free of charge. Come check it out. – Ann Hutton Hudson Opera House, 827 Warren Street, Hudson; (518) 822-1438, http://hudsonoperahouse.org.

tion.” “Breath, Song” takes place at the Hudson Opera House on Sunday, December 14 at 4 p.m. Admission costs

$20, $18 for members. For more information, call (518) 822-1438 or visit http://hudsonoperahouse.org.

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Peace to men of good will HVSF stages All is Calm to mark Christmas Truce centennial

f someone took a poll as to which of all the wars in recorded history was most heartbreakingly pointless and wasteful, World War I would undoubtedly win hands-down. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true not only with a century of hindsight: Many soldiers who participated had no clearer a notion of what they were fighting for than we do today in retrospect. In the trenches there was quite a bit of what modern folks would call â&#x20AC;&#x153;nonviolent noncooperation,â&#x20AC;? with long periods of troops just lying low and not firing at the other side, occasionally calling brief truces for the retrieval of corpses or unloading of ration deliveries. Historians even have a name for it: the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live and Let Live System.â&#x20AC;? The most famous and widespread of these incidents was the Christmas Truce of 1914, in which peace broke out spontaneously at many points along the battle lines. As Christmas carols rang out from the trenches on both sides, infantrymen began to emerge, meet in No Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Land and harmonize together. They exchanged food, cigarettes and

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All is Calm was written by Peter Rothstein, based on letters and reminiscences by soldiers who fought (or tried not to) in World War I, with musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach of Christmas carols from England, France and Germany. The HVSF production, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnager, will have two performances beginning at 7 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13 in Cold Spring.

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Mohonk Mountain Stage Company’s The Big Meal, Friday/Saturday, December 12/13, 8 p.m., $25/$20/$15, Unison Arts & Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz; (845) 255-1559, http:// unisonarts.org.

The Santaland Diaries and Season’s Greetings in Phoenicia The Shandaken Theatrical Society at 10 Church Street in Phoenicia will host performances of The Santaland Diaries Fridays through Sundays, until December 21. The play by David Sedaris tells the story of an outof-work actor who finds employment as Crumpet, a disgruntled Christmas elf at Macy’s. Season’s Greetings tells the holiday story of a family who find a new addition to their ranks on the doorstep. For more information, call (845) 688-2279 or visit www.stsplayhouse.com.

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Sparkly spectacle The Nutcracker danced by New Paltz Ballet Theatre at Bardavon, Catskill Ballet Theatre at UPAC this weekend

f winter comes, can The Nutcracker be far behind? Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet, based on a fairy tale by E.T.A. Hoffman, captures the glittery magic of Christmastime arguably better than any other of the classic cultural offerings associated with the holiday season. But for ballet companies and schools, the extravaganza with its huge cast also provides a can’t-miss opportunity for young dancers to get some onstage experience and catch the performing bug for life. No matter where you live in America, it seems, there is at least one local production near you, and usually more. So the question becomes: Which Nutcracker to attend? Here are two happening in the mid-Hudson Valley this weekend, both with long track records and persuasive reasons to check them out. Each December at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie, the New Paltz Ballet Theatre (NPBT) brings out a couple of big guns: dancers from the New York City Ballet (NYCB), associates of NPBT founders/artistic directors Peter and Lisa Naumann, who used to dance with NYCB themselves for many years. This year, NYCB principal dancer Daniel Ulbricht and soloist Erica Pereira will headline the production, whose fabulous costumes and scenery were designed by Ray Delle Robbins of the Houston Ballet. NPBT will perform The Nutcracker at 2 and 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, December 13 and again at 3 p.m. this Sunday, December 14 on the Bardavon stage. Tickets cost $30 general admission, $27 for students and $25 for Bardavon member. They are available at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072; the Ulster Performing Arts Center box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088; or via TicketMaster (no member discounts) at (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. While also featuring some cast members with impressive professional ballet credentials, this weekend’s production of The Nutcracker by Anne Hebard’s Catskill Ballet Theatre (CBT) offers an intriguing extra hook: Two of the younger dancers are second-generation performers in the long-running local production. One of this year’s two Claras, Emma Loewen, is the daughter of Melissa Bierstock, who danced the same role in 1984 and now serves as children’s ballet mistress for CBT. (Clara will also be portrayed by Michelle Moughan in alternating performances.) And Jacob Eichenhofer, who will dance the parts of the Nutcracker, a Candy Cane soloist and a Toy Soldier, is the son of Catherine Franklin, who danced the part of Clara in 1985. Also in the CBT cast this year, in the principal adult male role of the Nutcracker Prince, a new recruit with roots in the classical European dance scene: Norbert Nirewicz, who got his training at the National Ballet School in Gdansk, Poland. He was a finalist in the New York International Ballet Competition in 2000 and went on to dance for two seasons with Cleveland/ San Jose Ballet, later becoming a principal with the Columbia City Ballet. The Neos Dance Theatre’s Jennifer Maria Safonovs will be reprising her role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. CBT’s Nutcracker will be performed at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston this Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13 at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinée this Sunday, December 14. Tickets cost $30 for adults, $25 for children under age 12, students and seniors. Tickets are available at the UPAC box office, (845) 339-6088 or through TicketMaster at (845) 454-3388 or www.ticketmaster.com. – Frances Marion Platt Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, New Paltz Ballet Theatre, Saturday, December 13, 2 & 7:30 p.m., Sunday, December 14, 3 p.m., $30/$27/$25, Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie; (845) 473-2072, www.bardavon.org.

Scrooge & Son in Tannersville Scrooge & Son, or The Final Spirit, written and directed by Jim Milton, will play at the Orpheum Theatre in Tannersville on December 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. and December 14 at 2 p.m. The play moves the classic Dickens tale to the Catskill Mountains, where Scrooge and his evil cronies are destroying the forests and using orphans from New York City as laborers. Local history, ballet and old-time music mix to make a magical evening of laughter, romance and thrills. Admission costs $10 for adults, $5 for children. For information and reservations visit www.scroogeandson.com.

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Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Catskill Ballet Theatre, Friday/Saturday, December 12/13, 8 p.m., Sunday, December 14, 2 p.m., $30/$25, Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston; (845) 339-6088, www.bardavon.org.

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hough it’s perhaps not as widely known as Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, Thornton Wilder’s one-act play The Long Christmas Dinner has had quite an influence on later cross-generational dramas about dysfunctional marriages and families. Orson Welles freely admitted stealing from it when he set

up his time-telescoped breakfast-table scene in Citizen Kane, for instance. A 2012 play by up-and-coming playwright Dan LeFranc, titled The Big Meal, is the latest iteration on Wilder’s model. Three different pairs of actors portray the central couple, Sam and Nicole, at different stages in their lives and relationship over the course of 80 years. The setting is mostly a variety of restaurants rather than the family dinner table; manners are less genteel, the action more snappy and abrupt, and a couple of bratty kids have been added to provide extra sass and spark. The Big Meal may also very well be the last play that you will ever be able to see at the Unison Arts and Learning Center

in its longtime location west of New Paltz, unless some outpouring of community support succeeds in securing the site. The Mohonk Mountain Stage Readers’ Theatre Company will perform the show beginning at 8 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13. Tickets purchased in advance cost $20 general admission, $15 for Unison members; at the door, they will cost $25 general, $20 for members. Full-time students with valid ID get in for halfprice. Order tickets online at http:// unisonarts.org or call (845) 255-1559. Until December 31, Unison is located 68 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz. – Frances Marion Platt

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Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli addresses space crunch crisis for dancers

he founders of the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center have dedicated nearly a quarter of a century to the cause of preserving and advancing dance. The nonprofit Kaatsbaan (Dutch for “playing field”), located on 153 acres above the Hudson River in Tivoli on a historic site that was once home to Eleanor Roosevelt’s grandparents, has housed dancers from all disciplines, giving them a most important element for their creative processes: space. “We wanted to create a place with lots of space, which is such a necessity for dancers,” says president and co-founder Bentley Roton, referring to the decline of available practice and rehearsal spaces in the closest major dance locus, New York City. “For years, dancers rented studios in old warehouses or factories or garment centers. And they’d eventually lose them when the properties were taken over to be refurbished. There are now very few places for dancers to work. Sometimes they have to rent studios by the hour, which is very expensive. You might have an hour in Midtown or down on Canal Street, and then for the next couple of hours you have to get to some space up in the Bronx. It’s gotten to the point that dancers can no longer afford the real estate. This is a crisis for much of the dance world.” In 1990 Roton teamed up with Martine van Hamel, one of the major dancers of the 20th century, Kevin McKenzie, director of American Ballet Theater (ABT) in New York, and Gregory Cary, artistic director at Kaatsbaan, to buy the property and develop the basic structures needed to conduct workshops and rehearsals. Kaatsbaan has three large studios, one of which becomes a performance space for showcasing new works, plus a new housing facility for extended residencies. Open year-round, Kaatsbaan appeals to troupes large and small and from all over the world. They come to Kaatsbaan to create new dance works, to rehearse for a few weeks and then take their performance pieces to New York and often open to great success – because they had adequate space to work. Roton says that dancers can practice 24 hours a day if they want to, without having to schlep around a busy town or worry about their accommodations. “In the summer we have a program for young pre-professionals, ones who are serious about becoming dancers; they’ve already been studying for a number of years, so they want to get themselves ready to compete or audition for the major dance companies, like ABT or the New York City Ballet or the San Francisco Ballet. Many go to Europe from here. Started in 2000, the summer intensive training program lasts nine weeks. We’ve had the privilege of watching these young dancers blossom into very good dancers. And 15 years into the project, some of them are coming back with professional companies to be a part of the creation of new work.”

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Kaatsbaan president and co-founder Bentley Roton and artistic director and co-founder Gregory Cary (above) at Kaatsbaan in Tivoli. Kaatsbaan currently offers three dance studios, one of which includes a professional performance ﬂoor the size of the Metropolitan Opera stage. The Stanford White “music” barn at Kaatsbaan (below) is targeted to become a museum to hold dance-related artworks and artifacts, once renovations are completed. Already, many important collections have been donated for showing there, and the board hopes to have the museum up and running in a couple of years.

At Kaatsbaan, professionals and students alike experience all aspects of putting together new choreographic works. No one steps onto the stage as a prima ballerina. They learn to function as a company.

When a new program is showcased in front of the public, they can see what works and what doesn’t before taking it to the city. “We have quite an intelligent dance audience up here,” says Roton. “The

whole program brings new people to the area, which is good for tourism, good for the economy. Recently we hosted a gala attended by all the principal performers, along with their fans. It was a magnificent

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The founders have even conceived a plan for permanent residences for elderly dancers to live in. “We’d like to build a limited-sized senior complex, so that retired dancers can still be a part of the creative process. They could be very capable teachers for the young people who come here,” Roton says. “It might even lengthen their lives to continue to be involved in the artform.” The original buildings on the property were erected in 1794, and all the renovations and additions have been done sustaining the style of architecture of existing buildings. Roton says that explaining their vision of a working creative residency center to local zoning boards was not easy, but he feels that they’ve become good neighbors to the people in Tivoli. In fact, county and state agencies have been very supportive of Kaatsbaan, which attracts world-class artists and musicians and teachers. Waxing nostalgic, he comments on how technique has evolved over the decades. He cites the pirouette, a spin on one foot. “I started when I was five years old,” Roton says, “and I still can shuffle a little... We were lucky if we could get two or three good spins clean and finish without falling over. Now dancers are jumping higher and higher and are turning more. Contemporary audiences have been known to count out loud as a dancer spins. It’s amazing. Still, young people need to work on passion, feeling, projection and being able to tell a story. This requires developing muscle memory and the maturity of an emotional element. Older teachers are trying to pull this out of the young dancers, realizing that the young ones are technically better than they ever were.” The public is welcome to visit Kaatsbaan. Most rehearsals are open and free of charge. “Dance is an experience of love, in many ways,” Roton says. “You either fall in love with your partner, or you fall in love with the artform.” – Ann Hutton GARY GOLD

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Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company performs at Kaatsbaan

he Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company (ESDC) will begin its weeklong winter residency at the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli with a concert performance featuring four original works created by Ellen Sinopoli. Taking inspiration from the work of artists outside the realm of dance – painters, musicians, scientists, poets – Sinopoli often collaborates with them in unique ways to interpret the terms of their specific genres through bodily movement, incorporating mixed media, spoken word, music composition, sculpture and architectural design. “Music informs me a great deal,” says Sinopoli. “The audience might recognize a style in one dance, but the next dance will be very, very different.” At the Kaatsbaan performance, four unique works will be staged. Oh My! has five parts based on phrases pulled from five books. Each movement is a play on words that reflects an emotional tone, set to Appalachian Waltz (Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor). In Continuum, Sinopoli commissioned New York City violinist Cornelius Dufallo to create music integrated with computer. In Choreophysics she worked with professor Keith Earle of the University of Albany Physics Department to juxtapose the principles of the science – echo, pendulum, force and so on – with modern dance. In a piece inspired by the work of visual artists Michael Oatman and Ken Ragsdale, whose installation at Sage College paid homage to the International Exhibition of Modern Art of 1913 (better-known as the Armory Show), Marcel Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase was translated into movement using a mobile staircase. Sinopoli paired this translation with the music of Red Hook’s own Grammywinning contemporary American composer, concert pianist and conductor Joan Tower. Now in its 24th season, ESDC is the resident company of the Egg Performing Arts Center in Albany. As a touring repertory, it brings choreographed programs out into the larger community through dance projects in schools, libraries, workshops and camps, and in special needs organizations such as the CDS Mobility Opportunities via Experience (MOVE) program, which explores definitions of ability and disability with individuals who have physical limitations. Credited with skills of “vibrant energy and airborne athleticism,” current members of the company are Salt Lake City’s Louisa Barta, Maggie Ciambrone from Easton, Pennsylvania, Marie Klaiber from Buffalo, Brooklyn’s Andre Robles, Sara Senecal from Schenectady and Laura Teeter from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ESDC was formed around the same time that Kaatsbaan came into being, and has enjoyed a long history of performance and residency there. – Ann Hutton Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, Saturday, December 13, 7:30 p.m., $30/$10, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 33 Kaatsbaan Road, Tivoli; (845) 757-5106, www.kaatsbaan.org, www.sinopolidances.org.

occasion.” The founders’ long-range goals include having a total of eight studios. Roton explains how works are often created in a small studio and then must be “stretched out” to cover a giant stage. The studios at Kaatsbaan allow for full

movement for as many as 65 dancers at a time, flying about and using every inch of the floor. A Stanford White barn at Kaatsbaan is targeted to become a museum to hold dance-related artworks and artifacts, once renovations make the space usable.

Already, many important collections have been donated for showing there, and Roton and Cary hope to have the museum up and running in a couple of years. Another dream is to build a facility for the production of scenic sets and costumes.

Tivoli hosts Winterfest on Saturday Tivoli’s delightul Winterfest happens this Saturday, December 13, from 12 noon up and through an early-evening tree-lighting. There’ll be a crafts fair at the firehouse, horse-andcarriage rides, caroling, music, a visit by Santa and finally the tree-lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. It looks like a perfect place to unwind from the rains of last Saturday and reinvigorate one’s holiday spirit. – Paul Smart Tivoli Winterfest, Saturday, December 13, 12 noon-6 p.m., Village of Tivoli, County Route 78 west of Route 9G; (845) 757-2021, www.tivoliny.org.

Holiday Skating Spectacular in Saugerties The Saugerties Skating School will host a Holiday Skating Spectacular on Sunday, December 21 at the Kiwanis Ice Arena at Cantine Field at 6 Small World Avenue in Saugerties. Proceeds will benefit the care of two-year-old Jared Andrews, suffering from liver cancer. The ice show will take place from 4 to 5:15 p.m., followed by a buffet and raffle from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 3 to 12; kids under age 3 are admitted free. Tickets are available at the Saugerties Skating School at the Kiwanis Ice Arena and Noah’s Ark Nursery School in Saugerties. For more information, visit www.saugertiesskatingschool.com.

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REDMAYNE CAPTURES not only the heartbreaking struggle of a man whose mind is celebrated as among the most brilliant on the planet while his body is collapsing muscle by muscle, but also the scientist’s sly sense of humor and ebullient playfulness.

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A beautiful mind Eddie Redmayne channels Stephen Hawking spectacularly in The Theory of Everything

ith both films receiving wide theatrical release nearly simultaneously, it’s difficult to write about James Marsh’s Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything without doing a “compare and contrast” with another serious film about a quirky British mathematical and scientific prodigy who experienced major personal challenges: Alan Turing, in Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game. Some may recall that I already gave that one an extremely enthusiastic review (www.hudsonvalleyalmanacweekly. com/2014/10/25/benedict-cumberbatch-brilliantly-recreates-codebreakeralan-turing-in-the-imitation-game)

back in October, when it played at the Woodstock Film Festival. So maybe it’s a little unfair not to weigh The Theory of Everything in a vacuum; but if anybody asked which was the better movie, I would still have to say, without hesitation, The Imitation Game. But I would be equally quick to urge said questioner to make sure to see The Theory of Everything as well, purely on the strength of Eddie Redmayne’s uncannily real portrayal of the physicist. If I were personally handing out the Best Actor Oscar I’d still lean toward Benedict Cumberbatch’s career-defining performance as Turing; but the sheer physical demands that Redmayne addressed in embodying Hawking’s deterioration as his motor neurone disease progressed make this role a tourde-force comparable to playing the lead in The Elephant Man or My Left Foot. Redmayne captures not only the heartbreaking struggle of a man whose mind is celebrated as among the most

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Climate change Maybe we shouldn’t worry

couple of weeks ago, in the wonderful HBO series The Newsroom, a climate expert told the news anchor that it’s now too late to save Earth. Catastrophe cannot be avoided. We needed to take action ten or 20 years ago. We have already hit a carbon dioxide level of 400 parts per million (ppm), and nothing can stop it from reaching 500 ppm by around 2065. Long-suffering readers will recall that in the ’90s, before Al Gore and his film An Inconvenient Truth, this page ranted and raved about carbon dioxide. I was pretty obsessed with it. Then came 1998 – by far the warmest year in modern history – and it really seemed as if the Apocalypse was beginning. Now, yesterday, a good friend who saw that Newsroom episode wrote an anxious letter saying that he was going to urge his college kids not to have children, because the world is screwed and there’s no hope. Is it true? Are we toast? Or, instead, is there an optimistic outlook that can be compatible with the facts at hand? That’s where I’m going today: to show a possible brighter side of global warming, without requiring that one become a card-carrying climate-denier. In any event, we should do our part to limit carbon. Personally, I have a hybrid car and have just gotten bids on having my roof plastered with solar panels, which are becoming popular. Meanwhile, the US is replacing much of its coal usage with natural gas, which emits one-fourth the carbon for the same energy. The handwriting is on the wall: Reduced carbon will be a reality as the century progresses. But it is it really too late? It’s actually pretty easy to say no. The fact is, the global temperature increase has been very minor so far. This very small rise is something that no one can explain. Perhaps it has to do with the Sun’s present extended low level of activity; a full chapter in The Sun’s Heartbeat makes that case. Global temperatures have climbed only 1.5 degrees since 1900, despite the huge amount of carbon that we’ve put into the atmosphere. CO 2 has gone from its natural background rate of 292 ppm to the current 400 ppm, and will ultimately probably hit 500 ppm. Therefore, about 50 percent of this possible projected rise from 292 to 500 ppm has already taken place, without causing any major unfavorable climate change – unless you count Arctic summer sea ice melting. And since the radiative effects of CO2 are almost certainly logarithmic, more than 65 percent of any climatic influences have already occurred. So where are they? It remains possible that it will not significantly happen at all. Remember, a slightly warmer climate may well be good for Earthly life. It’s certainly good for forests and plants to have more CO2. They love it: The botanical world is already responding favorably to the enhanced carbon dioxide. If it weren’t for the population boom to the current 7.2 billion, I would say that we shouldn’t worry at all. Too many people wanting the American living standard are the real problem. A few degrees warmer at night – which is where greenhouse gas-based increases must happen – will also increase rainfall, which is more good than bad. Certainly, vast stretches of taiga, plus huge tracts like southern Canada where the growing season has traditionally been too short for major crops, are already becoming usable farmlands

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cinematography draws too much attention to itself, and not in a gee-whiz Terrence Malick sort of way; it’s a gimmicky patchwork of dark, claustrophobic labs and classrooms, sundrenched gardens and grainy home-movie effects that just don’t hang together aesthetically. All that being said, The Theory of Everything is a movie that deserves to be seen. A role like Stephen Hawking, taking him from physically fit and racing bicycles in the first scene to crippled, contorted and voiceless by the end, doesn’t come along

very often – nor does an actor who can step up to the challenge with such brio. Here, without question, Eddie Redmayne joins the distinguished ranks of Britain’s first-rate thespians; it’s a performance that should not be missed. – Frances Marion Platt To read Frances Marion Platt’s previous movie reviews & other film-related pieces, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com and click on the “film” tab.

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for the first time. Sea-level rises are proving hard to pin down. The ocean rose seven inches in the 20th century. Some estimate that it will rise three feet in the 21st. That would be expensive in terms of periodic flooding in places like Western Europe and parts of the US, and force massive relocations in low-lying regions like Bangladesh. However, the sea level rate shrank during the past decade, so nobody knows what’s going on for sure. Half of any increase is due to the simple fact that warmer water expands. Most of the rest of the rise is due to melted ice. Now, Greenland ice is indeed melting and contributing, but Antarctic ice, a much bigger repository, may actually be going in the opposite direction because of enhanced snowfall that is thickening that continent – although, more ominously, the Amundsen glaciers do show significant melting in the western part of that continent. Meanwhile, no one is sure about how much carbon the ocean can suck up. It was thought that only the upper few hundred meters matter, because it takes water layers too long to mix down. Newer estimates say that deeper sea layers mix up much more rapidly, and thus will continue to do the job of absorbing atmospheric carbon indefinitely. Similarly, estimates of the lifetime of enhanced CO2 in the air are often cited as centuries. But some scientists think that once we reduce carbon, it will only take decades for the sea, plants and earthly rocks to absorb what’s there. So hang in there: This chapter has not been written. It is far from certain that anything truly catastrophic will unfold. Maybe the effects will be negative, but minor. Maybe we’ll see more frequent violent weather events; maybe a quasi-permanent increase in drought out west and more rainfall here in the east. It may be nothing that we cannot adapt to. It may be too late to stop the carbon, but it’s way too early to despair. Let’s just do our part – and see what happens. – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous “Night Sky” columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com.

