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A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, entertainment and adventure | Ca l en d a r & C la ssif ied s | Issu e 52 | D ec . 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ja n. 1

auld lang syne (should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?)

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Uptown Kingston New Year’s Eve returns with “Old -Fashioned Cirkus” theme

ooking for something simultaneously festive and edgy to do to ring in the New Year, with a variety of entertainment within a walkable radius? Kingston’s Stockade District has the ticket for you. The theme for the 2014/15 Uptown Kingston New Year’s Eve is “OldFashioned Cirkus,” promising the glory of the 1890 San Severia Spiegeltent and the weirdness of freak shows and burlesque, plus music and dancing late into the night. Freak shows, you say? Like in that übercreepy Tod Browning movie that you saw at a pot-perfumed midnight screening at the Elgin Theater so long ago? While a display of real human deformities on Wednesday night seems unlikely, there’s no question that a vein of creepiness lurks under the “wholesome family entertainment” façade of circuses. There has been a duality to their nature going back to their evolution out of the carnage of chariot races in Roman times. “Circuses are all about sex and death,” an aerialist once told me. “Part of the thrill of watching deathdefying stunts lies in the tiny piece of each audience member that is secretly rooting for Death to win. That’s not even to mention the scariness of clowns. In a 2008 study of hospital décor options at the University of Sheffield in the UK, researchers found that “clowns are universally disliked by children” – and judging by their depiction in pop-culture

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phenomena like Stephen King’s novel It and the TV series American Horror Story, a lot of adults find them terrifying as well. Fortunately for coulrophobes, clowns aren’ t specifically referenced on the New Year’s Eve entertainment roster in Kingston, despite the depiction of one on the poster for the event. What will audiences get instead? Lots of New Vaudeville-style acts of thrilling dexterity and gymnastic prowess supplied by jugglers and unicyclists, members of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus – popular regulars at the Spiegeltent at Bard SummerScape – and a couple of fire-

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twirling acrobatic hula-hoopers known as Miss 360 and Miss Fly Hips. The exact nature of the Freak Show has not been divulged, but the ringleader and Freak Show host Anna Rexia “has corralled some wicked and bazaar [sic] characters from around the world!” Creative costuming will be involved, and attendees are being invited to partake in the fun by dressing

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up in a circusy spirit. A photo booth will be available for recording your regalia for posterity. The epicenter of the action is BSP, which will open its cavernous vaudeville-era back theater at 8 p.m. and host the Spiegeltent, where ticketholders (age 21 and up only) can obtain drinks. Besides the circus and burlesque performers, the evening’s live entertainment will include a knockout lineup of eclectic music, including “freak folk/Muppet punk” from Bella’s Bartók, klezmer and Balkan music from Caprice Rouge and Django-style Gypsy jazz from the Heart Strings Hot Club. Late-night electro-swing dancing will be propelled

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New tradition for New Year’s Downtown Saugerties initiates New Year’s Eve ball drop & related festivities

h sure, you can go to New York City on New Year’s Eve and get claustrophobically corralled inside the barricades at Time Square along with a million other people to watch the Swarovski-crystal-laden ball drop, but wouldn’t you rather skip all the hubbub and stay close to home for a ball drop of a different kind? The village of Saugerties is launching a brand-new version of a New Year’s Eve celebration on Wednesday, December 31 with its own ball drop at the stroke of midnight, led up to by an evening of festivities throughout the village. Intriguingly enough, the ball was created by Saugerties Police chief Joseph Sinagra (how many towns have a crime-fighting chief who is also capable of pulling off this kind of do-it-yourself project?). The materials used are still a secret as of presstime, but photographs of the ball reveal it to be quite lovely, reminiscent of an old-fashioned Christmas tree ornament. It appears to be made of steel of some sort in an airy filigree pattern, and we’re told that it lights up from the inside. It will be dropped from a crane, according to village trustee Jeannine Mayer, by mayor William Murphy and the police chief at a location near the intersection of Main and Partition Streets. The whole event, she said, has been designed as a family-friendly affair under the “stay local and stay safe” banner, a bit of friendly competition with Kingston’s relatively new ball-drop event; after all, why lose business to a nearby town when Saugerties has plenty of restaurants and businesses that can keep people well-entertained closer to home? Main Street between Partition and Market Streets will be closed off to traffic from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Party favors will be available at various locations, and area businesses will get into the spirit in their own way. There will be a performance from SebSi Studio on the outdoor stage in front of the studio at 252 Main Street from 10:30 to 11 p.m. Proprietor Domenic Silipo said that he was still working out the details, but people can expect to see a comedy show suitable for the entire family. Live music by the band 90 Proof starts at 11 p.m. on the bandstand located across from Smith Hardware; or for a $5 cover charge, people can come and go from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at SebSi Studio, where a family-appropriate deejay event will be held with lasers, lights, foggers and of course, music. DJ Caviar (Van Bolle, co-owner of DIG boutique) and DJ Eric (Rebis, also a local resident and a career deejay), will play techno, EDM [electronic dance music] and house music. Out on the streets, Boy Scout Troop 36 will have beverages, noisemakers and donuts available for purchase, proceeds of which benefit their programs. There will be (at minimum) drink specials at Mirabellas restaurant, the Pig Bar & Grill, the Dutch Ale House and the Exchange Hotel, and Main Street Restaurant is having a Black & White Party with specials. The kitchen will be open until midnight. Alcohol will only be permitted in “Solo” cups during the celebrations in the village.

The ball, to be dropped from a crane, was created by Saugerties Police chief and do-it-yourselfer Joseph Sinagra

by deejay Dr. Suds. Admission to all the BSP activities costs $25 in advance, $30 at the door (if not already sold out); VIP Gold wristbands providing such extras as booth seating, a coat check and hors d’oeuvres at the Spiegeltent go for $65 in advance only. There will be entertainment in other venues as well, including Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones performing in a Pop-Up Beer Hall at 43 North Front Street (next to Tech Smiths), sponsored by Boitson’s Restaurant and Keegan Ales. There

will be a $5 suggested cover charge at the door. Jazz will begin at 7 p.m. at the Stockade Tavern, accompanying that establishment’s famed Prohibition-era cocktails, and there will be late-night dancing with DJ Ali. Restaurants and watering holes around the neighborhood will be open late into the night, including a special “Brunck” (Drunk Brunch) until 3 a.m. at Duo Bistro. So even if you decide to pass on the Old-fashioned Cirkus, you can still

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Saugerties’ Main Street, between Partition and Market Streets, will be closed off to traffic from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. for the New Year’s Eve festivities and ball drop. Alcohol will only be permitted in “Solo” cups during the celebrations in the village.

The Tango Café will have a three-course prix fixe $50 dinner with champagne and deejay, Love Bites Café will have a four-course prix fixe $50 dinner with champagne at midnight and Miss Lucy’s Kitchen will have a five-course $60 dinner. The Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern will serve from a gala á la carte menu from 5 to 11 p.m., accompanied by a pianist all evening. All have limited seating, so be sure to call for reservations. There’s a Facebook page established for updates at “Village of Saugerties New Year’s Eve Ball Drop,” and for those looking to Twitter, do it at SaugertiesNYEve. Instagrammers can use saugertiesnyeve. – Sharyn Flanagan New Year’s Eve Ball Drop, Wednesday, December 31, 12 midnight, Main/Partition Streets, festivities 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Village of Saugerties; (845) 246-2321, www.village.saugerties.ny.us.

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corner of Wall and North Front Streets. For more information about the third annual Uptown Kingston New Year’s Eve, visit http://uptownkingstonnye. com, www.bspkingston.com or the BSP Kingston Facebook page. To order advance tickets to the festivities and oddities at BSP, visit http://bit.ly/1BOUNAo. For a map showing free parking locations and shuttle stops, visit http://bspkingston. com/?attachment_id=1103. – Frances Marion Platt Uptown Kingston New Year’s Eve, Wednesday/Thursday, December 31/January 1, 7 p.m.-3 a.m., $65/$30/$25/$5/ free, Wall/Front Streets, Kingston; http:// uptownkingstonnye.com, www.bspkingston.com, http://bit.ly/1BOUNAo.

New Paltz Eve’s familyfriendly festivities New Paltz Eve is back after a long hiatus. “The vision behind this was to create activities for all ages that are alcohol-free and supportive of the recovery community,” says Phoenix Yamamoto, project director for the Greater New Paltz Community Partnership. “The support everywhere I turn has been really phenomenal. New Paltz has a really strong recovery community.” All the New Paltz Eve events -- which kick off at 3:30 p.m. with a story hour and craft workshop for three-to-five-year-olds at the Elting Memorial Library and wind up with a snap, crackle and pop when a bonfire consumes a pile of pallets at Hasbrouck Park, beginning at midnight – are free of charge. Everything is also clustered downtown and withi walking distance. So if you aren’t taking the little ones home when the Elting Library session ends at 4:30 p.m., you can bring

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Dance in the New Year at Ashokan Center The New Year’s Eve celebration and camp at the Ashokan Center begins on Wednesday, December 31 and runs through Saturday, January 3. Hosted by the American folk and roots duo Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, the annual event draws between 200 and 300 people each year, some of whom stay for the whole shebang and some who opt for the dinner and dance or the dance party only.

This will be the 33rd annual ringingin-the-New-Year event at the Center. Three days of almost non-stop music and dancing will begin with a fourcourse New Year’s Eve dinner. After the 6 o’clock meal, a singalong will set the musical tone, followed by dancing until the wee hours. On Thursday and Friday, camp attendees can enjoy dance and music workshops and jam sessions all day long. Dance instruction in Cajun, zydeco, Lindy, West Coast, slow blues, contra and square dancing will be led by Vikki Armstrong, John Krumm, Kristin Andreassen, Richard Newman, Amy Burns, Cindy Overstreet and Steve Ryan. The music staff includes Peter Davis, Peter Ecklund, John Krumm, Tom Krumm, Clelia Stefanini and, of course, Jay and Molly and all the Revelers. Three meals and a late-night snack will be served each day, and – you got it – more dancing will ensue each evening. On Saturday, a 10 a.m. brunch will be followed by a Farewell Dance from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Ungar and Mason are thrilled with the musical lineup this year. The Russet Trio (appearing on New Year’s Eve only) hails from Columbia County, with Aldo Lavaggi, Peter Madsen and Seth Travins playing traditional Celtic and Appalachian music for contra dancing, mixed with a little swing and waltz. The Revelers –

Daniel Coolik, Glen Fields, Chas Justus, Eric Frey, Chris Miller and Blake Miller – have traveled several years in a row from Lafayette, Louisiana to Ulster County to be at the Ashokan Center’s New Year’s event. Locals Mike & Ruthy are mainly known as singer/songwriters but they’ll be playing square dance music with Chris Eldridge of the Grammy-nominated Punch Brothers band, as Andreassen does the calling. Jay & Molly and their band Swingology, a seven-piece group with horns and rhythm section, will also perform. Mason says that there will be lots of room on the dancefloor in two main rooms, one for couples dancing – Cajun, swing, zydeco, country blues and waltz – and one for the square and contra dancing. Limited on-site lodging for the New Year’s Eve weekend may be available. For dinner menu and reservations, a full schedule of events and fees and other camp registration information, visit the website below. – Ann Hutton New Year’s at Ashokan, Wednesday-Saturday, December 31-January 3, Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Road, Olivebridge; (845) 246-2121, www.ashokan.org/ camps/new-years-camp.

