Almanac Weekly #47 2018

ALMANAC WEEKLY

A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, adventure and ideas | Calendar & Classifieds | Issue 47 | Nov. 22 – 29

“Silent gratitude isn’t very much use to anyone.”

– Gertrude Stein

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Nov. 22, 2018

100s of things to do every week

High tea

line are products infused with phyto cannabinoid or cannabidiol (CBD), one of the many non-psychoactive compounds in cannabis whose health applications are just beginning to be subjected to controlled research, now that medical marijuana is becoming a more widely accepted treatment for a variety of ills. While CBD

Kingston’s T Salon introduces cannabidiolinfused product line

Coming soon are chocolate truffles and sugar-free, gluten-free cookies, both infused with phyto cannabinoid.

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iriam Novalle was a professional perfumer for more than 25 years before she turned the talents of her fine-tuned nose to a new consuming passion: blending tea. She founded her business known as T Salon in SoHo in 1992. With a sales pitch that combines boutique natural-foods market appeal (including an endorsement from Oprah) with a corporate commitment to environmental sustainability and philanthropy related to women’s health issues, T Salon found its niche. And then it moved its global headquarters to Midtown Kingston – just off Greenkill Avenue, where decades of urban blight are now giving way to an arts-driven renaissance.

Open by appointment only from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, T Salon’s warehouse/shop at 5 Sterling Street offers the company’s full line of both caffeinated and herbal tea blends, all of them using organically grown

The High Tea line comes in loose tea, teabag, homebrew and bottled formulations.

ingredients. You can get them in standard one-cup teabag form, as bottled iced teas and as concentrated leaf blends for coldbrewing at home by the quart. Popular blends include Queen of Earl, Healing

Heaven, Ancient Sage, Good Night Irene, Immunity, Detox, Purification, Balance and Green Tea with Coconut and Pineapple.

Relatively new to Novalle’s T Salon

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at the The Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Rd., Olivebridge, NY 12461 Admission is free. Refreshments will be served.

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shows some promise of being useful as an anti-inflammatory, antipsychotic, antidepressant and/or sleep aid, and has been approved in the UK, Canada and Sweden for treating pain and spasms in multiple sclerosis patients, so far the US only sanctions its use for two rare forms of early childhood epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes.

But the people b e h i n d High Tea are emphasizing the growing popularity of cannabinoid compounds as general health tonics. They get around the limited legality of CBD as a treatment option by extracting their phyto cannabinoid infusion from industrial hemp, which they note “contains omega-3 fatty acids, terpenes, vitamins and chlorophyll.”

Growing hemp is as all-American as it gets, says Novalle, quoting Thomas Jefferson on her website as saying, “Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country,” and George Washington as urging, “Make the most you can of the Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere.” During the Colonial era, hemp was used to make rope and canvas products for ships, cloth for fabric and pulp for paper. According to Anna Berkes,

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novel Alice Isn’t Dead at Oblong Books & Music in Rhinebeck on Thursday, November 29. Inspired by the podcast and in production for a TV series, Alice Isn’t Dead is a horror thriller about a woman who takes a job as a truck driver to search for her wife who is assumed dead.

The novel explores the anxiety in all of us and the author’s own, which inspired his heroine and her story arc. Fink says that writing horror fiction, and his heroine’s story, has made his own anxiety a lot easier to handle. Fink appears at Oblong in conversation with Meg Bashwiner.

Joseph Fink’s Alice Isn’t Dead Thursday, Nov. 29 6 p.m., Free Oblong Books & Music 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck (845) 876-0500, www.oblongbooks.com

Craft Fair at Dutchess this weekend EVENT

Farm & Flea Holiday Market at Basilica Hudson this weekend

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o barcodes and no plastic wrap” are the fundamental aesthetic criteria by which vendors get chosen to participate in the Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market, whose sixth annual iteration takes place in Hudson this Friday through Sunday, November 23 to 25.

The Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market is the largest market of its kind in the region. Among this year’s 100+ purveyors of local, handmade and vintage wares are more than a dozen new recruits, including Kapari, YokoSnoopy, James Concannon, Sundust Vintage, Aoko Su, the Hudson Area Library’s Tween Advisory Council, Mill River Farm, Hedonic Tonic, Hudson’s Italian Market, Papa’s Best Batch, Mater Soap, FN Furniture and Mary Shelley. The event also features fresh food (including an oyster bar) and beverages, plus plenty of kid-friendly activities.

Farm & Flea Holiday Market hours are from noon to 7 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission for the whole weekend costs $5 and is free for kids under age 12. Proceeds go to support cultural events and programs at Basilica Hudson.

Dutchess Community College hosts its 47 th annual Craft Fair on the weekend of November 24 and 25.

Long recognized as a unique and boutique head start on the holiday shopping season, the fair features more than 100 artists offering one-of-akind gifts and artifacts. Proceeds from the DCC Foundation Annual Craft Fair go to providing deserving students with scholarships. The event is held in Falcon and Drumlin Halls.

Guests are encouraged to park in Lot D next to Student Housing on Cottage Street. There will be shuttle service to Falcon and Drumlin Halls.

Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 23-25, Noon-7 p.m./10 a.m.-6 p.m., $5, Basilica Hudson, 110 South Front Street, Hudson, http://basilicahudson.org

an historian at Monticello, “Thomas Jefferson did grow hemp, but there is no evidence to suggest that Jefferson was a habitual smoker of hemp, tobacco, or any other substance.”

High Tea traces the blending of hemp with tea leaves to China in 2737 BC, when the emperor Shen Nung “was said to have been already prescribing cannabis-infused tea for the treatment of gout, rheumatism, malaria and, oddly enough, poor memory.”

The High Tea line also comes in teabag, homebrew and bottled formulations, but some new ways of enjoying it are currently being added. There are already “tub tea” blends meant for a relaxing hot soak: a

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good option for those who should avoid ingesting CBD internally because it, like grapefruit, inhibits the metabolization of certain prescription drugs, or who are already taking medications for epilepsy.

Coming soon are chocolate truffles and sugar-free, gluten-free cookies, both infused with phyto cannabinoid.

– Frances Marion Platt To learn more about High Tea and the other lines offered by the T Salon, check out www.hightea.today or make an appointment by calling (917) 673-4904 to visit the T Salon shop/warehouse Tuesdays through Thursdays at 5 Sterling Street in Kingston. Products are also

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Joseph Fink reads Alice Isn’t Dead at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck Co-creator of the popular podcasts Welcome to the Night Vale and It Devours, Joseph Fink supports his debut

DCC Craft Fair Saturday/Sunday, Nov. 24/25 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Dutchess County Community College 53 Pendell Rd., Poughkeepsie (845) 431-8402 www.sunydutchess.edu

24th Annual Performance

Ulster Ballet’s

A Christmas

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Ulster Performing Arts Center,

JOHN BURROUGHS NATURAL SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES:

601 Broadway, Kingston, New York

TROPICAL SEAS & FIRST FORESTS NEW YORK 400 MILLION YEARS AGO

Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, 2018

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

College Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall

A drive through the rocks of the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains tells the history of New York long before the dinosaurs. Marine shells and coral reefs in the valley indicate an environment of shallow tropical seas. Fossil trees and strata of the Catskills record a history of some of Earth’s earliest forests and an Andes-scale mountain belt in New England. Time travel to a very different New York State with Dr. Chuck Ver Straeten of the New York State Museum.

This event is free.

For more information: 845-687-5262 www.sunyulster.edu

Performances: Nov. 30, 2018, Fri. - 7:30pm Dec. 1, 2018, Sat. - 4pm* • Dec. 2, 2018, Sun. - 2pm* *Please note early curtain time November 29th School Show Sold Out

Ticket Prices: $25 — Adults $22 — Seniors and UPAC/Bardavon members $18 — Children 12 and under and groups of 10 or more To order tickets 845.339.6088 or UPAC.org or Ticketmaster

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BORN AS PERFECT STRANGERS IN A PETRI DISH, the Monkees grew into the real thing, from fictive to bona fide, by embracing the identity that Hollywood had invented for them, wresting it from the suits.

Hey, hey, they’re the Monkees

Meditation on the Monkees The Beverly in Kingston hosts tribute to the Prefab Four this Saturday

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s a single-digit, stripedshirt kid of the ’60s, I really responded to the camaraderie that the Beatles projected in their films and interviews: that sense of differentiated personalities operating within a coherent ensemble identity. Theirs was an effortless chemistry – theme and variation, a costumed uniformity within which each found personal latitude and a non-binding, fluid sense of role, moment to moment.

Each Beatle had a distinct voice and valence, but there was a plasticity to it as well; a Beatle became what the moment demanded. Each did time as the acerbic and surreal trickster (John’s default mode), and each sat in Ringo’s sad-puppy corner as well. If the media evidence is to be believed (some of it scripted, some of it not), they shared the bandwidth and burden of fame with the organic, intuitive rhythm of a blood brotherhood – at first, at least. It was the inevitability of Piagetian individuation that killed the Beatles, not Yoko.

And the camaraderie was real, too, forged under historic traumas of success.

These kids (really, kids) had, in about a year, gone from five sets a night in Hamburg, and a sense of the future as something wide-open, to a pinched and suffocating quarantine of fame known only by a handful in all of history: Elvis, Salman Rushdie. Truly, the fate awaiting them if they left the hotel without cover was pretty much the same. Ringo once said that they pitied their friend Elvis, for he endured the disfigurations of extreme fame alone. They had each other, as well as a little coterie of confidantes and gofers with names like Mal and Viv, now immortalized in approximately 1,347 exhaustively researched books on the subject.

It is because of the Beatles that I and so many others are happiest – only happy – when in bands. And yet it was the Monkees

– the Prefab Four, a craven Beatlesinspired market artifice – who provided the archetypal image of band camaraderie: four cute boys living together in a house with a fire pole connecting the bedrooms to the living room. In so many ways, the Monkees were anathema, the opposite of rock ‘n’ roll with its rebel mythologies, its credibility authenticated by genuine danger. They were a band cast and groomed, with a repertoire stocked at first by the ace songwriting team of Boyce and Hart and later augmented by the likes of Neil Diamond and Carole King.

I am not here to tell their story, but rather to argue that in some ways, the Monkees may have achieved rock’s ultimate band authenticity and its most genuinely subversive narrative.

Born as perfect strangers in a Petri dish, the Monkees grew into the real thing, from fictive to bona fide, by embracing the identity that Hollywood had invented for them, wresting it from the suits. Their path was the opposite of the Beatles: from the self-serving individuation of casting calls to camaraderie in the Bolshevik sense. Together, they fought the vested interests of studio heads and seized control of the means of production, by rebellion and leverage claiming the right to write their own songs and make their own records and, in short, to be real.

Not many people know this, but the Monkees released a hell of a good new record, Good Times, in 2016. It was produced mostly by the great songwriter Adam Schlesinger of Fountain of Wayne,

who, as the writer of the hit theme song of the film That Thing You Do, knows a little something about Pinocchio and simulacra.

The Monkees always leaned heavily on external writers, and it was no different this time out; but look at the caliber of writers who lined up and took a number in order to contribute: Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard, Andy Partridge of XTC, the Jam’s Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher.

The Monkees turned “real” on its head. How fitting that they – something of a tribute band themselves, originally – should be the subject of the Beverly’s tribute show o n S a t u r d a y, November 24.

Tribute shows of various kinds have come to dominate the live music scene in recent years. In multiact tributes like this one, interpretations will range from casually faithful to radically deconstructive. In other tributes, like the ones orchestrated locally by the great bassist and jazz producer Scott Petito, fastidious fidelity is the prevailing value. Even the pickups on the guitars should be historically accurate.

The Monkees tribute will feature performances by a variety of notable locals: Robert Burke Warren, who runs his own wildly successful tribute series (Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen et cetera) out of Colony in Woodstock; New Paltz multi-instrumentalist and producer Rock Birmingham; local drummer and songwriter Michael Truckpile; NeVe Davis, the great singer from the Pleasers, one of the area’s most boutique cover/

I am not here to tell their story, but rather to argue that in some ways, the Monkees may have achieved rock’s ultimate band authenticity and its most genuinely subversive narrative.

tribute bands; electronic avant-gardeist Bob Lukomski and a lot of others.

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the first place, and thus recapturing one’s youth. I get that, but that’s not why I like going to, participating in or organizing tribute shows.

I do it because I have a genuine appreciation and affection for the artists in question. Perhaps because either those artists are no longer playing live, or perhaps because those artists are no longer even among the living, or perhaps because I just feel as if those artists might not get the attention or recognition that I feel they “deserve” (if that even matters), or perhaps I think in some twisted way that people other than myself ought to take stock of the artist in question and reconsider their own feelings about that artist, or any number of other reasons, I enjoy the living crap out of doing these.

And I agree: The cover band seems far less interesting to me than this type of show. I am, personally, as a musician and a fan, far less willing to go see a cover band (unless I know that they can bring it and choose the right material, and give it the treatment I’d like to hear) than I am to go to tribute show like this. I think the key is that folks performing in a tribute show have more invested in the performance, more invested in the artist.

Jesse Royal

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REGGAE XTRAVAGANZA AT BEARSVILLE THIS SATURDAY

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he Bearsville Theater in Woodstock continues to assert its status as a national capital of contemporary reggae music. On Saturday, November 24, Upstate Reggae and Majic Juan present a Reggae Xtravaganza featuring Jesse Royal, Kabaka Pyramid and Bread Doe, as well as DJ Sterling with an after-show set. General admission costs $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show. Reserved seats are available as well at $40.

Reggae Xtravaganza featuring Jesse Royal, Kabaka Pyramid and Bread Doe, Saturday, Nov. 24, 9 p.m., Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St., Woodstock, http://ashokantalent.com

Many of these performers were staples at Market Market’s Tributon series in years past, including the concert organizer, my former bandmate Chris Tanis. Chris really is Guitar George. He knows all the chords, and to work with him is to know his c uratorial brilliance and opulence up close.

He knows all the good songs by all the right people, and seems to have them all on tap at all times. Though he is an excellent songwriter as well, no one I know is bettersuited to thrive in the age of homage.

Chris, I have mixed feelings about tribute shows. I have a vested interest in people of my generation believing that attention-worthy new music can come from their peers, and nostalgia works against that. That said, there is no doubt that tribute shows are exploding – whether multiartist ones like this, or single-ensemble performances of single albums, like we used to do. It almost seems to be replacing the idea of the cover band.

There is definitely an issue with people

over 50 (I turned 50 this year meself ) who’ve lost the energy or the impetus to seek out and enjoy new music. I’ve been guilty of that at times, so I totally get it.

Nostalgia is often more about reaccessing the way the old thing made you feel in

Micky Dolenz had the fourth productionmodel modular Moog system ever to come off the assembly line.

You’ve booked a number of tribute shows in the last few years, though the Beverly is probably your biggest venue to date. It is not hard to understand their appeal to the establishments. The performers themselves comprise a pretty large crowd of consuming patrons and the vibe is always high!

I don’t think it’s hard to book these shows, especially given the rise of the tribute show as a form, as you’ve said.

What is hard is finding the right venue for them. A venue for a show like this has to be a flexible, funky one. A venue for a tribute show has to be casual, and it has to serve drinks (or allow BYOB) and hopefully have some food. In other words, it has to be kind of like Market Market was in the heyday of the original Tributon shows. I played a lot of those shows (I think even more than you did), and aside from enjoying the crap out of the social aspect of them, I always enjoyed

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Often, since those shows were sign-up affairs, you’d get performers who weren’t really able to get the job done, or who just didn’t bring any passion. Again, this is why I choose the performers. I kind of want to revive the idea of the MKT2 shows, but with a guarantee that all the performances will be worth your time as an audience member and as someone who appreciates a particular artist. Of course, it’s just my very subjective take on what constitutes “bringing it,” but it’s seemed to work out well in the past.

I did a few shows at the Roost Gallery in New Paltz a couple of years back, and that was nice, but required too much work to get set up for a show. We had to bring in everything ourselves (the alcohol, the snacks, all the sound reinforcement et cetera) and it’s not as easy to promote an event that isn’t happening in an established and “formal” performance venue. So, since the Beverly is a wellknown and lovely space, with great food and fantastic drinks (and how could it be otherwise with Jen and Trippy running things?), and since Jen and Trippy started the whole Tribute show thing in this area with those Tributon shows, it seemed like a natural. Next up might be Donovan, Cat Stevens (with a focus on the Harold and Maude soundtrack), Paul McCartney solo 1970-1980, and who-the-heck-knows what else.

What do you say to the idea that the Monkees were kind of the opposite of rock ‘n’ roll (Greil Marcus’ description of They Might Be Giants)?

Well, I think that the idea of the Monkees as “pure corporate” is a revisionist construction. Yes, they were created as something purely crass and imitative, only designed to bring something like the Beatles’ magic to a TV series. Smart move, really. And yes, they weren’t (aside from Mike) allowed any control or creative input or even participation aside from vocals in the first two records. In an era when “authenticity, man” involved writing all your own songs (“Covers are lazy and inauthentic, man”) and playing all of them in a self-contained way, and produced as much as possible by the artist (which all comes, ultimately, from the Beatles, who were, you rightly point out, the template for the so-called Prefab Four), the Monkees’ subsequent takeover of control (and for a time, the instrumental duties as well) on their later albums got ignored in favor of the outrage over “They didn’t play on their records, man – they didn’t even write all the songs!”

Personally, I think the Monkees were the ultimate rebels for taking over their own

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Nov. 22, 2018 Mike Nesmith threatening Don Kirshner by putting his fist through a wall and telling him, “That could have been your face,” all because Kirshner wouldn’t let them take control of their own music – well, that’s Rebellion with a capital R. They made some damned good records when they were in charge. They were hired as actors, and the records were only made to cash in on the show. And then they took over and the fake band became a real band. That’s a fairytale story that embodies everything I value. The difference between their first two records and the next two is astounding, and it’s because Mike, Micky, Peter and Davy took over.

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Jessica Pratt at The Beverly

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riday, November 23 will be a night for coming close and leaning in at the Beverly in Kingston, as the weird and wispy progressive folk songwriter Jessica Pratt headlines and John Andrews of John Andrews & the Yawn opens with a solo set. The Californian Jessica Pratt has released two well-received records not just of solo, lo-fi acoustic music, but of solo, lo-fi nylon-string acoustic music. Hushed, luminous and – this most of all – completely disinterested in conventional folk chord progressions, Pratt’s work is bit too easily pigeonholed as celestial, harmonically irresolute folk in the tradition of Blue-era Joni and of the meandering, weirdly voiced folk arpeggios of David Crosby in “Guinevere” mode. (Throw in some Nick Drake and you’ve probably got the triumvirate of references of convenience.) These are by no means unflattering comparisons, but it is not hard to understand why Pratt bristles mildly at how frequently they are invoked.

Both of Pratt’s releases work with the same Spartan palette: one, sometimes two, nylon-string guitars and one, sometimes two, vocal tracks. Given that prettymuch-unvarying template, it is remarkable how different the records sound and feel. On Your Own Love Again (2015, Drag City) trades in the relative lucidity of Jessica Pratt (2012, Birth Records) for a darker, thicker, more ambient sound and considerably more tape hiss. If anything, On Your Own Love Again sounds truer to the spirit of Pratt’s Muse as something both intimate and remote, commonplace and mythic, traveling across a certain distance to get to this world and losing some resolution along the way. Tickets cost $15.

– John Burdick Jessica Pratt, Friday, Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m., Beverly Lounge, 224 Foxhall Avenue, Kingston, www.bspkingston.com

music, and for continuing, for some time, to have big hits doing it on their own. I love Monkees Headquarters, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. and especially the Head soundtrack. Those records represent

some of the best of ’60s psychedelic folk/ pop/rock, and it’s only because they rebelled against the record company and the people who were only in it for the money. I mean, when you think about

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Were they just imitators, or did they innovate?

They did quite a bit that is, musically, very interesting and different. Mike Nesmith’s pop-song savvy is unique. Songs like “The Girl I Knew Somewhere” or “Circle Sky” or “Daily Nightly” are, in fact, somewhat iconic. They influenced other musicians, no question. You probably wouldn’t have had anyone they influenced be willing to admit it, but there are echoes of what they did (especially in the Chip Douglas-produced year of 1967) in lots of what came after by other people. “You Told Me” (written by Mike) brought banjo (played by Peter in his inimitable style) into folk/psych/pop/rock. “Randy Scouse Git” (written by Micky) is structurally unique in rock. We get the verse and the chorus twice each, and then at the same time. I can’t think of another song that did that before they did it. Not in rock ‘n’ roll, that’s for sure.

They were the first big rock band to use a Moog synthesizer on a record. Micky Dolenz had the fourth production-model modular Moog system ever to come off the assembly line. Its use on “Daily Nightly” (written by Mike) and on “Star Collector” (Goffin/King’s cheeky ode to groupies being another first) is nothing short of groundbreaking. There are lots more. Peter always did unusual rhythmic or metrical shifts in his songs. A great example is the shift from 4/4 to 3/4 in “Do I Have to Do This All over Again” from Head, or the unreleased (at the time) “Tear the Top Right off My Head,” which subverts its own rhythm pattern several times from “rock backbeat” to something much more folk-based. There are many production innovations, too. Listen to “Porpoise Song” or “Love Is Only Sleeping” or the mono single mix of “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” and you’ll hear some astounding feats of engineering.

Do the Monkees have lasting appeal, and if so, is it a camp thing or something more?

The songs are great, and they’re wellperformed, with an honesty and spirit of experimentation that holds up. And the fact that they weren’t “real” musicians or a “real” band makes it an even-greater accomplishment. Even the records they didn’t play on are full of great pop/rock tunes, played extremely well by the best

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the Falcon Underground at 8 p.m. On Saturday, November 24, Deadgrass – radical bluegrass interpreters of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia – performs downstairs at 8 p.m. Finally, on Sunday, November 25, the legendary Renee Bailey leads the Saints of Swing in an 11 a.m.-to-2 p.m. brunch concert upstairs. There is no cover charge for any shows at the Falcon, but generous donation is strongly encouraged.

