Clearwater’s 2nd Annual Spring Splash! 7pm. $25/$35/$50. Beacon High School Auditorium, Beacon. (800) 838-3006.

FILM 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days Call for times. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.

KIDS Magic and Music 2pm. Featuring Andy Weintraub and Uncle Rock. Shandaken Theatrical Society Theater, Phoenicia. 688-2279.

MUSIC Ying String Quartet Call for times. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988. Met Opera: La Boheme 1pm. $10/$7. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. Kairos: Gioachino Rossini’s ‘Petite Messe Solennelle’ 4pm. Friends Meeting House, Poughkeepsie. 256-9114.

MUSIC Libera 7:30pm. British Boys Choir. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.

SPOKEN WORD Revolution and the Limits of Reason 4:30pm. The Relativity and Quantum Revolutions. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7216. The Bohemian Scene in New York 5pm. Judith Halasz. Honors Center SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-3933. Poetry Open Mike 7pm. Featuring Jo Salas and Brent Robison. $4. The Colony Cafe, Woodstock. 679-5342.

THEATER Diata Diata International Folkloric Theatre 5:30pm-7:30pm. Teen theater ensemble. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

WORKSHOPS Solar Electric Design Workshop Call for times. Ashokan Field Campus, Olivebridge. 657-8333.

Crescendo 4pm. 16th and 17th century Venetian music. Trinity Episcopal Church, Lakeville, CT. (860) 435-4866. Jazz Jam 6:30pm. The Pig Bar, Saugerties. 246-5158. David Grisman and John Sebastian 7pm. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy. (518) 273-0038. Widespread Panic 7pm. $35. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet 7pm. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845. Joe Adler & Nathan Moore 7pm. $10. The Colony Cafe, Woodstock. 679-5342. Anais Mitchell 8pm. $12. Club Helsinki, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (413) 528-8418.

TUESDAY 8 ART Woodstock Taste of the Arts Call for times. Woodstock. www.woodstockartsconsortium.org. Works of Leigh Wen 5pm-7pm. Paintings. Beacon Institute, Beacon. 838-1600.

CLASSES Rhythm Tap Dance Classes 5:30pm. Introduction to the art of sound and movement taught by Stefanie Weber. $50 for five classes. Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (413) 281-6734.

LIFE DRAWING

Greg Brown 8pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.

6:30pm-9:30pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

THE OUTDOORS

MUSIC

Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Hike: Mine Hole 9am-4pm. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 255-0919.

Whale Music 7:30pm. Lecture and demonstration by David Rothenberg. Hawthorne Valley School, Ghent. (518) 672-7092 ext. 111.

SPOKEN WORD Sunday Afternoon in the Library 2pm-4pm. 13th annual literary reading given by The Taconic Writers. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145. Adult Book Discussion 2:30pm-4pm. Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

THEATER 6 Women with Brain Death or Expiring Minds Want to Know 2pm. A musical satire of the skewed tabloid world we inhabit as seen through the eyes of six whacked-out women on the edge. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264. Romeo and Juliet 3pm. Rhinebeck Shakespeare Festival. $20/$18. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. The Cherry Orchard 3pm. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.

WORKSHOPS Nutrition Secrets for Energy, Strength, Flexibility, and Mental Clarity 2:30pm Perfect for yogis and non-yogis alike. Ashtanga Yoga, New Paltz. (845) 430-7402 Knit 1, Purl 2: Hudson Knitters 4pm-6pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.

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Community Music Night 8pm-9:45pm. Six local singer-songwriters. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048.

SPOKEN WORD The John Ashbery Poetry Series 5pm. Featuring Anne Tardos. Bertelsmann Campus Center at Bard College, Annandale-OnHudson.758-7235. Love and War in Western Art: Changes in Style and Substance 7:30pm. The Triumph of the Mind: Classical and Neoclassical Approaches. Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah. (914) 232-9555. George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff 7pm-8:30pm. Meeting on self-development and working on oneself. Alternative Bookstore, Kingston. 258-4655. Stump! Pub Trivia 8:30pm. Skytop Restaurant, Kingston. 340-4277.

THEATER New Plays Festival Call for times. Three new short plays. $26. 440 Upstairs at Proctors, Schenectady. (518) 434-1703. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar 8pm. Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204.

WORKSHOPS Getting the Message: The Art of Spirit Communication Series 7pm-9pm. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.

ART Woodstock Taste of the Arts Call for times. Woodstock, Woodstock. www.woodstockartsconsortium.org.

BODY / MIND / SPIRIT Introducing Pema Chodron’s Start Where You Are 7pm-9pm. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, Kingston. 331-2884.

WEDNESDAY 9 ART Woodstock Taste of the Arts Call for times. Woodstock. www.woodstockartsconsortium.org.

CLASSES

Qigong for Seniors 11am-12pm. $5. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.

Creating a Children’s Picture Book 1pm-3:30pm. $205/$190 members. Catskill Art Society Arts Center, Livingston Manor. 436-4227.

CLASSES

Brain Games 1pm. Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-4030.

Dance Aerobics Class for Seniors 4pm. Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill. 254-5469. Acting for the Camera 6pm-9pm. Casting director Jenny O’Haver teaches how to hone acting skills to the camera. $25/$100 for five classes. Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (413) 528-6728.

FILM West Side Story 7:15pm. Monday Night Classic Movie series. $5/$3 children. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334

GALLERY My Dearest Friend: The Letters of Abigail and John Adams Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library, Poughkeepsie. 437-5370.

Life Drawing 1:30pm-3:30pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438. Tai Chi Chuan for Beginners 6pm-7pm. $100. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 452-7067. Qigong for Weight Loss: Swimming Dragon 6pm-7pm. $100. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 452-7067. Beginner Pilates Mat Workout 6:30pm-7:30pm. $109. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 339-2025.

EVENTS Open House 4pm-7pm. Dutchess Arts Camp ages 4-14 and Junior Arts Institute ages 11-14. Poughkeepsie Day School.

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