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of the Hudson River than the west. That means that technically, even though it’s in the same time zone, the New Year arrives in the village of Millbrook in eastern Dutchess County just a little earlier than it does in any part of Ulster County. New Year’s Eve Millbrook keeps within the spirit of that astronomical phenomenon by hosting an annual wingding that kicks off at 4 p.m. and wraps up by 8:15 p.m. So attendees can have the little ones tuckered out and tucked in well before midnight (what their parents get up to after that is nobody’s business but their own). This family-friendly celebration of the turning of the year, sponsored for 11 years now as a community-service project by the Millbrook Rotary, centers on Franklin Avenue and features a variety of performances, from magic shows to musical ensembles. Meals and snacks – including belly-warming bowls of chili at both venues – will be provided at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9008 and by the Millbrook Lions Club at Village Hall. Village Hall will also host the Crabgrass Puppet Theatre presenting a show called The Pirate, the Princess and the Pea, with three performances beginning at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. A highlight of the evening for kids will be the return of the Paper Bag Players. The celebrated New York City-based children’s musical comedy theater troupe will perform Hot Feet at the Elm Drive School Gymnasium beginning at 4, 5, 6 and 7 p.m. The school will also host an ongoing model railroad display from the Mid-Hudson Valley Model Railroad Club, balloon-twisting fun from Button Down Balloons and beguiling roving characters from Drama Queen Masks. Two churches will lend their acoustics for New Year’s Eve Millbrook’s musical offerings. At Grace Chapel, Vito Petroccitto, Jr. will perform rock and pop sets at 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m.; Metropolitan Klezmer will jubilate at 4:45, 6:15 and 7:45 p.m.; and Peter Muir & Friends will play rags, blues and jazz in the Parish Hall at 4:30 and 6 p.m. At the Lyall Church Sanctuary, the Larry Ham/Woody Witt Quartet will perform jazz classics and originals at 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m. and the Handman String Quartet will play classical pieces at 4:45, 6:15 and 7:45 p.m. The Lyall Church’s Gathering Room will present Steve Johnson’s Magic Variety Show beginning at 5, 6 and 7 p.m. The upshot of all these multiple sets is that you can catch pretty much every act that interests you, just by wandering up and down Franklin Avenue. Admission to everything is free, courtesy of funding support by local businesses and organizations. Anyone who feels moved to lend a hand is encouraged to mail a tax-deductible donation to the Millbrook Rotary Foundation, PO Box 261, Millbrook NY 12545 or call (845) 437-4507. “It’s an opportunity for families and adults to enjoy New Year’s Eve early in the evening,” said event organizer Joyce

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onsider ringing in the New Year surrounded by sound: drums, flute, didgeridoo, symphonic gong, crystal singing bowls, guitar and bass. Add the spoken word, some songs and chants and the all-important ingredient: silence. “An Odyssey into the Heart via the Power of the Collective Voice” will be presented on Thursday, January 1, from 4-5:30 at Unison in New Paltz by Amy McTear and the One True Voice Community. McTear leads an entourage of musicians that includes Joseph Jastrab, Renee Finkelstein, Ami Fixler, Molly Tweedy, Dona Ho Lightsey, Adam Bradley, Avinash Jeffrey Barnes and Michael Ponte, along with members of the One True Voice Choir. At the New Year’s Day event, McTear hopes that audience members can use “the uplifting power of the human voice to release the past, align with the present and empower the future with personal and collective transformation.” Dressed all in white, McTear and friends will guide people through a journey in sound that helps them to let go of past considerations and anchor themselves to the present moment. “We set the tone for the path ahead. All this is done with music and interactive voice; the audience participates fully. We don’t see it as a performance, rather as a service.” McTear calls herself a spiritual activist. “It’s not about being religious at all,” she says. “It’s like being a political activist. I’m advocating for a spiritual dimension of life. It’s my mission to bring it to the surface more, to live that way.” As a musician, she writes songs and chants – mantralike phrases or words, or free-toning vowel sounds with an extended exhale: “I get people to feel their emotions.” McTear works to help people relieve stress, get in touch with a sense of confidence and purpose and become aware of who they are in community with others. “The gong has a way of shaking, disengaging the conscious mind; it gets you into a place of feeling, a space of presence. Crystal bowls are ethereal, pure tones. The songs I write are all around the human spirit journey... Some of my mantras come from the Hindu/yoga tradition, some from the Buddhist.” The New Year’s Day event is a dressed-up version of what McTear and One True Voice have been offering on the first and third Sundays each month for years. When asked if audience participants need to prepare themselves for the experience, she says, “I will get them there; no preparation is needed. I work with the gong, I work with the bowls, but I also use the voice. It’s so much about tuning-in to and connecting with the audience, providing them some beauty that they can be surrounded by and get pulled into the songs. Sometimes I make jokes... One participant told me, ‘The best thing about this is you don’t take yourself seriously. The jokes are my favorite part.’” Noting how most cultures have emphasized singing as a communal experience, rather than masses of people listening to the music of a few star performers, McTear aims to reacquaint people with their anthropological roots. “I believe we are coming back to the awareness that each person comes with a gift. The work is to find out what it is you’ve come to offer, and what you’ve come to learn, too.” “We are all so attached to our ideas and belief systems,” says McTear. “This experience is very pure and simple. It’s about the things that bond us, rather than separate us. It’s about blurring those distinctions.” – Ann Hutton

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Odyssey into the Heart New Year’s Day Musical Ritual Event, Thursday, January 1 (snow date Saturday, January 3), 4-5:30 p.m., $25, Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz; (914) 388-0632, www.amymctear.com.

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Outside the box Julie Novak’s America’s Next Top returns to Rosendale Theatre New Year’s Eve

merica’s Next Top: One Top’s Hysterical Take on Life, Love, Tools and Boxes, the one-woman topical comedy show created by comic/ actor/singer/impersonator Julie Novak, will return for an encore performance at the Rosendale Theatre on New Year’s Eve, beginning at 8 p.m. America’s Next Top has been garnering praise since its debut during this year’s Women’s Week in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Novak, who honed her improv skills at the legendary Second City in Chicago, makes comedy out of the sometimes-taboo topics of gender variance and the politics of queerness. A performance at the cozy 300-seat Rosendale Theatre in November was sold out. Novak’s show includes moving accounts of coming out and experiencing homophobia and discrimination, all told with a twist of humor. Folks who caught Novak’s appearances at the Serious Laughs Comedy Festival in Kingston or the Queerstock cabaret in Woodstock know to expect…well, some serious laughs along with biting social commentary. Tickets for America’s Next Top cost $15 in advance, $20 at the door and can be ordered online at www.americasnexttopnye.bpt.me. For more information, visit http://rosendaletheatre.org. – Frances M. Platt Julie Novak in America’s Next Top: One Top’s Hysterical Take on Life, Love, Tools & Boxes, Wednesday, December 31, 8 p.m., $20/$15, Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street (Route 213), Rosendale; (845) 658-8989, http://rosendaletheatre.org.

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ock N Roll Resort has been staging wild events at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa in Kerhonkson for a number of years, catering to the ecstatic needs of the modern jam, reggae and electro scenes. This year, a vital, eclectic and progressive big band, Turquaz, headlines the Ball Drop, a one-day mini-festival on New Year’s Eve, beginning at 5 p.m. Other standouts on the bill include the progressive world fusion trio Consider the Source, Tauk, Spiritual Rez, the Primate Fiasco, Mister F and Danny Pease & the Regulators. For ticket options and additional information, visit http://rocknrollresort.com. The Hudson Valley Resort and Spa is located at 400 Granite Road in Kerhonkson.

cember 27 at 8 p.m. This four-time winner of the Blues Music Awards has performed or recorded with Dylan, Waits, John Hammond, the Fabulous Thunderbirds and many more. Robillard is a stylish, gritty and versatile champion of practi-

cally everything called blues. Admission costs $15. For more information, call (845) 658-9048 or visit www.rosendalecafe.com. The Rosendale Café is located at 434 Main Street in Rosendale.

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MARILYN CRISPELL IS a bona fide hero of some bona fide underground American music

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Marilyn Crispell at Colony Café

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errors replicate like...something digital, until they are beyond easy correction, unless you or your management can get someone at Lastfm or Emusic on the phones that they don’t actually have. The switchboards are lighting up, but it’s a stock image. This particular title scramble, however, may provoke a chuckle in anyone familiar with Crispell’s fractalized piano playing and the hash that this legendary avantgardist makes of the conventional syntax of jazz. Crispell: Woodstock Concert (1995) The is actually a pretty tenable album name (a little staid, even) for a performer who rose to prominence accompanying Anthony Braxton, the experimental reed player/composer famous for his symbolic, non-ASCII song titles and his alternative notation systems. Crispell is a genuine heavy in the freejazz tradition of Braxton and of her obvious role model, the action pianist Cecil Taylor. Some people, including many defensive musicians, are wont to dismiss the entire genre as little more than seizures and the slapping of a black-andwhite table. But you need listen – really listen – to no more than a few minutes of The Woodstock Concert or any of Crispell’s other solo or collaborative recordings (she gravitates toward spacious, exploratory duo projects when not performing solo) to know that there is an awful lot of music in Marilyn Crispell’s music. The off-the-grid forms, the liberated harmony, the extreme dynamics and the utter disregard for resolution-driven melody make for challenging listening, but once you focus on what it is rather than what it isn’t – once you have your John Cage moment of acceptance and the defeat of expectation – don’t be surprised if you find yourself digging the wit, color, feeling and spontaneous form-making of Crispell’s playing, even if you can’t in good conscience claim to understand it. A bona fide hero of some bona fide underground American music, Marilyn Crispell performs two solo sets at the Colony Café – let’s call it Crispell: Woodstock Concert (2014) The – on Tuesday, December 30 at

8 p.m. Tickets cost $15. For tickets or for more information, visit www. colonycafewoodstock.com. The Colony Café is located at 22 Rock City Road in

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Rob Paparozzi, Pete Levin, John Tropea and Lee Finkelstein

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Towne Crier in Beacon hosts Willie Nile

he real singer/songwriters can’t help but write songs and sing them. This alone explains the prodigious and consistent output of the bardic, Dylanesque New York City songwriter Willie Nile, an unjustly obscure performer nationally who is a legendary and revered poet amongst players and aficionados, especially in New York. If Nile’s most recent release If I Was a River is any indication, Nile cares about as much for courting broad success now as he does for the subjunctive mood. It’s a collection of drumless, soaring piano ballads and rags, romantic and jaundiced in equal measure. More typically, Nile rocks, which is probably what he intends to do when he appears at the Towne Crier Café in Beacon on Saturday, December 27 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25. For tickets and for more information, visit www.townecrier. com. The Towne Crier is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon. – John Burdick

Woodstock. – John Burdick Marilyn Crispell, Tuesday, December 30, 8 p.m., $15, Colony Café, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock.

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ocalist, master harmonica player and current frontman for the Original Blues Brothers Band, Rob Paparozzi leads an all-star quartet for a Jazz ‘n’ Blues Brunch at the Falcon in Marlboro on Sunday, December 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. As a harmonica player, Paparozzi has worked with the likes of B. B. King, Bruce Springsteen, Randy Newman, Roberta Flack and Cyndi Lauper. He was also the lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears for seven years: a franchise band that belongs to original drummer Bobby Colomby and that employs nothing but the hottest musical talent. Appearing along with Paparozzi will be legendary Hammond organ player Pete Levin (Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, Gil Evans and more), guitarist John Tropea (Harry Chapin, Paul Simon, Dr. John, Alice Cooper) and drummer Lee Finklestein (Tower of Power, Donna Summer, Ben E. King). There is no cover charge or minimum at the Falcon, but generous donation is encouraged. For more information, call (845) 236-7970 or visit www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. Brunch serving begins at 10 a.m. and the music starts at 11 o’clock.

As a master harmonica player, Paparozzi has worked with B. B. King, Bruce Springsteen and Randy Newman

show at the Bearsville Theater on Sunday, December 28 at 7 p.m. If 2014’s collection of new songs Brass Tacks is any indication, NRBQ is a band incapable of losing steam. It is a raw and roomy, cute and clever record that is oblivious to any prevailing fashion except what it means to be NRBQ . Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For more information, visit www. bearsvilletheater.com. The Bearsville

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ALAN TURING’S KEY ROLE IN DECIPHERING the Nazi navy’s ever-changing Enigma code during World War II was kept secret for decades; and the man, who should have been lionized as a war hero and scientific genius, was prosecuted for “gross indecency” by an ungrateful British government after his homosexuality became public. Forced to undergo estrogen treatment as an alternative to prison, Turing died in disgrace in 1954 at the age of 41.

