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A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, entertainment and adventure | Ca l en d a r & Cla ssif ied s | Issu e 1 | Ja n. 1 – 8

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Mid-Hudson Folk Arts Program and the Mid-Hudson Japanese Community Association. As a bonus, the workshop will give you a chance to check out Arts Mid-Hudson’s new headquarters at 696 Dutchess Turnpike (Route 44) in Poughkeepsie.

– Frances Marion Platt Kakizome Workshop 2015, Saturday, January 3, 2-3:30 p.m., free, Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie; (845) 454-3222, www. artsmidhudson.org.

Warren Schmahl Memorial Show at KMoCA

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Propitious inscriptions Arts Mid-Hudson in Poughkeepsie hosts kakizome workshop this Saturday

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he ancient Romans named the first month of the year after Janus, the two-faced god of beginnings, who gazes simultaneously backward and forward. We Westerners honor him, consciously or not, by peering into the past to make Ten Best lists and into the future to make prognostications for the year to come. We also use this hinge point in the Gregorian calendar as an excuse to motivate ourselves to let go of bad habits and form healthier ones by making New Year’s resolutions.

The Japanese practice a form of ritualized calligraphy called kakizome” People in the Far East take a somewhat different approach – not surprisingly, more meditational. The Japanese practice

a form of ritualized calligraphy called kakizome or “first writing.” Originally a tradition of writing original poems that express one’s hopes and aspirations for the coming year, kakizome eventually evolved into a practice of choosing an auspicious Chinese characters called a kanji and scribing it over and over.

It’s a bit like closing your eyes and visualizing something specific that you want to manifest – like world peace or a job promotion – each time you do yoga breathing.

Like to give kakizome a try, and court better luck for 2015? Calligraphy instruction and materials and guidance in choosing your kanji will be provided for free on Saturday, January 3 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. by volunteers from the Arts

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Warren Schmahl will be memorialized at the Kingston Museum of Contemporary Art in what may be this month’s liveliest (and most bittersweet) art show. Schmahl recreated the world he inhabited using cardboard, paint and whatever other materials he could find. He fashioned buildings and dolls, tableaux vivants and boats, collages and original creations. He pretty much invented his own alphabet, yet imbued all he did with a sense of poignancy and deep and true Outsider attributes.

Schmahl identified fully as an artist and loved showing and selling his work, usually at about $15 a pop. He passed away in his 80s, a little over a year ago.

Proceeds from this KMoCA show will go towards the purchase of a memorial stone for his grave.

– Paul Smart Warren Schmahl Memorial Show opening, Saturday, January 3, 5-8 p.m., Saturday afternoons through January, KMoCA, 103 Abeel Street, Kingston; http://kmocainfo.wordpress.com.

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Get your Irish up Gaelic language classes in Kingston & Red Hook

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he wild inconsistency of its spelling standards makes learning English quite a challenge for non-native speakers as they try to “sound out” a written word. Romance languages like Spanish, by contrast, show a refreshing orthographic consistency.

But all it takes to baffle a smugly fluent speaker of English is to be confronted with a few phrases written in Gaelic. Unless you have had specific training, any guesses that you come up with as to how those words might be pronounced will almost certainly be wrong.

You might know by now, for instance, that the girls’ name Siobhán is pronounced something like “Shih-VOHN.” But if “bh” sounds like a “v” in Irish Gaelic, why is “dh” sometimes silent? Moreover, the initial consonant of a word can shift pronunciation depending on its grammatical relationship to other words SPENTRAILS in the same sentence, or even their gender.

Then there are all those mysterious diacritical markings that change a letter’s sound. To complicate matters yet further, pronunciation varies from place to place within the scattered regions of Ireland, known as the Gaeltacht, where the ancient native language is still learned by some from the cradle onward.

Despite the efforts of the Gaelic Revival beginning at the end of the 19th century to rehabilitate what was by then a scorned and dying tongue, and the fact that it is now the official national language of the Republic of Ireland, the sad truth remains that only about two million people worldwide can speak Irish Gaelic at all, and only about 130,000 native speakers remain.

Happily, pockets of resistance to this lamentable cultural extinction are growing throughout the Irish diaspora, including in parts of the US; some 22,000 Americans reportedly spoke Irish at home as of 2008.

Want to do your part, help preserve a noble tongue and conquer your terror of all those weird consonant blends and vowel combinations? You can now learn to speak Irish locally, thanks to the efforts of the Irish Cultural Center of the Hudson Valley (ICCHV). Beginning January 7 and 8, Stiofan O’Labhraí will be offering a third semester of two eight-week Learn to Speak Irish language courses, with instruction in Kingston and Red Hook.

“Basic Conversation” classes will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday from January 7 to February 25 at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 389 Broadway in Kingston. “Introduction to Irish” classes will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday from January 8 to February 26 at a location in Red Hook yet to be announced as of presstime.

The cost of enrollment is $80 for the general public, $70 for ICCHV. To sign up or obtain more information, e-mail stiofanl@ yahoo.com or call (845) 505-5703.

– Frances Marion Platt

HV: Create Meet-ups every first Friday in Stone Ridge

A couple of years ago, author, mentor and workshop leader Jeffrey Davis had this vague idea to pull people together for casual conversations about what they were up to, creatively speaking. He figured that five or six might show up out of curiosity, and he’d go from there. “I had imagined having these kinds of conversations even before HVC [Hudson Valley: Create] started,” says Davis. “Having people from all different fields and industries around a big table to talk with each other on creativity, work, life, meaning…and that’s what’s happened.”

Held at Marbletown Multi-Arts in Stone Ridge, the first HV: Create Meet-up drew more people than he expected to attract at 8:30 in the morning. Twenty-five individuals engaged in living and working by their creative wits gathered, including a sculptor/artist involved with the Hudson

Valley Seed Library, a world-renowned musician, multiple photographers, a corporate copywriter working on a Young Adult dystopian novel, other published and unpublished authors of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, a Huffington Post columnist, cooks and gardeners, administrators of organizations and life transition and creativity coaches. The following month, sixty showed up.

Although attendance varies, with a core group of 15 or so regulars, it is clear that creative types who often spend their hours and days working alone have a yearning to connect with others. HVC has welcomed designers, web developers, photographers, writers, scholars, scientists, artists, coaches, performers, media specialists,

sculptors, builders, filmmakers, cartoonists, musicians, dancers, yoga instructors, healers, publishers, teachers and many others to come together for an hour-and-a-half, once a month.

Because HVC attracts from a broad spectrum of working creatives, the format is kept loose and casual. Attendees are invited to introduce themselves and talk briefly about their endeavors. Sometimes Davis will present a brief talk on some aspect of creativity. Lots of one-on-one talk takes place, and time for group sharing is slotted: Voluntary 140-second “Icarus sessions” (à la Seth Godin) give people the chance to say what they’re up to, what they’re challenged by, what stops them. Occasionally, a guest speaker

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is invited to share a special-interest topic with the group. Many of the attendees, Davis notes, are working artists who have left the City to find a quieter, saner place to work, but then find themselves enveloped in a potentially stifling solitude.

“HVC is having the adult version of those conversations you’d have in college where you were turning over the meaning of life and your role in it, except that we now have decades of experience,” says regular Maria Reidelbach. “And there’s something about having it at 8:30 a.m.

– people are a little defenseless at 8:30 a.m. It’s like having the same talk at 2 in the morning, except we don’t stay up that late anymore.”

“People are really open and profound, and that’s extraordinary,” Reidelbach says.

“There are so many talented people in our community. We are lousy with talent!”

The whole phenomenon of “meet-ups” is taking off, adds Davis. “I think there’s a reason for that, in part because face-toface beats Facebook.”

– Ann Hutton HV: Create Meet-up, first Friday of each month, 8:30 a.m., free, MaMA, 3588 Main Street, Stone Ridge; www.facebook. com/groups/137201933104589.

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PLEASANT VALLEY’S MICHAEL KORDA is the nephew of actress Merle Oberon and film directors Zoltán and Sir Alexander Korda and is probably best-known for his long stint as editor-in-chief at Simon & Schuster.

But his Oxford University training was in history.

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Poughkeepsie Library hosts Michael Korda talk on The Southern Perspective

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or the past two months, the Poughkeepsie Library District has been marking the sesquicentennial of America’s direst internal struggle by hosting a traveling exhibition titled “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” a project of the American Library Association and the National Constitution Center, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibit’s run has been accompanied by a brilliant series of public events that included a performance at the Bardavon of Aaron Copeland’s Lincoln Portrait by the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, with narration by David Strathairn.

There were also a lecture on “The Civil War as a Constitutional Crisis,” a reenactment of a fire-and-brimstone Abolitionist sermon once preached in

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General Robert E. Lee (above) and Abraham Lincoln portrait by Mathew Brady, courtesy of the National Archives (top left)

Poughkeepsie and a one-man play about Lincoln by Stephen Wing.

The exhibition winds up its local stay this weekend, and its sendoff will be no less spectacular than the other events that marked its tenure: a talk by a celebrity historian with a fascinating personal history, who these days happens to be a Pleasant Valley resident (and chronicled his move there in his 2002 memoir Country Matters). Born in England, Michael Korda is the nephew of actress Merle Oberon and film directors Zoltán and Sir Alexander Korda and is probably best-known for his long stint as editor-inchief at Simon & Schuster. But his Oxford University training was in history; and though his books have covered such topics as the Battle of Britain and the Hungarian Revolution, T. E. Lawrence and Dwight D. Eisenhower, the American Civil War is an area of special interest for Korda.

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general’s opposite number with his biography of “perhaps one of American history’s least understood legends,” Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee (Harper, 2014). Korda will be drawing heavily on his research for this most recent work as he wraps up the Civil War exhibition at the library with a lecture this Sunday titled The Southern Perspective.

