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Mightier than the sword Hudson Valley Writers Resist in Woodstock at Bearsville Theater on Sunday

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Together for Free Expression” will bring a collective of writers and musicians to the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock on Sunday, January 15 – the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a few days before the inauguration – to celebrate the power of words, compassion, equal rights, free speech, social justice and e nv i r o n m e n t a l issues. There will be three hourlong sets of words and music beginning at 2 p.m., with attendees welcome to come for one set or all three.

Admission is free, but goodwill donations will be gratefully accepted by the three organizations designated as beneficiaries for the day: Riverkeeper, Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson

ost-election, many writers and artists have been doing a lot of thinking about how best to move forward in what feels like a strange new world.

“Like most other people I know, I was in kind of a state of shock in mid-November, going around in depressed disbelief,” says Nina Shengold, Chronogram books editor and founder of Word Café, a gathering place for Hudson Valley writers and readers. “What is the writer’s role in an administration that you don’t agree with?

That you may be frightened by? And how do we support each other, and how do we support people who are at risk?”

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The event came together fast, Shengold notes, and is one of at least 60 similar events being held internationally on the same day.

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Valley and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU). Each will have tables in the lobby staffed by representatives. The NYCLU will also receive the proceeds raised through the sale of signed books donated by local authors and Woodstock’s Golden Notebook. Additional funds for the organizations will also be donated from portraits done in the theater lobby by photographer Franco Vogt and illustrator Will Lytle.

Nina Shengold will host one set, with the others led by Ida Hakkila of The Heavy Light Show on Radio Woodstock and Kate Hymes of Wallkill Valley Writers. Each set will be dedicated to one of the beneficiary organizations and include a combination of individual readers, a group presentation and live music, according to Shengold, one of the event organizers. “I’ve organized a lot of author events over the years, and

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this is the first time everybody I asked to participate said yes, and said yes immediately,” she says. “There’s clearly an urge to get together and speak out.”

The event came together fast, Shengold notes, and is one of at least 60 similar events being held internationally on the same day. “As I understand it, the idea of doing something as a collective raising of voices started out as a national initiative, and then some American writers living abroad and people concerned in Europe and elsewhere, who felt that they wanted to become part of the fabric, got involved.

And certainly, the way America will be changing will affect people all over the world.”

Featured writers include Emily Barton, Jon Bowermaster, Cheryl Clarke, Cornelius Eady, Amitava Kumar, Elizabeth Lesser, Gretchen Primack, Edwin Sanchez, Sparrow, Abigail Thomas, Mark Wunderlich and Sunil Yapa. “The writers who are coming are amazing,” says Shengold. “They’re poets, they’re nonfiction writers, they’re novelists… they’re all people who are good readers as well as good writers.” Group presentations will be offered by writers from the TMI Project, Woodstock Bookfest and TheWeeklings.com. There will also be performances by Connor Kennedy, Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles Malkine, Simi Stone & David Baron and Robert Burke Warren.

The bar will be open in the lobby of the Bearsville Theater, and refreshments in some form will likely be available. The theater donated the space for the event, which is co-sponsored by PEN America.

– Sharyn Flanagan Hudson Valley Writers Resist, Sunday, January 15, 2-5 p.m., free/donation, Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker Street, Woodstock; (845) 679-8000, http:// hudsonvalleywritersresist.org, www. facebook.com/hvwritersresist.

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Science in your Life lectures begin at 8:15 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes High School at 131 Boardman Road in Poughkeepsie. Each is preceded at 7:30 p.m. by a live concert, featuring the Arlington High School Philharmonia on January 18 and the Arlington High School Jazz Machine on January 25. Admission is free. For additional info about VBI’s 2017 Science in Your Life series, which continues in February, download the brochure at https://vbi1882.files. wordpress.com/2016/12/science-in-yourlife-2017-brochure2.pdf.

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Woodstock tribute to MLK on Sunday

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HUDSON VALLEY RAIL TRAIL WINTERFEST IN HIGHLAND ON SATURDAY

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ere’s a cheery excuse to leave the house on Saturday and have some sociable fun, while you notice that the sun is getting a teensy bit higher on the horizon and lingering a few minutes longer each day: the annual Hudson Valley Rail Trail WinterFest.

Staged at the Hudson Valley Rail Trail Depot at 101 New Paltz Road in Highland, this event offers plenty of family-friendly activities, including tractordrawn hayrides, games, marshmallow-toasting and chestnut-roasting. Various local businesses and civic organizations turn out to provide information and live entertainment. But the centerpiece of WinterFest is the chili competition, in which more than 20 regional restaurants bring their best batches of chili to compete for the coveted “Best of Fest” People’s Choice Award in both the meat and vegetarian categories.

Admission to the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on January 14, costs $2 for everyone aged 7 and up. Chili samples cost 50 cents each, or $8 to taste them all. For more info, call (781) 640-0881 or visit www.hudsonvalleyrailtrail. net or www.facebook.com/hudsonvalley.railtrail.

at the American Museum of Natural History, will give a talk on Wednesday, January 18 in Poughkeepsie.

Each January and February, the Vassar Brothers Institute (VBI) offers terrific excuses to break out of your cocoon on a dark midweek evening and stimulate your brain.

Designed to bring together the general public and scientists to explore topics of interest and importance to everyone, VBI’s Science in your Life lecture series returns on Wednesday, January 18 with the first of three understandable-but-enlightening programs for the curious layperson. This one can take you on a mental trip to the Caribbean, even if your carcass needs to remain in the frozen North.

“Curating ¡Cuba!: Nature and Culture of a Fascinating Land” features Dr. Ana Luz Porzecanski, director of the Center

for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). She is co-curator of “¡Cuba!” a new bilingual exhibition about Cuba’s rich biodiversity and culture that is on view at AMNH through August 13. The exhibition explores the extraordinary biodiversity across the island’s remote forests, deep caves, expansive wetlands and dazzling reefs. It also highlights Cuba’s culture and life, including art, music, spiritual traditions, food and farming.

The following Wednesday, January 25, you can learn about science’s amazing recent discoveries about the important adaptive role played by altruistic behavior in humans and other animals. Biologist Dr. Lee Dugatkin of the University of Louisville will give a “fast-moving, actionpacked” presentation on “The Evolution of Goodness.”

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Martin Luther King, Jr. leaning at a lectern in 1964 by Marion S. Trikosko

For 27 years now, the Town of Woodstock has marked MLK Day with an annual Birthday Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring reflection, celebration, education and song. This year’s free gathering begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 15 at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, located at 56 Rock City Road in Woodstock.

Featured speakers will be the reverend

3 G. Modele Clarke of the New Progressive Baptist Church, Pam Africa of the International Friends of Mumia AbuJamal and a representative from the Town of Woodstock. Music will be provided

by Journey Blue Heaven and her band, the Woodstockers’ Experience, as well as folksinger Debra Burger. For more information, call (845) 679-7320.

MLK Day Celebration of Service on Saturday Ulster County is blessed with a notfor-profit entity, called UlsterCorps, whose mission is to serve as a clearinghouse for people who want to volunteer and organizations that need volunteers to find one another. Every year, on or near Martin Luther King Day, UlsterCorps organizes a Celebration of Service event that celebrates all the people who perform various types of voluntary public service. I UlsterCorps’ seventh annual MLK Day Celebration of Service happens from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 14 (January 18 in case of snow cancellation) at the Rosendale Recreation Center, located at 1055 Route 32 in Rosendale. Admission is free for all to this thank-you party honoring all volunteers in Ulster County and the humanitarian legacy of Dr. King, who once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’”

The event will include presentations honoring community volunteers, free refreshments, two raffle drawings and live music from Blind Mice at 2 p.m., Wild Swan at 3 p.m. and the New Progressive Baptist Church Choir at 4 p.m. If you’re already a volunteer, preregister by e-mailing volunteer@ulstercorps.org or calling (845) 481-0331. For more info, visit www.ulstercorps.org/events/mlkday-celebration-of-service-2.

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LIKE ITS SISTER LIBRARY IN POUGHKEEPSIE, the A. J. Williams-Meyers African Roots Community Center Library was created to promote literacy through teaching and learning about the African roots experience, particularly in the Hudson Valley.

Building bridges with books A. J. WilliamsMeyers African Roots Community Center Library now open in Kingston

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dell Winfield is a man who values history and the written word. He has spent much of his lifetime passing on his appreciation to others: first in a long career at Excelsior College in Albany, where he worked with adult students to get them through college until his retirement in 1998; and now, in “retirement,” as a volunteer. He has established two libraries focused on the roots of African history and culture in America and the Hudson Valley.

In 2001, the Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library in Poughkeepsie was created under his leadership. Now, a second library modeled after the first has just opened in Kingston’s Rondout District. A community Open House will be held in late January, but young people and their parents are invited to visit the A. J. Williams-Meyers African Roots Community Center Library now. The bookshelves are stocked, and volunteers have signed up to read to young kids.

Planning is underway for a storytelling and puppets event at the library – similar to a program offered last year at the Rondout Neighborhood Youth Center –

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Poster for the new A.J. Williams-Meyers African Roots Community Center Library in Kingston. “People have asked me why the library is named ‘African Roots’ if it’s for everybody,” Winfield says. “The roots of the people who came here, the human race, came out of Africa. The majority of people here [in Kingston] are of European descent, and the majority of library materials are of European descent; but others have made contributions, too. We want everyone to see our contributions.”

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Winfield hopes to offer afterschool programming to area schools, particularly the nearby JFK School, and he is reaching out to local daycare centers and childcare providers to suggest that they bring their wards to the library for programs designed for children under five years of age.

“Those that live in the neighborhood might want to walk to the library,” he says.

And he’s talking with all area churches – not just black churches – to de velop programs focused on the history of churches in the area.

“People have asked me why the library is named ‘African Roots’ if it’s for everybody,” Winfield says. “The roots of the people who came here, the human race, came out of Africa. The majority of people here [in Kingston] are of European descent, and the majority of library materials are of European descent; but others have made contributions, too. We want everyone to see our contributions.”

Winfield will offer field trips for young people to give them an opportunity to visit community gardens and farms, and to experience local history more directly.

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The Eagle’s Nest community, up in the hills of Hurley, has many descendants still there with European names who were born of African and European heritage.

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& Center, located off Ulster Avenue near the Salvation Army, to “give kids a sense of what a farm is, and so they can become educated about natural and homegrown food. We’ll study things at the library and then take a trip to the farm, which is on the bus line.”

At the Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library, he started a “Time Travel Camp” where kids could visit the Samuel Morse House, the canals over by Rosendale and High Falls, and then would go back to the library to discuss life in the 1800s.

“Here, kids will learn about who lived in the area, where the workers lived, and about the fishing, shipping and bluestone industries in the Rondout.”

Community Book Reads will feature Native American authors from throughout the area. There are many areas in the region, including Eagle’s Nest and Ponckhockie, where Native Americans, African Americans and European Americans coexisted, married and had thriving communities.

Winfield first heard the new library’s namesake, Dr. A. J. Williams-Meyers, lecture at the Albany Institute of History and Art in the early ’80s at an anti-apartheid group meeting. “A. J. was an expert on Africa, and he kept us abreast of the movement there. I did a lot of work with him back then, when he was working out of the New York State Education Department as the director of the African American Institute at SUNY in Albany. I’ve always admired him, and have been using him as a resource for a number of years,” says Winfield. “His giving was unprecedented: If I called

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Odell Winfield first heard the new library’s namesake, Dr. A. J. WilliamsMeyers (above), lecture at an antiapartheid group meeting. “I’ve always admired him, and have been using him as a resource for a number of years,” says Winfield. “His giving was unprecedented: If I called him, he was there. No question.

When I was starting the library in Poughkeepsie, he was the first person I called, and he did so much work with us, helping to build the collection there. In naming the Kingston library for him, I want to make sure everyone knows A. J. and want to keep his name here, because he is so much a part of everything.”

him, he was there. No question. When I was starting the library in Poughkeepsie, he was the first person I called, and he did so much work with us, helping to build the collection there. He came and did programs for the kids on slavery and would bring items with him, like shackles,

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Earliest known photograph of the White House, circa January 1846, President James Polk's first year in office. Half-plate daguerreotype, attributed to John Plumbe, Jr. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)

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White House welcomes Mark McKinnon, Alexander Heffner discuss “Presidential Transition” at FDR Wallace Center in Hyde Park this Saturday

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ost Americans have heard the tales (likely exaggerated by his political opponents) of the near-riot that occurred when populist Andrew Jackson threw the White House open to all, high-class and low, for a post-inaugural reception in 1829. Food and drink were spilled, china and furniture smashed, and the new president himself is said to have been shoved up against a wall, reportedly escaping through a window. Only when the bowls of alcoholic punch were moved onto the lawn was the drunken crowd enticed to leave the building, it’s said. “The reign of King Mob seemed triumphant,” according to then-Supreme Court justice Joseph Story.

That memorable event happened long before someone came up with the notion of the Secret Service, of course; and nowadays tight security measures are enforced at presidential inaugural events. While the party that lost the election is never thrilled with the transition, in modern times it has typically proceeded fairly smoothly, with legislators affording the incoming president a brief “honeymoon” before becoming actively oppositional.

That well-established tradition of giving the new guy a chance to prove himself seems to have died with the inauguration of Barack Obama, however, and most Democrats seem to be disturbed enough about the outcome of the 2016 election to be tearing off their kid gloves as well. The president-elect should probably consider himself fortunate if his move-in day at the White House is not permeated by a souvenir such as that left by Jackson for his successor at the end of his second term: the persistent stink of a 1,400-pound cheese wheel that the president had received as a gift and allowed to ripen in the East Room for several years before feeding it to the public.

The focus of the discussion on “Presidential Transition” to be presented this Saturday, January 14 at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will be on more recent presidencies, beginning with FDR himself. But doubtless there will be plenty of illuminating (if perhaps not so messy or malodorous) stories to be told. The co-presenters are two political pundits with high media profiles: Mark McKinnon, former advisor to public officials ranging from Ann Richards to George W. Bush and co-creator/host of Showtime’s The Circus: The Greatest Political Show on Earth; and Alexander Heffner, journalist/ essayist/educator and currently host of The Open Mind on PBS. As they consider presidential transitions from Roosevelt to Trump, just days before the 45th president’s inauguration. McKinnon and Heffner will discuss the historical transfer of power and the future of American politics.

If you’re concerned about that future, you won’t want to miss this event. The conversation begins at 7 p.m. at the Henry A. Wallace Center, located at 4079 Albany Post Road (Route 9) in Hyde Park. Admission is free, but registration is required.

Visit www.fdrlibrary.org to register; call (845) 486-7745 for additional information.

so they understood how slavery was in the early days, what it was about. In naming the Kingston library for him, I want to make sure everyone knows A. J. and want to keep his name here, because he is so much a part of everything.”

Dr. Williams-Meyers is professor emeritus of Black Studies at SUNY-New Paltz, and holds a PhD in African History from UCLA. In addition to his former post at the African American Institute, he is a member of the New York State Freedom Trail Commission and was historian for the African Burial Ground Interpretative Center in New York City. He has authored a number of books and been published extensively in national and international journals.

While researching for his doctoral degree, Williams-Meyers traveled to Mozambique and Malawi, revisiting

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the latter country where he had served in the Peace Corps in the mid-1960s.

“We had our first child there – she was a Peace Corps baby – and when she was a year-and-a-half, we came back to the United States,” Williams-Meyers recalls.

Other early career highlights included a post in the US Virgin Islands, where he taught church school and high school, as well as serving as head of a dormitory and the Athletic Department for a year; working with gangs in Spanish Harlem; and teaching African History at Carleton College in Minnesota, prior to completing his doctoral work at UCLA. Dr. Williams-Meyers began teaching at SUNY-New Paltz in 1978, but traces his roots to the Hudson Valley back to 1952, when he came to a camp in Port Ewen. “I was 12 years old at the time, and learned Sojourner Truth had been enslaved there.

My connection to the valley began with

Sojourner Truth, and you could argue that she was my guardian angel from way back in 1952.”

Calling himself an “Africist” by training, he says that he began to do research on the African presence in the Hudson Valley around the time that he took a teaching position at SUNY-New Paltz in 1978. Europeans took Africans with them when they came to America, but “they were always marginalized, always part of ‘holdings’ that also included cattle, barns and so on. When my research took me to Oxford, I eventually began to see they were enslaved individuals on the stage of history, even though Africans were shoulder-to-shoulder with the Europeans in the Revolutionary War.” When he was teaching at New Paltz, he and his students wrote a book together based on students’ imaginings after watching the film The Middle Passage.

“When I was reading the passages they had written while grading their papers, I couldn’t believe their imagination. It was like they channeled people, and the students gave those people who came across a voice,” he recalls. Together, they created In Their Own Words, a book that tells stories – of a woman having a baby on board ship, a woman who died from the shock of being branded, a person who jumped overboard because they preferred to die being eaten by sharks rather than be enslaved – that Williams-Meyers was convinced needed a larger audience.

Since his retirement from SUNYNew Paltz in 2016, he says that he has been “Getting my house in order. I don’t want Albert to be defined as a hoarder,” he laughs. “I taught for 36 years, and it went by so fast. Seems like just yesterday that my girls were 10 and 12 years old and playing with dolls.” He’s working on a Peace Corps diary and writing poetry, and has also been gearing up to do more research and writing about the integrated communities that were created here in the Hudson Valley in the 1600s and beyond. “In 1619, when the first vessels moored at Jamestown, Europeans were indentured servants and Africans were slaves, and they were very similar to each other socioeconomically. They married, produced children together and the Eagle’s Nest community, up in the hills of Hurley, has many descendants still there with European names who were born of African and European heritage. I hear there’s a team going into Eagle’s Nest now who are making a documentary film,” he adds.

Dr. Williams-Meyers has donated 15 boxes of books to the library, and a woman who worked in the Civil Rights era has made a similar donation. The library is actively seeking children’s books and furniture, especially chairs and tables, and can always use donations of money.

Like its sister library in Poughkeepsie, the A. J. Williams-Meyers African Roots Community Center Library was created to promote literacy through teaching and learning about the African roots experience, particularly in the Hudson Valley. “I feel very honored and very excited about it,” says Dr. WilliamsMeyers.

“I want to make sure young folks are grounded here,” says Winfield. “They should want to leave a legacy, and in both libraries, we fight against the ‘school-toprison pipeline.’ I want to send a message that education can help you, rather than hurt you; and that’s one reason the libraries are connected to the church communities, too. Young people don’t have a sense of what history means to them, and we want to create connections to community, instead of just family and gangs.”

– Debra Bresnan The A. J. Williams-Meyers African Roots Community Center Library is located at 43 Gill Street in Kingston. Donations to support the purchase of collections, furniture and technology infrastructure may be made via PayPal or by mailing a check care of the library to PO Box 2203, Kingston NY 12402. Please visit www.africanrootslibrary.org or write to africanrootslibrary@gmail.com for more info.

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impressive. But this is no conventional monster movie. It’s a powerfully emotional, intimate parable about the internal struggle between denial and acceptance in a child whose beloved parent is dying of a slow, wasting disease.

The film is directed by J. A. Bayona (The Orphanage, The Impossible), and is clearly the fruit of his mentoring at the capable hands of Guillermo del Toro.

Magnificently realized as much through Liam Neeson’s authoritative voice and expressive motion capture as it is by the expertise of modelmakers and SFX artists, the titular monster is both scary and wise, personifying 12-year-old Conor’s roiling repressed emotions. Relative newcomer Lewis MacDougall is mesmerizing in the role of the socially isolated, artistically inclined boy who has to learn to grow up way too fast.

Bayona was lucky enough to have some great material to work with. A Monster Calls started out as a book concept by acclaimed British children’s author Siobhan Dowd, a Carnegie Medal winner for Bog Child. But Dowd was felled by

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by Jim Kay, became the only children’s book ever to win both the Carnegie Medal and the Greenaway Medal, in 2012. Ness himself adapted his work for the screen, with the director adding a shared artistic talent as a crucial bonding element between mother and son.

This expansion enabled the fi l m m a k e r t o utilize some e x q u i s i t e episodes of ink and watercolor animation to illustrate two of the three tales that the monster comes to tell the boy, each night at 12:07 when Conor awakes from the same nightmare of his mother falling into

Some of Britain’s yews – spared by their situation in churchyards from harvest for making longbows and lutes – are believed to be 1,500 years old or more.

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a sinkhole in the nearby churchyard where the gigantic yew tree broods. While the angry monster is not shy about causing extensive property damage, it quickly becomes clear that his bargain with the boy will be all about sharing simple truths through metaphor.

By the time the third tale is told, Conor has begun to own his own anger, and pretty pictures are no longer necessary.

One of my criteria for a cracking good story is whether it piques my curiosity about the subject matter, makes me want to explore it further.