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Benedict Cumberbatch is brilliant as Turing in The Imitation Game

hen The Imitation Game comes around this week, run, don’t walk, to see it. Norwegian director Morten Tyldum’s Englishlanguage debut, with a fabulously witty and poignant script by up-and-coming screenwriter/novelist Graham Moore, stars a spot-on Benedict Cumberbatch as the British cryptographer and computer science pioneer Alan Turing, backed by a uniformly brilliant cast of co-stars. It has “Oscar-worthy” written all over it. And yet this is a movie that almost didn’t

get made, kicked around Hollywood for years and topping the legendary Black List survey of most-impressive unproduced scripts in 2011. Warner Brothers wanted to (mis)cast Leonardo DiCaprio in it, but let go of the rights when that actor (praise the celluloid gods!) backed out of the project. Ron Howard and David Yates were among the A-list directors showing interest during earlier stages of the project’s development. The fact that most American audiences don’t know Tyldum’s previous work marginally qualifies this production as an indie long shot, I suppose; but the top-shelf actors will certainly pull people in, and they will not regret the experience. The stars aligned for the marketing of The Imitation Game when Queen Elizabeth II issued Turing a posthumous

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takes some liberties with the story of how exactly the Enigma code was cracked and the dominance of Turing’s contribution to the top-secret project. For instance, the cryptanalysis machine constructed at Bletchley Park, known as the “bombe,” shown in the film as a single contraption invented singlehandedly by Turing, manifested in real life as more than 200 machines adapted from earlier Polish designs. A subplot involving the penetration of the Government Code and Cypher School by a Soviet mole is conjectural at best, though Turing himself was suspected of espionage during the overheated Cold War atmosphere of the early ’50s. The movie also portrays Turing as manifesting rather extreme symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome, a man utterly unable to grasp the social cues of others. In fact, much of the movie’s surprisingly pungent humor revolves around the premise that

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Turing himself had no sense of humor whatsoever – whereas at least one of his acquaintances, writer Alan Garner, has remembered him as “funny and witty.” But no matter; certainly Turing was known in his time as an eccentric, a driven man, superior, argumentative and offputting to some. And even if he wasn’t the only key player in the deciphering of Enigma, his genius, the originality of his approaches to solving a thorny problem, remains undeniable. Cumberbatch takes the screenwriter’s conception of the character and runs with it for all he’s worth – literally, in the scenes where Turing, also a world-class marathon runner, furiously pounds the paths at Bletchley Park as he’s working out some frustrating design flaw – bringing this mystery man vividly to life. It’s clearly a role that the actor wanted badly; he has said in interviews that he “tracked” the project even while DiCaprio was still attached to it, and he did his homework so well that Turing’s great-nephew has been quoted as saying that the actor “knows things that I never knew before” about the man. The onscreen narrative moves back and forth in time among his years on the Enigma project; his bullied youth as the “weird kid” at a boarding school, where he discovers his homosexuality as he falls in love with a sympathetic friend; and his pursuit and arrest later in life by a dogged pair of detectives. One of the latter becomes intrigued by the way that Turing’s mind works during an interrogation session, when the cryptographer engages him in the titular game that he devised to distinguish computer “thinking” from human intelligence. That’s the narrative framing device, but most of the story plays out at Bletchley Park. Even knowing the outcome as we do, the race against time to get Turing’s machine to work properly is pretty tense thriller material that will be especially meaningful to anyone who has ever done research (or any work, really) whose continuance depends upon the whims of government funding. Even when the key to the Nazi codes is found, the core group of cryptographers, along with their project supervisors in the British military and MI6, are faced with painful decisions about how much intercepted information can be shared and how many lives saved without alerting the German navy to the fact that their system has been compromised. The Enigma group scenes shine, largely on account of the thespian talent and chemistry concentrated in the ensemble cast. Matthew Goode is charmingly caddish as Turing’s main rival, project team captain Hugh Alexander. Mark Strong as Major General Stewart Menzies gets one of the best lines in the script, briskly denying the existence of MI6 even as he’s introduced as the researchers’ liaison to that agency. Fans of Downton

Abbey and the HBO series Rome will be pleased to see the talented Irish actor Allen Leech as John Cairncross, a team member with a secret that his bosses may or may not know about. And any Game of Thrones geek who feels bereft that Tywin Lannister will not return in Season Five, except possibly for his funeral or some flashbacks, will rejoice to know that the great Charles Dance’s character in The Imitation Game, Commander Alistair Denniston, shares Lord Tywin’s imperious, cagey and sarcastic personality. Any scene with Dance in it is among the funniest in the movie, and it’s particularly satisfying to see him overruled by Churchill himself when Denniston wants to pull the plug on the project. T h e r e’s a “romantic” subplot of sorts as well, in which Turing becomes engaged to Joan Clarke, the only woman admitted to the codebreaking group, in order to circumvent her parents’ objections to her working in an all-male environment (for security reasons, she’s not allowed to tell them the critical nature of her work). Keira Knightley believably endows the role with intelligence to match Turing’s own and a simpatico that helps him transition, awkwardly but determinedly, into a man who can work productively with a team, rather than always in isolation. The film is highly unusual in its refreshing depiction of a deep bond between a man and a woman, not related to one another, that is totally based on mutual respect for each other’s intellect and shared work goals rather than sexual attraction. It’s also a must-see for anyone with a loved one on the autism spectrum; I’ve never seen a more positive such role model onscreen than this flawed character whose “difference” makes all the difference in the world to a world at war. – Frances Marion Platt

Cumberbatch did his homework so well that Turing’s great-nephew said that the actor “knows things that I never knew before” about the man.

The Imitation Game will be screened from December 25-January 1 at Upstate Films Rhinebeck, 6415 Montgomery Street/Route 9, Rhinebeck; (845) 8762515,http://upstatefilms.org.

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ou can catch two great UK National Theatre Live productions this week on a screen near you. Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan star in the West End revival of David Hare’s play Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliott). In this play, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Nighy), a restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires. Skylight will be screened on Tuesday, December 30 at Upstate Films Rhinebeck. In addition, the DV8 Physical Theatre’s powerful new production combining traditional theater with dance, titled JOHN will be shown on Sunday, December 28 at the Rosendale Theatre. Conceived and directed by Lloyd Newson and based on interviews with real men, it’s a tough story of crime, drug use and survival, suitable for audiences 18 years of age and up. Check with the theaters for exact screening times. For more on these filmed stage productions, visit http:// ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Upstate Films Rhinebeck is located at 6415 Montgomery Street (Route 9), Rhinebeck. Call (845) 876-2515 or visit http:// upstatefilms.org for more information. For more information on the Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street (Route 213), Rosendale, call (845) 658-8989 or visit http://rosendaletheatre.org.

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“I LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME to take the path of thanks less traveled.” – Paula Poundstone

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Slotcar racing Oh, sure, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh – but how about riding in a slotcar and zipping around a track at the Hudson Valley Raceway? During the winter break this week, stop by the Hudson Valley Raceway for thrilling, safe, indoor racing fun. I’d recommend this activity for ages 5 through adult, due to the dexterity needed to operate the car controller. Rental cars are available, and walk-ins are welcome. The Hudson Valley Raceway’s new location is in the Haviland Shopping Center at 870 Violet Avenue (Route 9G) in Hyde Park. For more information, call (845) 838-5333 or visit http://hvraceway. net.

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Snow fun For skiing and tubing, check out these local options! Weather permitting, the Sawkill Family Ski Center is open for skiing and tubing beginning December 26 and operating on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sawkill is perfect for young skiers and snowboarders, beginners or folks with special needs because the carpet lift is easier to manage than a chair or rope tow, and the size of the facility is not overwhelming. Rental equipment and lessons are available. The Sawkill Family Ski Center is located at 167 Hill Road in Kingston. For pricing or more information, call (845) 336-6977 or visit www.sawkillski.com. Snowtubing opens at Thomas Bull Memorial Park on Saturday, January 3 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather and conditions permitting. With multiple tubing runs and a large lodge area, this is a fun winter activity for almost all ages. Thomas Bull Memorial Park is located at 211 New York 416 in Campbell Hall, and residents of Orange County receive a discount. For reservations, pricing or more information, call (845) 457-4910 or e-mail tquinlisk@orangecountygov.com.

Children’s Winter Arts at Cornell Street Studios Craftmaking, hula-hooping, a New Year’s Eve party and more at Cor-

Day at the Museum Visit the New York State Museum for a different free program each day during winter break. From Saturday to Sunday, December 27 and 28 and Tuesday, December 30, children and youth can make birchbark baskets, experience a planetarium show and more. The New York State Museum is located at 260 Madison Avenue in Albany. For more information, call (518) 474-5877 or visit www.nysm.nysed.gov. – Erica Chase-Salerno

nell Street Studios await your children during CSS’s second annual Children’s Winter Arts Program. The registration deadline is December 27. Sessions take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 30 and 31 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at a cost of $100 per child for both days; $65 for one day; or $75 per member for both days. Cornell Street Studios are located at 168 Cornell Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 331-0191 or visit www.cornellstreetstudios.com.

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Capital Kwanzaa Join in on Capital Kwanzaa on the fourth floor Terrace at the New York State Museum on Friday, December 26 from 5 to 9 p.m. This event is free and open to the public and includes a candle-lighting ceremony, activities for children, an African marketplace and local performers. The New York State Museum is located at 260 Madison Avenue in Albany. For more information, call (518) 474-5877 or visit www.nysm.nysed.gov.

Open House at Knox’s Headquarters Bring the family to this weekend’s Open House at Knox’s Headquarters, open from Friday through Sunday, December 26 to 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with hourly tours until close. Knox’s Headquarters is located at 289 Forge Hill Road in Vails Gate. For more information, call (845) 561-1765, extension 22.

Rosendale Theatre screens The Book of Life The Book of Life movie doesn’t come out on DVD until the end of January,

so for a chance to see it beforehand, head over to the Rosendale Theatre on Friday, December 26, Monday, December 29 and Wednesday, December 31 at 2 p.m. and Saturday, December 27 at 11 a.m. Admission costs $5. The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in New Paltz. For more information, call (845) 658-8989 or visit Rosendale Theatre at www.facebook.com. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27

Mouse houses & Holiday Whodunits at Mills Mansion in Staatsburg Visit Staatsburgh State Historic Site twice this weekend! On Saturday, December 27 and Tuesday, December 30 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., ages 6 to 10 can tour the house to see mouse houses on display, then build their own mouse house. Reservations are required. On Sunday, December 28 from 1 to 4 p.m., children solve the Holiday Whodunit by examining alibis and clues on the estate. Staatsburgh State Historic Site is located on Old Post Road in Staatsburg. For more information, call (845) 889-8851 or visit http://nysparks.com.

Ashokan Center hosts Wayﬁnder’s Winter Game “When safety is the sturdy child of terror, survival the twin brother of annihilation, when the world could end

at the push of a button, what matters most to you?” So begins the Wayfinder Experience Winter Game 2014 called Requiem, written by Quille Hayes and Jeremy Gleick, which takes place from Saturday, December 27 at 3 p.m. through Monday, December 29 at 1 p.m. at the Ashokan Center. Ages 11 and up are invited to travel from 2014 to 1963 in this live-action roleplaying Adventure Game, including play-safe swordplay and improvisational acting. The price is $325. The Ashokan Center is located at 477 Beaverkill Road in Olivebridge. For more information or to register, call (845) 4810776 or visit www.wayfinderexperience.com.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29

Empire Dance Center in New Windsor presents Princess Training Day Do you have a family member who would like to become a certified princess? Register by Monday, December 29 for Princess Training Day at the Empire Dance Center on Friday, January 2 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Princesses should wear their favorite princess dress. The $20 certification fee includes dancing, princess training games, pizza, crafts and more. The Empire Dance Center is located at 176 Windsor Highway in New Windsor. For reservations or more information, call (845) 787-5436 or visit www. empiredancecenter.com.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30

Turtle time at Mohonk Preserve On Tuesday, December 30 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., the Mohonk Preserve Visitors’ Center presents Spot and Tripod, the resident turtles, while teaching about pond life and other animals. Reservations are required for this free program, the location of which will be disclosed when the reservation is made. For reservations or more information, call (845) 255-0919 or visit http://mohonkpreserve.org.

ages this Wednesday, December 31. At 3:30 p.m., children from 3 to 5 years of age are invited to attend a Holiday Story & Crafts Hour at the Elting Memorial Library, located at 93 Main Street. From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., join the family scavenger hunt at the New Paltz Youth Center at 220 Main Street. From 8:30 to 11 p.m., an open mic for teens opens up at the Cafeteria Coffee House at 58 Main Street, as well as the community dance at St. Joseph’s Church. From 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., finish out 2014 with a bonfire! For more information or to RSVP for an event, visit http://gnpcp.org.

ting it in a snowshoe? On Thursday, January 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., join Minnewaska State Park Preserve’s two-mile snowshoe hike, suitable for children over 8 years of age accompanied by a parent. Minnewaska State Park Preserve is located at 5281 Route 44/55 in Kerhonkson. Reservations are required. For reservations or more information, call (845) 255-0752 or visit http://nysparks.com.

The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck is located at 661 Route 308 in Rhinebeck. For tickets or more information, call (845) 876-3080 or visit http://centerforperformingarts.org.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2

For teens: Rosendale Theatre presents Julie Novak

After seeing It’s a Wonderful Life at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, I couldn’t wait to come back. Here’s a show that makes for a perfect Mom’s night out. After the holidays, don’t we deserve it? On Friday and Saturday, January 2 and 3 at 8 p.m., and on Sunday, January 4 at 3 p.m., Lisa Lynds directs a staged reading of The Women, a piece from 1936 with universal themes that are just as applicable today. Admission is pay-whatyou-will.

Register by January 9 for “Understanding Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders,” a workshop by the Center for Spectrum Services. The gathering takes place on Tuesday, January 13 from 4 to 7 p.m., and the cost is $55. The Center for Spectrum Services is located at 70 Kukuk Lane in Kingston. For reservations or more information, call (845) 336-2616 or visit http:// centerforspectrumservices.org. – Erica Chase-Salerno

A fantastic evening is in store on Wednesday, December 31 as comedian Julie Novak performs her wonderfully well-crafted, insightful and immensely entertaining solo show, America’s Next Top! One Top’s Hysterical Take on Life Love, Tools and Boxes. Not for kids, but bring your older teens or visiting college students, or make it an evening out with friends. Julie’s show takes place at the Rosendale Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15 in advance, $20 at the door. The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For tickets or more information, visit www.julienovak.com or http://americasnexttopnye.bpt.me.

