Almanac Weekly #48 2018

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A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, adventure and ideas | Calendar & Classifieds | Issue 48 | Nov. 29 – Dec. 6 mu s i c

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CHECK IT OUT Celebration of Lights parade, movie & fireworks in Poughkeepsie

Home Alone with Macaulay Culkin

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

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

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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.

Celebration of Lights Friday, Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m.

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

Leaving the house can be a wild ride...

North Pole, NY documentary at TSL in Hudson on Friday

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 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

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Character, a new adaptation of Uncle Vanya. Minor Character collages a century’s worth of English translations of Chekhov’s masterpiece – from a flowery 1916 version to Google Translate’s nonsensical rendition – into one sprawling, intimate, quietly disastrous evening. New Saloon’s weeklong residency at Bard concludes with two preview performances of Minor Character in the Fisher Center’s LUMA Theater on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1. Tickets cost $25.

Minor Character Friday/Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1 7:30 p.m. $25 LUMA Theater Fisher Center Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson (845) 758-7900 http://fishercenter.bard.edu

T. G. Vanini reads from his new collection of poetry in Woodstock DAVID LEE

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Winter Walk in Hudson

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outed as the City of Hudson’s “largest, liveliest and most colorful event of the year,” the Winter Walk returns for its 22nd outing on Saturday, December 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. The event begins outside Hudson Hall with the arrival of Santa, welcomed by young Harmony Project Hudson choristers. Once settled inside, Santa’s elves will distribute a free gift-wrapped book to every child who pays him a visit. Onstage at Hudson Hall, choreographer Adam H. Weinert presents Rip the Nut, a pantomime-style, Hudson Valley-inspired mash-up of the Rip Van Winkle story and Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.

Out on Warren Street, musicians and dancers entertain holiday shoppers with in-store performances, while roving performers delight crowds taking in the decorated storefronts or enjoying locally made food and drinks. Returning to the Below Third district is the stunning eight-foot-tall traditional Ukrainian Winter Star sculpture by Ukrainian-born, Hudson-based artist Maryna Bilak. The Seventh Street Park will offer free horse-drawn carriage rides and the return of Santa’s Village. At 8 p.m., fireworks light up the winter sky from Promenade Hill, but many businesses remain open late for food, drink and entertainment.

Festivities continue throughout the month at Hudson Hall, including a Kwanzaa celebration at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 15, a free performance by the Blithewood Ensemble at 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 16 and a free, holiday-themed concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 21 by The Orchestra Now. For more information, visit https://hudsonhall.org.

Winter Walk, Saturday, Dec. 1, 5-8 p.m., Hudson Hall (& vicinity), 327 Warren St., Hudson, (518) 822-1438, www.hudsonhall.org.

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

Amnesty International Global Write for Rights event in New Paltz

letters on behalf of women human rights defenders. The cases include Vitalina Kovel in Ukraine, an LGBTQI+ rights and women’s rights defender; Atena Daemi, convicted in Iran for her antideath penalty campaigning; Geraldine Chacon, who was accused of instigation of hatred for working to empower youth from impoverished areas in Venezuela; and Pavitri Manjhi, harassed for standing up to big business in India.

When you arrive at the Global Write for Rights event, you will be able to read about these cases, which have been selected democratically by Amnesty International members. Materials for writing will be on hand, and Amnesty members will see that all the letters get mailed. Families are welcome, and correspondents of all ages are encouraged to write letters.

For more information on Amnesty International and its 57 years of human rights activism, visit www.amnestyusa. org.

A two-person lost tribe The Amnesty International USA Mid-Hudson Valley and SUNY-New Paltz chapters are co-sponsoring a Global Write for Rights at Cafeteria at 58 Main Street in New Paltz on Sunday, December 9 between 1 and 4 p.m.

This is an annual event that Amnesty International holds throughout the world in which thousands of people write the same letter to challenge human rights abuses such as torture, the death penalty and gun violence, while standing up for the rights of individuals and demanding corporate accountability.

This year’s efforts will be spent writing

Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine, who have appeared to wails of lamentation and rent garments at Navajo bar mitzvahs, Kabalistic Nascar races, and kosher aquariums, will perform this Saturday, December 1, at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation at 7 p.m. The duo have been described as “what you would get if you put Allen Ginsberg and Allen Sherman in a blender,” and if you don’t know who Allen Ginsberg or Allan Sherman were, you should maybe just stay home, alone and sitting in the dark.

Admission is $15, 10 for Congrega-

T. G. Vanini (the initials stand for “The Great”) will be signing copies of Dear Cloudface, his new collection of poems and fables, at Woodstock Town Hall on Sunday, December 2, from 4 to 5 p.m. The event will also feature a performance by Vanini and Julie Parisi Kirby, a duo known throughout the valley and the realms of the elemental Earth spirits as The Princes of Serendip. Admission is free. The book, which features a cover and inside illustrations by Carol Zaloom, is also available at The Golden Notebook in Woodstock or online at www.posttraumaticpress.com.

tion members. For more information, email info@wjcshul.org.

Made in Kingston at The Metro Made in Kingston: the sixth annual Celebration of Kingston’s Maker Community takes place on Thursday, December 6 at the Metro in Kingston.

Co-sponsored by the Business Alliance of Kingston, the Kingston Midtown Arts District (MAD) and the City of Kingston, Made in Kingston features more than five dozen local artists, businesses and organizations, and the return of MAD’s fine art wall. Attendees can also enjoy food and beverages from Kingston eateries as well as live musical entertainment. New this year is a focus on sustainability, including priority parking for carpoolers, a bike rack provided by Bike-Friendly Kingston and a partnership with Zero to Go to help collect and manage waste.

Made in Kingston Thursday, Dec. 6 3-8 p.m.

The Metro 2 South Prospect St. Kingston www.madeinkingstonny.com

New Saloon transmutes Chekhov in Minor Character at Bard Bard College will welcome New Saloon, one of New York City’s young theater companies, performing Minor

BLUE CHRISTMAS A Fifties Christmas Variety Show

December 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 Friday and Saturday shows at 8 P.M. Sunday matinees at 2 P.M. Reservations: 845-688-2279 Tickets $20 ($18 seniors/students) 10 Church Street Phoenicia, NY 12464 845-688-2279 phoeniciaplayhouse.com

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HISTORY Native American Women history talk in Saugerties on Saturday Friends of Historic Saugerties presents “Native American Women of the Eastern Woodlands,” a talk by writer and Brooklyn College Political Science professor Sally Bermanzohn, on Saturday, December 1. The author of Indian Annie, A Grandmother’s Story and Through Survivors’ Eyes: From the Sixties to the Greensboro Massacre, Bermanzohn will discuss women’s historical role in the First Nations of the Eastern woodlands and the daily life of the indigenous people who lived here before the European conquest of the Americas.

Forests and meadows covered the Eastern region of North America, with many rivers, plentiful rainfall and fertile soil. Farming was the main way people fed themselves. In most of the Eastern woodlands, women were responsible for farming, and they held high status in their tribes. In contrast, women in European societies were dominated by men, politically, economically and socially.

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“Native American Women of the Eastern Woodlands” Saturday, Dec. 1 2 p.m.

Free Community Room Saugerties Public Library 91 Washington Ave. Saugerties (845) 246-4317

FDR Library to host Kremlin Letters author David Reynolds

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he Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum presents a talk and book-signing with David Reynolds on Thursday, December 6. Reynolds is the co-author of The Kremlin Letters: Stalin’s Wartime Correspondence with Churchill and Roosevelt. The yield of a unique British/Russian scholarly collaboration, The Kremlin Letters examines and makes sense of more than 600 messages exchanged between Joseph Stalin and the Allied leaders Churchill and Roosevelt during the Second World War. David Reynolds is professor of International History at Cambridge University and the author of 11 books of 20th-century history. This is a free public event, but registration is required.

Christmas mayhem history talk in New Paltz on Wednesday The New Paltz Historical Society presents “Cross-Dressing, Misrule and Mayhem: Christmas before Santa in Colonial America,” a talk by SUNYNew Paltz History professor Reynolds

David Reynolds’ The Kremlin Letters, Thursday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m., Free/preregister, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, 4079 Albany Post Rd. (Route 9), Hyde Park, (845) 486-7745, www.fdrlibrary.org

Scott-Childress on Wednesday, December 5.

This talk will explore the topsy-turvy Christmas practices of cross-dressing,

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public fornication and particularly wassailing – songs through which the revelers presented their wealthy neighbors a Yuletide choice: Provide the best wine of their cellars, the whitest bread of their kitchens, the finest clothes of their closets for the merrymakers or face the consequences of smashed windows, stolen livestock and burned barns. It will also explore how these practices evolved in the early 1800s into the domestic celebration of Christmas that we know now. This event is free and open to the public.

Christmas in Colonial America Wednesday, Dec. 5 7 p.m.

Free New Paltz Community Center 3 Veterans’ Dr. New Paltz

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Hidden Treasures of the Hudson Valley talk in Highland

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BOOK TALK BY SUSAN ORLEAN IN TIVOLI BENEFITS PLEASANT VALLEY LIBRARY FIRE FUND

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othing breaks a booklover’s heart like a tale of the destruction of a library, from historical ancient Alexandria to the epic fictional finale of Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose.

On November 6, the Pleasant Valley Free Library in Dutchess County was rendered homeless by a smoldering fire that started in the basement of the 1870s-vintage building. The good news The unsolved case of this most catastrophic library fire in American history beis that most of the damage was done came an obsession for longtime New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean, best-selling by smoke, and library officials have author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin. estimated that some 90 percent of the book collection may be salvageable.

The Los Angeles Public Library wasn’t so lucky when its building went up in flames in April 1986. Readers know, thanks to Ray Bradbury, that paper ignites at 451 degrees Fahrenheit; the conflagration that occurred in the LAPL reached 2,000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. More than 400,000 books were destroyed, and arson has long been the suspected cause.

The unsolved case of the most catastrophic library fire in American history became an obsession for longtime New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean, best-selling author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin. Her new book on the subject uses the LAPL tragedy as a jumping-off point for a deep dive into the history and culture of libraries and the personalities who keep this cherished institution alive. Currently on tour promoting The Library Book, she’ll be paying a visit to Upstairs at Murray’s in Tivoli at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5. In light of recent events, the sponsoring organization for Orlean’s talk, the Tivoli Free Library, has decided to donate funds raised by the $10 entry fee toward the rebuilding effort for Pleasant Valley Library.

The ticket price can be applied in full toward the purchase of The Library Book at this event. To purchase, visit https://bit. ly/2PFTIbJ.

The Town of Lloyd Historical Preservation Society (TOLHPS) will host Anthony Musso, one of the Society’s most popular speakers, on Monday, December 3. Musso’s presentation will be based upon his newest book, Hidden Treasures of the Hudson Valley, Vol. 3.

The program will be held in the Vineyard Commons Theater in Highland at 7 p.m.

Musso worked for the Postal Service for 38 years, serving as a media spokesman and editor. He has also been a freelance correspondent for the Times HeraldRecord in Middletown and has written a weekly column for Gannet Newspapers.

TOLHPS sponsors free monthly public programs from September to June, usually on the first Monday of the month.

Vineyard Commons is located at 300 Vineyard Avenue, about a mile-and-aquarter from the hamlet of Highland on Route 44/55. To reach the theater, turn into Vineyard Commons and follow the signs to Building 6. Audience members are asked to park in the lot to the right of that row of buildings.

For more information about TOLHPS programs and plans, consult the organization’s website, www.tolhps.org, or call (845) 255-7742.

Susan Orlean reads from The Library Book, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 6-7:30 p.m., $10, Upstairs at Murray’s, 73 Broadway, Tivoli, ttps://bit.ly/2PFTIbJ.

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MUSIC The songs of Grant Rogers Ashokan Center hosts talk/concert remembering Catskills folksinger this Sunday

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alton native Grant Rogers (1907-1979) didn’t consider himself a folksinger; in 1965 he told Folk-Legacy song collector Sandy Paton that folksingers were “fellers like Burl Ives or Pete Seeger,” and that he was merely “a stonecutter that makes up songs.” Ironic, considering that Rogers was exactly the sort of person whom Seeger would have honored with that description. He was a self-taught guitarist, fiddler, square dance caller, amateur historian and songwriter who made up tall tales about the Catskills and set them to music – among them “The Legend of Slide Mountain,” which attributes the naming of that summit to an ornery, much-married homesteader who chased off her husbands with a shotgun whenever she tired of them, leading eventually to a human landslide when a sheriff ’s posse abandoned an ill-considered effort to apprehend her.

Both Seeger and Rogers were regular visitors to Camp Woodland, near Phoenicia, which was a hotbed of traditional song-collecting and -swapping from 1939 to 1962. One byproduct of recently reawakened interest in Camp Woodland’s influence on the 1960s Folk Revival is the creation of the Grant Rogers Project, a collaborative effort dedicated to preserving the musician’s legacy. A new online archive of information about Rogers’ life and times, including video and audio clips of some of his performances

Grant Rogers was a self-taught guitarist, fiddler, square dance caller, amateur historian and songwriter who made up tall tales about the Catskills and set them to music – among them “The Legend of Slide Mountain.”

and some interesting material about the influence of the building of the Cannonsville Reservoir on the culture of the western Catskills, is now up and running at www.grantrogers.org.

Fiddler supreme Jay Ungar, who toured while in his 20s with Rogers as part of the Traveling Folk Festival, will perform with Molly Mason and Ira McIntosh this Sunday, December 2 at 2 p.m., when the Ashokan Center hosts a Catskills Folk Lyceum program about the Grant Rogers Project. Speakers from project principals Music on the Delaware and the William B. Ogden Free Library will give an educational presentation.

Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. The Ashokan Center is located at 477 Beaverkill Road, off Route 28A in Olivebridge. For more information contact Ginny Scheer at vscheer@juno. com or (607) 326-4206 or visit www. catskillsfolk.blogspot.com.

Catskills Folk Lyceum’s Grant Rogers Project Sunday, Dec. 2 2 p.m.

Free

Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Rd. Olivebridge (607) 326-4206 www.grantrogers.org

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.

Bearsville Theater 291 Tinker St. Woodstock http://ashokantalent.com

Choral collaboration in Stone Ridge The SUNY-Ulster Music Department presents a Choral Ensemble concert in collaboration with the Rondout Valley High School Select Choir on Saturday, December 6. The combined choirs will perform “The StarSpangled Banner,” “Autumn in Our Town,” “Beati Omnes” and the grand finale, an arrangement of “Homeward Bound” for choir and wind ensemble.

The concert will be performed by the College Chorus and Vocal Ensemble under the direction of choral director Janet Gehres and accompanied by Ed-

ward Leavitt, and the Rondout Valley High School Select Choir directed by Lucas Rau, choir director at Rondout Valley High School. The performance will take place on Thursday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. in SUNY-Ulster’s Quimby Theater.

Collaboration in concert Thursday, Dec. 6 7:30 p.m.

Free Quimby Theater SUNY-Ulster 491 Cottekill Rd. Stone Ridge

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neighbors, who are valued members of our communities and are currently under threat of deportation. A free-will donation is appreciated though not required.

Bloom and B2s Sunday, Dec. 2 3 p.m.

Donation Pine Grove Santa Cruz Episcopal Church 30 Pine Grove Ave. Kingston

Mammals headline Music Center benefit at High Meadow on Sunday

Amanda Palmer in still from her video for “Mother”

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Amanda Palmer’s Party in the Cemetery in Woodstock

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olony 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.

Amanda Palmer’s Party in the Cemetery, Part II, Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m., $25/$20, Colony, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock, (845) 679-ROCK, www.colonywoodstock.com

(845) 687- 5261 www.sunyulster.edu

communities and concerned residents to provide a network of safety and support for our immigrant friends and

Immigrant Defense Network benefit concert with Bloom, B2s in Kingston this Sunday The 33-voice women’s voice ensemble Bloom and the nine-voice ensemble the B2s join to perform a concert to benefit the Ulster Immigrant Defense Network on Sunday, December 2. Under the direction of Debbie Lan, Bloom and the B2s will perform a program that includes original arrangements of songs by Pat Humphries, James Taylor, Johnny Clegg, Ma Muse, Low Lilly, Susan Werner and others.

The Ulster Immigrant Defense Network is a coalition formed by local faith

The Music Program at Bard College & Hudson Valley Gamelans present

A Balinese Gamelan Concert Featuring The Music & Dance of Bali Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018 at 8 pm Olin Auditorium Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Sunday, DECEMBER 2 (7:30 pm)

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4 N Front St, Kingston, NY 12401 Tickets: $20 advance, $25 door, $10 students w/ID Available securely online at: www.jazzstock.com 845-802-0029 | jazzstock@earthlink.net Rhino Records (6 N Front St, Kingston, NY 12401)

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Hudson Valley Gamelan Orchestras Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana & Special Guests Performing Traditional & New Works for Balinese Gong Kebyar Ensembles with a Beleganjur Opening Procession and Balinese Kecak Vocal Chorus No Advance Ticket Sales. Doors Open at 7:15 Suggested Donation $10.

Bard staff, students, faculty,and children 16 & under FREE of charge.

This concert is made possible in part by Bard College, Woodstock Chimes Fund & Ulster Publishing. For Info: 845 688-7090, 845 679-8624. On FB: Hudson Valley Gamelans

The High Meadow School in Stone Ridge kicks off its capital campaign for the Jesse Kolber Music Center with a celebration on Sunday, December 2 featuring a roster of local luminaries performing. Acts include the Mammals featuring Mike & Ruthy, Buffalo Stack and the Restless Age, the trio of Lee Falco, Will Bryant and Brandon Morrison. Named for the late son of head of school Susan Paynter, the Jesse Kolber Music Center will offer practice rooms, large rehearsal spaces, a production studio and more.

Free child care will be provided. Tickets cost $25.

Benefit at High Meadow Sunday, Dec. 2 2 p.m.

High Meadow School 3643 Main St. (Route 209) Stone Ridge

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Bard to host Lea DeLaria’s Oh F*ck It’s Christmas concert

Bard’s Fisher Center presents Oh F*ck It’s Christmas, a holiday perfor-

mance by the jazz singer, writer, comic and Orange Is the New Black star Lea DeLaria. DeLaria will perform sassy and swinging interpretations of holiday classics with her all-female jazz trio. DeLaria’s TV credits include Shameless, Broad City, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Californication, Will and Grace, Friends and Matlock. She has received Obie & Theater World Awards, and a Drama Desk nomination for her portrayal as Hildy in the Public Theatre’s revival of On the Town. Ticket prices range from $25 to $55.

Lea DeLaria Saturday, Dec. 8 8 p.m.

Sosnoff Theater Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson (845) 758-7900 http://fishercenter.bard.edu

MUSIC

King of strings David Bromberg at Colony

Chris Smither to play Helsinki Hudson

Mirabai of Woodstock

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mong the many pearls of wisdom to be gleaned from the country blues is the observation that “You don’t miss your water ’til your well runs dry.” Audiences lucky enough to discover David Bromberg back in the ’70s and get spoiled by his constant touring learned the truth of that lyric when, in 1980, the virtuoso multi-instrumentalist hit the burnout point and left the live performing scene, literally for decades. He put out an occasional LP and sat in for sideman spots for musical friends now and then, but dedicated most of his time to learning the art of violinmaking and raising a couple of kids in Chicago.

But in 2002 the stellar picker of all things stringed relocated to Wilmington, Delaware to open a violin shop. He got involved with saving and restoring a historic opera house that became a keystone in the revitalization of the city’s blighted downtown, started sitting in on local jam sessions and was eventually coaxed out of retirement. To the delight of many, Bromberg is back on the road again, performing live and recording. He’ll be making a local stop at Colony in Woodstock this Saturday, December 1 at 8 p.m. General admission is $50 ($45 in advance). Doors open at 7 o'clock. For tickets, visit http://colonywoodstock. ticketfly.com.

Your Holiday Serenity Gif ts, Book s and Work shops for Serenit y, W isdom and Transformat ion.

Upcoming Events Woodstock Open House: Daymoon Wands Trunk Show and Concert Sat. Dec 1 3-9 FREE Shamanic Doctoring Sessions w/ Adam Kane Mon. Dec 3 11am-6pm Call for rates & appt.

Sound Healing with Tuning Forks w/ Dr. John Beaulieu Sun. Dec 9 2-4 $20/25* * Lower price for early reg./pre-payment made at least 48 hrs. in advance

Open 7 Days • 11 to 7 23 Mill Hill Road • Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2100 • www.mirabai.com

Nov. 29, 2018

Celebrating the release of his latest collection of original songs, Call Me Lucky, the versatile blues guitarist and songwriter Chris Smither performs at Club Helsinki in Hudson on Friday, December 7. Acoustic and rural-feeling but with all kinds of electric rough edges, Call Me Lucky features contributions from Smither’s longtime producer David Goodrich, the great drummer of Morphine, Billy Conway, the Suitcase Junket’s Matt Lorenz and many more. Tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the show.

Chris Smither Friday, Dec. 7 8 p.m. $30/$25 Club Helsinki 405 Columbia St. Hudson https://helsinkihudson.com

David Bromberg, Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m., $50 ($45 advance), Colony, 2 Rock City Rd., Woodstock, (845) 657-4047, www.colonywoodstock.com.

Winter Wonderettes opens this Friday at Shadowland Shadowland Stages in Ellenville presents Winter Wonderettes, a family-friendly musical that opens on Friday, November 30 and runs through Sunday, December 16. Written and created by Roger Bean, this seasonal

Carlsen Gallery Inc. Presents

A Spectacular Early December Antique Auction Sun., Dec. 2, 2018 at 10:30am EST Previews: Sat. Nov. 24 – Sat. Dec. 1, 11 – 4pm Sale Day: 8am until sale or by special appointment 9931 Rt. 32, Freehold, NY www.carlsengallery.com

Winter Wonderettes Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 16 8 p.m./2 p.m. $39/$30 Shadowland Stages 157 Canal St. Ellenville (845) 647-5511 https://shadowlandstages.org/

Green Kill in Kingston to present Datura Road 1 of 2 Life Sized Bronze Statues by Enzo Plazotta

O/C “Tavern Scene” sgnd Tirborch attrib. to Gerard Terborch (1617-1681)

Our December 2ND Auction promises to be a special event with a lifetime collection of early Belleek Irish porcelain from a Windham, NY physician, Federal period American, Continental & Country furniture from the 18th & 19th centuries, fine & decorative art objects, a multitude of quality oil paintings, lots of sterling, coin & Sheffield plate silver, Oriental carpets, Exceptional bronze sculptures, a rare 1934 Mercedes 500/ Centaur Replica and a large group of estate jewelry, with some perfect pieces great for holiday giving!

Collection of Rare & Impt. 1st Period Belleek Porcelain (Over 30 pieces)

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celebration features ’60s versions of holiday hits, like “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Run Rudolph Run” and “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” Evening shows run Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and cost $39. Sunday matinées start at 2 p.m. and cost $30.

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Estate Jewelry inc. Diamonds, Pearls, Pocket Watches

The Hudson Valley quartet Datura Road plays a global fusion of sorts. Although their instrument locker is deep in both Eastern and Western departments, and the players skilled and well-versed in their source materials,

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rich tenor of Matthew Nobile, whose multi-instrument fluency also accounts for much of the band’s timbral richness. The themes on Datura Road’s impressive 2017 self-titled debut are of the kind that always seem to accompany progressive acoustic world/pop: natural imagery and symbolism, mystical suggestion, an optimistic poetry concerned with such trivialities as peace, fulfilling potential and the harmonious relations among living things.

Joined by Cumulus, Datura Road Performs at Green Kill in Kingston on Saturday, December 7. Admission costs $10.

Dewey Redman

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CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF DEWEY REDMAN AT SENATE GARAGE ON SUNDAY

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azzstock, the area’s collective of jazz players, advocates and promoters, serves up a personally significant show at Kingston’s Senate Garage on Sunday, December 2: a celebration of the music of the great saxophonist Dewey Redman, in whose quartet Jazzstock founder and bassist John Menegon played for the better part of a decade.

Redman traversed quite a lot of ground in his long career, some of it “in” and much of it “out.” Bearing the mark of his long association with childhood friend Ornette Coleman, Redman’s influential early work favors the challenges of “freebop”: a wild, sophisticated, expressionistic approach to ensemble improvisation heard on definitive releases such as The Ear of the Behearer. But in later years, the Dewey Redman Quartet put out some pretty sweet straightahead jazz sessions with elegant and erudite playing and gorgeous compositions.

Of these, 1982’s The Struggle Continues might be the pick of the litter for some user-friendly, high-end and mostly (but not entirely) mainstream jazz.

For the December 2 concert, Menegon is joined in the all-important sax role by Steve Slagle, a versatile reed-player who directed the Mingus Big Band for many years, recorded with everyone from Stevie Wonder to Carla Bley and has released 14 records as a leader. On drums will be Adam Nussbaum, a leading player of his generation and one who has performed with something like everybody, from Scofield, Metheny and Abercrombie to Anthony Braxton and…Dewey Redman.

On piano is Lawrence Fields, a wildly gifted New York City player and composer who has worked with Jeff “Tain” Watts, Joe Lovano, Branford Marsalis and many more. There is no shortage of heavies in this band.

Tickets cost $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show. They can be purchased online or at Rhino Records, next door to the Senate Garage.

Celebrating the music of Dewey Redman, Sunday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., $25/$20, Senate Garage, 4 North Front St., Kingston, (845) 802-0029, www.jazzstock. com.

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Datura Road Saturday, Dec. 7 8 p.m. $10 Green Kill 229 Greenkill Ave. Kingston www.daturaroad.com

Live Music at The Falcon Presenting the finest in Live Music from around the world and Great Food & Drink

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Directed by Lora Lee Ecobelli THE CAST (in alphabetical order) Joe Bongiorno Jessica Loy

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December 2 at 1:30 pm

MESCAL HORNBECK COMMUNITY CENTER 56 ROCK CITY ROAD WOODSTOCK General Admission $23 Seniors/Students $20 Members $15 Group rates available Reservations/Information 845-679-7900 or www.performingartsofwoodstock.org

BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE Datura Road is not really a world shred platform. This is a pop band – a progressive, acoustic/electric world/ pop band that mixes in a few concise instrumentals. Evocative rhythms and

melodies with Arabic, Celtic, Latin and Mediterranean undercurrents are judiciously arranged in the service of a pretty sweet set of arty prog/folk songs, sung in the purely likable and

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December 7th & 8th at 7:30 p.m.

December 9th at 2 p.m.

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ART Unison Arts hosts Craft Fair in New Paltz this weekend For 28 years now, the Unison Arts Center in New Paltz has been presenting an annual Craft, Art and Design Fair in early December. Locals in the know appreciate the Piece by Helen Hosking fair’s excellent selection of locally handmade gifts and artworks at affordable prices, and the well-attended event is a major fundraiser for the beloved community cultural organization.