Friday-Sunday, Nov. 23-25 The Falcon 1348 Route 9W Marlboro www.liveatthefalcon.com

Simi Stone and Big Takeover play BSP

Slambovian Circus of Dreams

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SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS & GARY LUCAS PLAY COLONY FAMILY BENEFIT THIS FRIDAY

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udson Valley psych/folk institution the Slambovian Circus of Dreams perform Friday, November 23 at Colony in Woodstock. The Slambos will be joined for the occasion by the legendary experimental guitarist Gary Lucas, who played and co-wrote several songs on the definitive Jeff Buckley album Grace and who had earned his stripes years earlier as a member of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band. This concert is a benefit for Family of Woodstock. Tickets cost $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

Slambovian Circus of Dreams with Gary Lucas, Friday, Nov. 23, 8 p.m., Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock, 845-679ROCK, www.colonywoodstock.com

session musicians of the era: the Wrecking Crew. When you’ve got Hal Blaine and Glen Campbell and Larry Knechtel and Leon Russell and Louis Shelton and all these heavy cats playing on your records, they sound good.

And the Monkees weren’t the only band that didn’t play all their own instruments.

Listen to any Beach Boys record made between ’65 and ’68, pretty much, and you’ll hear not only session musicians, but the same session musicians as on the Monkees’ records. Ditto the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, the Association, Sonny & Cher, the first Byrds single [“Mr. Tambourine Man”] and a whole lot of other stuff. Great playing is great playing, no matter who does it.

Great songs are great songs, no matter who wrote them. ’Nuff said.

Hey, speaking of the Monkees and the Mamas and the Papas, why is the tallest guy in the band always the one who wears the outlandish hat? [no answer] – John Burdick

Celtic Thanksgiving at Towne Crier this Friday The Towne Crier in Beacon celebrates a Celtic Thanksgiving on Friday, November 23 with a performance

by Joanie Madden and Mary Coogan of Cherish the Ladies, along with Bruce Foley on vocals, champion fiddler John Reynolds, multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Donohue and guests.

Frequent visitors to the Towne Crier, Cherish the Ladies have been one of the leading voices in contemporary traditional Irish music for more than 30 years. Tickets cost $30 in advance and $35 at the door.

Drum wizard Walker Adams, Deadgrass & Renee Bailey at Falcon It’s a busy Thanksgiving week and weekend at the Falcon and the Falcon Underground in Marlboro. On Wednesday, November 21 at 8 p.m., the Alpha Male Gorillas play their fifth annual Falcon Thanksgiving show, brought to you by the Mazzstock Familigia and also featuring the Mazzstock Allstar Band. On Friday, November 23, drum wizard and inventor Walker Adams performs at

BSP in Kingston presents a Thanksgiving weekend pair of backroom theater shows by locals done good. On November 23, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Simi Stone (above) performs a full-band show (and her full band typically features some pretty heavy players), with the Restless Age opening. On November 24, Beacon-headquartered reggae/pop legends the Big Takeover take over the big room, with the unambiguously named Sophistifunk on as openers.

Tickets for either show cost $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

Simi Stone, Friday Nov. 23, 7 p.m.

Big Takeover, Sat., Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. $20/$15 BSP, 323 Wall St. Kingston www.bspkingston.com

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A celebration of the artists and makers who are a vital part of Kingston’s growing reputation as a dynamic place to live, create and play.

HOLIDAY MARKET 2018 • 60+ artists and makers showcase an eclectic range of items • New this year: composting, recycling, bike racks, and preferred parking for carpoolers Save the Date

• Just in time for holiday gift-giving • Live music • “A Taste of Kingston” with Keegan Ales and five local restaurants • Bring a friend and your appetite!

FREE Admission | madeinkingstonny.com Thursday | December 6 | 3–8 pm The Metro | 2 S. Prospect St. | Kingston (corner Greenkill Ave.)

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ART Colony at the capital New York State Museum showcases Arthur Anderson’s vast collection of Woodstock art

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n exhibition titled “The Historic Woodstock Art Colony: The Arthur A. Anderson Collection” opened on November 10 at the New York State Museum, showcasing a collection of historic Woodstock art that’s an important addition to the museum’s archives. The display of approximately 100 artworks, most dating from the first half of the 20th century, consists of paintings, drawings, lithographs, ceramicware, sculpture and photographs. Collectively they beautifully showcase the craftsmanship, variable styles and dynamic relationships and experimentation that characterized one of America’s foremost art colonies.

The exhibition, which is up through December 2019, represents “the tip of the iceberg,” according to New York State Museum senior historian and curator Karen Quinn, who hosted an opening-day tour. In its entirety, the Arthur A. Anderson Collection consists of 1,500 objects representing nearly 200 Woodstock artists.

From 1902, when the Byrdcliffe Art Colony was founded, to the postwar years, when

THE HISTORIC WOODSTOCK ARTS COLONY, ARTHUR A. ANDERSON COLLECTION

Birge Harrison, St. Lawrence River Sunset, no date, oil on canvas, 25 x 39 inches, photo by Eric R. Lapp

“People would say, ‘Why do you have five portraits by Eugene Speicher?’ Little did they know I had 20!” abstraction in various styles held sway in local studios, Woodstock was a powerhouse of artmaking. The establishment of a summer school by the Art Students League, Hervey White’s launch of the Maverick and the founding of the Woodstock Artists Association, which provided exhibition space, were just a few of the highlights of the ceaseless activity that brought hundreds of artists to the community and launched a dozen movements, in which avant-garde abstractionists vied with landscape painters and Ashcan realists.

Anderson, a longtime supporter of the arts – he has served on the boards of the Woodstock/Byrdcliffe Guild and Woodstock Artists Association and currently is vice president of the board of the Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY-New Paltz – began collecting work by Woodstock artists 30 years ago. A particular focus was George Bellows and his circle of artist-friends; he acquired almost 200 works-on-paper by Bellows and dozens of drawings, prints and watercolors by other artists, including Bolton Brown (Brown, a founder of Byrdcliffe, was the first person to adapt lithography as a fine arts medium; a few of his prints as well as a lovely tonalist landscape by him are in the show).

There are oil paintings of landscapes

Arthur Anderson began collecting work

by Woodstock artists 30 years ago with a particular focus was George Bellows and his circle of artist-friends.

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George Bellows, Four Friends, 1921, lithograph, 10 1/4 x 8 inches, photo by Eric R. Lapp

as well as some gorgeous watercolors, prints, gouaches and drawings; numerous portraits, including an eyecatching largerthan-life pastel portrait of a slim, stylish woman in a black hat by Winold Reiss;

small sculptures, including a self-portrait in plaster by artist Paul Fiene, a spare assemblage of falling bronze beams by Edward Chavez and a clay relief head

by Mary Frank; stylized and cubistic

still-lifes; two submissions for the WPA mural in the Poughkeepsie post office; and abstract paintings from the postwar years, including a fabulous Braquelike painting

by Karl Fortess in 1950 and an airy Al Held, of intersecting geometric forms on a white ground.

One of the collection’s perqs is that it has been carefully catalogued. “In the future we’ll delve deeper,” Quinn said, noting that a book on the collection authored by various scholars is in the works. The museum also plans to make the database available online.

Anderson, who grew up in Michigan, obtained his first artwork when he was a teenager. It was a small landscape by 17thcentury painter Salvator Rosa, which was discovered in the storeroom of the family cottage and given to him by his mother. But his academic pursuits lay elsewhere: He studied organic chemistry and American history at Brown University and graduated from Yale Law School, specializing in intellectual property, before embarking on a career as a lawyer and entrepreneur.

He and a partner started the nation’s first discount brokerage firm, where Anderson specialized in cable television.

Eventually he started his own marketing

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a good market because a very well-known collector of drawings and lithographs by Bellows came from that city.

Sometimes you really want a piece because it fits into your collection and you forget what you are paying for it.

Sometimes the bidding got out of control if someone else wanted it. The collection became my extended family as well as my bank account.

and management consultant firm. Based in New York City, he spent weekends at a house in West Shokan, which he recently sold, relocating to another house in Ulster County. Almanac Weekly’s Lynn Woods caught up with Anderson at his new home.

When did you first come to the Woodstock area?

I was working in the City and had a friend who had a farm near Ellenville, named John Simon. He was a musician and represented the Band. With my thenwife I’d stay on his farm in a tent, and then decided to rent a house in the area. In 1975 I bought a cabin in West Shokan.

If it turned out a work wasn’t in good condition, could you return it?

If you’re buying it at an auction, it’s always “as is,” so I would have the piece conserved or restored. St. Julian Fishburne was a very well-known conservator who lived in New Paltz, and every painting I bought he looked at. At the exhibition yesterday, the paintings glistened. Until then, I didn’t know how they’d look under bright lights.

How did you get interested in Woodstock artists?

The first painting I bought was of a beautiful woman with red lips by Norbert Heermann, a friend of Bellows, which I found in a gallery in Saugerties.

[The portrait is in the NYS Museum exhibition.] Afterward I had buyer’s remorse and wondered, “Who’s the artist?

And who’s the sitter?” And I began to get interested in George Bellows. The WAAM catalogue [titled Woodstock’s Art Heritage: The Permanent Collection of the Woodstock Artists Association] was the place to learn about Woodstock artists. I began to read about them and got to know Jim Cox and Tom Fletcher [who both own Woodstock galleries].

How did you acquire the pieces?

I went to local auctions held by Fletcher, Cox and a guy in Saugerties named Donny Malone. As I kept up my interest in history and collecting, I bought not only paintings, but also works-on-paper.

With Bellows, I could own a painting or purchase 150 drawings. Drawings were

You not only conserved and, if necessary, reframed the works in your collection, you have also catalogued it. That must have been an enormous job.

Initially, I put all the papers in a box, but five years ago I started to regularize the database and hired people and had interns from Bard College and SUNYNew Paltz to help me do this. I had all of the pieces photographed, and all the dates, provenance, condition, the whole history of each piece is in a database. Eric Lapp played a key role in describing and digitizing the collection.

It’s a dream come true for a collector: having it go to a museum that can use the database and doesn’t have to go through all that work to get the pieces ready to show.

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George Ault, Autumn Hillside, 1940, gouache on paper, 21 x 15 1/8 inches, photo by Eric R. Lapp

good you were able to acquire it and bring it back into the light of day.

It always shocked me that a museum would sell off this stuff that was priceless.

The Whitney Museum has a lot of works by historic Woodstock artists. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney supported more Modernist advanced artists, whose work she collected and gave to the museum.

Just now they’re starting to show it.

Where did you keep your collection?

In 1990 I bought an old timberframe barn and had it torn down and reconstructed on my property. In the basement I put an art storage room.

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Rolph Scarlett, Abstract Composition, about 1940, gouache on paper, 3 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches

not popular to collect when I started, and they were a way to study an artist. Also, I could easily store the works in flat files.

I went to private dealers and also the big auction houses, Sotheby’s and Christie’s. Some works I collected were deaccessioned from museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Art. The advantage of bidding on a piece that was deaccessioned was that its provenance was known, and also there was no reserve.

When I got to an auction, I worried that this piece was going to disappear. I always felt it needed to be reintroduced to the American art canon.

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I’m guessing much of this work sat around in museum basement storehouses, so it’s

Were there any particular milestones in your collecting?

I met Jean Bellows, George Bellows’ youngest daughter, through one of my favorite dealers. I was motivated to buy works by Bellows and his circle, which included Eugene Speicher and Charles Rosen. I built an art library, and now have 1,000 books to educate myself.

Back then there was no internet, so it was a challenge to learn about upcoming auctions. The only resource was Art and Antiques Weekly, which posted these auction companies with lists of the artists. You’d call them up and say, “Can you send me a Polaroid of the Speicher piece and tell me the condition of it?” I’d bid on the phone, and while a lot of the pieces came from the Hudson Valley, I got many things remotely, from as far away as Canada and California. New Orleans was

Your collection also includes memorabilia, such as the 1926 map showing all the artists’ residences, which is in the exhibition.

Look at this [takes a long silver engraved cup off a shelf ]. It’s a gift from the Art Students League to Speicher in 1910. It appealed to me because art is a vehicle in which to talk about the history of the

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Woodstock colony, its community and the complicated relationships the artists had with each other.

I assume some of those relationships had a bearing on your collection. Many artists were married to each other or were close friends.

Fletcher Martin and Philip Guston were both from LA, and Martin convinced Guston to move to Woodstock. I have a drawing Guston did in Woodstock and gave to Fletcher Martin, which I got from Martin’s son.

What’s the historic importance of the Woodstock art colony?

It was the first year-round intentional art colony in the country. Four people, including a woman, founded the Byrdcliffe Art Colony intentionally as a utopian place for arts and crafts, and the Woodstock arts community has built on that tradition to this day. Then, when the Art Students League established its summer school here in 1906, people came up here in the summer, bringing their fellow artists. By 1926, there were at least

200 artists. During the Depression, the federal government commissioned more works from artists in Ulster County than anyplace else except New York City.

When did you first consider donating your collection?

By 1998, friends and relatives were asking me, “What on Earth was I doing?” I wasn’t hanging the work; it was all stored.

I’d have shows for friends in the barn and never sold anything. I usually bought a piece for a reason, and at some point I realized I was creating a study collection of the historic Woodstock art colony.

People would say, “Why do you have five portraits by Eugene Speicher?” Little did they know I had 20! This is cultural history. I used to loan to museums, and I took great pleasure in that; they borrow for a reason: because the work is part of the narrative of their exhibition.

Three years ago, I got the process going, realizing I needed to find a home for my collection. I had several requirements: The institution had to take the entire collection, because it is a study collection.

They had to have quality storage; they had to explain how they were going to use it; and the collection had to be available for others for exhibition and research purposes.

Why did you select the New York State Museum?

I’m very involved with the Dorsky. I endowed the main gallery, and from the beginning, part of my condition was that the gallery would show Woodstock

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art. The Dorsky’s Eugene Ludens and Speicher shows traveled to the New York State Museum. I met the director, who is an outstanding person and personally collects Woodstock art. Two-and-a-half years ago, the museum hired Karen Quinn, an American art historian from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. When I found that out, I contacted them.

can play a pivotal role as a venue for conferences, symposia and panels about the historic Woodstock art colony. This exhibition goes through December 2019, and already Karen Quinn is planning programs around it, such as a lecture series. My hope is what happened to the art and artists of the Hudson River School of Art will also happen to the art of the historic Woodstock art colony: that it’ll be known and appreciated. Fifty years from now, this work will be out there where people can see it and enjoy it as part of American history.

– Lynn Woods

It’s interesting that you chose an educational institution, not an art museum.

The museum is part of the State Education Department. Together with the state archives and library, it is run by the Board of Regents, which sets the standards for elementary and high school students in the state. They’re owned by the state and they get state funding, and they will lend their collection to anyone else, like a library or museum, at no cost. Plus, 50,000 schoolchildren go there every year.

Colony hosts Amanda Palmer’s Party in the Cemetery

So, by being part of the State Museum, your collection will be accessible to many more people than it would be in a regional or academic art institution.

The mission of art museums is art – generally famous art. But the way we bring the historic Woodstock art colony to young people is through education. The museum will find a way to communicate this art to young people in a language they understand.

What do you hope happens next?

I hope my donation gives other people ideas of what do with their collections.

I’ve already made connections with five different families of artists who are interested in donating to the museum.

Next year is the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival, the 100th anniversary of the Woodstock Artists Association and the 115th anniversary of the Byrdcliffe Art Colony. The New York State Museum

Colony in Woodstock hosts Amanda Palmer’s Party in the Cemetery, Part II, on Friday, November 30. The Party is a special night of Gothic celebration, featuring a full live set from Weeknight, deejay sets from Mon Amie and a special guest appearance by your host Amanda Palmer: singer/ songwriter, Dresden Doll, playwright, filmmaker, music-business theorist, and bestselling author of The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the show.

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Ulster Ballet’s A Christmas Carol at UPAC in Kingston

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is the season for dance troupes large and small all across the nation to focus their sugarplum-fueled energies on mounting productions of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker – with one exception, in our region. The Ulster Ballet Company decided to buck the trend 24 years ago and offer audiences an alternative, bringing to life in dance a timeless and seasonally relevant tale of how greed can stunt the human spirit. UBC’s original balletic version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was choreographed by New York City Ballet veteran Sara Miot, and nowadays often features principal dancers who grew up in the troupe performing small roles.

The curtain goes up on Ulster Ballet Company’s annual production of A Christmas Carol at the Ulster Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 30, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 1 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 2. Tickets cost $25 general admission, $22 for seniors and UPAC/Bardavon members and $18 for children aged 12 and under. To order, call the box office at (845) 339-6088 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

The parade commences at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of Main and Garden Streets, near Civic Center Plaza, and heads toward the Hudson River, with dignitaries stopping for a couple of tree-lightings along the way. At 7:15 p.m., the Poughkeepsie River District Business Association and Legion Fireworks will present the area’s only winter fireworks display.

A new addition to the parade will be a float replica of the steamboat Mary Powell, created by Cocoon Theatre artistic director Andres San Millan. The line of march will also include the Amerscott Highland Pipers, Redwing Blackbird Theater, Poughkeepsie High School Jazz Ensemble, Spackenkill High School Marching Band, Brasskill marching band, McClearns Majoretts, Dutchess Jeep & Dodge with Mrs. Dutchess County Dr. Jackie Berry, Mid-Hudson Rowing Association, Vassar Warner Home float, Red Knights Motorcycle Club, Roaring Thunder Car Club, Arlington Auto and Tire, Arm-of-the-Sea Theatre, Vanaver Caravan, Nego Gato African Drumming & Dance and 200 children from the Warring, Morse, Clinton and Kreiger Elementary Schools. Santa Claus brings up the rear astride a City of Poughkeepsie Fire Engine.

After the parade and fireworks, the Bardavon Opera House will present an 8 p.m. screening of John Hughes and Chris Columbus’ family-friendly comedy Home Alone (1990), starring the young Macaulay Culkin. Tickets cost $6. For more info, call the Bardavon at (845) 4732072 or visit www.bardavon.org or www. pokriverdistrict.org.

Friday, Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m.

Civic Center Plaza-Dongan Square Park Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072 www.bardavon.org www.pokriverdistrict.org

A Christmas Carol, Friday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m., $25/$22/$18, Ulster Performing Arts Center, 01 Broadway, Kingston, (845) 339-6088, www.ticketmaster.com

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White Album tribute concert at Bearsville Ashokan Talent presents a 50thanniversary celebration of the Beatles’ White Album on Saturday, December 1 at the Bearsville Theater. Bassist and producer Scott Petito leads an all-star ensemble featuring Gail Ann Dorsey, Jules Shear, Jane Scarpantoni, Adrien Reju and many more, tackling the

ambitious scope of the Beatles’ classic double album. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the show.

Golden Circle seats are available for $40.

White Album 50th anniversary Saturday, Dec. 1 8 p.m.

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Poughkeepsie to host Celebration of Lights Parade & Fireworks Poughkeepsie’s favorite holidayseason kickoff event, the Celebration of Lights Parade, marks its silver anniversary on Friday, November 30.

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Nov. 22, 2018

“I HAVE NEVER TRIED that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.”

– Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking

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Here in the Hudson Valley, the kindly bishop, patron saint of sailors and children, makes his landfall in Rhinecliff for our annual Sinterklaas celebration on December 1, but Spain is too far away. We have to make do with Kingston as his local first port of call.

First port of call for Sinterklaas Kingston takes the place of Spain in Part One of Hudson Valley holiday tradition this Saturday

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ccording to Dutch tradition, it was from Spain that Sinterklaas/St. Nicholas set out on his voyage to the Netherlands to stuff the klompen of well-behaved children with coins, sweets and Valencia oranges on the eve of his feast day, December 6.

Here in the Hudson Valley, the kindly bishop, patron saint of sailors and children, makes his landfall in Rhinecliff for our annual Sinterklaas celebration on December 1, but Spain is too far away. We have to make do with Kingston as his local first port of call.

That first phase of the Sinterklaas festivities, the Send-Off Parade down to the Rondout waterfront, happens on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, November 24.

This year’s event will inaugurate a couple of new features: Right after the parade, at about 4:45 p.m. at T. R. Gallo Park on the Strand, Sinterklaas will culminate with a shadow puppet show by Liz Howlz, celebrating Kingston’s folklore maritime history. The installation will illustrate Kingston’s history from the early 1600s to the present day, with a live brass band accompanying the images.

Another addition to this year’s

celebration is a special puppet, mask and music show by Arm-of-the-Sea Theater, presented at noon, 1 and 2 p.m. at the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Boat Barn.

As usual, kids can prep for the parade by making props at the Crowns & Branches Workshop at the Maritime Museum Barn from noon to 3 p.m. At the Reher Center at 3 p.m., master storyteller Karen Pillsworth will share Hanukkah and Reher Bakery stories, cider and cookies.

Free treats, lots of shopping discounts and pop-up exhibitions will lure visitors to lower Broadway businesses and galleries all day.

There will be free trolley rides to Kingston Point, a hot chocolate bar and a Belgian waffle cart, cookie-decorating and lots more to do.

The Children’s Maritime Parade sets out at 4 p.m. from the intersection of Broadway and Garraghan Drive; this year’s “honored animal” is the butterfly.

Kids can prep for the parade by making props at the Crowns & Branches Workshop at the Maritime Museum Barn

Sinterklaas in Kingston Saturday, Nov. 24 Noon-5 p.m.

Free Lower Broadway/Rondout waterfront

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Adventure Lab, Peter Rabbit puppet theater and great crafts at Olana

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ant to do something besides stuff yourself this Thanksgiving weekend? Olana is offering plenty of things to do with your

off-work self, out-of-school offspring or visiting family. From Friday through Sunday, you can take a guided house tour or downloadable landscape tour; check out a new sculpture installation by Jesús Rafael Soto, Penetrable; or visit the Wander Society’s Adventure Lab installation, created by conceptual artist Keri Smith to pay homage to Isabel Church’s 19th-century tenting adventures abroad.