Michael Korda will appear at the Auditorium, located at 105 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 4. The traveling Lincoln exhibit can be viewed through January 4 at the Adriance Memorial Library’s Mary Wojtecki Rotunda Gallery, located at 93 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, during regular library hours: from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For further information, call (845) 485-3445, extension 3702, or visit www.poklib.org.

– Frances Marion Platt Historian Michael Korda talk: The Southern Perspective, Sunday, January 4, 2:30 p.m., free, Poughkeepsie Library District Auditorium, 105 Market Street, Poughkeepsie; (845) 485-3445, www. poklib.org.

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Reality in blackandwhite DCCC in Poughkeepsie boasts impressive W. Eugene Smith photo collection

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hrough his photo essays for Life and other weekly news magazines, W. Eugene Smith put a human face on war, the British working class, industrial pollution and dozens of other topical events of the day. He photographed the US offense against Japan in the islands of the Pacific in 1945, capturing both the Marines and Japanese prisoners of war in his lens – at great risk to himself; he was injured at Okinawa by an exploding shell. Recovering, he went on to photograph the general election in the UK in 1950, alienating some of his editors, who were against the Labour government, by focusing on the exploited, including some Welsh miners.

Most famously, perhaps, in 1975 he seared the devastating impact of mercury poisoning of the water supply from a

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W. Eugene Smith’s Three Generations of Welsh Miners, 1950 (above); The Wake, Village of Deleitosa in Western Spain, 1951 (below).

“Denunciation,” of the war-inspired paintings of David Lax, a professor of Art at DCCC who was a founder/member of the college’s art department. Stationed with the US Army in Europe during World War II as an artist for Yank magazine, Lax witnessed the concentration camps and other atrocities, distilling his impressions into dark, El Grecolike paintings of archetypal figures. DCCC also hosts six shows a year in another gallery of work by students and visiting artists.

– Lynn Woods W. Eugene Smith permanent collection, Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Martha Reifler Myers Gallery, Hudson Hall, Dutchess County Community College, 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie.

Isaac Abrams exhibit opens at Arts Society of Kingston

factory in Minamata, Japan on local children into the consciousness of millions of Americans; I remember turning the pages of Life and inwardly gasping at the picture of a horribly deformed girl being bathed by her mother: a photograph that elevated the subject to a universal image of pathos. Smith also photographed and recorded more than 300 jazz musicians playing in a Manhattan loft in the late 1950s and early 1960s and embarked on a massive documentation of the City of Pittsburgh.

As it turns out, a significant collection of Smith’s work – purportedly the world’s single largest permanent exhibition of his photographs that’s open to the public – is located right here in the mid-Hudson Valley. From 1995 through 2008, Smith’s son K. Patrick Smith donated 25 of his father’s photographs to Dutchess County Community College in honor of his mother, Carmen Smith Wood, who was Smith’s first wife and a 1979 graduate of DCCC’s Nursing program.

The works are displayed in the Martha

Reifler Myers Gallery in Hudson Hall, just outside the library, on the main campus in Poughkeepsie.

“It’s a beautiful collection and very poignant,” said Judi Stokes, the college’s director of communications and public relations. “Most of the photographs tell the stories of people, and they’re really gripping.” All in black-and-white, the photographs represent a variety of subjects and time periods. They include shots of a Spanish village from the early 1950s, depicting a wake and a group of aproned women and children relaxing in a courtyard; a guitar player in an undershirt accompanied by several soldiers from World War II; Ed Sullivan on stage hosting his iconic 1960s TV show; Welsh miners; and a scene from the original 1949 stage production of South Pacific depicting performers Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza. In the collection is also a striking portrait of Smith, in safari helmet and camera in hand, taken in Africa in the 1950s. Shots of Pittsburgh and a portrait of theologian Albert Schweitzer,

who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his ethical philosophy, which he called Reverence for Life, are also included.

Born in Wichita, Kansas in 1918, W. Eugene Smith began working as a professional photographer when he was still a teenager. His work was known mainly through his photographs for Newsweek, Life, Colliers and The New York Times. Besides Pittsburgh, he also photographed New York City extensively in two independent projects that he financed himself. He died in 1978.

Worth $2.6 million, the W. Eugene Smith collection is a popular destination on the SUNY-Dutchess campus, according to Stokes. “The students walk through the gallery on their way to the library and really enjoy it,” she said, noting that the exhibit is also a valuable teaching tool for the Photography classes offered by the Communications Department.

After a visit to the collection, don’t miss the show one floor up, titled

Isaac Abrams’ art is unlike that of other painters. He first burst on the scene as a New York psychedelic painter, exploding his canvases with phantasmagoric explorations of color and form. He went on to show in major museums, but he also maintained a local presence by designing the Kaatskill Kaleidoscope’s first presentation in Mount Tremper.

This month, Abrams’ latest work – more subdued and linked to the “real world” on some counts, but just as psychedelic as ever – will run in a solo show at the Arts Society of Kingston titled “Physics, Biology, Chemistry. Abrams’ exhibition opens on Saturday night alongside a group show focused on color. See just how far our views of nature and the universe can stretch, or be stretched.

– Paul Smart Isaac Abrams & “Interaction of Color” group show opening, Saturday, January 3, 5-8 p.m., through January 31, free, Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston; (845) 338-0334, www.askforarts.org.

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THE ORIGINAL HOME BASS SHOW was a themed benefit featuring players of four-stringed instruments, including a number of the bassists associated with the bass-heavy town of Hudson: Stinson, Meshell Ndegeocello and Melissa auf der Maur (Hole). Version two features a healthy collection of Hudson Valley resident songwriters, including Stinson fronting the band Happiness, Rhett Miller, Elvis Perkins, former D Generation frontman Jesse Malin and more.

under the Prismatic Mantis name might give us some indication of how the Breath Collective intends to develop and decorate their core psychedelic sound in the studio.

Kickstarter campaigns come with video teasers, written rationales, sound samples and tiered incentives for donors. And the Breath Collective’s campaign has all of that and more. For the breakdown, visit www. kickstarter.com and search “The Breath Collective.” The campaign is nearing its modest all-or-nothing goal of $3,800, but time is short: The campaign closes on January 7. For more information on the band, visit www.thebreathcollective.com.

– John Burdick

Elvis lives Beacon’s Towne Crier hosts birthday tribute to the King with Rex Fowler

Rex Fowler of the renowned folk/ rock duo Aztec Two-Step will be celebrating Elvis Presley’s 80th birthday with a two-part show at the Towne Crier in Beacon on Thursday, January 8. The first part of the evening is given to a screening of 200 Cadillacs, a

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Kickstarter deadline looms for New Paltz-based band’s studio debut

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o judge the Breath Collective only by their name, their appearance and the unfailingly spiritual terms with which they discuss their music is likely to miss the fact that this is a real, in-your-face rock ’n’ roll band, a progressive psychedelic outfit that wants to take you to those places you’re not supposed to go if the social order is to be maintained. But no one who has ever seen the New Paltzarea band live would mistake them for anything else. Their shows are psychoactive, with or without the lights.

Without sounding anything at all like the Grateful Dead or its derivatives, the Breath Collective does fall somewhere on the jam spectrum in that their Moonor-bust, nothing-less-will-do goal is total ensemble liftoff: those moments of egoless coherence and peaking that Jerry Garcia called “golden yummies” and that Phil Lesh said last “seconds on end.” This ecstatic intent has nothing to

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do with genre, with drugs or even with improvisation necessarily; classical musicians, chained to the notes and sober as priests, court it every bit as much as this psychedelic mothership does. And the difference between when it is right and when it is notquite is as subtle as the difference between the notes and the tune.

The best psychedelic rock has always been about the songs and their violation, the forms that get exploded and repaired in the course of the freakout. The first generations of psych bands inherited their forms from blues and, just as often, from country and folk music. In the Breath Collective, you’ll hear exactly none of that. Their musical language befits their years, descending from the ’90s: alt/rock, some hard funk undercurrents and most of all the melismatic, art-rock raga of Radiohead and Jeff Buckley’s one complete album. Add to that some of the involving pattern art of the kind associated with the world music and New Age genres and you’ll have the Breath

Collective recipe, more or less.

The Breath Collective comprises the guitarist brothers Tyler and Evan Mason (the former sings and writes; the latter plays the tricky bits) and the fluid, flexipulse rhythm section of Nicholas DePalma on drums and Mark Reynolds (also known as Prismatic Mantis) on bass. The paradox of the Breath Collective’s sound is that it is tribal, ecstatic, droning, modal and expansive, but at the same time highly precise and arranged. This is why they are so hard to peg, and so difficult to dismiss as one musical shtick or another. They surprise with cross-purposes.

As befits their name, the Breath Collective has gone communal in their attempt to finance their debut studio album, availing themselves of the Kickstarter model and calling on the collaboration of the community that they have built in several years of tireless performing. The album is being produced by bassist Reynolds, whose own frenetically complex and detailed music

Their shows are psychoactive, with or without the lights.

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County community of Windham, where the sterling, first-class Windham Chamber Music Festival is putting on a very special Saturday night with noted jazz pianist Lynne Arriale, joined by the legendary guitarist Larry Coryell, at the town’s Concert Hall, formerly a grand country church.

– Paul Smart Windham Chamber Music Festival presents Lynne Arriale & Larry Coryell, Saturday, January 3, 8 p.m., $25, Windham Civic Centre Concert Hall, Route 23, Windham; (518) 734-3868, www. windhammusic.com.

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Helping Habitat Tommy Stinson headlines Home Bass 2 housing benefit at Club Helsinki

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ommy Stinson co-founded the legendary Minneapolis band the Replacements in the ’80s and would later tour the world with Guns ’n Roses and Soul Asylum. The bassist has called the Hudson area home for quite some time now. On Saturday, January 3, Stinson headlines a benefit show, Home Bass 2, at Club Helsinki in Hudson. The beneficiary is the venerable Habitat for Humanity.

The original Home Bass show was a themed benefit featuring players of four-stringed instruments, including a number of the bassists associated with the bass-heavy town of Hudson: Stinson, Meshell Ndegeocello and Melissa auf der Maur (Hole).