Following a long run at the New Paltz Middle School, this year the Unison Crafts Fair is relocating to a slightly more intimate location: the Unison Theater itself, located at 68 Mountain Rest Road a couple of miles west of the Wallkill River in the foothills of the Shawangunk Ridge.

Take advantage of the daylight during the

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Kingston fĂŞtes ceramic artist Roberto Lugo at City Hall on Friday

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eramic artist and activist Roberto Lugo speaks at Kingston City Hall on Friday, November 30 at 6 p.m. Presented by mayor Steve Noble, the City of Kingston Arts Commission, the Kingston Midtown Arts District and Bailey Pottery Equipment, the self-proclaimed “Ghetto Potter� will recount his rise from the streets of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood to become a world-famous ceramicist. Lugo is a US Artist Barr Fellow recipient, this year’s Ceramic Art Network’s Ceramic Artist of the Year and currently a professor at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. There will be an artist’s reception at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Artist/activist Roberto Lugo, Friday, Nov. 30, 5:30 p.m., free, City Hall, 420 Broadway, Kingston, https://madkingston.org

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Agrawal will talk about his new book Monarchs and Milkweed. Using striking visual imagery, Agrawal will discuss the natural history of monarchs and milkweed, the cultural importance of milkweed’s famous toxins, and the current predicament of monarch declines. A Q&A will follow.

The event will be held in the Cary Institute auditorium, located at 2801 Sharon Tpk. (Rte. 44) in Millbrook, NY. Seating is first come, first served.

Registration required: www.caryinstitute.org/events.

Visit our website at www.caryinstitute.org or call (845) 677-7600 x 121.

event’s 10 a.m.-to-5 p.m. hours and you can combine your holiday shopping with a stroll amongst the larger artworks in

Unison’s Sculpture Garden.

The Unison Arts Craft, Art and Design Fair will be held on Saturday and Sunday,

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Mini-Wheats I’m going to take care of this situation.

I think this is all my brain will tolerate; I am super wiped-out now.

Feel free to bring food our way – any food. We eat all the things, esp. vegetarian.

ERICA'S CANCER JOURNEY

HEART DRAINS, BRAIN TUMORS, METS, OH MY!

Head On and Heart Strong! and love and Lady of Perpetually Hungerly yours, Love, Erica

November 13

STAPLES: THAT WAS EASY!

Q: “How many cancer treatments does the patient need?”

A: “Tumor!”

I’m downsizing!

— cleared out some the old lung fluid — got rid of a brain tumor — still have plenty of cancer throughout this vessel, inquire within

November 20 Live is so good!

had BRAINNNNNNNNNNNNN surgery this week. My awesome doctors got me in and out so fast. I am now recovering, being read the Riot Act about taking it easy for quite a while. All kinds of fun happening like steroids, my own addled-ness, with things like “How do I dial this number correctly, unlike the first seven times?” and resorting to asking the phone “When are you opening, Crazy Bowlz?”

I was holding off on getting the surgery, but when the tumor pressure suddenly expanded one day, the entire game changed. At the end of my metastatic breast cancer retreat, I was very tired. I woke up unable to express words clearly, like having a stroke. No stroke, but the swelling grew to such an extent that I couldn’t really process ideas or express myself.

Prep included draining the left heart area, then removing the tumor, then sitting around making soup. I also made sriracha cauliflower, which was epic (bake, stir, add Frank’s hot sauce, welcome to Heaven) and became obsessed with yeast-free loaves from the Kingston Bread Lab (www.kingstonbreadlab.com).

The biggest tumor is now out – it was on the left like Left Shark, around 2 cm – I have a hell of a battle wound and I’m so grateful. I’d be gone right about now without this lifesaving surgery. As I wean off of the steroids over the next week, I will apparently be very tired, so I’m trying to do short tasks here and there – in between eating jags, of course. The healing is crazy rapid so far – yay, body!

The kids are doing awesome. I keep crying with happiness to get this additional time with them.

Thank you, Drs. Bowers and Watts, for giving me a shot. And thank you everyone who continues to help keep our family moving and grooving, because I can do even less than before this latest adventure. We really need, need, need you, and even more, love, love, love you.

My 40 staples are out of my head! Sweet scalp freedom!

My staples were smaller than I thought: around a halfinch, shaped like a swirly uppercase M (or a sideways E, or a curly W) on my keyboard. I rewarded myself after the plucking via small Starbucks decaf mocha with one pump, a jelly donut, a Boston creme donut and a toasted poppy bagel with veggie cream cheese because I happened to be near it. I didn’t think I like poppy because of seeds getting stuck in my teeth (it’s basically all they had), but it was delish. Do I want pizza or not? Have it tomorrow?

I finally took the plunge: I have curtailed cuticle care for the moment and administered nail polish. Done. For now. My cuticles are (were) like grizzled vines, skinny rails of dry flesh. Now I could be a hand model.

I am eating all of the things. Why are carbs so good?!

Listened to Yaz tonight. So random... “Move out” ...Don’t judge. I’m on steroids.

One time is all it took. I’m good for another 25 years. Back to new Rhett Miller, Suicide Squad soundtrack and Dog on Fleas. Or literally anything else.

Overdoing it is so easy for me. I don’t realize it until I’m mental jello.

Tonight is leftovers. Maybe I’ll order a pizza, too. Hungry/not-hungry. But I’m trying to clean out our pantry, so I’m making great desserts and dinners. I made lasagna for the first time last night. And when I say “I made,” I mean I conked out and the kids finished the job, thankfully! I love this age: They can do anything, and I love them so much. This weird zone of consciousness is still unpredictable to me.

Thanksgiving will be pretty mellow. Mike and family will enjoy a traditional dinner, and I’ll eat later on my own because I get wiped out just thinking about the outside world.

Our dog, Casey, is a noisy barker, but she’s my soul, and I love her. She’s such a good companion, especially when no one else is home.

Head On and Heart Strong!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Love, Erica Head On (and I do go on. and on.) and Heart Strong!

THE CUTICLE CHRONICLES November 16

IT’S A HARD PAIN GONNA CALL November 27

Update: Yesterday I felt great Today I’m sluggish I’m making short sentences, about half correct words and half gobbledygook The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain (no reason, just thought of it) I miss being able to express myself A lot Mike is pretty amazing Today’s playlist included Beach Boys and that era I hope I can score some of this epic bread tomorrow a.m. I just don’t get how it works yet.

I am spending a fair amount of time tending to my cuticles, something that Amazon and I worked on together, and I am really into it. It’s one stick, two different surfaces, and I had no idea I could constructively “pick.” Everything is different now. There’s always more cuticle opening to be had.

I’m on steroids = hungry whether I’m actually hungry or not I like the sparkle and beautify of this afternoon I’m actually getting some sentences, wow I transplanted my first plant today, hope it lives Quinn’s getting a crested gecko, and I’m smitten and now I can’t stop obsessing over it. I’m going to be a crested-gecko’s grandmother!

Sudden cravings include Frosted Mini-Wheats and I guess a second bowl of MiniWheats. I thought more was going to happen on that, but now that I want more

December 1 and 2. Admission (which includes a raffle ticket) costs $4 for adults, $3 for students and Unison members; kids

aged 12 and under get in free. Call (845) 2551559 for more information, and visit https:// bit.ly/2QuI9DT for a full list of vendors.

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.

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

• 60+ artists and makers showcase an eclectic range of items • Pop-up fine art market • Just in time for holiday gift-giving • “A Taste of Kingston” with Keegan Ales and five local restaurants • Bring a friend and your appetite!

Brain surgery recovery is so far, so good – like, really good, in terms of healing up without infection or curveball issues. That said, after my first steroid reduction, I had a Dark Night of the Soul.

I bed down for the night.

Awaken in Hell.

Rich, full-dimensional pain paralyzes and torments in a suffering that not only refuses relief; it ignores the existence of it.

Jackhammer without throbbing. Blasting minus bombs.

Crushing. Hardening. Existing.

Atonement? Crucifixion? A f*cking spiritual cleanse?

What is happening?

Day and I break.

Steroid withdrawal.

Results may vary.

Head On and Heart Strong!

Love, Erica Kids’ Almanac columnist Erica Chase-Salerno was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer in the Summer of 2015. To read more about her experience, visit https:// hudsonvalleyone.com/tag/ericas-cancer-journey.

Unison Craft Fair Saturday/Sunday, Dec. 1/2 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $4/$3

Unison Arts & Learning Center 58 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz (845) 255-1559, www.unisonarts.org

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Let it grow New horizons strain BFF bonds in Ralph Breaks the Internet

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ant to evoke a Hollywood era in your audience with Pavlovian reliability and a minimum expenditure of screentime? Spare no expense on your backdrop graphic designers. A time will likely arrive, a few decades down the pop-culture road, when the densely vertical cityscapes depicted in animated films such as Zootopia, Coco and now Ralph Breaks the Internet become emblematic of the cinematic “look� of the twenty-teens in the same way that Blade Runner’s dark, grimy urbandystopian sets have come to encapsulate post-Apocalyptic science fiction movies of the ’80s. Live-action superhero romps these days tend to feature these metallic eyries as well (usually in the process of being smashed to bits by monsters or aliens). It’s tough to predict what may trend next, once the fascination with what wonders can be done with stateof-the-art CGI starts to wear off; but for now, those towering, visually busy mazes are the places to be, virtually speaking, when you’re watching a movie.

That’s a long-winded way of saying that, once it dawns on audiences that the setting they’re seeing onscreen is becoming a visual trope – or a meme, in the original sense of that word – and careening headlong toward clichÊ, maybe it’s time for filmmakers to move onto something else. It is in a spirit of admiration and affection that I propose that the tall, overwhelmingly detailed city that represents the Internet in the sequel to Wreck-It Ralph is the epitome, the apex, the zenith of what can be visually achieved along this line of attack. It’s cleverly executed, delivering nonstop giggles of recognition as our heroes Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) encounter one Web brand-name after another in their quest to find a discontinued part to replace the broken steering wheel that is threatening

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Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (voiced by Sarah Silverman) star in Ralph Breaks the Internet, a sequel to Wreck-It Ralph.

the existence of Vanellope’s home arcade game, Sugar Rush. But after this, I’m not sure that I want to see a flurry of imitators.

Perhaps it’s best for the movie industry to declare victory now, go home and figure out what the 2020s could look like.

That about exhausts my quibbles with Ralph Breaks the Internet, directed

by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston, which is every ounce as fun a ride as its predecessor was in 2012. Nostalgia for the simplicity of eight-bit videogames has been replaced by awe at the complexity of the Internet, where the lead characters’ technical naïvetÊ gets them into a lot of trouble when they have to raise too much bitcoin too quickly to complete their eBay purchase. They are helped and hindered along the way by new characters representing search engines (Alan Tudyk), pop-up ads (Bill Hader), trending algorithms (Taraji P. Henson) and the like – not to mention a gaggle of Disney princesses who are persuaded to

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accept Vanellope (technically a princess in the Sugar Rush game world) as one of their number, in one of the movie’s best set pieces.

But what makes this story work, u l t i m a t e l y, i s the amount of heart put into it. The narrative through-line and core conflict are propelled by the challenges that exposure to this new world places on Ralph and Vanellope’s friendship. All that doofy Ralph wants is to get the part, save Vanellope’s homeworld and go home to his comfortable routine ASAP. But his feisty young friend, grown bored with the limited tracks available in her racing game, discovers broader horizons in a Grand Theft Auto-esque MMORPG called Slaughter Race, where she makes a supportive new friend in hotshot driver Shank (Gal Gadot). Insecure Ralph feels betrayed and makes some bad, stalkery choices in an effort to reclaim the center of Vanellope’s social universe – with Internet-wrecking results, after a rogue computer virus zeroes in on his character flaws.

There are plot turns that, in a wholesome Disney movie, are predictable enough; but the questions that Ralph

The questions that Ralph Breaks the Internet raises about the nature of friendship and the need for it to evolve are fairly profound

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Breaks the Internet raises about the nature of friendship and the need for it to evolve are fairly profound, for a movie aimed primarily at kids. Parents and teachers could use this conflict to provoke productive discussion at many age levels – particularly in helping tender minds learn to identify controlling b e h av i o r a n d how to defuse it without being self-sacrificial.

The film’s take on gender roles and stereotypes is admirably “woke� for a Disney product; when was the last time you heard the word “needy� used to describe a male character in a movie? (Not to mention that he doesn’t feel particularly threatened when he wakes up after a battle inexplicably clad in princess garb.) Better yet, Ralph learns how to be a better man, of his own volition, while Vanellope learns to have confidence in her own choices. There’s humanistic meat on the flashy high-tech bones of this story.

Then again, it might be enough for you just to spot the late Stan Lee in a brief animated cameo, or the references to Star Wars and King Kong, or to wallow in Vanellope’s obligatory Alan Menkenscored Disney-princess power ballad, “A Place Called Slaughter Race,� which is choreographed with characters dancing atop hotrods to evoke the opening number

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urday performances begin at 7 p.m., Sunday matinées at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students.

Frosty the Snowman and A Charlie Brown Christmas Friday-Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 9 7 p.m./2 p.m. $25/$20 Woodstock Playhouse 103 Mill Hill Rd. Woodstock (845) 679-6900 www.woodstockplayhouse.org

Ulster Ballet’s A Christmas Carol at UPAC in Kingston

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Sinterklaas comes to Rhinebeck

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h no! Did you miss the arrival of Sinterklaas in Kingston amidst the hustle and bustle of Thanksgiving weekend?