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NIGHT SKY

Going to Mars …or at least gazing at it

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ars is still brilliant at dinnertime. Even though its super-close visit happened in late July, and even though Earth keeps zooming away from it at 66,000 miles an hour, it’s still the sky’s brightest “star” between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Simply look far left of where the Sun set. It’s that brilliant orange “star.” You can’t miss it.

Last week my friend Jay attended a Big Apple NASA lecture whose subject was “Going to Mars.” It’s a topic that generates a surprisingly large amount of passion. Maybe it’s time to review our strange Martian connection.

When this Night Sky column started running, astronauts had been walking on the Moon just two years earlier, so going to celestial bodies was a current-events topic and Mars was the obvious next step. If we could pull off the successful Apollo Moon missions in less than a decade, and now in the mid-’70s had acquired a lot of space technology, surely astronauts would be walking on Mars within 15 years, tops. Indeed, the NASA PR people and mass media astronomy writers confidently predicted there’d be men on Mars by the ’90s. (That’s how everyone talked back then: “men on Mars,” as if women were chopped liver.)

Mars was a very familiar world. Having spent my youth memorizing astronomical data, I knew that its day – 24 hours, 37 minutes and 23 seconds – nearly matches ours. I also knew that its maximum surface air pressure matches our own, way up at 98,300 feet – meaning, the Martian surface air is 30 times thinner than the air atop Mount Everest. And if that weren’t bad enough, all that thin, barely-there gas is carbon dioxide: no oxygen. You can’t breathe there.

That’s its biggest nuisance. Sure, the Martian surface has radiation, and the temperature is almost always below zero, and there’s no liquid water (although you could melt the ice that’s found in some places). But the no-air business is the real stopper.

It means that no one could ever hang around outdoors. It means that Martian colonies must be solely indoor experiences, except for walking in a pressurized spacesuit.

One stated reason for colonizing Mars is to have backup real estate if Earth gets too crowded or if we mess it up too badly. And maybe someday that will be a compelling argument. But right now, Earth has vast tracts of inhospitable places like the Antarctic and the Gobi Desert where nobody is lining up to live. A settlement in Antarctica would be incomparably more life-friendly and inexpensive than living on Mars. At least

The Martian surface air is 30 times thinner than the air atop Mount Everest. And if that weren’t bad enough, all that thin, barelythere gas is carbon dioxide: no oxygen.

You can’t breathe there.

breathing isn’t an issue in the MacMurdo zip code.

And yet no one’s building Antarctic cities. So perhaps we’re not really running out of terrestrial real estate.

The most compelling Mars-colony argument is that it’s our nature to explore, and there are no other suitable planets.

Mercury and Venus are far too hot, and all the others have no solid surfaces or water in any form. They’re gas worlds. So, when it comes to planets, it’s Mars or nowhere – which is why influential groups like the Planetary Society are so obsessed with the Red Planet.

But what about the expense? Here’s where we rewind to the 1970s, when everyone predicted manned Martian visits by the ’90s. Then, in the ’90s, experts pinned our first landings for the 2010s. Nowadays NASA is saying the 2030s, and NASA | KSC sometimes they specifically say 2033. Mars is always a Hike the solar system's largest canyon, Valles Marinremarkably consistent 15 eris on Mars, where you can catch blue sunsets in the years in the future. twilight, and see the two moons of Mars (Phobos and Why? Because no one Deimos) in the night sky. wants to spend the money.

John F. Kennedy was visionary when he allocated funds for a project that wouldn’t reach fruition during his administration. Others don’t have such long-sightedness. And what if one of the early astronauts dies? If one of the Martian pioneers develops a fastgrowing tumor and they’re stuck in a two-year mission with no advanced medical help within 34 million miles, how would the public handle that? The whole thing requires courage.

As always, we’re left with shrugs and speculation as we stare at the bright orange “star” – just like hundreds of previous generations.

– Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com. Check out Bob’s new podcast, Astounding Universe, co-hosted

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transcend the problems of modern society, access a higher plane of consciousness and participate in direct experiences of life,” reads the project description. “The Wander Society’s Adventure Lab is a mobile unit that functions as a secret portal into the operations and activities of the underground organization. Designed as a space to facilitate exploration, the lab is replete with various wandering tools, images, a random assignment machine and a wandering library. Designed for all ages; come explore the lab and make your own adventures.”

Special events in the Wagon House Education Center on Thanksgiving weekend include, on Friday, November 23, the Pumpernickel Puppets performing a Miniature Theater version of Peter Rabbit at 10 and 11:30 a.m., and a workshop in “The Art of Wrapping Paper” at 1 p.m.; Saturday classes are “Knitting 101: Start a Scarf ” at 10 a.m. and “The Art of Henna” at 2 p.m. The Museum Store will host a book-signing of Julia Rosenbaum’s

Frederic Church’s Olana at 1 p.m. on Friday and one of Hudson Talbott’s Picturing America at noon on Sunday.

To make reservations for any of the classes, call (518) 828-1872, extension 105. Adventure Lab is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free.

The Mid-Hudson Civic Center presents an all-new touring production of A Charlie Brown Christmas live onstage on Tuesday, November 27.

Featuring great songs and one of the most beloved of all modern Christmas stories, A Charlie Brown Christmas features Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the familiar Peanuts gang as they produce their own Christmas play and ultimately learn the true meaning of the season. Tickets can be purchased at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center box office or via Ticketmaster.

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ith the latest cinematic installment from the Potterverse now on our big screens (in this case, the bigger the better, preferably IMAX), it’s time once again to remind ourselves that J. K. Rowling is more fundamentally a mystery author than a fantasist. Her books reward rereading because she seasons them so liberally with clues and tidbits of foreshadowing whose significance, in many cases, does not become apparent until several volumes down the road. It’s a writerly approach that calls for a prodigious grasp

of detail and a mind-boggling commitment to pre-planning.

It’s helpful to keep this knowledge in the back of one’s mind when going in to see the second movie in the Fantastic Beasts series, The Crimes of Grindelwald. While the cinematic experience is every bit as visually thrilling as its 2016 predecessor, Crimes suffers from an awkwardness of narrative that bespeaks Rowling’s relative unfamiliarity with the medium.

Its weakest moments cram far too much exposition about convoluted family histories into far too little screentime, and much of that seems to be setup for

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further revelations in sequels yet to come.

These information dumps could have been executed far more gradually and gracefully in a thick, meaty novel.

Confounding matters is the fact that much of said info turns out by the end of this installment to be, well, confounding.

The movie ends on a hair-raising reveal that makes absolutely no sense in the context of what studious fans already know about canon timelines in the Potterverse, or even in the context of the relevant characters’ previous behavior within the Fantastic Beasts film franchise. And there are other details that totally don’t work temporally – for instance, a glimpse of a character identified as Minerva McGonagall teaching at Hogwarts as a 30ish woman about 20 years before she was born, according to in-universe chronology.

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Depp’s depiction of Grindelwald, alas, is anything but merry or charming.

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latter appearance could be dismissed as throwaway retconning for the sake of fan service. But Rowling is an extremely meticulous and deliberate writer who doesn’t really do fan service. We have to assume that she is practicing diversionary tac tics whilst taking seven Beasts screenplays to assemble a much bigger picture. And as screenwriter, she has too much creative control here for viewers to blame deviations from canon on the director taking liberties for the sake of nudging narrative flow along. My advice regarding that mindblowing ending revelation: Don’t try to make it work as factual.

There are other links to the future saga of Harry Potter and associates that work much better in Crimes – notably the younger iteration of Albus Dumbledore, this time beautifully cast in the person of Jude Law. You can look at this guy and see the wheels subtly turning, the myriad options being carefully weighed inside his wizardly head. His role in this movie is to recruit magizoologist Newt Scamander

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he Bardavon presents Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, one of America’s most successful standup comedians, on Sunday, November 25 at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston. The man who has accounted for over 350,000,000 YouTube views is also one of the few comedians to have sold out Madison Square Garden in New York and the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Iglesias will also star in the upcoming multi-cam television series Mr. Iglesias for Netflix, in which he plays a good-natured public high school teacher who works at his alma mater. Tickets cost $54, $74, $89, Gold Circle $99. Members receive a $5 discount on all tickets.

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(Eddie Redmayne) to help thwart the ambitious Austrian wizard Gellert Grindelwald, with whom Dumbledore has too much youthful baggage to move against him directly. Grindelwald’s cause is the wizarding world’s metaphorical cognate to the rise of Nazism (the movie is set in 1927): He’s exhorting his magical brethren to band together and seize political power from the Muggles, by

whatever means necessary, “for the greater good.” (Amusing blink-and-you’ll-missit-detail: The German word for Muggle/ No-Maj is, apparently, Kantspell.)

I’m not going to reiterate the brouhaha that erupted in the Potter fandom when Johnny Depp was cast as Grindelwald

due to domestic violence allegations against the actor. But I will say that he was miscast, or at least suffers from poor direction at the hands of Potter veteran David Yates. Like Dumbledore, Grindelwald is supposed to be a charming, charismatic dude who knows how to wield a sense of humor to deflect opposition (I mean book Dumbledore, of course, not the grump played by the also-miscast/ misdirected Michael Gambon). When first anonymously introduced in the Potter novels, Grindelwald is described as a “merry-faced youth.” And the script of Crimes includes several references to him having formidable powers of verbal persuasion, reminiscent of Saruman in The Lord of the Rings. Depp’s depiction, alas, is anything but merry or charming.

Maybe he was trying to quash any association in audiences’ minds with the fey, wacky character of pirate Jack Sparrow? Whatever the reason, this viewer did not come away persuaded that such a grim, humorless wizard could have enticed the hordes of followers here depicted.

Other actors fare far better and provide the nitty-gritty motivation not to give up on the Fantastic Beasts franchise.

Any scene with Dan Fogler as Newt’s magic-besotted Muggle sidekick, Jacob Kowalski, and/or Alison Sudol as Jacob’s Betty Boop-voiced witch fiancée, Queenie Goldstein, is worth the price of admission. There’s some intriguing character development for Queenie here; her particular gift is Legilimency (mindreading, essentially), and her unfiltered capacity for empathy induces the wizardly equivalent of a nervous breakdown on a Paris streetcorner, with results too spoilery to mention. Katherine Waterston as Newt’s sort-of-girlfriend, the fiercely determined auror (and Queenie’s sister) Tina Goldstein, gets sidelined a bit here by some rather contrived narrative speedbumps in the course of true love. Zoë Kravitz does fine work as Leta Lestrange, a scion of a family of dark wizards who was a Hogwarts schoolmate (and possible former love interest) of Newt’s and is now engaged to his brother Theseus (Callum Turner). Redmayne is once again a delight as a principled, low-key hero who’s less socially awkward with fanciful beasties

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But the pivotal character of Fantastic

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Beasts, at least in this installment, is Credence Barebone, the abused orphan possessed by a violent magical entity known as an Obscurus, which Grindelwald wants to manipulate in pursuit of his own ends. No matter how distracting the visual context – and a busy magical circus that exists on the streets of Paris, utterly invisible to Non-Magique passersby, is pretty damn distracting – you won’t be able to take your eyes off Ezra Miller. This troubled teenager’s quest for his true identity is the meat of this story, and Miller channels it all to perfection – even when the explanations he finds are poorly executed.

Oh, and did I mention that there are fantastic beasts in this one as well? They don’t hog the spotlight quite so much as in the first installment, but they’re still terrific eye candy. And it’s interesting, even if not strictly useful in the real world, to know how forensically versatile a Niffler can be in investigating a magical crime scene. If only Cormoran Strike, the hardboiled detective hero of Rowling’s detective novels written under the nom de plume of Robert Galbraith, could get his hands on a Niffler, his work would be so much easier. Is it too much of a fantasy to hope that, just maybe, Jo will toss fans a little crossover story one fine day?

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Placid, with names that ring dimly in memory: Storytown, Gaslight Village, Frontier Town, Santaland.

The granddaddy of them all, built in 1949 in Wilmington, near Whiteface Mountain, was Santa’s Workshop. It was small and quaint and sort of tacky, with a literal frozen pole as its centerpiece.

But moles working for Walt Disney were drawn there to study up on how to create a themed tourist attraction, taking what they learned back to Anaheim. The site was eventually awarded its own zip code as the town of North Pole, NY. This oldest-of-all American theme park still exists, though it closed for one summer in 2001 and seemed in danger of disappearing forever. Local fans rallied to the support of Santa’s Workshop, however.

The dramatic tale was captured in a documentary titled North Pole, NY, which will be screened at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, November 30 at Time & Space Limited in Hudson. The filmmakers will be on hand for a discussion afterwards. Tickets cost $9 general admission, $7 for students and TSL members. To reserve, visit https://bit. ly/2zdHLj2.

For more about the movie, visit www. northpolenyfilm.com or www.facebook. com/northpolenyfilm; you can view the trailer at https://bit.ly/2A4WTyR. North Pole, NY Friday, Nov. 30 7:45 p.m. $9/$7 Time & Space Limited 434 Columbia St. Hudson (518) 822-8100 www.timeandspace.org

Great estates/historic homes in Dutchess offer holiday open houses If you grew up in the New York metro area in the era before air travel became affordable to the working class, you may still cherish childhood memories of family car trips to various primitive amusement parks located in the Adirondacks. The low-tech prototypes for an industry that would become far more sophisticated in later decades, they sprang up in the 1950s in clusters near Lake George and Lake

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Wilderstein Tours: Nov. 23-25, Dec. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 1-4 p.m. $11/$10 Yuletide Tea: Dec. 8, 1 p.m. $30/$20 Wilderstein Historic Site 330 Morton Rd.

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$4 Candlelight Tours: Sunday, Dec. 9, 3-6 p.m. $12/$5 Christmas at Clermont Open House: Saturday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free Clermont State Historic Site 1 Clermont Rd. Germantown (518) 537-4240 www.friendsofclermont.org/events Holiday Tours at Mount Gulian: Sunday, Dec. 16, 3-6 p.m. $10/$8/$6 Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec. 18-19, 1-5 p.m. $8/$6/$4 Children’s Holiday Tea: Thursday, Dec. 27, noon-2 p.m. $22/$17 Mount Gulian Historic Site 145 Sterling St. Beacon (845) 831-8172

Experience the spectacle of a Gilded Age Christmas at Mills Mansion in Staatsburg

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4097 Albany Post Rd. (Route 9) Hyde Park, (845) 229-5302 www.nps.gov/elro A Child’s Christmas at Clermont: Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 1-2, 10 a.m.-noon

Old Dutch Christmas Open House: Sunday, Dec. 2, 1-4 p.m.

Free Elmendorph Inn 7562 North Broadway Red Hook (845) 758-1920 Christmas Open House: Sunday, Dec. 2, 1-4 p.m.

Brinkerhoff Historic Site 68 North Kensington Dr. Hopewell Junction (845) 227-4136

Vanderbilt tours: Nov. 23-Dec. 31, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Open House: Sunday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Christmas on the Hudson Holiday Gala: Friday, Dec. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site 119 Vanderbilt Park Rd., Hyde Park www.nps.gov/vama

Rhinebeck (845) 876-4818 www.wilderstein.org Locust Grove Tours: Nov. 23-25, Dec. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 26-30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $11/$6 Scavenger hunts: Sundays in December, 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15 p.m. $8 Locust Grove Estate 2683 South Rd. (Route 9) Poughkeepsie (845) 454-4500 www.lgny.org

FDR Home for the Holidays at Springwood: Nov. 23-Dec. 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Open House: Saturday, Dec. 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Make Holiday Cards for Troops: Saturday, Dec. 8, 1-4 p.m.

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site 4097 Albany Post Rd. (Route 9) Hyde Park (845) 229- 9115 www.nps.gov/hofr Christmas at Val-Kill: ThursdaySunday, Nov. 23-Dec. 31 Holiday Open House: Saturday, Dec. 8, 4-7 p.m.

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (via shuttle from Wallace Center)

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6:45am-10am Ferncliff Forest’s Annual 5k Turkey Trot. Walkers Welcome! Get a group together and come on out. There will be a prize for the best Thanksgiving related Costume.

Turkey? Pilgram? Bowl of Mash Potatoes? Get creative !! Race begins at 8:00am. Registration price increase after November 12th - so register early! Info: 518-466-6405. Ferncliff Forest Game Refuge and Forest Preserve, 64 Mt Rutsen Rd, Rhinebeck. runsignup.com/Race/NY/Rhinebeck/ FerncliffForest5kTurkeyTrot.

7am Arlington Turkey Trot. Registration starts at 7am. The races are the Bob Rother 25K at 8:30pm, the kid’s 1 mile at 8:45pm, the Joe Maggi 5 mile at 9:15pm, and the 2-mile fun run at 9:25pm. Arlington High School, 1157 Route 55, LaGrangeville.

7am-12pm Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club Turkey Trot. Race Day Registration opens at 7am. Pre-Registration Deadline is November 22nd. 25K Bob Rother Memorial Run begins at 8:30am. Kids 1 Mile begins at 8:45am. 2 Mile Fun Run begins at 9:25am. Arlington High School, 1157 Route 55, LaGrangeville. mhrrc. org/MHRRCuploads/raceFlyers/tt2018.pdf.

7:30am Sixth Annual Kingston Turkey Trot.

Presented by the Junior League of Kingston.

Two-mile and 5k races. Registration 7:30 a.m.

9 a.m. start. Info: 845-481-3534. Dietz Stadium, Kingston.

8am-11am Fifth Annual Family of New Paltz Turkey Trot 2018. The Turkey Trot is a 5K run and walk held annually Thanksgiving morning to support Family of New Paltz’s Food Pantry and Crisis Center. MASHED POTATO: 1/2 mile Kids Fun Run - starts at 9am, free/ 12 & younger; Chip Timed 5k Run/Walk starts 9:30am. Early Registration - newpaltzturkeytrot.itsyourrace. com. Race day-$30/ages 13-64, $15/12 yrs & under and 65 & older. Group discounts by calling 845-255-7957. Water Street Market, 10 Main Street, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8801, bmclendon@fowinc.org, newpaltzturkeytrot. $25 – ages 13-64 $15 – ages 12 & under and 65 & older.

8:30am 6th Annual Wallkill East Rotary Turkey Trot. Do you want to burn some calories before Thanksgiving dinner? Wear your turkey hat or costume! All proceeds go to the Wallkill Rotary Club and the charities it supports. Participants who dress up in the best costume and wear the most memorable hat may even win a prize.

Register online at orangeturkeytrot.com/. Galleria at Crystal Run, 1 Galleria Drive, Middletown.

8:45am-11am 2018 Running of the Turkeys Fundraiser. Buy a race shirt and join us for our

fun Turkey 5K! All funds raised will go to Trinity Episcopal Church Food Pantry in Fishkill. No registration, but you can purchase our shirt to help the food pantry! Also collecting food/$$ the day of the race for local families in need! Info: 845-661-0724; cninos68@yahoo.com. Van Wyck Trailhead/ Dutchess County Rail Trail, Van Wyck Rd, Hopewell Junction.

10am-11:30am Thanksgiving Day Yoga. A meditative and fun open level class full of thanks and gratitude. All are invited. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, http://woodstockyogacenter.com.

1pm-4pm 43rd Annual Family of Woodstock Thanksgiving Feast. Restaurants in the Saugerties and Kingston areas will provide food, along with the usual generous donations from Woodstock eateries. Local residents bake and cook desserts and goodies to finish off this community feast - show up hungry! People who are home-bound or don’t have access to transportation are welcome to call or text the Family hotline, 845-679-2485, and request delivery of a dinner. No cover charge. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

1:30pm-4pm Thanksgiving Luncheon.

Community luncheon free of charge. Turkey, pies and all the trimmings. New Paltz United Methodist Church, 1 Grove Street, New Paltz.

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8am-9:30am Somatic Yoga. Somatic yoga is a blend of Hatha Yoga and Hanna Somatic Education. The principles from Hanna Somatics to inform the practices of yoga. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt.

299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@ thelivingseed.com, https://bit.ly/2K8mlZ2. class cards and packages apply.

9am-4pm Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Gift Shop Holiday Event. 1st Annual Holiday Shopping Open House at the Airfield Gift Shop! Unique Items, Handcrafted wreaths, Jewelry. Hot beverages and sweet treats. Info: 845-752-3200; info@ oldrhinebeck.org. Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook. oldrhinebeck.org.

9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II with Alison Sinatra. This class is ideal for students transitioning from beginners to intermediate yoga. Basic poses are explored with increasing detail interspersed with a flowing sequence. $18 drop-in.

Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

9:45am-10:45am Woodstock Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Sponsored by Wood-

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stock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10am GAC’s Annual Holiday Pottery Show & Sale. Garrison Art Center Pottery Sale. Shop locally while supporting ceramic artists and the pottery program at Garrison Art Center. The pieces range from whimsical to highly sophisticated and include sculptural works as well as some items for children. Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison. garrisonartcenter. org.

10am-11am The Pumpernickel Puppets presents Peter Rabbit. Family and friends of theater and storytelling will love Pumpernickel Puppets from Worcester, MA as they perform 2 shows of Peter Rabbit. Info: olana.org/calendar/. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@olana.org. $15 Family (up to 5) $30.

11am-5pm Hudson Valley Art Marketplace.

More than 40 vendors feature local, sustainable, and fair trade arts and crafts. Free and open to the public Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 11am – 5pm.

Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie.

11am-4pm Adams Winter Fest. Event takes place at Poughkeepsie & Wappingers Falls locations. Info: 845-454-4330.