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New Year at noon at Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum Ring in the New Year at the Children’s Museum! On Wednesday, December 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., come dance, eat, craft and have tot-to-age 6 fun! The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is located at 75 North Water Street in Poughkeepsie. For reservations or more information, call (845) 471-0589 or visit www.mhcm.org.

Family New Year’s Eve party at Castle Fun Center in Chester On Wednesday, December 31, the Castle Fun Center hosts a family New Year’s Eve party from 6 to 9 p.m. The cost is $35 in advance, $45 at the door; kids age 4 and under get in free. Elements include a dinner buffet, dessert bar and a $5 arcade card. The Castle Fun Center is located at 109 Brookside Avenue in Chester. For more information, call (845) 469-2116 or visit http://thecastlefuncenter.com.

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December 25, 2014 donut-and-jazz spot Twin Peaks. Some are daytime only; none take reservations, and they all can get crowded in spurts. For fancier fare at night, the best bets at present are at the Deer Mountain Inn – (518) 589-6268, www.deermountaininn. com – an exquisitely remodeled old-style lodge in the spirit of historic Onteora Park, located just outside of Tannersville on a scenic backroad; and Villa Vosilla’s mid-century Italian Mecca, Ladoria: (518) 589-5060, www.villavosilla.com. Reservations are key. Over in Windham, the area closest to the mountain has several grand old Irish pubs, while the Main Street/Route 23 corridor is also chockablock with informal eateries. Favorites in the area include the Cave Mountain Brewery, Mill Rock, Bistro Brie & Bordeaux and the amazing Italian deli Todaro’s Salumeria right in the center of everything – most without need for reservations. Just outside the center of things there are the popular and yummy Chicken Run, (518) 734-5353, www. chickenrunwindham; the signature dishes at Chalet Fondue, (518) 734-4650, www. chaletfondue.com; and the 19th-century classicism of the gorgeous old-school Christman’s House, (518) 734-4230, www. windhamhouse.com. Over by Belleayre in Ulster County, folks tend to head from the slopes to Phoenicia’s many restaurants after skiing, including the fun and informal Mama’s Boy and Brio’s, as well as the new Phoenician and Phoenicia Diner ( just out of town); or to Margaretville, where the choices include Maine Black Bear and the Inn Between (both on Route 28 between Arkville and the Margaretville turnoff ), both informal and fun. Or right under the mountain, you can try either the authentic La Cabana Mexican in Fleischmanns, unpretty but truly tasty; and the brand-new farm-totable Zephyr in Pine Hill. In nearby Big Indian, there’s the wonderful Peekamoose, right on Route 28. Finally, for the Catskills, head up past Plattekill Mountain to Roxbury, on Route 30, for such hipster spots as the Public – (607) 326-4026, www.publicrestaurantroxbury.com – where reservations are recommended; or the more informal Greek spot Petra, (607) 326-6030. Over in the Taconics/Berkshires, where Catamount is also a great ski area, choices include the great destination towns of Hudson and Great Barrington, Massachusetts or, in the vicinity of the mountain itself, the Swiss Hutte, as well as the fancy, reservations-needed Mount Washington House in Hillsdale – (518) 325-4631, www.mtwashingtonhouse. com – and John Andrews Restaurant in South Egremont, Massachusetts: (413) 528-3469, www.jarestaurant.com. En route to all these places are tons of other great finds. Hey, who needs skiing? – Paul Smart Read more about local cuisine and learn about new restaurants on Ulster Publishing’s www.DineHudsonValley.com or www.HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com/ category/columns/taste/.

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11 AM-4 PM Christmas Brunch. Reservation required. Info: 845-876-0590 or www.therhinecliff.com. The Rhinecliff, 4 Grinnell St, Rhinecliff. 1PM-3PM Free Community Christmas Dinner. Hosted by Rosendale Food Pantry. Delivery is available for shut-ins. Res suggested. Info: 845-6583374 or www.rosendalefoodpantry.org. Rosendale Community Center, Rosendale. 1PM-4PM Holiday Party at Overlook Methodist Church. Open to all. Music, food, & gifts for children. Info: 845-679-7281. 4PM-8PM Christmas Bar; Drinks & Snacks Reservation required. Info: 845-876-0590 or www. therhinecliff.com. The Rhinecliff, 4 Grinnell St, Rhinecliff.

Friday

12/26

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-3PM School’s Out/Art’s In. For children age 3 and up. Children under age 6 participate with an adult; 7 and older, adults must remain at the Museum. Info: 914-232-9555. Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay St, Katonah, $8. 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. 11AM-4PM Boxing Day Brunch. Info: 845-8760590 or www.therhinecliff.com. The Rhinecliff, 4 Grinnell St, Rhinecliff. 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. 1:30PM Winter Break Movie:The Lego Movie. Info: 845-485-3445 X 3320 or www.poklib.org. Adriance Memorial Library, 2nd floor, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie, free. 4PM LEGO Club. A full hour of free play with a huge collection of LEGOs & DUPLOs! Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult. Info: 845-7573771. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. 4PM Knitting Club “Knit Wits.” Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 246-4317, x 3. 6:30PM Dance Workshops. Workshops -6:307:15 & 7:15-8pm. Admission $15 each/$20 both. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Call for details & info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845 454-2571. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie. 7PM-9PM Women’s Group OUT & About. The group will start Diego’s Taqueria, expect dinner to cost between $5-$15. The group will then enjoy the surroundings of Uptown Kingston with a walk around to local shops. Look for Vickie in a red baseball hat at the restaurant.Info: 845-331-5300. Diego’s Taqueria, 38 John St, Kingston. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Rebecca Martin. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 7PM “Pulling Down the Walls of Jericho.” A joyful assembly. Rev. Dr. Gabrial & Grace Akinbode and the entire Congregation. Info: 845-758-6283.

Red Hook United Methodist Church, 4 Church St, Red Hook.

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.

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e-mail calendar@ulsterpublishing.com. postal mail: Almanac Calendar Manager Donna Keefe c/o Ulster Publishing, PO Box 3329, Kingston, NY 12402 phone: (845) 334-8200 ext. 104, fax at (845) 334-8809.

8PM Lindsey Webster Band. Info: 845-679-4406. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $10.

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8PM-8:30PM Swing Dance Beginner’s Lesson to The Saints of Swing. Beginner’s lesson 8:-8:30pm; Dance 8:30-11:30pm. Admission $15/$10 full time students. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Call for details & info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845 454-2571.Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie.

Almanac’s Calendar is printed on Tuesdays. We must receive all entries no later than the previous Friday at noon. what to send

The name of the event, time, date, location of event, a telephone number (for publication) and admission charge (specify if free). A brief description is helpful, too.

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.

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

8PM DJ Flash. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8:30PM-11:30PM Swing Dance to The Saints of Swing. Beginner’s lesson 8:-8:30pm; Dance 8:3011:30pm. Admission $15/$10 full time students. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Call for details & info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845 454-2571. Poughkeepsie TennisClub, 135 S. Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie.

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A-Frame), 2578 Rte 212, Woodstock. 10AM-12PM Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 687-7023.

9PM Seth’s Saukraut Review. Info: 518-8284800 or www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

10AM-1PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Holiday Break Walk. Approximate four mile outing. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-2550752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Nature Center, Gardiner, $8 /per car.

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.

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.

9PM Lindsey Webster Band. Info: 845-679-4406 or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $20.

10:30AM-1:30PM Teen Geek Here to Help! Questions about how to operate your NOOK, iPod, iPad, Kindle, laptop, or other electronic device? Bring it in to the library and one of our trained “Teen Geeks” will help you! Info: 845-757-3771. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.

Saturday

12/27

Waterman Bird Club Field Trip: Ulster/ Dutchess Christmas Bird Count (Northwestern Dutchess). Call: Mark @ 845-339-1277 if interested in helping out. Info: www.watermanbirdclub.org. FDR National Historic Site, Visitor Center Parking Lot, Hyde Park. John Burrough’s Natural History Society NYUD Christmas Bird Count. Participate in the longest running citizen science effort in the world. Contact Contact Peter Schoenberger (914 466-2707 or pdsis@yahoo.com ) or Mark DeDea (339-1277 or forsythnature@aol.com ) forassignment in the Ulster Dutchess count circle. MHADK Outing: Mt. Beacon. 5 miles, 1500’ - Diffi-

cult Hike. Leader: Tom Amisson Tamisson@aol. com. Hike or snowshoe up Mt Beacon to Casino and fire tower. Contact leader by email only. Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org. Beacon. 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 Yankee Folly Rd, New Paltz. 9AM Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge. 246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties. 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. 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

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10:30AM-11:30AM Silent Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence. Sponsored by The Kingston Women in Black. Meet outside Cornell St PO, Kingston, 339-0637. 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. 11AM-3PM Clermont Open After Christmas. The mansion will remain open for holiday visitation. Info: 518-537-4240 or www.friendsofclermont. org. Clermont State Historic Site, Clermont, $5, $4 /senior/student, free /under 12. 12PM Gamers’ Lounge. Bring your laptop. Limited public laptops available on a first-come-first-served basis. For kids 9 and up. No registration necessary. Info: 845-757-3771. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. 12PM-2PM Children’s Holiday Tea. Everyone learns about the tradition of afternoon tea, when

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Rice Cake Pounding event. It involves the steaming of sweet rice to be placed in large wooden usu mortars and pounded with kine, or equally large mallets, to become that chewy-but-delicate appetizer and dessert specialty, mochi. Mochi is seen, because of its production means, as an embodiment of inner powers. In addition to the pounding process and ceremonial trappings, examples of various mochi will be available to all who attend this seventh annual event. – Paul Smart Seventh annual Mochi Rice Cake Pounding, Sunday, December 28, 1-3 p.m., free, Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, 232 Main Street, New Paltz; (845) 255-8811, www.gknoodles.com.

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Victorian ladies and their gentlemen met for tea, refreshments and light conversation. Res reqr’d by 12/18. Info: www.mountgulian.org or 845-8318172. Mount Gulian Historic Site, 145 Sterling St, Beacon. 1PM Amazing Grace A documentary about the process of creating and performing a musical inside of a women’s prison in Bedford Hills, NY. Discussion after . Info: 845-563-3600. Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand St, Newburgh. 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. 1PM-2PM Gardiner’s Celebration of Carelton Mabee’s 100th Birthday. The Town of Gardiner and the Gardiner Library invite the public to join with family and friends of town historian and resident Carleton Mabee in celebration of his 100th birthday. Info: 845-255-1255 orwww.gardinerlibrary.org. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turpike, Gardiner. 2PM Gardiner Library Music Lover’s Group Meeting. The group meets the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at 2pm. Gardiner, free, 255-1255. 2PM Free Meditation Instruction. On-going every Saturday, 2pm in the Amitabha Shrine Room. 60-minute class requires no previous meditation experience. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-6795906, 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

Group’s numerous Facebook entries, tweets, website announcements and hashtag timeline updates on its justwrapped filming schedule for the new short Icarus Stops for Breakfast, shot out in Big Indian and in the Phoenicia area. Cast and crew, including director Abigail Zealey Bess, producer T. D. Mitchell and chief actors Molly Carden and Bobby Moreno, not only shot much of their work at the Phoenicia Diner, but ate there as well. They all stayed at the Weyside, just up Route 28 a few miles, and seem to have fallen in love with the area. The story – adapted from a short story by Rick Bass – is about a new “misfit couple” on their first camping trip, and the truths about man’s place in nature that they find via an owl that joins their journey. “Diners that are discovered on winding mountain roads, young couples in love, the beauty of nature and the quirkiness of a small town are all part of this quintessential story,” writes director Bess of what drew her to Bass’s story “Eating,” adapted by Holli Harnes. “Part of our love for this story was the diner aspect: an American tradition, a place for family gatherings, friends to meet, greet and eat.” The film is currently in postproduction. We’ll let you know when it plays locally. – Paul Smart

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December 25, 2014 2PM-3PM Hablemos Espa! ol. A playgroup for boys and girls 5-8 that speak spanish. Read, make crafts, play and even cook to learn more about your traditions, art, history and culture. Every Saturday at 2PM. Info: 845-757-3771. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, 2:30PM-6PM 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. 5PM-8PM Newburgh Last Saturday Art Event! A celebration of art, music, poetry and local shopping flavor! Stroll the neighborhood, see what’s new, stay awhile! The last Saturday of every month, shops and galleries open until 8pm and sometimes later. Liberty Street, GrandStreet Ann Street & Broadway, Newburgh. 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. 7PM “Pulling Down the Walls of Jericho.” A joyful assembly. Rev. Dr. Gabrial & Grace Akinbode and the entire Congregation. Info: 845-758-6283. Red Hook United Methodist Church, 4 Church St, Red Hook. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Frank Vignola. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 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. 7:30PM Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles with The Debbie Major Trio. 2nd set at 9pm. No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. 8 PM The Duke Robillard Jazz Trio. Info: 845-658-8989. RosendaleTheater, Main St, Rosendale, $15. 8PM Bluefood. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8 PM The Kurt Henry Parlour Band. Info: 845-647-3000.n Aroma Thyme Bistro, 165 Canal St, Ellenville.