Fret not; the patron saint of children and sailors has been keeping a low profile this past week, enshrouded in the mists of the Hudson River. But he will come ashore again at Rhinecliff on Saturday, December 1 to make his stately progress to downtown Rhinebeck for the second half of this annual multi-community festival.

The Opening Ceremony at the Beekman Arms, from noon to 2 p.m., will feature Sinterklaas festival creator Jeanne Fleming and introduce this year’s “Honored Animal,” the butterfly. Julia Haines will give voice to the butterfly on her harp, and storyteller Jonathan Kruk will share tales of the butterfly, St. Nicholas and Hanukkah. The Migrating Monarch and Her Caterpillar, the Pocket Lady, the Polar Bear and Mother Holly will all be on hand.

The afternoon is given over to a bewildering array of performances in venues all over town: various forms of theater and puppetry at the Methodist Parish Hall; the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Upstate Films and Foster’s Parking; the Vanaver Caravan’s Into the Light at the Church of the Messiah; music in traditions from Cajun to rock, gospel to gamelan, plus innumerable brass bands. From 2 p.m. on, music and street performances fill East Market Street between Route 9 and Center Street as it closes to traffic and becomes a parade ground called the Thorough Fair. You’ll find jugglers and jesters, Morris dancers and Mexican folkloric troupes, all manner of buskers and costumed characters galore. At 3 p.m., Oblong Books will host a reading and book-signing with Bear and Wolf author/illustrator Daniel Salmieri.

The Hudson Valley version of Sinterklaas being conceived as a nondenominational festival, despite being presided over by a Christian saint, a Living Nativity will get underway at 5 p.m. at the Reformed Church, followed by a celebration of the imminent arrival of Hanukkah 2018 with a Havdalah Candle-Lighting at the Dapson-Chestney Parking Lot at 5:30 p.m. All of these festivities culminate with the Children’s Starlight Parade, commencing at 6 p.m. at West Market Street and proceeding to the Municipal Lot for the Star Ceremony and Pageant. Bring your crowns and branches, stars and flags, and be prepared to do homage to children, who are all deemed kings and queens for the day!

For much more detail on Sinterklaas 2018, including a parade-route map and full schedules for all the participating Rhinebeck venues, visit www.sinterklaashudsonvalley.com.

Sinterklaas, Saturday, Dec. 1, 12-7 p.m., Free, Downtown Rhinebeck, www.sinterklaashudsonvalley.com

of La La Land. As with the Internet, there’s ample distracting fun to be found wherever you turn. Just make sure you stick around for both of the post-credits Easter eggs – especially if you know what it means to be “Rick-rolled.”

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painting, a contest to gather stickers from participating stores that they can place on a town map to receive prizes and, in the evening, a bonfire for making s’mores.

The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum at 28 Tinker Street will host a special reception for “Sea Stories,” an exhibition of prints made by fifth-graders at Bennett Elementary School. There also will be an Ugly Sweater Contest, open to all ages. Stores and restaurants will offer specials, and visitors are invited to vote in the annual Holiday Store Window Contest.

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Frosty the Snowman/ A Charlie Brown Christmas to feature ice-skating onstage at Woodstock Playhouse The Woodstock Playhouse will present the Christmas classics Frosty the Snowman and A Charlie Brown Christmas in performances that feature onstage skating. The productions will also include complimentary cookies and cider, family picture opportunities with characters from the show and carolers. Shows run Friday through Sunday from November 30 through December 9. Friday and Sat-

’Tis 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.

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Nov. 29, 2018 they did so with such enthusiasm that there became just too many of them at the original location. So I started digging.

And I uncovered bulb after bulb after bulb, ready to bloom and multiply next year. Now I have to decide what to do with all those bulbs. Plant them? Give them away? Compost them? I would have never thought that I could have too many crocosmias.

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lant growth has come screeching (almost) to a halt.

Lettuces just sit, hardly growing.

“No wonder,” you are no doubt thinking. “It’s getting colder and colder outside.” I know that, but I’m writing about lettuces in my greenhouse. The issue isn’t lack of heat; it’s lack of light.

For more evidence that light is the issue, look to good vegetable gardens in southern Europe. In that mild climate, harvest from a well-planned vegetable garden continues year-’round. But year’round harvest there takes planning; lack of light also makes for very slow growth over there in these darkest months.

Unprotected plants survive because the winter weather never gets that cold over there. (And cool-season vegetables, such as spinach, radish and turnips, that we plan for spring or fall, are what do well in Mediterranean winters.)

My garden here in the Hudson Valley, at about the 42nd parallel, experiences winter day-lengths the same as Rome, Italy or the island of Corsica: all on about the same 42nd degree of latitude. If lettuce plants grow slowly in Rome and Corsica, then the slow growth of lettuce in my greenhouse should come as no surprise.

But it always does surprise me, and the brakes seem to start getting applied back in October, with full pressure about now.

All this came to the forefront of my attention back in 1992, when I read Eliot Coleman’s excellent book Four-Season Harvest. After highlighting the similar insolation of much of our “northern regions” with much of balmy Europe, he went on to describe various ways of protecting winter vegetables from our winter cold, which would kill most of them. Keeping the plants a bit warmer also gets them growing sooner, once days become longer and brighter.

My goal, in the greenhouse, is to get a good share of the plants almost fully grown going into December. With lettuces, I try to plan to have enough of them to fill salad bowls through January and February, after which smaller plants are starting to grow fast enough to fill those bowls.

The reason Corsica and Rome remain relatively balmy all winter, while winters here, with both locations at the 42nd parallel, get so frigid, is that Corsica is bathed by the Gulf Stream: that warm mass of air that flows up from the Caribbean and across the Atlantic to wash over western Europe.

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oin the New Paltz Climate Action Coalition and the Interfaith Earth Action for family festivities to help prepare your mind, body and home for cold weather on Thursday, November 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be kids’ activities, snacks, music and lots of green-living information at the Welcome Winter Expo at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, located at 34 South Chestnut Street in New Paltz. Learn about recent updates for recycling, composting food waste, how to stop junk mail and robocalls, and carbon offsets for travel. There will also be demonstrations on easy and affordable ways to winterize your home. Find out about free energy audits and securing grant funding for energy upgrades. There will be a holiday ornament craft table for kids, and for adults there will be a make-your-own-tea table with healing herbs for all of winter’s ailments. All ages are invited to bring an old tee-shirt that can be turned into a reusable shopping bag.

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is lost as you move further east across Europe and into western Asia.

Kazakhstan, parts of which also lie at the 42nd parallel, experiences average annual temperatures from -60 degrees Fahrenheit to 104 degrees! The climate of nearby Turkey, whose north end touches that latitude, is moderated by the Caspian Sea. Moving further east to parts of Inner Mongolia, still within the 42nd parallel, winter temperatures might dip to -90 degrees.

If you were to join me in my greenhouse today, you wouldn’t want to forget your hat and gloves. The greenhouse is heated, but only minimally – enough to keep the temperature from falling below 37 degrees. That temperature provides a nice balance between energy use and reasonable year-’round harvest.

(Exponentially more energy is needed for incrementally increasing temperatures.)

Today is rainy and very cool, but not cool enough to kick on the greenhouse heater. So it’s pretty much the same temperature inside the greenhouse as outside the greenhouse: in the 40s. Most of what’s growing – kale, celery, mâche, claytonia, Swiss chard, mustard greens, parsley and arugula – does fine with these conditions.

Leafy vegetables require less energy (i.e. sunlight) than do fruiting vegetables, so the low light is also fine to keep them happy even if only slowly growing – just as they would be, planted (outdoors) in a garden in Corsica or Rome.

That’s also home to my baby hardy cyclamens (about which I recently wrote), in a seedflat, until they decide to lose their leaves and go dormant.

And two cardoon plants, also native to Mediterranean regions.

One Mediterranean plant that is very unhappy this year, even in the greenhouse, is fig. Figs are still ripening, but, with the high humidity and low light, each is soon covered with fuzzy gray mold. Roots of Rabbi Samuel fig, near the endwall, spread under the wall and outside the greenhouse, soaking up

so much water that the figs split before ripening. Yet a few fig fruits escape both afflictions and ripen to juicy sweetness.

I wonder if fig gardeners in the Mediterranean share my fig problems.

You can’t keep a good corm down Plants grow and multiply, which sometimes causes trouble. Such trouble was highlighted this week as I was digging up my crocosmia bulbs.

Backpedaling perhaps 20 years, you would have found me ordering crocosmia bulbs from a mailorder catalog. I’d seen the plants blooming in a friend’s garden in New Jersey and mar veled at the graceful flower stems that arched up and out from clumps of sword-shaped leaves. Lined up near the ends of each flower stalk were pairs of tubular hotscarlet blossoms.

Crocosmia isn’t supposed to be cold-hardy outdoors where winter temperatures drop below minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit (hardiness Zone 5), so the first couple of autumns, as instructed, I dug up the bulbs for winter storage.

Each spring following, the plants would get off to a slow start, finally blooming late in the season or not at all.

In disappointment or laziness, I stopped digging the bulbs up each fall.

I was surprised to see them appear in spring anyway. Not only did they appear in spring; they also had some real oomph, growing almost as luxuriantly as the ones in my friend’s garden. To make matters better, they started blooming earlier, in July, and in great profusion; and they have done so reliably year after year with no help at all from me.

The crocosmias also multiplied, and

Does anybody around here still dig up their gladioli each fall? I don’t, but to no avail. Left outside, they still survive every winter. Yuck. (Gladiolus “bulbs” are, like crocosmia “bulbs,” actually bulblike structures called corms.) I don’t like gladiolus – perhaps it’s because it’s the most popular flower for funerals.

At any rate, I did, for some reason, plant some glads over 30 years ago – glads whose beautiful salmon-pink color I subsequently felt was wasted on glad flowers. The nice color couldn’t outweigh the funereal associations, so after a couple of years of digging them up for storage each fall, I decided to sacrifice them to winter cold.

Unfortunately, they reappeared each year, and have continued to do so annually. I have to chuckle whenever I read instructions such as: “Corms should be dug after foliage has matured and started turning brown. Lift corms carefully with a spade or spading fork, taking care not to cut into the corm. Cut the tops off one inch above the corm and dry for two to four weeks in a warm location (70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit) with good air circulation. Remove the old corm, which is beneath the new corm.

Discard any rotted or damaged corms.

Cut stems back to within an eighth of an inch of the corm. Place the corms in an onion sack or old nylon pantyhose.

Hang from a wall or ceiling. Ideal storage temperatures are between 35 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit.”

Hah! Doing nothing at all has, unfortunately, worked fine for me. At least the gladioli haven’t multiplied as fast as the crocosmias.

The whole concept of winter-hardiness for a plant only whose roots (or corms, in the case of crocosmia and gladiolus) need to survive winter is hazy. After all, three feet down in the soil almost everywhere, temperatures hover around 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Lay some mulch on top of any soil and penetration of winter cold can’t reach as deeply as through bare soil or lawn. Bare soil doesn’t peek out anywhere in my garden. Whatever is not lawn has been mulched year after year nd for many years with leaves, wood chips, sawdust, compost, hay or whatever other organic materials I can get my hands on. (No, my garden isn’t three feet higher than it was when I started, because those organic mulches decompose, enriching the soil as they do so.)

Nonetheless, the ground that the crocosmias and glads call home is wellinsulated from winter cold. Warmer winters for the past few years have also helped these “non-hardy” bulbs survive outdoors – especially the less cold-hardy gladiolus.

– Lee Reich

The reason Corsica and Rome remain relatively balmy all winter, while winters here, with both locations at the 42 parallel, get so frigid, is that Corsica is bathed by the Gulf Stream

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.

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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.

ance, 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 with Timothy Liu. Every Thursday. Walk-ins welcome.

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

older. $1 donation. Woodstock Rescue Squad, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock.

12:30pm-1:30pm Lunch & Learn: Native American Culture in the Hudson Valley. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. http://clinton.lib.ny.us/.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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tion 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.

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.

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.

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7pm-9pm Forum on Fake News. Three media experts (from PBS, Marist College, and the New York Times) will address the topic of fake news and how to decode the truth. Marist College/ Lowell Thomas Building, 3399 North Rd, Pough.

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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.

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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.

7pm-9pm Welcome Winter Expo-. Learn about recent updates for recycling, composting & food waste, how to stop junk mail & robo-calls, and carbon offsets for travel. Info: 215-303-7468 or iheartupstateny@gmail.com. St. Joseph’s Church, 34 S. Chestnut St, New Paltz.

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.

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e-mail calendar@ulsterpublishing.com. postal mail: Almanac Calendar Manager Donna Keefe

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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8am-9:30am Somatic Yoga. 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-6pm U.S.-Russian Relations: From Tehran to Yalta and Beyond. Presented by the Bard Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) to mark the 75th anniversary of the Tehran Conference, the meeting between U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin that took place in Tehran, Iran, between November 28 and December 1, 1943. The symposium will include presentations from leading historians and political scientists from the United States, Russia, and Great Britain,Free and open to the public. No registration is required. Info: bbilling@bard.edu. Bard College / Olin Hall, 30 Campus Rd., Annandale-on-Hudson. cce.bard. edu/news-events/cce-events.

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.

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-6pm Woodstock Art Exchange. Hand blown glass and contemporary crafts. Unique gifts. Also, “North American Travels” — an exhibit of landscape paintings by Bennett Harris

Horowitz. Free refreshments. Free admission.

Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am– 6pm; Mondays 10am–4pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley.