12pm-4pm Spend Thanksgiving Weekend with Wildlife. Bring the family for some post-holiday fun to the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum for a special Thanksgiving Weekend at the Wildlife Education Center, celebrating the Museum’s live animals! During your visit, check out some amazing local wildlife and hear about what they had for their Thanksgiving meal! Enjoy “Meet the Animals” presentations at 1pm and 2:30pm on Saturday and Sunday where you will hear about some of the resident animals and meet them up close. Admission $5 Info: hhnm.org; 845-5345506. The Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson.

12pm-7pm Basilica Farm & Flea. This quirky pop-up market brings together farmers, artisans, vintage collectors, chefs, and makers of handmade items in a Victorian factory. Basilica Hudson, 110 South Front St, Hudson. basilicahudson.org. $5, free/under12.

12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations, special programs, and extended hours during school vacation. The mansion’s decorations are done in turn-of-thecentury style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the

Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 4pm through December 31. $8/adults, $6/seniors; free/12 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

12:05pm-1pm Woodstock 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. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12:30pm-6pm Expert Crystal Readings and Chakra Energy Attunements. Every Friday.

Walk-ins welcome. $85 for one hour crystal lay-out energy session. Info: 845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45minutes & chakra energy attunement, $30/30 minutes.

1pm-2pm Chair Yoga. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. http:// clinton.lib.ny.us/.

1pm-3pm Scrabble Club. Join us for our new Scrabble Club! Bring your extensive vocabulary and your enjoyment for games to our Scrabble events. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

2pm-8pm Friends of the OC Arboretum’s Annual Holiday Boutique Fundraiser. The Friends will offer a selection of merchandise that will be ideal for your decorating and gift giving needs. The Arboretum’s dedicated group of “volunteer elves” have been working all year making hand crafted items for this fundraising event. Info: orangecountyarboretum.org; 845-615-3828. Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Grove St & 211 NY TRt 416, Montgomery.

2pm-4pm Meet-the-Artist Reception with sculptor/Santa doll artist Patricia Davis.

Award-winning sculptor, Patricia Davis is the featured artist at Uncanny Gallery throughout Nov-Dec. . Uncanny Gallery, 318 Wall Street, Kingston. Info: 845-204-4380, aw@uncannygallery.com, http://www.uncannygallery.com.

3:30pm-7pm Twilight Tours at Boscobel House and Gardens. A candle-illuminated mansion decorated for a 19th-century Christmas, live string music, and gingerbread-children hunts make the season merry. Outside, the mansion, Apple Orchard, Rose Garden, and Maple Lane will be lit with an elegant display. Info: boscobel. org. Tours depart from 3:30 -7:00pm. $26/adults, $16/children, free/5 & under.

5pm Millerton Fire Company’s Annual Parade of Lights. Lineup begins at 5:00pm. Starting at 5:30, the parade will feature fire trucks and community floats from all around lighting up our streets to celebrate the start to the holiday

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season! The parade route is the same as last year, starting on Route 22 at Arnoff Storage, it will proceed up Main Street, turning onto North Maple Avenue and then ending on Century Boulevard at the Fire House. All are welcome at the conclusion of the parade to the fire house for light refreshments and a chance to meet Santa, Mrs. Claus, and their elves! Arnoff Moving and Storage, 5979 N Elm Ave, Millerton. facebook. com/events/256378951892678/.

5:30pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris.

Restorative yoga is a gentle, completely supportive practice that is designed to bring stillness to the body and the mind. Dress in layers, wear socks and bring an eye pillow if you have one. $18 dropin, discounted with class card or membership.

Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

6pm Polar Express Expedition. Set to the sounds of the motion picture, passengers will relive the classic story on a magical trip to the North Pole. Once on board, your car hosts will work their way through the coach and punch your golden ticket as you’re served hot chocolate and cookies. Passengers then read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. $32-$49. Phone: 845-688-7400.

Excursions depart: Sat & Sun 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6pm, 8pm; & on Fridays 6pm & 8pm only. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), West Brook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Ct, Kingston. catskillmountainrailroad.com.

6pm-8pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Friday evening services. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul.org, http://www. wjcshul.org.

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

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

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 Senior Center, 70 Main St, Napanoch.

8pm Mary Poppins. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. rhinebecktheatresociety.org. $27, $25/senior/student.

8pm Thanksgiving Performance - Slambovian Circus of Dreams. With special guest, Grammy-nominated guitarist Gary Lucas (Jeff Buckley, Captain Beefheart). Performing a bit of ‘Beefheart, Buckley & Beyond.’ This Thanksgiving weekend show is a benefit for The Family of Woodstock, serving Ulster County, NY and surrounding Communities - bring non-perishable food items to the show for donation. Info: ticketfly.com. The Colony, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

8pm 4 By Ives. Produced by Performing Arts of Woodstock, directed boy Lora Lee Ecobelli. Info: 845-679-7900; performingartsofwoodstock.org.

Tickets can be purchased online. $23/gen adm, $20/srs & students. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Walker Adams. Drum wizard and groove inventor. Info: 845-236-7970.

The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Prisoners of 2nd Avenue- Spirit of the Fillmore East. All Star veterans recreating Bill Graham’s Fillmore East.

Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8:30pm-11pm Black Light Dance Party with Breakaway. Continue your Thanksgiving celebration at The High Falls Cafe with the Black Friday Black Light Party with Breakaway featuring Robin Baker. High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. Info: 845-687-2699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, www.highfallscafe.com. Pass the basket.

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8am-12pm Rabies Vaccination Clinic. Vaccines will be available for dogs, cats, and domestic ferrets that are at least 3 months old. Proof of residency is required. Non-residents will be charged $10 for each pet vaccinated. Microchipping will also be available for $35, as well as $10 nail trimming services. All dogs must be leashed and cats and domestic ferrets in carriers. Vaccines will be good for three years for pets with proof of a prior immunization and one year for those without proof. Info: 845-486-3404. Stanford Fire House, 6098 State Route 82, Standfordville. dutchessny. gov/rabies.

8am-5pm Objects de Junque - Mower’s Flea Market. A huge offering of antiques, designer & vintage clothing, readings, vinyl, jewelry, & organic produce! Season runs every other Saturday & Sunday in November -ending Nov.25th.

Mower’s Saturday Market is situated on two acres, in a field, down Maple Lane, behind Bread Alone, across the street from Maria’s Bazaar, and one short block from the Village Green. Info: 845-679-6744. Mower’s Flea Market, Maple Ln, Woodstock.

8:30am Eighth Annual Phoenicia Turkey Trot. A 2.4-mile fun run, ramble, trot, walk or wobble to benefit the Phoenicia UMC Food Pantry.

Open to all. Includes free Tot Trot (under age 5) at 9:30 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m. Main race event starts 10am. Rain or shine. No dogs please.

Info: 845-688-7064/. The Parish Hall, 109 Main Street, Phoenicia. phoeniciaturkeytrot.com.

8:30am-9:30am Yoga Level I-II with Aaron Dias. An energetic class that focuses on the breath as it relates to body alignment. Great for kickstarting the weekend. Come be inspired and move! Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

9am-12pm Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus. One of a kind North Pole Breakfast with Santa, Mrs. Claus and maybe a few other special characters to surprise us! Info: 845-853-0496.

Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. facebook.com/events/2327439840606636.

9am-4pm Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Gift Shop Holiday Event. 1st Annual Holiday Shopping Open House at the Airfield Gift Shop! Unique Items, Handcrafted wreaths, Jewelry. Hot beverages and sweet treats. Info: 845-752-3200; info@ oldrhinebeck.org. Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook. oldrhinebeck.org.

9am-4pm Davenport Flea Market. Vintage Collectibles, Antiques, Toys, Primitives, Pottery, Art. You name it-we got it-cheap! Davenport Farms, Rt 209, Stone Ridge.

9am-12pm Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store. Open Every Saturday 9am - 12noon.

Featuring previously enjoyed clothing for men, women, children, household, jewelry, and misc items. Open through December 29th. Closed for the winter January-March. Re-opening the first Saturday in April. Take basement stairs to left of church steps. Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston.

9am-1pm Free Tech Help. Teen tech expert Samantha will help solve your computer quandries. Info: 845-266-5530. Drop-ins welcome.

Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

10am GAC’s Annual Holiday Pottery Show & Sale. Garrison Art Center Pottery Sale. Shop locally while supporting ceramic artists and the pottery program at Garrison Art Center. The pieces range from whimsical to highly sophisticated and include sculptural works as well as some items for children. Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison. garrisonartcenter. org.

10am-6pm Basilica Farm & Flea. This quirky pop-up market brings together farmers, artisans, vintage collectors, chefs, and makers of handmade items in a Victorian factory. Basilica Hudson, 110 South Front St, Hudson. basilicahudson.org. $5, free/under12.

10am-5pm Locust Grove’s Holiday Tour. Tour the lavishly decorated 25 room mansion with an expert guide. $11/adults, $6/kids. 10am – 5pm, last tour begins at 3:15pm. Info: 845-454-4500; LGNY.org. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie.

10am-4pm DCC Foundation 47th Annual Holiday Craft Fair. Each year, DCC hosts a Craft Fair with more than 100 artists on the weekend following Thanksgiving. There always is something for everyone. All proceeds go to providing deserving students with scholarships. Info:845431-8402. SUNY Dutchess, 53 Pendell Rd, Poughkeepsie.

10am-4pm Record, CD, DVD, & Audio Book Sale.

Vinyl records and CDs will be 50 cents per record and disc. DVDs and audiobooks will sell for $1 each. Look for the blue awning. Info:845-4853445; facebook.com/PoughkeepsieLibraryBookstore/timeline. Boardman Road Branch Library, Poughkeepsie.

10am-11:30am Free Public Walking Tours of Vassar College. Highlights will include such historic locations as Main Building, Thompson Memorial Library, and the Vassar Chapel. Offered Saturdays in October and November. Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie.

10am-11am All-Level Yoga. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. http:// clinton.lib.ny.us/.

10am-4pm Holiday on Main. Info: 845-5864177. Main St/Margaretville. Margaretvilleny.org.

10am-12pm Knitting 101: Start a Scarf. Learn the basics of knitting with fiber artist and teacher Erin von Holdt-Gilbert, owner of the studio The Modern Dream located in Woodstock. Info: olana.org/calendar/. Olana State Historic Site,

5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@olana.org. $25.

10am-3pm Coffee’s Ready with Polly. Weekly baked goodies + good conversation. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org.

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, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

12pm-6pm Sastun “Stones of Light” Trunk Show and Sale in Mirabai’s Gallery Space.

Join us on this Small Business Saturday as Adam Kane unveils his handcrafted and shamanically charged line of radiant healing pendants! Each pendant is mindfully created by Adam using natural crystals, minerals, rare earth elements and plant-based resins that absorb light and photons, causing them to radiate and glow. Each pendant is designed to collect vital life energy from the universe and amplify, balance and purify our own energy centers. Adam will be available throughout the day to give demonstrations on how to work with these pendants and to answer questions.

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 minutes.

10am Qigong Classes. All level class including chair Qigong led by Steven Michael Pague.

Ongoing every Saturday at 10am. Classes meet by the back door to the library. In case of inclement weather, class will be held in the Community Room. Info: 845-876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

12pm Skydiving Santa. Come to the farm for bonfire, hot cocoa, s’mores and activities. Watch Santa skydive onto the farm with presents for the children. Farm opens at 9am. Santa comes around 12pm. Info: 845-883-7825. Hurds Family Farm, 2187 State Route 32, Modena. hurdsfamilyfarm.com.

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.

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).

Ongoing. My Place Pizza, 322 Main St, Poughkeepsie. Donations appreciated.

10am-12pm Shabbat Morning Services. Music filled services and Torah study. Connect to tradition and open your heart. Family’s welcome.

Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@ wjcshul.org, wjcshul.org.

11am-4pm Christmas On The Farm. Visit our nativity scene, see farm animals and choose your Christmas tree. There will be holiday gift items in the shop as well as hot drinks, food and baked goods. Kids get free coloring books and candy canes and can get a chance to ride ponies and horse drawn wagons. Santa visits on the weekends, too! Phone: 845-692-4364. Manza Family Farm, 730 State Rt. Rt 211, Montgomery. manzafamilyfarm.net/index.html.

11am-4pm Sinterklaas! An Old Dutch Tradition in the Hudson Valley Send-Off Celebration in Kingston. Sinterklaas departs from the historic Kingston Waterfront (playing “Spain” in our story) after a full day of store and gallery “open houses”, musical performances, workshops creating beautiful Crowns and Branches, and the Children’s Maritime Parade down Broadway, with stars and puppets galore. Kingston sends off Sinterklaas on a tugboat across the river to his destination (Rhinebeck). After his send off, there will be a Sinterklaas Soiree and plenty of specials at all of the local restaurants. Free of charge, open to the public. Historic Kingston Waterfront, Kingston. sinterklaashudsonvalley.com.

11am Holiday on Main. The event will kickoff at 11am with a parade through Main Street - this year it will be announced and judged! After the parade, there will be wine tasting, photos with Santa, kids crafts, hayrides, model trains, chocolate tasting, book signings and more! The day will end about 4:30 with a taditional caroling and tree lighting. Main St/Margaretville. Margaretvilleny.org.

11am-5pm Hudson Valley Art Marketplace.

More than 40 vendors feature local, sustainable, and fair trade arts and crafts. Free and open to the public Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 11am – 5pm.

Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie.

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

12pm-4pm Spend Thanksgiving Weekend with Wildlife. Bring the family for some post-holiday fun to the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum for a special Thanksgiving Weekend at the Wildlife Education Center, celebrating the Museum’s live animals! During your visit, check out some amazing local wildlife and hear about what they had for their Thanksgiving meal! Enjoy “Meet the Animals” presentations at 1pm and 2:30pm on Saturday and Sunday where you will hear about some of the resident animals and meet them up close. Admission $5 Info: hhnm.org; 845-5345506. The Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson.

12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations, special programs, and extended hours during school vacation. The mansion’s decorations are done in turn-of-thecentury style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 4pm through

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December 31. $8/adults, $6/seniors; free/12 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

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12:30pm-6:30pm Expert Tarot Readings and Intuitive Guidance. Every Saturday. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 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.

1pm-4pm Wilderstein’s Holiday House Tour.

Florists and designers transform the mansion (FDR’s cousin Daisy’s 1888 home) into a magical holiday wonderland. Tour the mansion at your own pace, with guides in each room to share information and answer questions. Complimentary hot mulled cider and cookies. $11/adults, $10/students&seniors, free/12 & under. Info: 845-876-4818;Wilderstein.org. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck.

1pm-3pm Santa on the Walkway. Santa will make a surprise visit on the Walkway. Info: 845-454-9649. Walkway Over the Hudson/ Highland, Highland. walkway.org.

1pm-4pm The Art of Wrapping Paper. Drop-in to have a go at our four decorating stations including paper marbling, potato and apple block printing, stencils, and paint splatter. Info: olana.org/ calendar/. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@ olana.org. $15 Family (up to 5) $30.

1:30pm Polar Express Expedition. Set to the sounds of the motion picture, passengers will relive the classic story on a magical trip to the North Pole. Once on board, your car hosts will work their way through the coach and punch your golden ticket as you’re served hot chocolate and cookies. Passengers then read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. $32-$49. Phone: 845-688-7400.

Excursions depart: Sat & Sun 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6pm, 8pm; & on Fridays 6pm & 8pm only. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), West Brook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Ct, Kingston. catskillmountainrailroad.com.

2pm-4pm The Art of Henna: Body Adornment, Ornamentation, and Middle Eastern Traditions. Join celebrated henna artist Robin Rickard to learn the application of henna body

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adornment. Info: olana.org/calendar/. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@olana.org. $20.

3:30pm-7pm Twilight Tours at Boscobel House and Gardens. A candle-illuminated mansion decorated for a 19th-century Christmas, live string music, and gingerbread-children hunts make the season merry. Outside, the mansion, Apple Orchard, Rose Garden, and Maple Lane will be lit with an elegant display. Info: boscobel. org. Tours depart from 3:30 -7:00pm. $26/adults, $16/children, free/5 & under.

4pm-8pm All You Can Eat Welcome Hunters Spaghetti Supper. Adults: $10 Children Ages 5-11: $6. Claryville Volunteer Fire Department, 1500 Denning Rd, Clarvyille. Info: 845-985-2943, bungst01@gmail.com. Adults: $10 Children Ages 5-11: $6 Under 5 Yrs. Free.

5pm-8pm Friends of the OC Arboretum’s Annual Holiday Boutique Fundraiser. The Friends will offer a selection of merchandise that will be ideal for your decorating and gift giving needs. The Arboretum’s dedicated group of “volunteer elves” have been working all year making hand crafted items for this fundraising event. Info: orangecountyarboretum.org; 845-615-3828. Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Grove St & 211 NY TRt 416, Montgomery.

5:30pm Marigold Home Interior Design & Furnishings Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration. Hot Cider, Bourbon Pecan Cookies, and Holiday Sale also at the Kingston & Rhinebeck locations from 5-6:30pm. Info: 845-338-0800.

Marigold Home of Woodstock, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock.

5:30pm-8:30pm Michael Dell Tour of Italy.

Savona’s Trattoria, 11 Broadway, Kingston.

6:30pm LaGrange Holiday Festival of Lights Parade. Fun parade for the whole family starts at Arlington High School down 55 to Dr. Fink Rd. and back to the school. Phone: 845-452-1972.

Arlington High School, 1157 Route 55, LaGrangeville.

6:30pm-8:30pm Poetry Reading. Hosted byLaura Lonshein Luswig. The featured reader will be, Kenneth Widman, followed by an open Mic. Inquiring Minds Saugerties Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties.

7pm-8pm Latin Dance for Everyone. Meets every Saturday, 7-8pm.$5/suggested donation.

Info: 845-331-5300; LGBTQCenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. lgbtqcenter.org.

7pm-8:30pm Sacred Sound Ceremony. Using sacred sound tools and song, ceremonies help us find our way back to Oneness with an open heart. With Lea Garnier. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, http://sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange.

8pm Mary Poppins. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. rhinebecktheatresociety.org. $27, $25/senior/student.

8pm 4 By Ives. Produced by Performing Arts of

Woodstock, directed boy Lora Lee Ecobelli. Info: 845-679-7900; performingartsofwoodstock.org.

Tickets can be purchased online. $23/gen adm, $20/srs & students. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Chris O’Leary Band.

Steeped in Memphis, Chicago & New Orleans.

Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Deadgrass. Interpreting the music of Jerry Garcia. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm-11:30pm HVCD Ballroom Dance. One hour of ballroom dance instruction. Dance to be taught is chosen by students from last month’s ballroom dance. After the lesson, the dance consists of a mix of music usually from a live band, with DJ requests taken during the breaks: Waltzes, Foxtrots, Tangos (Ballroom and Argentine), Swings (West Coast, Lindy, Jitterbug, Balboas & Charlestons), Cha Chas, Rumbas, Mambos, Salsas, Merengues, Hustles, and Sambas. $15. For more information, call: 845-204-9833. Hudson Valley Dance Depot, 1151 NY-55, Lagrangeville.

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8am-5pm Objects de Junque - Mower’s Flea Market. A huge offering of antiques, designer & vintage clothing, readings, vinyl, jewelry, & organic produce! Season runs every other Saturday & Sunday in November -ending Nov.25th.

Mower’s Saturday Market is situated on two acres, in a field, down Maple Lane, behind Bread Alone, across the street from Maria’s Bazaar, and one short block from the Village Green. Info: 845-679-6744. Mower’s Flea Market, Maple Ln, Woodstock.

9am-4pm Davenport Flea Market. Vintage Collectibles, Antiques, Toys, Primitives, Pottery, Art. You name it-we got it-cheap! Davenport Farms, Rt 209, Stone Ridge.

10am GAC’s Annual Holiday Pottery Show & Sale. Garrison Art Center Pottery Sale. Shop locally while supporting ceramic artists and the pottery program at Garrison Art Center. The pieces range from whimsical to highly sophisticated and include sculptural works as well as some items for children. Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison. garrisonartcenter. org.

10am Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Wild Turkey Trek. Hike the McKeon Loop trail and learn all about this fascinating bird that is so prevalent this time of year. Find out about the turkey’s natural history and amazing adaptations. Same day admission to the Wildlife Education Center is free after paid attendance to this program. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/ Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall. hhnm.org. $10, $7/child.

10am-4pm DCC Foundation 47th Annual Holiday Craft Fair. Each year, DCC hosts a Craft Fair with more than 100 artists on the weekend following Thanksgiving. There always is some-

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thing for everyone. All proceeds go to providing deserving students with scholarships. Info:845431-8402. SUNY Dutchess, 53 Pendell Rd, Poughkeepsie.

10am-2pm Highland Falls Art Walk and Farmers Market. Ongoing display of sculpture and art installed along Main Street. Pair with a visit to the Highland Falls Farmers Market on Sundays from 10am-2pm. Village of Highland Falls. Info: highlandfallsartwalk.org.

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, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

10:30am-12:30pm Free Meditation Class. Info: 845-658-8556. Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation & Retreat Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

11am-1pm Painted Paper Animal Sculpture Workshop with Amy Cote Workshop 1. Make decorative whimsical animal sculptures. For ages 10 through adult. Register by 11/21. $10 deposit. $20 for one, $35 for both classes. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, https://bit. ly/2Q0SxCI. 11am-4pm Christmas On The Farm. Visit our nativity scene, see farm animals and choose your Christmas tree. There will be holiday gift items in the shop as well as hot drinks, food and baked goods. Kids get free coloring books and candy canes and can get a chance to ride ponies and horse drawn wagons. Santa visits on the weekends, too! Phone: 845-692-4364. Manza Family Farm, 730 State Rt. Rt 211, Montgomery. manzafamilyfarm.net/index.html.

11am-5pm Hudson Valley Art Marketplace.

More than 40 vendors feature local, sustainable, and fair trade arts and crafts. Free and open to the public Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 11am – 5pm.

Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie.