Though it’s a perfectly self-contained and satisfying tale in itself, not exactly conducive to sequelization, A Monster Calls did fit the bill in spurring me to immediate research into the lore of the yew tree. Many are aware of its historical association with death and burial grounds,

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7 art, given the talents and breadth of our membership.”

“New Year/New Works” runs from January 13 through February 6, with an opening reception this Saturday, January 14 at 6pm. Wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. For more info on the Gallery, membership and the full 2017 schedule, call (845) 757-2667 or visit www.tivoliartistsgallery.com. Located at 60 Broadway in Tivoli, the Tivoli Artists’ Gallery is open to the public from 5 to 9 p.m. on Fridays, 1 to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

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“WHICH WAS BETTER, THE BOOK OR THE MOVIE?” Oblong Books’ “Fiction into Film” dissects Our Man in Havana on Sunday at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck

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pstate Films in Rhinebeck and Oblong Books are co-presenting a “Fiction into Film” series that will offer the opportunity to debate that age-old question: “Which was better, the book or the movie?”

Upstate Films in Rhinebeck will host a film screening of Our Man in Havana (1960) on Sunday, January 15 at 12:30 p.m. Those planning to attend are invited to read the book on which the film is based (available at Oblong Books) beforehand, sign up for Oblong’s book group, then stay after the screening for a book-versus-movie discussion.

Participation in the book discussion is free; the movie screening will require the purchase of a ticket. Admission costs $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students and $6 for members of Upstate Films and kids under age 16. Tickets to the film are available on the day-of at the box office, by cash or check only. Those wishing to participate in the book group must preregister at www.oblongbooks.com.

The novel Our Man in Havana (1958), written by British author Graham Greene, makes fun of intelligence services, especially the British MI6, and their willingness to believe reports from their local informants. The book predates the Cuban Missile Crisis, but certain aspects of the plot – notably the parts involving missile installations – appear to anticipate the events of 1962.

It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1960, directed by Carol Reed, starring Sir Alec Guinness as Jim Wormold, Noel Coward as Hawthorne, Jo Morrow as Milly, Maureen O’Hara as Beatrice Severn and Ernie Kovacs as Captain Segura.

Graham Greene wrote the screenplay. The cast also features Burl Ives and Sir Ralph Richardson. The film runs one hour and 55 minutes.

The humorous plot follows the misadventures of a vacuum cleaner salesman who finds himself becoming an agent in the British Secret Service. Jim Wormold (Guinness) is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana with his teenage daughter Milly (Jo Morrow). He owns a vacuum cleaner shop, but isn’t very successful; so when a British intelligence agent (Noel Coward) who’s looking for information on Cuban affairs recruits Jim to act as a spy, he accepts. With no experience in espionage and no useful knowledge to pass along, he turns in reports on the Cuban revolution that are copied from public documents, “hires” additional agents who don’t exist and presents blueprints of secret weapons that are actually schematics of his carpet sweepers.

– Sharyn Flanagan Our Man in Havana screening/discussion, Sunday, January 15, 12:30 p.m., $6-$10, Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck; (845) 876-0500, www.oblongbooks.com, http://upstatefilms.org.

but I found out that it’s also the original World Tree of Northern European mythology; the characterization of Yggdrasil as an ash tree was apparently a mistranslation of the Old Norse barraskr or “needle ash,” an alternate name for the yew.

While its needles were the poison of choice for indigenous British tribes when threatened with capture by Roman invaders, the yew is also a powerful symbol of rebirth, since new shoots can root and keep a tree alive for centuries, even when its original heart is rotting away. Some of Britain’s yews – spared by their situation in churchyards from harvest for making longbows and lutes – are believed to be 1,500 years old or more.

The toxic compounds in the yew have also long been known to have medicinal properties, which become pertinent in both the tree-monster’s storytelling and the grueling journey of the ailing mother through chemotherapy.

Felicity Jones is luminous, a candle burning at both ends in the mostly nonverbal role of Conor’s mother Lizzie.

Come well-supplied with tissues for her scenes with MacDougall; the actors

aren’t weeping, but you will be. Sigourney Weaver is professional as always, though somewhat miscast as Conor’s severe grandmother. Toby Kebbell brings both charm and a necessary weakness to the role of the boy’s physically and emotionally distant father.

But mostly it’s the boy who carries the day, appearing in nearly every scene and supplying the movie’s momentum in his facial expressions – more so even than the dynamic (and probably too intense for small children) monster. MacDougall is an amazing young talent, who will also be appearing with Vera Farmiga and Christopher Plummer in the Canadian project Boundaries, due out later this year. I strongly recommend keeping an eye on his future projects. Meanwhile, stuff your pockets with Kleenex and go catch A Monster Calls – even if you’re not a fantasy fan. We all have loved ones who die, and facing hard internal truths about that is an evergreen challenge.

– Frances Marion Platt To read more of Frances’ movie reviews, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com.

“New Year/New Works” member show at Tivoli Artists’ Gallery Ever been to a show at the Tivoli Artists’ Gallery? I mean, besides the crowd-pleasing “Erotica” exhibition that packs the house every February? This 40-member cooperative of emerging and established artists, artisans and photographers in the Hudson Valley comprises a broader spectrum of styles and media than you might think, if you’ve only attended one or two of their monthly themed exhibits.

To provide a more representative taste of what the organization has to offer, member Alan Reich is kicking off the Tivoli Artists’ Gallery’s 2017 lineup with “New Year/New Works,” a showcase of never-shown works by the entire Gallery membership. “Since most shows are theme-specific, I thought this would be a great way to open an exhibit to all our members at one time, and make that the subject matter this time,” says Reich.

“You can expect to see a wide range of

Approximately 5,000 high-gradecondition comic books from the late 1970s through the last decade go on the market in a four-day sale beginning on January 28 at the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Library District Book Store. The bagged-and-boarded issues of superhero titles from Marvel Comics, DC Comic, and independent publishers were donated to Friends by a private collector.

The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on January 28 and 30 and February 2 and 4 at the Friends’ Used Book Store, located at the Boardman Road Branch Library (entrance behind the Library on the south side) at 141 Boardman Road in Poughkeepsie.

The comic books are grouped by series title. Prices range from $3 to $40. Some 300 loose single copies will also be available for $1 each. Higher-priced packs contain comics that are more desirable to collectors; some issues may be older, or showcase the work of a popular artist, or have a variant cover. Popular titles include Fantastic Four, X-Men, Superman and Suicide Squad, all of which have inspired recent movies. The lots are offered at firm prices, well below collector guide values, according to the sale’s guest curator Richard Pini, co-creator with his wife Wendy Pini of the fantasy comic book series Elfquest.

The Pinis created Elfquest in 1978, and the series is entering its 39th year of continuous publication. Richard Pini will be at the Friends’ Book Store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on January 28 to discuss and answer questions about comic books and Elfquest. He will also autograph any Elfquest books that people bring in.

For more information about the comic-book sale and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Library District Book Store, call (845) 485-3445, extension 3423, or visit www.facebook.com/ poughkeepsielibrarybookstore/timeline.

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In fact, sonic horseplay, not songs, is the keynote of Silly Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead track, the delightfully casual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rubber Biscuit,â&#x20AC;? which may or may not be a radical ska reading of the Chipsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; doo-wop song made famous by the Blues Brothers. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a purely live track, and there is no particular song there to speak of. Over consecutive trombone, sax and guitar solos, Rushie cries out the songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title and various other isolated bursts of language through a comically excessive delay effect (do I detect the signature flutter of the Roland Space Echo

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Catskills at 320 Sawkill Road in Kingston. All proceeds from the $20 suggested donation will go to the Dakota Access Pipeline Water Protectors and the Coalition against Pilgrim Pipelines-NY. The concert will open with the “Sioux Honoring Song” performed by the Red Feather Singers from the Association of Native Americans of the Hudson Valley, in fellowship with the protesters at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota.

Maggie Rothwell, a professional singer and guitarist, will emcee the event as well as perform. A number of prominent local performers and activists round out the program. For more information, call (845) 663-3380.

Woodstock’s Kleinert to host Jack DeJohnette's concert for inner peace

Club d’Elf is the rotating-membership collective headed by Boston-based bassist and composer Mike Rivard. The rotation has featured a number of luminaries over the years, but the most frequent big name on the marquee has been the wicked exploratory keyboardist and Hudson Valley resident John Medeski.

Jazz legend Jack DeJohnette (photo by Dion Ogust | Almanac Weekly)

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lobally attuned hybrid organic/electronic groove experimentalism with a distinct love of North African music and a wide swath of airspace allotted to expert improvisation, Club d’Elf is the rotating-membership collective headed by Boston-based bassist and composer Mike Rivard. The rotation has featured a number of luminaries over the years, but the most frequent big name on the marquee has been the wicked exploratory keyboardist and Hudson Valley resident John Medeski, which may explain why Club d’Elf performs around here so much. This time, however, it is not at the Falcon (their home away from home), but in the acoustically pristine and elegant tiered listening room of Club Helsinki in Hudson.

Club d’Elf heads to Helsinki Hudson for a record-release show in Saturday, January 14 at 9 p.m. The new release in question is, appropriately enough, Live at Club Helsinki, which is slated for a January 13 release. Turns out that Club d’Elf ’s association with Club Helsinki stretched back to the venue’s Western Massachusetts origins.

Tickets to the show cost $20. For tickets and more information, visit www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson.

– John Burdick

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or other tape-based vintage delay?). The song ends with someone, possibly the recording engineer, saying of the take, “I think that’s another good one!”

The silliness of “Rubber Biscuit” accentuates the strict focus and conscious design of the rest of the record: When Track Two – the advance single “Come before Five” – hits it with its tight form, precise detail and smoldering vocal performance, it is almost a shocking transition from the loose and live opening teaser. It’s a game- and frame-changer.

From that point on, Silly Girl is one tight, smart and sonically distinctive treat after another: the funk-inflected “Sizzlin’ Bacon II,” the skewed Afropop of “Play another Song,” the moody and cavernous “Paddies,” the weird swing of “Holiday,” the utterly charming old-school pop of “Cry,” one of the record’s real highlights. This band is wildly adept at the reggaefication of nonreggae grooves.

While Rushie’s distinctive character and idiosyncratic phrasing never much yield center stage (nor should they), ultimately every player in the band steps forward as a character and a voice, a personality. It has long been my opinion that the strangely articulate and timbrally expressive trombonist Andrew Vogt is this band’s secret weapon. But every player here shines, while the Big Takeover bassist/ studio mastermind Rob Kissner keeps the center solid and the grooves grounded, shining is his role as traffic director and central conceptualizer of a band that is doing some genuinely interesting things with a slew of global influences.

The Big Takeover celebrates the release of Silly Girl at BSP in Kingston

on Saturday, January 14 at 8 p.m. Karma Darwin opens. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. BSP is located at 323 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, visit www.bspkingston.com.

– John Burdick The Big Takeover: Silly Girl record release show, Saturday, January 14, 8 p.m., $10/$15, BSP, 323 Wall Street, Kingston; www.bspkingston.com.

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for the jazz elite, including his brilliant Gateway Trio bandmates Dave Holland and John Abercrombie. A jazz iconoclast of the highest order, DeJohnette has long been a genuine, walking-the-talk community member as well.

On Friday, January 20, DeJohnette will reprise his August solo piano concert with another such performance at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts in Woodstock. While drummers are often (mis)understood to be the most musically specialized members of ensembles, Jack has been composing and releasing significant piano music at least since 1985’s coming-out, The Jack DeJohnette Piano Album. He was also the featured composer on Parallel Realities, a scintillating 1990 record with Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny.

A fundraising benefit for arts and social services in Woodstock, the January performance is dubbed a “Concert for Inner Peace.” Like so many of the players at his level (not that there are very many), DeJohnette has always understood improvisation as a spiritual pursuit with political relevance. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 (general seating) and $75 (first three rows). The Byrdcliffe Kleinert/James Center for the Arts is located at 34 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For more information, visit www.woodstockguild.org.

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“Birds of the Hudson River” lecture at Beacon Sloop Clubhouse The Hudson River estuary and the mid-Hudson Valley are home to a wide variety of bird species, both migratory and year-round residents. There are nearly 200 breeding species in the valley, many in need of conservation and habitat protection. With recent improvements in water quality, many species that were near extinction or absent for many years have returned – notably the bald eagle.

Living in the midst of the Atlantic Flyway, dotted with diverse and productive bird habitats, is a joy that can be enhanced by greater knowledge of the region’s avian population. On Thursday

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he Princes of Serendip, featuring T. G. Vanini on piano and the splendid pipes of Vanini and Julie Parisi Kirby, will celebrate the release of their new album on Jaiya Records, Seed-Maid: Sentimental Songs, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 14 at Woodstock’s Kleinert/James Arts Center. Named for the three nobles in the Persian fairy tale whose English translation gave us the word “serendipity,” the band will be joined for this concert by Jude Roberts on guitar, Abby Newton on cello and George Quinn on bass. The concert launches a series of four themed song collections by the Princes, who have performed Vanini’s song/poems for two decades in the Woodstock area.

Suggested admission will be $10. The snow date is Sunday, January 15. For more information, call (845) 679-9140 or visit www.princes of serendip.info.

evening, January 12, the Beacon Sloop Club provides an opportunity to learn more about the “Birds of the Hudson River” with an expert: Alan Peterson, a veterinarian, zoologist and lifelong birder who currently serves as education co-chair

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“I GOT A NEW DOG. He’s a paranoid retriever.

He brings back everything because he’s not sure what I threw him.”

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omedy fans know Steven Wright largely because of his standup shows, which have been featured on HBO and around the country in large venues. But he also has had a considerable career in movies, having appeared in more than 20. “I don’t know about being a movie star,” he says, “but you can call me that. I was in a very wide variety of movies. I did a voice for the children’s film The Swan Princess,

“I took typing in 11th grade. We all had a crush on the teacher.

I think that’s very important.” and the same year I was in Natural Born Killers. They’re making a movie about emojis, out in August, and I did a voice for that.” In an earlier film he appeared with Rowan Atkinson, another great comedian. “We cast him because his face is so incredible. He didn’t have a lot of dialogue, but those looks of his...”

Wright’s website lists his coming performances. The Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) show this Saturday, January 14, is one of only two that he is doing in January, and he has only two more in February. “I go out and do standup just occasionally. Sometimes it’s more, but I never go out for weeks at a time anymore. I do a fun amount because I like doing it.” While talking about that, he overhears my fast typing speed (I write interviews as they’re spoken), and he adds.

“I took typing in 11th grade. We all had a crush on the teacher. I think that’s very important.”

Hearing Wright’s two earlier performances at UPAC, I was impressed by the amount of new material in the second show (I figured about 90 percent; he says it was less). Also, knowing that comedians memorize their shows, it seemed incredible that someone could memorize an hour-and-a-half of seemingly unrelated material. “I learned from the beginning,” he says, “that if you stumble a little bit, the joke is not going to go. A fundamental thing that I learned is to know the exact wording. From doing years of memorizing things, I’ve exercised a part of my mind that remembers. And the lines are not as disjointed as you hear them. To me it’s like a play, even though I’m changing the subject every five seconds. It’s going by the audience so fast – so much information.

You can’t be stumbling around, so you do what you have to do.

“I love words. In the late ’80s I had a girlfriend who was a ballerina, so I heard all this classical music. I love weird words.

She once said the name of RimskyKorsakov. I started laughing. Now the name is burned into my head. Everyone knows Beethoven and Bach, but I was jolted by how funny and weird RimskyKorsakov was.”

The internet is full of Steven Wright lines (some of which, he says, aren’t his),

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but if you want to experience his comic genius in the most vivid way you need to hear him in person. We’re about to have a rare opportunity to do just that.

– Leslie Gerber Steven Wright, Saturday, January 14, 8 p.m., $31-$55, Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston; (845) 399-6088, www.bardavon.org.

Bindlestiff Cirkus winter cabaret series at Helsinki Hudson

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For all its reputation as wholesome entertainment for all ages, a former trapeze artist once told this reporter that the circus has always been “all about sex and death.” If you’ve ever seen one of the performances by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus that isn’t explicitly kid-friendly, you know this to be true: The “Family” in the troupe’s title is decidedly optional, its subject

matter often dark and provocative, with “deep roots in New York City’s underground club scene, nods to political street theater and a steady respect for the traditions of American popular entertainment and illegitimate theater,” as Bindlestiff ’s promotional materials put it.

The Cirkus is a regular feature of the Spiegeltent at Bard SummerScape, and in wintertime the Hudson-based company focuses even more on its live musical cabaret tone with a monthly series at Club Helsinki, beginning on Wednesday, January 13 and continuing on February 18 and March 11. These Cabin Fever Cabaret performances are for adults only, getting underway at 9 p.m. A family-oriented matinée performance will be offered on Sunday, March 12 at 3 p.m.

Each month this winter, Bindlestiff will bring a new lineup, with acts including trapeze, contortion, acrobatic balance, sword-swallowing, juggling, physical comedy and oddball novelty turns.

Each will feature an amalgam of local legends, internationally renowned street performers, acts from Cirque du Soleil and Ringling Brothers and/or artists from America’s Got Talent. You’ll see a variety of circus, theater, comedy and musical entertainers (but no captive animal acts; this is a PETA-friendly outfit).

The audience is encouraged to dress for festival and be part of the show; those attending in costume will receive a discounted admission. Regular ticket prices are $25 in advance, $30 at the door for the adult shows, $12 to $45 for the family show. To order or for more details, call (518) 828-4800 or visit http://

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The one-hour program will feature short choral pieces, interwoven with timely messages of peace and conciliation from historically-prominent figures Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Jr., Pope Francis, Mahatma Gandhi, Desmond Tutu and others. For information, visit www.arschoralis.org.

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“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

– Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Activities for a long weekend CHECK IT OUT

Craft Fair Youth Scholarship Is your Hudson Valley high school or college student trying to break into the craft-fair scene? How does a free ten-by-ten-foot tented space at the Woodstock-New Paltz Art & Crafts Fair sound? How about some display materials, too? Quail Hollow Events invites your creative young adult to apply for a Craft Fair Youth Scholarship, which can be used at the Memorial Day Weekend Show or Labor Day Weekend Show. The application deadline is February 15, with winners announced on March 1, and there is no fee to apply. For more information and a complete list of guidelines, call (845) 246-3414 or scottr@quailhollow.com or visit www.quailhollow. com/scholarships.html.

David Engel will bring his Pirate School to New Paltz

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Meet wild animals at Gardiner Library

The three Arrrrrrrrs: Pirate School coming to New Paltz

K Do your kids need a reminder that reindeer aren’t the only animals out in nature? How about taking them to Bill Robinson’s World of Animals at the Gardiner Library this Saturday, January 14 from 12 noon to 1 p.m.

Families will learn about birds of prey and reptiles, and even get to meet some of these animals during the presentation! Bill Robinson’s World of Animals is free and open to the public of all ages, and no registration is required.

The Gardiner Library is located at

now anyone who might be interested in the finer points of mischief? Are you inspired by Charlie Chaplin, Monty Python or brave explorers throughout time sailing into uncharted waters? Because those influences enrich and expand the work of variety performer David Engel, who incorporates slapstick, comedy and adventure into every show!

David performs his Pirate School show as a fundraiser for the New Paltz Amphitheatre at Lenape Elementary School on Saturday, January 28 at New Paltz High School. Forget the frigid temps; become a buccaneer searching for treasure in balmy climes. A Pirate Party begins at 1 p.m. with games, treasures and a photo booth, and the Pirate School show begins at 3 p.m.

My kids and I saw Pirate School in Rhinebeck a few years ago, and we had a blast; we can’t wait to see it again, and I strongly encourage families with children of all ages to join us!

To David, it all comes down to community connections: “In my shows, the audience is my partner. I like to get the audience involved, talking to me as well as to each other.” In his 27th season as a full-time entertainer and a clown experienced in the European tradition, David forms part of a long lineage of truth-tellers, like the court jester, delivering information through comedy. The Pirate School show draws from David’s father’s love of sailing on Lake Michigan, interactive street-theater experience, stage combat and swordfighting skills and traditional acting roles. And as a recent transplant to New Paltz with his family, David is thrilled to offer Pirate School to the community. His advice for attending the show? “Come in costume and access the swashbuckler within!”

Tickets for Pirate School cost $12 for adults, $8 for children. New Paltz High School is located at 130 North Putt Corners Road in New Paltz. For tickets or more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/618737281669394. You can learn more about the performer and the show here, and remember to check out the Kids’ Page for even more fun at www.mypirateschool. com.

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133 Farmers’ Turnpike in Gardiner. For more information, call (845) 255-1255 or visit http://gardinerlibrary.org. To learn more about the presenter, visit www. robinsonswildlifelectures.com.