9PM-11:30PM Duo Loco; Studio Stu & Mark Dziuba. Info: 845-658-3164. Market Market Café, 1 Madeline Ln, Rosendale. 9PM Professor Louie & The Crowmatix. Featuring secial guests celebrate the music of Rick Danko. Info: 845-679-4406 or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $15. 9PM Riverfront Music Series.Featuring live music by local singers and songwriters every Fri. and Sat. Info: 845-876-7442. China Rose, 1 Shatzell Ave, Rhinecliff, free.

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Depending on snow conditions. Leader: Russ Faller 845-2975126 (before 9:30PM) or russoutdoors@yahoo. com. Intermediate level x-c ski or moderately paced hike. Location & mileage TBD. Info: www. MidHudsonADK.org. MHADK Outing: X-C Ski or Hike.

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. 10AM -12PM Japanese Brush Calligraphy Workshop.Led by instructor: Midori Shinye, bring your own supplies, reservation required by 12/27, 5pm. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.Contact: Youko Yamamoto @845-255-8811, www.GKnoodles.com.Admission fee: $20. 10AM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon:The Pete Levin’s All Star Jazz + Blues Brunch. Featuring Rob Paporozzi, Pete Levin, John Tropea, and Lee Finkelstein. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 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: 845-255-1559 or www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $10. 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.

8PM Matishayu: “Festival of Light.” Matisyahu known for his Jewish-themed alternative reggae rap. Info: 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf, $49, $30, $29.

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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. 1PM-2PM Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green, Tinker St, Woodstock, 679-7148 or rizka@hvc.rr.com. 1PM-3PM Mochi Rice Cake Pounding: The End of the Year Japanese Tradition. Open to public. Free event. Free food. Info: 845-255-8811 or www. GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, 232 Main St, New Paltz. 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. 3PM 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, 3PM David Temple: Sambas in Season of Joy. Info: 845-876-3080 or www.centerforperformingarts.org. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt. 308, Rhinebeck. 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. 7PM “Pulling Down the Walls of Jericho.” A joyful assembly. Rev. Dr. Gabrial & Grace Akinbode and the entire Congregation. Info: 845-758-6283.

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11AM-3PM Clermont Open After Christmas. The mansion will remain open for holiday visitation. Info: 518-537-4240 or www.friendsofclermont. org. Clermont State Historic Site, Clermont, $5, $4 /senior/student, free /under 12.

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included The Ice Yachts Cometh. An indoor/ outdoor display of classic ice yachts. FDR’s ice yacht Hawk and other examples of this grand tradition. On display through 1/3/2015. Info: www.nps. gov/hofr . FDR Presidential Library & Museum, Wallace Visitor Center, Hyde Park. ‘An Odyssey into the Heart via the Power of Collective Voice.’ Join Amy McTear and other One True Voice musicians on a musical journey(1/1, 4-5:30pm). . Info: 914-388-0632 or www.amymctear.com. Unison Arts, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $25. Calling All Poets Moving from Howland Cultural Center. Start-

ing 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. 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 artwork to be photographed in high resolution, expanded and printed onto large-scale banners displayed

Red Hook United Methodist Church, 4 Church St, Red Hook. 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Larry Moses’ Latin Jazz Explosion. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 8PM Steve Geraci. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8PM NRBQ Holiday Show & The Wholewheat Horns. Info: 845-679-4406 or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $25.

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8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906, x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 9AM 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. 9AM-9:50AM Senior Fit Dance for Seniors with Adah Frank. Dance and movement for strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Bring a mat. Town Hall, Main Room, Woodstock. 9:30AM Settled and Serving in Place (Kingston Chapter). A social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. 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. 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. 11AM-12PM Mystery Mondays Book Discussion. A free program on the last Monday of each month. The discussions are led by Suzanne Christensen. Info: 845-485-3445 or www.poklib.org. Adriance Memorial Library, Charwat Room, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie. 12:15 PM 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: 845-4523141 or spotwin@laglib.org. LaGrangeLibrary,

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. 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

Community Room, Poughkeepsie. 1PM Needlework Group. On-going every Monday, 1pm. Info:845-338-5580, x1005. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 2PM-4PM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. In addition to instruction, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the class offers friendship and camaraderie. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for minimum contribution of $2. St. John’s Community Center, R.C. West Hurley.

December 25, 2014 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). Residency Program - Collaborative Music at Omi. Taking place from July 23 -August 9, 2015. Application deadline is February 1, 2015. Info: www. omiartscenter.org/music. Omi International Arts Center, Ghent. Audition Notice: Rip Van Winkle. Auditions will be held in January for a summer 2 015 production of Rip Van Winkle: The Musical , based on the book by Washington Irving, reveals the untold story of the farmer who fell asleep in the

benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exercise. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mountainview Studio, Woodstock. 9:30AM Serving and Staying in Place. SSIP/New Paltz. Regular Tuesday social breakfast meeting for seniors who want to remain in their own home and community. Info: 255-5970. Plaza Diner, New Paltz.

4PM Crafting with Kids. Join Ms. Arlene to make a stamping project. Ages 4-11. Info: 845-691-2275 or www.highlandlibrary.org. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St, Highland.

9:30AM-11AM 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.

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.

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.

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:845-297-3428. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls, free.

10AM Preschool Story Hour. Do a craft activity, read some books, do yoga, sing, make music together, and make a parade through the library. All are welcome! Info: 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, 4033 New York 28A, West Shokan.

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. 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. 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. 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 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 “Pulling Down the Walls of Jericho.” A joyful assembly. Rev. Dr. Gabrial & Grace Akinbode and the entire Congregation. Info: 845-758-6283. Red Hook United Methodist Church, 4 Church St, Red Hook. 7PM Open Poetry. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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10AM-3PM School’s Out/Art’s In. For children age 3 and up. Children under age 6 participate with an adult; 7 and older, adults must remain at the Museum. Info: 914-232-9555. Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay St, Katonah, $8. 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. 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. 4PM Early Reader Story Hour. Learning to read activities. Info: 845-679-2211 or www.woodstock. org. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. 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:845-297-3428. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls, free. 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 Craft Night- Make New Year’s eve shakers. Ages 8-13. Info: 845-691-2275 or www.highlandlibrary.org. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St, Highland. 7PM-9PM Open Mic. On-going, Tuesdays, 7-9pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 200 Main St, Saugerties, 246-5775. 7PM “Pulling Down the Walls of Jericho.” A joyful assembly. Rev. Dr. Gabrial & Grace Akinbode and the entire Congregation. Info: 845-758-6283. Red Hook United Methodist Church, 4 Church St, Red Hook. 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. 7 PM -9 PM Rounds! Rounds! Rounds! Join Conductor Sheri Bauer-Mayorga and others from the community in singing traditional and classic rounds! These community sings are open to singers of all levels. Refreshments available. The public is invited to listen at no charge.Info: 518-392-6121. Chatham Brewing, 59 Main St, Chatham, $10. 7PM-8:30PM Singing Just for Fun! New Paltz Community Singers. Everyone welcome, everyone gets to choose songs. Going 20+ years. Meets

Catskill Mountains for 20 years. Roles are available for adults and children age 7 and up. Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2015 from 1-4 pm and Sunday, January 11, 2015 from 7-10 pm at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 303, Rhinebeck, NY. The show rehearses June 6-July 17, 2015 with performances July 17-19, 2015. Visit RipTheMusical.com for more information. To schedule an audition appointment (recommended but not required), email RipTheMusical@gmail.com or call 860-800-6040. 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.

2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm. Info: genecotton@ gmail.com. Quaker Meeting House, 8 N. Manheim Blvd, New Paltz. 7:30PM Old-time Appalachian String Band Music. Catskill Mountain Pizza, Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8PM Hickory Smoked. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8PM Open Mic Nite Join host Ben Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation! No cover. Tuesday is also Burger Night at the Cat - only $8. Info: 688-2444 or www. emersonresort.com. Catamount Restaurant, Mt. Pleasant. 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.

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Waterman Bird Club Field Trip: Norrie Point. Call: Adrienne @ 845-264-2015. Info: www. watermanbirdclub.org. Norrie State Park, museum parking lot, Staatsburg. 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. 9:30AM-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. 10AM-3PM School’s Out/Art’s In. For children age 3 and up. Children under age 6 participate with an adult; 7 and older, adults must remain at the Museum. Info: 914-232-9555. Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay St, Katonah, $8. 11:30 AM -1 PM 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 The Sawkill Seniors Meeting. Gathering begins with a formal meeting format, followed by a raffle, socializing and refreshments. Then for those who wish to join in, there is a card game. All seniors are welcome. Town Hall, 905 Sawkill Rd, Kingston. 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. 1PM-3PM Scrabble. Info: 845-876-4030 or www. starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St, Rhinebeck. 3:30PM-1AM New Paltz Eve! 3:30 - 4:30pm Special Holiday Story & Craft Hour for “Little Ones”(ages 3-5) at Elting Memorial Library, 4:30 - 6:30pm “Amazing Race/Scavenger Hunt” for youth & families at the New Paltz Youth Program. RSVP and get your freetickets by registering! Info: 845-255-5140. New Paltz. 4PM-8:15PM New Years Eve in Millbrook. An annual family event that includes a variety of performances, from magic shows to musical ensembles. Info: www.millbrookrotary.org. Franklin Ave, Millbrook, free. 5PM The Rock N Roll Resort. The band Turkuaz present RNR Resort’s latest Hudson Valley indoor festival with New Year’s Eve, The Ball Drop 2015. A Gala Affair - Dress to Impress! Event continues well into January 1 2015 . The Ball Drop is a one-day winter mini-festival and slumber party with a thousand or so close friends and no need

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NIGHT SKY

Favorite quotes One of them even mentions the cosmos

ow at year’s end, as we wrap things up, I have to ask you: Isn’t this an amazing newspaper for an upstate weekly – or by any other standard? Julie O’Connor puts this Almanac together every week: a true unsung hero. And though we have periodic food fights over her insistence that we use “that” in sentences like “He thought that the world was flat,” I’ll love her forever anyway. And now that I’ve buttered her up, I offer a column that has little to do with the night sky. Instead, here are favorite quotes that I’d like to share with you. Their emphasis is the wistful or eternal, as befits the season. A few lead off chapters in my last two books.

“Will the wind ever remember The names it has blown in the past…”

“Among opticians and astronomers nothing now is talked of but what they call my great discoveries. Alas! This shows how far they are behind, when such trifles as I have seen and done are called “great.” Let me but get at it again! I will make such telescopes, and see such things...” – William Herschel, 1782, one year after discovering Uranus “Whence arises all that Order and Beauty which we see in the world? How came the bodies of animals to be contrived with so much art? Was the eye contrived without skill in optics?” – Isaac Newton, near the end of his life “If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn’t.”’ – Lyall Watson “Repetition is the only form of permanence that nature can achieve.” (Sorry, can’t recall the author. But look, Julie: It contains a “that!”) [Dear Skybob: It’s George Santayana] “A sunbeam on a winter’s day Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave.” – John Dyer, “Grongar Hill,” 1726 “There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?” – Jonas Salk, 1954, on being asked who owned the patent on his polio vaccine, by Edward R. Murrow

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“The whole damn thing, the universe, Must one day fall.” – Howard Nemerov, “Cosmic Comics,” 1975 “Will the wind ever remember The names it has blown in the past…” – Jimi Hendrix, “The Wind Cries Mary,” 1967 “Why do you insist the universe is not a conscious intelligence, when it gives birth to conscious intelligences?” – Cicero, circa 44 BCE And here’s one I include simply because in all of literature, it’s probably the only place you’ll astoundingly find, “Are you coming or are you ain’t...” “Are you coming or are you ain’t? You slowpokes are my one complaint Hurry up before I faint It’s summertime” – “Summertime,” 1962, sung by the Jamies

“The untented Cosmos my abode, I pass, a willful stranger: My mistress still the open road And the bright eyes of danger.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, “Youth and Love: I,” 1896 “Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.” – Mark Twain, Following the Equator, 1897 “You throw the sand against the wind, and the wind blows it back again.” – William Blake, circa 1800-1803

And finally, if asked if I’ve written anything original that I think may be quoteworthy, I’ll offer this:

to drive when the party ends featuring music, dancing, food, libations, festive attire, mirth and likely a little bit of mayhem.Sullivan and Ulster County residents can grab reduced tickets for $35 advance purchase online and $45 day of show. Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, 400 Granite Road in Kerhonkson.Info: www.RockNRollResort.com or contact the Rock N Roll Resort The Ball Drop hotline at 413-734-9496.