Version two features a healthy collection of Hudson Valley resident songwriters, including Stinson fronting the band Happiness, Rhett Miller, Elvis Perkins, former D Generation frontman Jesse Malin and more.

Home Bass 2 begins at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $30 and $50 and are available at www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson.

– John Burdick

60-minute documentary film conceived and co-produced by Fowler.

The film explores the often-forgotten generosity of Elvis Presley.

Following the screening, Fowler will lead a question-and-answer session, and then will take to the stage with a concert of Presley’s early Sun and RCA Records classics performed by Rex and his Rockabilly Kings, a band that includes Hudson Valley players the Roués Brothers (Billy and Muddy) on electric guitar and slap-back bass, and on drums Joe Geary of the retro band the Wiyos. The Towne Crier will also be offering some special “Eat like Elvis” selections on the evening’s menu.

This unique celebration of the King’s birthday happens Thursday, January 8 at 7:30 p.m. Admission costs $20. The Towne Crier is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon. For more information, visit www. townecrier.com or call (845) 855-1300.

Falcon hosts Don Cherry tribute featuring Karl Berger

The jazz and avant-garde legend and Woodstock regular Karl Berger leads a tribute to the late trumpeter Don Cherry at the Falcon in Marlboro on Sunday, January 4. The ensemble that Berger has assembled for “In the Spirit of Don Cherry” features players who

have all worked with Cherry at one time or another, highlighting Cherry’s relationship with the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, which Berger co-founded. The players will be Berger himself (pictured above in this photo by Dion Ogust), Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum, Tani Tabbal’á and Mark Helias. The program for the evening includes Don Cherry’s seminal composition “Art Deco,” for which Cherry asked the Creative Music Studio’s Ingrid Sertso to write lyrics dedicated to Billie Holiday.

The music begins at 7 p.m. Per usual at the Falcon, there is no cover, but generous donation is encouraged. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, visit www.liveatthefalcon.com.

Woodstock’s Carey Harrison pens opera of The Secret Garden Some classics sneak up on you, shifting from childhood favorites into becoming a cultural life force that finds its way into different audiences.

Now there’s an operatic version of The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 classic – with libretto by the prolific Woodstock-based novelist, playwright and actor Carey Harrison, having its East Coast premiere in Vermont next week. As always, the roots of the narrative and drama stay the same: An orphaned girl, spoiled but bereft, goes to live with her equally battered wealthy uncle in a desolate mansion shared by the uncle’s bedridden son. Another boy, son of a gardener, shows the young heroine a secret garden, left untended for years, and they bring it back to life.

The new production, commissioned by the San Francisco Opera, is being presented by the Opera Theatre of Weston in various Vermont locations, including the historic Weston Playhouse, from January 4 through 11.

– Paul Smart The Secret Garden, Opera Theatre of Weston, January 4, 10 & 11, $30/$15, various locations in Vermont; (802) 7688144, www.operatheatreofweston.com.

Lynne Arriale & Larry Coryell perform in Windham Something brand-new is happening to America’s indigenous musical form right here in our own backyard. Call it rural jazz. Think in terms of what has been heard around Tannersville via the Catskill Jazz Factory of late, at the Falcon down in Marlboro, all around Hudson, in and around Woodstock.

Or, this weekend, up in the Greene

The website belonging to North Carolina folk/rockers the Grand Shell Game is obviously groomed for bigger things, if-you-build-it-they-will-come style.

The jam-inflected singer/songwriter project headed by E. S. Guthrie has yet to release any music formally yet, but their debut EP is slated to be recorded in January in Connecticut with Greg Giorgio – who has worked with the National, Interpol and others – at the helm. And once that EP is out, this well-furnished website figures to light right up.

While up east, the Grand Shell Game stops in for a show at the Anchor in Kingston on Friday, January 2 at 9 p.m. The Anchor is located at 744/746 Broadway in Kingston. For more information, visit http://theanchorkingston.com.

– John Burdick

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THE MOST VISUALLY THRILLING ACTION SCENE depicts an incensed Smaug laying fiery waste to Laketown.

The setting’s labyrinthine canals, stairs, bridges and alleys, like a Venice built all of highly combustible materials, make this sequence by itself worth the extra cost for a pair of 3-D goggles

Richard Armitage (above), Martin Freeman (right) and Ian McKellen (below) in The Battle of Five Armies.

The One Ring comes full circle The Battle of Five Armies brings Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth tour to a worthy finale

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The Battle of Five Armies shares both the strengths and the weaknesses of the previous two cinematic installments of The Hobbit. On the down side, the genetically improbable romance between Kíli the hunky Dwarf (Aidan Turner) and Tauriel the rebellious Elf (Evangeline Lilly) gobbles up an awful lot of the film’s focus, considering that there’s nothing remotely resembling it in the book. So does another bit of non-canon padding added for broad comic relief: the one-note cowardice and greed of Alfrid Lickspittle (Ryan Gage), councilor to the Master of Laketown (Stephen Fry, all too briefly seen here). The dopey bunny sled of Radagast the Brown (Sylvester McCoy) makes a return appearance as well, though it’s mercifully brief.

Otherwise the tone of this film is grimmer and more, well, epic than its two predecessors. Jackson’s predilection for ever-more-spectacular battle scenes reaches its apotheosis here, for better or for worse, and fans of pulse-pounding action sequences will have nothing to complain about. There’s not much

exposition, all the setups having been laid down in the previous installments; and the Dwarves are pretty well done with zany antics as armies of practically every sentient species in Middle Earth converge

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on the Lonely Mountain to demand a share of Smaug’s treasure, once the dragon has been dispatched.

Indeed, much of the dramatic tension here is supplied by dissension in the Dwarven ranks and loss of faith in their leader, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), as he tragically succumbs to a uniquely Dwarven form of obsession, paranoia and greed known as “dragon sickness.” These crucial scenes disconcertingly combine some of Jackson’s weakest staging with some of the film’s strongest acting on Armitage’s part. His scenes with Martin Freeman as Bilbo – the only one of his companions whom Thorin doesn’t suspect of hiding his coveted family heirloom, the Arkenstone – are extraordinarily gripping and nuanced, with the glassy-eyed Dwarf prince oblivious to the guilt playing over his hired burglar’s face. The rollercoaster ride of their antagonism/friendship

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Detail from lobby card for the 1939 film The Women.

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Claws, jungle red Clare Boothe Luce’s The Women revived onstage in Rhinebeck

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he Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck will feature a staged reading of The Women by Clare Boothe Luce, directed by Lisa Lynds and starring more than 15 other actresses known to regular audiences at the Center.

Performances will take place on Friday and Saturday, January 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, January 4 at 3 p.m.

Admission is “pay-what-you-wish.”

The Women was first produced for the stage in 1936 with an all-female cast of 40. Luce’s acerbic chronicle of the interconnected lives and power struggles of some New York socialites and the shopgirls aspiring to their husbands focuses in particular on the gossip that propels and damages their relationships. Their men are frequently the subject of their lively discussions and play an important role in how things play out for the women, but they remain an unseen presence onstage.

The Women was made into a film in 1939 by MGM with an all-star cast that included Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Joan Fontaine, Paulette Goddard and Rosalind Russell. Due in large part to Luce’s acid wit (which was actually toned down for the movie due to censorship practices at the time), the movie is considered by most film critics to have aged well, a cattybut-witty mix of comedy and melodrama: the first “chick flick” by any standard. While it wasn’t nominated for any Academy Awards – coming out in a year that included The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind and Wuthering Heights – it was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry in 2007 by the Library of Congress for being culturally significant.

– Sharyn Flanagan The Women, Friday/Saturday, January 2/3, 8 p.m., Sunday, January 4, 3 p.m., pay what you wish, Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck; (845) 876-3080, www.centerforperformingarts.org.

supplies the emotional core of the tale: Armitage takes Thorin to a Shakespearean level of tragedy surpassing even Tolkien’s treatment of the character, while Freeman will totally own our mental picture of

trademark over-the-top action scenes wear better on the eye and prove more propulsive in this third, slightly shorter installment than the chases through goblin and dragon lairs in the first two – partly because they happen outdoors and take advantage of New Zealand’s d r a m a t i c boulder-strewn s c e n e r y. T h e rescue of Gandalf and expulsion of the Necromancer/Sauron from Dol Guldur brings back Cate Blanchett from the Lord of the Rings franchise as a supremely badass Galadriel. Thorin’s final oneon-one battle with the fearsome chain-

Armitage takes Thorin to a Shakespearean level of tragedy surpassing even Tolkien’s treatment of the character the increasingly brave and resourceful, fundamentally honest and practical Mr. Baggins for as long as he wants it. Too bad the series is done!

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slinging Orc general Azog (Manu Bennett) on the surface of a frozen lake is impressively choreographed, and will put Game of Thrones fans in mind of last season’s notorious trial-by-combat between the Red Viper and the Mountain (though it’s thankfully somewhat less gory).

The climactic titular clash of Dwarves, Elves, Orcs, eagles and the surviving men (and a few feisty women and children) of Laketown is operatic in length and scale and introduces some surprising new CGI beasties whose nature I won’t spoil, except to hint that they represent rather a misinterpretation of a term that Tolkien used on his frontispiece map of Erebor. Similar to the massive Battle of the Pelennor Fields in The Return of the King, it supplies an excuse for Orlando Bloom as Legolas the Elf to do a fair bit of crumbling-scenery-surfing and giant-

bat-hang-gliding. These scenes more than border on slapstick, but since Bloom’s gymnastics are more impressive than his acting, they seem a better use of his skills.

The most visually thrilling action scene, though, is the opener, as an incensed Smaug lays fiery waste to Laketown.

The setting’s labyrinthine canals, stairs, bridges and alleys, like a Venice built all of highly combustible materials, make this sequence by itself worth the extra cost for a pair of 3-D goggles; Jackson has clearly learned how to optimize that medium.