11am-4pm Museum Shop Holiday Sale. Find some unique items for holiday gift-giving. Special demos, merchandise and discounts. Info:845331-4852. Hurley Heritage Society Museum, 52 Main St, Hurley. hurleyheritagesociety.org.

11am-12:30pm Morning of Chanting with Ned & Barbara. Info: 845-687-6090; MaMArentals@ gmail.com. Marbletown Multi-Arts Center, 3588 Main St, Stone Ridge.

11am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Saints of Swing. Swing & more party! Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

11am-3pm Sunday Funday. Open Recreation!

Pool Table, Foosball and Ping Pong. Meets every Sunday. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. FREE. 11am-12pm Conversations over Coffee. An open forum for discussions and opinions of topics relevant to the world around us. The Crafted Kup, 44 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie.

Info: 845-242-6546, cocpoughkeepsie@gmail. com, bit.ly/2xYW0bq.

12pm-4pm Spend Thanksgiving Weekend with Wildlife. Bring the family for some post-holiday fun to the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum for a special Thanksgiving Weekend at the Wildlife Education Center, celebrating the Museum’s live animals! During your visit, check out some amazing local wildlife and hear about what they had for their Thanksgiving meal! Enjoy “Meet the Animals” presentations at 1pm and 2:30pm on Saturday and Sunday where you will hear about some of the resident animals and meet them up close. Admission $5 Info: hhnm.org; 845-5345506. The Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson.

12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations, special programs, and extended hours during school vacation. The mansion’s decorations are done in turn-of-thecentury style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 4pm through December 31. $8/adults, $6/seniors; free/12 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

12:30pm-6pm Astro-Tarot and Tarot Readings. Every Sunday. Walk-ins welcome. $85 for one hour crystal lay-out energy session. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes.

1pm-4pm Wilderstein’s Holiday House Tour.

Florists and designers transform the mansion (FDR’s cousin Daisy’s 1888 home) into a magical holiday wonderland. Tour the mansion at your own pace, with guides in each room to share information and answer questions. Complimentary hot mulled cider and cookies. $11/adults, $10/students&seniors, free/12 & under. Info: 845-876-4818;Wilderstein.org. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck.

1pm Elting Library Scrabble Club Meeting.

Scrabble sets and the Official Scrabble Player’s dictionary are provided. This club is intended for adult players 18 or older. Meets every Sunday, 1pm in a study room of the library. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz.

Nov. 22, 2018 1pm-2pm Folktales & Stories for Children & Families. Pamela Badila performs, tells and reads folktales from around the world in this special story hour. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda. shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org, http://hudsonarealibrary.org.

1pm-2pm Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green/Woodstock, Woodstock.

1:30pm Polar Express Expedition. Set to the sounds of the motion picture, passengers will relive the classic story on a magical trip to the North Pole. Once on board, your car hosts will work their way through the coach and punch your golden ticket as you’re served hot chocolate and cookies. Passengers then read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. $32-$49. Phone: 845-688-7400.

Excursions depart: Sat & Sun 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6pm, 8pm; & on Fridays 6pm & 8pm only. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), West Brook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Ct, Kingston. catskillmountainrailroad.com.

1:30pm 4 By Ives. Produced by Performing Arts of Woodstock, directed boy Lora Lee Ecobelli.

Info: 845-679-7900; performingartsofwoodstock. org. Tickets can be purchased online. $23/gen adm, $20/srs & students. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

1:30pm-3:30pm Library Scrabble Club. Meets every Sunday, 1:30-3:30pm. Play is free and open to all. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz.

2pm-4pm Minnewaska Preserve: Food for the Birds. Bring your family to make food for the winter birds. We’ll use pine cones to make a delicious snack that you can hang in trees near your house. Then, you can watch as your neighborhood birds enjoy the treats! Stay after the craft for a relatively easy hike along Beacon Hill Carriage Road, where children can play a bird scavenger hunt game and look for raptors soaring near the cliffs at the end of the carriage road. Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner.

2pm National Theatre presents King Lear.

Broadcast live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s extraordinary portrayal in this tender, moving, and shocking play. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, www.rosendaletheatre.org. $12.

2pm-6pm Sunday Jazz. J. Drechsler Quartet/ Septet with special guest artists in concert at 2pm.

Daily featured composers and theme based selections. Sign up at 3:30pm to sit in with the band at 4pm. All musical levels given time! Great coffee, baked goods, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere.

No worries. No cover! Info: 845-633-8287. Cafeteria Coffeehouse, 58 Main St, New Paltz.

2pm-3pm Pamela Badila’s Folktales & Stories.

Material is for children 6-11 years old. All are welcome to come hear stories from around the world. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda.shufelt@ hudsonarealibrary.org, https://bit.ly/2Pg3c8J. 3pm Mary Poppins. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. rhinebecktheatresociety.org. $27, $25/senior/student.

3pm-6pm Christmas Tree Lighting & Holiday Parade of Lights. The annual tradition of lighting the Village tree! We will have several organizations and vendors on hand, as well as carriage rides through the Village provided by the Gentle Giants 4H. Parade of Lights with Santa will take place at 5:00 with the Christmas tree lighting immediately following. Entertainment, food and activities from all local organizations and clubs.

Rhinebeck Bank Parking Lot, East Market St, Rhinebeck.

3pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Ongoing games - Sundays at 3pm. See WoodstockUltimate.org for details.

Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. http://woodstockultimate.org/.

3:30pm-7pm Twilight Tours at Boscobel House and Gardens. A candle-illuminated mansion decorated for a 19th-century Christmas, live string music, and gingerbread-children hunts make the season merry. Outside, the mansion, Apple Orchard, Rose Garden, and Maple Lane will be lit with an elegant display. Info: boscobel. org. Tours depart from 3:30 -7:00pm. $26/adults, $16/children, free/5 & under.

4pm-8pm Sunday Supper. Remember the good old days when the family gathered around the table every Sunday for dinner? Carry on the tradition with Sunday Supper at Woodnotes Grille.

Enjoy house made selections ranging from Prime Rib dinner, seasonal roasts, or chicken and dumplings for $21 per person! Call 845-688-2828 for reservations. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper.

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

Meets every Sunday, 4-6pm. Admission is free, donations appreciated. At the community center when raining or cold, on the green when warm.

Village Green/Woodstock, Woodstock.

5pm-8pm Friends of the OC Arboretum’s

premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Catskills Folk Connection presents Catskills Folk Lyceum (12/2, 2pm).

Grant Rogers: An On-line Archive offered by speakers from Music on the Delaware and the William B. Ogden Free Library. Featuring musical performances by Jay Ungar, Molly Mason and Ira McIntosh. Admission is free.

Refreshments will be served. Catskills Folk Connection is sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group and is funded in

part by the NYS Council on the Arts Folk Art Program, by Gov. Cuomo and the NYS Legislature, by an Action Grant from HumanitiesNY and by the O’Connor Foundation. Info: vscheer@ juno.com, 607-326-4206; catskillsfolk. blogspot.com. The Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge.

Stephen Fabrico Designs invites you to a Holiday Pottery Sale (12/8, 10am-4pm). Stephen Fabrico Designs

Annual Holiday Boutique Fundraiser. The Friends will offer a selection of merchandise that will be ideal for your decorating and gift giving needs. The Arboretum’s dedicated group of “volunteer elves” have been working all year making hand crafted items for this fundraising event. Info: orangecountyarboretum.org; 845-615-3828. Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Grove St & 211 NY TRt 416, Montgomery.

5pm-6:30pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Restorative yoga is a gentle, completely supportive practice that is designed to bring stillness to the body and the mind.Dress in layers, wear socks and bring an eye pillow if you have one. $18 drop-in, discounted with class card or membership. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

6pm Matinee Tea with Mary Poppins. Following the show - tea & treats (sweets provided by Samuels Sweet Shop in Rhinebeck). In conjunction with the Rhinebeck Theatre Society’s production of Mary Poppins. Advance reservations required at www.rhinebecktheatresociety.org. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. rhinebecktheatresociety.org.

7pm Storytelling with Janet Carter. Info: 845-246-5775. Free admission. Inquiring Minds Saugerties Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Nate Wood’s “fOUR”.

Multifarious solo prog-jazz instrumentalism.

Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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9am-10am Gentle Yoga Class. With Kathy Carey! A fun class, lightly paced. $3/class. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. $3.

9am-9:50am Woodstock Senior Fit Dance with Adah Frank. Dance and movement for strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

9:30am-12pm Weekly Bridge Game. For intermediate level players. Meets weekly on Mondays, 9:30am-12pm and Wednesdays, 1:304pm. For info, contact Neale Tracy at 845-2470094. Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St, Saugerties.

9:30am Settled and Serving in Place (Kingston Chapter). A social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community.

Info: 845-303-9689. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. ssipkingston.org.

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, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

10am-12pm Woodstock Senior Drama with Edith Lefever. Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation, acting exercises, monologues and scenes, and offers public performances. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation.

Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10:30am-11:30am Hanna Somatics at The Living Seed. Join Carisa Borrello for Hanna Somatic Education® weekly clinical classes that will teach you to reverse chronic muscle pain.

The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz. Info: 845-2558212, contact@thelivingseed.com, https://bit. ly/2K8mlZ2. $18/$16 students or seniors.

12:15pm-1:15pm Senior Strength and Stamina with Linda Sirkin. Low impact aerobics performed with light weights. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation.

Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12:30pm-6pm Expert Crystal Tarot Readings, Intuitive Guidance and Chakra Energy

invites you to the studio sale - shop for some unique handcrafted ceramic gifts. One day only! Stephen Fabrico Designs, 76 Church St, Bloomington.

Free admission. Info: 845-331-4760; email stephenfabrico@gmail.com.

Holiday Gift Drive for The Washbourne House & Family Domestic Violence Services. A Program of Family of Woodstock Inc. Please donate new, unwrapped, gift items

Clearing with Crystals. Walk-ins welcome. $85 for one hour crystal lay-out energy session.

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/30 minutes.

1pm-2pm Chair Yoga. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. http:// clinton.lib.ny.us/.

1pm-2pm Needlework Group. Knitters, crocheters, rug hookers & stitchers of all types and beginners welcome. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

3pm Hudson Valley Psychic Saturday Meetup.

Info: 845-246-5775. Free admission. Inquiring Minds Saugerties Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties.

3pm Substance Use Resources. Are you or someone you know struggling with substance use? Stop in to meet with a clinician and get support! Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. Info: 845-544-9087, kasandra. quednau@cccsos.org.

3:30pm-4:30pm Amateur Guitar Jam. Join this casual gathering of acoustic musicians. Bring your own guitar. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

4pm-5pm LEGO Lounge/Color Club. Come play with our large selection of LEGOS! Or have a quiet time coloring. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@ gmail.com, www.tivolilibrary.org.

4pm-5:30pm Girls Inc at Family of New Paltz.

For girls ages 13-15 learn how to make Zines. Free.

845-255-7957. Family of New Paltz, 51 N Chestnut St, New Paltz. girlsinc.org.

4pm Healthy Back Class w/ Anne Olin. Build strength and increase flexibility and range of motion with attention to your special needs. Class is on-going and meets on Mondays. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd & Rt 28, Glenford. $12.

4:30pm-6pm Kingston Meditation Group. We offer a 90 min. session of sitting and walking meditation with guided instruction, and discussion. It’s ok to come for 45 min. Mudita YogaLab 3rd floor, 243 Fair St.,Kingston, 243 Fair St., Kingston. suggested donation.

4:30pm-5:30pm Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & 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. 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

6pm-8pm Meeting of ENJAN (End The New Jim Crow Action Network). A Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). Info: 845-4758781. A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Library, 43 Gill St, Kingston. enjan.org.

6pm-8pm 6-Week Reset: Rediscover Feeling Great. In this six-week course, Dee Pitcock guides you through a deep dive into the diet, lifestyle, and exercise practices. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@woodstockhealingarts.com, www.woodstockhealingarts.com. $540.

6:30pm Laura Ludwig presents Poetry and Performance Art. Featured poet - Kenneth Widman will read original works. An open reading will follow. 8 minutes for each reader.

Refreshments will be available at break. Poetry readings are held the last Saturday evening of each month. Info: 845-246-5775. Free admission. Inquiring Minds Saugerties Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties.

6:30pm-8:30pm Model Monday. Open Studio Life Drawing. Gesture, long and short poses. time keeper, no instruction, Bring your materials.

Donation based. Roost Studios and Art Gallery, 69 Main St, 2nd Fl, New Paltz. Info: 845-5687540, Chirp@roostcoop.org, www.roostcoop.org.

6:30pm-7:30pm Flow & Restore Yoga. Floor class taught by instructor Mia Tomic. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

6:30pm Music - Mendelssohn Club Meeting.

Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

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for children & adults in our domestic violence program this holiday season!

Your generosity is greatly appreciated and will brighten the holidays of our community members healing from domestic violence. Donations can be dropped at: 39 John St. Kingston or at The Armadillo, 97 Abeel St. Kingston.

Additional drop locations and Wish List can be found at facebook.com/ familydomesticviolenceservices.

Kingston Proud Award. Nominate someone or a business you know in Kingston who has achieved great success to win this award. Visit our page for more information. John H. Fisher, 278 Wall Street, Kingston. Info: 845-802-0047; support@fishermal-

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9am-10am Woodstock 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. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

9:30am The Saugerties Seniors Meeting.

Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP) is a social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Village Diner, Main St, Saugerties.

9:30am Serving and Staying in Place – SSIP/ New Paltz. Regular Tuesday social breakfast meeting for seniors who want to remain in their own home and community. Info: 845-255-0609.

Plaza Diner, New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz.

9:30am-11am Iyengar Yoga Level I-II with Barbara Boris. For all students new to Iyengar Yoga. 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. $18.

10am-12:30pm Minnewaska Preserve: Tuesday Trek- Wild Orchard Walk. A twomile wander along various carriage roads and the mowed paths through the old golf course and wild orchard. Come look for “antique” apples while you enjoy the magnificent Catskills view.

Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752.

Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner.

10am-12pm Comforter Fiber Connection Knit and Crochet Group. Learn, share, donate to local agencies. Tuesdays 10am-12 noon.

Contact: ewepurlly@hotmail.com; 845-9015330. Reformed Church of the Comforter, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston.

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.

10am-10:45am Community Play Space. Rugs, toys and books are spread out for kids to play with after laptime. Everyone welcome. Meet new friends, see old friends. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, gardinerlibrary.org.

10:30am Town of Rochester Senior Group. The gang meets on Tuesdays for a discussion followed by an exercise session and then lunch out. New members are always welcome. Call 845-6262115. Town of Rochester Community Center, 15 Tobacco Rd, Accord.

10:30am-12:30pm Free Meditation Class. Info: 845-658-8556. Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation & Retreat Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

12:05pm-1pm Woodstock Senior Basic Pilates (Introductory Level) with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12:30pm-6pm Private Reiki Sessions and Angelic Guidance with Maureen BrennanMercier. Walk-ins welcome. $75 for one hour Reiki Healing Session. Info: 845-679-2100.

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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.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes.

1pm-3:30pm Esopus Artist Group. Ongoing session of art making. Bring your own supplies.

Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

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

1:30pm-4:30pm Play Bridge. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr /32 North, New Paltz. Free.

2pm-3:30pm Yoga Level I – Basics. This class reviews the fundamentals. It is a perfect class to start your yoga practice. This is not a “flow” class. open to all levels. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, http://www.woodstockyogacenter.com. drop-in rate.

2pm-3pm Building Your Family Tree. With Moe Lemire. Learn the tips and tools available to research and build your family tree. Bring a laptop computer if you own one. Free. Info: 845-2545469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. free.

3pm Gaming Tuesday. Play board games, card games, & video games. For grades 7-12. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

4pm-6pm Scrabble. Test your vocabulary against your family and friends - all ages welcome. Meets every Tuesday, 4-6pm. Info: 845-246-4317.

Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

5:30pm New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce November Mixer. Every month we change up our mixers by having them at different Chamber Member locations. Our mixers are a great way to meet a variety of local professionals in a hospitable environment. Come prepared with your elevator speech along with having plenty of business cards. Our mixer is free, please register to attend so our host can prepare enough snacks for all. Info: 845-255-0243. Craft Beer Guild of NY, 12 S. Putt Corners Rd, New Paltz. newpaltzchamber.org.

5:30pm-6:30pm 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.

Gardiner Library, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, https://bit.ly/2p1Uekl.

6pm-7:30pm Claflin Lecture: Joanne Greenbaum. A renowned artist, will deliver a Lecture.

Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Rm 203, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4375370.

6pm-8pm Navigating Relationships with Birth Families in Adoption and Foster Care; Dutchess Country. Free Workshop for Hudson Valley Adoptive, Foster and Guardianship Parents. FREE. 6pm-8pm Qigong: Transforming Your Stress into Vitality. Qigong is an ancient Chinese selfhealing art and is considered a branch of Chinese Medicine. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@woodstockhealingarts.com, www.woodstockhealingarts.com. Suggested Donation.

6pm-8pm 6-Week Reset: Rediscover Feeling Great. In this six-week course, Dee Pitcock guides you through a deep dive into the diet, lifestyle, and exercise practices. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@woodstockhealingarts.com, www.wood-

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6pm-7pm Free Meditation Class. Info: 845-6588556. Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation & Retreat Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6:30pm-8pm The Creative Seed Artist Group.

A support group for artists to have a space to develop & share their work in progress- Actors, poets, playwrights & musicians welcome. Every Tuesday. Info: bluehealing or 203-246-5711.

By donation. Call ahead. Blue Mountain Co-op Retreat Center, Woodstock.

7pm-9pm TMI Project: The Gift of a Story. Join TMI Project on #GivingTuesday as we kick-off our annual appeal with The Gift of a Story, an intimate evening of true storytelling. Senate Garage, 4 North Front St, Kingston. https://bit.do/giftofastory. Donations Accepted.

7pm-10pm Open Mic Night. Join host Ben Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation! Woodnotes Grille No Cover. Info: 845-688-2828. Woodnotes Grill - Emerson Resort, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant. emersonresort.com.

7pm-8pm Fiber Arts Club. Bring your creativity! Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

7pm-9pm Pillar of Fire Israel Film Series.

Series about Israel’s rebirth. Additional screenings on Tuesday evenings through 11/27 - see schedule at ucjf.org. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-338-8131, info@fallforart.org.

7pm-8pm Scrabble Night. Every Tuesday! Bring snacks to share starts 7pm. All welcome. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. free.

7pm-10pm Open Mic Nite at Woodnotes Grille.

Hosted by Ben Rounds. Open Mic Nite makes Tuesday night the new Friday night for great entertainment. Listen to talented local singers and bands or showcase your own talents! No cover.

For more information, contact us at 845-6882828 or emersonresort.com. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. emersonresort.com.

7:30pm-9pm SUNY Wind Ensemble & Percussion Ensemble Concert. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. FREE. 8pm Kai Wong Senior Showcase. Special recital to honor the memory of Nelly Goletti Fusco.

Fusco Recital Hall-Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie.

Wednesday

11/28

8am-9:30am Somatic Yoga. Somatic yoga is a blend of Hatha Yoga and Hanna Somatic Education. The principles from Hanna Somatics to inform the practices of yoga. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt.

299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@ thelivingseed.com, https://bit.ly/2K8mlZ2. class cards and packages apply.

8:30am-9:15am Universal Prayer Group. A free weekly drop-in prayer group open to the community every Wednesday. Turns are taken voluntarily in offering individual prayers aloud, without crosstalk. Natural periods of silence may occur.

All spiritual and religious beliefs are honored.

Info: 845-687-6090; mamarentals@gmail.com.

Marbletown Multi-Arts Center, 3588 Main St, Stone Ridge. cometomama.org.

9am-10am Woodstock Senior Gentle (chair) Yoga with Susan Blacker. A gentle yoga class with each student encouraged to move and stretch at his or her own pace. Includes warmups, poses for strength and balance and breath work for relaxation. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II with Alison Sinatra. This class is ideal for students transitioning from beginners to intermediate yoga. Basic poses are explored with increasing detail interspersed with a flowing sequence. $18 drop-in.

Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

Info: 845-679-8700. $18.

10am Reiki Circle & Sound Healing. Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. Admission by donation. Info: reikyogachant.com; 203-2465711. Reiki Yoga Chant Healing Arts Center, Stone Ridge.

10:30am-2pm Hike to Verkeerder Kill Falls at Sam’s Point. While this five-and-a-half-mile hike does not have significant elevation gain, it does include some steep, rocky terrain and a stream crossing. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Meet at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration is required by calling Sam’s Point at 845-647-7989.

Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor.

10:30am-12:30pm Senior Writing Workshop in Woodstock Welcomes New Members.

Writers at all levels of experience, beginner to expert, are invited to join the Writers Workshop of the Woodstock Senior Recreation Program.

Whether interested in non-fiction, short stories, plays, memoir, or poetry, writers age 55 and above may join the group, which will meet the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. The workshop stresses trying out new forms and content

in a supportive atmosphere. No fee is required.

The workshop is led by experienced writer, editor, and instructor Lew Gardner. For further information: woodstockny.org/content/Parks/View/3.

Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10:30am-11:30pm Woodstock Senior Weights and Bands with Linda Sirkin. Improve muscle tone, protect bones and enhance balance. Fire Co. #1, Route 212. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

1pm-3pm Pinochle. Card Game every Wednesday! Looking for a 4th player. Anyone interested - email info@pinehillcommunitycenter.org. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. FREE. 1pm-3pm Social Circle. Good conversation!

Every Wednesday. Everyone welcome. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org.

1pm Kingston Community Singers Meetup New Members Welcome. Open to all men and women. No auditions necessary. Info: 845-3317715. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

1:30pm-4pm Weekly Bridge Game. For intermediate level players. Meets weekly on Mondays, 9:30am-12pm and Wednesdays, 1:30-4pm. For info, contact Neale Tracy at 845-247-0094.

Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St, Saugerties.

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 Senior Center, 70 Main St, Napanoch.