Reptile show at Tivoli Library What is a snake’s favorite subject at school? Hiss-tory! Does your family think adders are awesome? Serpents are super? If you are interested in reptiles, make a point to stop by the Tivoli Free Library for a reptile show with Dan Liebel this Saturday, January 14 at 2 p.m. When did your family last encounter a real snake? Was it at a pet store, or out in the wild? Dan has a variety of live animals to display, including snakes, and your crew will learn a lot about how these fascinating creatures get through winters like

ours. The reptile show is free and open to the public of all ages.

The Tivoli Free Library is located at 86 Broadway in Tivoli. For more information, call (845) 757-3771 or visit http:// tivolilibrary.org. To learn more about the presenter, visit www.dlreptiles.com.

Bound for Broadway at Poughkeepsie’s Cunneen-Hackett How can you introduce your child or teen to Broadway musicals without breaking the bank or enduring hours of travel? It’s easy: Just go to Bound for Broadway, presented by the From Stage to Screen Acting Studio at the Cunneen-Hackett Theater this Saturday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 15 at 1 p.m. The performers range in age from 9 to 17 years, and in addition to hearing young people perform Broadway classics, an original storyline pulls it all together. My family and I will see you there! Tickets cost $10 per person.

The Cunneen-Hackett Theater is located at 12 Vassar Street in Poughkeepsie. For tickets or more information, call (845) 476-2455 or visit www.fromstagetoscreen. net/teen-company.html.

“Presidential Transition” talk at FDR Library Craving real information and historical context around the upcoming presidential inauguration? You and your family don’t need to look any further than the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum for a discussion on “Presidential Transition” taking place this Saturday, January 14 at 7 p.m. in the Henry A. Wallace Center. The featured speakers are American political strategist and former presidential advisor Mark McKinnon from The Circus and PBS host and journalist Alexander Heffner, who will share about the transfer of power during presidential transitions from Roosevelt to Trump, as well as the future of US politics. “Presidential Transition” is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

The FDR Library is located at 4079 Albany Post Road in Hyde Park. To register or for more information, call (845) 486-7770 or visit https://fdrlibrary. org/events-calendar.

MLK Day of Giving at Red Hook Library Are you and your kin inspired to make a difference in your community, but don’t know how to get started?

Try starting at the Red Hook Public Library’s MLK Jr. Day of Giving! On Saturday, January 14 from 1 to 3 p.m., families can participate in charitable crafts and activities, while feeling good about helping others by donating the finished projects. Perfect for all ages, this is one way to enable your kids to make a direct impact with their efforts.

The Red Hook Public Library is located at 7444 South Broadway in Red Hook.

For more information, call (845) 7583241 or visit http://redhooklibrary. org/2017/01/05/mlk-jr-day-of-giving/ mlk-jr-day-of-giving-facebook.

Celebrate Ulster County’s volunteers in Rosendale If you and your kids would enjoy an afternoon of honoring volunteers, watching them receive awards, listening to live music and munching on refreshments, mark your calendars for UlsterCorps’ seventh annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration of Ser-

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vice! The Celebration of Service takes place this Saturday, January 14 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Rosendale Recreation Center. The band lineup includes the Dave Ross Mason Band at 2 p.m., Blind Mice at 3 p.m. and the New Progressive Baptist Church Choir at 4 p.m. This event is free and open to the public; however, registration is required.

The Rosendale Recreation Center is located at 1055 Route 32 in Rosendale.

For more information or to register, call (845) 481-0331 or visit www.ulstercorps. org /events/mlk-day-celebration-ofservice-2.

Wish you could jump into some community service? Here are some ideas: Drop off a donation from the wish list or learn more about volunteering with the Rosendale Food Pantry at 45 James Street in Rosendale, on Monday, January 16 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Help serve a meal at the Caring Hands Soup Kitchen at 122 Clinton Avenue in Kingston from Tuesday through Friday, January 17 to 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Take a shift at the Repair Café at the New Paltz United Methodist Church at 1 Grove Street in New Paltz on Saturday, January 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon or from noon to 3:30 p.m.

Hudson Valley Rail Trail WinterFest in Highland Looking for a chance to vote without a hanging chad or Electoral College?

Put on your winter jacket and tune up those tastebuds for the WinterFest at the Hudson Valley Rail Trail in Highland this Saturday, January 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to the free children’s games and activities, a hayride, a cozy bonfire, marshmallow-toasting and chestnut-roasting, everyone can sample chili and cast ballots for the Best of Fest People’s Choice Award in the meat and vegetarian categories. Admission costs $2, and children aged 6 and under get in free.

The Hudson Valley Rail Trail Depot is located at 101 New Paltz Road in Highland.

For more information, call (781) 640-0881 or visit http://hudsonvalleyrailtrail.net/ index.php?bypasscookie=1.

Weird Science with Professor Sparks at Museum of Firefighting in Hudson Have you seen the Hidden Figures movie yet? You don’t have to work for NASA to get your science on; you can learn a lot right here through the FASNY Museum of Firefighting’s Weird Science with Professor Sparks!

On Saturday, January 14 at 10:30 a.m., kids aged 5 and up will be so enthralled with fascinating facts and information that they will enjoy the discoveries in this interactive show!

Professor Sparks will also be accompanied by her robot canine companion, Spot 2000. Admission costs $10 for adults, $5 for children aged 3 and older, $25 for a family of two adults and their two children. It’s free for children under age 3, Museum members, and –since it’s a Super Saturday event – for all residents of Columbia County!

The FASNY Museum of Firefighting is located at 117 Harry Howard Avenue in Hudson. For more information, call (518) 822-1875 or visit www.fasnyfiremuseum. com/content/events_and_programs/ super_saturdays.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15

Primitive Biathlon in Shandaken Have you heard about the Shanda-

ken Primitive Biathlon? Total oldschool: Snowshoe your way along a 1.25-mile course with four shooting stations, and only two shots allowed per station. This timed event offers a one-minute reduction for anyone wearing 1800s-era clothing; and if you prefer an untimed woodland walk, that’s an option, too. Tomahawk and sharpshooter competitions are scheduled as well.

The age categories for the Shandaken Primitive Biathlon are 12 to 16 years, 17 to 40, 41 to 59 and 60 and over. The entry fee costs $18, or $12 for the woods walk. The event takes place at the Upper Esopus Fish & Game Club on Little Peck Hollow Road in Oliverea. For more information or to register, call (845) 246-3954 or (845) 688-5560, or visit www.shandakenprimitivebiathlon.net/ eventinformation.

cus on deepening essential life skills to manage significant stress and to enhance individual therapy. Group training goals include managing anxiety effectively under stress; enhancing control over emotions; improving problem-solving skills; maintaining and improving relationships with people; improving ability to tolerate and survive crisis situations without making things worse; developing peace of mind; and living mindfully in each moment. The cost for the eight-part series is $200, and scholarships are available.

Wellness Embodied is located at 126 Main Street in New Paltz. For more information or to register, call (845) 532-6064 or visit http:// wellnessembodiedcenter.com/embodyingdbt.html.

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Woodstock’s Birthday Tribute to MLK How do you and your family celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr.? This year, why not attend Woodstock’s 27 th annual Birthday Tribute to MLK this Sunday, January 15 at 2 p.m. at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center? Folks gather to sing, teach, learn and honor King’s legacy, as well as to connect with organizations for equality.

The Community Center is located at 56 Rock City Road in Woodstock. For more information, call (845) 679-7320 or visit http://cm.business.woodstockchamber. com/events/details/woodstock-s-27thannual-birthday-tribute-to-martinluther-king-1044.

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Group in New Paltz I am hearing some promising results from DBT, or Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, as support for people with mental or emotional challenges, so this new series looks interesting. On Tuesday, January 17 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Wellness Embodied: A Center for Psychotherapy and Healing, the “Embodying DBT: Eight-Session Skills-Based Group” begins, with a fo-

Mindful Playshop gets underway at Wellness Embodied in New Paltz Are you desiring more connection with your kids? How about helping your children learn self-control and develop empathy? Take a look at “Meow like a Lion: Mindful Playshop for Parents and Children 6 to 9 years,” which begins on Wednesday, January 18 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. at Wellness Embodied: A Center for Psychotherapy and Healing. Using the breath to lead to delight, acceptance and more, families can work together to discover the joy deep inside each of us. The cost for this four-part series is $175 per parent/child pair, and $50 for each additional family member. Scholarships are available.

Wellness Embodied is located at 126 Main Street in New Paltz. For more information or to register, call (845) 532-6064 or visit http:// wellnessembodiedcenter.com/mindfulplayshop.html.

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“PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, HIKE HERE, cross-country ski here all thrive when there’s proper interaction.

Sharing experiences, climbing, life, is beautiful and serious.

You have to be properly prepared and get the right advice from experienced people.

There’s value to that.”

Face of the rock face New Paltz climbing guru Rich G ottlieb

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or more than four decades, Rock & Snow in New Paltz has been home base camp for outdoor enthusiasts, especially those drawn by the gravitational pull of the Gunks. The store and its Rock & Snow Consignment Annex are owned

by Rich Gottlieb, and he and his staff are knowledgeable and passionate about rock climbing, bouldering, hiking, skiing, cross-country skiing, backpacking, camping, snowshoeing, running and the Great Outdoors; some even serve as trail guides in their free time. Since its founding in April 1970, Rock & Snow has been the go-to place for rentals and purchase of well-designed equipment, clothing and gear to help people safely enjoy the beauties and demands of being in nature.

Gottlieb didn’t intend to be a retailer though. He grew up in Queens and was perhaps encouraged to pursue an artistic path by his father – the famous writer/ photographer, William Gottlieb, who gained renown for his photos of Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong and countless other Golden Age musicians and personalities.

“I started climbing when I was 21 while attending an art school in Georgia, and it became a bit of a focus,” Gottlieb says.

“When I came to SUNY-New Paltz for graduate school, it was partly because of climbing. On a lark, I took a part-time job at Rock & Snow.” He eventually left art behind to be the store’s manager and, in 1990 following a fire that destroyed the building, became a full partner with thenowner and local climbing pioneer Dick Williams. A new and larger store opened in its present location in 1993, and seven years later, Gottlieb bought the business from Williams. “Then it became more my life.”

“Art is hard – it’s hand-to-mouth, and you often have to kiss up to a certain individual to survive – but with retail, you have to be nice to everybody. Retail made me kinder and more open,” he says. “I’m good at communicating, and I can help in my own small way. Not everyone can be a teacher, doctor or lawyer, but we can all still help.”

When asked about a typical day at the store, Gottlieb tells a story about a climber who was visiting the Gunks from Hungary.

His car was in the parking lot with a dead battery and – long story short – Gottlieb drove him to Advanced Auto so that he

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Rock & Snow owner and climber Rich Gottlieb. Since 1970, Rock & Snow in downtown New Paltz has been a popular hangout for rock climbers and other outdoor enthusiasts.

could purchase a new one. He also lent him tools from Rock & Snow to put it in.

“I didn’t tell him to call a cab company.

Making friends: That’s my job here,” says Gottlieb. “I try to keep work and play not separated, and I’ll go away sometimes for a week or so because we have a great staff here. Sunday is my family day, and sometimes I’ll take a weekday off to go climbing. When we took my daughter to New Hampshire to look at colleges, I took a little time to go climbing and hiking at Mount Washington.”

Today, Rock & Snow may be the oldest independent store in the country that is focused on climbing, Gottlieb suggests, adding that as the store approaches its 50th anniversary, few independent outdoor stores remain.

“The world is always changing, and we’ve got to be who we’ve always been in these new environments,” says Gottlieb.

“When I started here, we had a brass cash register. We had to figure out change.

We had to push the keys, hard, to ring up a sale. Since then, hiking boots have become almost fashion – pseudo- versus real hiking boots – and I sort of blame the North Face. We dropped them many years ago. Once products that were used for a special purpose become commoditized, proving their worth and value can be a challenge and, says Gottlieb, “Pandora’s Box is open. We’ve got teachers teaching to the test, doctors who can’t spend more than ten minutes with a patient…it reminds me of that line in The Elephant Man: ‘I’m not an animal, I’m a human being.’ That’s the good fight: to remain a human being through all these changes.”

The number of Gunks cliffs open to climbing has remained fairly steady over the years, but nowadays there are people who are gym-climbers who never climb outdoors. There was once a county in England renowned for its corduroy, and another known for its cashmere. Now, Gottlieb says, “The most valuable thing is the name of the company, not where the product is made, its factory, its people, the heritage of the people who made it.

Knockoff products are made in China and, to survive, we almost de-emphasize how fast the train is running. We adapt.”

He says that New Paltz has always been fortunate to be surrounded by beauty that is both protected and accessible, but today’s prevalent online interactions are troubling because of the social

consequences of isolation. “People who live here, hike here, cross-country ski here all thrive when there’s proper interaction.

Sharing experiences, climbing, life, is beautiful and serious. You have to be properly prepared and get the right advice from experienced people. There’s value to that.”

“When I try to integrate the ideas I have about community, climbing, commerce and art, I am struck that the unifying theme behind it all is struggle,” Gottlieb continues. Citing the visible and invisible wars and struggles being fought on multiple levels between nations and within communities that are trying to maintain themselves, as well as the fight not to succumb to corporate homogenization or to betray our own self-interests, people are challenged on every level, it seems. “Ultimately, until one is close to, or is taken by, death, we are faced with choices. How do we balance our own needs with the needs of others?

If we are to suffer a resounding defeat, it is because we stop thinking beyond our own needs altogether and respond docilely to outside forces, or sadly, never experience and understand the simple beauty of being helpful to others. There is perceived beauty and ugliness in this world, and I understand that everyone’s ideals are not always the same. There will never be the ability to win all hearts and minds, and there is worthiness in both the individual and the collective,” he says. “It is within these concepts that the struggles ensue.”

And, though there are certain dangers even on an easy hike outdoors, scaling a mountain such as Everest is a different beast from rock climbing in the Gunks.

In the mountains, inherent risks such as avalanches, starvation and freezing mean that people don’t necessarily have to make a mistake to die. With rock climbing, he says, 999 times out of 1,000 you have to make an error.

“Climbing is not something it’s good to do once a month,” he says. “You have to be taken by it to build strength, balance and level of confidence. And your level of confidence has to be less than your level of strength. You want less confidence and more strength. Climbing grows on you, and it’s a wonderful thing. It emulates the struggles I’ve been talking about.”

Gottlieb says, “In war, you train to be able to handle it all, and sometimes

I’ve thought about climbing as a bit of a skirmish – but not one you inflict on another person. A little bit of battle to vanquish fear – of failure, for instance, not heights – and a lot of teamwork make climbing exciting and fun and a way to make good friends. And it’s a great way to travel, too. I’ve climbed in Turkey, Greece, England, Spain, California, North Carolina, South Dakota, New Mexico, Wyoming…you know, when I was a kid, there was a commercial on TV [with the theme song] ‘See the USA, in a Chevrolet.’

If you’re in the Yosemite Valley, you open up the trunk, grab the packs and hope to be back to the car within three to four hours of when you hoped you would be back. It all takes risks, and acknowledging and reveling in them is part of the game.

You go outside, you get wet or cold, find a place to put on a dry shirt in four-degree weather and you have renewed energy.

These are very visceral experiences – and the sense of dread or accomplishment is there. For some, accomplishment means getting a raise or not being fired; but in climbing, you’re looking for the cheap highs.”

“My advice, as a retailer, is to tell people to do what they want to do. Climbing is not a trophy hunt. Don’t wait to buy $700 boots or the perfect crampons. Keep doing it, and along the way you’ll accumulate what you need. The pleasures of buying things are secondary to the experience.

It’s all about being outside and being with friends and family.”

Doing good while doing business: local power Just before Christmas, Gottlieb had a last-minute epiphany to support three local charitable organizations that are close to his heart: Family of New Paltz, Scenic Hudson and the Wallkill Valley Land Trust. He held an in-store benefit and pledged to donate 25 per cent of the day’s proceeds to the organizations. He was inspired by Patagonia, an environmentally conscious B corporation that is on the forefront of sustainability in outdoor clothing and gear: Patagonia donated 100 per cent of its retail and online sales on Black Friday in November and raised ten million dollars to support environmental causes.

“As a company, they repair, recycle, use organic cotton and recycled polyester and are now even recycling down from pillows, so things won’t end up in a landfill. They’re very progressive,” says Gottlieb, adding that Patagonia had previously parked its wagon at the store to offer free repairs on any outdoor gear.

On Christmas Eve, Gottlieb donated 25 per cent of the day’s receipts, amounting to a $756 check to each of the groups in recognition of what he called “the power of community. I think this is an important subject, not because it is Rock & Snow, but because it is an example of what the oftenempty words – local and community – have the potential to do and thus mean. If we are to hold our own against impersonal online social and shopping networks, a big-box store and a world that includes both the struggling and the extremely rich, then we need to act. It may appear selfserving and may also appear to be rather petty, but I can think of no better way to move the needle than by becoming aware of the power we possess as a community.

Human interaction is action.”

– Debra Bresnan Rock & Snow, 44 Main Street/Rock & Snow Consignment Store Annex, 28 Main Street, New Paltz, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m.7 p.m.; (845) 255-1311, www.rockandsnow.com/store.

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6:30am-8am Mysore Ashtanga Practice.

Intended to help you build a personal, self-led practice. A teacher is on hand to guide you along.

Meets every Mon-Thur, 6:30-8am. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com.

8am-9am Senior Feel Good Aerobics with Diane Collelo. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

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. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.org.

9am-10:30am Restorative Movement: 8-Session Alexander Technique Class. Facilitated by Elizabeth Castagna. Jan 12th-March 9th. Please see website for details and to advance register: wellnessembodiedcenter.com/restorative-movement.html. Education Annex of Wellness Embodied, 126 Main St, New Paltz. wellnessembodiedcenter.com.

9am-9:50am Qi Gong with Marilyn St. John.

Uses gentle movement and relaxation to circulate the life energy. All ages and fitness levels.

A reduced-price class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8.

9:30am-10:30am Senior Flex and Stretch with Diane Colello. Movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core strengthening. Woodstock Town Hall. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

10am-4pm Storewide Sale of All Fiction Books Kicks Off 2017. A storewide sale of all fiction, including science fiction, romance and children’s. All hard cover fiction, including children’s and young adult titles will be priced at 50 cents each, trade or oversized paperbacks at 25 cents, and standard paperbacks at 10 cents.

More than 20,000 books will be available on the store’s shelves in a wide variety of other categories including history, cookbooks, military, travel and others will be available at their regular prices of $2 or less. A selection of individually priced special books are also available. Friends of the Poughkeepsie Library Book Store, 141 Boardman Rd. - Store is at the back of the building, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-485-3445 x. 3423.

10am-2pm Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org.

10am-11am Women’s Yoga with Cory Smith. A variation of Gentle Yoga, this is a sacred space for women to deepen their spiritual practice while enhancing their health and well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8.

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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! St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston. Info: 845 679-6250. $12 for one or $22 for two.

10am Reformed Church of Saugerties’ Adult Bible Study. Ongoing, every Thursday at 10 am. Current study: Book of Jeremiah. Everyone is welcome. Contact Lecia Siebeking for more information 845 246-5975. Reformed Church of

Saugerties, Parish Hall, Saugerties.

12:15pm-12:45pm Free Weekly Community Meditation. All are welcome for half-hour of silent sitting meditation. Drop-in attendance welcome. Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Admission by donation. Education Annex of Wellness Embodied, 126 Main St, New Paltz. wellnessembodiedcenter.com/community-meditation.

12:30pm Old Dutch Village Garden Club Regular Meeting. Held the second Thursday of each month at 12:30pm. All meetings are free and

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The three biggest questions A last look at G od, consciousness and free will

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ast week we talked about the unsolved mysteries of the universe. If God could answer any one question for me, I said that it would be whether the cosmos is infinite, since cosmology has lately leaned that way, but with no way to determine it for sure. I also wrote that the three biggest issues – the ones that would affect nearly everyone maximally – revolved around God, consciousness and free will. I got a flood of feedback, mostly criticizing me for not answering any of them.

Since this is a week where nothing special happens in the sky, let’s address this. But first I’ll say that I’m asked about God frequently. All astronomers are. You know that this is true if you listen to Vox Pop on WAMC. You also know that I avoid answering the question. That’s the case, even though I’m comfortable and confident with the issue. The reason: Many have strong opinions when it comes to God’s existence. Believers are sure that atheists are ignorant, while atheists think that believers are self-deluded and antiintellectual, and that they help foster sectarian violence. Probably only a small minority are open-minded seekers, so all I’d accomplish would be to alienate half my readers.

The issue of consciousness, meaning awareness or perception, has a different problem. It’s not controversial, but puzzling and mysterious. Everything that we observe, feel and think revolves around our consciousness; it is thus the movie screen on which our lives are projected. The nature of consciousness is therefore critically basic to understanding existence. Moreover, increasing physics evidence shows that consciousness influences the external universe, which is bizarre and astonishing. Thus, it is possible that animal consciousness and nature itself, including the seemingly dead universe of particles and energies, may be intertwined or even correlative. Deep stuff. But where to even begin? It’s a very deep mystery. It deserves experimentation and exploration. But it’s not a yes-or-no sort of thing; it’s far more nuanced than that.