Ian McKellen could probably play the wise-but-grumpy wizard Gandalf in his sleep by now – which is a good thing, since he spends most of his screentime in The Battle of Five Armies getting clobbered by the Necromancer and looking much the worse for wear afterwards, even though he’s supposedly decades younger than in the Lord of the Rings flicks. A winning new character here is Thorin’s cousin Dáin Ironfoot, Lord of the Dwarves of the Iron Hills; he’s spunkily played by the brilliant Scottish comedian Billy Connolly.

The Aragornesque beefcake, human-scale heroism and righteous smiting of the Forces of Evil are supplied by Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman, briefly introduced in The Desolation of Smaug but here assuming a central role as the savior of Laketown.

All in all, quibbles aside, The Battle of Five Armies wraps up Peter Jackson’s magnum opus in fine style; it’s by far the most gorgeous visual spectacle to be seen on the big screen this year, and will be tough to surpass – even if the director does eventually succumb to the temptation to return to the well and dramatize some epic tale out of The Silmarillion or The Children of Húrin. Meanwhile, fellow Tolkien-lovers, despair not: A ring ends where it begins, and we can always go back to the beginning and look for the choice bits that we missed the first time through.

– Frances Marion Platt To read Frances Marion Platt’s previous movie reviews & other film-related pieces, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com and click on the “film” tab.

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“SUCCESS IS LIKING YOURSELF, liking what you do and liking how you do it.”

– Maya Angelou

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Local kids make their New Year’s wishes & resolutions “To drink less chocolate milk.” – Nathaniel Martindale, age 8, Woodstock “I hope to visit Japan.” – Fushu Berenzy, age 12, Olivebridge “To learn more about science!” – Conan Kelley, age 9, Saugerties “To become more popular on Roblox.” – Dennis Kelley, age 9, Saugerties “I wish every day felt like my birthday.” – Sabine Harvey, age 5, Kingston “I wish to see a ghost!” – Iggy Harvey, almost 3, Kingston “For people to stop trying to break Mother Earth (i.e. fracking, drilling, polluting).” – Urzuly Pineda, age 6, Poughkeepsie

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2

Terrarium workshop at Olana During this cold, dormant season, bring life into your home with a terrarium! On Friday, January 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, the New York State Historic Site Olana hosts a terrarium workshop at the Wagon House Education Center. The cost of the workshop is $15 per person, and children are encouraged to attend.

Olana is located at 5720 Route 9G in Hudson. For more information or to register, call (518) 828-0135 or visit www. olana.org.

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never saw it coming, but one day in the car, my daughter faltered while singing along with the Frozen soundtrack.

She hadn’t listened to it in a while, and she had simply forgotten the lyrics. I didn’t think that was possible, considering how well-worn that CD is! Time passes, she’s growing up, and I delight in the enchantment, courage and strength that she experiences through Frozen, which she watched again to help bring the words back.

This weekend, kids can meet Frozen characters Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf at the Poughkeepsie Galleria. On Saturday, January 3 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, January 4 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., children can get photos with and autographs from these celebrated stars, along with princesses Cinderella and Belle. Photo packages begin at $5, and $2 of every purchase supports Sparrow’s Nest, a charity that provides meals to local families whose Moms have cancer.

Remember to get there early, since the line will be cut off 90 minutes before closing to accommodate everyone. Children dressed as their favorite character will receive a free sticker set!

The Poughkeepsie Galleria is located at 2001 South Road in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 297-7600 or visit www.poughkeepsiegalleriamall.com or on Facebook. To learn more about the amazing work of Sparrow’s Nest, visit www. sparrowsnestcharity.com.

– Erica Chase-Salerno

Here’s one event that looks to be fun and educational as part of the transition back to the regular schedule: This Saturday, January 3 at 1 p.m., the Blodgett Memorial Library invites kids in grades one through five to join “Science Fun with Dan for Reaction Action.” Admission to this event is free, but registration is required.

The Blodgett Memorial Library is located at 37 Broad Street in Fishkill.

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Yum Yogurt is located at 215 Main Street in New Paltz. To register or for more information, call (646) 734-6582, visit www.facebook.com/ kitchenworkshopnewpaltz, contact jen. yumyogurt@gmail.com or stop by the shop.

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with special needs. In addition to classes and workshops, Zylophone is gearing up for its winter 2015 musical production, Swamped: a musical about friendship, tolerance and courage. Classes begin on Saturday, January 10. The cost for the regular sixweek class session is $159, and the cost for the theater production is $375.

Programs take place at Ms. Claire’s Music Cupboard at 8 Factory Street in Montgomery and at the Zylophone studios at 26 Eager Road in Montgomery. For more information or to register, call (845) 476-8257 or visit http://zylofone.org.

– Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno celebrates possibility in 2015. She lives in New Paltz with her husband Michael and their two children: the inspirations behind hudsonvalleyparents.com. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

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On Sunday, January 4 at 8 a.m., Mark DeDea will lead the Thorn Preserve (pictured above) winter bird walk in Woodstock.

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JOHN BURROUGHS SOCIETY LEADS BIRD WALKS IN NEW PALTZ & WOODSTOCK

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o my friend Thalia says, “I know what you mean about how frustrating it is to go birdwatching and not know what you’re hearing or looking at. That’s why you should go on birdwatching outings with experienced birders, so you can pick it up.” Suddenly, I got it! Why did I think that bird excursions were only for people who knew what they were doing? I’ve always felt welcome whenever I’ve joined an outing, but I thought that everyone was just tolerating me.

I didn’t realize this is actually how it works!

This Saturday is the John Burroughs Natural History Society’s first field trip of the year. On Saturday, January 3 at 8 a.m., meet at the municipal parking lot off Huguenot Street in New Paltz to carpool with the group led by Christine Guarino for viewing Wallkill Valley raptors. On Sunday, January 4 at 8 a.m., Mark DeDea leads the Thorn Preserve winter bird walk, located at 55 John Joy Road in Woodstock.

These field trips are free and open to the public of all ages, but not pets. Registration is appreciated, and contact should be made directly with the respective trip leader: Christine Guarino at chrissy.guarino@gmail.com; Mark DeDea at forsythnature@ aol.com or (845) 339-1277. For more information about the John Burroughs Natural History Society or other field trips for 2015, visit http://jbnhs.org.

– Erica Chase-Salerno

take place in Ulster County between January 14 and June 24 in Kingston, New Paltz and Ellenville. Workshops cover topics including families’ rights, schools’ responsibilities, services available to children and how to obtain them, as well as information about the Committee on Special Education.

Registration is required to attend the workshops, as well as a $5 materials fee.

For more information or to register, call (845) 331-0541 or visit www.rcal.org.

Greene County Biggest Loser Contest seeks entries Here’s another event to encourage healthy habits in the New Year: the Greene County Biggest Loser Contest. The weight-loss contest begins on Monday, January 26, lasts for 12 weeks with a final weigh-in on April 17 and is open to any Greene County residents. The weight-maintenance contest begins April 20 and lasts until the final weigh-in on August 14.

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The Wallkill Valley Raptors adventure will wend its way through the Blue Chip and Watchtower Farms in Gardiner and include stops along the Wallkill River, at the Ulster County Fairgrounds and the Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge

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to linger in our area beyond the big fall migration window, only heading further south when truly frigid weather and heavy snow cover or ice make foraging too difficult for them. If you’ve noticed in recent years that the “first robin of spring” has often been hanging around all winter, that’s because winters are getting warmer on average and the American robin is a half-hardy species in the mid-Hudson. So is the catbird. With Guarino in the lead, you’ll be sure to spot some that are less familiar. It’s a good time to be looking for “sharpies,” as birders call sharp-shinned hawks, and even golden eagles tend to congregate in the Hudson Valley as their prey gets harder to find under the Adirondack snows.

The Wallkill Valley Raptors adventure, which promises to involve “minimal walking,” will wend its way through the Blue Chip and Watchtower Farms in Gardiner and include stops along the Wallkill River, at the Ulster County Fairgrounds and the Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The latter site, in the Town of Wallkill, was once a military airport used for mysterious training exercises.

You’ll be asked to stick to the trails and overgrown runways due to the possible presence of unexploded ordinance off in the shrubbery, but the NWR is cherished among birders as a prime nesting spot for uncommon songbirds – not to mention some of the smaller raptor species that feed upon them.

So get up early on Saturday, dress warmly, wear sensible shoes, and grab your binoculars if you have any. It’s free, and you don’t have to reserve a space or be a JBNHS member – though after this experience, you might find yourself wanting to join up. For more information, visit http://jbnhs.org.

– Frances Marion Platt

Burroughs Society leads Wallkill Valley Raptors outing from New Paltz on Saturday

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he Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson was right: “Birds of prey know they’re cool.”

Though they get their living by tearing the flesh of smaller creatures with hooked beak and talon, there are no other birds that so excite our admiration as raptors. We name sports teams after them and made one our national symbol.

It’s a good time to be looking for “sharpies,” as birders call sharpshinned hawks, and even golden eagles We thrill to the dazzling speed of a peregrine falcon diving from a Shawangunk cliff, the stealth of a Northern harrier soaring low over a marsh, the power of a bald eagle beating its wings to emerge

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JBNHS’ photographer Peter Schoenberger is a local electrician (Shokan Electric) who carries his camera around to get great birding shots like this one of a barred owl.

from the Hudson River clutching a fish, the eerie “Who cooks for yooouuu?” call of a barred owl as dusk deepens.

It’s a measure of the success of environmental legislation introduced since the 1970s that such heart-pounding natural experiences are now so readily available to us here in the Hudson Valley.

Anyone over the age of 30 can easily recall a time when bald eagles simply were not seen in these parts. Black vultures have recently joined their turkey-headed cousins. And if you haven’t spotted at least one or two soaring red-tailed hawks today, you really need to get outdoors more – or stop looking down at your shoes.