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in a cask. Real ale is naturally carbonated, and it gets served off a hand pump. The real ale movement is huge in England; it’s becoming bigger in US festivals where only real ale is sold.” The chosen name, Blue Collar Brewery, reflects the historical importance of manufac turing in the region and pays homage to the once-thriving industries that employed the citizens of Po u g h k e e p s i e . The 19th-century building on Cottage Street has housed a meatpacking operation, a paper and box storage concern and a garment factory. Now that it has been transformed back into a place that employs people, a place where a product is made, Randy and Kevin Marquis are pleased. “I’ve learned a lot. Locally, there’s a lot of support for this project; people walked in off the street to see what we were doing when it was still a construction zone. Any time someone takes a chance on a building like this, in as poor shape as it was – not only us, but our landlord – it takes some foresight.” They already have 18 full and part-time workers on the job. “It’s a place that has a lot of our own personality in it... It’s free of pretension,” Marquis says. “We love beer, sports, food...and really, we love to work, too.” – Ann Hutton

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The Old Dutch Church will host its annual Living Nativity on Saturday and Sunday, December 20 and 21 at 6:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m. The Old Dutch Church is located in the Historic Stockade District at 272 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 338-6759 or visit www.olddutchchurch.org.

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the third annual Uptown Kingston New Year’s Eve, a neighborhoodwide event complete with a ball drop at the corner of Wall and North Front Streets, drinks, food, music and entertainment on Wednesday, December 31. This year’s theme is “Old-Fashioned Cirkus.” Early-bird tickets for BSP Kingston cost $20 (before December 6) and $25 afterward. If any remain, they will be sold for $30 at the door. The old back theater will open at 8 p.m., with the 1890 San Severia Spiegeltent as the bar and hors d’oeuvres. Admission is restricted to patrons aged 21+. For more information, visit www.bspkingston.com.

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the Past.” The pieces are on display through Sunday, December 21 and include the first model Teddy bear, a set of alphabet blocks, handmade wooden dominoes and a handmade bisque doll. The DuBois Fort Visitor Center is open weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and located on Huguenot Street in New Paltz. For more information or to learn about tours, additional holiday programming and events, call (845) 255-1660 or visit www.huguenotstreet.org. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12

Gingerbread House workshop at Children’s Museum

The Martel Recital Hall at Vassar

How can your kids experience the enjoyment of decorating a gingerbread house, but leave out the messy cleanup afterwards for you? It’s easy if you sign up for the Gingerbread House Decorating event at the MidHudson Children’s Museum! On Friday, December 12 at 10 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m., adorn your own freshly baked and assembled gingerbread house with provided sweets, as well as any that you wish to bring from home. The cost is $20 for non-members, $15 for members and $20 for take-home kits. One museum admission is included in the cost for each house, $8 for extra guests and free admission on this day for grandparents visiting with their grandchildren. Preregistration for the gingerbread activity is required. The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is located at 75 North Water Street in Poughkeepsie. To register or for more information, call (845) 471-0589 or visit www.mhcm.org.

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PETER AND THE WOLF AT VASSAR

rokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf is a fantastic way to introduce children to the amazing expression communicated by orchestral instruments, which support the narrator in telling the story of a little boy defying his grandfather to risk adventures with a wolf. Now, in defense of Atka, Ambassador Wolf at the New York Wolf Conservation Center, I want to take a moment to highlight the goodness of wolves and their importance in our ecosystem: Wolves rock! But so do classic children’s symphonies! So bring the family to the Mahagonny Ensemble’s free performance of Peter and the Wolf on Saturday, December 13 at 4 p.m. in Skinner Hall’s Mary Anna Fox Martel Recital Hall at Vassar College. Vassar College is located at 124 Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 437-5370 or visit www. vassar.edu. – Erica Chase-Salerno

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Storyteller performs A Christmas Carol at Olana After seeing the Rondout Repertory Theatre Company’s wonderful performance of A Christmas Carol last weekend, I hope that you all get a chance to update your Christmas yet to Come with a viewing of this powerful story, such as the version presented this weekend by master storyteller Jonathan Kruk. Kruk voices more than characters in A Christmas Carol on Friday, December 12 at 7 p.m. at Olana’s Wagon House Education Center. This family-friendly performance lasts just under one hour, and is accompanied by music and sound effects provided by Jim Keyes. Regular admission costs $25, $20 for members and $10 for children. Preregistration is required. The Olana State Historic Site is located at 5720 State Route 9G in Hudson. To register or for more information, call (518) 8281872, extension 109, e-mail shasbrook@ olana.org or visit www.olana.org. To learn more about the performer, visit www. jonathankruk.com. Be sure to look into Olana’s other upcoming family-friendly events, such as “Jingle Jangle: A Winter Celebration” on Saturday, December 13 from 1 to 5 p.m., including a live demonstration and book-signing with Scherenschnitte designer (paper-cutting) and children’s book illustrator Pamela Dalton from 3 to 5 p.m.

It’s a Wonderful Life in Rosendale, Hyde Park & Rhinebeck No matter what side of the river you are on, you are close to a live performance of It’s a Wonderful Life: I’ll show you the way! The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale: Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13 at 8 p.m.; $15 general

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admission, $10 for children age 12 and under. For tickets or more information, call (845) 658-8989 or visit http:// rosendaletheatre.org. Half Moon Theatre at the Culinary Institute of America, 1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park: Friday, December 12 and 19 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, December 13 and 20 at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, December 14 at 2 p.m.; and Wednesday, December 17 at 8 p.m.; $35 to $45 general admission, $30 for parties of seven or more. For tickets or more information about the show, as well as dinner options and accompanying special events, call (800) 838-3006 or visit http://halfmoontheatre.org. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck: Friday, December 12 and 19 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, December 13 at 8 p.m. and 20 at 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, December 14 and 21 at 3 p.m.; $24 general admission, $22 for seniors and children age 12 and under. For tickets or more information, call (845) 876-3080 or visit http:// centerforperformingarts.org.

Candlelight Night in Kinderhook Bring the charm of storybook oldfashioned country winters to life with Candlelight Night in Kinderhook. On Friday, December 12 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., go on a horsedrawn wagon ride, listen to live music, join in children’s activities, check out Teen Night at Village Hall and see Santa and Mrs. Claus. Most Candlelight Night activities take place in Village Square on Route 9 in Kinderhook. For more information, visit http://villageofkinderhook.org. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13

Women’s Health Care Forum at TSL in Hudson

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Gingerbread House Bake-Off

ur family has had our share of gingerbread-house disasters, such as collapsed rooftops or failed icing attempts, so this weekend’s Gingerbread House Bake-Off at the Ulster County Historical Society (UCHS)’s Bevier House Museum could be just the inspiration that we need. On Saturday, December 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, December 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., see gingerbread creations of historic houses, buildings and structures in Ulster County, made by area businesses, organizations and community members. General admission costs $10, $5 for UCHS members and $7 for students and seniors. The Bevier House Museum is located at 2682 Route 209 in Marbletown. For more information, call (845) 338-5614 or visit www.ulstercountyhs.org. – Erica Chase-Salerno

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to normalize health discussions about the body with your daughter, mother, sister or grandmother. One inroad might be this weekend’s free Women’s Health Care Forum at Time & Space Limited, with Nancey Rosensweig, certified nurse/midwife. On Saturday, December 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., women of all ages are invited to attend this open forum to discuss any questions related to gynecological concerns, pregnancy, perimenopause, birth control options, lesbian health care, sexual concerns, nutrition and more. Time & Space Limited is located at 434 Columbia Street in Hudson. For more information, call (518) 822-8448 or visit http://timeandspace.org.

Arts Oasis Grand Opening in Red Hook

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I have been eagerly waiting to share this announcement with you. Congratulations to the Arts Oasis on its Grand Opening! Come celebrate this unique multi-arts center on Saturday, December 13 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. with free classes all day, including parent/teen yoga, yoga for equestrians, African dance, storytime and movement, modern dance, intro to homeschooling, papermaking, family

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in Newburgh. For more information, or to learn how to help save the historic Tower of Victory on the property, call (845) 5621195 or visit http://nysparks.com.

College/Youth Symphony in concert at SUNY-New Paltz Giving our youth an opportunity to see other youth perform can be so inspiring. This Sunday, December 14 at 7 p.m., your family can see the College/ Youth Symphony perform in the Studley Theater at SUNY-New Paltz. Bring friends and make an evening of it! SUNY-New Paltz is located at 1 Hawk Drive in New Paltz. For directions or more information, call (845) 257-2701 or visit http://collegeyouthsymphony.org.

Community singalong to support Chatham Food Pantry Duct-tape roses by Two Guys Wallets and Ties

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SUDBURY SCHOOL WINTER GIFT SALE

on’t just shop local this holiday season; shop young! On Saturday, December 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., you can shop at the Sudbury Winter Gift Sale for unique items by creative crafters, ranging from seasoned professionals to newly minted student vendors with irresistible business names such as duct-tape masters Two Guys Wallets and Ties; Bella and Boris sketcher Lucie-strations; jewelry- and bag-making and photography of Acraftnaphobia and more. The Hudson Valley Sudbury School is located at 84 Zena Road in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 679-1002 or visit http://sudburyschool.com. – Erica Chase-Salerno

hula-hooping, family memoir and storytelling, Isagenix, conscious discipline and more – including free chair massages, a book exchange, fresh juice samples at nearby Get Juiced and more activities being scheduled. The Arts Oasis is located at 31 West Market Street in Red Hook. For more information, to register for a free Grand Opening class or to inquire about offering a class or service, call (845) 901-9101 or visit www.thearts-oasis.com.

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Innovations, Inc. Child Development Center. On Saturday, December 13 from 12 noon to 3 p.m., parents can learn about the work of the center while children enjoy crafts and open play in the indoor playground. Taconic Innovations is located at 877 Route 376 in Wappingers Falls. For more information, call (845) 849-3447 or visit http://taconicchild.com.

Holiday Open House at FDR Site in Hyde Park

Holiday Party at UCSPA in Kingston Here’s a fun event to pull together your family’s love of animals, the holiday season and a good cause: the Ulster County SPCA Holiday Party! On Saturday, December 13 from 12 noon to 3 p.m., take pet pictures with Santa and enjoy refreshments, prizes and raffles. Interested in helping out, too? Bring some pet food or another item from the shelter’s Wish List, available online. And while you’re there, maybe you can hand in your completed Youth Volunteer Application form, also available on the website. The Ulster County SPCA is located at 20 Wiedy Road in Kingston. For more information, including the Wish List and Youth Volunteer Form, visit www.ucspca.org.

Want to join a community singalong, open to all ages and singing abilities? On Sunday, December 14 at 2 p.m. (snow date Wednesday, December 17, 4 to 5:15 p.m.), let the Good Globe Singing School’s preteen group, teen singers and girls’ a capella group lead you in rounds and teach choruses, from cowboy and lumbering songs to spirituals to rounds from the Renaissance and more at the Spencertown Academy. Song sheets will be provided. A freewill donation will support the Chatham Food Pantry, and after the event, stay for the reception. The Spencertown Academy is located at 790 New York 203 in Spencertown. For more information, call (518) 392-5809 or visit www.sheribauermayorga.com. – Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno celebrates another spin around the sun this week, with some of that delicious chocolate mousse from the Village Tea Room. 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.

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Warm Up at the Washingtons’ in Newburgh I’ll get right to the point: how can you possibly pass up an event that includes a mac-and-cheese competition? But Frozendale is much more than this fun feature, with activities such as an Ugly Sweater contest at Soiled Doves with prizes for every contestant, a free yoga class, cookiedecorating, a free matinée of Oliver! the movie with a singalong, Victorian carolers and more. Frozendale takes place along Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, call (914) 466-1517 or visit Frozendale in Rosendale, 12/13/14 at www.facebook. com.

Autism support at Taconic Innovations in Wappingers Falls If you have a family member of any age with autism, this weekend you have an easy way to learn about another support resource: the Taconic

This weekend’s Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Franklin D. Roosevelt site has so many great elements to it, from education to entertainment to engaging in volunteer opportunities to support our troops. Get into the FDR Springwood House and Presidential Library for free all day! From 12 noon on, holiday card supplies are available to write messages to sailors on the USS Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Get a free photo with Santa from 1 to 3 p.m., and from 1:30 to 4 p.m., children’s book authors Iza Trapani, Leslie Kimmelman and Doreen Rappaport will do readings and book-signings. At 4 p.m., sing and laugh with performer Bindlestick Bill, and from 4 to 7 p.m., take a shuttle and visit the Holiday Open House at ValKill. The FDR National Historic Site is located at 4097 Albany Post Road in Hyde Park. For more information about this free event, call (845) 486-7745 or visit www. fdrlibrary.marist.edu.

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Gift-giving can stress the budget as well as the schedule as we try to fit in extra errands, so I like to highlight opportunities to do free activities – especially when they take place in special places. “Warm Up at the Washingtons’” is one of those events. On Sunday, December 14 from 12 noon to 4 p.m., you can visit Washington’s Headquarters for free, decorated in simple designs from nature, while enjoying live period music and refreshments. The Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site is located at 84 Liberty Street

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7:30AM Chamber Breakfast. Speaker: Steve Turk, Owner, Rocking Horse Ranch Resort. Learn more about the proposed Wildberry Lodge in New Paltz. Info: 845.338.5100 or www.UlsterChamber.org. Garden Plaza Hotel, 503 Washington Ave, Kingston, $30. 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. 9AM-5PM Christmas aboard The Polar Express! Tix at 866-468-7630 orwww.ticketweb.com/dowt. For more info 845-688-7400. Off-Peak: Adult $34, Children (ages 2-11) $27. Peak: Adult $43, Children (ages 2-11) $33. Catskill Mountain RR, Westbrook Lane Station, Kingston. 9AM-10AM T’ai Chi with Celeste Graves Hoyal. Part of the Active Seniors Program. Sun T’ai Chi is particularly effective for those with joint pain or reduced mobility. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill, $2. 9:30AM-5PM Health Care Enrollment @ the Center with AIDS Council of Northeastern New York Navigators. Every Friday at the Center (through February). By appointment only. Info: 518-828-3624, x 3504. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Wall St, Kingston. 9:30AM-10:30AM Senior Fit After 50 with Diane Collelo. Three-part class offering movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Town Hall, Woodstock. 9:45AM The Nutcraker. The New Paltz Ballet Theater. Info: www.bardavon.org or 845-4732072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $7. 10AM-3PM Boscobel’s Holiday House Tours (thru 12/31, Wednesday-Monday, 10am-3pm). Info: Boscobel.org or 845-265-3638. Each guided tour is approximately one hour in length and reservations are not necessary. Step back to a simpler time..the mansion itself issimply decorated with ribbons, greenery, flowers and fruit as it would have been in the early 1800s. Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison, $17 /adults, free /6 & under. 10:15AM Toddlers with Miss Robbie. Info: 845-876-4030 or www.starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck, free. 11AM-6PM Art Foray at Mohonk Mountain House. The arts & crafts fair-like event. hundreds of works by dozens of local artists and artisans working in a variety of media. Info: 855-2919849. Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. 11AM Preschoolers with Miss Robbie. Info: 845-876-4030 or www.starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck, free. 12PM-4PM Arlington Farmers’ Indoor Market. 845-437-7035 or alihall@vassar.edu. (Please note that the market will be on hiatus when the College is officially closed. Vassar College, North Atrium, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. 12PM-4PM Gilded Age Christmas Tours at Mills Mansion. Tours of Mills Mansion Friday through Wednesdays, through 12/ 31. Tour times are noon to 4 pm. Check website or Facebook page for specific dates. Staatsburgh State Historic Site is located off Route 9 in Staatsburg. For more information, call 845- 889-8851,x 300 or visit www.staatsburgh.org. 1PM-2PM Brain Games. Join this spirited group for games that will get your brain moving and shaking! Info: 845-876-4030 or www.starrlibrary. org. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St, Rhinebeck. 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.

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1PM Scrabble Group. Group meets on the second and fourth Thursday, 1pm. Info: 845-657-2482 or outreach@olivefreelibrary.org. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rt 28A, West Shokan.

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2PM The Wappingers Falls Brain Games Class. Info: 845-297-3428 or www.grinnell-library.org. Grinnell Library, 2642 E Main St, Wappingers Falls.

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3:30PM Chess Club. Registration required. Every Thursday Info: 845-679-2213 or www.woodstock. org. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock, free. 4:30PM-7PM Homework Help Center @ Grinnell Library. Program for children in grades Kindergarten through 6th. Participants will receive help with homework, assistance reading, studying and researching, as well as Library help. Reg reqr’d. Mondays- Thursdays. Info:845-2973428. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls, free. 5PM Cultural Drumming with Gil. Every Thursday. Info: 1-877-576-9931. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St, Ellenville, free. 5:30 PM RVBA Holiday Party. With the holidays approaching, who could use some cheer? Your co-members of the RVBA! Join fellow members of the RVBA at the RVBA Holiday Party on Thursday, December 11th at the High Falls Cafe beginning at 5:30 p.m. There will be hors d’oeuvres, a buffet and a cash bar available. Bring your dancing shoes as there will be live music from The Breakaways with Robin Baker. The High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls. 6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Meets every Thursday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala. org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. 6PM Hudson Valley Playwrights. Workshops for writing plays. Every Thursday. Reg reqr’d. Info: 845-876-5810 or racersplace@hotmail. com. RSVP. Info: 845-217-0734 or www.hudsonvalleyplaywrights.com. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff. 6PM-8PM Happy Elves Gift-Making Workshop. Info: 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, 4033 New York 28A, West Shokan. 6:30PM Light Up with Luminaries. Program for adults. Join Margaret for this free workshop. Supplies provided. Registration is required. Space is limited. Info: 845-331-0988 or reference@kingstonlibrary.org. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. 6:30 PM -8:30 PM Kingston ENJAN’S First Community Forum. Panelists: Kingston Police Chief Tinti; Ulster County Public Defender Kossover; Ulster County Human Rights Commissioner Clarke; and Kingston ENJAN Founder, Odell Winfield. Info: 914-388-3092. Clinton Avenue UnitedMethodist Church, 122 Clinton Ave, Kingston. 6:30PM-8:30PM Hudson Valley Playwrights Workshop. Open to newcomers and experienced playwrights. Meets on Thursdays. Info: hudsonvalleyplaywrights@gmail.com, or 845-217-0734. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff. 7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night: “Black Rain,” tribute to the actor, Ken Takakura Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. 7PM The 92nd Street Y Comes to Poughkeepsie. Elie Wiesel in Conversation with Marvin Kalb Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel in one of many conversations with Marvin Kalb, Senior Advisor to the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Following talk, there will be time fordiscussion. Info: www.pokilb.org or call 845-485-3445. Adriance

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Memorial Library Charwat Meeting Room, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie. 7PM-8:30PM Meeting of Middle East Crisis Response. A group of Hudson Valley residents joined together to promote peace and human rights in Palestine and the Middle East. Info: 845 876-7906 or www.mideastcrisis.org. Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. 7PM-10PM ‘Bill and Peggy’s 3rd Annual Joma Cafe Holiday Bash’ Bill Barrett (Thunderbear), Peggy Fusco, Chris Gili, Deborah Osherow, and several other special guests. Info: 845-679-3733. Joma Café, 4075 Rt. 28A, West Shokan. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Opener: Kurt Henry Band. 8pm- Rhett Tyler & Early Warning. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 8:30PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch and Bill Keith. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 9PM Late Night at the Lehman Loeb. Art Galleries and Exhibits. Enjoy extended gallery hours, refreshments, and entertainment. Info: 845-4375632. Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie. 9 PM Caroline Rose + Kyle McDonough. Info:www.bspkingston.com. 18+. BSP Kingston, 323 Wall St, Kingston, free.

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12PM The Nutcraker. The New Paltz Ballet Theater. Info: www.bardavon.org or 845-4732072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $7. 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. 2PM Preschool Story Fun. This story time will help foster language and literacy, mathematical and scientific thinking, and social development for ages 4-5 years. Info: 845-691-2275 or www. highlandlibrary.org. First Presbyterian Church of Highland, 26 Church St, Highland. 4PM Knitting Club “Knit Wits.” Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 246-4317, x 3. 5PM-7PM Opening Reception: Bachelor of Fine Arts/Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition II. Exhibits through 12/16. Info: www.newpaltz.edu/ museum or 845-257-3844. SUNY New Paltz, The Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, free. 5PM-9PM Sparkle! Mr & Mrs Santa, free 4x6, Sparkle Queen Stilt Walker, Ice Carving Demonstrations, The Taghkanic Chorale, & Acoustic Holiday Classics with Rick Soedler. Info: Boscobel.org or 845-265-3638. Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison, $15 /adults, $10 /3-11 yr olds.

5PM-7PM Senior Twenty Presenting Exhibit. The senior class of Visual Arts students at the SUNY New Paltz will be exhibiting their artwork. Free food, refreshments, and live music. Info: www.newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz, Fine Arts Building Rotunda, New Paltz.

9:45AM The Nutcraker. The New Paltz Ballet Theater. Info: www.bardavon.org or 845-4732072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $7.

5:30PM Kingston Buried Treasures Lecture Series: “Educating Kingston-The Spark That Ignited a Future” by Kingston Educator Anna Brett. Info: 845-340-3055 or poneill@nycourts. gov. Senate House Museum, Vanderlyn Gallery, 296 Fair St, Kingston.