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

3pm-7:30pm Blood Drive. Info: 845-246-4468.

St. John the Evangelist Church - Saugerties, 915 Rt 212, Saugerties.

4pm Family Lego. Info: 845-876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. starrlibrary.org.

4:30pm-5:30pm Weekly Art Hour. Meets every Monday! 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, http://www. phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 4:30pm Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are well-practiced in Iyengar Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

5pm-9pm Wallkill Fire Dept Bingo. Doors/ Kitchen Open at 5pm, selling starts @ 6pm & calling begins @ 7pm. Bingo held every Wednesday Night! Wallkill Fire Dept, 18 Central Ave, Wallkill. min admission.

5pm-6:30pm Open Contemporary Drawing for Adults. Weekly drawing group offers time and space for individuals who wish to continue to hone their drawing skills in an independent environment. Art Omi, 1405, Ghent. Info: 531-392-8031, cmassa@artomi.org, https://bit. ly/2wJnjEu. FREE. 5pm-6:30pm Hudson Valley LGBTQ’s Community Accupuncture Clinic. Reserve your spot today! Weekly community acupuncture clinic at the Center! The clinic takes place each Wednesday, from 5-6:30PM in a relaxed and low-lit group setting using points on the ears, hands and feet.

RSVPs highly suggested, though walk-ins will be welcomed when space is available. Reserve your spot at http://bit.ly/LGBTQacupuncture. $5 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston.

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.

5:30pm-7:30pm Prenatal Class. Ongoing on Wednesdays. 845-563-8043 for more info.

Mackintosh Community Room, 147 Lake St, Newburgh.

6pm-9pm Annual Business Recognition Awards. New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce will be honoring the work and achievements of local businesses and entrepreneurs! Evening begins with an open bar from 6pm-7pm along with hors d’oeuvres throughout the evening followed by dessert! Info: 845-2550243. Garvan’s, 215 Huguenot St, New Paltz. newpaltzchamber.org.

6:30pm-8pm Meeting of ENJAN (End The New Jim Crow Action Network). A Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). Info: 845-4758781. African Roots Library/ Family Partnership Center, 29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie. enjan. org.

6:30pm-8:30pm Craft - Decoupage Gift Boxes.

Decorate gift boxes using materials provided by the library. Please let us know that you’d like to attend: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus Library,

Nov. 22, 2018

128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, www.esopuslibrary. org. FREE. 6:30pm Gurdjieff Study Group. Meets on Wednesdays, 6:30pm in Stone Ridge. For information and directions, respond to Jim by email: gstudygroup@gmail.com.

6:30pm-8:30pm Yin Yoga with Diane Davis.

This yin class will be slower, where asanas are held for longer periods of time. For beginners and advanced students. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

7pm-10pm Trivia Night. Calling all trivia nerds ~ Flex your mental muscles and compete for prizes at our weekly Trivia Night! Play solo or as part of a team while enjoying the regular menu items plus a $10 all you can eat Sliders, Wings, and Fries Buffet. Think of it as “Jeopardy Night“ – Catskills style! Info: 845-688-2828 or emersonresort.com.

Woodnotes Grill - Emerson Resort, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant. emersonresort.com.

7pm Monthly meeting of Ashokan-Pepacton Watershed Chapter. Boiceville Inn, Rt 28, Boiceville. apwctu.org.

7pm Live @ The Falcon: Poet Gold’s POELODIES. Fresh line-up of spoken word & musical artists.

Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

7pm-8:30pm The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease with Joan Carl, Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter. This program covers topics such as warning signs, differences in dementias, how to get a proper diagnosis, stages of the disease, treatment. Info: 845-658-9013. Rosendale Public Library, 264 Main ST, Rosendale. Info: 845-6589013, rosendalelibrary@hvi.net, http://rosendalelibrary.org. Free.

7pm-11pm Chess Night. Free every Wednesday.

Players should bring their own boards & pieces.

Info: 845-658-9048.

7pm-9pm Volleyball Game. 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. 845-6160710. Rondout Municipal Center, 1915 Lucas Ave, Cottekill. $6.

7pm-8:30pm “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Class. 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. 845-679-5906 for more info. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

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.

8pm Vocal Skills Recital. Vocal skills students will perform their semester’s works in a variety of languages. Fusco Recital Hall-Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie. marist.edu.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Myles Mancuso Band.

Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist’s ensemble. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Vocal Skills Recital. Students will perform their semester’s works in a variety of languages.

Fusco Recital Hall-Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie.

Thursday

11/29

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

9am-9:50am Joint Lubricating 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.com. $10.

9:30am-10:30am Woodstock 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. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads.

Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters.

Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, http://www.tivolilibrary.org/.

To go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection.

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. Cost varies.

10am-11am Gentle Yoga with Kate Hagerman.

This is a perfect place for beginning your yoga practice. This class encourages spiritual practice while enhancing health and well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $10.

11am-12pm Woodstock Senior Level One (Moderate) Yoga with Susan Blacker. Centering, warm-ups, posture flow, relaxation and meditation. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations, special programs, and extended hours during school vacation. The mansion’s decorations are done in turn-of-thecentury style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 4pm through December 31. $8/adults, $6/seniors; free/12 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

12:30pm-6pm I Ching Oracle Readings, Expert Tarot Readings and Intuitive Guidance. Every Thursday. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 minutes.

12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch & Learn: Native American Culture in the Hudson Valley. http:// clinton.lib.ny.us/.

1pm-3pm Game and Card Day. Board games, Mah-jong and cards are available, or bring your own. Bring a friend or come and meet people. $1 donation suggested to cover cost of refreshments.

Ongoing every Thursday. Red Hook Community Center, 59 Fisk St, Red Hook.

1pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Rescue Squad, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock.

3pm Dungeons & Dragons. Meets every Thursday at 3pm. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

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

3:30pm-6:30pm Free Math Tutoring. Algebra, Geometry, Precalculus, Trigonometry, and SAT/ ACT Prep. Call to sign up 845-255-1255. Meets every Thursday at 3:30pm. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. www.MathTutoringwithMisha.com. Free.

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-5pm Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & 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. 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

5:30pm-7pm Talk: Decolonizing the Exhibition. Presenting four perspectives on indigenous visual culture in the museum space. The panel will be followed by a reception with refreshments in the Palmer Gallery at 6:30pm. Vassar College / Villard Room of Main Building, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632.

5:30pm Talk: History of The Sexual Revolution. Jane Kamensky will discuss her current project, a history of the sexual revolution as revealed by the biography of feminist sex radical Candida Royalle. Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Rm 203, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632, https://bit.ly/2xJ2B9m.

6pm-8pm Joseph Fink - Alice Isn’t Dead. The purchase of a book by the author from Oblong is required to join the signing line. Oblong Books & Music Rhinebeck, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-0500, events@oblongbooks, http://bit.ly/2Ou0mko.

6pm-8pm 6-Week Reset: Rediscover Feeling Great. In this six-week course, Dee Pitcock guides you through a deep dive into the diet, lifestyle, and exercise practices. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@woodstockhealingarts.com, www.woodstockhealingarts.com. $540.

6pm-7:30pm The Mind Illuminated: A Meditation Group. An accessible, step-by-step toolkit for anyone looking to start – or improve – their daily meditation. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@woodstockhealingarts.com, https://bit.ly/2mUfU0B. 6pm-7pm The Art of Seasonal Greens: 19th Century Wreath Making. Mary Hughes, Olana’s Master Gardener, will teach the art of creating seasonal evergreen wreaths in these hands-on workshops. Info: olana.org/calendar/. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@olana.org. $40.

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ALMANAC WEEKLY

Nov. 22, 2018

GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

The worms crawl in...

The understory crawls out

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or the past few days I’ve been engaged in the esoteric exercise of unreiking. Basically, this involves lifting heavy (or sometimes light) sacks, slitting them with a knife and then moving my arms back and forth over the spilled contents. Okay, okay, the “sacks” are plastic bags, their contents are autumn leaves and I’m holding a pitchfork in my hands as I spread out the spilled leaves. (Unreiking is the reverse of another esoteric exercise, reiking, whereby…well, leaves are raked up into plastic bags.)

Some people have too many leaves or otherwise don’t want them around. I have too few leaves and have use for them. By unreiking, the leaves get spread beneath my berry bushes, grapevines and pear trees.

These leaves feed bacteria, fungi and other soil microbes, which slowly rot down the leaves to enrich the ground with nutrients and add organic matter that helps the soil hold both moisture and air.

After doing this autumn after autumn for many years, the ground beneath these plants is as good as any agricultural soil in the world.

My friend Sandy told me of strange happenings in her garden: of the abundance of worms and worm castings to the extent that the soil became so loose that her plants were flopping over.

Our forest soils are similarly enriched, though to a lesser degree, with each autumn’s leaf drop. But change is underway, and the culprit is the earthworm.

Backtrack to about 12,000 years ago; that’s when the last glacier receded from the northern parts of the US. The glacier froze, compacted, churned and moved soil everywhere north of New Jersey, the upper parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and parts of Wisconsin and South Dakota.

Most of North Dakota was also enveloped by the glacier, as well as, moving further west, the northern parts of the northernmost states. In so doing, it killed off any native earthworms.

The still-existing native earthworms to the south could have migrated back up here, but they move very slowly. Earthworms’ top speed is estimated at less than six yards per year.

Here, north of that line of glaciation, you and I do see earthworms in our soil. They’re not native; they arrived here nestled within pots of soil and organic debris, and as discarded soil ballast in ships, beginning in about the 17th century, with European colonists. And they liked it here.

More recently, those European immigrants (the worms, that is) were joined by worms from Asia. Both species of non-native earthworms continue to spread in the soil of potted plants, in compost and leaf mulches, in home composting kits and in discarded fishing bait (“nightcrawlers”).

Problem is that a few species of these non-native earthworms are very good at decomposing the leafy mulch that blankets forest floors. The blueberry, mountain laurel, rhododendron and other shrubs and ground covers in our forests thrive in that leafy mulch. The action of these non-native earthworms threatens to change the character of our forests.

6:30pm-8pm Free Steps of Meditation. Weekly classes. Learn the fundamentals for an effective meditation experience. Info: 518-589-5000 or peacevillage@bkwsu.org. Peace Village Retreat Center, 54 O’Hara Rd, Haines Falls. bkwsu.org.

7pm-9pm Gallery Talk: Uptown Kingston: Looking Back, Moving Forward. Local filmmaker and historian Stephen Blauweiss will present a new exhibition featuring two hundred historic photographs of familiar buildings along Wall, North Front, Fair, and other Uptown streets, as well as those that have been lost. Over fifty of the photos have never before been seen by the public, all have been restored, and many are large format. info: 845-339-7834; info@blauweissfilms.com; Website: blauweissmedia.com. Dutton Architecture, PLLC, 15 Canfield St, Kingston.

7pm-9:30pm Geeks Who Drink Weekly Pub Quiz. Rough Draft invites you to its fun-filled weekly trivia series, hosted by Geeks Who Drink and local celebrities Mark & Emily. Rough Draft Bar & Books, 82 John Street, Kingston. https:// bit.ly/2xTr2TX. 7pm Old Dutch Choir. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

7:30pm Chess Club. Meets every Thursday.

Open to all chess players. Free admission. Info: 845-419-2737; albiebar@aol.com. Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz.

7:30pm Reading and Meditation. Ongoing every Thursday night at 7:30pm. Info: matagiri.org; 845-679-8322. Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper.

utter & Jeff Wilkinson Band. DaisycutterWhat Nashville would sound like if it was just a bit smarter. Jeff Wilkinson Band- Modern Americana singer-songwriter’s ensemble. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Marlboro/Sun Not Yellow/Sleepy Limbs. A night of jaw dropping indie rock. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com.

8pm-10pm Mind Train Poetry Sessions. Listen or read. Every Thursday. For more information, contact 229greenkill@greenkill.org or 347-6892323. greenkill.org.

8:30pm Bluegrass Clubhouse. Featuring Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, & Geoff Harden.

Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Friday

11/30

8am-9:30am Somatic Yoga. Somatic yoga is a blend of Hatha Yoga and Hanna Somatic Education. The principles from Hanna Somatics to inform the practices of yoga. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt.

299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@ thelivingseed.com, https://bit.ly/2K8mlZ2. class cards and packages apply.

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. Ongoing. 845-706-2183. Family of Woodstock/Kingston, 39 John St, Kingston. Free, $5 donation welcome.

9am-3:30pm The 2018 Eating Disorder Conference. A free Conference funded by the Ulster County Legislature and MHA in Ulster to bring awareness to Eating Disorders. Info: 845-339-9090; achrisjohn@mhainulster.com.

To register please send your name, phone number and email address to Andrea Chrisjohn @ achrisjohn@mhainulster.com. Best Western Plus Hotel, 503 Washington Ave, Kingston. mhainulster.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Split Bill- Daisyc-

9:30am-11am Grief Group. Trudi Hirsch will

JO NAYLOR

Our earthworms are not native; they arrived here nestled within pots of soil and organic debris, and as discarded soil ballast in ships, beginning in about the 17th century, with European colonists. And they liked it here.

A number of years ago, my friend Sandy told me of strange happenings in her garden: of the abundance of worms and worm castings to the extent that the soil became so loose that her plants were flopping over. I pooh-poohed this report until a bit of research revealed this invasive worm issue.

I couldn’t offer Sandy any advice on what to do and, in fact, there’s no recommended way to deal with invasive worms. Discarding fishing bait at the end of a fishing day is one way these worms spread. (Sandy’s husband does fish.) They also can be spread in potted plants and in composts that were insufficiently heated and in mulches. (Uh-oh; what about all my leaf-hauling?)

For all the compost I make and spread, and all the leaves and other organic materials I haul here to the farmden, I come upon surprisingly few worms. One did catch my eye the other day – something about the way it moved and its robustness. Could it be the European Lumbricus terrestris? Could it be the Asian “crazy snake worm” (probably Amynthas agrestis or A. tokioensis)? Judging from the crazy way it moved and the pale collar (clitellum) circling its body completely, I’m guessing it’s one of the crazy snake worms.

Earthworms have always been a friend of the gardener and farmer. Charles Darwin was a notable champion of them. After spending a lot of time on his belly in observation of these creatures, he wrote up his observations in a book, The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. Darwin calculated that earthworms (probably Lumbricus terrestris) brought 18 tons of nutrient-rich castings to the surface per acre per year, in so doing tilling and aerating the soil while rendering nutrients more accessible for plant use. He wrote that “worms played a more important role in the history of the world than most persons would at first suppose.”

In our forests, European and Asian earthworms can eliminate leaf litter and change the soil composition to create conditions that favor non-native plants, decrease native plant biodiversity and result in less understory vegetation. To the gardener and farmer, earthworms are a friend.

– 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.

be leading a Grief Group for people in mourning or experiencing the ongoing stages of grief.

Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, http://www.phoenicialibrary.org.

FREE. 9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II with Alison Sinatra. This class is ideal for students transitioning from beginners to intermediate yoga. Basic poses are explored with increasing detail interspersed with a flowing sequence. $18 drop-in.

Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

9:45am-10:45am Woodstock 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. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10am-11am Moving for Life DanceExercise for Cancer Recovery. Aerobic dance, strengthening and flexibility exercises to music, beneficial to people with cancer and chronic illness.

Program developed by exercise physiologist, Dr. Martha Eddy and facilitated by Florence Poulain and Dana Davison. Sponsored by the Oncology Support Program of HealthAlliance Hospital, WMC Health and NYS Dept. of Health Community Based Cancer Support and Wellness Program.

Info: oncology.support@hahv.org. Kingston Library, Kingston.

11am-1:15pm Break All The Rules. Led by Sanctuary Founder Kathy Stevens. Meet rescued animals up close and personal. Price is $20 per ticket, $8 for children under 13, $8 for seniors, $8 for Day Pass holders (day pass must be purchased in advance). Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties. Info: (845) 336-8447, https://bit.ly/2Ghba1w.

12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations, special programs, and extended hours during school vacation. The mansion’s decorations are done in turn-of-thecentury style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the

Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 4pm through December 31. $8/adults, $6/seniors; free/12 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

12pm-1pm Circle Time with Sukey Molloy.

Join us for 45 minutes of fun, created especially for pre-walkers with award-winning entertainer/ educator Sukey Molloy. Sign up required. Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library, 56-58 Main St, Milton. http://miltonlib.org/.

12:05pm-1pm Woodstock 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. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings, Chakra Attunement and Tarot with Mary. Every Friday. Walk-ins welcome. $85 for one hour energy healing session with crystal lay-out.

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes.

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1pm-3pm Scrabble Club. Join us for our new Scrabble Club! Bring your extensive vocabulary and your enjoyment for games to our Scrabble events. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

3pm-5pm Honors Recital. The concert will feature faculty-selected solo and chamber performances by students in its applied lesson program.

SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. FREE. 4pm-9pm Holiday on Huguenot Street. Celebrate the season with Historic Huguenot Street and the Reformed Church of New Paltz. Festivities include a Christmas Craft Fair, Reformed Church Christmas Café, Horse Drawn Wagon Rides, Community Tree Lighting, Paper Lantern Light Parade (beginning at the Reformed Church, proceeding to the Deyo House lawn). Luminaries will line the street, paper lanterns available for purchase at The Museum Shop. Tour registration at huguenotstreet.org/holiday and receive a free lantern. Guests may take free photos with Santa.

Info: 845-255-1889; info@huguenotstreet.org; huguenotstreet.org. Historic Huguenot Street, Huguenot St., New Paltz. huguenotstreet.org/ calendar-of-events.

5pm-8pm Friends of the OC Arboretum’s Annual Holiday Boutique Fundraiser. The Friends will offer a selection of merchandise that will be ideal for your decorating and gift giving needs. The Arboretum’s dedicated group of “volunteer elves” have been working all year making hand crafted items for this fundraising event. Info: orangecountyarboretum.org; 845-615-3828. Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Grove St & 211 NY TRt 416, Montgomery.

5pm-7:30pm Monthly Computer Fixer. Joris Sankai Lemmens will be available to answer technical questions in 15 minute increments.

Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, www.phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 5:30pm-7pm Artist Talk: Roberto Lugo at City Hall. Join us for this memorable evening as Kingston celebrates the wonder of the creative spirit as seen through the eyes of Roberto Lugo.

Kingston City Hall, 420 Broadway, Kingston. https://bit.ly/2RRo33u. Please RSVP. 5:30pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris.

Restorative yoga is a gentle, completely supportive practice that is designed to bring stillness to the body and the mind. Dress in layers, wear socks and bring an eye pillow if you have one. $18 dropin, discounted with class card or membership.

Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

6pm International Festival of the Holidays.

Kick off the holiday season with a stress-free weekend celebrating with your family beneath the Frost Valley tree. Enjoy hot cocoa and snacks around the fireplace. International holidaycentered programs complement our traditional camp favorites. Phone: 845-985-2291. Frost Valley YMCA, 2000 Frost Valley Rd, Claryville. frostvalley.org/event.

6pm Polar Express Expedition. Set to the sounds of the motion picture, passengers will relive the classic story on a magical trip to the North Pole. Once on board, your car hosts will work their way through the coach and punch your golden ticket as you’re served hot chocolate and cookies. Passengers then read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. $32-$49. Phone: 845-688-7400.

Excursions depart: Sat & Sun 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6pm, 8pm; & on Fridays 6pm & 8pm only. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), West Brook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Ct, Kingston. catskillmountainrailroad.com.

6pm-7:30pm Kids Movie Night: Captain Underpants. Two pranksters, George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he’s Capt.

Underpants. PG, 84 mins. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, www. phoenicialibrary.org. FREE.

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6pm-8pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Friday evening services. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul.org, http://www. wjcshul.org.

6:30pm Celebration of Lights Parade & Fireworks. Voted by Dutchess County Tourism as the “Best Event” of the holiday season, the Celebration of Lights Parade & Fireworks takes place in Poughkeepsie. Main Street/Poughkeepsie, 253 Main St, Poughkeepsie. bardavon.org/show/ celebration-of-lights-parade-fireworks.

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

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

7pm A Charlie Brown Christmas & Frosty The Snow Man. Bring the kids & grand-kids to share the Classic Winter Holiday Favorites. Live On Stage! Complete with favorite characters, music, and skating on stage! Length of Performances: 90 minutes with intermission A Festive Holiday Wonderland with complimentary cookies and cider will follow. Family picture opportunities with characters from the show, “Woodstock Comes to Woodstock”, carolers, characters, decorations, lights and more! Price: •$20 for Senior Citizens & Students 18 & under •$25 for Adults Each ticket will also include a $3 handling charge.

Phone: 845-679-6900. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. woodstockplayhouse.org/a-charliebrown-christmas.

7pm-8:30pm Gardiner Day Tree Lighting and Caroling. Follow the fire truck down Main Street, sing holiday carols and watch the Take the Leap Rockettes and tree lighting. Take photos with Santa Claus. Donate a new toy for Toys for Tots. Sponsored by The Gardiner Day Committee providing hot cocoa and home-baked goods.

Info: 845-255-9675. Gardiner Gables, Main St, Gardnier.

7pm-8:30pm Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol. This performance by actor Gregg Shults brings Dickens and his characters to life. Doors open at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Call 845-647-5530 for more information. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St, Ellenville. eplm.org.

7pm-8pm Open Mic Night. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. http:// clinton.lib.ny.us/.

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 Senior Center, 70 Main St, Napanoch.

7:30pm A Christmas Carol. Artistic Directors Scarlett Fiero and Quiedo Carbone, together with Woodstock resident and former New York City Ballet dancer-turned choreographer Sara Miot, have produced an exciting, critically acclaimed ballet based on the classic Charles Dickens story. Now in it’s 24th year, featuring a cast of 65 dancers, actors, and stage professionals. Phone: 845.473.2072. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. bardavon.org.

8pm Mary Poppins. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. rhinebecktheatresociety.org. $27, $25/senior/student.