The third topic is free will. One reader thought that I should have defined what it means, since otherwise people might imagine it to be a philosophical issue, where we posit the old choice of free will versus predetermination, which is not at all the case.

Instead, the topic was scientifically set in motion in the 1980s, when Dr. Benjamin

Look up “free will” (if you think that you have the choice to do so); you’ll find many recent eye-opening experiments.

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Libet performed a series of studies showing that subjects’ brains made decisions up to ten seconds before the people were even aware of them. We say, “I decided to go out for Chinese food instead of Italian,” but the decision arose on its own, due to uncontrollable factors such as childhood experiences, and then our conscious mind was informed of the decision while nonetheless feeling as if we exercised our own volition. In short, like the kidneys and liver, the brain operates “on its own” with no help needed from the section of our minds that generates the sense of “me.” More recently, another experimenter concluded that, while our brains do make the decisions spontaneously, “we” have lastsecond veto power – thus keeping the free-will door open a crack.

Look up “free will” (if you think that you have the choice to do so); you’ll find many recent eye-opening experiments. The findings have enormous implications for questions of responsibility, punishment and feelings of guilt, and even such psychological consequences as whether it makes any sense to second-guess ourselves, or wish we had done, thought or acted in some other way.

Big issues, all. But next week we’ll return to the sky.

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

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ALMANAC WEEKLY Shaker Awards celebration is scheduled for Thursday, April 27, 2017. Info: dcrcoc.org/40under40 or 845-4541700, ext. 1020.

premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Coach House Players Audition Notice: The Enchanted Cottage.

Auditions will happen at the Hudson Valley Senior Residence, 80 Washington Ave, Kingston on 1/9,1/11 & 1/12, 7- 9 pm. Cast Requirements: 5 men & 4 women; age ranges 20’s to mid 50’s.

Performance dates: 3/31, 4/1, 4/2,4/7, 4/8, & 4/9 at the Coach House Players Theater, 12 Augusta St, Kingston. Info: www.coachhouseplayers.org.

Call for Entries Woodstock- New Paltz Art & Crafts Fairs 36th Anniversary Year. Memorial Day Weekend, May 27, 28, & 29, 2017 Labor Day

Weekend, September 2, 3, & 4, 2107 Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz, NY Application Deadline January 15, 2017 Applicants can apply directly online at www.quailhollow.com.

No jury fee required. Quail Hollow Events,PO Box 825 Woodstock, NY 12498 Info: scottr@quailhollow.com or 845 246-3414.

Dutchess Chamber accepting nominations for 12th annual Forty Under 40 Awards. The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2017 Forty Under 40 Shaker Awards,

open to the public, visitors welcome! St. John’s Reformed Church, 126 Old Post Rd N, Red Hook.

Info: 845 758-1184, olddutchvillagegc@gmail.com.

1pm-2pm Hearing Loss Support Group. Information & support to those who have or live with someone with hearing loss. Strategies for maintaining & improving quality of life. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, facebook.com/ events/690143374494649/.

1pm-4pm Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Woodstock Rescue Squad building, Route 212 Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Rescue Squad Community Room, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

2pm-5pm Mah Jongg. Open to beginners and seasoned players alike. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org.

3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

4pm-7pm Free Compassionate & Holistic / Alternative. Healthcare for free in Kingston.

Many Holistic Practitioners will be volunteer-

an honor presented annually to laudable people under the age of 40 making the Hudson Valley a better place to live and work. Complete details and an online nomination form are available at dcrcoc.org/40under40. All nominations must be received by January 27 and winners will be notified in late winter. Nominees must be between 18 and 39 years of age before April 27, 2017. Prior years’ Forty Under 40 nominations can be re-submitted for consideration. A panel of judges comprised of previous Forty Under 40 Award recipients will determine the 2017 honorees.The Forty Under 40

ing their time monthly to provide these services, including: Massage, Chiropractic, Reiki, Other Energy and Body Work, Acupuncture, CranioSacral Massage, Deep Tissue Body Work, and Hypnosis. They now have a LACTATION AND PRENATAL specialist offering a BREASTFEEDING CAFE, and a Doula coming on board very soon.

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4pm Backgammon Club. Learn the game, pick up fancy moves, meet new people. Open to the public. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org.

4pm Free Fitness Class. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30 pm & Thursdays at 4pm.

Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed

by Connie Scuitto. Connie is an RN and certified Reiki Master. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

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New Reggae Yoga Class Starting Jan. 5th (Every Thursday, 6:30-7:45pm).

This Vinyasa class uses reggae music to evoke the spirit of Jamaica to create an irie yoga time. Taught and DJ’ed

by Devin Schepetin. Free, by donation. Info: Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock, (845) 679-8700, www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

Ongoing Open Call. Athens Laundry is seeking projects in art, writing and design for the arts and literary publication by Friends of D. R. Evarts Library in Athens. Print and Electronic editions • Visit athenslaundry.tumblr. com for more info • Email friends@

keepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, info.vassar.edu/ news/announcements/2016-2017/170109-teenvisions.html.

5pm-6pm Sacred Movement and Alignment with Clyde Forth. We will work with postural alignments and their relationship to expressive movement and balance to build strength and increase mobility. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

5:15pm Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises.

Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

4:30pm-5:30pm Meditation Support Group.

Meets at Mirabai every Thursday. Walk-ins welcome. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $3 donation.

6pm-9pm Free Fly Tying Night at Anglers’ Den in Pawling. All experience levels welcome.

Feel free just to come hang out to If you plan on attending, we recommended that you call the shop or email prior to give us a heads up so we can best accommodate you! (845) 855- 5182. Anglers’ Den, 11 West Main St, Pawling. Info: 845-8555182, anglersden.net.

5pm-7pm Exhibition Opening Reception for Teen Visions ’17. Exhibition displays over 60 paintings, drawings, and photographs by local high school students. James Palmer Gallery at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Pough-

6pm-7pm Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Ongoing. Free and open to the public. Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-8556, skylake.shambhala.org.

6:15pm Pilates Equipment Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

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6:30pm-8pm Reggae Yoga. This Vinyasa class uses reggae music to evoke the spirit of Jamaica to create an irie yoga time. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. Free, by donation.

6:30pm-8pm STEPS OF MEDITATION. Free weekly classes. Learn the fundamentals for an effective meditation experience. Peace Village Retreat Center, 54 O’Hara Rd, Haines Falls.

Info: 518-589-5000, peacevillage@bkwsu.org, bkwsu.org.

6:30pm-7:45pm Caregiver Support Group.

Phoenicia Fire House, Rt 214, Phoenicia.

7pm-8:30pm How Hypnosis Can Help You Achieve Your New Years Resolutions. Need help keeping your New Year’s resolutions?

Hypnotist Michael Salerno’s workshop will help you keep them. (weight loss, smoking included).

Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

Info: 876-4030, njackson@starrlibrary.org, starrlibrary.org.

7pm Fireside “Chat” at St. James’ Chapel.

“The History of the FDR Presidential Library”.

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Washbourne House Shelter Seeks Volunteers! Info: volunteers@familyofwoodstockinc.org or 845-3317080x157.

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. $95 and up; includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, and cone collar. All surgeries performed by appointment only; Also, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Mobile Clinic for Cats( call for location and dates). $70 per cat includes spay/ neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim. All surgeries performed by appointment only; & Low-cost vaccine & dental Clinics available. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Pl, Middletown. Info: 845-3431000, tara-spayneuter.org.

Lecture presented by Paul Sparrow, Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum. Reception will follow. St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park.

Info: 845-229-2820, stjamesoffice@stjameshydepark.org.

7pm Birds of the Hudson River – with Alan Peterson. The Hudson River estuary and the mid-Hudson valley are home to a wide variety of bird species, both migratory and year-round residents. There are nearly 200 breeding species in the valley, many in need of conservation and habitat protection. With the improvements in water quality many species that were near extinction or absent for many years have returned. This event is free and open to the public. Beacon Sloop Club, 2 Red Flynn Dr, Beacon. Info: 845-4634660, beaconsloopclub.org.

7pm-10pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage: Frank Carillo. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

7pm Powerman 5000, Orgy, Hellride 102, Caustic Method. The Chance, 6 Crannell St, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-471-1966, thechancetheater.com. $20.

7pm Thursday Night Live: Art by Susan Slotnick. All are invited. Free Admission. Susan graduated SUNY New Paltz with a BS in Art Education. Susan has since had many careers – as dance teacher, choreographer and writer. Throughout, she paints! She will discuss how emotion and experience inform her art. Snow date Jan. 19th.

Jewish Community Center, 30 North Chestnut St, New Paltz.

7pm-8:30pm MEETING OF MECR (Middle East Crisis Response). A group of Hudson Valley residents joined together to promote peace and human rights in Palestine and the Middle East.

Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

Info: 845-876-7906, mideastcrisis.org.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground Stand Up. Comedy. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

7pm Winter Flight Nights. Enjoy 6 oz. Craft Beer Flights paired with Venison, Beef and Sausage Sliders. Enjoy at the Woodnotes Grille bar or cozied up next to a roaring fire on the deck or in the Great Room. $20 per pair! Woodnotes, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com.

7pm-11pm A Not Too OPEN MIC! Hosted by Ras T Asheber. Calling ALL Rappers, Poets, Story Tellers, Actors, Comedians, Singers and Players of Instruments, Every Thursday night, 8pm 11pm. Artists sign up 7pm - 8pm. For info call/ text 212-920-1221 or email showtime@gothamcitywork.com. No cover. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792814, thelodgewoodstockny@gmail.com, thelodgewoodstock.com/.

7pm Bingo! Meet the 2nd & 4th Thursdays 7pm.

Doors open at 6pm. Prizes & food. Sponsored by the Beekman Fire Company Auxiliarly Inc. Beekman Fire House, 316 Beekman- Poughquag Rd, Poughquag.

7:30pm Woodstock Board of Fire Commissioners Meeting. Woodstock Fire Company #1, 242 Tinker St, Woodstock.

7:30pm-9pm Weekly Thursday Nite EFT Healing Circle & Recovery Workshop. Bring your physical, emotional, & spiritual challenges and issues, and have them quickly, effectively resolved and healed in a safe supportive environment. Free, $5 donation welcome. All proceeds go directly to FOW. Ongoing. Family of Woodstock, 39 John St, Kingston. Info: 845 706-2183.

7:30pm Reading, Meditation & Discussion.

Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845 679-8322, info@ matagiri.org.

8:30pm Bluegrass Clubhouse. Featuring Brian Hollander,Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, & Eric Weissberg. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-3484.

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7:45am-8:45am Low-Cost Dental Clinic. TARA now offers low-cost dental cleanings for those in need. This service is for previously spayed/ neutered dogs and cats only. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@ tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org.

9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II Yoga with Alison Sinatra. Ideal for students transitioning from beginner to intermediate. Asanas are explored with increasing detail and a slower, flowing sequence. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

9:45am-10:45am Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

strengthen the spine. It emphasizes full mobility of the joints and lengthening of the fascia and skeletal system. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

12pm-2:30pm Men’s Group: 8 Sessions. Facilitated by Paul Lichtenberg. Please see website for details & to advance register: wellnessembodiedcenter.com/men%e2%80%99s-group.html.

Education Annex of Wellness Embodied, 126 Main St, New Paltz. wellnessembodiedcenter. com.

12pm Opening: 20th Anniversary Chili Bowl Exhibition. Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Ln, Kingston. Info: 845-658-9133, wsworkshop.org.

12:05pm-1pm Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvementof balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older.

Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings and Chakra Energy Healing Sessions with medicine woman Mary Vukovic. Every Friday at Mirabai.

Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Info: 845-679-2100. $85/1hour, $30/25 minutes.

1pm-3:30pm New Bridge Group at Community Center. Free. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz. Info: 617-308-9993.

4pm-6pm Opening Reception: Devereux Art Show. Showcasing art work made by the adult Advanced Behavioral Health residents. Located in the Center Hall. Art Therapists Ellen Stewart and Gloria De Pietro have been working with the residents using a variety of media such as paint, paper maché, watercolor, clay, markers, colored paper and other found objects, investigating ways for creative expression. Show will exhibit through 2/1, during the HV Mall Hours. Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston. Info: 845-331-1660 ext. 221.

4pm “Knit Wits” Knitting Club. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

5pm-7:30pm No Cook Friday. Offering beef

10:30am Pilates Equipment Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

11:30am Gyrotonic Tower Class. Using natural body spinal movements to decompress and

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stew, buttered roll, dessert $10 donation. TillsonRosendale American Legion Auxiliary, Springtown Rd, Rosendale.

also offered. Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Rt9 & Rt9G, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-6923, cdfcirone@aol.com.

5:30pm-7pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Rejuvenating and supported postures that soothe the nervous system and alleviate tension.

Lots of props and dim lights. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com.

7pm-8:30pm DC Caruso presents The Winner.

Meet the Davenports, a struggling young couple who quickly begin to question if winning the lottery is worth all the money. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Main Street, New Paltz. Info: 845-2558300, inquiringmindsevents@gmail.com.

6pm Movie Night: Florence Foster Jenkins.

Meryl Streep plays a wealthy heiress whose passion outweighs her talent as she attempts to become an opera singer. Rated PG-13, 110 minutes. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org.

6:30pm-7:30pm Line Dancing. Join Deborah Silvestro as she teaches the steps that will let you dance to popular Country, Rock n Roll, Zydeco, Waltz and Cha Cha tunes. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

6:45pm-8:30pm Children & Teen Ministries.

Meets Fridays: 6:45-8:30pm. Class for adults

7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground: Fresh Paint. Blues Rock. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon. com.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage: Ryan Montbleau. Neo Folk Fusion. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

7pm Conversations at Boughton Place. Meets on the second Friday of each month at 7 pm.

Event takes place on Moreno Stage. Boughton Place,, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland. $5 /suggested donation.

7pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm

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is for mamas looking to meet other mamas, babies and toddlers for activities, socialization and friendship. Whether you are pregnant, have a new baby or older kids, you are welcome to join.

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Check out Nick Cave’s installation at MASS MoCA

10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level I. For students new to Iyengar, the basis of the method is taught in standing poses. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

10am-12pm Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge. Info: 845 687-7023, stoneridgelibrary.org/.

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ot to be confused with the Australian singer/ songwriter of the same name, Nick Cave the artist trained as a dancer with Alvin Ailey and is a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

He’s best-known for his wearable fabric sculptures that he calls Soundsuits. But Until, his immense, immersive new installation at MASS MoCA takes his creativity to a whole new level. The sheer volume of material that has been gathered is astounding: 16,000 wind-spinners; millions of plastic pony beads; thousands of ceramic birds, fruits and animals; 13 gilded pigs; more than ten miles of crystals; 24 chandeliers; one crocodile; and 17 cast-iron lawn jockeys. The myriad objects in this paradise of kitsch are deliberately positioned to make the viewer feel culpable, vulnerable and potentially under attack.

The presence of the blackface jockeys – once a common frontyard artifact in Jim Crow America – is meaningful. Cave’s first Soundsuit, made out of twigs, was a direct response to the Rodney King beating: a visual image about social justice that was both brutal and empowering. The death of black men such as Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown drives his new imagery. Until is a play on the phrase “innocent until proven guilty” (or in this case, “guilty until proven innocent”), and the artwork is meant to address issues of gun violence, gun control policy, race relations and gender politics in America today. “I had been thinking about gun violence and racism colliding,” Cave recently told The New York Times. “And then I wondered: ‘Is there racism in Heaven?’ That’s how this piece came about.”

“I view this work as an elaborate community forum, as much as a work of sculpture,” Cave has said. As such, the gallery will double as a stage for internationally known dancers, singer/ songwriters, pop artists, poets and composers, together with panel discussions, community forums and other forms of The 19th-century factory building complex straddling the creative public debate and engagement. Iconic choreographer Hoosick River in North Adams, Massachusetts that became Bill T. Jones and dancer Okwui Okpokwasili will each present MASS MoCA started out as the Arnold Print Works, thrivsite-specific dance in the gallery this spring. ing during the Civil War by manufacturing printed cloth for While you’re experiencing this destined-to-be-much-talkedthe Union Army. about installation, which will be up until August, check out the other exhibitions currently on view at MASS MoCA: “Free Roses” by Alex Da Corte, closing January 16; Sarah Crowner’s “Beetle in the Leaves,” through February 12; “Explode Every Day: An Inquiry into the Phenomena of Wonder,” through March 19; Julianne Swartz’s In Harmonicity: The Tonal Walkway; Barbara Takenaga’s Nebraska; “A Wall Drawing Retrospective” by Sol LeWitt; and in the Kidspace, Federico Uribe’s “Here Comes the Sun.” The seasonal Anselm Kiefer exhibition reopens in May. Located at 1040 MASS MoCA Way in North Adams, Massachusetts, MASS MoCA is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays. Admission costs $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and veterans, $12 for students with ID, $8 for kids aged 6 to 16 and is free for kids aged 5 and younger and for museum members. For more info, visit http://massmoca.org.

& Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Valley Senior Center, Southwyck Square, 70 Main St, Napanoch. Info: 845 647-3902. $1.

9pm Bindlestiff Cirkus Cabin Fever Cabaret.

Adult oriented show. Doors open 6pm. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

Info: 5188284800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/25373-clubhelsinki/.

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8am-2pm Indoor Motorcycle Swap Meet.

Motorcycle parts and accessories for sale!

Admission fee includes access to both Venues.

Also, Motorcyclepedia, Newburgh 10am-2pm.

Resnicks, Newburgh. Info: 845-569-9065, motorcyclepediamuseum.org.

8am-6pm CatskillMercantile.com Online Shopping Hub. CatskillMercantile.com officially launches this month with an online shopping hub featuring products inspired by the Catskill and Adirondack regions of NY State. With the innumerable events, activities and attractions during the weekend, there can be limited time to shop. An increasing number of visitors are looking to the web for gifts and souvenirs that can be ordered online and delivered direct to their home. Today, Almanac Weekly readers receive a 10% discount off your purchase. Use coupon code “ALMANAC”. Available Saturdays & Sundays through 1/22. receive a 10% discount off your purchase. Use coupon code “ALMANAC”.

8am Writing Group. This writing group will offer bi-weekly practice exercises to improve writing technique & the opportunity to share work-in-progress. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580,

organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

8:30am-9:30am Vinyasa Yoga with Laura Olson. A fast-paced vinyasa flow class that works up a nice sweat while keeping things light and fun. Great for kickstarting the weekend. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com.

9am-3pm American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Course. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large group sessions and small group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented. You must have a current BLS certification to take this course. Course completion results in a two-year ACLS certification from the American Heart Association. Preregistration and payment are required. Text included. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-475-9742. $225.

9am Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9am. All welcome. No charge.

Trinity Episcopal Church, Rt 9W, Saugerties.

Info: 845 246-3285.

Introductory Classa. Open to All, facilitated by Carrie Schapker, LMSW. Fee is $25.

Please see website for details & to advance register:wellnessembodiedcenter.com/learn-tomeditate.html. Education Annex of Wellness Embodied, 126 Main St, New Paltz. wellnessembodiedcenter.com.

10am-2pm Indoor Motorcycle Swap Meet.

Motorcycle parts and accessories for sale! Admission fee includes access to both Venues. Also, Resnicks, Newburgh 8am-2pm. Motorcyclepedia Museum, 250 Lake St, Newburgh. Info: 845-5699065, motorcyclepediamuseum.org.

10am-4pm Storewide Sale of All Fiction Books Kicks Off 2017. A storewide sale of all fiction, including science fiction, romance and children’s. All hard cover fiction, including children’s and young adult titles will be priced at 50 cents each, trade or oversized paperbacks at 25 cents, and standard paperbacks at 10 cents.

More than 20,000 books will be available on the store’s shelves in a wide variety of other categories including history, cookbooks, military, travel and others will be available at their regular prices of $2 or less. A selection of individually priced special books are also available. Friends of the Poughkeepsie Library Book Store, 141 Boardman Rd. - Store is at the back of the building, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-485-3445 x. 3423.

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

10am Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Starlab: Indoor Planetarium. Three Sessions: 10am, 11:30am, & 1pm. Take a celestial adventure in the magical night sky via the Starlab! Come learn how to identify the major constellations and stars while hearing Native American and Greek stories of how they were created. This inflatable planetarium is recommended for adults and children four years and up. Pre-paid registration is required. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Cornwall. Info: 845-534-5506, x204, hhnm.org. $12.

10am-12pm Learn to Meditate: One-time

10am-12pm Saturday Social Circle. This group

9am Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises.

Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

January 12, 2017

10am-9pm Candlewax Recycling Drop-off.

Candlewax in any condition to be recycled.

Ongoing. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston.