9:45AM-10:45AM Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for a $1 donation. Town Hall, Main Room, Woodstock. 10AM-5PM Starr Library’s Holiday Sale. Collections of all kinds — books on history, biography, outdoors, sports, animals, health, wellness, art, fashion, design. Children’s books start at 5/$1.00, recent fiction and non-fiction hard-covers from $3. Info:845- 876-4030, www.starrlibrary.org . Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. 11AM-6PM Art Foray at Mohonk Mountain House. The arts & crafts fair-like event. hundreds of works by dozens of local artists and artisans working in a variety of media. Info: 855-2919849. Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. 12PM Dulce Domun. An adaptation by Amie Brockway of the classic novel, Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, tells the story of

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5:30PM Light up the Hamlet! in Highland. Highland. 5:30PM Christmas Lightbox Concert: 5:30 pm Supper followed by the Concert: 7 pm (special event). Hot beverages and treats will be available. This show is suitable for all ages. Info: www. creativecooprosendale.com or 845-527-5672. Creative Co-op, 402 Main St, Rosendale. 6PM-8:30PM Light up the Hamlet in Highland. Santa arrives by fire truck at 6:15 pm for the tree lighting. Santa’s workshop will be open. Children’s activities and a special visit by the cast of Winne the Pooh’s Christmas Tail. Bring an unwrapped gift for the Toys for Tots campaign. Info: 845-6912144. Highland. 6PM Annual Christmas Party with Vito & 4 Guys and Santa. Info: 845-229-8277 or www. hydeparkbrewing.com. Hyde Park Brewing Company, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. 6PM-9PM Catskill Mountain Acoustic Slow Jam. All acoustic musicians welcome, advanced beginners to professional. Info: 845-254-5469 or www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill, free. 6PM 45th Annual Winter’s Eve Gala. The holiday celebration will begin with an open bar cocktail reception at 6:00pm until 7:30pm, followed by a special awards presentation, dinner, and dancing to one of the best bands in the Hudson Valley, Bill’s Toupee. .Diamond Mills Hotel, Saugerties. 6 PM-10 PM Healthcare Provider Renewal Course. The course is designed for doctors, nurses, EMTs, physical therapists, dentists, life-

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December 11, 2014 guards and other healthcare professionals. For ages 16 to adult. Pre-registration and payment are required. Info: 845-475-9742. VassarBrothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, $50. 6:30PM-9:30PM Rio de Samba. Bossa Nova Vocal Jazz. 2nd Friday of every month.Info & resv: 338-7161. BYOB Gabriel’s Café, 316 Wall St, Kingston. 6:30PM-8:30PM “Tapped” Tapped looks into the bottled water industry and its long term effects socially, economically and ecologically. Info: 845-246-5775. The Inquiring Mind Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties. 7PM Reading with McKenzie Willis , author of Tales of the Rainbow Forest . A children’s book. Willis will be accompanied by musician Gus Mancini, the composer of the score of the audio version of the book. Tales of the Rainbow Forest is illustrated by Rick Holland. Suggested donation for the reading and performance is $8. The Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), 97 Broadway, Kingston. Info: www.askforarts.org. 7PM Vernon Benjamin tells stories of the Hudson Valley in his presentation of Reprise: More Hudson Tales. Info: 845-246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties, free. 7PM Writers’ Night. Event includes a featured reader and an open mic. Every second Friday. Info: 845-246-5306, www.cafemezzaluna.com. Café Mezzaluna, 626 Route 212, Saugerties. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Opener:Carla Springer. 8pm- Marshall Crenshaw. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 7PM Second Friday Jam with Jeff Entin & Bob Blum. Info: 845-687-2699 or highfallscafe@ earthlink.net. High Falls Café, Stone Dock Golf Club, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls. 7PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz featuring Frank Luther on bass, John Esposito on piano, Mike DeMicco on guitar, NYC saxophonist Al Guart and local guest artists. No cover or minimum! Kindred Spirits, 334 Rte 32A, Palenville, 518-678-3101. 7PM Scrooge & Son. Written and directed by Jim Milton. The play moves the classic Dickens tale

to the Catskill Mountains, where Scrooge and his evil cronies are destroying the forests and using orphans from New York City as laborers. Info: www.scroogeandson.com.Orpheum Theatre, Tannersville, $10, $5 /child. 7:30PM Senior Dance Concert. This concert represents a culmination of four years of work by the graduating seniors in the Bard Dance Program. Res. Reqr’d. Info: www.bard.edu or 845-758-7900. Bard College, Theater TwoTheater Two, Annandale-on-Hudson, free. 7 PM “A Christmas Carol.” Wagon House Education Center.All ages$25/non-member, $10/children.Jonathan Kruk, a master storyteller,selected “Best in the Hudson Valley” turns Charles Dickens classic into a theatrical one person performance. Kruk gives over thirty characters in “A Christmas Carol” voice and form. Add the musical ambience provided by Jim Keyes on a portal pipe organ, with bells, harp, violin, and chains, and you’ve got a unique dramatic version of old Scrooge’s story. Running just under one hour, Kruk abridges Dickens 27,000 word opus to a family friendly show. Performing in colorful 1840s garb, Kruk uses only a few props. His sonorous, ever changing voice, along with Keyes’ score, enchants the audience. Participants must pre-register by preceding Wednesday to shasbrook@olana.org or 518-828-1872 x 109. 8PM LeAnn Rimes. Info: 845-454-5800 or www. midhudsonciviccenter.org. Mid-Hudson Civic Center, 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, $49, $39. 8PM Mohonk Mountain Stage Company presents The Big Meal. Play by Dan LeFranc. Directed by Christine Crawfis. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mt. Rest Rd, New Paltz, $25. 8PM Dutchess County Singles Dance. Info: www.meetup.com/Dutchess-County-Singles or www.dutchesscountysingles.org or dcsingles28@ yahoo.com. There will be a wide range of music by DJ Johnny Angel and a light dinner buffet with desert and coffee. Admission is $20.There will be door prizes and 50/50 raffle. Meets every 2nd Friday at 8pm. Elks Lodge #275, 29 Overocker Rd, Poughkeepsie. 8 PM Rhinebeck: “It’s A Wonderful Life.”

Adapted for stage from Frank Capra`s beloved holiday film about a small town man, George Bailey, who forgoes his big dreams to help others. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.com or 845-876-3080. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 New York 308, Rhinebeck, $24, $22.

8PM Mendelssohn Club Christmas Concert. Guest artists The Kingston High School Choir, The Kingston high School Brass Choir.For more information, call 845- 338-6759 or email info@olddutchchurch.org. Old Dutch Church in Kingston . The Old Dutch Church,272 Wall St, Kingston.

8PM-9PM Historical Tours and Hidden Haunts. Learn about the buildings that stood out from others, their past “lives”, hidden haunts and secrets. Thru 12/31. Info: 845-246-4579. The House of New Beginnings, 249 Partition St, Saugerties, $16, $13 /senior/student/mil.

8PM Comedy Night at The Paramount Featuring Jimmy “JJ” Walker and Dustin Diamond. Info: 845-346-4195. The Paramount, 17 South St, Middletown, $35, $25.

8PM Rosendale: It’s a Wonderful Life. This is the classic holiday film done as a Live 1940’s Radio Play. Frank Capra, the films director, wanted it to be a celebration of the lives and dreams of America’s ordinary citizens. Info: www.rosendaletheatre.org or 845 658-8989.Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale, $15, $10 /12 & under.

8PM-12AM Dutchess County Singles Dance. A wide range of music by DJ Johnny Angel and a light dinner buffet with desert and coffee. Door prizes and 50/50 raffle. Info: www.dutchesscountysingles.org or dcsingles28@yahoo.com. Elks Lodge #275, 29 Overocker Rd, Poughkeepsie.

8PM The Santaland Diaries and Season’s Greetings. Info: www.stsplayhouse.com or 845-6882279.Reserved seats are $20 and $15 for senior citizens, students, members. Shandaken Theatrical Society, 10 Church St, Phoenicia. 8PM PAW presents Circle Mirror Transformation. Comedy written by Annie Baker, directed by Trish Hawkins. Info: 845-679-7900 or www. PerformingArtsOfWoodstock.org. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave, Woodstock.

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Mitten & Glove Drive for the Mitten Tree. Drive ends 12/13. Bring a set of new/unused gloves or mittens and receive a FREE raffle ticket to be entered into our Holiday Raffle! Drawing will be held on Saturday December 13 at 1 pm. Info: 845-297-3428 Grinnell Library, 2642 Santa Hours at Poughkeepsie Plaza. November 15th to December 24th. Santa hours are Monday-Friday 1pm-closing, Saturdays 10am-6pm and Sundays 11am-6pm. From December 13th -24th. Santa hours will be 10am-closing. Info: 845-471-4265 Poughkeepsie Plaza, Center of Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Understanding Emptiness: The Wheel of Life with it’s Twelve Links of Dependent Origination. A Weekend Teaching: December 19-21 at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mt. Rd, Woodstock. 12/19, 7-8:30 pm, 12/ 20, 10:30 am-12 pm & 3:30-5 pm and Sun., 12/21, 10:30 am-12 pm & 2:30-4 pm.Teacher: Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. This teaching by one of world’s best known Tibetan Buddhist female teachers is about interdependence, karma, the process of rebirth, and the six realms of existence into which we can be reborn. “It can also be used as a psychological commentary... and is actually quite fun,” says Jetsunma. Price: Full Weekend teaching $150 ($120 members) Single Sessions $38 ($30 members) For reservations or more information call 845-679-5906 x3.

Calling All Poets Moving from Howland Cultural Center. Starting on the first Friday (January 2) of 2015 Calling All Poets, the oldest and longest continually running poetry reading program in the Hudson Valley, will have a new meeting place. Info: 914-474-7758 orwww.callingallpoets. net. Beacon Yoga, 464 Main St, Beacon.

michael@whitecranehall.com whitecranehall.com (over 25yrs exp). 77 Cornell St. Kingston #116.

Children’s Holiday Book Sale— (thru 12/24 or until the books are gone). Shop for children’s like-new, gift-quality books during regular library hours. Elting Library, New Paltz.

The Ultimate Connection (12/13,1pm) with Sandy & Brian Cuthbert, Mother & Son Psychic mediums. One hour hot buffet, two hour Psychic -Medium Group Reading. Hosting by Rhianna Rodriquez. $60/pp (includes hot buffet, coffee station, tax & tip) beer & wine available. Tickets at 845-9439660. Banquet Room@Village Pizza, 284 Main St, Saugerties. Snow date: 12/21,1pm.

Computer Give Away Contest @ Grinnell Library. Submit a letter telling them how a home computer will improve your circumstances and you could be one of their six (6) lucky winners! Letters are due by 12/15. Send to the attention of Laura Stein. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls. 6th Annual Toy Drive. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Young Professionals, DCRCOC. Benefiting Grace Smith House. Donations can be dropped off at select Foam and Wash Car Wash locations throughout the area as well as at the Chamber’s Poughkeepsie Office. Info: www.hvyp.org. Deadline 12/18. Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 400, Poughkeepsie. Community Reiki Fridays. Fridays, 12-3pm. Supporting the community by offering healing sessions at a deep discount. $25 per hour ($15 per half hour). By appointment 845-389-2431

8PM Robert Randolph & The Family Band. Info: 518-.828-.4800. Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. 8PM Gus Mancini. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8PM The Nutcracker. Presented by Catskill Ballet Theatre. Info: www.bardavon.org or 845-339-6088. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston, $30, $25 /senior/12 & under. 8PM Ebenezer. A gripping psychological re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” written by local producer, director and playwright Edward Gibbons-Brown. Info: www. HatmakersAttic.org or 1-800-838-3006. Lobby at The Ritz, 107 Broadway, Newburgh, $18. 8PM Half Moon Theatre presents It’s a Wonderful Life: the 1946 Radio Play. With 5 actors playing 25 roles, the production features a live sound-effects person encouraging audience participation. Info: www.halfmoontheatre.org or 1-800-838-3006. The CulinaryInstitute of America, Marriott Theatre, 1946 Campus Dr, Hyde Park, $45, $35. 8:30PM The Trapps. Sean, Waren & Peter Acoustic Trio. Info: www.hoppedupcafe.com/ events. Hopped Up Café, High Falls. 9PM Robert Randolph & the Family Band.Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: info@helsinkihudson.com or helsinkihudson.com or 518-828-4800. 9PM Riverfront Music Series. Live music featuring local singers and songwriters every Fri. and Sat. Info: 845-876-7442. China Rose, 1 Shatzell Ave, Rhinecliff, free.

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9 AM -5 PM Christmas Aboard The Polar Express! Tix at 866-468-7630 or www.ticketweb. com/dowt. For more info 845-688-7400. OffPeak: Adult $34, Children (ages 2-11) $27. Peak: Adult $43, Children (ages 2-11) $33. Catskill Mountain RR, Westbrook Lane Station, Kingston. 9AM MHADK Outing: Schunemunk Mountain. 6-7 miles, difficult hike or snowshoe. Leader: Georgette Weir georgette.weir@gmail.com or Jean-Claude Fou‚r‚ jcfouere@gmail.com 1-845462-1909. Call leader for meeting time. Otterkill Road, Parking area, Blooming Grove. 9AM Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge. 246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties. 9AM-2PM AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Certification. Designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. Res.Reqr’d. Info: 475-9742. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Joseph Tower Auditorium, 45 Reade Pl, Poughkeepsie, $75. 9AM-5PM Dragonfly Studio ...a gathering of fine crafters. Local artist work displayed and for sale; gourds, jewelry, photos, and much more. Open every Saturday 9am-5pm. Dragonfly Studio, 8

Remote Viewing Group. Meets every Monday,7:30-9pm at 77 Cornell St. Kingston #116 (Shirt Factory). Cost: $15 or $40 for the month. All welcome. Call Michael 845-389-2431 whitecranehall.com.

Calling All Crafts People to Participate in the 1st Annual Woodstock Crafts Fair (12/21 & 12/22). Woodstock Works The Visionary’s Venue Open 24/7! Call or email for more information: info@Woodstock.Works; (W)845-679-6066 (C) 646-286-2630. Short and Long Term Rentals Office Conference Class & Small Events space at 12 Tannery Brook Rd, Woodstock. Accepting Submissions for ArtBridge Kingston 2015.Deadline for Submissions: midnight 1/5/15. If you are an emerging visual artist living or working in Kingston, NY (and surrounding communities) we invite you to submit your work to ArtBridge Kingston. Two works of art will be selected for display (original

Yankee Folly Rd, New Paltz. 9AM-2PM American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider Certiﬁcation. The course is designed for doctors, nurses, EMTs, physical therapists, dentists, lifeguards and other healthcare professionals. Pre-registration and payment are required. Info:845-475-9742. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, $75. 9:30AM-11AM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Saturday, 9-10:30am. Everyone welcome. Info: 679-8800. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rte 212, Woodstock. 9:30AM Holiday Brunch and Party. Hosted by The Wiltwyck Quilter’s Guild. G Mickey Krueger will be joining us to present “Bringing Fabric to Quilt Shops”. Please call Joan Polakoff 845-8765875 for information. Grace Community Church, Lake Katrine. 10AM Hudson Valley Etsy Holiday Craft Fair in Beacon. Admission is free. More than 20 diversified artisans will sell high quality handmade goods. For more information, visit www. hudsonvalleyetsy.com or www.howlandculturalcenter.org. Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St, Beacon. 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-5PM 2014 8th Annual Winter Gift Sale. Find unique gifts for friends and family while supporting local artists and craftspeople. Soups and bread will be served and there is a large $1 craft raffle. Info: 845-679-1002. Hudson Valley Sudbury School, 84 Zena Rd, Kingston. 10 AM -11:30 AM Minnewaska State Park Preserve Winter Wildlife Strategies. Have you ever wondered how animals and insects survive winter without layering up or central heating? rRecommended for children 7 to 10 years old, accompanied by a parent or guardian. Pre-reg. reqr’d. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Nature Center, Gardiner, $8 /per car. 10AM-4PM Babysitting Basics. The program was created to teach those skills necessary to become a responsible sitter.Bring bag lunch. . A $20 refundable deposit is required at time of sign up. Info: 845-338-5580.. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 10AM Retreat Celebrating Sri Sarada Devi (12/13&12/14). Pravrajikas Gitaprana, Shuddhatmaprana and Virajaprana. Line-up: 10am Introduction;10:15am Pr. Shuddhatmaprana: “A Mother’s Heart” talk followed by discussion; 12:30pm lunch; 1:30pm Pr. Virajaprana “Holy Mother’s Common Sense” talk followed by discussion; & 3pm group reading and discussion of The Teachings of Holy Mother. Vivekananda Retreat, Ridgely,101 Leggett Rd,Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-4574 or ridgely.org. All are welcome to attend part or all of this celebration. If you are a singer and would like to offer some bhajans or kirtan, you are welcome to do so. Please come with simple songs that everyone can easily follow. 10AM-4PM Starr Library’s Holiday Sale. Collections of all kinds — books on history, biography, outdoors, sports, animals, health, wellness, art,

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artwork to be photographed in high resolution, expanded and printed onto large-scale banners displayed on two bridges). Winning artists will receive $500 awards and the public recognition of seeing your artwork on a 90’ wide banner.Details & Submission Guidelines: www.artbridgekingston. org.ArtBridge Kingston is a public exhibition on the Greenkill Avenue and Broadway bridges in midtown Kingston. Exhibits will open mid March of 2015 and remain on display for six months.For more information about ArtBridge Kingston contact info@ art-bridge.org. Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Help release the past using gentle energetic healing techniques. Meets the first Saturday of every month from 11:30am - 1 pm, $15. For more information and to register, contact Cindy at 845-282-6400 or Cindy@ RisingStarEnergetics.com. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz. Exercise for a Cause. In the month of December the New Paltz Elks Lodge is sponsoring a series of exercise classes and a food drive. All it will cost you is a donation of non-perishable food items that will go to our neighbors in need and local food pantries. Improve your health and improve life for others at the same time.Susan Loxley-Friedle will lead the Aerobics & Step classes. All the workouts are good for your heart & in more ways than just getting it pumping!12/8, 7pm, 12/10, 7pm, 12/13, 8 am, 12/15, 7pm, 12/17,7pm, &12/20, 8 am.New Paltz Elks Lodge 290 State Rt 32 S, New Paltz. Info: 845 -255 -9317. “Channeled Guidance to Further Your Journey.” 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:25-~7:45pm. We are all on a spiritual

fashion, design. Children’s books start at 5/$1.00, recent fiction and non-fiction hard-covers from $3. Info:845- 876-4030, www.starrlibrary.org . Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. 10AM Folk Songs for the Holidays Music Performance. Caroline Doctorow, the daughter of author E.L. Doctorow, performs acoustic holiday favorites. Info: 845-297-3428 Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls. 10AM-3PM Ten Broeck Commons Craft Fair. Local Vendors. Food and Bake Sale. Info: 845-943-6877. Ten Broeck Commons, 1 Commons Dr, Lake Katrine, free. 10AM-12PM Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 687-7023. 10AM-3PM Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: Rhododendron Bridge and Beyond. Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. A moderate to strenuous, 8-mile hike led by Bill Jasyn (845-255-7805).$12. Info: 845-255-0919. Mohonk Preserve, West Trapps Trailhead, New Paltz. 10AM-3PM Rosendale Library Holiday Booktique. 10:30am - Holiday Stories w/ Miss Annie. Raffle of 2 Gift Baskets $1 ea. or 6 for $5. (Part of FROZENDALE in Rosendale) Rosendale Library, 264 Main St, Rosendale. 10:15AM 18th Death Café. Come early for a talk about Green Burial options, presented by Suzanne Kelly, PhD. Learn the benefits of environmentally sustainable methods of death care. Kelly will speak from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Info: info@ cfdhv.org. New World Home Cooking, 1411 Rt, Saugerties. 10:30AM Super Saturday Story Adventures. Special guests and activities. Every Saturday. Info: 845-679-2213 or www.woodstock.org. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock, free. 10:30AM-11:30AM Free African Drum Instruction. Bring a drum or share one of Kuumba’s. Saturdays, 10:30-11:30am through 12/13. Info: 518-822-1438. Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St, Hudson. 11AM-5PM Holiday Gift Fair. Info: 518- 537-4469 or www.germantownartspace.com. ARTspace, 1 Palatine Rd, Germantown. 11AM Storytime with Santa. Santa will be reading some of his favorite holiday stories. All the children get to enjoy cookies and talk with Santa! Be sure to bring your camera to take a picture with Santa too! Info: 845-297-3428 Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls.

journey. An excellent way to receive that guidance is from a spirit guide who has distance from our worldly cares and who has great understanding, wisdom and compassion. When the formal session is over, you may stay to ask questions about, or discuss your experience. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 845-6798989. Fee is $15 if paid by Monday noon; $20 at the door. Free “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Classes: Meets 7pm every Wednesday year-round in the Amitabha Shrine Room (next to the Namse Bangdzo Gift Shop) at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Road, Woodstock.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. You may join in at any point in the 8-week curriculum. For information, contact Jan Tarlin,845- 679-5906 ,x1012. (There will be no classes on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day). ‘An Odyssey into the Heart via the Power of Collective Voice’, 4-5:30 PM, 1/1/15, Snow Date 1/3/15, Unison Arts, 68 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, NY 12561, 914-388-0632, $25. www.amymctear.com, Be an integral voice in an uplifting event to release the past, align with the present and empower intentions for personal and collective transformation. Join Amy McTear and other One True Voice musicians on a musical journey through a soundscape of drums, flute, didgeridoo, symphonic gong, crystal singing bowls, guitar, bass, spoken word, song and silence.

Highland. The Adonai Lodge at 48 Main Street in Highland will host the East Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism for their seventh annual Yule Feast. A Music Festival has been incorporated into this year’s event with 15-minute performances all day. During the feast, all the performers will sing together. Admission without the feast costs $18 at the door for adults, $7 for children ages 6-17, under age five admitted free. The Yule Feast will feature a menu of “beast, boar and fowl” with accompaniments. Additional cost for feast is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-17. Limited dinner reservations available. For reservations, call 845-706-4722 or visit www. eastkingdom.org. 11:45AM-1PM Family African Dance. Saturdays, 11:45am-1pm through 12/13. Info: 518-822-1438. Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St, Hudson, $5. 12PM-4PM Big Indian Native American Drum Circle and Gathering. Drummng, stories, dancing, good food, All are welcome. Info: 845-254-5469 or www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill, free. 12PM-3PM Ulster County SPCA Holiday Party. Pet Pictures with Santa, handmade holiday items made by our youth program, pet accessories, refreshments, and a raffle. Info: 845-331-5377. Ulster County SPCA, 20 Wiedy Rd, Kingston. 12PM-4PM Annual Children’s Reading Festival. Santa and Holiday Cards for Troops. Children’s book authors will read from and sign copies of their books. Info: 845-486-7745. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Henry A. Wallace Visitor, Hyde Park, free. 12PM-5PM Tivoli Winterfest. Craft fair at firehouse 12-4pm; horse & carriage rides 3:304:30pm; crafts for kids, refreshments, and music and caroling throughout afternoon. Santa Claus will receive wish lists! Treelighting 5pm. Info: 845-757-2021 or www.tivoliny.org. 1PM The Ultimate Connection. with Sandy & Brian Cuthbert, Mother & Son Psychic mediums. One hour hot buffet, two hour Psychic -Medium Group Reading. Info: 845-943-9660. Village Pizza, Banquet Room, 284 Main St, Saugerties, $60. 1PM Annual Athens Victorian Stroll. In addition to the ever popular chocolate fountain and cookie lady, the Stroll will include horse drawn trolleys, costumed carolers, Victorian Santa, performances, food and craft vendors. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St, Athens.