8pm 4 By Ives. Produced by Performing Arts of Woodstock, directed boy Lora Lee Ecobelli. Info: 845-679-7900; performingartsofwoodstock.org.

Tickets can be purchased online. $23/gen adm, $20/srs & students. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Lost Leaders. Lost Leaders’ EP “Heavy Lifting” is a kaleidoscope!

Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Fred Zepplin. Classic rock & unconventional song selection. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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8:30am-9:30am Yoga Level I-II with Aaron Dias. An energetic class that focuses on the breath as it relates to body alignment. Great for kickstarting the weekend. Come be inspired and move! Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

9am-12pm Make a Sled With Reindeer. Dash through the snow in our hands-on workshop where you and your child can build a model sleigh pulled by a reindeer. Decorate your sleigh with paint and stickers and put imagination to work! All kids get to keep their craft and receive a free workshop apron. Phone: 845-896-0824.

Home Depot/Fishkill, 450 State Rte. 9,, Fishkill. homedepot.com/workshops/#store/6178.

9am-3pm Annual Christmas Craft and Bake Sale. Theme Baskets, Home Baked Goods, Fresh Greens Christmas Arrangements and gently used Christmas items. Info: 845-246-2867. Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St., Saugerties.

9am-4pm Davenport Flea Market. Vintage Collectibles, Antiques, Toys, Primitives, Pottery,

Art. You name it-we got it-cheap! Davenport Farms, Rt 209, Stone Ridge.

9am-12pm Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store. Open Every Saturday 9am - 12noon.

Featuring previously enjoyed clothing for men, women, children, household, jewelry, and misc items. Open through December 29th. Closed for the winter January-March. Re-opening the first Saturday in April. Take basement stairs to left of church steps. Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston.

9am-3pm Christmas Boutique. Vendor sale, shop for holiday crafts and gifts. At Noon Santa Claus will arrive! Vendors wanted. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 37-47 Old Route 9W, New Windsor. Info: 845-562-4712, StThomasNW. events@gmail.com.

9am-1pm Free Tech Help. Teen tech expert Samantha will help solve your computer quandries. Info: 845-266-5530. Drop-ins welcome.

Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

10am Photos with Santa at Adams Fairacre Farms. Come have your free photo taken with Santa at all four of our locations - Kingston, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, & Wappinger!

10am-4pm Hawthorne Valley School’s Annual Yuletide Fair and GingerBread House Auction.

The school assembly hall will be transformed into a winter wonderland with dozens of original gingerbread creations on display. Dozens of artisan vendors will fill the school’s classrooms with handcrafted. A day filled with activities for children, gingerbread contest, Community Craft Room & tasty treats & Grimm’s fairy tale “The Elves and the Shoemaker” by the The Magical Puppet Tree. Performances will take place at 11am, 12, 1 & 2 p.m. in the Morningstar Kindergarten Theater. Admission is $4. Advance ticket sales will be available the week before the fair at the Turose school store, located on the HVS campus. Presented by the The Parent Teacher Association of Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School (HVS) and the HVS community. Hawthrone Valley Waldorf School, 330 County Route 21C, Ghent. hawthornevalleyschool.org.

10am-3pm Holiday Craft Fair and Luncheon.

Local artists and craftsman selling jewelry, watercolors, pottery, etc. Bake sale and a lunch of soup, sandwiches and desserts available. Info: 845-985-2283; grahamsvilleumc@gmail.com.

Grahamsville UMC Fellowship Hall, 356 Main St, Grahamsville.

10am Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Predator Appreciation. Discover the many shapes and sizes of predators during this interactive family program. Help create a human food web, discover incredible predator adaptations and behaviors, and come face-to-face with some living predators. This program includes outdoor activities, so come dressed for success! Same day admission to the Wildlife Education Center is free after paid attendance to this program.

Info: 845-534-5506. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/ Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-On-Hudson. hhnm.org. $10, $7/ child.

10am-5pm Unison’s 28th Annual Craft Art & Design Fair. Featuring works by 24 master craftspeople at Unison. $4/adults, free/ Kids 12 and under. https://bit.ly/2QFkIV9. $4 G/A, $3 Members, Kids 12 & under are free.

10am-1:30pm Horsin” Around: Visit Rescued Equines & Enjoy A Compassionate Cuisine Lunch. Put on your hats and gloves and enjoy an exclusive off-season visit with Tours Manager Kaden as they guide you on a tour about the rescued horses of Catskill. After the tour, warm up in The Homestead with a Compassionate Cuisine lunch prepared by “Best in Hudson Valley” award-winning Chef Sara. Hear the latest updates about our life-saving animal rescue and advocacy while you enjoy a delicious, cozy meal.

To ensure a safe and calm visiting environment for thehorses, these tours are restricted to visitors age 13 and older. $36 – $40. Info: casanctuary. org; 845-336-8447. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties.

10am-10pm Sinterklaas! An Old Dutch Tradition in the Hudson Valley. A day-long, colorful, non-denominational celebration for people of all ages that features children’s Crowns & Branches workshops, dance, theatre and music all over the village of Rhinebeck. Don’t miss the Dancing Bear, the Pocket Lady, and Mother Holly. The spectacular Children’s Starlight Parade steps off at 6pm, featuring two-story tall, animated puppets carried by hundreds of volunteers; closes the day at twilight. Time: Activities all day, 10am-10pm; Children’s Starlight Parade at 6pm, Family Hoedown at 7pm, Adult Dance Party at 9pm. Village of Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck. sinterklaashudsonvalley.com.

10am-5pm Holiday on Huguenot Street. Celebrate the season with Historic Huguenot Street and the Reformed Church of New Paltz. Festivities include a Christmas Craft Fair, Reformed Church Christmas Café, Horse Drawn Wagon Rides, Community Tree Lighting, Paper Lantern Light Parade (beginning at the Reformed Church, proceeding to the Deyo House lawn). Luminaries will line the street, paper lanterns available for purchase at The Museum Shop. Tour registration at huguenotstreet.org/holiday and receive a free lantern. Guests may take free photos with Santa.

Info: 845-255-1889; info@huguenotstreet.org; huguenotstreet.org. Historic Huguenot Street, Huguenot St., New Paltz. huguenotstreet.org/

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10am-5pm Locust Grove’s Holiday Tour. Tour the lavishly decorated 25 room mansion with an expert guide. $11/adults, $6/kids. 10am – 5pm, last tour begins at 3:15pm. Info: 845-454-4500; LGNY.org. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie.

10am-11am All Level Yoga. All-Level Yoga is a floor class taught by instructor Mia Tomic. You will be guided through a variety of stretches and poses. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

10am-3pm Coffee’s Ready with Polly. Weekly baked goodies + good conversation. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org.

10am-12pm Shabbat Morning Services. Music filled services and Torah study. Connect to tradition and open your heart. Family’s welcome.

Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@ wjcshul.org, wjcshul.org.

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, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

10am-11:30am Generations Shabbat Morning Service. Family-friendly, multi-generational, musical service with singing, sharing, and teaching from the Torah. Kol Hai Hudson Valley Jewish Renewal. All ages and faiths welcome.

Every first and third Saturday of the month in the Great Room at the Woodland Pond Health Center. Info: 845-477-5457, hello@kolhai.org.

Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz. kolhai.org.

10am Qigong Classes. All level class including chair Qigong led by Steven Michael Pague.

Ongoing every Saturday at 10am. Classes meet by the back door to the library. In case of inclement weather, class will be held in the Community Room. Info: 845-876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

10:15am-1pm Hudson Talbott shares Picturing America | Discussion and Book Signing.

Hudson Talbott, brings us his newest book, Picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art. Presentation at 11am. Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front Street, Millbrook. Info: 845-677-5857, Stacey@merrittbookstore.com, http://bit.ly/2SCRWWA. 10:30am-12:30pm Pictures With Santa on His Fire Truck. Join Santa as he ushers in the holiday season at the Museum on December 1, 2018, from 10:30am until 12 noon. Children can tell Santa their holiday wishes, as they have their picture taken with him on a real fire truck. Phone: 1-518-822-1875. FASNY Museum of Firefighting, 117 Harry Howard Ave, Hudson. fanyfiremuseum. com.

10:30am-12pm Christmas Cracker Craft Workshop. Usher in the season with a craft workshop.

Crackers were popular Christmas gifts during the Gilded Age. Learn how to make your own.

Suitable for adults and children 10 and older.

Reservations required. Cost: $8/person or $20/ Family (up to 5 people). Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

10:30am-12:30pm Ukulele Lesson & Jam. A good old uke lesson & jam, from beginners to more advanced players. We have ukes to borrow!

Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, www.phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 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.

11am-1pm Miniature Gingerbread House Workshop. Make a miniature gingerbread house at our Kingston Sweet Shop! Available to the first 100 kids – supplies are limited. Kingston: Adam’s Fairacre Farms, 1560 Ulster Ave, Lake Katrine.

11am-6pm 4th Annual Arlington Holiday Festival. Stop by and shop the Holiday Village filled with local vendors selling holiday wares. We will also have a petting zoo, face painting, arts and crafts and marshmallow roasting. Holiday parade kicks off at 4:45pm and tree lighting takes place at 5:30pm. Alumnae House at Vassar College, 161 College Ave, Poughkeepsie. arlingtonhasit. org/events/arlington-holiday-festival/.

11am-5pm Home For The Holidays - Warwick.

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of the upcoming holiday season and see all that Warwick has to offer for your holiday shopping. There will be free horse and buggy rides. Village of Warwick, Warwick.

11am-5pm A Holiday Arts Market with Studio 190 and Friends. This holiday season the Roxbury Arts Group is excited to host an arts exhibit and market in collaboration with Studio 190, a collaborative art program of the ARC of Delaware County. A festive, family-friendly showcase of one-of-a-kind gifts and artwork.

This event is free and open to the public. Info: 607-326-7908. Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Rd, Roxbury. roxburyartsgroup.org.

11am-4pm Christmas On The Farm. Visit our nativity scene, see farm animals and choose your Christmas tree. There will be holiday gift items

Nov. 22, 2018 in the shop as well as hot drinks, food and baked goods. Kids get free coloring books and candy canes and can get a chance to ride ponies and horse drawn wagons. Santa visits on the weekends, too! Phone: 845-692-4364. Manza Family Farm, 730 State Rt. Rt 211, Montgomery. manzafamilyfarm.net/index.html.

11am-4pm Adams Winter Fest. Info: 845-5690303. Newburgh: Adam’s Fairacre Farms, 1240 Route 300, Newburgh.

11am-5pm 9th Annual Holiday Market. Artists, crafters, and specialty food vendors gather in the Market Sheds. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-781-2922, info@ bethelwoodscenter.org.

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

11:30am-12:30pm Don’t Get Scammed. This practical presentation discusses how to protect yourself and how to report suspected abuse. Space is limited. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

11:30am-1pm Adult Craft: Holiday Book Wreath. Join Library Director, Michele as she shows you how to make a beautiful holiday wreath for your home using discarded books. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY. Info: 845-7573771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, http://www. tivolilibrary.org/. All materials supplied. Ages 16 and up. (Must be comfortable using hot glue gun.) Contact library to register; space is limited.

12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations, special programs, and extended hours during school vacation. The mansion’s decorations are done in turn-of-thecentury style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from Noon to 4pm through December 31. $8/adults, $6/seniors; free/12 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

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).

Ongoing. My Place Pizza, 322 Main St, Poughkeepsie. Donations appreciated.

12:30pm-2pm Hanukkah Candle Lighting.

Children of all ages, young and old, are invited to come and share in the fun of Hanukkah! Event will offer latkes, sufganiyot (jelly donuts), music and crafts.The religious school of Congregation Emanuel will be joined this year by PJ Library Mid Hudson Valley to host the annual event called Hanukkah Happening. The synagogue’s gift shop will be selling small items priced between $1 and $20. Suggested donation of $5 per person or $20 per family with all proceeds going to the religious school. To make a reservations or for questions please email templeemanuelRSD@gmail.com or call the synagogue at (845)338-4271. Info: 845-338-4271. Congregation Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston. www.cehv.org.

12:30pm-3:30pm Winter Celebration at Lindenwald, Martin Van Buren’s Home. The Kinderhook Garden Club will decorate the first floor of Van Buren’s home to evoke the origins of his political career in the family tavern. Due to the popularity of this event, hours have been expanded to two days to accommodate more visitors. The event is free, but due to limited space in the mansion, all visitors must reserve a spot on a tour. Reservations can be made online at any time, or by phone Monday-Friday between 8:30am and 5pm by calling 518-758-9689 and selecting option zero. Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, 1013 Old Post Rd, Kinderhook. nps.gov/mava/ learn/news/winter-celebration-2018.htm.

12:30pm-6:30pm Expert Tarot Readings and Intuitive Guidance. Every Saturday. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 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.

1pm Read to Stella. A certified therapy dog.

Walk-ins welcome. Discover the joy of reading aloud and improving your reading skills. Meets the 1st Saturday of each month at 1pm. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

1pm Visit From Santa. Stop in and meet Santa. Enjoy refreshments and do some holiday shopping. Info: 845-592-1717; facebook.com/ events/519244338541837/. Hopewell Drugstore, 410 Route 376, Hopewell Junction. hopewelldrugstore.com.

1pm-4pm Wilderstein’s Holiday House Tour.

Florists and designers transform the mansion (FDR’s cousin Daisy’s 1888 home) into a magical holiday wonderland. Tour the mansion at your own pace, with guides in each room to share information and answer questions. Complimentary hot mulled cider and cookies. $11/adults, $10/students&seniors, free/12 & under. Info: 845-876-4818;Wilderstein.org. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck.

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No tickets are required, but please RSVP so that we can save you a seat! Info: 845-938-2445. Eisenhower Hall, West Point. westpointband.army.mil/ holiday-show.html.

1:30pm Polar Express Expedition. Set to the sounds of the motion picture, passengers will relive the classic story on a magical trip to the North Pole. Once on board, your car hosts will work their way through the coach and punch your golden ticket as you’re served hot chocolate and cookies. Passengers then read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. $32-$49. Phone: 845-688-7400.

Excursions depart: Sat & Sun 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6pm, 8pm; & on Fridays 6pm & 8pm only. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), West Brook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Ct, Kingston. catskillmountainrailroad.com.

2pm Native American Women of the Eastern Woodlands. Presented by Friends of Historic Saugerties. Drawing examples from the Cherokee, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and Munsee Lenape (Algonquin), this presentation by writer and teacher Sally Bermanzohn will illustrate women’s historical role in the First Nations of the eastern woodlands. Learn what life was like for the indigenous people who lived here before the European Conquest of the Americas. In most of the eastern woodlands, women were responsible for farming, and they held a high status in their tribes. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

3pm Sinterklaas Festival Storytime & Book Signing: Bear and Wolf. By author-illustrator Daniel Salmieri. For families and children ages 4-8. Oblong Books & Music Rhinebeck, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck.

3pm-9pm Woodstock Holiday Open House Event. An enchanted evening Crystal Wand Trunk Show and Magical Folk Interludes with Natalia Rose Miner and Ais Ryan. Musical interludes and magical folk songs for mandolin and guitar and gorgeous magical hand-made wands presented by DayMoon Wands and available for purchase Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes.

3pm-9pm 37th Annual Woodstock Holiday Open House. All of Woodstock’s shopkeepers will pull out all the stops while you stroll the town enjoying free musical entertainment, demonstrations, holiday decorated windows, complimentary refreshments and Saint Nick himself. There will be a tree lighting, Victorian caroling, face painting, and more. Village of Woodstock. mirabai. com.

3pm-6pm Out of Line! Drawings by Jeff Miller.

This exhibit playfully demonstrates the reductive style of Jeff Miller’s work, expressing complex images with a single fluid line. Gallery at 46 Green Street, 46 Green St, Hudson. Info: 5183036446, gallery@46greenstreetstudios.com, http:// www.46greenstreetstudios.com.

3pm An Ecumenical Service of Lessons and Carols. Ring in the holiday season with the Marist College Music Department and Campus Ministry. Redeemed Christian Fellowship, 100 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. 3:30pm-7pm Twilight Tours at Boscobel House and Gardens. A candle-illuminated mansion decorated for a 19th-century Christmas, live string music, and gingerbread-children hunts make the season merry. Outside, the mansion, Apple Orchard, Rose Garden, and Maple Lane will be lit with an elegant display. Info: boscobel. org. Tours depart from 3:30 -7:00pm. $26/adults, $16/children, free/5 & under.

4pm-6pm Shoulder, Neck & Arm Therapeutics with Ami Hirschstein. This workshop is ideal for those with Repetitive Stress Injuries, Tennis Elbow, Headaches and other neck, shoulder & arm injuries. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz.

Info: 845-255-8212, contact@thelivingseed.com, https://bit.ly/2K8mlZ2. $50.

4pm-7pm Whoville Who-Bilation. Please join us as we transform the municipal lot on Main Street into Whoville. There will be vendors, food, crafts caroling and a special visit from someone who may need your help getting into the Christmas spirit. W. Main St, Washingtonville. facebook.com/events/281155212521442.

4pm A Christmas Carol. Artistic Directors Scarlett Fiero and Quiedo Carbone, together with Woodstock resident and former New York City Ballet dancer-turned choreographer Sara Miot, have produced an exciting, critically acclaimed ballet based on the classic Charles Dickens

story. Now in it’s 24th year, featuring a cast of 65 dancers, actors, and stage professionals. Phone: 845.473.2072. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. bardavon.org.

4pm-6pm ThanksGiveSing: Artisanal Dinner Fundraiser. Celebrate the land & people of Seed Song Farm with a farm meal, tour,& live music.

Seed Song Farm, 158 Esopus Ave, Kingston. Info: 845 902 8154, info@seedsongfarm.org, https:// www.seedsongfarm.org. $50.00.

4pm-5pm Highpoint Ensemble. Come and listen to some beautiful music with special guest Carole Cowan. $12 suggested donation. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, https://bit.ly/2xuq5Qj. $12.

4pm-8pm Flicks: The Santa Clause (Rated: PG).

When a man inadvertently kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-781-2922, info@ bethelwoodscenter.org.

5pm-8pm Friends of the OC Arboretum’s Annual Holiday Boutique Fundraiser. The Friends will offer a selection of merchandise that will be ideal for your decorating and gift giving needs. The Arboretum’s dedicated group of “volunteer elves” have been working all year making hand crafted items for this fundraising event. Info: orangecountyarboretum.org; 845-615-3828. Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Grove St & 211 NY TRt 416, Montgomery.

5pm-8pm Winter Walk on Warren Street. A magical evening as holiday cheer transforms Hudson’s mile-long main street. You’ll be walking in a winter wonderland with illuminated storefront displays worthy of A Christmas Story; roaming carolers; and Santa, Mrs. Claus, and their real-life reindeer. Cap off your Winter Walk on Warren Street with a fireworks display over the Hudson River. Warren Street, Hudson.

5pm-7pm Joshua R. Peters Memorial Electric Fire Truck Parade. Come to Ellenville for this festive parade followed by a tree lighting with Santa and guests. Canal St/ Ellenville, Ellenville. acebook.com/events/2178506849141269.

5pm-7:30pm For the Love of Art Holiday Show.

A show of passion and art for giving. Windham Fine Arts, 5380 NY-23, Windham. Info: 518-7346850, media@windhamfinearts.com, www.windhamfinearts.com.

5pm-6:30pm Artist on Art Tour Inside Olana.

In this series artists use many disciplines and poetic license to talk about Olana and the exhibition. This is not a traditional house tour! Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@olana.org, http:// www.olana.org/calendar/. $15.

7pm-8:30pm Santoor Concert with Tabla Accompainment. with Indian Classical Musicians Vivek Pandya and Vinay Desai. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz. Info: 845-2558212, contact@thelivingseed.com, https://bit. ly/2K8mlZ2. $20.

7pm A Charlie Brown Christmas & Frosty The Snow Man. Bring the kids & grand-kids to share the Classic Winter Holiday Favorites. Live On

Stage! Complete with favorite characters, music, and skating on stage! Length of Performances: 90 minutes with intermission A Festive Holiday Wonderland with complimentary cookies and cider will follow. Family picture opportunities with characters from the show, “Woodstock Comes to Woodstock”, carolers, characters, decorations, lights and more! Price: •$20 for Senior Citizens & Students 18 & under •$25 for Adults Each ticket will also include a $3 handling charge.

Phone: 845-679-6900. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. woodstockplayhouse.org/a-charliebrown-christmas.

7pm-8:30pm Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles Malkine: Musical/Comedy Night. Come join us! For an evening of enjoyable music punctuated by creative, hilarious, “Jewish-themed” comedy.

With a little nosh thrown in. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock.

Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul.org, www. wjcshul.org. $10 per person for WJC members; $15 per person for others.

7pm-8pm Latin Dance for Everyone. Meets every Saturday, 7-8pm.$5/suggested donation.

Info: 845-331-5300; LGBTQCenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. lgbtqcenter.org.

7:30pm-9pm Buglisi Dance Theatre. “.No one can argue that Ms. Buglisi knows how to craft beautifully lush movement. Her dances are ephemeral yet timeless.” Broadway World. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-5106, pgrkaats@bestweb. net, www.kaatsbaan.org/events. $30-Adults, $10 Students & Children.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Junket Acoustic & The Whiskey Wailers. Acoustic Rock & More.

Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Jay Collins & The Northern Resistance with The Midnight Ramble Horns. Levon Helm & Greg Allman alumni play a funky stew! Info: 845-236-7970.

The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Mary Poppins. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. rhinebecktheatresociety.org. $27, $25/senior/student.

8pm 4 By Ives. Produced by Performing Arts of Woodstock, directed boy Lora Lee Ecobelli. Info: 845-679-7900; performingartsofwoodstock.org.

Tickets can be purchased online. $23/gen adm, $20/srs & students. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

8pm County Players present The Weir . The CP2 Readers Theatre Series offers an opportunity for actors, directors, and audience members alike to experience a form of theater with full dramatic readings of selected contemporary plays. No costumes, no sets, no props and the actors perform with scripts in hand. Written by Conor McPherson. Directed by Christine Crawfis.