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. Every Friday. Walk-ins welcome. $85 for one hour energy healing session

ANNUAL WINTER FAIRE SUNDAY DEC. 9TH 11 AM - 4 PM

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

Star Penny Puppetry • Gift Making Candle Dipping • Outdoor Barbeque Roasted Chestnuts • Wreath Decorating Music and more 16 S. Chestnut St., New Paltz (845) 255-0033 www.mountainlaurel.org Reformed Church of New Paltz

A Holiday on Huguenot Street FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 5 - 8 pm Holiday Tours 5 - 8 pm Cookie Walk 5 - 8 pm Craft Fair | 6 pm Soup on the Stoop 7 pm Paper Lantern Parade 7 pm Community Tree Lighting 7:15 pm Meet Santa & Mrs. Claus 8 pm Wind and Stone

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 10 am - 4 pm Holiday Tours 10am - 3 pm Cookie Walk 9 am - 2 pm Build a Bear | 10 am Petting Zoo 11 am - 2 pm Christmas Cafe 2 pm Big Blue Big Band 12 - 2 pm Horse-drawn Wagon Rides & Caroling

More info and registration at: huguenotstreet.org/holiday2018 Sponsored by: Americas Best Value Inn of New Paltz, Ulster Savings Bank, Riverside Bank, A Division of Salisbury Bank and Trust Company, Redfin, and Stewart’s Shops

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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 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 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.

Saturdays and Sundays 11am–6pm; Mondays 10am–4pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. .

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@fishermalpracticelaw.com.

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.

Woodstock Art Exchange (Fri - Sun, 11am-6pm & Mon 10am-4pm). Hand blown glass and contemporary crafts.

Unique gifts. Also, “North American Travels” — an exhibit of landscape paintings by Bennett Harris Horowitz. Free refreshments. Free admission. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Route 28, West Hurley. Open Fridays,

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

845-615-3828. Orange County Arboretum at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Grove St & 211 NY TRt 416, Montgomery.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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-7pm Opening Reception: BFA/MFA I Thesis Exhibition. At the end of each semester, students earning Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees exhibit art work in the Museum.

Info: 845-257-3844; sdma@newpaltz.edu. .

Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu/museum.

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;

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.

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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://

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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 New Saloon Minor Character. One of New York City’s most exciting young theater companies, New Saloon, returns to Bard with their kaleidoscopic adaptation of Uncle Vanya.

A work in progress developed through Live Arts Bard, Minor Character collages a century’s worth of English translations of Chekhov’s masterpiece—from a flowery 1916 version to Google Translate’s nonsensical rendition—into one sprawling, intimate, quietly disastrous evening.

Info: 845-758-7900. Bard College/ Luma Theatre, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25.

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-3pm Immanuel Lutheran Church Holiday Boutique. Handmade fused glass, baskets,

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Bake Sale. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran, 22 Livingston St, Kingston.

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.

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.

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/ calendar-of-events.

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.

9:30am-1pm Hike to Indian Rock at Sam’s Point. During this almost five-mile hike, we’ll traverse woods, roads and a rocky footpath featuring a bog bridge. Most of the terrain is fairly level with some short steep sections. Please bring a lunch, water and appropriate clothing for the weather. 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.

10am-12pm Amateur Scientists Group presents The Ice Ages, Climate Change, The End of the World and You. An exploration into the history and causes of the ice ages and the effect that anthropogenic induced global warming is having on the future of the earth’s climate and ecosystems.” Presented by Victor C. Capelli, a naturalist and environmental educator. A power point presentation along with time for Q & A during this talk. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

10am-4pm The Sudbury Winter Gift Sale.

Showcasing talented local artisans from across the Hudson Valley and beyond. Hudson Valley Sudbury School, 84 Zena Road, Kingston. Info: 845-679-1002, office@sudburyschool.com, www. sudburywintergiftsale.org.

10am-3:30pm Minnewaska Preserve: Castle Point and Hamilton Point Loop Hike. An approximately eight-mile hiking loop on historic, beautiful carriage roads. Participants should pack water, food and wear appropriate shoes and clothing. Meet at Minnewaska Nature Center.

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

Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner.

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.

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ell-known figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, an Olympic medalist as well as a participant in Dancing with the Stars, will host a holiday skating show on Sunday, December 9 at 3:30 p.m. at the McCann Ice Arena at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie. Kerrigan won a Bronze Medal at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. In January of 1994, Kerrigan was clubbed with a baton below the knee by an assailant who was hired by the ex-husband of her skating rival Tonya Harding. Kerrigan went on to win a Silver Medal in the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. She was also inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

Tickets for the Holiday Gift on Ice show in Poughkeepsie cost $25 apiece.

Kerrigan will be joined by national-level ice skaters as well as members of the McCann Ice Skating Academy. For tickets and further details, call the Civic Center box office at (845) 454-5800, extension 1201, or visit https://bit.ly/2KAeALB. 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. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. https://bit.ly/2QFkIV9. $4 G/A, $3 Members, Kids 12 & under are free.

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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

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,

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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:

Live Music at The Falcon Presenting the finest in Live Music from around the world and Great Food & Drink Check out our line-up: www.liveatthefalcon.com

1348 Route 9W, Marlboro, NY 12542

(845) 236-7970

Open 7 days from noon.

845.679.8899 Located on The Bearsville Theater Complex, two miles west of Woodstock Village Green.

20 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 Wireless Radiation: Keeping Safer in a Wireless World. A conversation with Dafna Tachover, a leading expert and advocate globally on wireless technology radiation health effects.

Info: steinhardt.anna@gmail.com. Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, 16 South Chestnut St, New Paltz. mountainlaurel.org/event.

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 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-6pm Woodstock Art Exchange. Hand blown glass and contemporary crafts. Unique gifts. Also, “North American Travels” — an exhibit of landscape paintings by Bennett Harris Horowitz. Free refreshments. Free admission.

Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am– 6pm; Mondays 10am–4pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley.

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, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, 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-8pm Woodstock Land Open House.

Hosted by the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce & Arts! Woodstock’s shopkeepers will pull out all the stops while you stroll the town enjoying free musical entertainment, demonstrations, holiday

ALMANAC WEEKLY decorated windows, complimentary refreshments and Saint Nick himself. There will be a tree lighting, Victorian caroling & face painting. Village of 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.

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. 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. New Paltz.

1pm-2pm 3D Modeling for Adults. Come learn how to use Tinkercad to create your own virtual 3 Dimensional objects and print! Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, www.esopuslibrary.org.

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.

1pm-2pm A Photographic Journey through Myanmar. Dara Heinlein will talk about her travels to Myanmar, including a photo project done with a group of locals. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, www. phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 1pm-2:30pm Cookbook Club. Cooking recipes from the book, Farmhouse Rules : Simple, Seasonal Meals For the Whole Family by Nancy Fuller. Sign up required! Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, www.esopuslibrary.org. FREE. 1:30pm West Point Holiday Show. This spectacular, family-friendly production features the talented vocalists and instrumentalists of the West Point Band as they perform festive holiday songs in a variety of musical styles. As always, the performance will conclude with a visit from Santa. This concert is free and open to the public.

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-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. Boscobel, 1601 Rte. 9D, Garrison.

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-7pm Literary Reading at Walnut Hill Fine Art. A festive holiday literary reading and art exhibition, one of many happenings at Hudson Hall’s annual Winter Walk on Warren Street.

Walnut Hill Fine Art, 551 Warren Street, Hudson.

Info: (843) 324-5614, forsatellites@gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/event.

5pm-8pm Warm Up. With CelebrateWomxn845 a winter pop-up exhibit at ASK! Exhibit displays through 12/29. Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 8456611879, celebratewomxn845@gmail.com, https://www.facebook. com/event. Free.

5pm-8:30pm Children’s Holiday Extravaganza; Kingston. Adoptive/Foster Parents can

Nov. 29, 2018 drop their children off for holiday festivities and get holiday shopping done. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. Info: 845-679-9900, info@affcny.org. 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.

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.

6pm Gardiner Community Concert Series: Thomas Earl. In a rare solo performance, Thomas will be playing several of his original songs, including debuting his brand new single, “Hidden Inside”. (Which was inspired by reading The White Dragon Series, written by local New Paltz author Stefan Bolz.). He will also be performing some cover songs from some of his favorite artists - including Jackson Brown, Van Morrison and Doc Watson. Each Community Concert begins with a pot luck dinner at 6 p.m. followed by an open mic at 6:45. The second act will feature Thomas Earl’s live performance. Attendees are encouraged to bring a dish, an appetite, and harmonies. Info: 845-255-1255. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner.

7pm The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild Coffeehouse Series: Vito Petroccitto. Special Acoustic Show! The coffeehouse performances start at 7:30 pm with an open mic format (sign-up 7pm) before and after the featured performer. Info: 845-336-7797. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston. $6.

7pm-10pm Cloudburst with Neil Alexander.

Keyboardist extraordinaire Neil Alexander will be joined by bassist Michael Colletti and drummer Tony Parker for some hip groove tuneage. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-6876373, mark@lydiasdeli.com, lydias-cafe.com. No cover charge but donations are welcome.

7pm-10:30pm Hudson Valley English Dance.

Lindsay Morgan teaches and calls English Country Dances/ music by Tiddley Pom. Come alone or bring friends. Workshop at 7 for newcomers. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Salem Road, Port Ewen. Info: 845-454-2571, hudsonvalleycommunitydances@gmail.com. $10 adults; $5 full time students.

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 New Saloon Minor Character. One

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ALMANAC WEEKLY

Nov. 29, 2018

NIGHT SKY

Who can you trust?

If it concerns the sky, you might be surprised

I

’m not one of those “fake news” people. The news media work hard and generally do an amazing job – one that’s vital to democracy. So it’s surprising and even newsworthy that The New York Times cannot be trusted when it comes to sky-observing. It often bewilderingly gets things wrong.

Last weekend the Times ran a feature about meteor showers, which included a color photograph with the caption: “Observing a meteor shower.’ The picture was of a man looking through a telescope.

Now, every backyard astronomer knows that observing meteors demands that you take in a large piece of the sky. If you look through a telescope you will see no meteors.

None whatsoever. So anyone looking at that photo will get the wrong idea and possibly do the wrong thing – and how can The New York Times get something so basic so totally wrong? In that same article, it said that four meteor showers will arrive in the next four months. Technically that’s true, but all useful information was missing – namely, that only one of these will be rich and also unfold under moonless skies, while the others will be skimpy washouts.

Yet it does this routinely. Last year it ran an article about Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to Earth. It included a color photograph of a bright blue star. The problem is that Alpha Centauri is yellow-orange.

An interesting series of events then unfolded. After I mentioned that error on this page, some reader sent it to The New York Times. An editor then contacted me. But she wasn’t interested in setting things right. Instead, this editor, who obviously knew nothing about astronomy, explained that they had used an image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and that such a professional photo must have been correct.

I replied that depicting a famous deep-yellow star as being blue can never be correct. The editor, now clearly frustrated, wrote back saying that the ESO spokesperson had explained that the image had been obtained in a non-visual wavelength. The Times editor concluded that it was thus an advanced technique that poor dumb me was apparently unfamiliar with.

Though in the middle of writing my 11th astronomy book, and in the midst of deadlines for Astronomy magazine and work for the SLOOH robotic telescopes, I nonetheless

of New York City’s most exciting young theater companies, New Saloon, returns to Bard with their kaleidoscopic adaptation of Uncle Vanya.

A work in progress developed through Live Arts Bard, Minor Character collages a century’s worth of English translations of Chekhov’s masterpiece—from a flowery 1916 version to Google Translate’s nonsensical rendition—into one sprawling, intimate, quietly disastrous evening.

Info: 845-758-7900. Bard College/ Luma Theatre, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25.

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.

Sunday

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7am-12pm Wallkill Fire Department Pancake Breakfast - All You Can Eat. Menu includes Egg. Pancakes, French Toast, Hash Browns, Sausage, Toast, & Coffee/Tea/Orange Juice.

Wallkill Fire Dept, 18 Central Ave, Wallkill. per person 7.50 senior.

8:30am-9:30am Sunday Flow with Deborah Adams. Open and approachable class for all levels. Breath and movement are linked to calm the nervous system and energize the body. Expect to move, try something new and participate in your own personal well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, www.woodstockyogacenter.com. drop in rate.

9am Private Herman Siegel Post 625 Meeting.

Sunday, December 2nd, 9:30 AM in Congregation Schomre Israel, 18 Park Avenue, Poughkeepsie.

At 9AM they have an informal coffee and cake schmooze however no food or drink may be brought into the building. All persons of the Jewish faith are invited to attend. Congregation Schomre Israel, 18 Park Ave, Poughkeepsie.

9am-7pm Vanderbilt Mansion Christmas Open House. The Mansion will be lavishly decorated for the holidays and refreshments will be provided by the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historical Association. Free admission. Info: 845-229-7770; nps. gov/vama. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park.

took the time for one final letter, telling this editor that whenever a photo is offered in a color different from what the human eye would see, the standard procedure is for the caption to state that it is a false-color image. There was no reply.

But this is hardly news anymore. They periodically blow coverage of eclipses, bright planet and Moon phenomena and everything else that involves the venerable hobby, art or science of observing the heavens. Yet another example: Prior to last year’s solar eclipse, The New York Times advised against using welders’ goggles. In truth, these inexpensive aids (in shades 12 and 14) have been professionally tested and repeatedly found safe, whereas some commercial “eclipse glasses” are actually the ones that can be dangerous to eyesight.