But other birds of prey dwelling among us are tougher to encounter without

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expert guidance. Fortunately, the John Burroughs Natural History Society (JBNHS) is largely populated with folks who know their way around birds and their preferred habitats, and they frequently lead weekend expeditions to favorite locales where you can happily add new species to your “life list.” On Saturday, January 3 at 8 a.m., you can hook up with other budding naturalists at the Municipal Parking Lot off Huguenot Street in New Paltz (the one at the turnoff to the Gardens for Nutrition and the sewage treatment plant) and head off in a carpool caravan to some of the best birding spots within a short drive. Christine Guarino will be your guide.

This outing will focus on wintering raptors, congregating waterfowl and gulls, as well as what the birding community refers to as “half-hardies”: birds that tend

Wallkill Valley Raptors walk, Saturday, January 3, 8 a.m., free Municipal Parking Lot, Huguenot Street, New Paltz; http://jbnhs.org.

A taste of honey Sign up now for February meadmaking classes at Hudson Valley Bee Supply ead, that most ancient of intoxicating drinks made from honey, is about to make a comeback after several millennia – at least according to Time Magazine and other prognosticators for the New Year. And definitely according to the folks at Hudson Valley Bee Supply, who have sold out their first meadmaking workshop for later in January and have added on at least one more, in early February, due to renewed interest in the

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The best of 2015

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Coming up: an amazing year in the sky

e personally experience better years and worse years – and so does the sky. Some years bring no visible eclipses, while meteor showers get washed out by bright moonlight, planets hide behind the Sun and auroras are absent. The year 2014 was somewhat like that, but the New Year promises to make up for it.

Have you noticed that the evening star has been absent all year? That’s about to change.

In the next couple of weeks, Venus will return: lowish in the southwest each evening in the fading twilight, hovering dramatically next to Mercury. Venus will get brighter and higher throughout this winter and spring. Don’t bother searching; one evening, it will pop out and find you.

The sky’s second-brightest star, Jupiter, is about to return, too. This week it rises at around 10 p.m. in Leo, and is nicely up by 11. It comes up half an hour earlier each week, and will dominate the sky this winter and spring.

Saturn will have a banner year. Its rings are angled in an “open” configuration, better displayed than at any time in the past eight years. Anyone with a small backyard telescope can feast on the ringed world this spring and summer. So the planets will be really great, with only Mars absent in 2015 – and that’s the least photogenic anyway.

The year will bring two notable eclipses. A total solar eclipse on March 20 unfortunately can only be viewed from the cloudy north Atlantic near Iceland and Scotland. But a gorgeous total lunar eclipse will unfold over our region on September 27. The Full Moon will turn coppery red during convenient pre-midnight hours.

Then there are the meteor showers – the best displays of the decade. Both the famous summer Perseid meteor shower on August 11 and the even-richer Geminid meteor shower on December 13 will unfold under dark, perfect moonless skies. Until then, the only worthy shower happens this Saturday night, January 3. These Quadrantids

The Perseid meteor shower on August 11 and the Geminid meteor shower on December 13 are slated to be the best meteor displays of the decade

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Mead is seen by many as the human creation that heralded the shift from a natural to a cultured state. It seems to have predated farming, and is the stuff of most of our earliest written narratives. “Take rainwater kept for several years, and mix a sextarius of this water with a pound of honey. For a weaker mead, mix a sextarius of water with nine ounces of honey,” reads a very ancient Roman recipe. “The whole is exposed to the sun for 40 days, and then left on a shelf near the fire. If you have no rainwater, then boil spring water.”

Hudson Valley Bee Supply was started

by Megan Dever and Jorik Phillips two years ago to promote beekeeping and become a kind of community hub for beekeepers. They run more than 200 colonies, from their store on Sawkill Road in Kingston to outlying spots throughout the region, and sell supplies that range from commissioned hives to everything else that one can need, plus classes.

“I became a beekeeper to fuel my passion for making mead as the price of honey rocketed from 90 cents per pound to the astonishing price of $1.25 per pound. I had no idea at that time that bees would become my life. I can now tell you that making is every bit as enjoyable and addictive as beekeeping itself,” said Phillips of the new classes that he’s teaching, open to a dozen students each. “In this comprehensive, ‘hands-on’ class we will go beyond a simple tutorial and delve a little deeper into the science and practical application of what goes into

are usually pretty rich, with a bright meteor every three minutes if you keep your eyes glued upward. Unlike the other showers, though, bright moonlight will subdue all but the brightest shooting stars.

Various robotic spacecraft missions will keep our solar system in the news as well. The Rosetta spacecraft will send us gorgeous images of comet 67P as it increases its violent outgassing during its approach to the Sun, culminating in its August 13 perihelion.

Even while that’s happening, attention will turn to the New Horizons spacecraft as it reaches Pluto in July. This will be the first-ever craft to reach that now-demoted body, a mere two-thirds the size of our Moon.

A bang-up year in the night sky. May your on-Earth version be healthy, peaceful and full of pleasant surprises.

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

great meads. Topics will be far-ranging, from equipment needed, fermenting to bottling, kegging to carbonating, proper sanitation techniques to adjuncts and additives, yeast strains to sulfites and much more. You will leave with the knowledge and confidence to turn that surplus crop of honey into delicious golden ambrosia you will be proud to share with family and friends.” Plus, each class includes lunch.

– Paul Smart Meadmaking Class, February 8, $100 (RSVP ASAP), Hudson Valley Bee Supply, 600 Sawkill Road, Kingston; (845) 336-6233, www.hudsonvalleybeesupply. com. Read more about local cuisine and learn about new restaurants on Ulster Publishing’s www.DineHudsonValley. com or www.HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com/category/columns/taste/.

Mohonk Photographers’ exhibit opens at Esopus Library in Port Ewen Mohonk Preserve Volunteer Photographers, an organization of professional artists and avid amateurs, will open “Capturing the Light,” a new group exhibition about the Shawangunk Ridge at the Town of Esopus Library’s Duck Pond Gallery with a reception on Saturday, January 3, from 5-8 p.m. The Town of Esopus Library is located at 128 Canal Street in Port Ewen.

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1/1 Happy New Year!

8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906, x 1012.

Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

10AM-1PM Minnewaska Preserve: New Year’s Day Two Views Snowshoe Hike. 2 mile snowshoe outing in the Peter’s Kill Area. Snowshoes available to rent. Reg required. Info: 845-255-0752.

Minnewaska Preserve, Peter’s Kill Area, Gardiner, $8 /per car.

10AM-1PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: New Year’s Day Two Views Snowshoe Hike.

Recommended for physically fit adults and children older than eight years old. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Peter’s Kill Area, 11AM-4PM New Year’s Brunch. Reservation recommended. Info: 845-876-0590 or www. therhinecliff.com. The Rhinecliff, 4 Grinnell St, Rhinecliff.

11AM-12:30PM New Year’s Day Snow Shoe Outing: Walnut Mountain. To register and for more information, contact Erin Burch at Catskill Mountainkeeper 845-707-1326 or erin@catskillmountainkeeper.org or www.catskillmountainkeeper.org. Walnut Mountain Park, Liberty.

12PM New Year’s Day Brunch with Big Joe Fitz and the Lo-Fis. Info: 845-687-2699. High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

3PM 6th Annual New Year’s Day Musical Ritual Event. Join Amy McTear and over 25 musicians on a musical journey through a soundscape of drums, flute, didgeridoo, symphonic gong, crystal singing bowls. Info: 845-388-0632 or oramymctear@yahoo.com. Epworth Center, 8 Epworth Ln, High Falls.

4PM-5:30PM ‘An Odyssey into the Heart via the Power of Collective Voice’ Join Amy McTear and other One True Voice musicians on a musical journey. Snow Date Jan 3rd. Info: 914-388-0632 or www.amymctear.com. Unison Arts, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $25.

4PM-10PM New Year’s Day Celebration. Serving drinks snacks. Reservation recommended. Info: 845-876-0590 or www.therhinecliff.com. The Rhinecliff, 4 Grinnell St, Rhinecliff.

4PM-5:30PM The 7th Annual New Year’s Day Musical Ritual. An Odyssey into the Heart. Info: 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Ctr. Meets every Thursday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

7PM “Pulling Down the Walls of Jericho.” A joyful assembly. Rev. Dr. Gabrial & Grace Akinbode and the entire Congregation. Info: 845-758-6283. Red Hook United Methodist Church, 4 Church St, Red Hook.

7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night.

Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com.

Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

8:30PM New Year’s Day Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, Eric Weissberg and Bill Keith.

Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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9:45AM-10:45AM Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for a $1 donation. Town Hall, Main Room, Woodstock.

10AM-12PM Terrarium Building (for Little People.) This weekday session, designed for preschool age children, starts the New Year off in style with attention to micro habitats, young children, creativity, history and play. All the materials will be provided. RSVP. Info: 518 828-1872 x 105. Olana, Wagon House Education Center, Hudson, $15.

12:05PM-1:15PM Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Fire Co #1, Rt 212, Woodstock.

4PM Knitting Club “Knit Wits.” Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 246-4317, x 3.

5PM-7PM Family Fun Night. Stop by for Music Olympics, Lego movie, frozen party with Cupcake “Bar”, Science activities with pizza, bring your parents and show them how to have fun. Info: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, $60 /4 classes.

7PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz featuring Frank Luther on bass, John Esposito on piano, Mike DeMicco on guitar, NYC saxophonist Al Guart and local guest artists. No cover or

minimum! Kindred Spirits, 334 Rte 32A, Palenville, 518-678-3101.

7PM Conversations at Boughton Place. Takes place the second Friday of each month at 7 pm.

Boughton Place, Moreno Stage, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $5 /suggested donation.

7PM-11PM Local Talent Night. Every Friday.

Seeking bands and performers. Primo’s, 1554 Rt 44/55, Clintondale, 883-6112.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Champian Fulton.

Featuring Stephen Fulton (flugelhorn), Jack Baker (bass), Champian (piano and voice.) Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

8PM Community Playback Theatre Improvisations of audience stories. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Road, Highland. $10. For information: 845-691-4118.