11AM-7PM Frozendale. Holiday booktique, movie screening, wreath show and silent auction, hayrides, live music performance of It’s a Wonderful Life, mac and cheese contest, holiday art show, cookie decorating, live music and poetry, wrapping paper workshop.Info: 914-466-1517 or 646-209-7444. Main St, Rosendale.

1PM-5PM 20th Annual Holiday Open House. Middletown Garden Lovers will decorate under the theme of “The Mansion Comes Alive with Children’s Literature.” donations will be accepted for the Peter Alberghini Inspirational Scholarship fund. Info: 845-341-4179. SUNY Orange, Morrison Hall mansion, Middletown, free.

11AM-4PM Holiday Gingerbread House Display. Also gingerbread cookie decorating, model trains and gift raffle. Sponsored by Ulster County Historical Society. Info: www.ulstercountyhs. org. Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route 209, Marbletown, $10, $7 /senior.

1PM-4PM Holiday Celebration at Art Centro. Make ceramic ornaments or a small gift for $5, shop at our gift store for gifts made by our students, staff and volunteers, and visit the gallery and see artwork. Info: 845-454-4525 or ceramics. artcentro@gmail.com. Art Centro, 485 Main St, Poughkleepsie.

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December 11, 2014 shuttle will be running from the Wallace Center from 4-7pm. Info: 845-486-7745. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park, free. 1PM-5PM 20th Annual Holiday Open House. Info: 845-341-4179. SUNY Orange, Morrison Hall mansion, Middletown. 1PM -4PM Reiki & Lunch. Fee: Reiki by donation and 10% discount on lunchBrief Description: Pam with the Hudson ValleyCommunity Reiki & Youko will invite you to a treat of a Reiki session & super food Japanese lunch. Relax and get energized.Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz 845-255-8811 or www. GKnoodles.com. 1PM-5PM Jingle Jangle: A Winter Celebration. An afternoon of fun winter activity. Hot chocolate and cookies, encourage hiking and skating if the weather allows, and the afternoon will end with a tree lighting ceremony at 4:30pm. Info: 518828-0135. Olana, Hudson, 1PM-4PM Holiday Tours at Wilderstein! Info: 845-876-4818 or www.wilderstein.org. $10 adults, $9 students/seniors, children under 12 free. The halls have been decked and the trees have been trimmed.Each room is decorated with a different yuletide theme.Decorated by many florists and designers.Tours every weekend through the end of the year, 1-4pm. Tours are self-guided. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Hyde Park. 1:30PM-3:30PM The Woodstock Poetry Society Meeting. Featured poets and open mic to follow. Free admission. Meets 2nd Saturday of every month at 2pm. Info: 679-8000 or nan.goldennotebook@gmail.com. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. 2PM The Nutcraker. The New Paltz Ballet Theater with dancers from the NYC Ballet. Info: www.bardavon.org or 845-473-2072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $30, $27 /senior/ student. 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. 2PM Half Moon Theatre presents It’s a Wonderful Life: the 1946 Radio Play. With 5 actors playing 25 roles, the production features a live sound-effects person encouraging audience participation. Info: www.halfmoontheatre.org or 1-800-838-3006. The CulinaryInstitute of America, Marriott Theatre, 1946 Campus Dr, Hyde Park, $45, $35. 2:30 PM-6 PM Super Saturdays. Francesca Warnes will be on hand to offer arts and crafts, games, and fun. From time to time they’ll have special guest artists with different programs such as circus arts, nature walks. Info: 845.254.5469 or www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. 3PM-5PM Opening Reception: Mirage Garden. Gallery Exhibition with Architecture Omi. Free and open to the public, refreshments available. Info: www.artomi.org or 518-392-4747. Omi International Arts Center, 1405 County Route 22, Ghent. 3PM-5PM Live Demonstration & Book Signing: Pamela Dalton, Scherenschnitte Designer. Dalton will be on hand to answer questions and her books, “Brother Son, Sister Moon, “ “Giving Thanks, “ and “The Story of Christmas” will be available for purchase. Info: 518- 828-0135Olana, Olana Museum Shop, Hudson. 3PM Wind Symphony: The Lord of the Rings Info: www.sugarloafpac.org. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf. 3PM-5PM City of Beacon + BeaconArts Annual Tree Lighting. Next to Beacon Visitor’s Center, Main Street & Route 9D. Polhill Park, Beacon, free. 4PM-7PM New Windsor Colonial Christmas. Walk through the seasonally and fragrantly decorated rooms of the house used by Major General Gates and St.Clair respectively, as their headquarters. Info: 845-561-5073. Edmonston House, 1042 Route 94, Vails Gate. 4PM-6PM Brotherhood Wine tasting, Book signing and Sale at Hudson Valley Wine Market, 119 Main St. Gardiner.Special tasting of Brotherhood wines, plus Bob Bedford will be signing his book commemorating the winery’s 175th Anniversary. 10% off all Brotherhood wines in the shop, plus special gift packages of the wines and book. No fee to attend, but please let us know you’re coming! Find us on Facebook or call 845255-0600 for more info. 5PM Second Annual Holiday Gathering Seating is extremely limited at the dinners. Please call Sheri for availability: 518-943-7465 ext.4. Info: www.thomascole.org/current-events. Thomas Cole Site, Catskill, $125 /cocktail & dinner, $25 /cocktail only. 5PM-8PM Beacon’s Second Saturday Stroll along Main Street. Art receptions, installations, exhibits & entertainment. Beacon.

ALMANAC WEEKLY Festival, from his new book. Woodstock Library, 5 Librar Ln, Woodstock. 5PM-8PM Rhinebeck ArtWalk. Every third Saturday of each month, 5-8pm. Village of Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck. 5:30PM-7:30PM Friends of Clermont Holiday Party. Hor dourves, wine, and cheer! Info: 518-537-4240 or www.friendsofclermont.org. Clermont State Historic Site, Clermont, $15. 6PM-11PM Holiday Cheers Party + Celebration. Info: www. beahivebzzz.com. BEAHIVE, 291 Main St, Beacon, $5 /suggested donation. 6PM Teen Groups with Jake. Sat. evenings. For kids to hang out and play games, fooze ball, basket ball etc. Info: 1-877-576-9931. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St, Ellenville, free. 6PM-9PM Opening Reception: Gallery One Solo work by Herman Roggeman. In the Beacon Room - “The Lineage Series” work by Josephine Bloodgood. Both exhibit through 1/4/2015. Info: 845-440-7584 BAU Gallery, 506 Main St, Beacon. 6:30PM-8:30PM Artist Reception: An Aberrant View. Info: 845-784-1109. Safe Harbors Ann Street Gallery, 104 Ann St, Newburgh. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Beat Music with Mark Guiliana. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 7PM Scrooge & Son. Written and directed by Jim Milton. The play moves the classic Dickens tale to the Catskill Mountains, where Scrooge and his evil cronies are destroying the forests and using orphans from New York City as laborers. Info: www.scroogeandson.com.Orpheum Theatre, Tannersville, $10, $5 /child. 7PM “The Romantic Cello in Song and Dance.” Featuring Garfield Moore. Info: 518-828-4181 ext. 3344 or www.sunycgcc.edu. SUNY Columbia-Greene, Arts Center Theater, 4400 Route 23, Hudson, $8. 7PM Solas An Lae “A Celtic Christmas.” Info: www.solasanlae.com or 845-876-5694. The Church at St. Christopher’s, Red Hook, $10, $5 /tenn/child. 7PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz featuring Grammy winner Malcolm Cecil on bass, guitarist Steve Raleigh, pianist Peter Tomlinson, NYC saxophonist Al Guart and local guest artists. No cover or minimum! Kindred Spirits, 334 Rte 32A, Palenville, 518-678-3101. 7PM A Celtic Christmas with Solas An Lae American Irish Dance! St Christopher’s Auditorium, Red Hook, $10 /18 & up, $5 /teens & children. 7PM-11:30PM The Gallery/Open Mic/Open Stage Jam. Music, fine art, and meet new friends! Every 2nd Sat. Feel free to bring a plate and or beverage to share responsibly. Info: 607-6524030 or www.touhey.com. The Gallery, 128 Main St, Stamford, $5.

7:30PM 2014 WInter Holiday Concert. Hosted by The Rhinebeck Choral Clu b.Featuring guest artists: Hudson Valley Folk ArtistsThe Beckers & The Martuccis with Rich Keyes. The Rhinebeck Reformed Church,6368 Mill St, Rhinebeck. Info: www.rhinebeckchoralclub.org or 518-537-2884. $10 adults/ $8 students. 8PM Ebenezer. A gripping psychological re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” written by local producer, director and playwright Edward Gibbons-Brown. Info: www. HatmakersAttic.org or 1-800-838-3006. Lobby at The Ritz, 107 Broadway, Newburgh, $18. 8PM Rosendale: It’s a Wonderful Life. This is the classic holiday film done as a Live 1940’s Radio Play. Frank Capra, the films director, wanted it to be a celebration of the lives and dreams of America’s ordinary citizens. Info: www. rosendaletheatre.org or 845 658-8989.Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale, $15, $10 /12 & under. 8PM John Oliver. Emmy and Writer’s Guild Award winning writer and host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” shares an evening of stand up comedy. Info: www.palacealbany.com and 518-465-3334. Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany, $39.75.

bethelwoodscenter.org. Bethel Woods, Museum Theater, Bethel, $59.50. 8PM The Second Annual Holiday Celebration. An evening of stories, short plays, music, and caroling. All proceeds benefit the Morton Memorial Library and Community House. Info: 845-876-6051 or readers12572@aol.com. Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinebeck. 8PM The Nutcracker. Presented by Catskill Ballet Theatre. Info: www.bardavon.org or 845-3396088. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston, $30, $25 /senior/12 & under. 8PM Mendelssohn Club Christmas Concert. Guest artists The Kingston High School Choir, The Kingston high School Brass Choir.For more information, call 845- 338-6759 or email info@olddutchchurch.org. Old Dutch Church in Kingston . The Old Dutch Church,272 Wall St, Kingston. 8PM John Oliver. Info: 518-465-3334. Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany, $39.75. 8PM Ryan Gordon solo in the taproom. Info: 845-229-8277 or www.hydeparkbrewing.com. Hyde Park Brewing Company, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

8PM Miss Tess and The Talkbacks. Info: 845-658-9048. Rosendale Café, Main St, Rosendale, $15.

8PM Joey Eppard & Friends. Info: 845-6793484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8PM Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap & Dance-Off @ BSP, The winner of the dance-off earns a $100 prize. Info: www.bsplounge.com. BSP, 323 Wall St, Kingston.

8:30PM The Band - with The TTBB Horns. A Tribute to The Band and The Last Waltz. Info: www.townecrier.com or 845-855-1300. Towne Crier, 379 Main St, Beacon, $30.

9PM Riverfront Music Series. Live music featuring local singers and songwriters every Fri. and Sat. Info: 845-876-7442. China Rose, 1 Shatzell Ave, Rhinecliff, free.

8PM Mohonk Mountain Stage Company presents The Big Meal. Play by Dan LeFranc. Directed by Christine Crawfis. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mt. Rest Rd, New Paltz, $25. 8PM PAW presentsCircle Mirror Transformation. Comedy written by Annie Baker, directed by Trish Hawkins. Info: 845-679-7900 or www. PerformingArtsOfWoodstock.org. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave, Woodstock. 8PM Half Moon Theatre presentsIt’s a Wonderful Life: the 1946 Radio Play. With 5 actors playing 25 roles, the production features a live sound-effects person encouraging audience participation. Info: www.halfmoontheatre.org or 1-800-838-3006. The CulinaryInstitute of America, Marriott Theatre, 1946 Campus Dr, Hyde Park, $45, $35. 8PM Happy Traum & Friends Annual Winter Solstice. Info: 845-679-4406 or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $65, $45, $25.

7PM-8:30PM Third Saturday Christian Open Mic (Coffee House). Come play or to listen. Meets every third Saturday, 7pm. Doors open 6:30pm.Acoustic solo, duo, groups welcome, perform original Christian songs & hymns. Hosted by Patrick Dodge.Refreshments available.Free will offering for Smile Train - info:www. smiletrain.org. Overlook United Methodist Church, 233 Tinker St, Info: patrickdodgemusic@yahool.com, Woodstock.

8PM John Oliver. Info: 518-465-3334. Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany, $39.75.

7:30PM Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company. Info: 845-757-5106 x2. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 33 Kaatsbaan Rd, Tivoli, $30, $10 / student rush.

8PM Maureen McGovern. “Home for the Holidays.” Cabaret-style table seating. Info: www.

8 PM Rhinebeck: “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Adapted for stage from Frank Capra`s beloved holiday film about a small town man, George Bailey, who forgoes his big dreams to help others. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.com or 845-876-3080. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 New York 308, Rhinebeck, $24, $22.

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Loop Hike. Easy Hike. Leader: Tom Buckley: TrailHikerTom@gmail.com.Email leader for directions and meeting time. Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org. Wonder Lake State Park, Ludingtonville Rd, Holmes. 9AM-9PM Book Fair at Barnes & Noble. Youth craft program from 12-1pm, Reading to a Dog from 1-2 pm, and a Book signing by children’s author Bianca Rell from 2-3pm. Support the Ulster County SPCA, find a new book, and get some Christmas shopping done. Barnes & Noble, Kingston. 10AM Retreat Celebrating Sri Sarada Devi (12/13&12/14). Pravrajikas Gitaprana, Shuddhatmaprana and Virajaprana. Line-up: 10am Pr. Gitaprana “Mother in Form, Mother in Everything” talk followed by discussion at 11:30am, we will all perform a guided mental worship followed by kirtan/bhajan singing;1pm lunch; Vivekananda Retreat, Ridgely,101 Leggett Rd,Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-4574 or ridgely. org. All are welcome to attend part or all of this celebration. If you are a singer and would like to offer some bhajans or kirtan, you are welcome to do so. Please come with simple songs that everyone can easily follow. 10AM-3PM Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: Jenny Lane Plus. Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. A moderate to strenuous, 8-mile hike led by Roberta Forest (845-750-7059). Info: 845-255-0919. Mohonk

7:30PM Senior Dance Concert. This concert represents a culmination of four years of work by the graduating seniors in the Bard Dance Program. Res. Reqr’d. Info: www.bard.edu or 845-758-7900. Bard College, Theater TwoTheater Two, Annandale-on-Hudson, free. 7:30PM Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles: Barely Lace, Folk duo. 2nd set at 9pm.No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com. GomenKudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. 7:30 PM Woodstock Chamber Orchestra Holiday Concert. Conducted by Nathan Madsen with the Roundout High School Chorus, under the direction of Barbara Wild. Info: 845-2663517. SUNY Ulster, Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge, $20. 7:30PM Symphonic Band Concert. New conductor Joseph Martellaro will debut with the SUNY Orange Symphonic Band. The concert will feature a selection of seasonal favorites. Info: 845-3414787. Paramount Theatre, 17 South St, Middletown, $10.

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Preserve, Visitor Center, New Paltz, 10AM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Willa McCarthy Band, Info: 845-236-7970 or www. liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 10:30AM-12:30PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Meets every Sunday. Sitting and walking meditation with short teaching and discussion from Pema Chodron books or video. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 orwww. skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. 10:30AM-12PM Sunday Mornings in Service of Sacred Unity. Every 2nd and 4th Sunday. Guided by Amy McTear, Joseph Jastrab, Dahila Bartz Cabe & other musical guests. Info: 845-2551559 or www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $10. 11AM-3PM Holiday Gingerbread House Display. Also gingerbread cookie decorating, model trains and gift raffle. Sponsored by Ulster County Historical Society. Info: www.ulstercountyhs. org. Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route 209, Marbletown, $10, $7 /senior. 11AM-12PM You’re Invited ECK Worship Service Transforming Your Life With the Sacred Word HU. 6 Broadhead Ave., New Paltz, NY (Deyo Hall between 32N and Huguenot St) ECKANKAR – Religion of the Light and Sound of God eckankar-ny.org or 845-243-7790. 11AM-12PM “Hanukkah Happening”. Open to all children and infant through 5. fun activities such as crafts, stories, music, cooking, and healthy snacks, in a relaxed and friendly setting. Please RSVP to Laura and Fern at tinytemple@vassartemple.org. Vassar Temple, Poughkeepsie. 11AM-4PM Local Artisan and Farm Shop. Local farmers, crafters, and other artisans offer their products in these holiday themed Shop events. Info: www.creativecooprosendale.com or 845-527-5672. Creative Co-op, 402 Main St, Rosendale. 12PM-3PM Adoptions and Santa Photos at PetSmart. Support the Ulster County SPCA. Info: www.UCSPCA.org. PetSmart, 501 Frank Sottile Boulevard, Kingston. 12PM-4PM Warm Up At The Washingtons’ Visit the Hasbrouck House, decorated for the yuletide, with live music, hot cider and cookies! Historic Interpreters in every room will answer your questions. Info: 845-562-1195. Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site, corner of Liberty and Washington St, Newburgh. 12PM Dulce Domun. An adaptation by Amie Brockway of the classic novel, Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, tells the story of friendship and adventure from a rodent’s perspective. Info: 845-586-1660 or www.theopeneyetheater.org. Open Eye Theatre, 960 Main St, Margaretville. 12:30PM A Christmas Carol. An interactive dinner theater experience to celebrate the spirit of the traditional holiday. Reservations must be pre-paid. Info: 845-876-0590. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff, $34.95, $24.95 /senior, $14.95 /6-12. 1PM-5PM 20th Annual Holiday Open House. Middletown Garden Lovers will decorate under the theme of “The Mansion Comes Alive with Children’s Literature.” donations will be accepted for the Peter Alberghini Inspirational Scholarship fund. Info: 845-341-4179. SUNY Orange, Morrison Hall mansion, Middletown, free. 1PM-4PM New Windsor Colonial Christmas. Walk through the seasonally and fragrantly decorated rooms of the house used by Major General Gates and St.Clair respectively, as their headquarters. Info: 845-561-5073. Edmonston House, 1042 Route 94, Vails Gate. 1PM A Victorian Candlelight Christmas & Community Christmas Tree Lighting. Special Victorian Christmas Tours will be available 1 - 2 pm and 5 - 7 pm. Info: 845-255-1889. Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz. 1PM-4PM Holiday Tours at Wilderstein! $10 adults, $9 students/seniors, children under 12 free. The halls have been decked and the trees have been trimmed.Each room is decorated with a different yuletide theme.Decorated by many florists and designers.Tours every weekend through the end of the year, 1-4pm. Tours are selfguided. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Hyde Park. Info: 845-876-4818 or www. wilderstein.org. 1PM-5PM 20th Annual Holiday Open House.

Info: 845-341-4179. SUNY Orange, Morrison Hall mansion, Middletown. 1PM Floral Workshop with Bonny Schaedle. $5 donation suggested. All materials are free. Please register by Wednesday, Dec. 10 by calling (845) 254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center,287 Main St,Pine Hill,845-254-5469. 1PM-3PM Pallet Puppet Theatre offers Spanish Puppet Lesson. Ongoing on Sundays, 1-3pm. Materials for kids provided. The Green Palette, 215 Main Street inside of the Medusa Antique Center Building, New Paltz. 2PM Scrooge & Son. Written and directed by Jim Milton. The play moves the classic Dickens tale to the Catskill Mountains, where Scrooge and his evil cronies are destroying the forests and using orphans from New York City as laborers. Info: www.scroogeandson.com.Orpheum Theatre, Tannersville, $10, $5 /child. 2PM The Nutcracker. Presented by Catskill Ballet Theatre. Info: www.bardavon.org or 845-3396088. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston, $30, $25 /senior/12 & under.

by The Rhinebeck Choral Clu b.Featuring guest artists: Hudson Valley Folk ArtistsThe Beckers & The Martuccis with Rich Keyes. The Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368 Mill St, Rhinebeck. Info: www.rhinebeckchoralclub.org or 518-537-2884. $10 adults/ $8 students. 3PM-6PM Candlelight Tours of Clermont. Tableaux Vivant of Christmas traditions through the ages, glittering decorations, and wassail and traditional holiday goodies served in the historic kitchen. Info: 518-537-4240 or www.friendsofclermont.org. Clermont State 3PM A Victorian Candlelight Christmas & Community Christmas Tree Lighting. A Victorian Christmas Concert with beloved historical musician Linda Russell. Info: 845-255-1889. Crispell Memorial French Church, New Paltz. 3PM-6PM “Tapped” Tapped looks into the bottled water industry and its long term effects socially, economically and ecologically. Info: 845-4815158. BSP, 323 Wall St323 Wall St323 Wall St, Kingston.

2PM Symposioum on Public Banking FOR New York State. Info: 845-986-0062. Goshen United Methodist Church, 115 Main St, Goshen.

3PM The 24th Annual Christmas Concert. Performed by the Saugerties Community Band. Info: 845-247-9658. Reformed Church, 173 Main St, Saugerties, free.

2PM-4PM Holiday Cookie Swap. Bring 3 dozen cookies and plan to swap!?It makes holiday baking a snap.?Now you are all set for the holidays.Hot cocoa. Info: 845-876-2903. Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

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

2PM HolidayConcert with Sheila Hamilton & Liam Wood. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mt. Rest Rd, New Paltz, $25.

4PM Book Reading: Wally Nichols, author of Dear Wally: A Collection of Snarky Advice Columns and Opinionated Essays. Info: 845-2558300. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church St, New Paltz.