I love The New York Times in other areas, and appreciate the rave review they gave my book Zoom a few years ago. But, sadly, a cautionary note is now overdue. If you want to keep up with what’s happening in the sky, you’d do far better with Space.com, Sky and Telescope, the Old Farmer’s Almanac or Astronomy magazine. (Full disclosure: I’m an editor with these latter two publications.) Good information is out there for those who know where to turn.

– 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

by Pulse of the Planet’s Jim Metzner.

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 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-5pm Unison’s 28th Annual Craft Art & Design Fair. Featuring works by 24 master craftspeople at Unison. $4/adults, free/ Kids 12 and under. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. https://bit.ly/2QFkIV9. $4 G/A, $3 Members, Kids 12 & under are free.

10am-12pm A Child’s Christmas at Clermont State Historic Site. Drop in for stories read under the Christmas tree and treats for children ages 3-10. Info: 518-537-4240. Clermont State Historic Site, 87 Clermont Ave, Germantown.

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 Meditation Session. Session for 2 hours including sitting and walking meditation, a teaching and discussion. Free and open to the public. There is also free meditation instruction for those who request that. Meets every Sunday at 10:30am. Info: skylake.shambhala. org. Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation & Retreat Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

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11am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis. Pre-rock era blues and more. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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.

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22 off that will be mailed directly to the North Pole as well as finish up that last minute shopping! We will also have the Kids craft corner, toys for tots drive, military holiday card station and local area musicians at the event. Beekman Fire House, 316 Beekman- Poughquag Rd, Poughquag. facebook. com/events/484296335418607.

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

11am-6pm Woodstock Art Exchange. Hand blown glass and contemporary crafts. Unique gifts. Also, “North American Travels” — an exhibit of landscape paintings by Bennett Harris Horowitz. Free refreshments. Free admission.

Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am– 6pm; Mondays 10am–4pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley.

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 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-4pm Holiday House Hunt at Locust Grove. A holiday-themed scavenger hunt!

Fairies and elves have decorated the mansion.

See the fantasy world they’ve created. Begin your adventure with a sweet treat and hear storyteller Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi. A special poem guides kids through rooms of glittering decorations to search for the tiny homes of the elfin residents. Can they find where the Christmas Tree Fairy, Reindeer Elf, and Snow Fairy are living this winter? Show times at 12:15pm, 1:15pm, 2:15pm,& 3:15pm. $8/adults, free 6 & under.

Arrive by 3pm to enjoy the entire program. Info: 845-454-4500;LGNY.org. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie.

12pm-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.

12pm Echoes of World War I. The Marist College Band and Wind Symphony commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I through the performance of selections. Marist College/Nelly Goletti Theatre, Poughkeepsie.

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

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-2:30pm Holidays at the Homestead: Colonial Crafts. Kids of all ages will have the opportunity to do traditional holiday colonial crafts such as corn-husk angels, tin ornaments, and pomanders to take home. This event is free of charge, donations to The Friends are encouraged. Sands Ring Homestead Museum, 180 Main St, Cornwall.

1pm Penny Social. Doors open at 1:00pm, Calling starts at 3:00pm. Hosted by the White Eagle Ladies Auxiliary. Prizes – Raffles – 50/50.

Refreshments will be available All welcome.

White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave, Kingston, NY. 1pm-4pm The Elemendorph Inn’s Old Dutch Christmas Open House. The festive best for the holidays, featuring student musicians, hot mulled cider, homemade cookies and fresh-baked bread from the “beehive” oven. An annual tradition to launch the season and not to be missed. Free.

845-758-1920. The Elemendorph Inn, 7562 North Broadway, Red Hook.

1pm-4pm Holiday Whodunit Program. For chil-

ALMANAC WEEKLY dren ages 6 to 11 and their family members are invited to solve a “history mystery” in the Holiday Whodunit. The young detectives will interview costumed interpreters, who portray Gilded Age houseguests and servants. The Holiday Whodunit has become an annual tradition for many families, who come each December to enjoy the holiday decorations and crack another Gilded Age case.

Children who submit a guess as to “whodunit” will be entered in a drawing for a prize. $8/person, free/ 6 & under. Info: 845-889-8851; parks.ny.gov.

Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

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.

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 West Point Holiday Show. This spectacular, family-friendly production features the talented vocalists and instrumentalists of the West Point Band as they perform festive holiday songs in a variety of musical styles. As always, the performance will conclude with a visit from Santa. This concert is free and open to the public.

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.

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 Raise the Roof: A Benefit Concert for the Jesse Kolber Music Center. Join us for an afternoon of music, food, and community, featuring The Mammals, Buffalo Stack & The Restless Age. High Meadow School, 3643 Main Street, Stone Ridge. Info: (845) 687-4855, CarrieW@ highmeadowschool.org, https://bit.ly/2FuPcIa. $25.00.

2pm-5pm Catskills Folk Connection presents Catskills Folk Lyceum. 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. Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge.

2pm-4pm The Magic of Hanukkah & Menorah Lighting. Crafts, activities, magic show & latkes!

Info: 845-876-7666. Rhinebeck Jewish Center, 120 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck.

2pm-4pm Holiday Tree Lighting. We have activities for every age, cookies for every taste, & Miss Gina will be playing her guitar as we sing all our favorite holiday songs. Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library, 56-58 Main St, Milton. http://miltonlib. org/.

2pm 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.

2pm 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.

2pm 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.

2pm-4pm Clara Bow in It. Films tells a story of a shop girl (Bow) who sets her sights on the handsome, wealthy boss of the department store where she works. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@ rosendaletheatre.org, www.rosendaletheatre.org.

General Admission.

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-4:30pm Annual Juilliard Voices Holiday Concert. In addition to featuring the voices of several students from the Juilliard School for the Performing Arts, the concert will also include special guest artist, Kerry Henderson, founder of the Opera Theater of Kingston. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Rt 212, Woodstock. $12, free/ under 16.

Nov. 29, 2018 Reader, presents a program including Danzon No. 2 by Arturo Marquez. Info: 845-257-2700; degnanl@newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz/ Studley Theatre, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu.

4pm-5pm A Performance of Poetry and Music.

Dear Cloudface, a book of poems by T. G. Vanini with illustrations by Carol Zaloom. Post Traumatic Press will celebrate the new book with a performance of poetry and music by the author and Julie Parisi Kirby, who as a pair are known locally as the Princes of Serendip. Admission will be free. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock.

4pm Come Light the Giant Balloon Menorah.

The largest Hannukah celebration in the county!

Enjoy doughnuts, music, crafts, balloon games and prizes and the great balloon drop too! Info: 845-291-0514. Galleria at Crystal Run, 1 Galleria Drive, Middletown.

4pm-9pm Flicks: The Santa Clause 2 (Rated: G). Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for nearly ten years, but it might come to an end if he doesn’t find a Mrs. Claus. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-7812922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org.

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 2018 Sunday Music Series: Fedora. Gregg August, bass; Alan Kay, clarinet; Jon Klibonoff, piano; Jesse Mills, violin. Holiday program of jazz, pop and classical music. Contributions appreciated. Info: 845-424-3825. The Chapel Restoration, 45 Market St, Cold Spring. chapelrestoration.org.

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.

4:30pm The Great Hanukkah Firetruck Gelt Drop & Monroe Menorah Lighting. Latkes, donuts, dignitaries, dreidels and hot cocoa! Plus special coin surprises and performance from the Allegro Youth Orchestra. Free. Commuter Parking Lot, Millpond Pkwy, Monroe. Info: 845-7822770. Monroe, Millpond Parkway, Monroe.

3pm-5:30pm Bloom and The B2s. A concert to benefit the Ulster Immigrant Defense Network.

A free-will donation is appreciated. Featuring Bloom, a 33-voice Women’s Voice Ensemble & The B2’s, a 9-voice Women’s Voice Ensemble, directed by Debbie Lan, will perform. Holy Cross/ Santa Cruz Episcopal Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave, Kingston.

4:45pm-5:45pm Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Hyde Park. Join in on the walk, caroling, refreshments and even a visit from Santa! It starts at Hyde Park Methodist Church and ends at the Town Hall. There will be entertainment and a children’s craft table. Info: 845-229-5111. Hyde Park Town Hall, 4383 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. hydeparkny.us.

3pm-6pm Cornwall’s Holiday Festival. Horse & Carriage Rides • Jingle Bells • Christmas Music • Hot Chocolate • Tree Lighting And the Man in Red...Santa, Horse & Carriages on Main Street (free of charge) - Pick up/Drop off one way at Willow Ave & Traffic Circle, Santa Land at Bridge Street. Tree Lighting Ceremony to include caroling, honoree presentation & musical performances. Refreshments at Highland Engine Co with Santa. Phone: 845-675-5014. Main St, Cornwall. cornwallchamber.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.

3pm-7pm Ice Cream With Santa. Santa’s Coming to Zoe’s the first three Sundays in December! He will be outside so bring your pets and take a picture with Santa on his sleigh. 4:30-7pm Santa will be warm inside Zoe’s. Stop and get a hot beverage and say hi to the Jolly Fellow who will have a treat for all the kids (even the 4 legged ones)! See you at the barn! Zoe’s Ice Cream Barn, 1181 Route 55, Lagrangeville. facebook.com/ events/315433619046608/.

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.

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 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 Lights and Strikes Community Bowl.

2hrs of unlimited bowling! Bowling pin Menorah lighting, Kosher pizza, donuts and chocolate Gelt!

Info: 845-782-2770. Schneider’s Fishkill Bowl, 110 Rt 82, Fishkill.

3:30pm 60th annual Handel’s Messiah Concert. Please allow extra travel time for the 100% vehicle and photo I.D. inspection at Stony Lonesome and Thayer gates. Due to changing security requirements at West Point, please check www.westpoint.edu/special before leaving for the recital. West Point Cadet Chapel, West Point.

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. Boscobel, 1601 Rte. 9D, Garrison.

4pm-6pm College-Youth Symphony. The College-Youth Symphony, directed by Christiana

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 holiday-centered programs complement our traditional camp favorites. Phone: 845-985-2291. Frost Valley YMCA, 2000 Frost Valley Rd, Claryville. frostvalley.org/event. Ends at 6pm.

6pm Outdoor Community Hanukkah Lighting.

Each night a new mitzvah to build a better world!

Hot drinks and treats will be served. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh.

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.

6pm-7pm Meditation Session. A teaching and discussion. Meets every Tuesday at 6pm. Free and open to the public. Info: skylake.shambhala. org. Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation & Retreat Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6:30pm Christmas on the Hudson - Holiday Gala at the Vanderbilt Mansion. Guests are treated to elegant hors d’oeuvres, champagne cocktails, extravagant decorations and holiday music, plus a unique opportunity to enter Frederick Vanderbilt’s bedroom suite and private bath and have their photo taken in front of the room’s historic fireplace. Formal attire requested.

Info: 845-229-7770; nps.gov/vama. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park.

7pm-8:30pm Vassar College presents the Annual Service of Lessons and Carols. An Advent service of readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols. Vassar Chapel, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4375370.

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

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.

7pm-8pm Lessons & Carols. The annual Advent service includes readings, choral anthems, congregational carols and culminates in a stunning candle lighting ceremony. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632.

7:30pm Jazzstock presents The Dewey Redman Project. Featuring Steve Slagle (asax), Lawrence Fields (piano), John Menegon (bass), & Adam Nussbaum (drums). Tickets: $20 advance, $25 door, $10 students w/ID Info: jazzstock.com; 845-802-0029; jazzstock@earthlink.net. Senate Garage, 4 North Front St, Kingston.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Chris Pasin’s “Ornettiquette”. CD Release-A salute to Ornette Coleman.

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-12pm A Child’s Christmas at Clermont State Historic Site. Drop in for stories read under the Christmas tree and treats for children ages 3-10. Info: 518-537-4240. Clermont State Historic Site, 87 Clermont Ave, Germantown.

10am-4pm Woodstock Art Exchange. Hand blown glass and contemporary crafts. Unique gifts. Also, “North American Travels” — an exhibit of landscape paintings by Bennett Harris Horowitz. Free refreshments. Free admission.

Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 11am– 6pm; Mondays 10am–4pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley.

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 Clearing with Crystals. Walk-ins warmly welcome.

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

1pm-2pm Chair Yoga. Samantha Free leads this class that will help you stretch and strengthen as you move through gentle poses and breathing exercises. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

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.

2:30pm-3:30pm Flow & Restore Yoga. First half of this class we flow slowly through a warming sequence of poses, followed by gentle restorative poses. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre

2:30pm-3:30pm Tai Chi. Find out why Tai Chi is sometimes referred to as “Meditation in Motion.”

Vince Sauter leads this weekly class. No experience necessary. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

4pm-5pm LEGO Lounge/Color Club. Come play with our large selection of LEGOS! Or have a quiet time coloring. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. 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, 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.

5:30pm Menorah Lighting in Red Hook. Light the Menorah with the Red Hook community. Sing songs, enjoy latkes and donuts! South Broadway, Red Hook. Info: 845-876-7666.

6pm Outdoor Community Hanukkah Lighting.

Each night a new mitzvah to build a better world!

Hot drinks and treats will be served. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh.

6pm Tuxedo Menorah Lighting. All are welcome for a free celebration at the Tuxedo Train Station for latkes, donuts, dignitaries, dreidels and hot cocoa! Tuxedo. Info: 845-782-2770.

6pm-7:30pm Vegan Potluck Dinner. Join Chef Diane Hagedorn for a delicious vegan potluck dinner and explore the possibilities of vegan food. Please call 845-657-2482 to RSVP . Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, https://bit.ly/2xuq5Qj. Free.