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5PM Uptown Kingston New Year’s Eve Celebration! A vaudevillian style event happening throughout the neighborhood, featuring jazz, swing, prohibition-style drinks, burlesque. An old fashion ball-drop at the corner of Wall and North Front St. Info: info@outputagency.com ormike@ bsplounge.com. Uptown Kingston, Kingston.

Peace.”A Free New Year’s Eve Performance.The concert, Messengers of Peace, will also highlight quotes of the recent Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Dalai Lama, Walt Whitman and Leonard Bernstein, among others. Music illuminating the spoken words will be performed by the chorus, two cellists, piano, oboe and percussion. The concert will be narrated by members of Ars Choralis and special guest Victoria Langling. All free-will donations will go to the Helping Hands Soup Kitchen.Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston 7PM Live @ The Falcon: It’s a New Year with The Big Takeover. Info: 845-236-7970 or www. liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

5:30PM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm Everyone welcome. 845-679-9534. First Churchof Christ, Scientist, 89 Tinker St, Woodstock.

7PM-7AM Watch Night. Join others on New Year’s Eve to pray, to meditate, to reflect on the old year & usher in new blessing. Come for a few minutes, come for a few hours. The Clinton Avenue United Methodist Church, 122 Clinton Ave, Kingston.

6PM-1AM New Paltz Eve! 6 - 8pm Community Dinner with continuous serving at the New Paltz United Methodist Church, 8:30 - 10:30pm OpenMic for Teens at The Cafeteria Coffee House. RSVP and get your FREE tickets by registering! Info: 845-255-5140. New Paltz.

8PM Grand New Years Eve Party. Reservations recommended. Info: 845-876-0590 or www. therhinecliff.com. The Rhinecliff, 4 Grinnell St, Rhinecliff.

6PM Woodstock Community Chorale. Sing with your neighbors and prepare for concerts. No need to read music, no audition. On-going, Wednesdays, 6pm. Info: 845-688-2169. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Tinker St, Woodstock. 7PM “Pulling Down the Walls of Jericho.” A joyful assembly. Rev. Dr. Gabrial & Grace Akinbode and the entire Congregation. Info: 845-758-6283. Red Hook United Methodist Church, 4 Church St, Red Hook. 7PM Ars Choralis presents “Messengers of

8 PM-3 AM New Year’s Eve Dance Party at Ashokan. Cajun, swing, waltzes and other couple dances in one room, contras and squares in the other. Jay Ungar & Molly Mason with Swingology. The Reveers. The Russet Trio. Dinner 6pm-8pm optional dinner. RSVP. Info: 845-246-2121or www.ashokancenter.org The Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge, $30. 8PM New Year’s Eve Celebration. All You Can Eat Buffet, Live Music, Noise Makers, and a Champagne Toast at Midnight. Music by Uncle Funk. Info: 845-246-0900. New World Home Cooking, 1411 Route 212, Saugerties, $75, $15 /

“He wouldn’t recognize reality if someone hit him over the head with a Klein bottle.” Come to think of it, that’s pretty esoteric, because one would have to know what a Klein bottle is. So (sigh), forget it. Happy holidays! – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous “Night Sky” columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com.

8PM New Year’s Eve Concert. Amy Fradon & Leslie Ritter with Cathie Malach - keyboard, Ken McGloin - guitar, Eric Parker - percussion. Light refreshments will be served. Info: www.mtnviewstudio.com or 845-679-0901. For Reservations or other info please email:afradon@yahoo.com. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mt. View Ave, Woodstock, $25. 8PM America’s Next Top Ten. Julie Novak’s one woman show. One night only! Info: 845-658-8989 orwww.rosendaletheatre.org. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. 8PM Morton on New Year’s Eve. An evening of stories, short plays (read by Rhinebeck Readers Theatre) music & caroling. Info: 845-876-2903 or www.morton.rhineclifff.lib.ny.us. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff, $10.

other. Jay Ungar & Molly Mason with Swingology. The Reveers. The Russet Trio. Info: 845-246-2121 or www.ashokancenter.org The AshokanCenter, 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge, $30. 8:30PM-11PM Live at Catskill Mountain Pizza Company: Acoustic Jazz Trio with Syracuse/ Siegel Duo + Special Featured Guest. Featuring Bassist Rich Syracuse and drummer Jeff “Siege” Siegel. No cover or minimum! Info: 679-7969. Catskill Mountain Pizza Company, 51 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8:30PM-12:30AM New Years Eve Dinner & Dance Celebration. Gourmet meal, 10 minute dance lesson offered each hour, private coaching available throughout the evening, requests taken all night long. Info: 845-204-9833. Hudson Valley Dance Depot, 733 Freedom Plains Rd, Poughkeepsie.

8PM New Year’s Eve with THe Michael Packers Blues Band. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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.

8PM-2AM NYE @Bearsville Theater. There will be a light show, champagne, DJ Leonard & guests! Midnight toast and midnight breakfast prepared by Master Chef Eric Mann from The Bear Cafe! Info: 845-679-6608. Bearsville Theater, Tinker St, Woodstock, $25.

8:30PM-1AM New Paltz’s New Years Eve Celebration! 8:30 - 11:30pm Community Dance with DJ Michelle Taylor at St. Joseph’s Church Hall, 11pm - 12:30am Community Bonfire Celebration at Hasbrouck Park. RSVP and get your free tickets by registering! Info: 845-255-5140. New Paltz.

8PM New Year’s Eve in Uptown Kingston. A neighborhoodwide event complete with a ball drop at the corner of Wall and North Front Streets, drinks, food, music and entertainment. This year’s theme is “Old-Fashioned Cirkus.” Aged 21+. Info: www.bspkingston.com. BSP, Old backtheater, 323 Wall St, Kingston, $30.

9PM-1AM New Year’s Eve. The night will kick off at 9PM with Peekskill’s Best of the Valley Battle of the Bands Winners: Phineas and the Lonely Leaves. Performances by Sponge Worthy and headlining musician Ali Isabella. Info: 914-739-0039. Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St, Peekskill.

8 PM-3 AM New Year’s Eve Dance Party at Ashokan. Cajun, Swing, Waltzes and other couple dances in one room, Contras and Squares in the

9PM New Year’s Eve Celebration. Special guests to be announced-bring your own champagne for midnight toast. Info: 845-679-2744 or www.levonhelmstudios.com. Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochman Ln, Woodstock.

ALMANAC WEEKLY

December 25, 2014

GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

Notes for gardening in the new year

Learning from one’s horticultural mistakes – and triumphs

espite rain, some snow and temperatures that dipped below ten degrees Fahrenheit, the whole bed of endive was lush and green. A low tunnel of porous, light fabric and clear plastic held aloft by wire hoops kept the worst of the weather at bay. As I reached in to harvest a head, no knife was necessary; the head lifted, unattached, off the ground. Mice have been at work again! If it’s not one thing, it’s another. A timely sowing of endive seeds (early July) gave sturdy seedlings that were transplanted (early August) into compost-enriched soil to present (by September) a beautiful bed of wall-to-wall greenery. The beds were covered for cold protection in November. What a cozy home that bed became for mice! The tunnel provided not only food and lodging, but also cover from the hungry eyes of local hawks. The mice ignored endive’s leaves, instead devouring the stout, fleshy portions of root and stem at the base of almost every plant. Note to myself: Next fall, preempt mice by getting a supplemental cat or two and/or setting traps within wooden boxes having mouse-sized entry doors.

Brussels sprouts, the variety Gusto, were a rousing success

Another note to myself: Replant clematis. Over the years I’ve accumulated a number of varieties of clematis. The vines barrel up and over fences and trellises, clothing them in sumptuous blooms. Blossoming has diminished over the years, the culprit being clematis wilt: a fungal disease that turns leaves and stems black. It doesn’t usually kill the plant, but a clematis without flowers and with blackened leaves and stems is not a pretty sight. Clematis and I are not finished. In the next few weeks I must sit down and seek out sources for native clematis species and their hybrids. Their flowers are smaller, but they are resistant to wilt. Scarlet clematis (Clematis texensis) is definitely on my list, as is rock clematis (C. columbiana, sometimes listed as C. occidentalis var. columbiana) and the hybrids Betty Corning and Étoile Violette. The choices don’t stop there, because two breeders on the other side of the Atlantic have come up with a whole series of wiltresistant clematis, known as the Evison-Poulsen series. More notes to myself on plants to grow and not to grow next year: My zinnias looked a little unusual this year – unusually pretty, each flower with a single row of yellow petals radiating from a brown eye; also unusual in being very compact, long-lasting and not marred by the powdery mildew of most zinnias. Last year I had just a few of these hybrid Zahara Yellow Improved zinnias in the vegetable garden; next year I’m planning for enough to make a bold yellow line along each edge of the main path. It was a great year for peppers, and the greatest, for flavor and production, were Carmen, Sweet Italia and Pepperocini. Great for production, but not so great for flavor was King of the North, which won’t be invited back. In its place, I’ll be inviting Bridge to Paris pepper, recommended by a knowledgeable friend. Cardoon, the variety Hunchback of Nice, was better than expected, but not good enough to justify the growing again of last season’s ten plants. Each plant is bold and striking, with upright – to three feet or more – blue-green leaves, so my plan is to grow

9PM-12:30AM Happy New Year’s Dance Party with Robin Baker and Breakaway. Info: 845-6872699. High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls. 9PM New Year’s Eve - Lee Fields & The Expressions. Info: 518-828-4800 or www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

mount Banquet Center, 5340 Rt. 28, Mount Tremper. 9:30PM New Year’s Eve with The Bedtime Kissers. Info: 845-658-9048. Rosendale Café, Main St, Rosendale, $10. 10PM The Jon Bates Band. Info: 914-737-6624. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, 12 North Division St, Peekskill.

9PM Spillway Band. Info: 845-688-2444. Cata-

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It was a great year for peppers, including Sweet Italia (above).

only two or three as ornamentals, from which I’ll steal occasional leaves for eating. Meserve holly bushes that I planted many years ago have grown large to create a solid wall of lustrous, spiny leaves. That’s nice. Even nicer would be red berries against that verdant backdrop. Close inspection of the flowers last spring indicated that all the plants, contrary to what was ordered, are females. One male, which I will order, can sire them all, so that in a few (very few, I hope) years, red berries will liven up the scene in winter. I completely forgot to plant ginger this year – yes, ginger: that tropical plant that has captured the interest of many small farmers. I could never understand the big deal about ginger until I experienced the tenderness of freshly harvested, red-blushed baby ginger (not that mature ginger could be harvested anyway, in the short growing season this far north). My plan is to buy a ginger root in March, divide it up and pot up each section, then keep the pots warm and moist to give the roots an early start for a good harvest of baby ginger. Brussels sprouts, the variety Gusto, were a rousing success – perhaps too rousing, because we still have six stalks perched in a bucket in the cool mudroom and awaiting dinners. Four to six plants will be plenty for next year. Not every vegetable needs to be loved by everyone. Next year, and in years hence until I forget what they taste like, I will not be growing broccoli or beets. – 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.

10PM Marlboro’s New Year’s Celebration. Celebrate Hudson Valley Style with live music, dancing, noise makers, and MC/DJ on Western Ave. in Marlboro. Food and beverages at local eateries. Info: 845-616-7824 f Western Ave, Marlboro. 10PM Village of Saugerties New Year’s Eve Ball Drop. For more information email jmmayer@hvc. rr.com or www.village.saugerties.ny.us/content Saugerties. 10PM Marc Black Trio. Warren Bernhardt, Eric Parker, Mike Esposito and Marc Black will host the ‘Dance for Good Luck.’ Advance tickets highly recommended: www.bit.ly/DanceForGoodLuck. Info: 845-679-5342. The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 11PM The Ball Drop. Ring in the New Year with three stages and a talented roster of up-andcoming acts from around the Northeast. Info: 845-626-8888. Hudson Valley Resort, 400 Granite Rd, Kerhonkson, $65.

