Pre-Natal Yoga 6-7pm. Practice safely throughout your pregnancy using a curriculum designed specifically for the expectant mother. Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. 227-3223.
ne Edmond Dantes through years of good fortune, false accusations, wile escape, and swashbuckling revenge on his accusers. Julia L. Butterfield Library, Cold Spring. 265-3040.
KIDS & FAMILY
Valentine’s Day screening of Breakfast at Tiffany’s 7pm. $7. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-9040.
Cub’s Place Second Friday of every month, 6-7:30pm. Activities and support for children in grades K-5 and their parents dealing with a serious family illness or crisis. Children engage in age-appropriate supervised games and activities facilitated by a licensed clinical social worker. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. 454-8500.
MUSIC
Cathy Young 5pm. Acoustic. Keegan Ales, Kingston. 331-2739. Chris Bergson Band 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Dorraine Scofield, JB Hunt and Larry Balestra 9pm. Acoustic. Keegan Ales, Kingston. 331-2739. Explorations of the Unforeseen: Musicians, Dancers, Visual Artists and Poets (and the Audience) in Spontaneous Creation 8-9:30pm. Come and take part in a one of a kind performance that utilizes the power of uncertainty as its creative guiding force! Conduct the players, provide written prompts, contribute to the artwork and even join with the musicians, artists, poets and dancers in creating an event never before envisioned. Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), Kingston. 687-8707. The Kurt Henry Parlour Band 8pm. Singer/songwriter. Main Street Restaurant, Saugerties. 246-6222. Living Colour Synthesia 2014 8pm. $47. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-5795. Second Friday Jam with Jeff Entin & Bob Blum 8-11:30pm. The duo, who have been playing together since before the term Jam Band was coined, will be playing and hosting something a little more experimental than the usual fare. Special guests include The Larry’s (Larry Balestra and Larry Federman). High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. Will Smith Trio 8pm. Pamela’s on the Hudson, Newburgh. 562-4505.
THEATER
The Illustrated Man 7pm. $15. Student production of adaptation of Ray Bradbury Short Stories. CunneenHackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 486-4571. The Vagina Monologues 7pm. $15/$10 in advance/$5 music only after the show. V-Day Hudson Valley, a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, raising funds for Family Of Woodstock Domestic Violence Services & the Washburn House. The Anchor, Kingston. 901-9991.
SATURDAY 14 CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Subzero Heroes noon. Jump into an icy lake to help raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease! Registration starts at 10 am with hot soup and drinks after your jump. Jump in as a Hero or help (and not jump) your Hero raise funds as a Sidekick. All Heroes must raise a minimum of $100 in order to jump. Berean Park, Highland. (800) 272-3900.
COMEDY
The Gender Defenders Valentine’s Comedy Show 9pm. $25-$50. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
DANCE
The First Annual Freestyle Hudson Heart Red Ball Featuring live bands and DJd music. MidHudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie. 454-5800.
FILM
Silent Film Series with Live Musical Accompaniment by Cary Brown 7-9pm. 1922 film Monte Cristo starring John Gilber. This film, thought to have been lost but rediscovered in 2006 and beautifully restored, follows the Count of Monte Cristo
KIDS & FAMILY
Parents Night Out: Kids’ Valentines Dance Party 6-10pm. $25. Ages 3 and up. Creative Co-op, Rosendale. 527-5672.
LITERARY & BOOKS
Lisa A. Phillips, Reading from Unrequited Love: Women and Romantic Obsession 6:30pm. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079. Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival Reading 2pm. Featuring Cheryl Rice and Glenn Werner. The Golden Notebook, Woodstock. 679-8000.