2PM The Santaland Diaries and Season’s Greetings. Info: www.stsplayhouse.com or 845-6882279.Reserved seats are $20 and $15 for senior citizens, students, members. Shandaken Theatrical Society, 10 Church St, Phoenicia. 2PM Half Moon Theatre presents It’s a Wonderful Life: the 1946 Radio Play. With 5 actors playing 25 roles, the production features a live sound-effects person encouraging audience participation. Info: www.halfmoontheatre.org or 1-800-838-3006. The CulinaryInstitute of America, Marriott Theatre, 1946 Campus Dr, Hyde Park, $45, $35. 2PM Senior Dance Concert. This concert represents a culmination of four years of work by the graduating seniors in the Bard Dance Program. Res. Reqr’d. Info: www.bard.edu or 845-7587900. Bard College, Theater TwoTheater Two, Annandale-on-Hudson, free. 2PM World Stage Series: Amahl and the Night Visitors Came. Presented by the Delaware Valley Opera. A story of a young boy’s special visit from the three magi. Info: www.bethelwoodscenter. org Bethel Woods, Bethel. 3PM The Nutcraker. The New Paltz Ballet Theater with dancers from the NYC Ballet. Info: www.bardavon.org or 845-473-2072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $30, $27 /senior/ student. 3PM Conservatory Sundays Winter Songfest. Bard College Conservatory Orchestra. Conducted by Cristian Macelaru. Info: www.bard.edu or 845-758-7900. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson, $20, $15. 3PM Young Artists Concert. Featuring classical harpist Lydia Zotto performing seasonal music. Public invited, free will offering. Info: 845-6798800. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 2578 Route 212, Woodstock. 3PM Dancing Dreams. The 2010 film, which marks Pina Bausch’s last filmed appearance. Ulster County’s Barefoot Dance will open the program with a short overture performance. Info: www.rosendaletheatre.org or 845-658-8989. Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale, $10, $6 . 3PM PAW presents Circle Mirror Transformation. Comedy written by Annie Baker, directed by Trish Hawkins. Info: 845-679-7900 or www. PerformingArtsOfWoodstock.org. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave, Woodstock. 3PM Rhinebeck: “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Adapted for stage from Frank Capra`s beloved holiday film about a small town man, George Bailey, who forgoes his big dreams to help others. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.com or 845-876-3080. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 New York 308, Rhinebeck, $24, $22. 3PM 2014 Winter Holiday Concert. Hosted

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4PM The Christmas Cantata. This year, the church invited singers from the local community to join the event, which will feature a medley of carols and readings called “Celebrate the Gift.” Info: 845-633-8127. New Paltz Church of the Nazarene, 170 New York 32, New Paltz. 4:30PM A Victorian Candlelight Christmas & Community Christmas Tree Lighting. Join festive carolers for the 1st Annual Tree Lighting, followed by a reception of holiday treats and refreshments in the DuBois Fort. Info: 845-2551889. Deyo House, New Paltz. 5PM Cappella Festiva Treble Choir’s Holiday Concert. Free and open to the public. Info: 845-853-7765 or www.cappellafestiva.org. Christ Episcopal Church, 20 Carroll St, Poughkeepsie. 5PM Ebenezer. A gripping psychological re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” written by local producer, director and playwright Edward Gibbons-Brown. Info: www. HatmakersAttic.org or 1-800-838-3006. Lobby at The Ritz, 107 Broadway, Newburgh, $18, 5:30PM A Christmas Carol. An interactive dinner theater experience to celebrate the spirit of the traditional holiday. Reservations must be pre-paid. Info: 845-876-0590. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff, $39, $24.95 /senior, $19.95 /6-12. 6PM-6:30PM Swing Dance Beginner’s Lesson. 6pm: Beginners Lesson; 6:30-9pm:Dance to a live band. Admission $12/6 full time students. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Call for details & info: www.hudsonvalleydance. org or 845 454-2571. Arlington Reformed Church, 22 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. 6PM Gala Celebration and Beneﬁt Concert for Flying Cat Music featuring: Paul Stokes, The Princes of Serendip, Marji Zintz, Dave Kearney, and Jeff Entin & Bob Blum on Sunday, December 14, at the Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia. The doors open at 6pm for a potluck dinner and at 7pmfor music which begins at 7:30pm sharp. Donations of $10 and up are requested, with RSVPs encouraged to flyingcatmusic@gmail. com. Email for information or call 845-688-9453. 6:30 PM -9 PM Swing Dance. 6pm: Beginners Lesson; 6:30-9pm: Dance to a live band. Admission $12/6 full time students. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Call for details & info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845 454-2571. Arlington Reformed Church, 22 Raymond Ave, 7PM Breath, Song. Cross-cultural collaboration between Turkish vocalist Nihan Devecioglu and Jeffrey Lependorf, master of the shakuhachi (ancient Japanese bamboo flute). Info: 518-8221438 or www.hudsonoperahouse.org. Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St, Hudson. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Michael T Band. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 7PM College Youth Symphony. Directed by Dr. Carole Cowan, the College Youth Symphony will perform “An Evening of Orchestral Favorites”. Info: www.newpaltz.edu/music or 845-257-2700. SUNY New Paltz, Julien J. Studley Theater, New Paltz, $8, $6, $3. 7:30PM Senior Dance Concert. This concert represents a culmination of four years of work by the graduating seniors in the Bard Dance Program. Res. Reqr’d. Info: www.bard.edu or 845-758-7900. Bard College, Theater TwoTheater Two, Annandale-on-Hudson, free. 7:30PM Patty Larkin & Cheryl Wheeler together in concert. Info: 845-855-1300 or www. townecrier.com. Towne Crier Café, 379 Main St, Beacon, $30. 8 PM Doug Marcus. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-6795906, x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 8:30AM Rip Van Winkle (RVW) Hike: Plattekill Mt. (1400’). Moderate hike: 5.8 miles. Info: www. newyorkheritage.com/rvw or 845-246-8074. Roxbury. 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. 9AM Yoga Stretch and Strength with Kathy Carey. Part of the Active Seniors program, this is a gentle program intended to increase flexibility, balance and overall well being. Info: 845-2545469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill, $2. 9:30AM Settled and Serving in Place (Kingston Chapter). A social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. 10 AM -12 PM Adult Art Workshop. Oils, acrylics, with some supplies provided, $5 drop-in. Shokan. Info: 845-657-9735 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. 10AM Rip Van Winkle (RVW) Hike: Plattekill Mt. (1400’). Moderate hike: 5.8 miles. Info: www. newyorkheritage.com/rvw or 845-246-8074. Roxbury. 10:30AM-3:30PM Sessions with Navigators to help citizens sign up for the various health plans. These are private sessions; please call 1-800-4534666 to schedule an appointment. This service is free and open to the public. Mondays in November and December. Red Hook PublicLibrary, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook. 10:30AM-3:30PM Private Sessions with Navigators for NY Health Exchange. Red Hook Public Library will be offering sessions with Navigators to help citizens sign up. Appointment reqr’d. Info: 1-800-453-4666. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook, free. 11AM-12PM Senior Qigong with Zach Baker. Mondays, on-going. This class w ill not be held the second Monday of the month. Info: 845-2551559 or www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $5. 12:15PM Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting. Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, 914-244-0333. 12:30PM-2PM LaGrange Library’s Monday Afternoon Knitting Group Every Monday. Drop by whenever you can to work on your latest project, share ideas, or get help with basic techniques and instruction in a casual atmosphere. Info: 845-452-3141 or spotwin@laglib.org. LaGrangeLibrary, Community Room, Poughkeepsie. 1 PM Needlework Group. On-going every Monday, 1pm. Info:845-338-5580, x1005. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 2PM-4PM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. In addition to instruction, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the class offers friendship and camaraderie. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for minimum contribution of $2. St. John’s Community Center, R.C. 3PM-4:30PM Cooking Club. For tweens and teens. Info: 845-687-8726. Stone Ridge Library, Stone Ridge. 4PM Afternoon Stories. Miss Phyllis reads some favorites to elementary age kids! Story time will be held the third Monday of each month.. Info: 845-691-2275 or www.highlandlibrary.org. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St, Highland. 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. 4:30PM-7PM Homework Help Center @ Grinnell Library. Program for children in grades Kindergarten through 6th. Participants will receive help with homework, assistance reading, studying and researching, as well as Library help. Reg reqr’d. Mondays- Thursdays. Info:845-2973428. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls, free. 5:30PM-6:30PM Senior Qigong with Zach Baker. Mondays, on-going. This class w ill not be held the second Monday of the month. Info: 845-255-1559 or www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $5. 5:30PM-7PM Rockin’ Rooks: Morton Youth Chess Club. Students in grades K - 12 are welcome to join for fun, learning, and tournament competition. Every Monday. Reg reqr’d. Info: 845-876-5810 or racersplace@hotmail.com. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff. 6PM Beekeeping Group. Meets on the third Monday of each month. The group includes new and veteran beekeepers. Each month a topic will be presented followed by open discussion

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GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

Persistent persimmons Sweet fruits come in shriveled packages

s I write this, on December 1, the Rabbi – that’s the Rabbi Samuel fig – is still ripening fruit in my barely heated greenhouse. That’s commendable. Not so commendable, however, is the flavor; cooler temperatures and sparse sunlight have taken their toll. The drooping fruits look ripe and ready to eat, inside and out, but they are no longer worth eating. On the other hand, another fruit, Szukis American persimmons, hardly look edible but still have rich, sweet flavor. Outdoors, fruits of this variety of American persimmon cling to bare branches. Their orange skins once stretched almost to the point of breaking over the soft flesh within. Now, alternate freezing and thawing temperatures and drier air have sucked moisture and temper from the flesh, so the skins have shriveled and barely cling. Their darkening does nothing to increase the fruits’ visual appeal. The ripe fruits are hard to distinguish, by eye, from the almost-ripe fruits. The latter still retain some mouth-puckering astringency, which has given American persimmons a bad name. An unripe persimmon “will draw a man’s mouth awrie with much torment” wrote Captain John Smith 400 years ago. I give Szukis’ branches a slight shake and only ripe fruits come raining to the ground, at which point the Captain’s further words ring true: “When [persimmon] is ripe, it is as delicious as an apricot.”

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Suzukis American persimmons hardly look edible, but they have rich, sweet ﬂavor.

Man can’t live by bread alone; a feast for the eyes is also in order. Well, maybe not a feast, but an appetizer: some winter flowers. Probably the easiest and most long-lasting of winter blossoms are those of African violet. Okay, okay, I know that African violets have been mostly associated with doilies, lace curtains and other appurtenances of old ladies (nothing against old ladies). Generally, I don’t even like the color violet. But African violet’s flowers do brighten up a windowsill that looks out upon a gray-and-brown landscape. Now that I’ve gotten my secret attraction to African violets off my chest, let’s talk horticulture. African violet’s whorl of leaves – like those of many lowgrowing perennial flowers – is actually a compressed stem, one that has been telescoped down so that each leaf and associated node originates just a fraction of an inch above the next-lower leaf. But there is some distance between those nodes, so over time the stem does slowly elongate, rising higher and higher out of the ground. And side branches occasionally sprout forth from the leaf axils. The result of all this is that the potted plant becomes, over time, so overgrown with layer upon layer of leaves that the plant no longer can gather enough energy to flower well. The solution to this problem is to make new plants and then chuck the old ones. All that’s needed to make a new plant is a leaf from an old plant and patience. So a few weeks ago I plucked a few leaves (a few, for insurance) from my old, overgrown African violet and plunged their stalks into a moist mix of peat moss and perlite. A plastic bag covering and held above the leaf cuttings by some twigs provided the needed humidity until roots could develop to keep the leaves turgid. Bright but indirect sunlight fueled, via photosynthesis, new root growth, and within a few weeks, resistance to a gentle tug on the leaves told me that roots had developed. I removed the cover, and now little plants are poking up through the ground alongside

the leaf stalks. I’m going to transplant my rooted cuttings into larger pots and should, in a few weeks, be enjoying flowers. By then, I’ll have my knitting also ready.

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together, and make a parade through the library. All are welcome! Info: 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, 4033 New York 28A, West Shokan.

6PM Woman’s Interactive Community Group. Every Monday. Hiking, shopping, food tasting, events, and loving life. Reg reqr’d. Info: 1-877576-9931. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St, Ellenville, free.

10AM-11:30AM Parkinson’s Dance & Exercise Class. Led by Anne Olin. For people with PD & other neurological disorders. Groups are challenging, creative and fun! Info: 679-6250. $13/ oneclass or $20/two classes. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston.

nell Library. Program for children in grades Kindergarten through 6th. Participants will receive help with homework, assistance reading, studying and researching, as well as Library help. Reg reqr’d. Mondays- Thursdays. Info:845-2973428. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls, free.

All that’s needed to make a new African violet is a leaf from an old plant and patience

6:30PM Scrabble for all. Come join other Scrabble players in a companionable evening. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill, free. 7PM Open Poetry. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Upstate Residency with Guillermo Klein, Rebecca Martin & Larry Grenadier. Guests are Chris Cheek and Mark Turner playing the tenor saxophone. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 8PM Monday Jazz Sessions: Josh Rutner Christmas Show. Info: 845-202-7447. Quinn’s, 330 Main St, Beacon.

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9:30 AM-11 AM Tuesdays Together. A new program for toddlers (and younger) and their caretakers. It’s a playdate for everyone. We have toys and games galore. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill, free. 9:30AM Serving and Staying in Place. SSIP/ New Paltz. Regular Tuesday social breakfast meeting for seniors who want to remain in their own home and community. Info: 255-5970. Plaza Diner, New Paltz. 10AM Preschool Story Hour. Do a craft activity, read some books, do yoga, sing, make music

1PM Petite Picasso! Toddlers paint up a storm. Children should come “dressed for a mess” though smocks (and splat mats) are provided. Meets every Tuesday, 1pm. Info: 845-758-3241. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook, free. 1PM-6PM NYS Health Marketplace Enrollment Assistance. Tuesdays, through February 10, 2015. Appointment Required! Call to make your appointment: 800-453-4666. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls. 3PM-6:30PM Employment Clinic at Red Hook Public Library. Make an appointment for a 45-minute, one-on-one help session writing resumes, online job searches and online applications. Appointment reqr’d. Info: 845-758-3241. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red

On to less gender-stereotyped gardening: tree-planting. Picture the day before Thanksgiving, November 26. A wet snow is falling and beginning to whiten the ground. In my garage are two sturdy bare-root apple trees, a Hudson’s Golden Gem and an Ashmead’s Kernel, recently arrived from Cummins Nursery and needing planting. Fortunately, I prepared the planting sites a couple of weeks previously with a fourinch-deep, broad circle of leaf compost, the most immediate purpose of which was to keep the ground from freezing. Rushing to beat out the snow, I pulled enough compost aside to make space to dig holes, spread tree roots out in each hole, backfilled the soil, sifting it around the roots by pressing with my fingers and bouncing the tree up and down, and then settled all into place with a couple of gallons of water per plant. I like autumn for tree-planting. Roots have opportunity to grow in still-warm soil (especially if mulched), while stems won’t grow and need water until spring. The soil is crumbly and soft, in good condition for digging and planting. And autumn planting leaves one less thing to do in the flurry of spring gardening. However, winter temperatures and furry creatures can be a hazard to autumn-planted trees. The first line of defense, to fend off mice and rabbits and moderate temperatures on the trunk, is a spiral plastic tree guard. An 18-inch-high cylinder of half-inch hardware cloth provides further defense against mice and rabbits. Beyond that, a higher and wider cylinder of two-by-four fencing should fend off deer and my puppy Sammy. (Past puppies considered newly planted trees as playthings, fun to tug out of the ground.) And finally, the well-furnished new tree goes into winter with some perfume: a deer-repellant spray, any of which is effective if applied before the plant gets nibbled and renewed monthly. I expect to harvest the first apples from the new apple trees in three years. – 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. You can also visit Lee’s garden at www.leereich.blogspot.com.

5:30PM Illumin8: Beacon Hebrew Alliance + BeaconArts Bicycle Menorah. Info: 845-831-2012 or www.beaconhebrewalliance.org. Polhill Park, Main St & Route 9D, Beacon. 5:30PM Phoenicia Community Choir. Sing with your neighbors and prepare for concerts. No need to read music, no audition. On-going, Tuesdays, 5:30pm. Info: 845-688-2169. Wesleyan Church, basement, Main St, Phoenicia. 6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. 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 - 8:30 PM Mid-Hudson Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal. This four-part chorus of LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly singers always welcomes new members. Sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses—all voice parts needed. Ability to read music not required but helpful. Rehearsals every Monday, 6:30-8:30 pm, at the LGBTQ Center, 300 Wall St., Kingston. Membership $25/month. No charge for first rehearsal. Info: rainbowchorus1@gmail.com or 216-402-3232. 6:30PM Craft Night. Create a button ornament. Ages 8-13. Info: 845-691-2275 or www.highlandlibrary.org. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St, Highland. 6:30PM Multicultural Holiday Show. Mark Rust, a multi-talented singer and musician. Info:

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3:30PM Beading Day. Info: 845-687-8726. Stone Ridge Library, Stone Ridge. 4PM Early Reader Story Hour. Learning to read activities. Every Tuesday. Info: 845-679-2213 or www.woodstock.org. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock, free. 4PM-8PM Free Community Holistic Healthcare Day. A wide variety of holistic health modalities and practitioners are available. Appointments can be made on a first-come, first-served basis upon check-in. Hosted by Senator Tkaczyk. RSVP.Info: rvholistichealthcommunity@gmail.com or www. rvhhc.org. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. 4:30PM-7PM Homework Help Center @ Grin-

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845-331-0507 or reference@kingstonlibrary.org. Kingston Library, Community Room, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. 7PM Open Mic with Cameron & Ryder.Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: info@helsinkihudson.com or helsinkihudson.com or 518-828-4800. 7PM Open Mic. Info: 845-246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties. 7PM-8:30PM Singing Just for Fun! New Paltz Community Singers. Everyone welcome, everyone gets to choose songs. Going 20+ years. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm. Info: genecotton@gmail.com. Quaker Meeting House, 8 N. Manheim Blvd, New Paltz. 7PM-10PM Jazz Jam. Every Tuesday, 7-10pm. 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. 8PM Open Mic Nite. Join host Ben Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation! No cover. Tuesday is also Burger Night at the Cat - only $8. Info: 688-2444 or www.emersonresort.com. Catamount Restaurant, Mt. Pleasant. 7:30PM Old-time Appalachian String Band Music. Catskill Mountain Pizza, Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8PM Naked. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8:45PM Karl Allweier’s Open Mic. Sign up at 8:45pm. Every week beer specials, bar snacks and a good time available. Info: 845-876-0590 or www.the rhinecliff.com. The Rhinecliff Restaurant, Rhinecliff.

Wednesday

12/17

Dream Festival: Virtual Residency of International Dreamers on Dream Festival FB Page. Julie Hedrick/Peter Wetzler - December 17-23. Info: www.deeplistening.org. Kingston. 7:30AM-9AM Chamber Contact Breakfast. 6th Annual Toy Drive drop off. Benefiting Grace Smith House. Info: www.hvyp.org. Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel and Conference Center, Poughkeepsie. 9AM Rip Van Winkle (RVW) Hike: Windham High Peak (3524’) and Burnt Knob (3180’). Snowshoes may be necessary. Moderate + hike: 6.9 miles, 5.5 hours. Info: 518-248-2579 or www. newyorkheritage.com/rvw. Hudson Valley. 9AM Waterman Bird Club Field Trip: James Baird State Park. Call: Adrienne @ 845-2642015. Web: www.watermanbirdclub.org. James Baird State Park, Parking lot, Pleasant Valley. 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. 9:30 AM-1 PM Mohonk Preserve Bob Babb Wednesday Walk - Wallkill Valley Rail Trail - North. Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. This is a moderate, 4-mile hike. This is a free program. Info: 845-255-0919. Plains Road Boat Launch, Parking Lot, New 9:30AM-5PM Health Care Enrollment @ the Center with Maternal-Infant Services Network Navigators. Every other Wednesday (through February). By appointment only. Info: 518-8283624, x 3504. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Wall St, Kingston. 10:30AM Plumﬂower Toddler Story Time. With stories. Every Wednesday. Info: 845-679-2213 or www.woodstock.org. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock, free. 11:30AM-12:30PM Lunch & Learn Series: Chanukah Celebration with Special Guests from the Sol Silver Early Childhood Center. Info: 845-4710430. Hudson Valley Community Center, 110 S. Grand Ave, Poughkeepsie, $5 /lunch. 11:30AM-1PM Nonviolent Communication Practice Group (NVC) in New Paltz. Learn Compassionate Communication as founded by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. Meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month, 11:30am-1pm. To register: PracticingPeace-NewPaltz.com. New Paltz. 12PM Rotary Club of Kingston Meeting. Fellowship, lunch, and an informative and interesting presentation from a guest speaker. Meets every Wed at 12noon. Web: www.kingstonnyrotary.org. Christina’s Restaurant, 812 Ulster Ave, Kingston. 1PM-5PM Mount Gulian Historic Site HolidayTour. Last tour at 4pm. Info: www.mountgulian. org or 845-831-8172. Mount Gulian Historic Site, Beacon. 1PM-3PM Scrabble. Info: 845-876-4030 or www. starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St, Rhinebeck. 1PM-3PM Social Circle. Come with your craft or stichery project, have coffee and cake and enjoy some social interaction. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill, free. 3:30PM-4:30PM Lego Club. Info: 845-687-8726. Stone Ridge Library, Stone Ridge. 3:30PM Math Regents Prep. Every Wed. @ 3:30pm Certified Math Teacher - Don’t fail Algebra, Geometry, and Trig. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St, Ellenville, 877-576-9931. 4:30PM-7PM Homework Help Center @ Grinnell Library. Program for children in grades Kindergarten through 6th. Participants will receive help with homework, assistance reading, studying and researching, as well as Library help. Reg reqr’d. Mondays- Thursdays. Info:845-2973428. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls, free. 4:45PM-6PM “Tail Waggin’ Tutors.” Each reader signs up for a 15 minute session of reading to a trained dog, certified by Therapy Dogs International. Sign-up times run from 4:45 to 6PM. Info: 845-255-1255 or www.gardinerlibrary.org. Gardiner Library, Community room, 133 5:30PM Doctor Who Holiday Party. Celebrate

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the holidays in Time Lord fashion! Watch a past Christmas episode and make merry with costumes, food, and prizes! Open to Whovians of all ages. Info: 845-331-0988 or reference@ kingstonlibrary.org. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston.

7:15PM Poverty, Inc. An examination of the influence of corporate globalization and exposition of the destructive nature of our modern financial system. Produced, directed and co-written by Gary Null, PhD. Info: 845-658-8989. Rosendale Theater, Main St, Rosendale, $7,

5:30PM Illumin8: Beacon Hebrew Alliance + BeaconArts Bicycle Menorah. Info: 845-831-2012 or www.beaconhebrewalliance.org. Polhill Park, Main St & Route 9D, Beacon. 5:30 PM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm Everyone welcome. 845-679-9534. First Churchof Christ, Scientist, 89 Tinker St, Woodstock.

7:30 PM The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. Meets every Wednesday night, 7:30pm. An evening of singing, fun & fellowship.A male a cappella group that sings in the American “Barbershop Style”of close fourpart harmony. Guests are always welcome. Sight reading not required. Info: wwwnewyorkerschorus.org. St. Andrews Church, 110 Overlook St, Poughkeepsie.