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-9pm Knitting Night. Think knitting is just for grandmas? Think again! Darkside Records and Knitting is Metal present Stitch N’ B*tch! All welcome. Admission free. Darkside Records, 611 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4528010, info@darksiderecords.com, darksiderecords.com/InStore.

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 & Art Gallery, 69 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-568-7540, Chirp@ roostcoop.org, www.roostcoop.org.

6:30pm Music - Mendelssohn Club Meeting.

Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

7pm More Hidden Treasures of the Hudson Valley. Presented by Anthony Musso, based on his new book, Hidden Treasures of the Hudson Valley, Vol. 3. Sponsored by the Town of Lloyd Historical Preservation Society. At the Theater/ Meeting Room. Free admission & refreshments.

Donations welcome. Info: 845-255-7742. Vineyard Commons, Theater/Meeting Room in Building 6, Highland. tolhps.org.

7:30pm-9pm String Ensemble Concert.

Performing its fall concert under the direction of Anastasia Solberg. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge.

FREE. 8pm-10pm Chamber Jazz Ensemble. SUNY New Paltz students in the Chamber Jazz Ensembles perform in a variety of jazz and jazz-influenced styles. Info: 845-257-2700; lennonl@newpaltz. edu. SUNY New Paltz/Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall. newpaltz.edu.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Cindy Cashdollar & The Syncopators. Dance to Texas Swing, Bop, Jazz , n’ more! Free admission. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Ulrich Woodwind, Percussion, & Advanced Piano Recital. Woodwind, percussion, and advanced piano private lessons perform their semesters work at this recital, dedicated to Dr. Edwin A. Ulrich. Fusco Recital Hall-Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie.

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9am-10am Free Weekly Community Meditation. On-going on Tuesdays 9-10am. All are

welcome for silent sitting and walking meditation.

For optional beginner instruction, please arrive 10 minutes early. Drop-in attendance welcome.

Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Check website for cancellations: wellnessembodiedcenter.com. Wellness Embodied Community Education Annex, 126 Main St, New Paltz.

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-12pm Knitting for Charity. Group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 10am. The group is open to knitters and crocheters of all abilities. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, https://bit.ly/2xuq5Qj. Free.

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-12pm Knit for Charity. Group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 10am. The group is open to knitters and crocheters of all abilities. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, http://bit.ly/2xuq5Qj. free.

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.

Saugerties.

4pm-5pm Tunezday. Bring your own instrument and let’s start making some music! For ages 10-17. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, http://www.tivolilibrary. org/. First Tuesday of the month. Happens on the Third Floor.

5:30pm Annual Hanukkah Festival. Menorah lighting, latkes, donuts, hot drinks and chocolate Gelt. Wappinger’s Falls: Adams Fairacre Farms, 160 Old Post Rd, Wappinger Falls.

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 Outdoor Community Hanukkah Lighting.

Each night a new mitzvah to build a better world!

Hot drinks and treats will be served. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh.

6pm-7:30pm Intro to Ulster County 4-H Youth Development Forestry Program. Ulster County youth ages 10-18 are invited to join 4-H educator Matt Helffrich in learning about the New York State 4-H Forestry Program. Come discover the skills that Foresters must master to do their jobs including tree identification and measurement, navigation with a compass, reading a topographic map and tree pest insect identification. During this meeting, we will focus on tree identification skills and participants will discover other parts of the tree besides leaves that can be used to identify tree species. This program is open to 4-H youth and the public. Attendees are required to register for this event at reg.cce.cornell.edu/ forestry_251. Info: 845-340-3990; mdh268@ cornell.edu. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston.

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.woodstockhealingarts.com. $540.

6pm-8pm The Art of Holiday Greens: Boxwood Tree Making. Mary Hughes, Olana’s Master Gardener, will teach the art of seasonal boxwood trees for tabletop decoration in these hands-on workshop. Info: olana.org/calendar/. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@olana.org. $35.

6:30pm-8:30pm Drag Queen Bingo. Meets the 1st Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm.

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

12pm-6pm Private Spirit Readings with psychic medium Adam Bernstein. First Tuesday of every month. Intuitive guidance for spiritually-minded individuals. Receive messages from spirit guides and deceased loved ones and benefit from the wisdom they have to offer. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $75/1 hour, $40/half hour.

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.

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.

7pm-7:30pm Rise Above Racism - We All Belong Here. Jewish Voice for Peace - Hudson Valley’s 3rd annual vigil for justice, opposing Islamophobia and racism. After the vigil join Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson for the Kingston City Council vote on a proposed ID card to ensure that all residents have local recognition. Info: hudsonvalley@jvp.org. Kingston City Hall, 420 Broadway, Kingston.

12:30pm-6pm Private Reiki Sessions and Angelic Guidance with Maureen BrennanMercier. Walk-ins welcome. $75 for one hour Reiki Healing Healing Session. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes.

7pm The Need for Educational Reform and the Promise of Waldorf (Steiner) Education, A Wholistic Approach. A free talk. Info: 413-4469727. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock.

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.

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7pm-8pm Clinton Fiber Arts. Knitting, mending, sewing, crochet, tatting, quilting, rug hooking.. bring your portable craft to the library to work on it. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

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 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.

8pm-10pm Vocal Studio. Students enrolled in the Vocal Studio course with faculty member Kent Smith present the culmination of their semester’s work in an evening of art songs and arias. Info: 845-257-3858; degnanl@newpaltz. edu. SUNY New Paltz/ Studley Theatre, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu.

8pm Ulrich Brass & Strings Recital. Brass and Strings private lessons showcase their semester’s work dedicated to Dr. Edwin A. Ulrich. Fusco Recital Hall-Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie.

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8am-9:30am Somatic Yoga. 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 Advent Bible Study. Looking at the Wrong Picture? What the Gospel Birth Stories Really Show Us. Info: 845-246-2867. Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St., Saugerties.

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

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Friday, December 7, 2018 at 4:00 PM for MEDICAL SERVICES FOR ULSTER COUNTY JAIL, #RFP-UC18-052.

Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www. co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing.

Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE LAW PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with Article 2, Section 202 of the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law (“EDPL”), notice is hereby given of a public hearing for a proposed public project (PIN 8758.04) to construct the Kingston Rail Trail, to be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 6:10 P.M. in the Legislative Chambers, 6th Floor, Ulster County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York 12401.

The purpose of this meeting is to outline the project purpose, proposed location, project

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

11am-12pm Visiting Artist Lecture Series presents Chris Wu. Chris Wu is the co-director of Wkshps, a multidisciplinary design workshop that creates brand identities and materials for art institutions, non-profits, public organizations, and global brands — including “logos, communication programs, websites, online platforms, books, publications, printed matter, exhibitions, and spatial experiences,” according to the Wkshps website. Clients include the Museum of Modern Art, RISD Museum, the Guggenheim Museum.

Info:845-257-3830; artlectures@hawkmail. newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz/Lecture Center 102, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu.

12pm-6pm Soul Listening Sessions with Anjahlia. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $75/1 hour, $40/half hour.

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

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.

2:30pm-3:30pm Tai Chi. Find out why Tai Chi is sometimes referred to as “Meditation in Motion.”

Vince Sauter leads this weekly class. No experience necessary. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

of mixed instruments in all styles from classic to avant-garde. Info: 845-257-2700; degnanl@ newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz/ Studley Theatre, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu.

5pm Hanukkah and the Chocolate Factory.

Create and light the giant chocolate menorah!

Buffet dinner, Oompa Loompa latkes, chocolate driedels, hot chocolate bar, chocolate Gelt, donuts, bowling, Hanukkah songs and a show by entertainer Adam Realman! $15/adv, $18/door.

Colonial Lanes, 78 Brookside Ave, Chester.

5pm Light up Pawling. Community Menorah Lighting on the village green with a giant Menorah , doughnuts, chocolate gelt and dreidels.

Free. Pawling Village Green. Charles Coleman Blvd, Pawling. info: 845-440-7592.

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-7:30pm December After Hours @ Tivoli Artists Gallery. Join The Rhinebeck Chamber for their Holiday After Hours. The celebrated Hotel Tivoli’s The Corner restaurant will provide delicious platters; light refreshments will be served. No fee to attend for Chamber and TAG members thanks to our generous hosts; $10 for non-Chamber members. Kindly RSVP. Tivoli Artists Gallery, 60 Broadway, Tivoli. rhinebeckchamber.com/events.

5:30pm-8:30pm Hanukkah Family Concert.

RSVP to celebrate Hanukkah together with the whole family! The Shira and Friends band will be performing an interactive performance at Temple Sinai. Free dinner throughout the event. RSVP to Mrubenstein@TempleSinaiMiddletown.com or 845-343-1861.

3:30pm-5pm Gray Matters: Connecting Dementia & Alzheimer’s to Olana. Join us for Olana’s bimonthly program designed for individuals with early stages Alzheimer’s & Dementia and their family or caregivers. Info: olana.org/ calendar/. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@ olana.org.

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.

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

6pm Outdoor Community Hanukkah Lighting.

Each night a new mitzvah to build a better world!

Hot drinks and treats will be served. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh.

4:14pm-5pm Middletown Hannukkah Lighting. Celebrate and bring the joy of Hannukah to all with live music and sweets from Something Sweet Dessert Cafe. Everyone welcome. 9 North St, Middletown. Info:845-562-7860.

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-6pm Chamber Music Hour. Enjoy the art of musical collaboration, featuring student ensembles of duos, trios, quartets and quintets

status and other pertinent information concerning the project, including maps and property descriptions of adjacent parcels and the properties to be acquired. The project is located in the City of Kingston, Town of Ulster and Town of Hurley in Ulster County, NY. The project proposes to connect the O&W (Hurley) Rail Trail along U.S. Route 209 eastward to Washington Avenue in the City of Kingston following the general alignment of the abandoned Ontario & Western Railway right-of-way. The proposed public project is a non-motorized share-use path, 10 ft. wide with an asphalt surface running a length of approximately 1.8 miles.

Persons may appear in person or by agent and will be given the opportunity to present oral or written statements and to submit other documents concerning PIN 8758.04, the Kingston Rail Trail project.

The project will require public acquisition of property. This public hearing is being held to comply with the requirements of the Federal Highway Administration and Sections 201 and 202 of the EDPL. Ulster County will attempt to acquire necessary property through offers of Fair Market Value. In the event this process is unsuccessful, acquisition of property by Eminent Domain may be necessary to complete the project.

Any property owners who may subsequently wish to challenge the condemnation of their

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

Mackintosh Community Room, 147 Lake St, Newburgh.

6pm-8pm Susan Orlean – The Library Book.

A fundraiser for Tivoli Free Library. Upstairs at Murray’s. The Sanctuary at Murray’s, 73 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-876-0500, events@ oblongbooks, http://bit.ly/2yjYMI1. Ticket price can be applied in full toward the purchase of THE LIBRARY BOOK at this event. (limited to one ticket per book purchased).

6pm-7:30pm Adoptive Parents of Teens Support Group and Teen Art Group; Kingston.

Free admission. Info: 845-679-9900. 17 Railroad Avenue, Studio 206, 17 Railroad Avenue, Studio 206, Kingston. Info: 845-679-9900, info@affcny. org.

6:30pm-8pm The Holy and Powerful Practice of Remembrance. A deep form of prayer which connects you with the Divine within. For new and experienced, inhabit your divinity, your

property by judicial review may do so only on the basis of issues, facts, and objections raised at the hearing.

Further information on the project may be obtained by contacting Christopher White, Deputy Director of the Ulster County Planning Department, with offices at 244 Fair Street, Kingston, NY 12401 or (845) 340-3338. Please advise this office no later than December 5, 2018 if a sign language interpreter, assistive listening system or any other accommodation will be required to facilitate your participation in the public hearing.

Dated: November 29, 2018 Ulster County Legislature Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, NY LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Wednesday, December 20, 2018 at 2:00 PM for the Cold in Place Asphalt Recycling, #RFB-UC19-001. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.ulstercountyny.gov/purchasing Edward Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing

Nov. 29, 2018 true self. The Center is the Home of Flowing Spirit Healing and the Woodstock Sufi Center.

Free, donations appreciated. Catskills Spiritual Healing Center, 1314 State Rt 28, West Hurley.

Info: 845.679.8989, jwalzer@flowingspirit.com, flowingspirit.com/Events.

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-8pm Wednesday Evening Prayer. We will be opening the sanctuary to the church and wider community for a night of prayer. If you are in need of a space to pray, or in need of someone to pray for you, or just wish to pray with others, please come! We will have Prayer Night the first Wednesday of every month from 7-8 pm.

Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Salem Road, Port Ewen.

7pm-8:30pm The New Paltz Historical Society presents Cross-Dressing, Misrule, and Mayhem: Christmas Before Santa in Colonial America. Cross-Dressing, Misrule, and Mayhem: Christmas Before Santa in Colonial America by Reynolds Scott-Childress. This talk will explore the topsy-turvy Christmas practices of cross-dressing, public fornication, and particularly wassailing—songs through which the revelers presented their wealthy neighbors a yuletide choice: provide the best wine of their cellars, the whitest bread of their kitchens, the finest clothes of their closets for the merrymakers or face the consequences of smashed windows, stolen livestock, burned barns. Refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. New Paltz Jewish Community Center, 30 North Chestnut St, New Paltz.

7pm-8:30pm Movie Night: Mama Mia - Here We Go Again. Using the music of ABBA as a guide, we return to the characters and exotic locations of Mama Mia! Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, www.esopuslibrary.org.