All seats are general admission - no reserved or advance seating - $10 and purchased at the door.

Box office 845-298-1491. County Players Falls Theater, 2681 W. Main Street, Wappingers Falls.

8pm-9pm Vassar College Orchestra. Eduardo Navega, conductor. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie.

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SAUGERTIES, NY 3-bedroom, 1.5 bath two story home centrally located in the Saugerties, Kingston and Woodstock area on over half acre lot. The first floor boasts an open floor plan, expansive kitchen with breakfast bar, dining room with built ins and French doors to the wrap around deck. The large bedrooms have walk in and step in closets with glass doors. The home has a new front porch and wrap around deck for entertaining. All new laminate flooring, roof, windows insulation and electric. All new appliances are included. Call Chris St. John today. ....................................... $275,000

Kingston 845.339.1144 / Woodstock 845.679.2929 & 845.679.9444 / Saugerties 845.246.3300 / Phoenicia 845.688.2929 / Olive 845.657.4240 / Catskill 518.800.9999 / Commercial 845.339.9999 in the Mid-Hudson region for over 28 years & currently has over 3,000 active clients. The technical team is comprised of a master electrician, journeyman, and apprentices who have been w/the company an average of 10-20 years. The company experienced 15% growth for the last three years and is expected to exceed $1.3 million in revenues in 2018. Facilities include office, owned by the principal owner of the business and available for sale or long-term lease agreement. Owner is also available to stay w/business for up to one year to assist during the transition period, but terms are negotiable. Some owner financing could also be available to qualified buyer. e-mail: wmnegron3@gmail. com or call 845-430-3073.

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Shared Workspace: The beautiful Wellness Cottage at Boughton Place in Highland is now booking space for professionals to see clients/work in a quiet and private space. 5 minutes from New Paltz thruway exit. Perfect for Psychotherapy, Massage, Creative Arts, Reiki, Health Coaching, Writing, etc.

Rent $200/ month for one full day (9am-9pm) per week, everything included. For more info: boughtonplace@gmail.com or (845)691-7578.

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Gardiner: furnished/unfurnished Studio Apartment. Access to Rail Trail. $800/ month utilities included. Call: 845-2145772.

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HIGHLAND: 1-BEDROOM end unit. $925/month heat & hot water included. Private, quiet neighborhood. Private parking in front of unit. Next to Highland Town Hall/ Court on Church Street, near Rt. 9W. Minutes to SUNY New Paltz, Poughkeepsie Bridge, Metro North, Rt. 9 & hospitals. 1 month security. No smoking. 845-4530047.

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3-BEDROOM. Barn/loft, full of great details. $1800/month includes all utilities. No indoor smoking, vaping and no dogs. 5 minutes by CAR outside village, 10 minutes by bike. Please message 845-256-8160.

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

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Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. Available now. (845)664-0493.

NEW PALTZ VILLAGE. 1-bedroom apartment, lovely details, heat included. Sadly, no pets. Walking distance to Water Street Market. Minimum 1-year lease. $1230/ month. 914-819-2348 SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for SPRING 2019 and short-term for the Summer! Furnished studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-255-7205.

NICE UNFURNISHED ROOMS; Starting at $485/month. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. All utilities included. Call 845-255-6029 or 914-474-5176, leave message.

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Krumville/ Olivebridge/ Shokan Rentals

Looking for professional, writer or artists or someone looking for peace and quiet in totally private wooded setting, Tastefully Furnished House rental w/clawfoot soaking tub, sauna, woodstove 2-BRS or studio.

Home is currently available for sale- pay less than market value, $2000 month to month, includes utilities, and must be willing to accommodate potential buyer viewings. Call Nate 315-834-0005 for details.

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MODERN 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT on quiet cul-de-sac in residential neighborhood, Barclay Heights. Tiled entry/bath, new appliances/carpet, storage & laundry in building. Ideal for 2 people. $980/month plus utilities, lease, security. 845-246-6777.

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Beautiful Woodstock In-Town Carriage House Apt. w/2 decks and 2 garden areas, seasonal Mtn. View, a/c, oil heat, woodstove.

Gas stove for cooking. Wood & tile floors.

1-bedroom w/walk-in closet, vaulted living room w/patio doors to deck. Kitchen w/ door to deck & fenced-in yard facing Co-

meau property. Tile shower & vanity w/ granite top. An oasis in-town w/off-street parking & all Woodstock has to offer. Walk to NYC bus. Entrance area has room for desk, etc. Complete separate laundry room with washer/dryer & laundry sink. No smokers. Pets considered. Perfect for 1 quiet, clean individual w/refs. & credit check. $1200/month plus $400 for oil heat, electric, propane for cooking, water, sewer, garbage/recycling, lawn care, snow plowing of driveway & use of pool during summer.

First, last & security. Available 12/1 for 1-year lease. Call Halter Associates Realty @ 845-679-2010.

STUDIO CABIN. Great eat-in kitchen, bathroom. Parking. Perfect for 1 person.

Near town but nicely secluded. $800/ month. Security, deposit, references required. Call 845-417-5282. Owner. No fee.

QUIET STUDIO. Skylight, separate kitchen, private covered deck, hard-wood floor, country setting, Wittenberg Road, near State Park. Free internet. Views. 20 minutes to Kingston. $825/month plus utilities. 914725-1461.

Well-maintained one bedroom, full bath cottage for quiet non-smoking single/couple. Five minutes village, W/D, zoned electric heat, air-tight woodstove. Fenced lawn, bluestone patios, storage. $1100/month plus utilities. References, lease, security.

845-679-6430.

TOWN OF WOODSTOCK; 3-BEDROOMS. $2300/month includes new washer/dryer, dishwasher, fully renovated home.

All wooden floors, fireplace, screened-in porch, 2 slate patios w/Pergola off kitchen, large fenced-in backyard. Firewood storage shed & regular shed. Short or long-term.

718-755-4947.

2-BEDROOM, CHARMING, CHEERY HOUSE IN THE WOODS. LARGE, AIRY “GLASS-ROOM” IDEAL ARTIST’S STUDIO. 3.3 secluded acres, Heatilator-fireplace, gas-stove, washer/dryer, new refrigerator, Woodstock-Saugerties. Shed. No pets. $1400. 1st/last/security. Available 12/1/2018. References. 845-679-2300.

STUDIO CABIN. Great eat-in kitchen, bathroom. Parking. Perfect for 1 person.

Near town but nicely secluded. $800/ month. Security, deposit, references required. Call 845-417-5282. Owner. No fee.

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QUIET STUDIO. Skylight, separate kitchen, private covered deck, hard-wood floor, country setting, Wittenberg Road, near State Park. Free internet. Views. 20 minutes to Kingston. $825/month plus utilities. 914725-1461.

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THANK YOU! In the spirit of the holiday, we thank all our past and present clients for the confidence and trust which has resulted in our decades of success as a recognized Real Estate sales leader in Ulster and Dutchess counties. We pledge to continue to provide the most informed and professional real estate services available to all the towns and villages we love so much. Best wishes for a peaceful Thanksgiving!

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This contemporary cottage is the perfect upstate retreat. Enjoy cozy nights around the warmth of the pellet stove and beautiful mornings in the eatin kitchen. An airy screened-in porch overlooks a gorgeous horse farm, meadows and a large pond.

There is something for everyone in this spacious 2BD/2BA getaway! Germantown $225,900

NATURE-LOVER’S PARADISE

This is your chance to own 80 acres of land located next to hundreds of acres of state land. This home was designed to relax and entertain; with a 30 foot wall of windows and a rec room complete with an indoor hotub! Explore the beautiful property, full of lush woods, open meadows and three incredible ponds. Prattsville $593,000

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Come escape to this 6+ acre, hidden treausre. Just two blocks from the center of New Paltz Village; this home is in the perfect location for a fun night out or a quiet night in. The contemporary, post and beam style brings in all of the beautiful, natural light. The open floor plan is perfect for entertainment! New Paltz $350,000

CHEERFUL RANCH

This bright, well-kept 2 bedroom home is ready for you to move in! The open living room & eat-in kitchen space is inviting with French doors leading to the large deck and spaciuos backyard. The 2-car garage is connected to the home by a heated breezeway with slate floors.

Kerhonkson $145,000

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POND & PRIVACY - First offering! Superb custom built Woodstock contemporary hidden down a long drive on 21 acres with 1 acre POND & mountain views, too! Airy & open floor plan features glass walled Cathedral Great Room with stone fireplace, skylit open kitchen w/ pond views & custom cherry cabs, ensuite MBR with fireplace & spa tub, den/home office, French doors, deck & balcony & geothermal heating & cooling. A TRUE OASIS! .... $895,000

COUNTRY COMFORTABLE - Quiet 2.6 acre country setting protected on 3 sides & convenient to Woodstock, Kingston & Phoenicia. Spacious & smartly updated 2600+SF Colonial offers 4 BRs / 2.5 baths, EI kitchen w/ granite counters, family room w/ brick fireplace, formal DR, quality wood floors, beams, 4 season sunroom, fire pit, CAC & deck o’looking Koi pond.

BONUS 42x50 BARN w/ water & elect. FIRST OFFERING! .........................................$549,900

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This unique, open concept, contemporary home has 4BD/2.BA on 9.4 acres w/solar power - freedom from electric bills 8 months of the year! There is something for everyone with a 2-stall horse barn, separate studio with electric & a wood shed. West Coxsackie $269,000

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This 2BD/1BA home is bright & cozy w/hardwood floors throughout & a fantastic living room w/skylights to see the night stars. The large windows bring in the woodsy outdoors, giving a sense of privacy while only being a few mins from the center of town. Woodstock $315,000

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RUSTIC GEM - Authentic Catskill Mountain charm here! Brawny log home tucked away on 3.4 acres in desirable Grog Kill just minutes to vibrant Phoenicia. Unique tri-level design features spacious cathedral beamed Great Room w/ pine floors & cozy wood burner, EI kitchen w/ island, main level BR, loft BR with vaulted ceiling + a BR suite & den in the walk out lower level. Two baths. Surrounding decks bring nature close. ............................ $349,000

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“IVY NOOK FARM” - First offering in 35 years!

Historic c. 1772, 73 acre farmstead includes rolling meadows & Wallkill River frontage.

Gracious 3500 SF clapboard farmhouse offers 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, wideboard floors, beams, Dutch door, brick fireplaces in living & dining rooms, updated EI kitchen, 2-story office & den wing, impressive 19th c. barn w/ massive hewn beams PLUS 5 panel solar array.

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$1500/3BR HOUSE CLOSE TO TOWN DECEMBER 1 - APRIL 1 Beautiful Woodstock home for rent.

Five minutes to center of town.

Furnished. Free cable, internet, heat.

All new appliances in kitchen.

Three bedrooms and home office.

Large living/ dining areas and kitchen.

Downstairs room great for studio.

Beautiful screened in porch.

561-843-7643 — Text or call Cslewispublicity@gmail.com

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Situated near the end of a small quiet private road this property offers a 2 BR cottage along with a studio/guest house with electric & a large deck that is set right on the creek with almost 200 ft. of Mombaccus Creek frontage. The land is also gorgeous with stone walls surrounding most of the property. Many improvements over the years including a completely renovated bath, Hardwood floors, new windows in front, vaulted ceiling in the LR, new septic, upgraded electric and more. The guest studio has also had a ton of work put into it and has been a favorite spot for family and friends as you might imagine.

$299,900

CHARMING CAPE UPTOWN KINGSTON Charming Cape located in Historic Uptown Kingston offers three bedrooms one on the main level plus renovated full bath and den. Updated kitchen with lots of cabinets, spacious living room open to dining area, with cozy wood burning fireplace. Gleaming oak and tile floors on first level and cherry floors upstairs with two bedrooms and additional updated full bath. Water heater replaced in 2013, gas boiler in 2009 and newer roof. Enjoy entertaining on the large stone patio and backyard or relax on the rocking chair front porch on this quiet dead end street. Conveniently located, walking distance to restaurants, shops and galleries.

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BOTTOM LINE... I pay the HIGHEST PRICES for old furniture, ANTIQUES of every description. Paintings, lamps, rugs, porcelain, bronzes, silver, etc. One item to entire contents. House calls & free appraisals. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972).

(845)389-7286.

OLD FURNITURE, CROCKS, JUGS, paintings, frames, postcards, glasswares, sporting items, urns, fountain pens, lamps, dolls, pocket knives, military items, bronzes, jewelry, sterling, old toys, old paper, old boxes, old advertisements, vintage clothing, anything old. Home contents purchased, (select items or entire estates purchased.)

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WANTED: VINTAGE COMICS Interested in the Golden Age; Silver & Bronze 1930s-1980s

Also Seeking Star Wars Collectibles, Life-Size Advertisement Statues, Vintage Vinyl Records.

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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.

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GUNS WANTED. CASH PAID. Japanese swords, and Militaria. I come to you. Transfers, Estimates and Appraisals. Federal Firearms License. Spartan Trading Co., 90 Dug Hill Rd., Hurley, NY. 914-388-9286

WANTED-TOP DOLLARS PAID! We Buy Entire Estates or Single Items.

Actively Seeking Gold and Diamond Jewelry of any kind, Sterling, Flatware & Jewelry.

Furniture, Antiques through Mid-Century.

We Gladly do House Calls. Free Appraisals.

We also do Estate/Tag Sales.

35 years experience. One Call Does It All. Call or text anytime 24/7.

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*Jessica Rice*; Beautiful Images Hair Salon, 123 Boices Lane, Kingston. Hair- 845383-1852; www.beautifulimageshairsalon. com Makeup- 845-309-6860; www.jessicamitzi.com GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery.

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T The quintessential Catskill Mountain getaway is h here! This 4 BR 3 bath log home is privately sited o on 6.5 acres close to skiing, HITS, and the quaint V Village of Saugerties with shopping, theater and rrestaurants galore! Just 5 minute drive from Exit 20 on NYS Thruway. Built in 2006 this home has an open floor plan (great for entertaining) with a master bedroom suite, guest room and laundry on the first floor. Second floor has two additional bedrooms with bath and a big loft area in the center of the rooms.

Beautiful stone gas fireplace in living room. Wrap around country porch. Seller has successfully rented this property during all seasons (summer tourists, HITS riders, and winter for skiers). $485,000

FABULOUS RANCH ON OVER AN ACRE!

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Well maintained 3 bdrm 1 bath mid century ranch home on a double sized lot (just under 1-1/2 acres with no neighbors on top of you) just minutes to Stockade area of Uptown Kingston and Exit 19 of NYS Thruway. Garage is oversized with large workshop area to the back of the building. One fireplace (one with wood stove insert) is located in family room and the other is in the formal living room. New replacement windows throughout.

Square footage does not include lower basement level that is finished (but needs work). Lots of potential here!! $219,900

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SPORT OF IRON FITNESS- A Culture of Strength. NOW OFFERING $35/MONTH OPEN GYM. *State of the Art Strength Training Equipment* *Powerlifting, Strongman, Olympic Lifting Equipped* *9000 sq.ft. facility including 1400 sq.ft. of turf.

Group Training Sessions - Registered Dietician - Youth Programs - Personal Training.

120 State Route 28, Kingston. Call Today 845-853-8189.

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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)6796242.

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

COUNTRY CLEANERS Professional Services

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PRICE REDUCED! Artic Cat 500cc 4-Wheeler. Has tracks in place of all wheels; comes with original wheels, tires, snowplow, low hours (157hrs). $5100 or OBO. Call 845-657-6357.

SAUGERTIES LOG HOME ON 6+ ACRES

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Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

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

ULSTER WINDOW CLEANING CO. **Estate, **Residential. **Free Estimates, Fully Insured.

Call 679-3879 THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR!! Residential, Commercial Cleaning. SPECIAL FOR SENIORS: basic clean 2-bedroom/1 bath- $60. Rentals, All services offered. Green/all natural supplies. Flexible schedule. 7 day service. Insured. Free estimates. 845-235-6701.

”ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura, since 1997. 5% EARLY-BIRD WINTER INTERIOR DISCOUNT- BOOKING NOW! 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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Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253 QUALITY • VALUE • RELIABILITY • SINCE 1980 • Int. & Ext. painting • Power Washing • Sheetrock & Plaster Repair • Free Estimates 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

917-593-5069 HB Painting & Construction INC. *Painting: Interior/Exterior, Pressure-Washing, Staining, Glazing... *Construction: Home Renovations, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitchen, Doors, Windows, Decks, Roofs, Gutters,

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EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, cleanouts. Second home caretaking. All small/ medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999.

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

Contact Jason Habernig

845-331-4966/249-8668 Visit my website: Haberwash.com HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut.

Call Dave 845-514-6503- mobile. *PAINTING STANDARD.* Affordable, On-Schedule, Quality. Residential/Commercial. Interior/Exterior. Neat, Polite, Professional. Now taking FALL/WINTER reservations. 845-527-1252.

House & Estate Cleanouts, Junk Removal, Dump Runs. Helping homeowners, realtors and property managers for 20 years. One call, it’s gone! Senior & disabled discounts.

845-247-7365. GarysHauling.com

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

Reliable, Dependable & Insured Call for an estimate

845-591-8812

4 LEAF CARPENTRY Over 60 yrs. combined Experience No job Too Big or Small All phases of Construction Flooring • Siding • Bath • Roofing • Kitchen • Decks Reasonable Rates, Free Estimates, Fully Insured 845-324-1632 • 4leafcarpentry@gmail.com

HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates.

References available. (845)616-7470.

D AND S IMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations.

Over 50 years of combined experience. Fully insured. www.dandsimprovements.com (845)339-3017

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Stoneridge Electrical Service, Inc. www.stoneridgeelectric.com

Contracting & Development Corp.

William Watson • Residential / Commercial

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24 Months to Pay, 0% Interest (if qualified)

• Service Upgrades • Roof deicing cables

Authorized Dealer & Installer

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

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TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly rentals.

We have Gray, white, blue, tan, green (pinescented), pink (rose-scented), red & blue handicap accessible. (We also have a few w/ sinks). Great for Construction/Building Sites, Sporting Events, Concerts, Street Festivals, Parks, Outdoor Weddings, Campsites, Flea Markets, Party Events, etc. Call 845-658-8766, 845-417-6461 or 845-7067197. e-mail: TLKportables@gmail.com

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Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing

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

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We have wonderful adult cats at the Saugerties Animal Shelter! They’re looking for homes where they’ll be loved, cared for and given the kindness all animals deserve. In return, you will get unconditional love and a companion of a lifetime. Why adult cats? You know how large or small they’ll be, their temperament which, by the way, only gets sweeter when taken out of the stress of being in a cage in a shelter. Speak to Elly, Morgan, or any of the volunteers to see which one or ones would do best in your home. All adult cats have been spayed/neutered, up to date w/ shots and litter pan trained. QUEENIE; 8-year old petite short-hair tabby, very sweet, loves to give kisses & have her tummy rubbed: a great lap cat! She’s used to being around other cats. We believe she was abandoned.

MOLLY; 6-year old medium hair tuxedo, very sweet, shy cat girl. ATHENA; 2-year old affectionate black & white tuxedo cat girl.

She was a wonderful mama to many kittens; so wonderful that she took in some orphaned babies and loved them like they were her own. Athena does well w/other respectful kitties. BOBBI; approximately 2/3 years old.

She’s white w/gray stripes. If you have attention to give, Bobbi will happily be on the receiving end. MOO; 2-year old black & white cat girl. A laid back gal & was a great mama to her kittens. Now it’s her turn to be loved.

BRITTANY; approximately 3-years old mostly black cat girl w/a white bib & muzzle.

She’d love a home where she could be the star of the show. Saugerties Animal Shelter can welcome you Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Call (845)679-0339. MEOW!!!

AKC Cocker Spaniels. Beautiful pups. Vet checked, first shots. Also, stud dogs. Breeding 33 years. Visit website: breeders.net (google); email: harmonyhr@aol.com. Call 845-687-7978. Reasonable. Terms available. Harmony ToKalon Kennels.

FOR ADOPTION: BETTY and Her Babies...

Betty is a year old gray tabby cat girl who’s a wonderful mother to her 5 kittens: 2 boys (Antonio & Max) and 3 girls (Mikie, Tish and Alexandria). The kittens are also tabbies & are sweet, playful and loving & will be ready to go to their forever homes right after Christmas.

Betty will be available for adoption when she is finished nursing the babies & spayed. We’re

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Want to help but can’t adopt a cat? Don’t forget about our Foster Program! Visit our website UCSPCA.org, for details & pictures of cats to foster. Come see us & all of our other friends at the Ulster County SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston (just off the traffic circle). Open 6 days a week, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Closed on Mondays.) (845)331-5377.

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WOULD YOU LIKE AN OUTDOOR CAT? Do you have a barn, garage, shed or outbuilding? Would you like to consider having feral cats? You can help cats in need who will help keep your barn, etc. free of rodents.

The cats will be neutered/spayed and up to date w/shots. Please call the Woodstock Feral Cat Project at 347-258-2725.

L&M Pet Sitting Professional pet care visits for cats, dogs, birds, and other exotic species.

Lauren Storm & Michael Steeley (607) 431-3392 LnMpetsitting@gmail.com

Check us out on Facebook!

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HORSE BOARDING, 4 STALLS. Full or rough board. Beautiful farm. Saugerties area. Mountain views. 15 years experience.

Very fair prices & very caring owner. Call 845-246-2708.

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Vehicles Wanted

CASH PAID FOR USED cars & trucks regardless of condition. Junk cars removed.

Call 246-0214. DMV 7107350.

$35.00 – Wash & Wax Buff Finish $25.00 – Interior Detailing (precision attention to detail) Schedule an appt. today!

Serving Ulster and Dutchess Counties Contact: Julio Jackson, Automotive Paint Tech, (845) 397-7134 C

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