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Walk. Leader: Sue Mackson 845-471-9892 suemackson@gmail.com. Contact leader for time and details. Info: www.MidHudsonADK. org. Vassar College, Collegeview Ave parking lot, Poughkeepsie. 10AM-1PM Minnewaska Preserve:New Year’s Day Two Views Snowshoe Hike. 2 mile snowshoe outing in the Peter’s Kill Area. Snowshoes available to rent. Reg required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Peter’s Kill Area, Gardiner, $8 /per car. 11AM-4PM New Year’s Brunch. Reservation

recommended. Info: 845-876-0590 or www. therhinecliff.com. The Rhinecliff, 4 Grinnell St, Rhinecliff. 11AM-12:30PM New Year’s Day Snow Shoe Outing: Walnut Mountain. To register and for more information, contact Erin Burch at Catskill Mountainkeeper 845-707-1326 or erin@catskillmountainkeeper.org or www.catskillmountainkeeper.org. Walnut Mountain Park, Liberty. 12PM New Year’s Day Brunch with Big Joe Fitz and the Lo-Fis. Info: 845-687-2699. High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls. 3PM 6th Annual New Year’s Day Musical Ritual Event. Join Amy McTear and over 25 musicians on a musical journey through a soundscape of drums, flute, didgeridoo, symphonic gong, crystal singing bowls. Info: 845-388-0632 or oramymctear@yahoo.com. Epworth Center, 8 Epworth Ln, High Falls. 4PM-10PM New Year’s Day - Drinks & Snacks. Reservation recommended. Info: 845-876-0590 or www.therhinecliff.com. The Rhinecliff, 4 Grinnell St, Rhinecliff. 4PM-5:30PM ‘An Odyssey into the Heart via the Power of Collective Voice.’ Join Amy McTear and other One True Voice musicians on a musical journey. Snow Date Jan 3rd. Info: 914-388-0632 or www.amymctear.com. Unison Arts, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $25. 7PM “Pulling Down the Walls of Jericho.” A joyful assembly. Rev. Dr. Gabrial & Grace Akinbode and the entire Congregation. Info: 845-758-6283. Red Hook United Methodist Church, 4 Church St, Red Hook. 8:30PM New Year’s Day Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, Eric Weissberg and Bill Keith. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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G Great newer construction set as mother/ ddaughter and fabulous! Gourmet kitchen with ggranite island, stainless and wood burning fifireplace in the living room. Sits on .47 acres and surrounded by several Stone homes in the neighborhood. Must see this. Has hardwood floors, 3 beds and 3 full baths. Blue stone walk and central air are a few of the great features this home has to offer. Back porch off the kitchen and separate entrance if you wanted to rent the downstairs. $339,000

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CHARMING SAUGERTIES HOME

S Sweet, old style 2 story in the Village of S Saugerties with 3 BRs & 1.5 baths on a ddouble fenced in lot that backs up to hiking tr trails, giving you all the amenities of the V Village life, yet w/ some privacy & seclusion. Featuring a rocking chair screened in front porch, living room w/ large stained glass windows & dining room w/ wood floors. Updated kitchen w/ all new appliances, Brookhaven maple cabinetry, center island & new countertops. A must see, call for an appointment today!

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GORGEOUS STONE RIDGE COLONIAL ON 3+ ACRES!

Q Quality construction & craftsmanship ddescribe this well built Farmhouse / Colonial. de Manicured perennial gardens, a covered M rocking chair porch, freshly painted exterior, ro wide plank floors, crown molding, granite/ marble counters, and stainless steel appliances highlight this sophisticated yet casual home. Great flow from spacious LR w/ fireplace & french doors to light, bright kitchen w/ custom cabinets to warmly lighted DR designed for entertaining. $479,000

I am all sung out! My lovely wife Siddie and I sang Christmas songs for hours on my return to Florida for the holidays. What an extraordinary time of year; strangers smile at you in the street, you forget about the television news-of-the-day for a while and our world is ﬁlled with family and cheer. How lucky we are to get this reprieve from the stress of everyday problems. I like to stretch out on my easy chair in front of the ﬁreplace, with my slippers off, comfy robe wrapped around me, soft music playing, and let my mind drift to contemplate great secrets of the universe... if I jogged backwards would I gain weight? I hope your holiday was as joyous as mine!

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ONE + ONE = WOW What a nicely situated home in great family neighborhood just minutes to Woodstock, with West Hurley Taxes and an accessory apartment! With a total of 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, and a 1 car garage, it’s perfect for weekenders or a full time residency. Warm and inviting stainless kitchen includes all stainless appliances and skylights, large living room with fireplace and a family room with built-ins. Adirondack style screen porch, quiet back yard has bluestone patio and garden. Hardwood floors, central air, cathedral ceiling, security system, full basement, updated heat, hot water, gutter and more. Agent owned, call Greg Berardi ... $265,000

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BARONIAL COLONIAL

Fabulous Colonial with a circular paved drive is perfectly set on 1.50 acres in Woodstock! The traditional floor plan has an updated eat-in kitchen, stainless appliances and ceramic counters. The formal dining room has seating room for 6 and great built-ins! The oversized living room holds a brick fireplace and sliders that lead to the back deck and hot tub, overlooking the open yard and year round stream. The first floor is bright and has hardwood flooring and a half bath. 2nd floor has 4 good size bedrooms, bath and ensuite Master bedroom. 2 car gareage, wonderful setting! Minutes to the Woodstock village and Kingston. Call Danielle Bonesteel ...................... $299,000

“ Happy, Happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!” — Charles Dickens

TO ARMS, TO ARMS! WOODSTOCK Colonial with beautiful landscaped gardens and tall stately trees encircle this stunning 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, home on over 2 acres. The 1st floor holds a family room with stone fireplace, living room, with French doors out to the deck. The new gourmet kitchen has every stylish amenity you could ever wish for; granite counters and breakfast bar, high-end appliances and built in pantry. The dazzling sun room is open to the kitchen with a gas fireplace, cathedral ceiling, and French doors to the multi - tiered decks, a master suite with walk-in closets, an exercise and play room and central air, Call MaryEllen VanWagenen ........................... $489,000

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This Woodstock in-village opportunity is off-the-charts beautiful! Mary Ellen VanWagenen brought us a rare find; a beautifully renovated 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 2 story, 2-family duplex right smack in town! Master craftsman renovated, blended modern conveniences and stylish amenities to showcase the beauty of every room! The private setting has 2 fenced and gated courtyards created by a landscape artist. The living room has a terrific fireplace, a dazzling eat-in kitchen and a large Master suite. The second floor holds a new gourmet kitchen with a cathedral ceiling, stainless appliances, and breakfast bar… look, this is so stunning you must see it to believe it…call .................. $549,000

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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 furnished/unfurnished, second floor apartment. $895/month. Heat & electric included. Suitable for 1 or 2. No dogs. No smokers. References. Security. (845)795-5778.

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new paltz rentals

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.

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

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

Call 845-255-7205 for more information Quiet residential area, close to SUNY New Paltz; 2-BEDROOMS FOR RENT in large 3-bedroom apartment. $500/month/room

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plus shared utilities. First, last, security, references, lease. On-site parking. Available immediately. No pets. No smoking. 845-255-7187. 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/good closet space. No pets, no smokers. First month rent plus one month security. Call/leave message 845-594-4433. (owner/broker - no fee). 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. 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT; $800/month plus utilities & security. 5 miles to New Paltz. Pet friendly. Security & references required. Call (845)978-2804, (845)591-7285. 2-BEDROOM HOUSE AVAILABLE. Jan 1(flexible) 2-BRs, 1 BA, LR, DR, comfortable, private, 1.5 miles to town, plenty of parking, walk to bus to town or NYC. Attractive land. Washer/dryer. $1100/month plus utils. Flexible start date. Professionals, please. 917-626-7004 or robtissen@yahoo.com 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. 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. 4-BEDROOM SPACIOUS HOME FOR RENT! $2500/month plus utilities & security. 4-bedrooms, 3 full bathroom, 3 acreswooded estate w/lawn, jacuzzi tub, gorgeous woods views, 2 outdoor decks, carport & room for parking next to house. Washer/dryer. Woodburning fireplace. Tranquil country setting. Minutes from hiking, Minnewaska, Mohonk & Town of New Paltz. No smoking. Pets allowed w/extra security deposit. Available January 1. (201)836-6085. igmc@ aol.com

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.

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 845-559-8303 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 utilities included. First, last and security. Non-smoker. No pets. 845658-9332.

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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. ONE BEDROOM COUNTRY COTTAGE on Springtown Road. Conveniently located to New Paltz Village and Rosendale (5 minutes by car, 20 minutes by bicycle to either location). Backed by a hayfield and the Rail Trail; easy hiking access to mountains; space for a vegetable garden. No smokers, no pets. Available JANUARY 1st. $750 plus utilities (heat is from a new, efficient propane heater). 255-0417 or 917-647-1549. ROOMS FOR RENT w/access to kitchen and living room. Half mile from SUNY campus. No pets. $450/month includes all utilities. Call (914)850-1968. SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for 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. 845-2557205.

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2-BEDROOM APARTMENT i n 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. BEAUTIFUL ROSENDALE APARTMENT. Lovely, overhauled Town of Rosendale 1-bedroom, single occupant apartment; available January 2015. Close to New Paltz. 3 closets. Private, quiet setting; many amenities; $725/month + electric. (845)706-2778. 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.

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CLEAN 3-BEDROOM HOME in Accord. Washer/dryer. Old schoolhouse. Eat-in Kitchen. Hardwood floors. Natural light. Well insulated, (Possible woodstove) new furnace, oil, garage. $1100/month plus utilities. (Single person). Security, references. 845-657-9864.

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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. 845658-9581 or 845-658-9337. 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.

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 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)706-9567.

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OLIVEBRIDGE: CLEAN 3-BEDROOM, 2 bath modular home w/a view. Kerosene fuel. Deck, Large yard, gazebo. Walking trails. Onteora school district. $1200/month plus utilities. Security & references. (845)6579864.

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NICE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in great location. Rent is $750/month plus utilities. First, last, security required. Call Phil 646644-3648. SAUGERTIES VILLAGE: 2-BEDROOM HOUSE. Off-street parking. Hardwood floors. $950/month plus utilities. (845)2461844. WEST SAUGERTIES; COUNTRY. 2-BEDROOMS, 2 baths. Spacious, hardwood floors. No smoking or animals. $1000/ month plus utilities. Cell: 516-776-5305.

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1-BEDROOM APARTMENT: TINKER STREET in Woodstock, off-street parking, quiet building, bright and comfortable, nonsmoker. $675/month. First, last, security, references. 845-679-3243, 917-375-4977. 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT. 1 mile to Woodstock Village Green. Saugerties school district. $750/month plus utilities. Call 845679-2542. BEST 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Woodstock Village. Light, bright, 2nd floor w/large balcony, skylights, pastoral views of private park. Washer/dryer. $850/month. First, last, utilities, 1 year lease. 845-5140823 FURNISHED 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE in WILLOW, recently painted & remodelled. Available 2/1. Woodstove w/electric back-up heat, cable TV & internet. Detached 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; studio/workshop w/woodstove, garden area. On quiet road, woods, stream. 1 pet OK. Photos at www.srcstudios.com/cabin.htm $850/month plus utilities. 1-year lease & security deposit required. 1-800-969-4129. 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: 2-BR HOUSE (800 sq.ft.), with fireplace and electric heat, in Lanesville, outside of Phoenicia, 30 minutes from Woodstock. Year round stream, and mt. views. Call 845-688-4377 or email mlatriano@yahoo.com CHICHESTER; 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT, redone 5 years ago. Ceramic tile kitchen & bath, oil-fired 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. 845-750-1515.

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)6572490.

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HOUSE SHARE AVAILABLE. Family in High Falls seeks room-mate to share house by creek. Private bedroom and office, use of kitchen/dining room/living room, laundry, etc. Vegetarian, non-smoking household. $750/month. Available January 1. Call Howard for details: 845-687-9125, hlune@ hunter.cuny.edu. SHARE 2-BR HOUSE; Available Jan (flexible). Own BR in 2 BR house, share LR, DR kitchen and bath; comfortable, private, 1.5 miles to town, plenty of parking. Walk to bus to town or NYC. Attractive land. Washer/ dryer. $700/month plus 1/2 utils. 917-6267004 or robtissen@yahoo.com

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

Every Sunday 10’ x 20’ $20 Holy Cow Shopping Center • Red Hook, NY

HELP WANTED

670

yard and garage sales

Stop by AID TIBET THRIFT STORE. Free Christmas decorations, Art, Fall/ Winter clothes, furniture, books, blue jeans, new children’s winter coats. 7 days, 10 a.m-6 p.m. 875 Route 28, Kingston. 845-383-1774.

680

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)8830679.

695

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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700

personal and health services

717

caretaking/ home management

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.

702

art services

720

“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 (845)3327577 for Free Estimate. Senior Discount.