10:30am-11:30am Silent Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence. Sponsored by The Kingston Women in Black. Meet outside Cornell St PO,.

Cornell St PO, Kingston. Info: 845 399-2805.

11am-2pm WinterFest 2017. Chili contest, wagon rides, children’s events, toasted marshmallows, & roasted chestnuts. WinterFest 2017, 101 New Paltz Road, Highland, New York. Info: 845.691.6313, peterbellizzi@optonline.net, hudsonvalleyrailtrail.net. $2/adults, free/ children 6 & under.

11am-12pm Growing Microgreens Workshop.

Learn to grow nutritious and delicious microgreens in your home. Preregistration for this free event required: programs@olivefreelibrary.org.

Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan.

Info: 845-657-2482, helpdesk@olivefreelibrary. org, olivefreelibrary.org.

11am-5pm Minnewaska Preserve/Sam’s Point: Drop-In Snowshoe Lessons at Sam’s Point Preserve. Every Saturday through March, weather permitting. It is designed for people who are beginners, interested in trying snowshoeing as a new winter activity. Each session will be run by a Sam’s Point employee who will provide instruction on how to properly wear and adjust the snowshoes, as well as work with you until you are ready to head out on your favorite trail with confidence. The lesson may last up to one hour.

Snowshoes are available to rent for this program at a discounted rate of $5 per person at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Sam’s Point, Cragsmoor.

Info: 845-255-0752.

11am-1pm Teen Gaming. 3 computers with League of Legends installed. Bring your own laptop. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

11am-4pm Winter Olana Tour. Friday-Sunday, first tour 11 am, last tour 3 pm. Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. olana.org.

12pm-1pm Bill Robinson World of Animals.

Meet live birds of prey and reptiles . All ages are welcome. No registration required. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, facebook.com/ events/1839885856292014/.

12pm-5pm Winter Holiday Art Exhibition.

Presented by the Bannerman Castle Trust, Inc. and Bannerman Island Gallery. Show will exhibit through 1/29. The exhibition will be a small works art show. Gallery Hours for the duration of the show are Saturdays and Sundays from 12noon – 5pm and weekdays by chance and appointment.

Bannerman Island Gallery (BIG), 150 Main St, Beacon. Info: 845-234-3204 or 845-416-8342, bannermancastle.org.

12pm-1pm Free Yoga Pizza Party. Join Women’s Power Space and My Place Pizza for a rejuvenating yoga class and pizza. Families, beginners, and children welcome (mats will be provided).

Donations appreciated. Ongoing. My Place Pizza, 322 Main St, Poughkeepsie. sarah@womenspowerspace.org.

12:30pm-6:30pm Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Every Saturday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $30/25 minutes.

12:45pm-1:30pm New Paltz Women in Black Vigil for Peace. Held in front of the Elting Library, corner of Main and North Front Streets.

Vigil is in its 15th year of standing for peace and justice. New Paltz.

1pm-2pm Three Keys to Pain Free Living with Dr. Tieri. Dr. Tieri, who specializes in the holistic hands-on practice of osteopathic manipulation will show easy ways of stretching and strengthening in order to avoid or overcome pain associated with the “Golden Years.” Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, helpdesk@olivefreelibrary.org, olivefreelibrary.org.

1pm Running the Long Path. A 350-mile Journey of Discovery in New York’s Hudson Valley Mt. Tremper, NY – Everything you wanted to know about the Long Path..but were afraid to ask! Ken Posner will speak about this 358-mile Long Path which stretches from New York City all the way to Thacher State Park outside Albany.

The presentation will feature the history of the Long Path, including the voice of historical figures like Walt Whitman and John Burroughs, landscape images by award-winning photographer Steve Aaron, discussion of planning and gear, and some of Ken’s adventures during his 2013 recordsetting thru-run of the trail. Maurice D. Hinchey

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GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

Off the scale!

Sap-sucking insects are controllable, with alcohol and persistence

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s if to ring in the New Year, scale insects are starting to make their presence known. These insects crawl around as babies, find nourishing spots on leaves or stems, insert their feeding tubes, and then spend their days sucking plant juice. Carbohydrates and sugars are what result when sunlight and chlorophyll get together, so longer days may already be making plant sap sweeter and more plentiful, much to the liking of these suckers.

I encounter two kinds of scales on my houseplants. Each armored scale looks like a small, raised brown tab. Cottony cushion scale looks like a small tuft of white cotton. As either kind feeds, it exudes a sweet honeydew that drips on leaves, furniture and floor, and eventually becomes colonized with a fungus that airbrushes those sticky drippings an unappealing smoky haze.

Scale insects are often problems on trees and shrubs outdoors. I’ve never had any problems outdoors, probably because natural predators – of which scale insects have many – can do their job. Once indoors in autumn, houseplants lose the benefits of these natural outdoor predators.

Repeated sprays last autumn of “horticultural” oil smothered the creeping, crawling baby scales as they were looking for homes on houseplants. I do all this spraying outdoors, where it is most convenient, before the plants come indoors for winter. None has turned up yet on the kumquat or the staghorn fern, both of which have been scale magnets in the past. I don’t see any on the bay laurel – another magnet – but I do see and feel the telltale sticky honeydew.

LEE REICH | ALMANAC WEEKLY

Cottony cushion scale

Anna Russian, San Marzano, Amish Paste, Rose de Berne, Nepal, Valencia, Cherokee Purple and Blue Beech.

Every once in a while I’ll also grow a few others, but only if they come highly recommended from a reliable source – and especially if they are an “oxheart” or “black”fruited variety. Not even worthy of consideration is any “determinate” variety, because their leaf-to-fruit ratio is too low for good-tasting fruit. The seed catalogue or seed packet itself should say whether a variety is determinate or indeterminate. This year’s tomato newbies include Rosella Purple and Dwarf Sweet Sue, both recommended by a reader of this column.

I highly recommend growing tomatoes from seed. It’s easy – especially if the seeds are sown in a timely manner, which is about six weeks before the average date of the last killing frost of spring: about April 1 here in USDA Hardiness Zone 5.

It’s really not all that early to be ordering seeds. My date for sowing onion and leek seeds is February 1.

Cute little white tufts of cottony cushion scale are starting to dot the undersides of my strawberry guava’s leaves.

It’s not surprising: I received this plant last autumn, already with scale, and it was too late then to start spraying with oil.

As autumn progressed, the undersides of its leaves became increasingly covered with those white tufts.

Repeatedly, over the last few months, I have fought back the buggers mano á mano by dipping cotton swabs in alcohol and methodically cleaning them off each leaf. (The plant is young and its leaves are large and few.) The last cleaning was especially thorough, but some eggs evidently survived. Time to get out the alcohol and swabs again.

Like the scale insects, I feel the distant tug of spring, and spring seed orders are complete. With most vegetables and flowers, I’m pretty picky about variety, so have to rely on mail order sources for my seeds.

And especially so with tomatoes: I refuse to waste time and space growing anything but the best (to me) tomatoes, which makes me very wary of trying new varieties. My own tried-and-true varieties (flavor is what I’m after) include Belgian Giant, Sungold,

Catskill Interpretive Center, 5096 State Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-586-2611, ejohanson@ catskillcenter.org, catskillcenter.org.

1pm Sit and Knit. Bring a project or start a new one while sitting on the comfy couches in the Information Room window area. Meets every Saturday at 1 pm. All are welcome. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

1:30pm-4:30pm Robot Club. This (semi) weekly club allows kids to come and work on robotics projects with fellow budding engineers! Ages 9-16. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

Info: 845-688-7811, www.phoenicialibrary.org.

Call 688-7811 to register.

2pm Book Reading and Talk with John Verdon.

Author of a series of thrillers/international bestsellers. Event is free and open to the public.

Skene Library, 1017 Main St, Fleischmanns. Info: 845-254-4581.

2pm Gardiner Library Music Lover’s Group Meeting. This free group meets the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at 2pm. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845 255-1255, gardinerlibrary.org.

2pm Free Meditation Instruction. Held in the Amitabha Shrine Room. 60-minute class requires no previous meditation experience. On-going.

Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.org.

3pm-7pm Open Boat Event. Open-boats give the community an opportunity to tour the sloop and meet the Clearwater’s captains and crew. This free, family-friendly community event features a musical round robin and potluck dinner. Attendees are encouraged to bring an instrument, song, story or poem, and a food item to share. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. clearwater.org.

3pm-7pm Clearwater Open Boat/Round Robin/Potluck. Visit the Sloop Clearwater.

Bring your instrument, voice, story, poem to the round robin. Potluck food. Event takes place in the homeport barn. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. Info: 845-706-0969, kingstonsloopclub@gmail.com.

4pm-5pm Photography Exhibit Opening.

Photographer and photo restorer Robert Every will have a solo photography exhibit in the Community Room highlighting landscape photographs of the Catskills and the Ashokan Reservoir.

Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan.

It’s really not all that early to be ordering seeds. My date for sowing onion and leek seeds is February 1. New York Early, Copra, Sweet Spanish and Ailsa Craig are onion varieties that did well for me last season, and will be returning for an encore. Last summer’s onions hang in braids from the basement rafters, ready to be pulled off as needed to chop into a pan for roasting with sweet potatoes, into the soup pot with chickpeas and kale and other savory dishes for weeks to come.

– 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 his garden at www.leereich.com/blog.

Info: 845-657-2482, helpdesk@olivefreelibrary. org, olivefreelibrary.org.

Bookstore, Main Street, New Paltz. Info: 845-2558300, inquiringmindsevents@gmail.com.

4:30pm-6pm Book Launch: The Lazarus Vector.

Erica Obey will read and sign copies of The Lazarus Vector, a book Publisher’s Weekly called “fascinating,” with a “delightful prose style.” Plus a sneak peek at The Curse of the Braddock Brides, coming in April. Free. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8000.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground. Roseann Fino. Urban Americana. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

4:30pm-6pm Awaken the New Year. The Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir, under the baton of guest conductor Ronald Besmirch, offers a concert of choral gems for the New Year. Snow date 1/15, 4:30pm. Christ Episcopal Church, 20 Carroll St, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-853-7765, info@cappellafestiva.org, cappellafestiva.org. $15 ($13 Advanced Sale) ~ General Admission $12 ($10 Advanced Sale) ~ Senior Citizens $5 ~ Students.

5pm-7pm Second Saturday - Sugar Loaf Art & Craft Village. A community art event with extended store hours, art exhibits, jewelry demos, refreshments and artists sharing their unique talents. Sugar Loaf Art & Craft Village, Sugar Loaf. Info: 845-467-8427, sugarloafnewyork.com.

6pm Opening Reception: New Year/New Works. A showcase of never-shown works by the entire gallery membership. . Wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. The exhibit will feature brand new works of the artists and/or new works to the gallery never before shown, and is an opportunity for all members to be featured.

Exhibits through 2/6. Tivoli Artists Gallery, 60 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-2667, tivoliartistsgallery.com.

6pm-7:30pm Exhibit Opening: People of the Civil Rights Era Seen in Photographs by Jim Peppler. This exhibit features photographs Mr. Peppler took while reporting for The Southern Courier 1965 - 68. It will run through February 28. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda.shufelt@ hudsonarealibrary.org, hudsonarealibrary.org/.

7pm Discussion on Presidential Transition.

Featuring American political strategist and Showtime producer Mark McKinnon with the host of PBS’s “The Open Mind” Alexander Heffner.

Registration required. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. fdrlibrary.org.

7pm-8:30pm DC Caruso presents The Winner.

Meet the Davenports, a struggling young couple who quickly begin to question if winning the lottery is worth all the money. Inquiring Minds

7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage. Soñando!

Latin Dance. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

7pm-11:30pm Acoustic & Electric Evening of Music. Meets the Second Saturday of each month. Bring a plate and or beverage to share.

The Gallery is open from 2- 11:30pm. Music formally begins at 7pm, ending at 11:30pm. Come earlyand tour the artwork! The Gallery, 128 Main St, Stamford. tim@touhey.com. $5/donation.

7:30pm Woodstock Chamber Orchestra Conductor Search Series. Themed Youthful Exuberance. Led by William Stevens, the program will include Mendelssohn’s Sym. #4 (“Italian”) and Hebrides Overture, Mozart’s Impressario, and Strauss’ Concerto for French Horn featuring soloist Ryan Walther. (Snow: 1/15 at 3pm). Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. Info: 845-266-3517, wco-online.com. $20, $18/senior, $5/student.

7:30pm The Princes Of Serendip. Folk/Traditional. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 670-2079, info@ woodstockguild.org, woodstockguild.org/ delgadobell.html.

8pm Common Ground on the Mountain. Aztec Two-Step, Walt Michael, Professor Louie & the Crowmatix, Greg Dayton, and the Greene Room Show Choir come together at the Orpheum!

Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main Street, Tannersville. Info: 518-263-2000, cmf@catskillmtn.org, catskillmtn.org/events/ performances/2017-01-14-common-groundon-the-mountain-a-concert-of-folk-bluegrassand-acoustic-music-916.html. $7 - $30 Ticket prices vary.

10pm Dance Party. Featuring DJ Majic Juan.

Every Saturday night. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792814, lodgewoodstock.com.

Sunday

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8am-6pm CatskillMercantile.com Online Shopping Hub. CatskillMercantile.com officially launches this month with an online shopping

hub featuring products inspired by the Catskill and Adirondack regions of NY State. With the innumerable events, activities and attractions during the weekend, there can be limited time to shop. An increasing number of visitors are looking to the web for gifts and souvenirs that can be ordered online and delivered direct to their home. Today, Almanac Weekly readers receive a 10% discount off your purchase. Use coupon code “ALMANAC”. Available Saturdays & Sundays through 1/22. receive a 10% discount off your purchase. Use coupon code “ALMANAC”.

8:30am-9:30am Yoga Workout with Terry Fister. For those who want to get up and go on a Sunday morning. Combines traditional asanas with modern core exercises. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com.

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. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.org.

9am Private Herman Siegel Post 625 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States Meeting. An informal coffee and cake schmooze.

All persons of the Jewish faith who have served in any branch of the United States armed forces (Active, Reserve or National Guard) are invited to attend and participate in the activities of this J.W.V. Post. Additionally, all persons of the Jewish faith who have family members who served in the armed forces of the United States are also invited to attend and participate. As Congregation Schomre Israel is strictly kosher no food or drink may be brought into the synagogue. Congregation Schomre Israel, 18 Park Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: qbee5@optonline.net.

9am-12pm 20th Annual Shandaken Primitive Biathlon. Annual winter sporting event using snowshoes and black powder muzzle loading firearms to complete a 1.25-mile course with targets.

Competition in four age groups. Prizes. Registration required. Upper Esopus Fish & Game Club, County Route 47, Oliverea. Info: 845-246-3954, shandakenprimitivebiathlon.net.

9am-3pm American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Course. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also

20 covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large group sessions and small group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented. You must have a current BLS certification to take this course. Course completion results in a two-year ACLS certification from the American Heart Association. Preregistration and payment are required. Text included. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-475-9742. $225.

9:30am-1pm Celebrating 150 Years. Community Church of High Falls, corner of Mohonk & Firehouse Rds, High Falls. Info: 845-687-0910, info@communitychurchofhighfalls.com, churches.rca.org/highfalls/.

10am-2pm Warwick Indoor Winter Farmers Market. Meats, maple syrup, vegetables, prepared foods, baked goods, gluten free products, jams, jelly, dried spices, beef jerky, & spirits. Warwick Indoor Winter Farmers Market, 115 Liberty Corners Rd, Pine Island. Info: 845-258-4998.

10am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon Main Stage. Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis. Classic Blues.

The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

10am-2pm Museum Village Indoor Winter Farmers Market. Shop for seasonal produce, baked goods, eggs, meat, cheese, wine and more.

Every third Sunday through March. Museum Village, Monroe. Info: 845-372-6550, farmmarkettemplate.com.

10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are wellpracticed in Iyengar Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

10:30am-12:30pm Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Sitting and walking meditation with short teaching and discussion from Pema Chodron books or video.

Free and open to the public. Ongoing. Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

Info: 845 658-8556, skylake.shambhala.org.

11am-2pm Minnewaska Preserve/Sam’s Point: The Sam’s Point Fire Story. This program will begin at the Visitor Center with a one hour presentation by Hank Alicandri, Sam’s Point Director, and Drew Polinsky, Sam’s Point Ranger. The presentation will discuss the wildfire that occurred in April, 2016 as well as the fire history at Sam’s Point. After the presentation, there will be a break for lunch followed by an optional guided walk to the site of the recent wildfire, where examples of fire adapted plants can be seen. The approximately two mile walk will be on carriage roads.

Participants should bring lunch, water, and sturdy shoes. Pre-registration is required. Sam’s Point, Cragsmoor. Info: 845-647-7989.

11am-12pm Conversations over Coffee. An open forum for discussions and opinions of topics relevant to the world around us. The Crafted Kup,

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 3:00PM for Highway Signs, BID #RFB-UC17-003.

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 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, on December 20, 2016 and approved by the County Executive on December 28, 2016, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitution.

Dated: January 12, 2017 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Resolution No. 548 December 20, 2016 Authorizing The Reconstruction Of The Dewitt Library Roof At Ulster County Community College, In And For The County Of Ulster, New York, At A Maximum Estimated Cost Of $250,000.00, And Authorizing The Issuance Of $250,000.00 Serial Bonds Of Said County To Pay The Cost Thereof Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney) Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano, and Deputy Chairman Peter M. Loughran offer the following: WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 547 dated and duly adopted on the date hereof, the County

ALMANAC WEEKLY 44 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: (845) 242-6546, cocpoughkeepsie@gmail.com, facebook.com/ConversationsOverCoffee/.

12pm-2pm Gallery Lev Shalem Opening Reception: Other Places. A juried show of two dimensional artwork will exhibit through April 24,2017. Allison Constant, curator/owner of Artbar Gallery, Kingston, NY is the juror.

Info: 845-246-5170 or wjc.arts@gmail.com or whg1045@aol.com. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock.

12pm-5pm Winter Holiday Art Exhibition.

Presented by the Bannerman Castle Trust, Inc. and Bannerman Island Gallery. Show will exhibit through 1/29. The exhibition will be a small works art show. Gallery Hours for the duration of the show are Saturdays and Sundays from 12noon – 5pm and weekdays by chance and appointment.

Bannerman Island Gallery (BIG), 150 Main St, Beacon. Info: 845-234-3204 or 845-416-8342, bannermancastle.org.

12:30pm-6:30pm Tarot Readings with Sarvananda. Every Sunday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792100. $30/half hour.

12:30pm-4pm Monthly High Tea & Film Screening. Coffee, tea, crumpets and an afternoon screening of the Oscar-winning film, “Midnight Cowboy.” A new monthly series.

Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. Info: 845-331-5300, lgbtqcenter.org. $5/suggested donation.

12:30pm-3:30pm Our Man in Havana. Upstate Films and Oblong Books present OUR MAN IN HAVANA as part of their Fiction into Film Series.

Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck.

Info: 845-876-2515, info@upstatefilms.org, upstatefilms.org. $10. $8/senior/student.

1pm-4pm Minnewaska Preserve: Snowshoe Loop Hike on the Peter’s Kill Trails. A challenging two mile snowshoe outing along the Red Loop, Bullwheel and High Peter’s Kill Footpaths in the Peter’s Kill area. If there is insufficient snow cover, this program will be offered as a hike.

Snowshoes may be reserved and rented from the Park Preserve Office, located at the Peter’s Kill Area, for $5 per person for this program. If conditions are icy, participants may want to bring Micro Spikes or other traction devices. Meet in the Peter’s Kill Area. Pre-registration is required.

Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-0752.

1pm-4pm Sun Spot Releases a Local Bi-Monthly Magazine - Athens Laundry. An art and literary series advocating literacy, cultural commons, and creative research, since its inception in September 2016 Athens Laundry has featured the artists Laura Battle, Pauline Oliveros, and Linda Weintraub, among others. Issue 3 is curated by artist and Frontispiece Hudson director Colby Bird. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Info: 347-233-1165, friends@drevartslibrary.org.

Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York has established Capital Project No. 489 for the reconstruction of the Dewitt Library roof at Ulster County Community College and exterior site work; and WHEREAS, said capital project, as proposed, has been determined to be a “Type II Action” pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which as such will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: Section 1. The reconstruction of the Dewitt Library roof at Ulster County Community College, in and for the County of Ulster, New York, including exterior site work and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $250,000.00.

Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of $250,000.00 of serial bonds of the County hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law; provided, however, that to the extent that any Federal or State grants-in-aid are received for such specific object or purpose, the ultimate amount of bonds to be issued pursuant to this resolution shall be reduced dollar for dollar.

Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is twenty-five years, pursuant to subdivision 12(a)(1) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. The faith and credit of said County of Ulster, New York, are hereby irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the

1pm Sunday Football Brunch. Happy Hour begins from 6-8pm. No cover for this event.

Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2814, lodgewoodstock.com.

1pm-2pm Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green, Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-7148, rizka@hvc. rr.com.

1pm-3pm Calling All Knitters. Do you enjoy knitting? Knitters of all levels are invited to meet on the first and third Sundays of every month, 1-3pm. Come to share patterns and skills and to enjoy the company of others who share your interest. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-1489, eltinglibrary.org.

1pm-3pm Pallet Puppet Theatre offers Spanish Puppet Lesson. Ongoing on Sundays, 1-3pm. Materials for kids provided. The Green Palette,Medusa Antique Center Building, 215 Main St, New Paltz.

1:30pm-3:30pm Elting Library Scrabble Club.

Ages 18 & up please. All levels of play welcome.

Scrabbles sets provided. Meets in the Study Room. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-5030 ext. 2, eltinglibrary.org.

2pm-3:30pm Nada Yoga and Sound Healing.

Merging asana sequences, pranayama and sacred healing sound to relax and unite our emotional, spiritual and physical bodies. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

2pm Fundraising Concert to support the Dakota Access Pipeline Water Proectors and the Coalition Against Pilgrim Pipelines-NY. Over a dozen musicians playing traditional and contemporary folk music plus Native American drummers. Snow Date: 1/22. The Universalist Unitarian Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

2pm-5pm 8th Annual Ulster Corps MLK Day Celebration of Service. A “thank you party” honoring all volunteers in Ulster County! The event is free and features live music, refreshments and raffles for the volunteers. Music line-up: 2pm - Blind Mice; 3pm - Wild Swan; & 4pm - New Progressive Baptist Church Choir. Rosendale Recreation Center, 1055 Route 32 South, Rosendale. Info: 845-481-0331, ulstercorps.org.

2pm Arthur Rimbaud. Presentation on the Surrealist predecessor, focusing on his life and work with readings and original translations.

Orange County Citizens Foundation, Sugar Loaf.

Info: 845-469-9459, Facebook: Megaphone: Arthur Rimbaud Presentation.

2pm-5pm Hudson Valley Writers Resist: A Benefit. Stand up. Speak Out. Join Hudson Valley Writers Resist --Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday--for a star-studded benefit with an incredible cast of writers, musicians and activists. The event is divided into three sets, at 2, 3, and 4pm; audience members can drop in to catch one or stay

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

Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.

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

January 12, 2017 for all three. Proceeds will benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley, and Riverkeeper.

Admission is free and the audience is encouraged to make donations to these nonprofits at the fundraising tables in the Bearsville Theater lobby. http.

Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Bearsville. Info: 845-679-8000, hudsonvalleywritersresist.org.

2pm Woodstock’s 27th Annual Birthday Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Featuring: Pastor G. Modele Clarke, New Progressive Baptist Church; Pam Africa, International Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal; The amazing songstress Journey Blue Heaven and The Woodstockers Experience; the amazing Miss “G” (Abbe Sue Graber) Songstress with a Kazoo; A Representative from Town of Woodstock; the multi-talented Folk Singer Debra Burger. Free. Mescal Hornbook Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY. Info: 845-679-7320.

3pm Chamber Music Series - Brahms. Concertmaster Frank Huang of the NY Philharmonic with violist Robert Rinehart, cellist Peter Wiley, and pianist John Novocek. Tickets. Warwick Center/ Mulder Chapel, 62 Warwick Center Rd, Warwick.

Info: 844-464-8723, hvpaf.org.

3pm-5:30pm Dance Film Sundays Presents Bolshoi Ballet’s THE GOLDEN AGE. Leap into the New Year on a comic high note with The Bolshoi Ballet in a gorgeously costumed HD film, direct from the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, of a live performance of The Golden Age, a light-hearted look at Soviet life in the 1920’s with an original score by Dmitri Shostakovich. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, .rosendaletheatre. org. $12/$10 members/$6 children.

3pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. Ongoing games -Sundays at 3pm. A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Dr, Woodstock.

WoodstockUltimate.org.

4pm-5:30pm Brian Groder Trio. The Brian Groder Trio with Jay Rosen and Michael Bisio “ This trio is one of the finest ensembles working in modern improvisation.” -AAJ. Lace Mill East Gallery, 165 Cornell St, Kingston. $10 suggested donation.

4pm-6pm Woodstock Community Drum Circle. Sponsored by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums. Broadcast on Woodstock 104 at 8pm. All drummers, dancers are welcome.

Meets every Sunday, 4-6pm. Admission is free, donations appreciated. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

5pm-6:30pm Restorative Yoga with Kate Hagerman. A gentle, supportive practice designed to bring stillness to the body and mind.

A perfect way to wrap up the weekend. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

5:30pm Marc Heller: Reflections on a 40 Year Career in Women’s Reproductive Health. He’ll

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, on December 20, 2016 and approved by the County Executive on December 28, 2016, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitution.

Dated: January 12, 2017 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Resolution No. 546 December 20, 2016 Authorizing The Installation Of Shoulders Along Route 299, In And For The County Of Ulster, New York, At A Maximum Estimated Cost Of $487,000.00, And Authorizing The Issuance Of $487,000.00 Bonds Of Said County To Pay The Cost Thereof Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney) Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano, and Deputy Chairman Peter M. Loughran offer the following: WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 545 dated and duly adopted on the date hereof, the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York has established Capital Project No. 488 for the installation of shoulders along Route 299; and WHEREAS, said capital project, as proposed, has been determined to be a “Type II Action” pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which as such will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the County Legislature of the County of Ulster,

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January 12, 2017 be discussing his personal story and the story of his patients as part of a dialogue regarding women’s reproductive health. Dr. Heller will discuss his personal story and the stories of his patients that inspired his career. Dr. Heller is a Board-Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and a Life Fellow of The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: fyi@ timeandspace.org, timeandspace.org/. $10.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground. Rapid River Boys. Neo Americana. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage. Mr. Gone (Weather Report/ Head Hunters Jazz Fusion.).

The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

7pm-10pm The Frolic! Potluck Salon & AllAges Ecstatic Dance Party. No partner or experience needed. Share art, music, snacks & dance in community! Barefoot alcohol & substance free.

Sliding scale admission, kids and volunteers free.

Marbletown Multi-Arts (MaMA), 3588 Main St, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-658-3819, info@freestylefrolic.org.

8pm Live Latin Jazz. Every Sunday! Happy Hour begins from 6-8pm. No cover for this event.

Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2814, lodgewoodstock.com.

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

9:30am-9:30pm MLK Day Parade. This is a traditional Pete Seeger initiated event. Please honor Dr. King and Pete by joining in. Singers and marchers welcome. Springfield Baptist Church, 8 Church St, Beacon.

10am-1pm Minnewaska Preserve: MLK Day. Awosting Falls Snowshoe Outing. An approximately two-and-a-half mile long snowshoe walk along the charming Awosting Falls Carriage Road.

If there is insufficient snow cover, this program will be offered as a hike. Snowshoes may be reserved and rented from the Park Preserve Office, located at the Peter’s Kill Area, for $5 per person for this program. Meet at the Peter’s Kill Area. Preregistration is required. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-0752.

10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level I with Barbara Boris. For students new to Iyengar, the basis of the method is taught in standing poses. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700,

New York, as follows: Section 1. The installation of shoulders along Route 299, in the Towns of New Paltz and Gardiner, in and for the County of Ulster, New York, including incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $487,000.00.

Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of $487,000.00 of serial bonds of the County hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law; provided, however, that to the extent that any Federal or State grants-in-aid are received for such specific object or purpose, the ultimate amount of bonds to be issued pursuant to this resolution shall be reduced dollar for dollar.

Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is fifteen years, pursuant to subdivision 20(c) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. The faith and credit of said County of Ulster, New York, are hereby irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Commissioner of Finance, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue serial bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the Commissioner of Finance, the

woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings and Crystal Energy Healing Sessions with medicine woman Mary Vukovic. Every Monday at Mirabai. $85 for one hour Crystal Attunement Energy Healing session. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $85/1hour, $30/25 minutes.

2pm-2:45pm “I Have A Dream” Stories & Craft. Learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by listening to stories & creating a poster for the library. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd., Rhinebeck. Info: 845-266-5530, clinton. programming@gmail.com, clinton.lib.ny.us.

7:15pm Mid-Hudson Women’s Chorus Free Open Rehearsal. No auditions required. St. James United Methodist Church, 35 Pearl St (corner of Fair & Pearl sts), Kingston. Info: 914-388-4630, midhudsonwomenschorus.org.

8pm Industry Night at The Lodge. Featuring live funk with Fishin’ Chicken. Happy Hour all Night!

Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2814, lodgewoodstock.com.

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9am-10am Senior Dance with Inyo Charbonneau. The emphasis is on fun while benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exercise and celebrating life. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

9:30am-11am Level I Yoga with Jory Serota.

Taught in the Iyengar style. The basis of the method is taught in standing poses and other fundamental postures. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

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. Plaza Diner, New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-0609.

9:30am The Saugerties Seniors Meeting.

Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP)is a social selfhelp group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Village Diner, Main St, Saugerties. Info: 845 255-0609.

9:30am Gyrotonic Tower Class. Using natural body spinal movements to decompress and strengthen the spine. It emphasizes full mobility of the joints and lengthening of the fascia and skeletal system. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

10am-4pm Storewide Sale of All Fiction Books Kicks Off 2017. A storewide sale of all

chief fiscal officer of such County. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Commissioner of Finance shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.

Section 9. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper(s) of such County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, on November 22, 2016 and approved by the County Executive on November 30, 2016, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitution.

fiction, including science fiction, romance and children’s. All hard cover fiction, including children’s and young adult titles will be priced at 50 cents each, trade or oversized paperbacks at 25 cents, and standard paperbacks at 10 cents.

More than 20,000 books will be available on the store’s shelves in a wide variety of other categories including history, cookbooks, military, travel and others will be available at their regular prices of $2 or less. A selection of individually priced special books are also available. Friends of the Poughkeepsie Library Book Store, 141 Boardman Rd. - Store is at the back of the building, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-485-3445 x. 3423.

10am The Country Scrappers & Stampers Meeting. Come for the whole day or drop by for an hour or two. New members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Ongoing. Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1 Marl Rd, Walker Valley. Info: 845 744-3055.

10:30am-11:30am Together Tuesdays. Janice leads this story, craft, and play hour for kids birth through preschool. Come join the friendly gang of local parents. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary. org.

10:30am Pilates Equipment Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

1pm-2pm Esopus Artist Group. Join this ongoing session of art making. Bring your own supplies. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

2pm-3pm A Tribute to America’s Sweetheart: Doris Day. Actress/Singer Patty Carver will give a musical tribute to legendary Doris Day, her friend since 1992. The Fountains at Millbrook, 79 Flint Road, Millbrook. Info: 845-677-8550, phoyt@ watermarkcommunities.com, watermarkcommunities.com.

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5:30pm-7:30pm Path to Entrepreneurship Program. Do You Have What it Takes to be a Successful Entrepreneur? Find Out Now! Learn about the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur and what it takes to run your own business. This workshop is free but pre-registation is required. Howland Public Library, 313 Main St, Beacon. wedcbiz.org/event/path-to-entrepreneurship-program-beacon/ to register.

6pm-8pm Pigs for Beginners Class. The class will be led by CCE Livestock Educator, Jason Detzel, who has multiple years raising pigs on his own property. Space is limited, so register ahead with payment to save your spot - registration deadline is Jan. 13. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. Info: 845-340-3990 ext.

311, cad266@cornell.edu, ulster.cce.cornell.edu/ events/2017/01/17/beginner-pigs-class. $20.

6pm-8:30pm Bingo at the Center. Bingo is a DRAG with your two queenie hosts Pinky Socrates & Avi Munster. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. Info: 845-3315300, lgbtqcenter.org.

6pm-8:59pm Quiz Bowl Practice. Extension Education Center, 479 Rt. 66, Hudson. Info: 518-828-3346, Columbiagreene@cornell.edu, ccecolumbiagreene.org.

6pm-7pm Vinyasa Community Class with Selena Reynolds. An informative community class open to all levels. Reduced-price. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=3496&stype=7&sView=week&sLoc=0. $8.

6pm-7pm Weekly Sitting Meditation w/ Walking Meditation. Instruction available.

On-going Tues, 6-7pm. Free & open to the public.

Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-8556, skylake.shambhala.org.

3pm-6pm Weekly Community Acupuncture with Kristin Misik. For details and to schedule appointments: wellnessembodiedcenter.com/ accupuncture.html. Held in the Education Annex.

Education Annex of Wellness Embodied, 126 Main St, New Paltz. wellnessembodiedcenter.com.

6:30pm-7pm Better Sleep. Part of the Complimentary Half-Hour to Health series led by Dr. David Lester and held at Lester Chiropractic, 3 Paradies Lane, New Paltz. Lester Chiropractic, 3 Paradies Ln, New Paltz. Info: (845) 255-3300, Lester.chiropractic@gmail.com.

4pm-5pm Youth Hang-Time. Ages 9-13 Event includes crafts, outdoor games, book discussions, movies, wii and informal hangouts. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen.

Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail. com, esopuslibrary.org.

7pm-10pm Open Mic Nite. Hosted by Ben Rounds, Open Mic Nite at Woodnotes Grille makes Tuesday night the new Friday night for great entertainment. Listen to talented local singers and bands or showcase your own talents!

No cover. Woodnotes, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com.

4pm-8pm Free Community Holistic Healthcare Day. 3rd Tuesday of the month. A wide variety of holistic health modalities and practitioners are available and they have many new practitioners. Appointments can be made on a first-come, first-served basis upon check-in, from 4-7:00PM. RVHHC invites patients to give a dona-

Dated: January 12, 2017 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Resolution No. 469 November 22, 2016 Authorizing The County’s Share Of The Cost Of The Acquisition Of Parcels Of Land And Remediation Thereof, In And For The County Of Ulster, New York, At A Maximum Estimated Cost Of $150,917.00, And Authorizing The Issuance Of $150,917.00 Bonds Of Said County To Pay The Cost Thereof Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney) Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Thomas J. Briggs, and Deputy Chairman Ronald G. Lapp Jr. offer the following: WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 468 dated and duly adopted on the date hereof, the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York has amended Capital Project No. 406 for the purchase and remediation of flooded homes damaged during Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee; and WHEREAS, said capital project, as proposed, has been determined to be a “Type I Action” pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which it has been determined will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: Section 1. The acquisition of parcels of land and remediation thereof, in and for the County of Ulster, New York, including purchasing the homes and remediating the land for dedication of such the land in perpetuity for open space, recreational, wetlands or flood mitigation purposes, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost to the County of $150,917.00.

Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost, being such cost to the County, is by the issuance of $150,917.00 of serial bonds of the County hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local

7pm-9pm Open Mic. On-going. Free admission.

Inquiring Minds Bookstore in Saugerties, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.org.

7pm-8:30pm Weekly Opportunity Workshop.

Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is thirty years, pursuant to subdivision 21(a) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. The faith and credit of said County of Ulster, New York, are hereby irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Commissioner of Finance, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue serial bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer of such County. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Commissioner of Finance shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with,

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Learn how to help the environment, raise funds for non-profit organizations, and save money over time! Ongoing. Free to attend. Novella’s, 2 Terwilliger Ln (across from Super 8), New Paltz.

can inhibit proper alignment. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

7:15pm The Brainwashing of My Dad. Filmmaker, Jen Senko, describes the transformation of her father from a nonpolitical Democrat to an angry, Right-Wing fanatic. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre. org. $7/$5 members.

12pm-2pm Closing Reception: Holiday Small Works Show. Info at 845-679-4937. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul. org, wjcshul.org.

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9:30am-11am Vinyasa Yoga with Dr. Tammi Price. Experience a flow between postures connecting breath with each movement. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@thelivingseed.com, thelivingseed.com. $15.

9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II Yoga with Alison Sinatra. Ideal for students transitioning from beginner to intermediate. Asanas are explored with increasing detail and a slower flowing sequence. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

12pm Rotary Club of Kingston Meeting. Fellowship, lunch, and an informative and interesting presentation from a guest speaker. Meets every Wed at 12 noon. Christina’s Restaurant, 812 Ulster Ave, Kingston. kingstonnyrotary.org.

12:30pm-2pm Esopus Stitchers. Cross-stitch, needlepoint, crewel and more- bring your current project or learn a new craft. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

1:30pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Valley Senior Center, Southwyck Square, 70 Main St, Napanoch. Info: 845 647-3902. $1.

2pm-3:30pm Mah Jongg. Learn to play this ancient Asian game. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

9:30am-10:30am ACTing Up! Free weekly program for 2-4-year-olds and their adults Weekly sessions running through. Creative time of songs, stories, games and crafts all facilitated by Jessica Coons. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. www.athensculturalcenter.org.

3pm The Chess Club. For experienced adult players from 3-4:30pm; Beginners will meet 4:30-5:30pm. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845 255-1255, librarian@gardinerlibrary.org.

10:30am-11:30am Senior Strengthening with Linda Sirkin. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

4:30pm-6pm Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For more advanced students who are well-practiced in Iyengar Yoga. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris.

Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@ gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

12pm Woodstock Senior Citizens’ Meeting.

The Speaker will be Robert Meci, who will talk about the changes in Medicare. Mescal Hornbook Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY. Info: 845-679-8537.

4:30pm-5:30pm Art Hour. Fun for ages 3 to 103!

From paper flowers to crazy critters, we are always up to something creative. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org.

12pm The Woodstock Senior Citizens Club Meeting. Guest speaker Robert Meci will talk about the changes in Medicare. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

5pm-6pm Beginner Muay Thai for Adults. For ages 14 to 65. Learn the ancient martial art of Muay Thai in this high intensity class. Students of all levels and abilities are welcome. Free ongoing class. Stockade, 302 Wall St, Kingston. stockademuaythai.com.

12pm-1pm Yoga Rolla with Terry Fister. A series of SOFT foam rolling exercises designed to address excessive tension and soreness which

and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.

Section 9. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper(s) of such County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, on November 22, 2016 and approved by the County Executive on November 30, 2016, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitution.

Dated: January 12, 2017 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Resolution No. 467 November 22, 2016 Authorizing The Issuance Of An Additional $41,040.00 Bonds Of The County Of Ulster, New York, To Pay The Additional Costs Of The Financing Of The Acquisition Of A Right-Of-Way Relating To The Hudson Valley Rail Trail West (Phase IV) Project, In And For Said County Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney) Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit Committee, James F. Maloney, and Deputy Chairman Hector S. Rodriguez offer the following: WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 139, dated and duly adopted on April 21, 2015, Resolution No. 238, dated and duly adopted on April 19, 2016, and by Resolution No. 466 dated and duly adopted on the date hereof, the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York

has established and amended Capital Project No. 451 for the Hudson Valley Rail Trail West right-of-way acquisition (Phase IV) project for the Department of Planning; and WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been determined to be an Unlisted Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which it has been determined will not have any significant adverse impact on the environment; and WHEREAS, by said bond resolution dated April 21, 2015, the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, authorized the issuance of $175,000.00 bonds of said County, and by said bond resolution dated April 19, 2016, the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, authorized the issuance of $16,967.00 additional bonds of said County, to pay part of the cost of the design and acquisition of a right-of-way interest in real property relating to the Hudson Valley Rail Trail West (Phase IV) project, in and for said County, including incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith; and WHEREAS, it has now been determined that the maximum estimated cost of such specific object or purpose is now $300,875.00, an increase of $41,040.00 over that previously authorized; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize such additional financing of such capital project; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: Section 1. The design and acquisition of a right-of-way interest in real property relating to the Hudson Valley Rail Trail West (Phase IV) project, including incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, in and for the County of Ulster, New York, is hereby authorized at a revised maximum estimated cost of $300,875.00 Section 2. The plan of financing for such specific object or purpose is as follows: a) by the issuance of $175,000.00 bonds of said County heretofore authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to a bond resolution dated April 21, 2015, to be reduced by any grants-inaid received therefor; and b) by the issuance of $16,967.00 bonds of said County heretofore authorized to be issued therefor and the expenditure of $67,868.00 federal grants-in-aid therefor, pursuant to a bond resolution dated April 19, 2016; and c) by the issuance of the additional $41,040.00 bonds of said County hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the

January 12, 2017

5:15pm-6:15pm Italian Conversation Class.

Weekly class is designed for people who have some knowledge of the Italian language and would like to improve their conversational skills.

Taught by Dr. Ornella Lepri Mazzuca. Held in the library community room. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, gardinerlibrary.org.

6:30pm-7:05pm Learn Remembrance. A very holy and deep form of prayer (with roots in the Old Testament - Remember my name in the night) which connects you with the Divine within.

All are welcome, RSVP please. Free /donations welcomed. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8989, Meetup. flowingspirit.com.