8PM Gus Mancini. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8PM Calling All Poets Moving from Howland Cultural Center. Starting on the first Friday (January 2) of 2015 Calling All Poets, the oldest and longest continually running poetry reading program in the Hudson Valley, will have a new meeting place. Info: 914-474-7758 orwww.callingallpoets.net. Beacon Yoga, 464 Main St, Beacon.

8:30PM The Grand Shell Game. Info: 845-8538124. The Anchor, 744 Broadway, Kingston.

9PM Sarah Borges/Girls Guns and Glory. Info: 518-828-4800 or www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

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The Ice Yachts Cometh. An indoor/outdoor display of classic ice yachts. FDR’s ice yacht Hawk and other examples of this grand tradition. On display through 1/3/2015. Info: www.nps.gov/ hofr FDR Presidential Library & Museum, Wallace Visitor Center, Hyde Park.

8AM John Burroughs Natural History Society Field Trip: Wallkill Valley Raptors. Join Christine Guarino (chrissy.guarino@gmail.com ) there is minimal walking on this popular roadside trip between New Paltz and Wallkill. Wintering raptors and waterfowl as well as half hardies will be the focus on this outing. We will drive though Blue Chip and Watchtower Farms with stops along the Wallkill River, Shawangunk Grasslands NWR (Galeville), and the Ulster County Fairgrounds.

Meet to carpool at the New Paltz Municipal Parking Lot off of Huguenot Street, just east of the Wallkill River. Info: www.jbnhs.org.

9AM Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge. 246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties.

9AM-5PM Dragonfly Studio ...a gathering of fine crafters. Local artist work displayed and for sale; gourds, jewelry, photos, and much more. Open every Saturday 9am-5pm. Dragonfly Studio, 8 Yankee Folly Rd, New Paltz.

9:30AM-11AM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Saturday, 9-10:30am. Everyone welcome. Info: 679-8800. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rte 212, Woodstock.

10AM-9PM Candlewax Recycling Drop-off.

Open every Saturday, 10am-9pm. Candlewax in any condition to be recycled. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston.

10AM-12PM Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 687-7023.

10AM Ham Radio Meet-Up. Hosted by QSY Society Amateur Radio Club. Bring any projects, items for show & tell or swap & sell, and questions you may. Info: 914-582-3744, n2skp@arrl.net or www. qsysociety.org. East Fishkill Community Library, 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction.

10:30AM-11:30AM Silent Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence. Sponsored by The Kingston Women in Black. Meet outside Cornell St PO, Kingston, 339-0637.

1PM-3PM Family Day. Stop by to have fun with Legos, origami, calendar making, and snacks provided. Info: 845-338-5580 or www.Esopuslibrary.org. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

2PM Free Meditation Instruction. On-going every Saturday, 2pm in the Amitabha Shrine Room.

60-minute class requires no previous meditation experience. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-6795906, 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

2PM-4:30PM Soul Healing Miracles & The Source Soul Light Calligraphies. A short documentary film and a practice session for healing and transformation using sacred art and chants.

Complimentary copy of Soul Healing Miracles book for all who attend. Info: 520-203-3027.

Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties, free.

3PM-6PM Opening Reception: “Frigid Fractals.”

David Stein will be the featured artist. Exhibits through 1/25/2015. Info: 518-822-0510 510 Warren Street Gallery, 510 Warren St, Hudson.

3:30PM-6PM Anime Club. Friday 1st and 3rd of the month. Info: 845-338-5580 or www.Esopuslibrary.org. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St,

January 1, 2015

Port Ewen.

4PM-6PM LongReach Arts Exhibit Opening Reception. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston, 845-331-5300 or www.lgbtqcenter.org.

4PM The League of Extraordinary Readers. Book Launch Event: Jennifer Donnelly’s Waterfire Saga #2 - Rogue Wave. RSVP requested. Info: 845-8760500. Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck, free.

5PM-9PM Beacon Second Saturday. Join a citywide celebration of the arts held on the second Saturday of every month where galleries and shops stay open until 9pm, most of which are right along Main Street. Art exhibits from around the globe, the event oftenincludes free gallery talks, live music, & wine tasting. Info:Beaconarts.org. Main Street, Beacon.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: Mohonk Preserve Volunteer Photographers. Exhibits through 1/24/2015. Info: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, Duck Pond Gallery, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

5PM-8PM Double Art Opening & Release of the 2015 Kingston Community Calendar Interaction of Color a members exhibition and Physics, Biology, Chemistry Showcases Paintings by Renowned Artist Isaac Abrams. Calendar by the Arts Society of Kingston. This year’s calendar features images by seven local photographers.

Opening is part of Kingston’s First Saturday Opening Reception. Info: www.askforarts.org.

Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: “Catching the Light.” Mohonk Preserve Volunteer Photographers. Exhibits through 1/31/2015. Info: 845-3385580. Town of Esopus Library, Duck Pond Gallery, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, free.

5PM-8PM First Saturday Reception in Kingston. Art galleries & shops open their doors the first Saturday of each month, 5-8pm. First Saturday offers art receptions and special events thoughout the Rondout district, Broadway and Uptown area.

Info: 845-338-0331.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: Interaction of Color and Physics, Biology, Chemistry. Paintings by Isaac Abrams. Info: www.askforarts.org.

Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston.

6PM Mystery Dinner Theater Show: The Groom Has Cold Feet. Ticket Price Includes Show, Full Course Dinner, Dessert & Beverages. There will also be a prize awarded To The Tables How Guess “WhoDone-It”. (with a snow date of Sunday, January 4th). Info:845-541-2434. Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, Community Hall, Corner Of Route 94 And South Jackson Ave, New Windsor, $20.

6PM Community Concert Series and Open Mic Series: Vickie Russell, a touring singer/songwriter.

Pot luck dinner at 6pm followed by an open mike at 6:45pm. The second act is the featured performer.

Info: 845-255-1255 or www.gardinerlibrary.org.

Gardiner Library, communityroom, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Rob Paparozzi’s “Good Old Boys” The Music of Randy Newman. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz featuring Grammy winner Malcolm Cecil on bass, guitarist Steve Raleigh, pianist Peter Tomlinson, NYC saxophonist Al Guart and local guest artists.

No cover or minimum! Kindred Spirits, 334 Rte 32A, Palenville, 518-678-3101.

7:30PM-10:30PM Third Saturday Contra Dance.

Bill Fischer calling & music by Wry Bred. Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org/ or 845-473-7050.

Admission $10/5 full time students. St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 55 Wilbur Blvd, Poughkeepsie.

7:30PM Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles.

2nd set at 9pm.No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.

GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

7:30PM-10:30PM Hudson Valley English Country Dance. Workshop at 7pm. Caller: Patricia Evans.

Band: Tiddely Pom: Sue Polansky, clarinet, Katie Jeannotte, piano, Stewart Dean, concertina. Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845-679-8587.

Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Salem Rd, Port Ewen, $10, $5 /full-time student.

7:30PM-10:30PM The New Year Swing Dance.

Live band: The Swing Shift. Basic lesson at 7:30pm with instructors Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios. No partner or dance experience necessary to attend. Info: www.got2lindy.com or 845-236-3939. MAC Fitness, 743East Chester, Kingston, $15. No partner or dance experience necessary to attend. For more info visit www. got2lindy.com or call 845-236-3939.

8PM Winter Jazz Concert. Featuring Murali Coryell & Lynne Ariale. Presented by Windham Chamber Music Festival. Info: 518-734-3868 or info@windhammusic.org or www.windhammusic. com. Windham Civic Centre, Concert Hall, Rt 23, Windham, $25, $22 /senior, $5 /child.

8PM Salted Bros. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8PM Home Bass 2 Habitat Benefit Concert. With Tommy Stinson, Rhett Miller, Elvis. Info: 518-8284800 or www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

Sunday

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8AM ohn Burroughs Natural History Society Field Trip: WLC/JBNHS Winter Bird Walk at Thorn Preserve. Meet trip leader Mark DeDea (forsythnature@aol.com ) at the Thorn Preserve, a Woodstock Land Conservancy property located at 55 John Joy Road in the Town of Woodstock.

This small parcel has open fields and wet meadows that may attract wintering raptors, a wooded swamp with plenty of Winterberry for the Hermit Thrushes, and borders the Sawkill Creek which often holds waterfowl late into the winter. Info: www.jbnhs.org.

Christmas aboard The Polar Express! Tix at 866-468-7630 orwww.ticketweb.com/dowt. For more info 845-688-7400. Off-Peak: Adult $34, Children (ages 2-11) $27. Peak: Adult $43, Children (ages 2-11) $33. Catskill Mountain RR, Westbrook Lane Station, Kingston.

9:30AM The Private Herman Siegel Post 625 of The Jewish War Veterans of the USA Monthly Meeting. Congregation Schomre Israel, 18 Park Avenue in Poughkeepsie. Any person of the Jewish faith who has served in any branch of the U.S. armed forces (active, reserve, or National Guard) during any conflict (including the Cold War) is welcome to attend and participate in the activities of this Post.

For further information contact Post Commander Robert L. Morrison at ROBL56@aol.com.

10AM-2PM Minnewaska Preserve: Mossy Glen Snowshoe Hike. 2 mile snowshoe outing. Snowshoes available to rent. Reg required. Email smason@nynjtc.org, or 201-512-9348 x16. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Nature Center, Gardiner, $8 /per car.

10AM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Bear Facts. Learn about Orange County’s largest mammal the Black Bear. This program is for adults with or without children and children ages 5 and older. Info: 845-534-5506, ext. 204. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, 120 Muser Dr, Cornwall.

10AM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon. Alexis Cole.

Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com.

The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

10:30AM-12:30PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Meets every Sunday. Sitting and walking meditation with short teaching and discussion from Pema Chodron books or video. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 orwww.skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

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

1PM-3PM Pallet Puppet Theatre offers Spanish Puppet Lesson. Ongoing on Sundays, 1-3pm.