6PM Book Discussion Group. Ages 18+. Info: 845-691-2275 or www.highlandlibrary.org. Highland Public Library, Clintondale Branch, Crescent Ave and Maple St, Highland.

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

6PM-8PM Meeting of End the New Jim Crow Action Committee. A Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “new Jim Crow”). Info: 845-475-8781 or www. enjan.org. Sadie Peterson DelaneyAfrican Roots Library, Family Partnership Center, 29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie.

8:30PM-11PM Live at Catskill Mountain Pizza Company: Acoustic Jazz Trio with Syracuse/ Siegel Duo + Special Featured Guest. Featuring Bassist Rich Syracuse and drummer Jeff “Siege” Siegel. No cover or minimum! Info: 679-7969. Catskill Mountain Pizza Company, 51 Mill Hill

6PM-8PM Ukulele Circle. On-going every Wed, 6-8pm. Info: 845-657-2482 or outreach@olivefreelibrary.org. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rt 28A, West Shokan. 6PM-8PM Opening Reception: Group Show. Photography. Exhibits through 1/25/2015. Info: 518-828-1915 or carriehaddadgallery@verizon. net. Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren St, Hudson. 6PM Woodstock Community Chorale - Come and sing with your friends! Prepare choral music for concerts as well as singing with the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice. No auditions, no need to read music. Info: 845-688-5759. Kleiner-James, Tinker St, Woodstock. 6:25PM-6:50PM Learn Remembrance. Meets every Wednesday, 6:25-6:50 pm. There will be a group spiritual practice at 7pm, immediately following this introduction.You are welcome to come to this teaching whether or not you attend the spiritual practice group. RSVP. Free, donations appreciated. Info: 845-679-8989. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 6:55PM-8PM Silent Spiritual Practice. Meets every Wednesday, 6:55-8 pm. This 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. Free, donations appreciated. Info: 845-6798989. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 7PM-11PM Rosendale Chess Club. Free admission-no dues. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 7PM The 92nd Street Y Comes to Poughkeepsie Elie Wiesel in Conversation with Marvin Kalb. Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel in one of many conversations with Marvin Kalb, Senior Advisor to the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. (recorded). Info: 845-485-3445 X 3702. AdrianceMemorial Library, Charwat Meeting Room, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie.

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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-10AM T’ai Chi with Celeste Graves Hoyal. Part of the Active Seniors Program. Sun T’ai Chi is particularly effective for those with joint pain or reduced mobility. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill, $2. 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. 9:30AM-5PM Health Care Enrollment @ the Center with AIDS Council of Northeastern New York Navigators. Every Friday at the Center (through February). By appointment only. Info: 518-828-3624, x 3504. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Wall St, Kingston. 10AM-3PM Boscobel’s Holiday House Tours (thru 12/31, Wednesday-Monday, 10am-3pm). Info: Boscobel.org or 845-265-3638. Each guided tour is approximately one hour in length and reservations are not necessary. Step back to a simpler time..the mansion itself issimply decorated with ribbons, greenery, flowers and fruit as it would have been in the early 1800s. Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison, $17 /adults, free /6 & under. 10:15AM Toddlers with Miss Robbie. Info: 845-876-4030 or www.starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck, free. 11AM Preschoolers with Miss Robbie. Info: 845-876-4030 or www.starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck, free. 12PM-4PM Arlington Farmers’ Indoor Market. 845-437-7035 or alihall@vassar.edu. (Please note that the market will be on hiatus when the College is officially closed. Vassar College, North Atrium, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. 1PM-2PM Brain Games. Join this spirited group for games that will get your brain moving and shaking! Info: 845-876-4030 or www.starrlibrary. org. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St, Rhinebeck. 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, 1PM The West Point Concert Band. A number of holiday favorites will be performed, including White Christmas, Silent Night, and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Info: 845-938-2617 or www. westpointband.com. Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall St, New York City, free.

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1PM-5PM Mount Gulian Historic Site HolidayTour. Last tour at 4pm. Info: www.mountgulian. org or 845-831-8172. Mount Gulian Historic Site, Beacon. 1:30 PM -2:30 PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Super Special Story Time Sessions: Wildlife in Winter. Discover how wildlife survives winter. This program will take place during the normal story time for 4 and 5 year olds, accompanied by a parent or guardian. Reg. reqr’d.Info: 845-255-1255. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner, free. 2PM The Wappingers Falls Brain Games Class. Info: 845-297-3428 or www.grinnell-library.org. Grinnell Library, 2642 E Main St, Wappingers Falls. 3PM-5PM Story Circle. For all who have a tale to tell and are interested in the craft of story telling. Bring a story or come to listen. Info: 845-2545469 or www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill, free.

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Benign blanket It takes effort to ensure that your mulch & compost are weedkiller-free

rganic materials – that is, things that are or were once living – are the core of “organic” agriculture; and right from the get-go, many years ago, I set out, pitchfork in hand, to gather these materials. Into large garbage pails toted around in my van I loaded manure from nearby stables. Neighbors let me haul away their bags of autumn leaves. I even convinced city workers to dump a truckload of harvested lake weeds onto the side lawn of my small rented house. (That was in Madison, Wisconsin, where fertilizer runoff from lawns was spurring growth of lake weeds – which, besides making swimming hazardous, were, upon their death, causing oxygen depletion of the lakes.) Mowings of roadside hay, which I stuffed into the back of the van, were another source of organic matter, used for mulch and for compost. That was before the days of lead-free gasoline, so lead contamination was some concern. Then again, high levels of organic matter in the soil mitigate lead hazards in soils. More dramatically of concern were bags of grass clippings that I once dragged across the yard from my neighbor’s freshly mowed lawn. Hours after I had spread the clippings around my potato’s lush green vines, their stems twisted and contorted as if screaming in pain: the effect of weedkiller used on the lawn. Perhaps my neighbor was striving for a uniform greensward; perhaps he had inadvertently used a lawn fertilizer laced with weed killer. “Weed and feed” sounds so cheerful and labor-saving. Lawn weedkillers are toxic to broadleaf plants, which means “anything but a grass.”

The particular weedkiller was probably 2,4-D, also know as Agent Orange (less cheerful-sounding), which is a synthetic category of plant hormone called auxins. At the right concentration and at the right time, whether natural or synthetic, auxins do good things, such as bending plants towards light, initiating root growth in cuttings and in growing plants and promoting upward growth. Otherwise, they can wreak havoc. I phoned the university e x t e n s i o n specialist and was advised to remove the mulch and to adsorb any escaped 2,4-D by mixing activated charcoal into the soil. I did so, and subsequent growth was normal.

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6:30PM Family Lego Night- Last Thursday of each month for an hour of Lego mania, fun for all ages. Registration suggested, walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-691-2275 or www.highlandlibrary.org. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St, Highland.

After I had spread the clippings around my potato’s lush green vines, their stems twisted and contorted as if screaming in pain: the effect of weedkiller used on the lawn.

4:30PM-7PM Homework Help Center @ Grinnell Library. Program for children in grades Kindergarten through 6th. Participants will receive help with homework, assistance reading, studying and researching, as well as Library help. Reg reqr’d. Mondays- Thursdays. Info:845-2973428. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls, free. 4:30PM-6PM Crocheting/Knitting for AdultsBring your needles/hooks and yarn. From beginners to experts. Ages 18+. Info: 845-691-2275 or www.highlandlibrary.org. Highland Public Library, Clintondale Branch, Crescent Ave and Maple St, Highland.

I now have the luxury of scything much of the organic material that I need from my own one-acre field. Early-season mowings are succulent and nitrogen-rich, just like grass clippings. Later mowings are hay, dry and carbon-rich. During the growing season, depending on what and when I mow, I can harvest either end of the spectrum or anything in between. I no longer rely on roadside mowings as organic material for my plantings. They are nowadays too finely chopped for easy and fast scooping up with a pitchfork. Even if that were not the case, I would have second thoughts about bringing such hay on-site. Again, weedkillers are the threat: more insidious these days because of the use of more persistent ones. So-called pyridine carboxylic acid weedkillers might hang around in the soil or on sprayed vegetation for anywhere from less than 30 days to several years – even in the manure from animals that have eaten sprayed vegetation!

6:30PM-8:30PM Hudson Valley Playwrights Workshop. Open to newcomers and experienced playwrights. Meets on Thursdays. Info: hudsonvalleyplaywrights@gmail.com, or 845-217-0734. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff. 7PM-8:30PM Free Holistic Self-Care Class. “Your Homeopathic Constitutional for the Year” with Nancy Eos. Info: www.rvhhc.org. Family Traditions, 3853 Main St, Stone Ridge.

5PM Cultural Drumming with Gil. Every Thursday. Info: 1-877-576-9931. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St, Ellenville, free.

7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles. com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

5:30PM Illumin8: Beacon Hebrew Alliance + BeaconArts Bicycle Menorah. Info: 845-831-2012 or www.beaconhebrewalliance.org. Polhill Park, Main St & Route 9D, Beacon.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Mike + Ruthy / Kristin Andreassen Concert + Square Dance! Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

6PM Hudson Valley Playwrights. Workshops for writing plays. Every Thursday. Reg reqr’d. Info: 845-876-5810 or racersplace@hotmail. com. RSVP. Info: 845-217-0734 or www.hudsonvalleyplaywrights.com. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

7:30PM Preview Performance: “The Nutcracker” Ballet. Featuring The Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center Orchestra, and Artisan Dance Company Under The Direction of Melissa Padham & Lucinda Henry. Info: 845-454-5800 x1207www.midhudsonciviccenter.org. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Chester, $25.

6PM-8PM Happy Elves Gift-Making Workshop. Info: 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, 4033 New York 28A, West Shokan. 6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Meets every Thursday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala. org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

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Bean plant bioassay

I do still occasionally supplement home-harvested organic materials with imported ones. One source is horse manure from a local stable. A few weeks ago I was pitching forkful after forkful of manure into the bed of my pickup truck when I glanced over at the far side of the pile and noticed some discarded hay, much of it still pressed together in partial bales. “How convenient,” I thought, for mulching, compost or bedding for my chickens and ducks. On my drive home I started thinking about that hay riding behind me. Could it be laced with weedkiller? For the most straightforward answer, I could just ask the stable-owner. A stablehand told me that the hay had been shipped from a few hours away. Rather than cross-examine my manure donor, I looked closely at the hay to see if any clover, alfalfa or other broadleaf plants were mixed in: no. Of course, lack of broadleaf plants does not prove that weedkiller was used. My final recourse was to do a bioassay of the hay – essentially, to plant seeds in it and observe their growth. Two fourinch flowerpots, one with chopped-up homegrown hay and the other with the chopped-up imported hay, served as growth media, into which went three bean seeds each. Long story short: Growth seemed normal in the imported hay, although germination was slower –

probably because its texture lent itself to drying out more readily. To put my mind thoroughly at ease about the hay, I’m going to let the pile sit for a few months, where rain, sun and eventually warmth can do their job in splitting apart the insidious weedkiller molecules. The hay is not for my compost, in the dark innards of which weedkillers, if present, would be particularly persistent.

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Just like the old days, I do still import organic materials in the form of bagged autumn leaves – except a lot more these days. They are both weedand weedkiller-free. If you’d like to join me on a brief journey back into summer, see www. leereich.com/videos for a new video that I made last summer about how to prune that quintessential summer vegetable, tomatoes, just like the Godfather. – 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. You can also visit Lee’s garden at www.leereich.blogspot.com.

4PM SantaCon Kingston 2014. Dress up as Santa and hit the town for a night of revelry. Naughty Christmas Caroling - lyrics, caroling spots, directory and map will be available on our website www.santaconkingston.com Uptown Kingston, Kingston.

12PM-8PM Kingston Hat Factory - Holiday Open House. Ongoing hat making demonstration and factory tours. Current Fall/Winter Collection and sample sale. Hats, Scarves, Gloves for all ages. Kingston Hat Factory, 309 Fair St, Kingston.

5PM-9PM Sparkle! Mr & Mrs Santa, free 4x6, Sparkle Queen Stilt Walker, Ice Carving Demonstrations, Magical “Light Up” Entertainement with Margaret Steele & Manhattanville Sound Group. Info: Boscobel.org or 845-265-3638. Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison, $15 /adults, $10

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.

5PM-10PM Healthy Happy Hour and Holiday Happening. Local health and wellness practitioners and vendors offer their good and services. Followed by a tasting of local wines, light fare, and mini-sessions from massage. Info: www. creativecooprosendale.com or845-527-5672. Creative Co-op, 402 Main St, Rosendale.

1PM-5PM Mount Gulian Historic Site HolidayTour. Last tour at 4pm. Info: www.mountgulian. org or 845-831-8172. Mount Gulian Historic Site, Beacon.

5:30PM Illumin8: Beacon Hebrew Alliance + BeaconArts Bicycle Menorah. Info: 845-831-2012 or www.beaconhebrewalliance.org. Polhill Park, Main St & Route 9D, Beacon.

2PM Preschool Story Fun. This story time will help foster language and literacy, mathematical and scientific thinking, and social development for ages 4-5 years. Info: 845-691-2275 or www. highlandlibrary.org. First Presbyterian Church of Highland, 26 Church St, Highland.

6PM Christmas Jazz Party. Info: 845-486-4690. Ciboney Café, 189 Church St, Poughkeepsie.

9 PM Invisible Familiars + Dirty River. Info:www.bspkingston.com. 18+. BSP Kingston, 323 Wall St, Kingston, free.

3PM Public Menorah Lightings. Info: www. RhinebeckJewishCenter.com. Rhinebeck Savings Bank, Parking Lot, Rhinebeck.

6:30PM-8:30PM “Informed Choices in Childbirth, “ a winter ﬁlm series: Microbirth. New 60-minute documentary investigating the latest scientific research about the microscopic events happening during childbirth. Info: 845-255-1255 or www.gardinerlibrary.org.Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner.

9PM Late Night at the Lehman Loeb. Art Galleries and Exhibits. Enjoy extended gallery hours, refreshments, and entertainment. Info: 845-437-

3:30PM-5PM Movie Madness: How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Also “ A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Info: 845 687-8726. Stone Ridge Library,

6:30PM Christmas Party The Matt Jordan All Star Jazz Quintet. Featuring Derrick James. Info: www.ciboney.net or 845-486-4690. Ciboney Café,

32 189 Church St, Poughkeepsie. 7PM-8:30PM Understanding Emptiness: The Wheel of Life with it’s Twelve Links of Dependent Origination. A Weekend Teaching: December 19-21 at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mt. Rd, Woodstock. Fri., December 19, 7-8:30 p.m., Sat., December 20, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & 3:30-5 p.m. and Sun., December 21, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & 2:30-4 p.m.Teacher: Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. This teaching by one of world’s best known Tibetan Buddhist female teachers is about interdependence, karma, the process of rebirth, and the six realms of existence into which we can be reborn. “It can also be used as a psychological commentary... and is actually quite fun,” says Jetsunma. Price: Full Weekend teaching $150 ($120 members) Single Sessions $38 ($30 members) For reservations or more information call 845-679-5906 x3. 7PM Storytelling with Janet Carter. Info: 845-246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties. 7PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz featuring Frank Luther on bass, John Esposito

ALMANAC WEEKLY on piano, Mike DeMicco on guitar, NYC saxophonist Al Guart and local guest artists. No cover or minimum! Kindred Spirits, 334 Rte 32A, Palenville, 518-678-3101.

Fenders, Lisa Dudley, Soap Boxxx Hero’s, Rhinecliff Richard. Info: 845-876-2903. Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

7PM Dulce Domun. An adaptation by Amie Brockway of the classic novel, Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, tells the story of friendship and adventure from a rodent’s perspective. Info: 845-586-1660 or www.theopeneyetheater.org. Open Eye Theatre, 960 Main St,

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Opener: Roland Mousaa with Princess WOW! & Friends. 8pm- Alexis P. Suter Band. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

8 PM Half Moon Theatre Presents: It’s a Wonderful Life: the 1946 Radio Play. With 5 actors playing 25 roles, the production features a live sound-effects person encouraging audience participation. Info: www.halfmoontheatre. org or 1-800-838-3006. The CulinaryInstitute of America, Marriott Theatre, 1946 Campus Dr, Hyde Park, $45, $35.

7:30PM Opening Night: “The Nutcracker” Ballet. Featuring The Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center Orchestra, and Artisan Dance Company Under The Direction of Melissa Padham & Lucinda Henry. Info: 845-454-5800 x1207www. midhudsonciviccenter.org. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Chester, $75 / VIP, $40, $30.

December 11, 2014 from Frank Capra`s beloved holiday film about a small town man, George Bailey, who forgoes his big dreams to help others. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.com or 845-876-3080. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 New York 308, Rhinebeck, $24, $22. 9PM Petey Hop Trio. Info: 845-229-8277 or www.hydeparkbrewing.com. Hyde Park Brewing Company, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. 9PM Joey Eppard & Friends. Featuring Gartdrumm / Riker of ‘3’. Info: 845-679-4406 or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $20. 9PM Riverfront Music Series. Live music featuring local singers and songwriters every Fri. and Sat. Info: 845-876-7442. China Rose, 1 Shatzell Ave, Rhinecliff, free.

8PM Morton Acoustic Night. Featuring: Dented

8PM “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Adapted for stage

10PM-2AM Santas Unite! Closing Party @ BSP. Featuring DJs Lady Verse and DJ Ali. Photo Booth: Get your pic taken on Santa’s Lap. Portion of the proceeds from the door are going to Family of Woodstock, Inc. Info: www.facebook.com/SantaConKingston. Uptown Kingston, Kingston, $10 / in Santa costume, $25 /bah humbugs.

SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY In the event that any portion of this local law is found to be invalid, such finding will not have any effect on either the remaining portions or applications of this local law or any provisions of the Ulster County Charter, which shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the New York State Secretary of State and shall not affect the current term of any existing member. Adopted by the County Legislature: October 21, 2014 Approved by the County Executive: November 18, 2014

“assessment” of the energy consumption of a permanent building or structural improvement to real property, conducted by a contractor certified by the Authority, or certified by a certifying entity approved by the Authority, for the purpose of identifying appropriate energy efficiency improvements that could be made to the property. e. Energy Efficiency Improvement – Any renovation or retrofitting of a building to reduce energy consumption, such as window and door replacement, lighting, caulking, weather stripping, air sealing, insulation, and heating and cooling system upgrades, and similar improvements, determined to be cost-effective pursuant to criteria established by the Authority, not including lighting measures or household appliances that are not permanently fixed to real property. f. Qualified Property Owner – An owner of residential or commercial real property located within the boundaries of the County that is determined to be eligible to participate in the Energize NY Benefit Financing Program under the procedures for eligibility set forth under this Local Law. g. Renewable Energy System – An energy generating system for the generation of electric or thermal energy, to be used primarily as such property, by means of solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, anaerobic digester gas-to-electricity systems, fuel cell technologies, or other renewable energy technology approved by the Authority not including the combustion or pyrolysis of solid waste. h. Renewable Energy System Feasibility Study – A written study, conducted by a contractor certified by the Authority, or certified by a certifying entity approved by the Authority, for the purpose of determining the feasibility of installing a renewable energy system. SECTION 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENERGIZE NY BENEFIT FINANCING PROGRAM A. An Energize NY Benefit Financing Program is hereby established by the County, whereby EIC acting on its behalf, may provide funds to Qualified Property Owners in accordance with the procedures set forth under this Local Law, to finance the acquisition, construction and installation of Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements and the verification of the installation of such systems and improvements. B. The funds provided shall not exceed the lesser of ten percent (10%) of the appraised value of the real property where the Renewable Energy Systems and / or Energy Efficiency Improvements will be located, or the actual cost of installing the Renewable Energy Systems and / or Energy Efficiency Improvements, including the costs of necessary equipment, materials, and labor and the cost of verification of such systems and improvements. SECTION 5. PROCEEDURES OF ELIGIBILITY A. Any property owner in the County may submit an application to EIC on such forms as have been prepared by EIC and made available to property owners on the website of EIC and on the Ulster County Government website. B. Every application submitted by a property owner shall be reviewed by EIC acting on behalf of the County, which shall make a positive or negative determination on such application based upon the criteria for making a financing enumerated in subsection A of section 6 of this Local Law. EIC may also request further information from the property owner where necessary to aid in its determination. C. If a positive determination on an application is made by EIC acting on behalf of the County, the property owner shall be deemed a Qualified Property Owner and shall be eligible to participate in the Energize NY Benefit Financing Program in accordance with the procedure set forth under section 7 of this Local Law; provided that in no case shall a property owner that has received funds from another municipal corporation for the acquisition, construction and installation of Energy Efficiency Improvements and /or Renewable Energy Systems be deemed a Qualified Property Owner. SECTION 6. APPLICATION CRITERIA A. Upon the submission of an application, EIC acting on behalf of the County, shall make a positive or negative determination on such application based upon the following criteria for the making of a financing: 1. The proposed Energy Efficiency Improvement and / or Renewable Energy Systems are determined to be cost effective by the Authority; 2. The proposed Energy Efficiency Improvements and / or Renewable Energy Systems