5:30pm-7:30pm Prenatal Class. Ongoing on Wednesdays. Mackintosh Community Room, 147 Lake St, Newburgh. Info: 845 563-8043.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground Petey Hop Hosts Roots & Blues Sessions. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

5:30pm-6:30pm Woodstock Informal Service.

Followed by reflections and spiritual discussions.

Everyone welcome. 845 679-9534. First Church of Christ Scientist, 85 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-9534.

6pm-7:30pm Vinyasa Yoga with Lisa Watkins.

Strengthen mind, body and spirit. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@thelivingseed.com, thelivingseed.com. $15, $11 senior, $10 Vet Discount.

6pm-7pm Tween Program. Includes 3-D Modeling Projects, Advisory Board, Robot Club, Games & even Pizza! Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

6pm-7:30pm Creative Seed Support Workgroup. For artists to voice their works in progress in a supportive environment. For Songwriters, Playwrights & Actors.Held by Patrice Blue Maltas, Actress, Playwright, Musician and founder of Blue Healing Arts Center. Meets Wednesday nights, 6-7:30pm. Blue Healing Art Center, 107 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: Patricebluemaltas@gmail. com, bluehealing.co.

6:15pm Pilates Equipment Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

6:30pm-8pm Yin Yoga with Diane Davis. A slow, steady class that gently stimulates connective tissues to make them stronger, while cultivating mindfulness and awareness. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

6:30pm-9pm Roiger-Levin-Menegon Jazz Trio. Featuring Teri Roiger (voice), Pete Levin (piano), John Menegon (bass). No cover charge (but reservations are advised for the lounge area).

Annarella Ristorante, 276 Malden Turnpike, Saugerties. Info: 845-255-8811.

period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is thirty years, pursuant to subdivision 21(a) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law, calculated from the date of issuance of the first obligations issued therefor.

Section 4. The faith and credit of said County of Ulster, New York, are hereby irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Commissioner of Finance, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue serial bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer of such County. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Commissioner of Finance shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

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

7pm Trivia Night. Calling all trivia nerds~Flex your mental muscles and compete for prizes at their weekly Trivia Night! Play solo or as part of a team while enjoying extended Happier Hour Specials. Think of it as “Jeopardy Night“ – Catskills style! Woodnotes, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant.

Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com.

7pm-11pm Rosendale Chess Club. Free admission. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm. Rosendale Cafe, 434 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-9048.

7pm-9pm Volleyball. A pickup volleyball game.

Ongoing every Wednesday, 7-9pm. Enter the Center at the entrance on the left side, as you face the school from Lucas Ave. Rondout Municipal Center, 1915 Lucas Ave, Cottekill. Info: 845 616-0710. $6.

7pm-8pm Meditation and the Spiritual Path of Cafh. Learn the Discursive Meditation, a technique designed to explore from within the fundamental and transcendent issues of our lives.

A dialogue follows the meditation. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7-8pm. Cafh Retreat House, 146 Kerley Corners Rd, Tivoli.

Info: 845 481-0580, CafhHudsonValley@gmail. com.

7pm “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Class. On-going. Free 90-minute program includes 30 min of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by 1 of 8 lectures on the history, practices & principles of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. 8/wk curriculum. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu. org.

7:15pm-8pm Silent Spiritual Practice. For people who would like to do spiritual practice together to increase the potency of the practice.

For those who would like to learn Remembrance, come to a teaching at 6:30pm. All are welcome RSVP please, Free /donations welcomed. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8989, Meetup.flowingspirit.com.

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

Section 9. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper(s) of such County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, on December 20, 2016 and approved by the County Executive on December 28, 2016, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitution.

Dated: January 12, 2017 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Resolution No. 552 December 20, 2016 Authorizing The Purchase Of Mass Transit Buses, For The County Of Ulster, New York, At A Maximum Estimated Cost Of $849,387.00, And Authorizing The Issuance Of $849,387.00 Bonds Of Said County To Pay The Cost Thereof Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney) Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning, and Transit Committee, James F. Maloney, and Deputy Chairman Hector Rodriguez offer the following: WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 551 dated and duly adopted on the date hereof, the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York has established Capital Project No. 490 for the purchase of mass transit buses; and WHEREAS, said capital project, as proposed, has been determined to be a “Type II Action” pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which as such will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; now,

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January 12, 2017 7:30pm-9:15pm Science in Your Life 2017. Lineup: Music by Arlington High School Philharmonia (a 45 student string orchestra conducted by Jonathan Handman) at 7:30pm. 8:15pm CURATING !CUBA!; Nature and Culture of a Fascinating Land. Speaker: Dr. Ana Luz Porzecanski of The American Museum of Natural History. Admission is free. Our Lady of Lourdes High School, 131 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie.

ness Embodied, 126 Main St, New Paltz. wellnessembodiedcenter.com.

876-3533. $6/ donation, $7/take-out order donation appreciated.

9am-9:50am Qi Gong with Marilyn St. John.

Uses gentle movement and relaxation to circulate the life energy. All ages and fitness levels.

A reduced-price class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8.

7 : 3 0 p m Chess Club. Me e t s e v e r y Wednesday,7:30pm. Free admission. Woodland Pond at New Paltz/ Performing Arts Center, New Paltz. Info: 845-419-2737, albiebar@aol.com.

9:30am-10:30am Senior Flex and Stretch with Diane Colello. Movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core strengthening. Woodstock Town Hall. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

12:15pm-12:45pm Free Weekly Community Meditation. All are welcome for half-hour of silent sitting meditation. Drop-in attendance welcome. Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Admission by donation. Education Annex of Wellness Embodied, 126 Main St, New Paltz. wellnessembodiedcenter.com/community-meditation.

7:30pm The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. All male a cappella group, that sings in the uniquely American “Barbershop Style” of close four-part harmony. Guests are always welcome. Sight-reading not required.

Meets every Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Crown Heights Clubhouse, 34 Nassau Rd, Poughkeepsie. newyorkerschorus.org.

10pm Reggae Night. Featuring Queen Tubby spinning vintage vinyl every Wednesday starting at 10pm. No cover. Happy Hour from 6-8 pm.

Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2814, lodgewoodstock.com.

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10am-2pm Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org.

10am-11am Women’s Yoga with Cory Smith. A variation of Gentle Yoga, this is a sacred space for women to deepen their spiritual practice while enhancing their health and well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8.

6:30am-8am Mysore Ashtanga Practice.

Intended to help you build a personal, self-led practice. A teacher is on hand to guide you along.

Meets every Mon-Thur, 6:30-8am. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com.

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! St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston. Info: 845 679-6250. $12 for one or $22 for two.

8am-9am Senior Feel Good Aerobics with Diane Collelo. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

10am Reformed Church of Saugerties’ Adult Bible Study. Ongoing, every Thursday at 10 am. Current study: Book of Jeremiah. Everyone is welcome. Contact Lecia Siebeking for more information 845 246-5975. Reformed Church of Saugerties, Parish Hall, Saugerties.

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. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.org.

11am-12pm Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) of SUNY-New Paltz Information Session. LLI offers a wide variety of courses for people 55 and older. The information session is free and open to the public. Tea and cookies will be served.

Woodland Pond at New Paltz/ Performing Arts Center, New Paltz.

9am-10:30am Restorative Movement: 8-Session Alexander Technique Class. Facilitated by Elizabeth Castagna. Jan 12th-March 9th. Please see website for details and to advance register: wellnessembodiedcenter.com/restorative-movement.html. Education Annex of Well-

11:30am-1pm Third Thursday Luncheon.

As part of Messiah’s Outreach Programs, each luncheon benefits a local organization to support its ongoing programs. The Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845

therefore be it RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: Section 1. The purchase of mass transit buses, for the County of Ulster, New York, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $849,387.00.

Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of $849,387.00 of serial bonds of the County hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law; provided, however, that to the extent that any Federal or State grants-in-aid are received for such class of objects or purposes, the ultimate amount of bonds to be issued pursuant to this resolution shall be reduced dollar for dollar.

Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is five years, pursuant to subdivision 29 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. The faith and credit of said County of Ulster, New York, are hereby irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Commissioner of Finance, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue serial bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer of such County. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals, in addition

to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Commissioner of Finance shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.

Section 9. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper(s) of such County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, on December 20, 2016 and approved by the County Executive on December 22, 2016, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitution.

Dated: January 12, 2017 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Resolution No. 544 December 20, 2016 Authorizing The Upgrade Of The Public Safety Enterprise Software, For The County Of Ulster, New York, At A Maximum Estimated Cost Of $3,000,000.00, And Authorizing The Issuance Of $3,000,000.00 Bonds Of Said County To Pay The Cost Thereof Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen,

1pm-4pm Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Woodstock Rescue Squad building, Route 212 Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Rescue Squad Community Room, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

2pm-5pm Mah Jongg. Open to beginners and seasoned players alike. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org.

3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

4pm FDR’S Health: A Medical Mystery. The program will feature renowned professor of surgery Harry S. Goldsmith, M.D. and Library Trustee Steven M. Lomazow, M.D. in conversation with Library Director Paul Sparrow. Registration is required. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. fdrlibrary.org.

4pm Backgammon Club. Learn the game, pick up fancy moves, meet new people. Open to the public. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org.

4pm Free Fitness Class. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30 pm & Thursdays at 4pm.

Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed

by Connie Scuitto. Connie is an RN and certified Reiki Master. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

4:30pm-5:30pm Meditation Support Group.

Meets at Mirabai every Thursday. Walk-ins welcome. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $3 donation.

5pm-6pm Sacred Movement and Alignment with Clyde Forth. We will work with postural alignments and their relationship to expressive movement and balance to build strength and increase mobility. Woodstock Yoga Center,

Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney) Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Thomas J. Briggs, and Deputy Chairman Ronald G. Lapp, Jr. offer the following: WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 543 dated and duly adopted on the date hereof, the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York has established Capital Project No. 487 for the upgrade of the Public Safety Enterprise software; and WHEREAS, said capital project, as proposed, has been determined to be a “Type II Action” pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which as such will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: Section 1. The upgrade of the Public Safety Enterprise software, for the County of Ulster, New York, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $3,000,000.00.

Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of $3,000,000.00 of serial bonds of the County hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid class of objects or purposes is five years, pursuant to subdivision 108 of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. The faith and credit of said County of Ulster, New York, are hereby irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Commissioner of Finance, consistent

23 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

5:15pm Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises.

Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

5:30pm-7:30pm New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Mixer. Appetizers, cash bar and plenty of networking and conversation.

This event is free for members and perspective members of the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce. Pre-registration is required. The Grille at Novellas, 2 Terwilliger Dr, New Paltz.

Info: 845-255-0243, newpaltzchamber.org.

6pm-8pm Build Self-Confidence with EFT. A workshop with psychotherapist Jennifer Samuels.

The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is often referred to as “emotional acupuncture,” tapping on the body’s individual meridians while simultaneously addressing deep-seated beliefs that hold us back from our goals. You will learn the steps of clinical EFT and delve deeper for individual insights. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $25.

6pm-9pm Free Fly Tying Night at Anglers’ Den in Pawling. All experience levels welcome.

Feel free just to come hang out to If you plan on attending, we recommended that you call the shop or email prior to give us a heads up so we can best accommodate you! (845) 855- 5182. Anglers’ Den, 11 West Main St, Pawling. Info: 845-8555182, anglersden.net.

6pm-7pm Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Ongoing. Free and open to the public. Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-8556, skylake.shambhala.org.

6:15pm Pilates Equipment Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

6:30pm-8pm Reggae Yoga. This Vinyasa class uses reggae music to evoke the spirit of Jamaica to create an irie yoga time. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. Free, by donation.

6:30pm-8pm STEPS OF MEDITATION. Free weekly classes. Learn the fundamentals for an effective meditation experience. Peace Village Retreat Center, 54 O’Hara Rd, Haines Falls.

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

Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.

Section 9. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper(s) of such County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law. LEGAL NOTICE BRIDGE CLOSING ULSTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Ulster County Bridge #133, the Woodland Valley Bridge located on Woodland Valley Road crossing the Esopus Creek in the Town of Shandaken will be closed to all through traffic effective Tuesday January 17, 2017 to facilitate the removal and replacement of the floorsystem and deck. Traffic may use High Street east 0.94 to miles Bridge Street; Bridge Street (Rte 28 ramp) south 0.18 miles to NYS Route 28; and NYS Route 28 west 0.93 miles to Woodland Valley Road.

By Order of Susan K. Plonski, Commissioner

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Info: 518-589-5000, peacevillage@bkwsu.org, bkwsu.org.

6:30pm-9:30pm Astronomy Night. On the first and third Thursday of each month, Raj Pandya and Amy Bartholomew of the SUNY New Paltz Department of Physics & Astronomy offer a free planetarium show. Followed by telescope observing (when the sky is clear) at the Smolen Observatory to the entire community including the general public. Tickets for the planetarium shows are required. They are available one week prior to show time. Tickets are NOT required at the Smolen Observatory. SUNY New Paltz/John R. Kirk Planetarium / Smolen Observatory, New Paltz. Info: 845-257-3818, pandyar@newpaltz.edu.

6:30pm Phoenicia Library Board Meeting.

Meets the third Thursday of each month. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811.

7pm The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) of Dutchess County Presentation. An educational presentation on forensic investigations and the role of the Medical Examiner. The presentation is free and open to the public. Dutchess County Chief Forensic Investigator Robert Bready will present the program, which will focus on the role and jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner’s Office, misconceptions regarding why and when autopsies are conducted, and an overview of typical medical examiner’s cases. Time will be allotted for questions from the audience. Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health, 230 North Rd, Poughkeepsie. Info: orjryan@ dutchessny.gov, dutchessny.gov/mrc.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage: Split Bill: Rootbrew & M’Bollo. Afro Worldbeat! The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-2367970, liveatthefalcon.com.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground. bigBANG. Large Ensemble Jazz. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

7pm-8pm Page Turners: The Boston Girl.

Monthly meeting of our PageTurners Book Club.

This month we will be discussing “The Boston

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Girl” by Anita Diamant. Free and open to the public! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org.

David Roberts and Landcastle & others. Open mic 5-8 minutes. Presented by Christian Ortega & Green Kill. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. Info: christianortega.com, greenkill.org.

7pm Winter Flight Nights. Enjoy 6 oz. Craft Beer Flights paired with Venison, Beef and Sausage Sliders. Enjoy at the Woodnotes Grille bar or cozied up next to a roaring fire on the deck or in the Great Room. $20 per pair! Woodnotes, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com.

8pm Helsinki’s 18th Blues Pro Jam. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

Info: 5188284800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, helsinkihudson.com/.

7pm-11pm A Not Too OPEN MIC! Hosted by Ras T Asheber. Calling ALL Rappers, Poets, Story Tellers, Actors, Comedians, Singers and Players of Instruments, Every Thursday night, 8pm 11pm. Artists sign up 7pm - 8pm. For info call/ text 212-920-1221 or email showtime@gothamcitywork.com. No cover. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792814, thelodgewoodstockny@gmail.com, thelodgewoodstock.com/.

7pm-11pm A Not Too OPEN MIC! Hosted by Ras T Asheber. Calling ALL Rappers, Poets, Story Tellers, Actors, Comedians, Singers and Players of Instruments, Every Thursday night, 8pm 11pm. Artists sign up 7pm - 8pm. For info call/ text 212-920-1221 or email showtime@gothamcitywork.com. No cover. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792814, thelodgewoodstockny@gmail.com, thelodgewoodstock.com/.

7:30pm-9pm Weekly Thursday Nite EFT Healing Circle & Recovery Workshop. Bring your physical, emotional, & spiritual challenges and issues, and have them quickly, effectively resolved and healed in a safe supportive environment. Free, $5 donation welcome. All proceeds go directly to FOW. Ongoing. Family of Woodstock, 39 John St, Kingston. Info: 845 706-2183.

7:30pm Reading, Meditation & Discussion.

Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845 679-8322, info@ matagiri.org.

8pm-10pm Mind Green Kill Mind Train Poetry Sessions Inaugural Event. Featuring Noah

8:30pm Bluegrass Clubhouse. Featuring Brian Hollander,Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, & Eric Weissberg. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-3484.

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7:45am-8:45am Low-Cost Dental Clinic. TARA now offers low-cost dental cleanings for those in need. This service is for previously spayed/ neutered dogs and cats only. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@ tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org.

9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II Yoga with Alison Sinatra. Ideal for students transitioning from beginner to intermediate. Asanas are explored with increasing detail and a slower, flowing sequence. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

9:45am-10:45am Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

10:30am Pilates Equipment Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates,

32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

11:30am Gyrotonic Tower Class. Using natural body spinal movements to decompress and strengthen the spine. It emphasizes full mobility of the joints and lengthening of the fascia and skeletal system. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

12:05pm-1pm Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvementof balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older.

Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

12:30pm-6:30pm Crystal Readings and Chakra Energy Healing Sessions with medicine woman Mary Vukovic. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. $85 for one hour Crystal Attunement Energy Healing Session. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $85/1hour, $30/25 minutes.

1pm-3:30pm New Bridge Group at Community Center. Free. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz. Info: 617-308-9993.

2pm Reiki for Beginners. What is Reiki and how can you tap its healing benefits? Get answers and heighten your sense of wellbeing as you learn about your personal energy and the vibrational world around you from Dawn Collins, a Certified Reiki Master and Music Practitioner. Free of charge and open to the public with advanced reservations. The Fountains at Millbrook, 79 Flint Road, Millbrook. Info: 845-905-8000, watermarkcommunities.com.

4pm “Knit Wits” Knitting Club. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

5pm-7pm Opening Reception Exhibition ” House Warming “at dechiaraprojects Stone Ridge. dechiaraprojects gallery, 3670 Main Street , Stone Ridge, New York, Stone Ridge.

Info: 9175022175, info@dechiaraprojects.com, dechiaraprojects.com.

5:30pm-7pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Rejuvenating and supported postures that soothe the nervous system and alleviate tension.

Lots of props and dim lights. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com.

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6:45pm-8:30pm Children & Teen Ministries.

Meets Fridays: 6:45-8:30pm. Class for adults also offered. Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Rt9 & Rt9G, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-6923, cdfcirone@aol.com.

7pm Inauguration Day Peace Vigil. An evening of prayers and readings led by Christian clergy including Pastor Sonja Maclary of Christ’s Lutheran Church, Reverend Paul Smith of Overlook and Shady Methodist Churches, Reverend Joshua Bode of the Woodstock Reformed Church, and Reverend Susan Auchincloss, Priest Associate at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church. Prayers will also be offered by lay people including Violet Snow, member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Woodstock, and individuals representing Buddhism, Navajo Native American and other faiths. Songs will be shared by musicians Gabriel Dresdale, Thomas Workman, Mariana Barcellos, Natavi and Tobias Anderson, pastor, composer and musician. Inclusion of artists and leaders from various backgrounds is a sign of the hope we have for a diverse group of people working together in harmony, as peace always begins with us. Event is intended to be a spiritually uplifting evening for the community, coming together in celebration of hope and unity in these divided times. All are welcome. There is no admission fee for this event. Christ’s Lutheran Church, 26 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2336.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage: Delta Generators. Southern Rock! The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

7pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Valley Senior Center, Southwyck Square, 70 Main St, Napanoch. Info: 845 647-3902. $1.

7:30pm Jazz Luminary Jack DeJohnette Performs Concert for Inner Peace. Solo piano performance to benefit arts and social services in Woodstock. Donations appreciated. Kleinert/ James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2079, woodstockguild.org/ jackdejohnette.html. $25, $75/ first three rows.

8pm Live Music Performance at Half Moon: Lady Moon & The Eclipse. Robbing Johnny Soul. The Half Moon/Hudson, 48 S Front St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1562, thehalfmoonhudson.com. $7.

8pm-10:30pm Singer-Songwriter Showcase. Meets the Third Friday of each month, 8-10:30pm. Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 338-0311. $6.

9:30pm Jon Cobert & Friends: Union - A Tribute to Leon Russell & Elton John. Rock (classic). 12 Grapes Music & Wine Bar, 12 N. Division St, Peekskill. 12grapes.com.

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Cleaning Help Needed IMMEDIATELY. Reliable and experienced cleaning staff.

Weekends & holidays a must. Must have own transportation. Interested candidates please contact 845-684-5422.

Drivers: OTR & Dedicated. Excellent Pay + Rider Program. Family Medical/Dental Benefits. Home Weekends Guaranteed.

CDL-A, 1 yr. EXP. 877-758-3905 COLLECTIONS CARE ASSISTANT: Historic Huguenot Street seeks a part-time person responsible for cleaning/housekeeping of museum house interiors and collections.

Great opportunity for someone with attention to detail and interests in history and museum collections care/preservation. To apply, see the full job description at www. huguenotstreet.org.