7pm Live @ The Falcon: Acoustic Open Mic Sessions. Sign up & Sit in! Piano & Guitar provided. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com.

7pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County Annual Meeting. (Snow date December 6.) We will hold the election of new board members, recap 2018’s program accomplishments and host guest speaker, Joyce deVries Tomaselli of CCE Dutchess County, presenting “Ticks: A Proactive Approach to Manage the Pest and Avoid its Effects.” You may find more information about the meeting and to register go to https://tinyurl. com/2018ticks. Please register by December 3.

This meeting is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Info: 845-340-3990.

CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster.cce.cornell.edu.

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-11pm Chess Night. Free every Wednesday.

Players should bring their own boards & pieces.

Info: 845-658-9048. Rosendale Cafe.

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-9pm Community Band & Jazz Ensemble Concert. Members of the SUNY Ulster Community Band join members of the SUNY Ulster Jazz Ensemble in this annual concert.

SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. FREE. 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 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 Live @ The Falcon: Common Tongue’s First Wednesdays. Interpretations of the great fusion players. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com.

8pm Small Ensembles Concert. Marist College, 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie.

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L&T Construction is seeking participation from qualified Minority and Women Business Enterprises(M/WBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) for potential subcontract work and/or material supply opportunities on a Metro-North Railroad project located in NY in Dutchess & Putnam Counties: Design-Build Construction of the Maybrook Trailway Section Contract No. 1000442201. Please contact Charity at 518-294-9964 for additional project details. L&T Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Errand/Household Helper. Part-Time (West Hurley). Seeking honest and reliable individual to assist an elderly relative with grocery shopping, errands, and some household tasks for a couple hours per week. Occasional assistance with accompanying her to medical appointments and errands out-

Someone to Assist with Cats at Diana’s Cat Shelter in Accord. Reliable, trustworthy person to work Part-time weekdays &/or weekends as needed. Experience with cats helpful. Able to work independently as well as with a team. Call 845-626-0221.

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POTTIE FOR YOUR PARTY! HAVING A PARTY? TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly Rentals. We have Gray, White, Blue, Tan, Green (pine-scented), 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, 845-4176461 or 845-706-7197. e-mail: TLKportables@gmail.com

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SAUGERTIES, NY Cozy two story home in very good condition. Newly redone kitchen cabinets and countertops, two designated bedrooms upstairs with a central room used as an office/study. All three have closets. Quiet dead end road. Large garage.

Owner plans to put house back on market in the Spring for sale. Lease is month to month. First, last and one month’s security. Tenant pays all utilities. No smoking. Pets negotiable (no cats). Some furniture possible. Call Michael Veitch today. .......................................................................... $1,500/Mo.

SAUGERTIES, NY Privately sited but not remote, this amazing 3 BR custom contemporary home has both panoramic mountain views and a beautiful waterfront. A long private drive brings you to this one of a kind home and property. The residence is filled with rounded rooms, high arched ceilings and great wood accents giving you a county contemporary feeling that is a wonderful complement for the location. The open living area has bold arched beams, kitchen, dining and living room all flow together taking in panoramic views of overlook mountain. Call Greg Berardi or Stefan Sanzi today. ...................................................... $549,900

SAUGERTIES, NY 3-bedroom home close to the Village.

There are 2 bedrooms and bath at one end of the home and a private master bedroom with a full bath at the other end of the home. In between it is all open offering a view of the new kitchen and dining area with sliding glass doors facing the woods, and a living room with gleaming hardwood floors.

A wonderful place for anyone to call home on a dead-end St. Call Joanne Cobey today. ...................$1,700/Mo.

WOODSTOCK, NY This charming 2 BR house built in 1943 is in a great location. Walk to the Cub Market, Bearsville Complex or a 5 min drive to the Center of Woodstock. With two bedrooms upstairs and additional room on the first floor, now being used as an office, it could make a third bedroom. With a bright country kitchen that leads to an enclosed porch and outdoor deck for outside dining...Sit on the front rocking chair porch and enjoy the country life. The property has a nice generous backyard with a roomy garage that has electric and a separate side door. Call Toby Ress today. .........$295,000

SAUGERTIES, NY This sweet country home has 3 bedrooms: 2 upstairs and one downstairs. The one downstairs has an additional small room off of it, which could be a nursery, a small office, a huge walk in closet or just extra storage space. This home is very bright, very well maintained, there’s new carpeting upstairs, the deck has been freshly painted. There is a half bath downstairs and a full bath upstairs. The deck off of the dining room overlooks a very large yard which extends to the side and the front of the house. Less than 10 minutes from Woodstock.

Call Sylvie Ross today. ...........................................................................$1,550/Mo.

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

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Holiday Psychic Fair. Dec. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, Lake Katrine.

Featuring 6 renowned Hudson Valley Psychics, metaphysical products, crystals, essential oils, handcrafted jewelry, spiritual books and therapeutic massage with energetic touch. For astrology readings birth time required. Treat yourself to a soothing massage while you are waiting for your reading or browse products for Holiday gift giving. Free admission. For details see FB Page: KnewMoon Rising Metaphysical.

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Mav Knolls Condo: 3-BR, 2-story Condo: very well run HOA. First floor: extra room with closet, full bath; kitchen, DR, LR open plan. 2nd floor: 3-BRs, 2 full Baths. Ten closets; freshly repainted, Seller will buy new stove or contribute $600. Attached garage. Available now. Call 845-943-0472 to see unit. $299,000.

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Fully licensed and reputable Ulster County Electric Services Business FOR SALE. Owner retiring to spend more time w/family and traveling. Great opportunity for licensed electrician or existing contracting company to take over this sustainable and thriving business. The company has been providing electrical services to residential/ commercial clients 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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Beauty Salon for rent. Fully equipped, with parking. Will renovate for other use.

10 S. Chestnut Street New Paltz. 820 square feet. Please call Wayne 845-399-9697

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ROOM FOR RENT. Can be used as residential or an office. $595/month plus security.

Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. Available now. (845)664-0493.

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

Free use of the: Recreation Room, Pool, New Fitness Center & much more!

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Gardiner/ Modena/ Plattekill Rentals

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

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Highland/ Clintondale Rentals

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 845-2568160.

21A Colonial Dr., New Paltz. 1 & 2 BR apts.

Pets welcome! No security deposit option.

3-12 month leasing terms. Pool, laundry on site.

845-255-6171 LARGE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT w/ office space if desired. 21 N. Chestnut Street. $1145/month includes utilities, parking, etc. COZY STUDIO APARTMENT. $825/ month includes utilities. 49 N. Chestnut Street. No pets, please. 845-229-0024.

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 845255-6029 or 914-474-5176, leave message.

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ROSENDALE RENTAL: Studio Apartment in private home, Binnewater Road. $795/month includes utilities. Security required. 845-331-1728

BEAUTIFUL 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Stone Ridge. Available January 2019. $800/month plus utilities. 1 mile from S.U.N.Y. Ulster. Parking, terrace. Cats yes, dogs no. Call John 845-518-8576.

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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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Saugerties Rentals

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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FABULOUS LARGE STUDIO. 1 mile to center of town. 20 ft. of large windows facing a field. Private driveway, secluded. Fully furnished. $1200/month. Security, deposit, references required. Call 845-417-5282.

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.

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.

Beautiful Woodstock In-Town Carriage House Apt. w/2 decks and 2 garden areas, seasonal Mtn. View, a/c, oil heat, woodstove.

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PRIVACY PLUS! - Hidden away on 5 New Paltz acres down a meandering drive, discover this quality built Seakill contemporary clapboard ranch just minutes to vibrant village. The modern open floor plan features vaulted ceilings, skylights, cozy woodburner to chase winter’s chill, ensuite MBR with claw foot tub, 2 add’l. BRs, 2 full baths, central AC, full basement and a covered veranda. Real peace & quiet here! ......................................... $389,900

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Impressive center-hall stone estate home c. 1820 beautifully situated on one of Kingston’s oldest streets and home to “The Antique Stone House,” a successful B&B generating significant revenue!

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RHINEBECK CONTEMPORARY STYLE CAPE

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S Spacious Cape with a contemporary flair is close proximity to Rhinebeck Performing Arts Center and p Tennis club. Property also has lake and beach rights T to Round Lake with in walking distance. Room to spread out with 2800 sq. ft., 4 BRS & 2 full baths. s Enjoy 3 season family room, den and living room w/ stone fireplace. 1 Bedroom and bath is on the first floor. Open floor plan with many updates throughout. It has it’s own private acre to enjoy ample outdoor living space. Large rear deck with hot tub and above ground pool. Brand new roof just finished! Ample parking in drive and 2 car garage. Perfect for weekends or full time living! Visit the Open House this Sunday, call for more details! $380,000

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JUST LISTED

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ADORABLE KINGSTON BRICK CAPE

JUST LISTED

For more info and pictures, Text: M151717

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.

HEART OF WOODSTOCK; 3-BEDROOMS. $2250/month includes all new appliances. Wooden floors throughout house, fireplace, screened-in porch, 2 Bluestone slate patios w/Pergola, large fenced-in yard, custom-made shed & firewood shed.

On a private road & has driveway. 718-7554947. $1500/month; 3-BEDROOM HOUSE, 1.3 miles to Woodstock. 1/1-4/30/19. Spacious, furnished, charming, well-maintained home. Wi-fi, cable, dishwasher, laundry in basement, wood floors. No pets. No smoking. 1 month rent plus security & utilities.

845-679-0154 or cell; 917-494-6273.

Location, Location!! Special Place=Special Person. Artist Lake Retreat available shortterm/long-term. 5 miles from center of Woodstock & Saugerties on 7 private acres.

Lake & mountain views within Preserve. Secluded, but easily accessible. Quiet & beautifully landscaped. Tastefully furnished, fully equipped, 1000 sq.ft. Duplex w/private entrance. Great-room w/20’ ceiling, seating area looking out to Japanese garden, separate dining area, kitchen. Upstairs: bedroom w/queen-size bed w/fine linens. Second bedroom: double bed & large skylight.

Tiled, skylit bath w/luxurious Egyptian cotton towels. Duplex is in separate wing of large house that you’ll be sharing w/artistowner. Pool, canoe, WIFI, TV, plus all utilities included. Short or Longterm. A MUST SEE! 845-246-7598 or email ruth@redwyng.com 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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$700/month; 3-BEDROOM HOUSE TO SHARE. Furnished, fully equipped home.

1/1-4/30/2019. We’re a couple who sporadically come to Woodstock during the winter.

Spacious, charming, well-maintained home is 1.3 miles to Woodstock. Clean, sunny, bright. Wi-fi, cable, dishwasher, laundry in basement, wood floors. No pets. No smoking. 1 month rent plus security & utilities.

845-679-0154 or cell; 917-494-6273.

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This Adorable Uptown Kingston Brick Cape located on a quiet street is move in ready and gives you 2 bedrooms right on the main level. There are also hardwood floors, central air, Vinyl replacement windows and a one car garage. The second story offers an additional guest room, den or even a great place for storage. The back yard is just the right size for a garden and there is a wonderful front porch with room to visit with friends or just to sit and enjoy the day. Don’t miss this special gem that is walk able to the Historic Uptown Stockade area.

$179,900

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Hunting/Fishing Sporting Goods

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

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Buy & Swap

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.)

CASH PAID 657-6252

Tu Tucked away on a quiet country dead end road you’ll ffind this solid raised ranch with so many extras. Private fin and plenty of mature trees for some shade as you an relax on the screened porch. The living, dining and re spacious kitchen are open which make entertaining a great time. Beautiful hardwood floors, fireplace, pellet stove, gazebo and so much more. Small room off the master suite can be used for a nursery or office. First floor has a den area with pellet stove and a room for exercising. 3 car carport and 2 car attached garage for those car enthusiasts. Small spring fed pond area waiting for your fish to arrive! $280,000

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Auctions

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TILLSON COUNTRY RANCH ON 1+ ACRE

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So investment in your future! Fabulous Clifton Solid S Av Ave neighborhood home featuring - 1554 sq. ft. ft., 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, hardwood flooring, ar artist studio upstairs, detached 1 car garage, beautiful back yard, and patio. Really good vibe in this house! Spacious living room, dining room.

Large enough for you to host Thanksgiving next year! Eat-in kitchen. Upstairs is a blank slate 3 skylights, 1/2 bath, art studio, office, yoga studio, whatever your needs are! Nicely priced, won’t last long... Come over and take a look - see if it feels like home to you!

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AFFORDABLE KINGSTON CAPE LOADED W/ CHARM! C

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Antiques & Collectibles

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Personal & Health Services

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We also do Estate/Tag Sales.

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Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric

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Spirituality

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN. (Never known to fail.) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity.

Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth!

I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank-you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank-you for your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted.

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Animals

AKC Cocker Spaniels. Beautiful pups. Vet checked, first shots. Also, stud dogs. Breeding 33 years. Visit website: breeders.net

“Whatever you need to get your car in shape this winter...

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Foreign and Domestic • Wholesale • Retail • Auto & Truck

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(google); email: harmonyhr@aol.com. Call 845-687-7978. Reasonable. Terms available. Harmony ToKalon Kennels.

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.

ZERO; handsome & sweet 10-month old gray & white kitten boy. 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.

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. 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!!!

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 accepting adoption applications and look forward to meeting adopters within the next few weeks. Please email: DRJLPK@aol.com or text/call (917)282-2018 and leave your full name, best way and best time to reach you.

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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)3315377.

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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.

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