will generate an estimated annual cost savings greater than the annual charge payments; 3. Sufficient funds are available to provide to the property owner; 4. The property owner is current in payments on any existing mortgage; 5. The property owner is current in payments on any existing real property taxes and has been current on real property taxes for the previous three years; and 6. Such additional criteria, not inconsistent with the criteria set forth above, as the County, or EIC acting on its behalf, may set from time to time. SECTION 7. OPT-IN, ENERGIZE FINANCE AGREEMENT A. A Qualified Property Owner may participate in the Energize NY Benefit Financing Program through the execution of an Energize Finance Agreement made by and between the Qualified Property Owner and EIC, acting on behalf of the County. B. Upon execution of the Energize Finance Agreement, the Qualified Property Owner shall be eligible to receive funds from EIC acting on behalf of the County, for the acquisition, construction, and installation of qualifying Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements; provided the requirements of section 8 of this Local Law have been met. C. The Energize Finance Agreement shall include the terms and conditions of repayment set forth under section 9 of this Local Law. SECTION 8. ENERGY AUDIT, RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM FEASIBILITY STUDY A. No funds shall be made available for Energy Efficiency Improvements unless determined to be appropriate through an Energy Audit as defined in Section 3. B. No funds shall be made available for a Renewable Energy System unless determined to be feasible through a Renewable Energy System Feasibility Study as defined in Section 3. C. The cost of such Energy Audit and / or Renewable Energy System Feasibility Study shall be borne solely by the property owner but may be included in the financed amount if the work is approved. SECTION 9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS REPAYMENT The Energize Finance Agreement between the Qualified Property Owner and EIC acting on behalf of the County, shall set forth the terms and conditions of repayment in accordance with the following: A. The principal amount of the funds paid to the Qualified Property Owner hereunder, together with the interest thereon, shall be paid by the property owner as a charge on their real property tax bill and shall be levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as County taxes, provided that such charge shall be separately listed on the tax bill. The County shall make payment to EIC or its designee in the amount of all such separately listed charges within thirty (30) days of the County real property tax due date. B. The term of such repayment shall be determined at the time the Energize Finance Agreement is executed by the property owner and EIC, provided that in no case shall the term exceed the weighted average of the useful life of the systems and improvements as determined by EIC acting on behalf of the County. C. The rate of interest for the charge shall be fixed by EIC acting on behalf of the County at the time the Energize Finance Agreement is executed by the property owner and EIC. D. The charge shall constitute a lien upon the real property benefited by the Energize NY Benefit Financing Program and shall run with the land. A transferee of title to the benefited real property shall be required to pay any future installments, including interest thereon. SECTION 10. VERIFICATION AND REPORT A. EIC shall be responsible for verifying and reporting to the County on the installation and performance of Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements financed by such program. B. The County shall verify and report on the installation and performance of Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements financed by the Energize NY Benefit Financing Program in such form and manner as the Authority may establish. SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State. Adopted by the County Legislature: October 21, 2014 Approved by the County Executive: November 18, 2014

legals LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Local Law, published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York on October 21, 2014, approved by the County Executive on November 18, 2014, and filed with the State of New York on November 28, 2014, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be herinafter 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 Constitutions. DATED: December 11, 2014 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 5 Of 2014 County Of Ulster A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2 Of 2006 (A Local Law Adopting A County Charter Form Of Government For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York) And Amending Local Law No. 10 Of 2008 (A Local Law Adopting An Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York), To Update The Term Of Membership To The Environmental Management Council BE IT ENACTED, by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS. The Ulster County Legislature finds that the respective members of the Environmental Management Council have dedicated their time and energy to the preservation and protection of Ulster County’s largest asset, it’s environment and should be allowed to continue to service devoid of unnecessary statutory restrictions. As required by Section 47-0105 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law, these members represent the City, Town and Village Conservation Advisory Councils within the County as recommended by the leaders of these communities. SECTION 2. Section C-111 of the Ulster County Charter is AMENDED to read as follows: “There shall be an Ulster County Environmental Management Council comprised of one member from each city, town and village environmental council and commission within the County, nominated by the governing body of that city, town or village and appointed by the County Executive with the confirmation of the Legislature for a term of three years, and up to an equal number of at-large appointees appointed by the County Executive with the confirmation of the Legislature for a term of three years, and the County Director of Planning, serving ex officio. The presiding officer of the Environmental Management Council shall be chosen annually by its members from among their members but shall not be an employee of the County of Ulster. Members of the Ulster County Environmental Management Council shall receive no compensation for services rendered but shall be entitled to their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, within appropriations made for such purposes”, SECTION 3. SECTION A35-1 of the Ulster County Administrative Code is hereby AMENDED to read to read as follows: “There shall be an Ulster County Environmental Management Council comprised of one member from each city, town and village environmental council and commission within the County, nominated by the governing body of that city, town or village and appointed by the County Executive with the confirmation of the Legislature for a term of three years, and up to an equal number of at-large appointees appointed by the County Executive with the confirmation of the Legislature for a term of three years, and the County Director of Planning, serving ex officio. The presiding officer of the Environmental Management Council shall be chosen annually by its members from among their members but shall not be an employee of the County of Ulster. Members of the Ulster County Environmental Management Council shall receive no compensation for services rendered but shall be entitled to their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, within appropriations made for such purposes”,

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Local Law, published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York on October 21, 2014, approved by the County Executive on November 18, 2014, and filed with the State of New York on November 28, 2014, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be herinafter 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 Constitutions. DATED: December 11, 2014 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 6 Of 2014 County Of Ulster A Local Law To Establish A Sustainable Energy Loan Program In The County Of Ulster BE IT ENACTED, by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE This Local Law shall be known as the “Energize NY Benefit Financing Program”, and shall read as follows: SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND PURPOSE A. It is the policy of both the County of Ulster and the State of New York to achieve energy efficiency and renewable energy goals, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, mitigate the effect of global climate change, and advance a clean energy economy. The County of Ulster finds that it can fulfill this policy by providing property assessed clean energy financing to property owners for the installation of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency measures. This Local Law establishes a program that will allow the Energy Improvement Corporation (“EIC”), a local development corporation, acting on behalf of the County of Ulster, to make funds available to qualified property owners that will be repaid by such property owners through charges on the real properties benefited by such funds, thereby fulfilling the purposes of this section and fulfilling an important public purpose. B. The County of Ulster is authorized to implement this Energize NY Benefit Financing Program pursuant to Article 5-L of the New York General Municipal Law. C. This Local Law shall be known and may be cited as the “Energize NY Benefit Financing Program Law of the County of Ulster”. SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS For purposed of this Local Law, and unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: a. Authority – The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, as defined by subdivision two of section eighteen hundred fifty-one of the public authorities law, or its successor. b. County – County of Ulster, State of New York c. EIC – The Energy Improvement Corporation, a local development corporation, duly organized under section fourteen hundred eleven of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, authorized hereby on behalf of the County to implement the Energize NY Benefit Financing Program by providing funds to qualified property owners (as defined in this chapter) and providing for repayment of such funds from monies collected by the County tax collector as a charge to be levied on the real property and collected in the same manner and same form as the County taxes. d. Energy Audit – A formal evaluation or

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PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER ASSISTANT needed PART-TIME in a well-established Pre-School/childcare program (ages 2-5), in Gardiner. Experience in an educational background necessary. References and resume required. Call (845)255-6155.

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Assisting the Facilities Manager Shoveling snow from walkways and building entrance for inclement weather conditions.

• $15.00 per hour. • Call Center for Spectrum Services (Brian @ (845) 336-2616 x114) for further details.

• Visit www.centerforspectrumservices.org to download an application or stop by 70 Kukuk Lane, Kingston, NY to complete an application

SUBSTITUTE TEACHING AIDE WANTED Called as needed. Work around your schedule. College students welcome. For preschool program for young children with and without disabilities. Must have exp. with young children in a group setting.

Send a letter of interest and resume:

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

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HOME ATTENDANT NEEDED PT. Weekdays, Weekends, Evenings Shifts. $11.30/hour. Disabled 48-yr. old female looking for female home attendant to help w/basic needs. Reliable, caring + live within 40 minutes of Phoenicia. Must have car. 845688-3052. No calls before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m. LPN/MEDICAL ASSISTANT F/T, P/T for a country family practice in Gardiner. Looking for the right person to join a great staff Please fax resume to: (845)255-5854 or send e-mail to: goldmanfp1@aol.com by 12/26/14 Tibetan Center seeks full or part-time person with good organizational, communication and computer skills to assist Executive Director with event planning and day to day operations. Contact Steve at 845-661-0977.

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

NEEDED: Foster Homes for Kittens. If you have the time (little is needed) and space to foster kittens, our organization will provide kitten food and if necessary, medical attention for these wonderful beings. Please call (917)282-2018 if you are interested in this rewarding endeavor.

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DEAR BUSINESSMAN/WOMAN- We at Hardscrabble Flea Market & Swap Meet would like to congratulate you on being picked from over 100 businesses in your field. We believe we can help each otherWe have a swap meet every Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Holy Cow Shopping Center, in addition to a flea market/garage sale. We find that when business people set up a table w/business cards & flyers or “show how to do” projects it will definitely increase your business (and mine). It’s a great way to introduce your business to new/old customers. And, if you have leftover merchandise you’d like to sell- this would be a perfect way to unload it. Please give John a call for more details- (845)758-1170. Spots are $12-$35. 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- 845527-4100.

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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.

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ADOPTION EVENT- UCSPCA; Sunday, December 14, PETSMART, 501 Frank Sottile Blvd., Kingston. Photos w/Santa 12-3 p.m. COME OUT & SUPPORT the Ulster County SPCA, Sunday, 12/14 at Barnes and Noble, 1177 Ulster Avenue, Kingston. Youth program: 12-1 p.m.- animal themed crafts. 1-2 p.m.- youths reading to dogs. 2-3 p.m.- book signing w/Bianca Rell. In-store Book Fair Dates; 12/14-12/18. On-line Book Fair Dates; 12/14-12/23. Book Fair ID# 11485505. For more information call (845)331-5377 or email: volunteer@ucspca.org UCSPCA Holiday Party, Saturday, December 13, 12-3 p.m. 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston. Refreshments, prizes and raffles! Pet pictures w/Santa. Pet accessories for sale. Come and celebrate the season with us!!

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CHAIR RENTAL AVAILABLE in clean, quiet, well-established salon. Pleasant working conditions. Handicap accessible. Daily or monthly rates. Professional, mature, drama free hairstylists. Please call (845)338-7887 or apply; 162 Foxhall Avenue.

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MULTI FAMILY INCOME PROPERTIES can replace lost wages and support you in retirement. Let tenants pay your mortgage. Learn how to be a landlord from an experienced investor. Call Matt LaRussa, Broker, 845.255.0699.

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Three Great Getaways under $100K! 3 BR 2 bath home in Kerhonkson a short walk to 15,000+ state acres with trails, $75,000; Neat as a pin 2 BR ranch in Napanoch on a quiet country road, $98,000; and sturdy 3 BR 2 Bath in Kerhonkson w/fireplace and 2-car garage w/workshop on 2.3 acres! $99,900. Call Jeoffrey D. Devor, WM&B Realty, Ltd. for details: 845-389-0688 mobile.

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PRIVATE BUYER (non-realtor) SEEKING PROPERTY to purchase, MUST HAVE NATURAL WATERFALL. 2-10 acres needed. Maybe subdivide? Can be either a vacant, SECLUDED parcel of land, OR property w/a house with a natural, private waterfall (w/ year-round views, NOT just seasonal). Must be secluded (absolutely no homes in view), AND MUST BE WITHIN 10 MINUTES DRIVE TO WOODSTOCK. CASH OFFERED, CAN CLOSE IMMEDIATELY! Contact: sabe1970@yahoo.com.au w/photos/info. or call (518)965-7223.

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NEW PALTZ: OFFICE/PROFESSIONAL SPACE. Beautiful Soho loft-like space w/ brick walls & new large windows. 71 Main Street. Best downtown location. Faces Main Street. Great light. $499/month. Call owner (917)838-3124. steven@epicsecurity.com STORE FOR RENT next to cinema. 750 sq.ft. (former art gallery.) Great visibility, plenty of parking. Private bathroom, propane heat. $1300/month plus utilities. 845853-2994. WAREHOUSE/OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE; 23,000 sq.ft. +/- flexible manufacturing warehouse/distribution available in a 70,000 sq.ft. facility. Large space suited for many potential uses. Newer mechanics in place, high ceilings, overhead doors w/ height loading platform and abundant parking. Large fenced-in parking area located in a quiet residential area. Below market rents and flexible lease terms. Rental rate negotiable. Please contact Joseph Stein at 917-560-

4043 or e-mail:p steintexonline@gmail. com to ask any questions or set up a tour of the property. City of Kingston in residential area. http://mapq.st/1CNfkWH WOODSTOCK: COMMERCIAL SPACE AVAILABLE. Rt. 212. Ground level. Great for office or retail space. Across from The Woodstock Playhouse. Approximately 600 plus sq.ft. Call Joanne (845)679-0031.

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GARDINER/NEW PALTZ: 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT: Great views. Deck, storage. $950/month plus utilities. Call (914)4752833.

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EFFICIENCY: UTILITIES INCLUDED. No pets. Country setting. Quiet. Available now. 5 miles from New Paltz. Call 845-8830072. HIGHLAND EFFICIENCIES at villabaglieri.com Furnished motel rooms w/micro, refrig, HBO & WiFi, all utilities. $135-$175 Weekly, $500-$660 Monthly, w/kitchenettes $185 or $200 weekly, $700 or $760 monthly + UC Taxes & Security. No pets. 845.883.7395.

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MARLBORO; SPACIOUS 1-BEDROOM GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT. Open floor plan. $895/month. ALSO, 1-BEDROOM furnished/unfurnished, second floor. $950/month. Both: Heat & electric included. Suitable for 1 or 2. No dogs. No smokers. References. Security. (845)7955778.

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

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OUTSTANDING HILLSIDE ACRES COLONIAL

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This is a stately 3100 sq. ft. colonial style home built on .63 acres on desirable Hillside Acres. Spacious rooms throughout with many updates within the last few years. New hardwood floors in the family room, stairs, banister and all 4 BRs on the second floor. The master bedroom suite has walk-in closet and a new bath with floor to ceiling marble tiles and Jacuzzi. A second bath has tiled walls and floor and Jacuzzi with a shower head. Plenty of closet space in all bedrooms. Way too much to list, this is a must see, call today! $480,000

WONDERFUL SAUGERTIES SPLIT LEVEL HOME

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Beautiful Saugerties split level offers so much space filled with natural light. Conveniently located, this lovely home has been freshly painted, newly tiled foyer, and offers gleaming hardwood flooring & central air. 3 BRs & renovated bath upstairs. Downstairs offers a huge living room, Kitchen, mudroom, full bath & den. Plus a 2 car attached garage! Move-in ready, easy to show!

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ADORABLE FARMHOUSE & BARNS An absolutely adorable, romantic 19th-century 3 Bedroom, 1 bath farmhouse, sweetly sited & cradled by gorgeous towering pines, with wonderful early furnishings & appliances. (House can be sold completely furnished.) This is as compact and cute a love nest as any weekender would want, & features beautiful wideboard floors throughout as well as a rocking-chair porch to gaze off into the distance. One of the barns is, as well as being aesthetically so pleasing, quite usable. Sufficiently private, definitely darling. Additional acreage is available. $237,500

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www.coluccishandrealty.com

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PRIME BUILDING IN THE HEART OF WOODSTOCK! PLEASE CALL LAURIE YLVISAKER FOR MORE INFORMATION! Laurie Ylvisaker, Associate Broker Cell: 845-901-6129 Work: 845-679-2255 ext. 113

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TWO 2-BEDROOMS. Smaller one; $1000/ month plus utilities, separate entrance, on first floor, gas fireplace. Larger one; $1200/ month plus utilities, wood floors BOTH: full bath, good light. Available now. NO SMOKING, NO DOGS. 5 minutes by car outside village. Please call (845)255-5355. STUDIO APARTMENT. $700/month plus utilities. 31 Church Street, 1 block from Main Street. Laundry room, private parking on premises. No pets/smoking. 1 month security. 1-year lease, good references. (845)255-5319. Quiet residential area, close to SUNY New Paltz; 2-BEDROOMS FOR RENT in large 3-bedroom apartment. $500/month/room plus shared utilities. First, last, security, references, lease. On-site parking. Available immediately. No pets. No smoking. 845255-7187. 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT available 1/15 at Village Arms. Top floor, end unit w/view of Mohonk. 1 mile to town. On bus route. $1000/month includes hot water, heat, plowing and garbage removal. 800 sq.ft. w/

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New Paltz: Southside Terrace Apartments

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in private home. Includes utilities, cable and high speed internet. Walking distance to SUNY and town. No pets or smokers. $1000/month, 1½ month security. Available immediately. Call (914)475-9834.

We have, studios, one & two bedroom apartments, includes heat & hot water. (furniture packages available)

2-BEDROOM APARTMENT; $800/ month plus utilities & security. 5 miles to New Paltz. Pet friendly. Security & references required. Call (845)978-2804, (845)5917285.

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4-BEDROOM HOUSE FOR RENT. 2 baths, large family room, fully carpeted, modern house, spotless, private country setting. 3 miles from New Paltz. $2000/month plus utilities. No pets. References, security required. 845-255-8610.

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good closet space. No pets, no smokers. First month rent plus one month security. Call owner/broker at 845-594-4433.

3-BEDROOM, FIRST FLOOR. $1550/ month includes all utilities. Off-street parking. Available immediately. No smokers. Annual lease, security & references required. Call (561)818-2170.

A you looking for a move-in, top floor Are ccondo? This is the one!!!! Newly renovated kkitchen with track lighting and granite counter tops. The whole unit is freshly painted. New fixtures in bath with granite counter. LR, DR & kitchen are open with gleaming wood floors extended in the hallway. Enjoy the screened porch overlooking woods on the Hurley Ave side. Stop by the Open House, this Sunday between 1-4. Call for more details & directions! $134,000

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This building is located in the center of Woodstock’s historic walking, dining & shopping area, in the true heart of the Village. The interior has been lovingly cared for with its bright & polished wooden floors & an entrance flanked with two lovely deep & large front paned display windows. The second floor, until recently storage, has been turned into a “meet & greet” performance space - its use & future financial generation barely touched.

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY VILLAGE CONDO

845-338-5832

HOME FOR EVERY HOLIDAY! All that’s needed is you to move right in and make it your own. You will enjoy the warmth of the wood burning ﬁreplace, the 3 bedrooms & new full bath, being just a few steps up from main living area allows those who want a quiet separate space. You can all enjoy the comfort of the coming spring on the screen porch which enjoys the view of the beautiful backyard. You will also appreciate the owner putting in a new full bath located on the lower level where there is an ofﬁce/family room and large hobby room, along with a one car garage. Give the gift that keeps giving………..$219,000

FABULOUS HURLEY CAPE

Th fabulous, unique, Norman Rockwell This T in inspired cedar shake cape is waiting for a new family! You will be warmed by the attention to detail this home has. 4 BRs, 2 up & 2 down, 2 full baths, renovated kitchen w/ granite, and a breakfast room surrounded by windows on 3 sides to enjoy the 1 +/- acre lot. Sit by the beautiful wood-burning brick fireplace to light up chilly nights - don’t miss it, this is what you’ve been looking for! $259,900

“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 GREAT 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT for rent, close to Main St. Located in a quiet neighborhood, off Rte. 32 North, across from Agway, in a private residence. Very clean. Private entrance. No smoking, no pets. Includes basic cable and internet. $950/month. Please call Maria at 845559-8303 after 2 p.m. Available immediately.

NEAR ROSENDALE: EFFICIENCY APARTMENT. Suitable for one person. Quiet, park-like setting w/pond on beautiful Shawangunk Ridge w/hiking trails at your door. $700/month w/utilities. First, last and security. Non-smoker. No pets. 845-658-9332.

NEW PALTZ: 2-BEDROOM PLUS OFFICE/DEN. $1045/month plus utilities. Washer/dryer, central air, dishwasher. 1.5 miles to village. No pets. No smoking. Call (845)256-1119.

NEW STUDIO APARTMENT in quiet, private setting. Suitable 1 person. Amenities include: radiant heat, hot water, electric, cable. No pets, no smoking. 1-year lease. $900/month. (518)788-3785. ROOM FOR RENT: Utilities included. $550/month plus security. Walking distance to everything. Call 845-664-0493. ROOMSFORRENT w/access to kitchen and living room.HalfmilefromSUNYcampus.Nopets.$450/ month includes all utilities. Call (914)850-1968. SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Spring 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. STUDENTRENTAL:SHARE3-BEDROOM APARTMENT. $525/month. New Paltz Village. Call (845)304-2504. NEW PALTZ HOUSE: 3-BEDROOMS, 2 full bathrooms. $2100/month plus utilities. Last month & 1 month security required. Large spacious deck w/mountain views & jacuzzi. Garage, washer/dryer, wood burning fireplace, basement. Ideal location near town, Minnewaska & Mohonk. Pets OK. Available immediately. (518)965-8079.

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2-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Rosendale. Sunny, clean. 1-bedroom has separate entrance, could be used as office. Very large living room. Views of Rondout Creek. Includes off-street parking & trash removal. No smoking. 2 person max. $990/month + utilities. (845)453-9247, marker1st@yahoo.com 3-BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOUSE. Country setting. Hardwood floors, modern kitchen, dishwasher, W/D. Large Master suite w/bath/jacuzzi, private deck. 3 miles to Thruway, 10 miles to Woodstock. Rondout Schools. $1700/month plus utilities. First, last, security. Credit, references required. 845-332-3419. EXTRA LARGE 2-BR to SHARE. High Falls. Bedroom and side room available plus share kitchen, living room, bathroom, deck. Lots storage. $625/month plus reasonable utilities, security. 845-687-2035. RIFTON: 1-BEDROOM PLUS. 1.5 baths. Lakefront duplex apartment. Beautiful setting. Totally renovated. New appliances. Washer/dryer. New carpeting, deck. No smoking. $850/month plus utilities. 2 months security & credit check required. Call Tom (845)658-8829.

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

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ULSTER GARDENS AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS New affordable 1 Bedroom Apartments in our SMOKE FREE Senior 55+ community available October 1st. Variable rent based on income include Heat, HW, W/W carpet. Units have central A/C, 24-hour emergency maintenance, on-site laundry room, community room, and management ofﬁce. For application: (845) 514-2889 website:www.devonmgt.com Or email: ulstergardens@devonmgt.com 1000 Ulster Gardens Court Kingston, NY 12401 “Income Guidelines Apply” Equal Housing Opportunity 2-BEDROOM, 2 bathroom home. Kingston School District, Rt. 32 North of New Paltz. W/D. $1100/month plus utilities. No pets. Security and references required. 845-6589581 or 845-658-9337.

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Majes c Brick | Sauger es | 449,900 Walk to everything from this 1920’s home on Main Street in Sauger es, right in the village, with nearly 4000 sq. . & 1.2 acres. Ideal as a single family home or possible B&B. The house has an estate like feeling with curved drive in front. Gorgeous open land, in-ground pool & detached 2 car garage.

Perfect Hideway | Woodstock | $849,000 This property once known as “The Party House” feels like a resort. This mul -level home allows complete privacy & great places for gatherings. Tranquil gardens, gorgeous lawns, and pool. Enjoy the soaring “glass” family room w/ views & ﬁreplace. The 2nd level has its own entrance w/2 BR’s & full kitchen.