Materials for kids provided. The Green Palette, 215 Main Street inside of the Medusa Antique Center Building, New Paltz.

2:30PM In Conclusion.Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War. In a talk entitled The Southern Perspective, Michael Korda wraps up the Civil War series with a discussion of perhaps one of American history’s least understood legends.

Info: www.poklib.org or 845-485-3445 X3702.

Auditorium, 105 Market St, Poughkeepsie.

3PM Sunday Silents for January: “The Solo Films of Stan Laurel.” With live accompaniment by Marta Waterman. Three of Stan’s best: “West of Hot Dog”, “Dr Pykcle & Mr Pryde” and “Mud and Sand”. Info: 845-658-8989 or www.rosendaletheatre.org. The Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale.

3PM-5PM New World Home Cooking Restaurant presents its 21st monthly art show opening reception . On display will be the almost gemstonelike botanical photos of Woodstock Times regular Photographer, Dion Ogust. Also on view will be the colorful homey paintings of popular long- time Catskill painter Stacie Flint. In addition, many of Lenny Kislin’s antique Assemblage pieces will remain in the rear dining area. The restaurant is located on Route 212 between Woodstock and Saugerties. All shows are curated by Lenny Kislin.

For info call 845-679-8117.

4PM-6PM Woodstock Community Drum Circle.

Drummers on The Green are hosted by Birds of a Feather. Singers & dancers are all welcome. Bring your drums and percussion instruments. On-going on Sundays, 4-6pm. Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

5PM-8PM Uptown Kingston’s First Saturday Art Walk. Featuring live music, open studio tours, theatrical performances, historical reenactments, arts & cultural activities. Info: kingstonhappenings.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Karl Berger’s “In the Spirit of Don Cherry” w/ Steven Bernstein, Peter Apfelbaum, Tani Tabbal’a & Mark Helias. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

8PM CB Smith. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Monday

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8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906, x 1012.

Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

9AM-9:50AM Senior Fit Dance for Seniors with Adah Frank. Dance and movement for strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Bring a mat. Town Hall, Main Room, Woodstock.

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.

Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston.

10 AM -12 PM Adult Art Workshop. Oils, acrylics, with some supplies provided, $5 drop-in. Shokan.

Info: 845-657-9735.

10AM-12PM Senior Drama with Edith LeFever.

Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation,

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included The Nine Stages of Shamatha. A Six-Day Retreat January 9-14 at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mt. Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498. Fri., January 9th, 7-8:30 p.m., Sat., January10WednesdayJanuary 14, 9am-12pm & 2-5 pm.Teacher: Khenpo Karma Tenkyong.

Shamatha, silent sitting meditation, is the foundational practice for becoming acquainted with the true nature of your mind. Khenpo Tenkyong, a highly trained meditator and scholar, will help participants in this retreat develop and stabilize their meditation practice by giving daily talks and leading meditation sessions, periods of guided reflection, and the recitation of aspiration prayers.$120/$96 (KTD members) for either the weekend or the entire six days.

Meals and overnight accommodations available at additional cost. Please call 845-679-5906 x3 for registration or more information.

MHADK Outing: New Year’s Day 2015

Vassar Walk. Leader: Sue Mackson 845-471-9892 suemackson@gmail. com. Contact leader for time and details.

Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org. Vassar College, Collegeview Ave parking lot, Poughkeepsie. .

The Ice Yachts Cometh. An indoor/ outdoor display of classic ice yachts.

FDR’s ice yacht Hawk and other examples of this grand tradition. On display through 1/3/2015. Info: www.nps. gov/hofr . FDR Presidential Library & Museum, Wallace Visitor Center, Hyde Park.

‘An Odyssey into the Heart via the Power of Collective Voice.’ Join Amy McTear and other One True Voice musicians on a musical journey(1/1, 4-5:30pm). . Info: 914-388-0632 or www.amymctear.com. Unison Arts, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $25.

Calling All Poets Moving from Howland Cultural Center. Start-

acting exercises, monologues & scenes. Interested seniors are welcome to sit in. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Fire Co #1 Rt 212, Woodstock.

12:15PM Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting.

Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, 914-244-0333.

12:30PM-2PM LaGrange Library’s Monday Afternoon Knitting Group Every Monday. Drop by whenever you can to work on your latest project, share ideas, or get help with basic techniques and instruction in a casual atmosphere. Info: 845-4523141 or spotwin@laglib.org. LaGrangeLibrary, Community Room, Poughkeepsie.

1PM Needlework Group. On-going every Monday, 1pm. Info:845-338-5580, x1005. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

2PM-4PM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. In addition to instruction, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the class offers friendship and camaraderie. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for minimum contribution of $2. St. John’s Community Center, R.C. West Hurley.

4PM Crafting with Kids. ...join Ms. Arlene to make a stamping project. Ages 4-11. Info: 845-691-2275 or www.highlandlibrary.org. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St, Highland.

4:15PM-5:30PM 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, 4:15-5:30pm. $12/class. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd & Rt 28, Glenford.

6PM-7PM 4-Week Basic Swing Dance Class 1/5/2015-1/26/2015. Mondays. No partner or experience necessary. Instructors Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Info: www. got2lindy.com or 845-236-3939. Arts Society of Kingston, 743 East Chester, Kingston, $80 6:30PM-8:30PM Mid-Hudson Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal. Info: rainbowchorus1@gmail.com or 216-402-3232. This four-part chorus of LGBTQ & LGBTQ-friendly singers always welcomes new members.Sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses all voice parts needed. Ability to read music not req but helpful. Rehearsals every Mon, 6:30-8:30pm.

No charge for first rehearsal. LGBTQ Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston, $25 /month.

7PM Open Poetry. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

7PM-8PM 4-Week Intermediate Swing Dance Class 1/5/2015-1/26/2015. Mondays. No partner or experience necessary. Instructors Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios.

Info: www.got2lindy.com or 845-236-3939. Arts Society of Kingston, 743 East Chester, 7:15PM Mid-Hudson Women’s Chorus Open Rehearsal. No auditions required. Info: www. midhudsonwomenschorus.org or 914-388-4630.

St. James United Methodist Church, Corner of Fair & Pearl Streets, Kingston.

7:30 PM: Annual Antiques Appraisal Night, sponsored by the Town of Lloyd Historical Preservation Society. Audience members are invited

Laurie Oliver — Spiritual Counseling

ing on the first Friday (January 2) of 2015 Calling All Poets, the oldest and longest continually running poetry reading program in the Hudson Valley, will have a new meeting place. Info: 914-474-7758 orwww.callingallpoets. net. Beacon Yoga, 464 Main St, Beacon.

Accepting Submissions for ArtBridge Kingston 2015. Deadline for Submissions: midnight 1/5/15. If you are an emerging visual artist living or working in Kingston, NY (and surrounding communities) we invite you to submit your work to ArtBridge Kingston. Two works of art will be selected for display (original artwork to be photographed in high resolution, expanded and printed onto large-scale banners displayed on two bridges). Winning artists will receive $500 awards and the public recognition of seeing your artwork on a 90’ wide banner.Details & Submission Guidelines: www.artbridgekingston.org.ArtBridge Kingston is a public

to bring their favorite antiques or collectibles for informal appraisal by antique dealers Charles Glasner and Walter Marquez, and collector Vivian Wadlin. At the Theater/Meeting Room in Building 6 at Vineyard Commons in Highland, located at 300 Vineyard Avenue (Route 44/55) next to the Hudson Valley Rehabilitation Center. Free admission & refreshments. For more information call (845) 255-7742, visit www.tolhps.org, or look for Town of Lloyd Historical Preservation Society on Facebook. Please bring no more than one item and if possible, send a photo ASAP of the item to Vivian at vwadlin@aol.com prior to the program.

8PM-9PM 4-Week Advanced Swing Dance Class 1/5/2015-1/26/2015. Mondays. No partner or experience necessary. Instructors Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Info: www. got2lindy.com or 845-236-3939. Arts Society of Kingston, 743 East Chester, Kingston,

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9AM-10AM Senior Dance Exercise with Inyo Charbonneau. The emphasis is on fun while benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exercise. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mountainview Studio, Woodstock.

9:30AM Serving and Staying in Place. SSIP/New Paltz. Regular Tuesday social breakfast meeting

exhibition on the Greenkill Avenue and Broadway bridges in midtown Kingston.

Exhibits will open mid March of 2015 and remain on display for six months.

For more information about ArtBridge Kingston contact info@art-bridge.org.

Free “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Classes: Meets 7pm every Wednesday year-round in the Amitabha Shrine Room (next to the Namse Bangdzo Gift Shop) at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Road, Woodstock.This free 90-minute program includes 30 minutes of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by one of eight lectures on the history, practices and principles of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. You may join in at any point in the 8-week curriculum. For information, contact Jan Tarlin,845- 679-5906 ,x1012. (There will be no classes on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day).

Residency Program - Collaborative Music at Omi. Taking place from July 23 -August 9, 2015. Application deadline is February 1, 2015. Info: www. omiartscenter.org/music. Omi International Arts Center, Ghent.

for seniors who want to remain in their own home and community. Info: 255-5970. Plaza Diner, New Paltz.

10AM-11:30AM Parkinson’s Dance & Exercise Class. Led by Anne Olin. For people with PD & other neurological disorders. Groups are challenging, creative and fun! Info: 679-6250. $13/oneclass or $20/two classes. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston.

10:30AM-11:30AM Preschool Story Hours. 0-2 years old. An hour of letter A, B, C, D, books, songs, Chinese New Year. Info: 845-338-5580 or www.

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

1PM-6PM NYS Health Marketplace Enrollment Assistance. Tuesdays, through February 10, 2015.

Appointment Required! Call to make your appointment: 800-453-4666. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls.

4PM-5PM Preschool Story Hours. 4-5 years old.