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705

office and computer services

RELIABLE, PATIENT HELP WITH COMPUTERS and electronics. Installation, tutorials, virus removal, and optimization. House calls or phone support. I’ll make using your gadgets easy and stress-free. 845-389-5202.

710

organizing/ decorating/ reﬁnishing

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

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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.

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Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253 Interior Painting & Staining, Sheet Rocking, All Stages of Remodeling Residential & Commercial • Free estimates, fully insured Accepting all major credit cards.

Contact Jason Habernig 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.

www.stoneridgeelectric.com • Standby Generators

• LED Lighting • Service Upgrades

• Roof De-Icing Systems

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740

building services

SNOW PLOWING starting at $40

(845) 331- 4844 Interiors & Remodeling Inc s ’ d e . T

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

HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut, Yards cleaned & mowed. Snow Removal. Call Dave (845)514-6503- mobile.

www.tedsinteriors.com

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

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

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

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

QUALITY • VALUE • RELIABILITY • SINCE 1980

TRANSFORMATION RESTORATION. Interior/Exterior Painting * Deck Staining * Power Washing. 10% Off all Quotes for

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

Paramount Contracting & Development Corp.

William Watson • Residential / Commercial

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

Quality service from the ground up

Stoneridge Electric

Reliable, Dependable & Insured Call for an estimate

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.

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

Down to Earth Landscaping

Experienced- TROMPE O’LOEIL and FAUX FINISHING, 20 yrs. in Paris, and 10 yrs. locally. References and insured. Call Casimir: 845-430-3195 or 845-616- 0872.

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

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 845-3389180.

1 Ridge Rd., Shokan, NY 12481

Low-Rate Financing Available

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

760

845-657-2494 845-389-0504

Authorized Dealer & Installer

845-331-4966/249-8668

I CANE: I FIX, I pick-up and deliver. Handweave, pressed cane, wicker repair & rush seats. (845)594-2051 or (845)3831843.

plumbing, heating, a/c and electric

ASHOKAN STORE-IT painting/odd jobs

EXTERIOR HOME INSPECTIONS. OH!!! HANDYMAN PROJECTS TOO. Stefan Winecoff, 845-389-2549.

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

725

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

OIL PAINTING RESTORATION. Cleaned, relined, retouched, refinished. Also frames & wood sculptures repaired. Call Carol 687-7813. c.field@earthlink. net

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Seniors. CALL TODAY! References available. Fully Insured. Call Chris (845)9023020.

845-688-7951

AA Statuary & Weathervane Co. Liquidation Sale

Plaster and concrete saints, angels, bronzes, weathervanes, cupolas, more redrockgardencenter.com 845-569-1117 D AND S IMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations. Over 50 years of combined experience. Fully insured. www.dandsimprovements.com (845)339-3017 HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. References available. (845)616-7470. WINECOFF QUALITY CONTRACTING, INC. New Construction, Additions, Renovations. Decks, Kitchens, Bathrooms, All types of Flooring, Tile Work. Demolition, Dump Runs, Rotten Wood Repairs. FREE

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Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing

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.

810

lost and found

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.

890

spirituality

Laurie Oliver — Spiritual Counseling GIVE THE GIFT OF WELLNESS Make positive changes in your life through hypnosis. Smoking cessation • pain management stress relief • past life regressions.

Intuitive, Sensitive Guidance Spirit Communicator

(845) 679-2243 • laur50@aol.com FOR SPECIAL BLESSINGS AND HELP from St. Jude, “patron saint of the hopeless”, say the following petition 9 times in a row for 9 days. It does not fail. You need to publish this prayer when you receive your blessings: May the sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world, now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us; Saint Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us; Saint Jude, help of the hopeless, please pray for us.

900

personals

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

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December 25, 2014

animals

DIANA’S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed For Next Sale! Call Diana 626-0221. To Benefit Diana’s CAT Shelter in Accord. 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 973-713-8229. 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 Precious is the Ulster County SPCA’s featured pet of the week. This 3-year old Pit mix is as happy as they come. She’s great w/children & dogs but not w/cats. Loves to cuddle & go for walks. Come and meet her today! We’ve also got these WONDERFUL 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. SHEBA; unique 7-year old whose personality is more like a cat than a dog. She loves to take walks & play, especially w/her personal favorite, tennis balls! She needs a quiet home w/no dogs, cats, or

kids. PEBBLES; An excitable & beautiful young female who loves walks, playtime & cuddles. NATHAN; young pit mix, this little guy loves life and all the playtime he can get. Looking for a feline friend? Clementine; orange female, approximately 7-10 years old, who’s playful & acts like a kitten. She’s good w/other cats, kids & dogs. She’s but one of many sweet cats here: Clownfish; 4-year old male tabby that enjoys all the attention he can get. Fargo; easy going older male who likes to be picked up. Walnut; black & white, 2-4 year old, shy but friendly male. Come meet bunny buds Penny; floppy eared female Holland Lop-- and Biscotti; male Netherland dwarf. These 2 would like to be adopted together. We’ve still got more Flemish Giant Rabbits than you can shake a carrot at!- in white, brown & black. Come on down & meet BROWNIE and 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. 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. 914-7609476.

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pet care

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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pet’s reward..... VETERINARY HOUSE CALLS. Dr. B. MacMULLEN. (845)3392516. Serving Ulster County for 10+ years. Very Reasonable Rates, Multiple Pet Discount... Compassionate, Professional, Courteous. *Pet Exams, *Vaccines, *Blood Work, *Lyme Testing, *Flea & Tick Prevention, *Rx Diet, *Euthanasia at home. 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.

990

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.

999

vehicles wanted

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

1000

vehicles

1997 SUBARU 4-DOOR SEDAN. Good condition. Great winter car. Green. Top of the line radio. $1000. Call (845)679-5966.

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legals LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY on or before January 20, 2015, 4:00 PM for Integrated Pest Management, RFP-UC2015-001. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ADOPTING PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 11 OF 2014, A LOCAL LAW AMENDING LOCAL LAW NO. 10 OF 2008 (A LOCAL LAW ADOPTING AN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE FOR THE COUNTY OF ULSTER, STATE OF NEW YORK), TO PROVIDE STATUS OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the County Executive of Ulster County, in the Ulster County Office Building, Legislative Chambers, 6th Floor, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York, on the 30th day of December, 2014 at 10:00 AM, on the following local law: Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 11 of 2014, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 10 of 2008 (A Local Law Adopting an Administrative Code for the County of Ulster, State of New York), to Provide Status of Contract Negotiations The local law is available for inspection by the public, during regular business hours, in the office of the County Executive, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York, and can also be viewed on the County’s website at the following web address: http://ulstercountyny.gov/sites/default/files/ Proposed%20Local%20Law%20No.%2011%20 of%202014%20-%20Code%20Revision%20 -%20Status%20Contract%20Neg_3.pdf All interested parties shall have an opportunity to be heard on said local law at the time and place aforesaid. DATED: December 25, 2014 Kingston, New York Michael P. Hein County Executive LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 17 of 2014, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 9 Of 2008 (A Local Law Prohibiting Smoking Upon All Real Property Owned Or Leased By The County Of Ulster) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held Proposed Local Law No. 17of 2014, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 9 Of 2008 (A Local Law Prohibiting Smoking Upon All Real Property Owned Or Leased By The County Of Ulster), on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 6:30 PM or as soon thereafter as the public can be heard, in the Legislative Cham-

bers, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York. The proposed local law is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York, where the same is available for public inspection during regular office hours and is available online at http://ulstercountyny.gov/legislature/legislative-resolutions PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons and citizens interested shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposed local law at the time and place aforesaid. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings Law of the State of New York, that the Ulster County Legislature will convene in public meeting at the time and place aforesaid for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the proposed local law described above and, as deemed advisable by said Ulster County Legislature, taking action on the enactment of said local law. DATED: December 25, 2014 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature 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 November 18, 2014, approved by the County Executive on December 3, 2014, and filed with the State of New York on December 9, 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 25, 2014 Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, New York Ulster County Legislature Local Law No. 7 Of 2014 County Of Ulster A Local Law Respecting the Outdoor Restraint of Companion Animals BE IT ENACTED, by the Legislature of the County of Ulster, as follows: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS. The Ulster County Legislature has determined that the practice of fastening a dog outdoors for a prolonged period to a stationary object, such as a structure, a pole, or a tree can be inhumane and may present a threat to the safety of the dog, other animals and human beings. The Legislature has further determined that it is in the best interest of the residents of Ulster County, as well as their pets, to ensure the safety of all by regulating the amount of time, as well as the manner

in which, a dog may be restrained outdoors. SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this section: “Tether” means to restrain a dog by attaching the dog to any object or structure, including without limitation a house, tree, fence, post, garage, or shed, by any means, including without limitation a chain, rope, cord, leash, or running line. Tethering does NOT include the use of a leash to walk a dog. b) “Weather Alert” shall mean a National Weather Service warning for heat advisory, frigid weather, snow or ice storm, tornados, tropical storm, high winds or thunderstorms. SECTION 3. TETHERING REQUIREMENTS. It shall be unlawful to tether a dog outdoors, except when all of the following conditions are met: The tether must be attached to the dog with a buckle type collar or a body harness made of nylon or leather that is at least one inch thick. Choke or pinch type collar, attached weights and chains over one-quarter inch thick cannot be utilized for tethering. b) (i) The length of a stationary tether shall not be less than ten feet or five times the length of the dog’s body as measured from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail, whichever length is greater; shall connect at both ends with a swivel; shall weigh less than 1/10th of the dog’s weight; shall be free of tangles; and shall restrain the dog to the owner’s property. (ii) If the dog is tethered to a pulley, running line, or trolley or cable system, it must be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet long and less than seven (7) feet above the ground. c) The dog must have access to shade, food, water, shelter and dry ground d) The dog must not be tethered outdoors during a weather alert event. e) The tethered dog is at least 6 months old. f ) The tethered dog is apparently free of any health condition that would be exacerbated by tethering. g) If there are multiple dogs, each must be tethered separately. h) A tethered dog shall have access to appropriate shelter that will allow the dog to remain dry and to be protected from the elements. In addition to complying with the requirements of Section 353-b of New York State Agriculture and Markets Law, the shelter shall: be fully enclosed on all sides except one, which side shall have an opening that will allow the dog easy entry to and exit from the shelter; have a slanted, waterproof roof; have a solid floor. The shelter shall contain clean bedding and shall be small enough to retain the dog’s body heat, and large enough to allow the dog to stand, lie down with limbs outstretched, and turn around comfortably. The area around the shelter shall be kept free of standing water, ice and waste. i) A dog may be tethered outside for a maximum of 12 hours in any 24 hour period. j) In addition to the above requirements, tethered dogs must be free of cruel conditions or inhumane tethering at any time. For purposes of this section, “cruel conditions or inhumane

tethering” shall include the following: (i) Exposure to animal waste, garbage, noxious odors or objects that could injure or kill a dog. (ii) Exposure to taunting, prodding, provoking, hitting, harassing, threatening or otherwise harming a tethered or confined dog. (iii) Exposing a dog to dangerous conditions, including potential attacks by other animals. SECTION 4 ENFORCEMENT. This Local Law shall be enforced by the office of the Ulster County Sheriff and may also be enforced by any police officer, local Dog Control or Animal Control officer, or humane law officer or investigator with jurisdiction within Ulster County. A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall, for a first offense, be punishable by a fine of up to $100, and/or an educational component at the judge’s discretion. For a second offense, the fine shall be up to five hundred dollars and/or 50 hours of community service plus reimbursement of investigation costs. For a third or subsequent violation, the fine shall be one thousand dollars and/or 150 hours of community service plus surrender of dog, if ordered by court, plus costs of investigation and prosecution, not to exceed $2,000. In addition, all third time offenders, subsequent to the enactment of this law, are required to register as an animal abuser at such time that an animal abuse registry is lawfully established. Fines collected pursuant to this Section shall be deposited with the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance, identified with a separate General Ledger account number in the Sheriff ’s budget, and shall be used for animal protection education in the County of Ulster and/or the maintenance of an animal abuse registry as may be lawfully established. SECTION 5. EXCEPTIONS. A dog tethered in compliance with the requirements of a campground area holding an Ulster County Health Department Permit shall be exempt from these regulations. Tethering a dog for less than 15 minutes in a public location shall be exempt from this law. SECTION 6. EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS, REGULATIONS. This Local Law will have no effect in a city, town or village located within the County of Ulster that has enacted an ordinance, resolution, or law regulating the tethering of dogs within its Jurisdiction. SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any portion of this local law is found to be invalid, such finding will not have any effect on the remaining portions of this local law, the application thereof, or on any provisions of the Ulster County Charter, all of which shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York. Adopted by the County Legislature: November 18, 2014 Approved by the County Executive: December 3, 2014

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