Dream Ski Retreat | Windham | $799,000 Open floor plan, floor to ceiling glass wall directly facing unobstructed views of the slopes, vaulted ceiling & wood burning fireplace. PRIME LOCATION on all fronts; sited on a cul-de-sac, steps from an access trail to the slopes w/a straight run to the lodge. THIS is what a place in the Catskills is all about!

Riverside Townhouse | Esopus | $199,900 In a convenient area this unit has lots of upgrades including; custom kitchen cabinets, new refrigerator, hardwood ﬂoors, new bathroom vanity, counter, & sink. Light-ﬁlled & homey, w/views of the majes c Hudson River & a common pool for summer enjoyment. Relax on the balcony & watch the world pass by.

Enjoy Nature | New Paltz | $269,900 Enjoy this country se ng just 6 minutes to New Paltz! This spacious home oﬀers large EIK, formal dining area & spacious LR. Finished lower level, perfect for family living & mother/daughter space; has walk out, & wonderful 3 season room. Perfect garden area & trails for outdoor enjoyment!

Mid-Century Home | Stone Ridge | $399,999 Newly renovated w/upscale details. Wide board ﬂoors, beamed cathedral ceilings, large bright windows, and new gourmet kitchen. Open concept living room w/stone ﬁreplace, perfect for entertaining. Near to Woodstock & Rhinebeck. This 3 bedroom 2 bath is set on a quiet country road, less than 2 hrs. from NYC.

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2nd FLOOR; IMMACULATE 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT w/office 1050 sq.ft. $875/month. New kitchen, bath, dishwasher, washer/dryer & private entrance. On one acre. Heat included. No pets/no smoking. Hiking, and plenty of outdoor activities nearby. Call 845-5941492. LIVING SPACE AVAILABLE in Hurley, quiet neighborhood just outside Kingston. Living room, small bedroom, 1/2 bath. Fully Furnished. Must share kitchen and shower. $650/month. Call (845)7069567.

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2-BEDROOM, CHARMING, CHEERY HOUSE in the woods. Large airy “glass-room” ideal artist’s studio. Fireplace.3.3 private acres. Woodstock-Saugerties. No pets preferred. $1100/month. 1st, last, security. References. Available immediately. (845)679-2300.

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Well here we are again almost at the end of the year. Boy, it sure went fast. It was a hugely successful year for our company with sales all up and down the Hudson Valley. Our facebook page has been ultra-successful, we have many new agents, 2 ofﬁ ces in Woodstock to serve you better (FreeStyle Realty joined our ranks) and we have buyers eagerly searching for homes. If the weatherman is correct we will have had a signiﬁ cant snow storm yesterday and the day before to keep our plow guys happy and prosperous, and the holidays are right around the corner. Ahhh… life is good.

’TIS THE SEASON… It’s time to start planning your Real Estate strategy for 2015! With the market stabilized, NOW is the time to seriously consider your buying & selling options. With over 35 years experience, we know this market. As an acknowledged industry leader, you can TRUST our seasoned strategies and cutting edge technology to get you to your Real Estate goal. Call a Westwood professional today!

GOOD LOOKIN’AND SO REFINED… …is this handsome brick Victorian 5 unit apartment building, plus 2 separate cottages and a barn on a large lot in the heart of charming, pedestrian friendly CairoVillage. The under market rent roll brings in $55,000 per year with lots of potential for growth. The Capitalization rate is over 10 at the asking price, so this has excellent investmentpotential.Owner pays utilities in the main building and tenants pay utilities in the 2 rental cottages. Barn is also rented. Seller says “Bring offers and it can be yours!” Call Sean Zimmerman for more details. ..$189,000

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PURE COUNTRY - Don’t miss this perfect gem. Classic wood sided farmhouse c. 1930 has been smartly and stylishly renovated and features beautiful craftsmanship throughout. Features include living room, dining room with cozy ﬁreplace, NEW country style kitchen, 1.5 NEW baths, 2 bedrooms, full basement, and picturesque stone patio inviting warm weather dining. Elegant simplicity and ready for move-in! ....................................$235,000

GORGEOUS VIEWS! - Expansive sunrise views across the Rondout Valley grace the secluded 3+ acre site of this perfect hideaway. This very tastefully renovated one-level home features a perfect open plan flowing from living to dining spaces to gourmet kitchen with Silestone counters, island and cozy fireplace. Three bedrooms, 2 full baths, hardwood floors, central AC, generator, 2 car garage and lovely deck. PERFECT! ..$284,500

HURLEYLOOYA! Charming Hurley Colonial located in Rolling Meadows is ready for a new owner. Beautifully cared for, it has a very large living room with an inviting fireplace, a formal dining room and an eat-in country kitchen with a cozy breakfast nook. There are four beautiful bedrooms, two full and one half baths with recent upgrades. Enjoy the beautiful 3 season screened-in porch overlooking the large backyard bordered by a stone wall. The yard is perfect for landscaping and gardening, barbecue and picnic on the flagstone patio, park in the garage, use the utility room in the full basement but PLEASE call Elaine Lawrence for an appointment first! ....................................................$299,900

DAY OF THE HUNTER Classic Hunter Village Victorian thoughtfully restored and maintained. Double parlors, one with a new Pellet Stove insert in fireplace, 4 bright bedrooms on 2nd floor with the possibility of 2 more bedrooms on 3rd floor (requires fire escape or sprinklers). The parlor and bedroom above it feature curved, triplebay windows. Beautiful wrap-around porch. This is the perfect property for AirBnB, a Bed & Breakfast, professional offices, or a family retreat for year-round enjoyment.Just minutes to Skiing, Kayaking, Hiking, Golf,Swimming, Concerts or just breathing in the clean mountain air. Call Margo Obourn (HeyMargo!) for the details. .... $319,900

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REBORN CHURCH - Historically signiﬁcant church c.1898 in Cragsmoor art colony has been repurposed in a fabulous residence. Stunning interior features soaring beamed ceilings, polished concrete ﬂoors, fabulous country gourmet kitchen, ensuite MBR plus add’l BR with cozy nook, 45’ living room, 26’ family/media room, bluestone patio & terraced gardens. Abutting conservancy lands insure integrity. ONE-OF-KIND! ......$299,000

WOODSTOCK DOME - Discover the abundant “retro” appeal of this well maintained “Grogkill” dome circa 1970. Over 2000 SF of open, flowing sunlit spaces with soaring ceilings, newly refinished hardwood floors, cozy fireplace, NEW roof, 30’ living room, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, multiple decks and wooded vistas invite outdoor dining. Have a soak in the soothing hot tub. Nicely private 3+ acres with community POND rights! $369,000

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SAVE BIG IN SAUGERSTOCK As you approach this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 7 room beauty, on a quiet tree lined street between Woodstock and Saugerties, you’ll see 3 1/2 acres of impeccably maintained grounds that surround this stylish MOVE IN CONDITION ranch. The well laid out kitchen has oak cabinetry; the living room has a coal stove that heats almost the entire house. The Master bedroom sliders open to the huge deck and interior sliders to sitting room. The Master bath has new tile and a stand-up shower. The family room is huge; the basement has tiled ﬂoors, recent mechanicals, backup generator, 3 car garage… $2000 DROP IN TAXES! Call Allen Kessler ........... $349,500!

Kingston 845.339.1144

Saugerties 845.246.3300

Woodstock 845.679.9444

Boiceville 845.657.4240

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Phoenicia 845.688.2929

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1-BEDROOM COTTAGE on 2 private acres 3 miles from town. 900 sq.ft. + loft. Washer, dryer, AC. All wheel drive essential. $800/ month + utilities. Call Helen 914-388-6363. 3-BEDROOM HOUSE. West Hurley neighborhood. Spacious, yard, deck, garage, 1.5 baths, fireplace, dishwasher, W/D. $1500/ month plus utilities. Call 518-891-0573 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. 845-5140823 CREEKSIDE STUDIO APARTMENT. $475/month plus utilities. Walking distance to center of Woodstock & bus route. No pets. Call (845)594-9257, leave message w/phone number or e-mail: pyxe2000@yahoo.com SINGLY SITUATED APARTMENT for 1-2 quiet living, non-smokers. Mountain/meadow views. 1-bedroom, spare room, bath, spacious LR. W/D, cable, oil heat, air-tight woodstove. Storage, parking, fenced lawn. 2 miles village. Private estate. Credit check, references, lease, security. $985/month plus utilities. 845-679-6430. WOODSTOCK: 1-BEDROOM. Quiet upscale residential neighborhood. Beautiful grounds. Small quiet apartment complex.

Excellent condition & well maintained. $845/month includes all utilities. ALSO, FURNISHED 1-BEDROOM. $875/month includes all utilities. No smoking. References. No pets. (845)679-9717. WOODSTOCK/LAKE HILL. Furnished room in restored colonial farmhouse; $500; furnished 2-room suite; $600. Includes all utilities, internet, private phone, piano, cats, gardens. Partial work exchange available with room. NS, NP. homestayny@msn. com 679-2564.

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$800: FULLY WINTERIZED 2-BR COTTAGE (800 sq.ft.), with fireplace, in Lanesville. 10 minutes to Hunter Mt. and Phoenicia, 30 minutes to Woodstock. Year round stream and mt. views; Very efficient electric heat (not included). Proof of income required. Call 845-688-4377 or email mlatriano@yahoo.com BEAUTIFULLY REDONE PHOENICIA COTTAGE. 1-bedroom, EIK, LR, full bath & small study. W/D hookup, screened front porch, deck, private yard & parking. NYC bus route. Walk to amenities. $795/month plus utilities. First, last & security. 845-246-4727.

CHICHESTER;3-BEDROOMAPARTMENT, redone 5 years ago. Ceramic tile kitchen & bath, oilfired domestic hot water & heat. Gas stove, lots of closets. $900/month plus utilities, 1-month security, references. 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT, Kitchen and bathroom. Mountain views, swimming hole nearby. $550/month plus utilities. 845750-1515. NEWLY CONSTRUCTED stone and wood cottage in Lake Hill. 16’ x 24’ footprint w/upper floor. Full bath. $600/month includes utilities. Month to month lease. 845-905-2329. SHOKAN; $500/month Bright sunny cozy STUDIO, ground floor, 360 sq.ft.; Also $750/month 2-BEDROOM w/attached greenhouse, 720 sq.ft. and $1200/month LARGE 2-BEDROOM 1200 sq.ft., 7 miles west of Woodstock, peaceful, calm, quiet, country setting. Please- No smokers or pets. Utilities not included. Walk to Ashokan Reservoir. 1-year lease, two months security. Pictures on craigslist.org, search Shokan. (845)481-0521, (845)657-2490.

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FLORIDA RENTAL; Anna Marie Island. Go to VacationRentals.com #94551. For more info contact TurtleNestAMI@aol.com

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Retired teacher, Female, LOOKING FOR A ROOM in a quiet, clean HOUSESHARE w/like-minded people, w/shared kitchen & community areas, in Woodstock or Kingston & Northern Dutchess areas. Please call me at (347)327-0464.

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for sale

ATTENTION VENDORS & DEALERS! Vintage & Collectible items for sale. Call Earl at (914)402-4985. EXTANG HARD TONNEAU COVER, trifold for a Toyota Tacoma, (can IMPROVE gas mileage by 10%) current 5’ bed style, black, excellent condition. Call (845)255-8352. LEG EXTENSION & LEG CURL MACHINE w/weights attached. Plus more exercise equipment.... Call (845)255-8352. MEDIUM OAK HARDWOOD DINING TABLE; 72x48 wide w/2-self storing 20” leaves & lion claw feet & 6 Windsor chairs- 2 Captain, 4 regular. Call (845)255-8352.

Oak Shaker 6-drawer Dresser (57” wide) w/glides & attached framed Mirror w/supports; Matching Full Bookcase Bed w/under bed drawer storage & Interior Lighting made by LANG FURNITURE. $500 or best offer. You haul. Call (845)658-8766.

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snowplowing

SNOW PLOWING starting at $40

(845) 331- 4844

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tree services

CALL ME!

Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, Firewood

(845)255-7259 Residential / Municipalities

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CERTIFIED ARBORIST • CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES

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HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, Firewood. (845)2557259. Residential, Municipalities.

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musical services and instruments

Yamaha Clavinola CLP-400 PIANO, practically new, $2500; C. G. Conn Bb TENOR SAX, the kind played by Sonny Rollins and other greats, $350 or B.O.; complete CB DRUM SET w/ Ziljian Sweet Ride cymbal, excellent shape, $350 or B.O. Pix available on request. 845-679-0381.

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auctions

ART AUCTION

ESTATE OF JAMES L. KAMAN WATERCOLORS OF HV AREA & other artist’s original works

www.weloveauctions.com AUCTION ENDS DECEMBER 15th

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antiques and collectibles

ATTENTION VENDORS & DEALERS! Vintage & Collectible items for sale. Call Earl at (914)402-4985.

HAVE A DEAD TREE...

FULLY INSURED

ﬁrewood for sale

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

914-388-9607

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vendors needed

FLEA HARDSCRABBLE

MARKET & GARAGE SALE 845-758-1170 • Call John EVERY SUN 8-4 pm March thru December

All Vendors Wanted • Spots start at $12 to $35

Every Sunday 10’ x 20’ $20

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You will not be disappointed!! SANDY ~ IRENE FIREWOOD. Seasoned 2+ years mixed hardwoods cut & split to your specs. Half cord deliveries w/ in Towns of Hurley, Marbletown, Olive, Woodstock. (845)332-6230 or (845)3999270.

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BOTTOM LINE... I pay the highest prices for old furniture, antiques of every description. Paintings, lamps, rugs, porcelain, bronzes, silver, etc. One item to entire contents. Quality CONSIGNMENTS accepted also. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972). (845)389-7286. OLD FURNITURE, CROCKS, JUGS, paintings, frames, postcards, glasswares, sporting items, urns, fountain pens, lamps, dolls, pocket knives, military items, bronzes, jewelry, sterling, old toys, old paper, old boxes, old advertisements, vintage clothing, anything old. Home contents purchased, (select items or entire estates purchased.) CASH PAID 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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estate/ moving sale

McCoy Teapot Set, Victorian Parlour Lamp, Sotheby’s Duke/Dutchess Windsor Catalogue Set, Gatsby-Look Fur Coat, Vintage Clothes/Purses. (MaryAnne’s Booth) Attic Memories, 18 East Market Street, Red Hook.

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yard and garage sales

Stop by AID TIBET THRIFT STORE. Christmas decorations, Art, Fall/Winter clothes, furniture, books. 7 days, 10 a.m-6 p.m. 875 Route 28, Kingston. 845-383-1774.

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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

RACHAEL DIAMOND, LCSW, CHt. Holistically oriented therapist offering counseling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy & EMDR. Specializing in issues pertaining to relationships, personal growth, life transitions, alternative lifestyles, childhood abuse, trauma, co-dependency, addiction, recovery, illness, grief & more. Office convenient to New Paltz & surrounding areas. Free half hour in-person consultation, sliding scale fee. (845)883-0679.

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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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personal and health services

PRIVATE CARE for elderly. CERTIFIED AIDE, 10 years experience. Live-in or hourly. References available. Ulster County area. (845)901-8513 ULSTER COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING; SENIOR NUTRITION/DINING PROGRAM. Operates Senior Dining Sites throughout the county, which offer nutritious, hot meals from 11:30 a.m.-noon. Kingston Mid-town Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston. (845)336-7112. Open Monday, Wednesday & Friday. They also provide an opportunity to socialize w/others who have similar interests. Guidelines: Please call the site between 10 a.m.-noon. the day before you plan to attend in order to be sure there are enough meals for everyone. Eligibility: You must be an Ulster County resident aged 60 or over. Cost: There is no set cost, but a suggested daily donation of $3 is requested.

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caretaking/ home management

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painting/odd jobs

“ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura. Add value to your home economically. Environmentally conscious work done w/old world craftsmanship and pride. Interior/Exterior/Decorator Finishes, Expert Color Consultation, Plastering, Wallpaper Removal, Light Carpentry. Call 679-9036 for Free Estimate. Senior Discount. NYS DOT T-12467

Incorporated 1985

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

Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253

art services

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

• Interior & Exterior painting • Power Washing • Sheetrock & Plaster Repair • Free Estimates Multiple References Available Upon Request Licensed & Insured 845-255-0979 • ritaccopainting.com QUALITY • VALUE • RELIABILITY • SINCE 1980

HAB HABERWASH PRESSURE WASHING PR & EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING.

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organizing/ decorating/ reﬁnishing

FREE ESTIMATES, FULLY INSURED Accepting All Major Credit Cards

Contact Jason Habernig

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

715

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

cleaning services

*CONSCIOUS CLEANING, CONSCIOUS CARE!* Bundle of energy w/a Zen attitude. Efficient and very organized. I can make beauty out of disorder. Allergic to cats. Woodstock/ Kingston/Rhinebeck vicinity. Call Robyn, 339-9458. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

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

COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

Call (845)706-1713 or (845) 679-8932 CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/ Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253.

845-331-4966, 845-249-8668 CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/ Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)6882253. EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, cleanouts. Second home caretaking. All small/ medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999. Experienced- TROMPE O’LOEIL and FAUX FINISHING, 20 yrs. in Paris, and 10 yrs. locally. References and insured. Call Casimir: 845-430-3195 or 845-6160872. HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut, Yards cleaned & mowed. Snow Removal. Call Dave (845)514-6503mobile. 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. MAN WITH A VAN MOVING & DELIVERY SERVICE. 16’ trucks, 10’ van. Reliable, insured, NYS DOT 32476. 8 Enterprise Road, New Paltz, NY. Please call Dave at 255-6347.

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TRANSFORMATION RESTORATION. Interior/Exterior Painting * Deck Staining * Power Washing. 10% Off all Quotes for Seniors. CALL TODAY! References available. Fully Insured. Call Chris (845)902-3020. 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

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plumbing, heating, a/c and electric

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building services

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

From Walls to Floors, Ceilings to Doors, Decks, Siding & More.

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HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. References available. (845)616-7470. WINECOFF QUALITY CONTRACTING, INC. New Construction, Additions, Renovations. Decks, Kitchens, Bathrooms, All types of Flooring, Tile Work. Demolition, Dump Runs, Rotten Wood Repairs. FREE EXTERIOR HOME INSPECTIONS. OH!!! HANDYMAN PROJECTS TOO. Stefan Winecoff, 845-389-2549.

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gardening/ landscaping

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

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

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

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

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CLEAR QUARTZ CRYSTAL wrapped in wire on a string LOST in vicinity of planet earth (or possibly Poughkeepsie). Emotional keepsake. Please Call (845)236-9582 SIMON STILL MISSING since 11/8. Last seen in High Falls. Simon has seizures and needs medication. No tags, no collar. Friendly. Large Shepherd-like, long hair. Tan/brown. 4-years old. REWARD. 914760-9476.

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spirituality

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lovely kitten who needs a person or family who will give her a loving home. If you’d like additional information about this glorious kitten, please call (917)282-2018 or email DRJLPK@aol.com FOR ADOPTION; LOVABLE OUTDOOR CAT Mufassa was found on a farm. He’s been neutered, is so affectionate, comes to you when ever you call him & loves to be loved. He wants to be outside & wouldn’t be happy as an inside cat. He’s approx. 2-years old & loves to play w/female cats but doesn’t like other male cats. He’s used to dogs & basically ignores them. If you’d like to know more about Mufassa (and your home has no male cats), please call 973713-8229. Free to Wonderful Home: 2 FEMALE GUINEA PIGS ages 2 and 3. Sweet, Friendly, Healthy. Owner is ill and must re-home these adorable girls. They come w/their cage, bedding and food. Serious, loving family please. Call Susan at 679-6070 for more information. Looking for a Permanent, Dedicated, Loving home; BLACK & WHITE SHORTHAIRED KITTENS- 2 boys, 1 girl. Free. Call (845)236-9582 PROJECT CAT is a non-profit cat RESCUE AND SHELTER. Please help get cats off the streets and into homes. Adopt a healthy and friendly cat or kitten companion for a lifetime. High Falls/Accord area. 845-6874983 or visit our cats at www.projectcat. org SIMON STILL MISSING since 11/8. Last

seen in High Falls. Simon has seizures and needs medication. No tags, no collar. Friendly. Large Shepherd-like, long hair. Tan/brown. 4-years old. Reward. 914-760-9476. This week’s featured cat is Clementine, and oh my darling is she a sweet one. She’s an orange female, approximately 7-10 years old; playful & acts like a kitten & good w/other cats, kids & dogs. She’s but one of many sweet cats here: Mumford; regal looking grey & white fella w/a big personality. Fargo; easy going older male who likes to be picked up. Dolly; small & shy but once you take a chance & get to know her, you won’t regret it. Here are some of our wonderful DOGS: PRECIOUS; 3-year old Pit mix who’s as happy as they come. She’s great w/children & dogs but not w/cats. Loves to cuddle & go for walks. SADIE; 8-year old female German Shepherd. Very playful & does a little dance when she knows a walk is in her future. She does not get along w/cats or other dogs. TAXI; 1-year old Bull Terrier mix, hyper & happy. Loves to play w/tennis balls, go for runs, & give kisses. Would benefit from an active owner. He’s great w/kids, good w/ dogs, & OK w/cats. PEBBLES; Excitable & beautiful young female who loves walks, playtime & cuddles. NATHAN; young pit mix, this little guy loves life & all the playtime he can get. We’ve got some new entrants to the Farm Department: Sputnik & Apollo, two smart, curious brown & white rats. Bunny buds Penny; floppy eared female Holland Lop & Biscotti, male Netherland dwarf. These two would like to be adopted together. We’ve

still got more Flemish Giant Rabbits than you can shake a carrot at! White, brown & black. Come on down & meet BROWNIE & MANDY. COME SEE US & all of our other friends at the ULSTER COUNTY SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston (off of the traffic circle). Open 6 days a week; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (closed on Mondays.) (845)331-5377.

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2516. Serving Ulster County for 10+ years. Very Reasonable Rates, Multiple Pet Discount... Compassionate, Professional, Courteous. *Pet Exams, *Vaccines, *Blood Work, *Lyme Testing, *Flea & Tick Prevention, *Rx Diet, *Euthanasia at home. Want to help but 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.

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boats/ recreational vehicles

14’ DURA NORDIC ALUMINUM FLATBOTTOM BOAT w/6 h.p. Yamaha gas outboard. Comes w/trailer. Plus extras. Great for fishing & duck hunting. $1250. Call Paul at (845)339-4546.

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vehicles wanted

CASH PAID FOR USED cars & trucks regardless of condition. Junk cars removed. Call 246-0214. DMV# 7107350.

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