MUSIC
Dan Tepfer’s Goldberg Variations/ Variations 7pm. $35. Valentine’s Day benefit concert, ticket includes a post-performance reception with the artist. Proceeds to benefit Classics on Hudson. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-4181. Goldberg Variations/Variations: Dan Tepfer, Piano/Jazz Piano 7pm. $35. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-4181. Joey Eppard, Raised by Wolves 9:30pm. Acoustic. Harmony Music, Woodstock. 679-7760. Legs 8pm. Blending modern indie pop with Staxworthy hooks, they are a mobile cauldron of everything retro and cosmopolitan. MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA. (413) 662-2111. Leo B. 9pm. The Publik House, Ellenville. Thepublikhouseny.com. Leon Russel 8pm. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, Sugar Loaf. 610-5335. Little Sparrow and the Eagles 2-4:30pm. $5. Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy for live Americana music and a fascinating Live Birds of Prey presentation from Bill Streeter of the Delaware Valley Raptor Center. Enjoy “Close Encounters with Eagles and Winter Raptors,” and experience the majesty of hawks, falcons, owls, and eagles up close. Tusten Theater, Narrowsburg. 583-1010. The Met: Live in HD Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta Bartok’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle 12:30pm. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. The Met: Live in HD Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta and Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle 10:30am & 2:30pm. $18-$25. On the heels of her triumphant Met performances in Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of this intriguing double bill. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-9040. The METLive: Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta/ Bartok’s Bluebears’s Castle 12:45pm. $25. On the heels of her triumphant Met performances in Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of this intriguing double bill. The Moviehouse, Millerton. (518) 789-0022. Michael Del Vecchio and Maria Hickey 7:30pm. Pamela’s on the Hudson, Newburgh. 562-4505. My Funny Valentine: Jazz for Valentine’s Day 8pm. The Brian Mann Trio. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 437-7319.
Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild Coffeehouse 7:30pm. $6/$5 members. Featuring Lydia Adams Davis followed by open mike. Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern, New Windsor. Uucrt.org.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
So Percussion and Grey McMurray: Where (we) Live 7:30pm. $25/$10 students. Blends music, video, and storytelling in a theatrical creation The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Annandaleon-Hudson. 758-7900.
Hawthorne Valley Farm Winter Camp $610-$700. Through Feb. 20. Your child will love spending mid-winter break at Hawthorne Valley Farm! When Mother Nature shares the beauty of winter’s snow and ice with the farm, activities are endless - snowshoeing, sledding, building igloos, Winter Olympics and more. Winter Camp is a residential camp experience for boys and girls ages 9 to 11. Hawthorne Valley Farm, Ghent. (518) 672-4790.
Soul City Motown Revue St. Valentine’s Day Dance Party 8-11:30pm. Soul City performs this true American art form with three lead vocalists that re-connect you to those romantic soul and gospel riffs and a powerful four piece rhythm section sure to rock your soul. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. Soul Purpose featuring Linda Richards 8pm. $10. Motown, R&B. Unframed Artist Gallery, New Paltz, 12561. Steve Black 8pm. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. Town Mountain 8pm. $15. Bluegrass. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 658-9048.
OPEN HOUSES/PARTIES/BENEFITS
Community Sound Healing Circle Third Sunday of every month, 2-3pm. Facilitated by Jax Denise. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
KIDS & FAMILY
LECTURES & TALKS
Presentation by Thomas Nozkowski 2pm. $9/$7. Nozkowski has had 70 oneperson shows and his work is in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Phillips Collection, the Morgan Library, and the Irish Museum of Modern Art among many others. Includes wine and cheese. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill. (518) 943-7465.
LITERARY & BOOKS
Book Reading with Rita Foley 2-4pm. Canaan writer/photographer Rita Foley reads from her new book, “Revolutionary Retirement: What’s Next for YOU?” The Chatham Bookstore, Chatham. (518) 392-3005.
Chris Botti: Valentine’s Gala 5:30pm. $125/$110. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-5795.