Position Available at the New Paltz ReUse and Recycling Center: Waste Reduction and ReUse Outreach Assistant; PartTime. The following part-time position is available at the Transfer Station Recycling Center during the hours of 8:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m. (days to be negotiated – mandatory full day Saturdays): The incumbent provides direct assistance to residents, interns, educational institutions, and businesses in communicating, educating, and providing resources in the development and coordination of their waste reduction programs, to ensure sustainable, coordinated and cost effective efforts. Specific waste reduction programs encourage the use of rescued/diverted/reclaimed materials for use in the arts. Arts can be any media including fabric, scrap metal and other materials in a broad category of reusable items. The incumbent should have a good knowledge of social media and business to offer as part of the program. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Recycling Coordinator. Duties require the exercise of considerable independent judgment in development and implementation of waste reduction and recycling programs.

The incumbent will perform all related duties as required. Preference under Town of New Paltz code will be given to a New Paltz resident. Please contact me at (845)2558456 if you have any questions or are interested in the position. Our hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m.5 p.m. Resumes can be forwarded to: Town of New Paltz Recycling; PO Box 550, New Paltz, NY 12561 until January 13th, 2017.

The Town of Woodstock Highway Dept. is accepting employment applications for assistant to Highway Supt. Will need a back-

ground in bookkeeping and familiar with computer program microsoft office. Will be a 7 hr. day, salary $20.00/hr. with benefits.

Call Highway Dept. at 845-679-2805 6:303:00 for applications.

Woodstock Land Conservancy seeks mature, highly-organized, energetic multitasker, w/great personal skills and familiarity with our community, for a position doing outreach, programming and administration. Start Immediately. Work from home. Create and publicize regular educational programming events. Excellent computer skills – Microsoft Office, publication software, Constant Contact, social media, and cloud-based programs. Experience in producing written materials, fundraising mailings, website content management and database management preferred. Environmental background a plus. Further Information . Please send resume and letter by January 17th to: search.wlc@gmail.com Town of Saugerties has Part-Time openings for Custodian and Security Attendants.

Evenings and Overnights, both weekdays and weekends. Interested individuals may obtain an application from the Town Clerk’s Office, 4 High St., during regular business hours or from the Town of Saugerties Website. T.O.S. is an equal opportunity employer M/F. Seasonal Help Wanted; Village of New Paltz is seeking a winter season on-call snow workers; $18/hr. Responsibilities are primarily shoveling paths through trampled snow on sidewalks. Must also be able to lift 50 pounds. Work would begin at least 24 hours after snowfalls. Please apply at the Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Ave. New Paltz, NY Ricci’s Barber Shop in New Paltz is looking for FULL-TIME help. Must know how to do flat tops and skin fades. Must be a responsible reliable worker. Call Kristina 845594-8805 or Ricci 845-849-4501.

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DEAR BUSINESSMAN/WOMAN- We at Hardscrabble Flea Market & Swap Meet would like to congratulate you on being picked from over 100 businesses in your field. We believe we can help each otherWe have a swap meet every Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Holy Cow Shopping Center, in addition to a flea market/garage sale. We find that when business people set up a table w/ business cards & flyers or “show how to do” projects it will definitely increase your business (and mine). It’s a great way to intro-

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CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly.

10 years experience. Live-in or hourly.

References available. Ulster County area.

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BEAUTIFUL LAKE GEORGE SUMMER HOME, located on the north end of the Lake, 66 plus feet of Lake Front comes with this home. Watch the sun set from your expansive deck which encompasses 2/3 of this home. Three bedrooms, living room, dining area, kitchen and full bath. 3 sliding glass doors looking directly to the lake. Basement for storage, all on 6/10 of an acre. As a bonus there is a commercial dock for your boat and others. Please call for more information and price 845-691-2770.

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Tillson-Rosendale American Legion Auxiliary, Springlown Rd, presents NO COOK FRIDAY on January 13th, 5-7:30 p.m. Beef stew, buttered roll, dessert: $10 donation.

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STU’S CAR SERVICE. Whose car determines the pay. Airports are our specialty.

Always ready to get you there. Doesn’t matter when or where. I drive the miles your way with smiles. Going to LaGuardia Airport? There is limited parking. Call Stu’s Car Service for prices. Cell- 845-649-5350; stu@hvc.rr.com Look for me on Facebook.

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NEW PALTZ: 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT at Village Arms. Top floor end unit w/view. Hardwood floors, A/C. Asking $115,000. Maintenance= $323/month. Call owner/broker at 845-594-4433.

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Woodstock Estate Sale. 114 Mountaintop wooded acres. Ideal for logging and cell tower location. Will pay for itself. Call 201970-9861.

ULSTER PUBLISHING POLICY It is illegal for anyone to: ...Advertise or make any statement that indicates a limitation or preference based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, handicap (disability), age, marital status or sexual orientation. Also, please be advised that language that indicates preference (i.e. “working professionals,” “single or couple,” “mature...professional,” etc.) is considered to be discriminatory. To avoid such violations of the Fair Housing Law, it is best to describe the apartment to be rented rather than the person(s) the advertiser would like to attract. This prohibition against discriminatory advertising applies to single family and owner-occupied housing that is otherwise exempt from the Fair Housing Act.

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Search all the MLS properties in our region at www.WinMorrisonRealty.com

BUY ONE GET ONE! Yes, you read the title correctly! Two homes for the price of one! The main home is 936 sf with 2 bedrooms and 1½ baths. This home is “Move in Ready”; that means, there is nothing that needs to be done. A large and bright eat-in kitchen has sliders to the deck in the rear of the home. The cottage is currently rented and has 428 sf with 1 bedroom and is in fabulous condition. Both homes are perfectly sited on .34 acres and is bordered by woods.

Esopus, NY is centrally located for an easy commute to Kingston or Poughkeepsie. You won’t believe it till you see it! Call Mike Maroney today! ..................................$157,500 ALL THIS AND MORE!!

Sean Zimmerman has brought us this Woodsy, light filled, 3-bedroom and 2-full bath contemporary, with cathedral ceilings and massive picture windows capturing a forest view. This home is tucked away in the woods in Saugerties NY, near the end of a dead-end road and has an income producing apartment downstairs! Enjoy deeded access to a half mile of secluded creek frontage with swimming holes and trout fishing, as well as a common area designed for outdoor parties, featuring a screened in pavilion, basketball and volleyball court and a wood fired log cabin sauna! Enjoy being close to the Catskill Mountains all year-round. Close to the NYS Thruway (exit 20). But call Sean first!.......................................................$235,000

Recently I was listing a house and the owner asked what my commission was going to be. When I told him, he said, “I can get it cheaper. How much will you really take?” I stated the commission again, but this time explained that agencies charging lower commissions usually spend less on promotion. Most companies will advertise a property only a given number of times. If the house doesn’t sell (often because it is over-priced) some smaller companies stop advertising it.

Advertising is very expensive and the return on their advertising dollars keep shrinking along with the commission. Our company will keep right on promoting the property until it sells. It’s the old saying “Good work ain’t cheap, and cheap work ain’t good”.

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New Paltz: Five Room Office Space located at 235-B Main Street, New Paltz, NY. Please call 845-256-0775 and ask for Vincent.

Best Location On The NEW Ashokan Rail Trail! Retail/Office Space rent. 1600 sq/ft.

Modern. Excellent parking & visibility. $10 per sq. ft. Incentives for new tenants! 845532-1592.

Two Separate Rooms available in a lovely Victorian building in New Paltz. All utilities and WiFi included. $415/ & $450/month.

(845)255-0559.

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EFFICIENCY: UTILITIES INCLUDED. No pets. No smoking. Country setting. Quiet. Available now. 5 miles from New Paltz.

Call 845-883-0072.

HIGHLAND: 2-BEDROOM upstairs end unit. $1150/month. Heat & hot water included. Freshly painted. New carpet. Private, quiet neighborhood. On-site parking.

Next to Lloyd Town Hall, near Rt. 9W. Minutes to Poughkeepsie Bridge, Metro North, Rt. 9 & hospitals. 1 month security. No smoking. 845-453-0047.

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The Ridge at New Paltz: Energy-Star 2-bedroom unit. Private entry leads into open-floor plan. Kitchen includes gas range,

BUILT FOR THE FAMILY By the seller’s grandfather, this one he built to raise the family, and he also constructed several houses in Ulster County.

Built from the trees harvested from the property, the family enjoyed growing up in this well-made, 3-bedroom home with lots of period custom cabinets included in the original mid-century kitchen and in good condition. The living room is very large and has an office area complete with pine walls and built in shelves. Cast iron baseboards throughout provide nice even heat.

The stucco exterior gives this home real charm and is low maintenance. The 3-car detached garage is of a concrete block construction with a good roof and has a steel I-beam. A nice, big, level yard for outdoor family gatherings with complete privacy from neighbors. Call George Graham or Mike Crocitto today! .................................$189,000

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SCANDINAVIAN CUSTOM LOG HOME! Your own private country home, located in the Spruceton Valley of West Kill, NY. This full scribe, white pine, hand peeled Custom Sculptured Log Home (NOT A KIT) overlooking 14 of the Catskill Mountain peaks with magnificent views from every room.

This property sits on 18.96 beautiful acres, with 3 bedrooms and 4 ½ baths; you can enjoy privacy and serenity on your own wildlife preserve. Enter the log home into a large foyer with Mexican tile and Cherry hardwood floors. The foyer has two log arches. One leads into the kitchen, the other into the great room. Off the foyer is a 1/2 bath & a utility/laundry room. The Great Room has Cherry Hardwood floors, a classic river rock fireplace and floor to ceiling insulated windows overlooking magnificent mountain views. Call Norm Jette today!....$775,000

dishwasher, microwave & refrigerator. Living room w/sliding patio doors onto private deck, fireplace, ceramic tiled entry, kitchen & bath, washer/dryer connection, large windows & walk-in closet. Quiet country setting. Walking distance to village. Security & references required. No pets. No smoking. $1450/month plus utilities. 845-255-5047 or debbie@seakill.com

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

NEW PALTZ GARDENS APARTMENTS

21A Colonial Dr., New Paltz. 1 & 2 BR apts.

Pets welcome! No security deposit option.

3-12 month leasing terms. Pool, laundry on site.

845-255-6171 SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Spring 2017 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.

NICE UNFURNISHED ROOMS; Starting at $480/month. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. All utilities included. Call 845-419-2568, leave message.

ROOM FOR RENT. Can be used as residential or an office. $550/month plus security. Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. (845)664-0493.

2-BEDROOM APARTMENT, second floor.

Wood floors, newly renovated, full bath, great light. 1870s barn. $1300/month includes all except WiFi & electric. Also, SMALLER 2-BEDROOM. Full bath. Newly

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renovated. $1100/month includes gas fireplace. Utilities extra. No dogs, cats, indoor smoking. Available 1/15/17. 5 minutes by car outside village. Please call 845-255-5355 or text 256-8160.

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Near Rosendale, efficiency apartment, suitable for 1 person. Quiet park-like setting with pond on beautiful Shawangunk Ridge with hiking trails at your door. $725/month with utilities. First, last and security. Non-smoker. No pets. 845-6589332

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Kingston/ Hurley/Port Ewen Rentals

3-Bedroom, 1 bath Cape in Hurley. 5 minutes from NYC bus. About 1-acre of land, situated back from the road. Large back yard. Full house length screened-in front porch w/optional storm windows. Newly refinished hardwood oak floors, remodeled bathroom, all walls & ceilings painted within the last year. Recently upgraded furnace w/baseboard heat. House has two drilled wells. The work shed/garage is equipped w/220 electric, heated w/wood stove. Full basement that could easily be finished living space. $1700/month plus utilities. First, last, security. Background check, references and past rental history required. No dogs.

Call 845-401-6637 or e-mail: watswill8@ aol.com 1-BEDROOM/STUDIO, Kingston Uptown. On bus route, walk to Stockade area, shopping, conveniences. No smoking or pets. Heat & hot water provided. Security & references required. Call 845-338-4574.

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Saugerties Rentals

Glasco: 1-BEDROOM. Trash & parking included. $750/month, heat included. Small pet only. Call 845-901-5760.

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Rhinebeck/Red Hook Rentals

1-BEDROOM GUEST COTTAGE, Rhinebeck. Kitchen, dining, living room, laundry, deck, carport. No pets/smoking. $950/month plus utilities. Rental application, references, 1-year lease, first, last & security deposit. 845-392-3682 or 845453-8562.

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Woodstock: 2-BEDROOM WONDERFUL LARGE APARTMENT. Eat-In-Kitchen/ LR, porch, 2 acres, borders mountain stream, Meads Mountain location, 1 mile from Green. Gardening. $1050 + last mo. + security. No pets/smokers. 2/1 Availability.

(845)679-2300.

WONDERFUL WOODSTOCK WALKUP. In town (Neher Street). High ceilings flooded w/light from 2 huge North-facing windows. Sleeping loft. Small deck w/view of mountains. Single, mature, quiet individual only. $850/month plus utilities. 845901-1020.

CREEKSIDE STUDIO APARTMENT. Walking distance to Woodstock & bus route. $525/month utilities not included. References required. Please call or *text preferred 845-594-9257.

Woodstock: Lovely 1-BR in quiet, small apartment complex, beautiful grounds. Immaculately maintained! Hardwood floors, newly painted. 16 min. walk to village of Woodstock. $885/month includes all utilities. NO smoking. NO pets. References.

(845)679-9717.

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West of Woodstock Rentals

Phoenicia: 2-bedroom, newly renovated, duplex apartment. New Stainless Steel stove and refrigerator. Includes heat and offstreet parking. No pets. $950/month.

1-month security and references. 845-6885721 Phoenicia: Small 2-Bedroom Cape. Nice yard, driveway, quiet street. $1000/month plus utilities. 1 month security required, references. 845-339-3382.

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New & Used Books

Books Wanted. Barner Books buys quality used, rare, and out of print books wanted.

Cash for your books and related goods (typewriters, maps, pens etc). Visit the store (3 Church Street, New Paltz), email us barnerbooks@gmail.com, or call, 845255-2635.

Made you look.

Our newspapers and websites reach over 50,000 readers a week. Go to 845-334-8200 or ulsterpublishing.com to advertise.

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CUTE AS A BUTTON! Original owner has lovingly updated and maintained this split floorplan, 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch home. New kitchen and appliances 2016, roof is +/- 10 years old! Multi heating options: propane furnace, wood stove, and Fujitsu split unit supplying heat in the winter and cooling in summer.

Set on one of Ulster counties most picturesque roads, with a view of Mohonk, proudly offered at $150,000.

NEW YEAR, NEW STRATEGY! Thinking of selling or buying in 2017? Your Westwood professional will analyze every aspect of the local Real Estate market to provide you with a winning strategy to reach your Real Estate goals. With over 36 years’ experience and decades as a residential sales leader, our cutting-edge technologies and commitment to service gets results. Beat the expected interest rate increase NOW!

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A private drive leads to this expansive brick ranch on 5 acres of lawns and woods. 9 spacious rooms including a gourmet kitchen with cherry cabinets and living room with a brick fireplace leading to a huge sunroom overlooking the grounds. Central air, hardwood floors, and French doors. Just minutes to Kingston, Hudson River, NYS Thruway, and happening Historic Rondout.. ..........$399,900

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WOODSTOCK CLASSIC - Remarkable 1825 Colonial in fine Cooper Lake location. First offering in over 30 years! Lovingly maintained and updated 2400+ SF featuring abundant original charm & detail. Graciously proportioned throughout & featuring 4 BRs, 3 full baths, 32’ LR w/ Rumsford fireplace, 20’ formal DR, country gourmet kitchen w/ cherry cabinetry, French doors, wide board & slate floors, cedar roof, fine details abound. MUST SEE! .$549,000

STONE RIDGE RANCH - Enjoy the ease of a “no stairs” lifestyle on this pristine ranch style home nestled on 2.3 pet and play friendly acres on a quiet cul-de-sac just minutes to historic hamlet and shopping plaza. This spacious charmer offers 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, an open plan kitchen and dining area with cozy pellet stove and sliders to deck, 24’ living room, family/ media room with fireplace, full basement & big 2 car garage, too! ...............................$279,900

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PRIVACY PLUS! - Total seclusion on a magnificently landscaped 27 acre estate parcel!

Enchanting cedar clapboard sided Saltbox traditional has it all - open floor plan with wideboard floors & sliders, desirable main level ensuite + 2 add’l BRs upstairs, 2 full baths, 24’ living room, country style kitchen, skylights, two decks invite al fresco relaxation. Three deeds add value + end of road seclusion is a rare find!

Smartly updated! ................................$449,000

RIVERFRONT FABULOUS - Watch the ships sail by! Enjoy stunning Hudson River views from almost every room of this chic & stylishly updated 2 story with a contempo flair. Airy open plan perfect for modern living features 23’ LR with bamboo floor & cozy fireplace, vaulted ceilings, DR, sunwashed EI kitchen w/ breakfast nook, MBR w/ private deck, 2 add’l large BRs, 2.5 baths, CAC, stone BBQ, boat launch & rolling lawns to water’s edge. RARE FIND! $685,000

Sandra H. Hutton Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker 845-706-9241 (Mobile) sandrahhutton39@yahoo.com (Email)

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Tree Services

HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.

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HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.

Firewood for Sale. Pick-up Truckload= $160. (less than a cord). Local delivery. Call 658-8766 or 845-706-7197.

ULSTER FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. Log Length- Cut & Split Firewood.

Top quality wood at reasonable prices.

914-388-9607 Getwood123@gmail.com We accept cash, checks, & credit cards.

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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

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Stone Ridge 687-0232

New Paltz 255-9400

West Hurley 679-7321

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WANTED: 78 RPM RECORDS. They lurk in basements & attics! WGXC.90.7 D.J. plays only 78 RPM’s. Top prices paid & expert advice. Also Phonographs. Kit- 845399-4930. W.G.X.C. is a Community NonProfit Co. We give airtime to first timers on radio. www.WGXC90.7.com 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. House calls & free appraisals. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972).

(845)389-7286.

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Auctions

HUDSON VALLEY AUCTIONS Auctioneers and Appraisers • Since 1984 270 Breunig Road • New Windsor, NY 12553

Actively seeking consignments for future auctions

Offering free consultations, we provide the professional and experienced service to properly market your fine art, antiques and collectibles.

• One Item or Entire Estates • Donny Malone: 914.388.3811 John Paul 914.213.0425 www.hudsonvalleyauctions.com

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WANTED-TOP DOLLARS PAID! We Buy Entire Estates or Single Items.

Actively Seeking Gold and Silver of any kind, Sterling, Flatware & Jewelry.

Furniture, Antiques through Mid-Century.

We Gladly do House Calls. Free Appraisals.

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LAURIE OLIVER.... SPIRITUAL COUNSELING. Give the gift of wellness. Make positive changes in your life through hypnosis. Smoking cessation * pain management * stress relief * past life regressions. Certified Hypnotist by NGH. Intuitive, sensitive guidance. Spirit communicator. Specializing in dealing with grief, stress, relationship issues, questions about your life past & current life’s path. Call Laurie Oliver at (845)679-2243. Laur50@aol.com

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Accounting & Tax Service. Bookkeeping, accounting, tax service. Fast, accurate, dependable, QB, your place or mine. Reasonable rates. Big or small.. we are one. brasstax15@gmail.com 845-389-6840 BOOKKEEPING by Robyn Pollins, MBA– Freelance. Utilizing QuickBooks. Individuals, foundations, small service companies.

Can do payroll. References available. Discretion guaranteed. 845-679-6247.

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Organizing/ Decorating/ Refinishing

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/HOUSEKEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, special projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, gardening & personal assistant. Affordable.

Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar.com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar1@gmail.com (845)679-6242.

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Residential, Commercial Cleaning.. SPECIAL FOR SENIORS. Rentals, fresh flowers, bed turned down with mint. All services offered. Green/all natural supplies. Flexible schedule. 7 day service. Insured. Free estimates. 845-235-6701

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Multiple References Available Upon Request Licensed & Insured • ritaccopainting.com

Gary Buckendorf Painting: Interior - Exterior Plastering, Taping, Structolite Wall coverings, Color Matching Many references in Catskill area and Manhattan garybuckendorf@gmail.com

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845-331-4966/249-8668 Visit my website: Haberwash.com John Vos. Carpentry, handyman. 40 years experience. Insured. 845-399-4168

Art Services

OIL PAINTING RESTORATION. Cleaned, relined, retouched, refinished. Also frames & wood sculptures repaired. Call Carol (845)687-7813.

”ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura, since 1997. Interior/ Exterior, Decorator Finishes, Restorations, Expert Color Consultation, Plastering, Wallpaper Removal, Light Carpentry. Add value to your home economically. Environmentally conscious work done w/old world craftsmanship and pride. (845)332-7577. Senior Discount. References. Free Estimates.

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CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly. 10 years experience. Live-in or hourly. References available. Ulster County area. (845)706-5133.

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Contact Jeoffrey D. Devor, Assoc. R.E. Broker (845) 687-0232 ext. 126

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medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999.

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