MUSIC
HeART and Soul 6pm. $75/$550 table of 8. The Vassar Haiti Project in partnership with Poughkeepsie Ice House and Novella’s presents a special Valentine’s dinner to celebrate women in our community & strengthen a community of women in Haiti. Honoring Caryn Halle, Molly Katz, and Kristy Grimes with the Heart and Soul of the Community Award. Novella’s, New Paltz. 255-2122.
Leon Russell 7pm. $35-$55. Rock and roll. Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown. (914) 631-3390.
THEATER
The Illustrated Man 7pm. $15. Student production of adaptation of Ray Bradbury Short Stories. CunneenHackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 486-4571. Melancholy Play 3pm. The Philaletheis Society performs a semi-staged reading. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. Vassar.edu.
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Constructing/Deconstructing the Landscape 9am-4pm. $227. Through Feb. 16. with Christie Scheele. Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock. 679-2388. Drawing with Thread and Love 10am-1pm. $35. Cabin fever workshop with Mary McFarren. Garrison Art Center, Garrison. 424-3960.
SUNDAY 15 FILM
Kiki Smith and Louise Bourgeois 3:30-5pm. Paul Tschinkel’s Series on Contemporary Art. Garrison Art Center, Garrison. 424-3960. No Turning Back 7:30pm. $10. Warren Miller’s ski film pays homage to the 65 years of mountain culture and adventure filmmaking around the world—back to a time before skis had edges and mountains had condos. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-9040. Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5 Billion-Year History of the Human Body 5pm. Screening of film series by noted paleontologist Neil Shubin, renowned for his discovery of the so-called missing link between fish and land animals. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. Vassar.edu.
FOOD & WINE
Nicole Atkins 9pm. Indie-rock singer-songwriter. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800.
Local Artisan and Farm Shop 11am-4pm. Local chocolates, wine, coffee (roasted in Rosendale) honey, elixir, produce, and more. Creative Co-op, Rosendale. 527-5672.
Robbie Dupree Trio 7pm. Opener: Gabrielle Sterbenz. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Sunday Brunch 11am-2pm. Featuring Big Joe Fitz & The LoFis. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Lydia Adams Davis & The Whispering Tree 4-6pm. Performing Pete Seeger favorites and powerful new songs. BeanRunner Café, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. So Percussion and Grey McMurray: Where (we) Live 3pm. $25/$10 students. Blends music, video, and storytelling in a theatrical creation. The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900.
THEATER
Chef Robert Irvine Live 7pm. Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC), Kingston. 339-6088. The Illustrated Man 3pm. $15. Student production of adaptation of Ray Bradbury Short Stories. Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 486-4571.
MONDAY 16 KIDS & FAMILY
Homeschoolers: Olana’s ARTic Adventure for Youth! 9am-3:30pm. $100/child. Three-day adventure. Join us for a special vacation add on to Brickman’s workshop for youth who want to make a play at Olana. Bag lunch, and good outdoor play clothes are required. Ages 5-12. Olana State Historic Site, Hudson. (518) 828-1872.
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
3-D Underwater Worlds: Art Making with Robin Brickman 9am-3:30pm. $45. This day-long retreat for young people will start by reading a children’s book Water Babies by Richard Kingsley (1860s). Students will study one painting that is an underwater scene. From the outline and sketch, students will create a 16 x 20” underwater scene. Students will also take a hike around Olana’s lake, and snack on fish and gummy worms. Olana State Historic Site, Hudson. (518) 828-1872.
TUESDAY 17 FILM
Classic Movie Series Third Tuesday of every month, 2-4pm. We know it’s cold but wouldn’t it be nice to get out of the house? Bring your own refreshments, the heat’s on us. Red Hook Public Library, Red Hook. 758-3241.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Community Holistic Healthcare Day Third Tuesday of every month, 4-8pm. A wide variety of holistic health modalities and practitioners are available. Appointments can be made on a first-come, first-served basis upon check-in. Marbletown Community Center, stone ridge. www.rvhhc.org.
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