An hour of letter A, B, C, D, books, songs, Chinese New Year. Info: 845-338-5580 or www.Esopuslibrary.org. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

5:30PM Phoenicia Community Choir. Sing with your neighbors and prepare for concerts. No need to read music, no audition. On-going, Tuesdays, 5:30pm. Info: 845-688-2169. Wesleyan Church,

Audition Notice: Rip Van Winkle.

Auditions will be held in January for a summer 2 015 production of Rip Van Winkle: The Musical , based on the book

by Washington Irving, reveals the untold story of the farmer who fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains for 20 years. Roles are available for adults and children age 7 and up. Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2015 from 1-4 pm and Sunday, January 11, 2015 from 7-10 pm at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 303, Rhinebeck, NY. The show rehearses June 6-July 17, 2015 with performances July 17-19, 2015. Visit RipTheMusical.com for more information. To schedule an audition appointment (recommended but not required), email RipTheMusical@gmail.com or call 860-800-6040.

Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Help release the past using gentle energetic healing techniques.

Meets the first Saturday of every month from 11:30am - 1 pm, $15. For more information and to register, contact Cindy at 845-282-6400 or Cindy@ RisingStarEnergetics.com. New Paltz Healing Arts, New Paltz.

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6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Meets every Tuesday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6PM-7PM 4-Week Basic Swing Dance Class 1/6/2015-1/27/2015. Tuesdays. No partner or experience necessary. Instructors Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Info: www. got2lindy.com or 845-236-3939. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $80.

6:30PM Craft Night. Create glittery snowflakes.

Ages 8-13. Info: 845-691-2275 or www.highlandlibrary.org. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St, Highland.

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GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

Pruning Book) is to group shrubs into one of four categories. At one end of the spectrum are shrubs that flower or fruit well on very old wood and make few suckers – and, hence, are in the aforementioned hardly-ever-needspruning category. At the other end of the spectrum are shrubs that flower or fruit only on new stems, such as butterfly bush, so can have every one of their stems lopped to ground level every year.

Primetime for pruning

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Wait until mid-February to lop back fruiting or flowering shrubs

o many branches, so little time – or so it seems. Annual pruning is needed to get the best out of most trees, shrubs and vines, of which there are many here on my farmden.

But wait: My brother once remarked – and the remark rang true – that a large part of feeling overburdened from so much to do comes from thinking about it, rather than doing it. And now that I think about it – if I may be allowed a bit more thought – many trees, shrubs and vines do not need annual pruning except for size control, in which case a different plant or dwarfer variety could have been planted. My witch hazel shrub is in that hardly-ever-needs-pruning category, as are fothergilla, goumi (an attractive shrub with tasty fruits), mountain laurel and rhododendron.

Most ornamental trees do not need annual pruning, and the same can be said for ornamental vines – except when they threaten to take down an arbor, fence or trellis that is lending them support.

Mostly, what need annual pruning are flowering shrubs, and trees, shrubs and vines that bear tasty (to us humans) fruit. But exceptions exist even among those edibles. Fruit plants that hardly ever need pruning include such delicacies as pawpaw, persimmon, huckleberry, juneberry, Nanking cherry, elderberry and lingonberry.

I already feel like pruning is under control, without even lifting a finger. And usually I don’t lift a finger to prune until (as is commonly recommended to avoid winter cold damage) after early February, when the coldest part of winter has passed. The last couple of years, though, I decided to go ahead and get a jump on pruning my rather extensive collection of gooseberries and currants.

These plants are very cold-hardy, so would be expected to laugh off winter cold – even following a December pruning – and they have.

Pruning currants and gooseberries captures the essence of pruning any flowering or fruiting shrub. Shrubs are shrubs because they are shrubby (duh!)

– that is, their stems are not long-lived, but new stems, called suckers, are always popping up through the ground to replace old, decrepit ones. So these shrubs are “renewal pruned.” Old stems are cut away and the number of new stems, if too many, is reduced so that they don’t become crowded as they age.

The questions then become, “How old is too old for a stem, and how many new stems are too many?” The questions are related because shrubs whose old stems perform well in terms of fruit or flowers also tend to make fewer suckers, and vice versa. The easiest way to approach shrub pruning (and the way that it’s detailed in my book The

How old is too old for a stem, and how many new stems are too many?

over time! Novella’s, 2 Terwilliger Ln (across from Super 8), New Paltz.

7PM-10PM Jazz Jam. Every Tuesday, 7-10pm..

452-3232. The Derby, 96 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

7PM-8:30PM Singing Just for Fun! New Paltz Community Singers. Everyone welcome, everyone gets to choose songs. Going 20+ years. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm. Info: genecotton@ gmail.com. Quaker Meeting House, 8 N. Manheim Blvd, New Paltz.

7PM Open Mic. Info: 845-246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties, free.

8PM Bill Ross. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8PM Open Mic Nite Join host Ben Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation! No cover. Tuesday is also Burger Night at the Cat - only $8. Info: 688-2444 or www.emersonresort.com. Catamount Restaurant, Mt. Pleasant.

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9AM-10AM Senior Kripalu Yoga with Susan Blacker. 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. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1donation requested. Fire Co. #1, Rt 212, Woodstock.

10:30AM-11:30AM Basic Yoga with Carol Rogers.

Wednesday s, January 7-28. For all ages. Bring your own mat and block (if you have one) Advanced registration and payment taken at circulation desk.

Info: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, $60 /4 classes.

12PM Rotary Club of Kingston Meeting. Fellowship, lunch, and an informative and interesting presentation from a guest speaker. Meets every Wed at 12noon. Web: www.kingstonnyrotary.org.

Christina’s Restaurant, 812 Ulster Ave, Kingston.

3:30PM Math Regents Prep. Every Wed. @ 3:30pm Certified Math Teacher - Don’t fail Algebra, Geometry, and Trig. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St, Ellenville, 877-576-9931.

4PM-5PM Tween Activities. Bring a friend to make paper lanterns, dream catchers or play Legos. Info: 845-338-5580 or www.Esopuslibrary.org. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

5:30PM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm Everyone welcome. 845-679-9534.

First Churchof Christ, Scientist, 89 Tinker St, Woodstock.

5:30PM Stamping for Fun. Create 3 cards. Ages 18+.

Info: 845-883-5015 or www.highlandlibrary.org.

Highland Public Library, 30 Church St, Clintondale.

6PM-7:30PM Creative Seed Support Group. For artists to voice their works inprogress in a supportive environment. For Songwriters, Playwrights & Actors.

Held by Patrice Blue Maltas, Actress, Playwright, Musician and founder of Blue Healing Arts Center.

MeetsWednesday nights, 6-7:30pm. Info: Patricebluemaltas@gmail.com or www.bluehealing.co. Blue Healing Art Center, 107 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

6PM-6PM Teen Night. Popcorn and a movie. Info: 845-338-5580 or www.Esopuslibrary.org. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

6PM-7PM Intro to Balboa Dance Class. 1/7/20151/28/2015. Wednesdays. No partner or experience necessary. Instructors Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Info: www.got2lindy. com or 845-236-3939. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $80.

6PM Woodstock Community Chorale. Sing with your neighbors and prepare for concerts. No need to read music, no audition. On-going, Wednesdays, 6pm. Info: 845-688-2169. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Tinker St, Woodstock.

6:30PM Woodstock Transition Working Group Council Meeting. Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. Public welcome! woodstocknytransition.org.

7PM Tax Talk: Tax Implications of the Affordable Care Act. Guest presenter is Anne Constantinople, who has been with H & R Block for 11 years following her retirement from Vassar College. Visit hrblock. com/acataximpact to learn more or make a private appointment. The Tax Talk program is scheduled for the ground floor Charwat Meeting Room at Adriance Memorial Library, 93 Market Street in Poughkeepsie. For further library information, see www.poklib. org or call 845-485-3445 x 3702.

7PM-11PM Rosendale Chess Club. Free admissionno dues. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm. Rosendale Café, Rosendale.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Adam & the Italians w/ Jay Azzolina, Dino Govoni, Dave Zinno & Adam Nussbaum. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7:30PM The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. Meets every Wednesday night, 7:30pm. An evening of singing, fun & fellowship.A male a cappella group that sings in the American “Barbershop Style”of close four-part harmony.

The other day I stopped thinking about pruning my gooseberry shrubs and, instead, approached them with lopper and hand shears and a newfound sense of having all the time in the world. GooseberFor more about how to prune everything from houseries fruit best on stems plants to delphiniums to maples to raspberries, check out that are two and three Lee’s The Pruning Book. years old. Pruning is straightforward: Merely lop to the ground any stems more than three years old (they were three years old last season and bore fruit) and reduce the number of new stems to about a half-dozen of the sturdiest, most upright ones. The ideal pruned gooseberry shrub, then, has about a half-dozen each of one-, two- and three-year-old stems.

A shrub never becomes a tangle of stems, nor has old, decrepit, unproductive ones.

Red, white and pink currants get pruned exactly the same as gooseberries; blackcurrants, though, are a whole ’nother animal. They bear best on one-year-old stems and, to a lesser degree, two-year-old stems. So for the blackcurrants, I lopped back to the ground any stems more than two years old as well as some two-year-olds and thinned out new one-year-old stems, again to the best half-dozen.

How do I know the age of any shrub’s stem? I could count back the age of the various side branches starting at their tips. That would be tedious. The thickness of the base of a stem and the appearance of the bark are just as telling. Old bark is darker and often peeling.

After pruning any shrub, I go over the plant to remove or shorten stems that will droop so low as to set their fruits on the ground. Especially with strictly ornamental shrubs, I also lop back any stems shooting gawkily skyward or otherwise looking out of place. And then, for any shrub, ornamental or fruiting, I step back to evaluate and admire my handiwork.

– Lee Reich Any gardening questions? E-mail Lee at garden@leereich.com and he’ll try answering them directly or in his Almanac Weekly column. To read Lee’s previous “Gardener’s Notebook” columns, visit our website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com.

Guests are always welcome. Sight reading not required. Info: wwwnewyorkerschorus.org. St. Andrews Church, 110 Overlook St, Poughkeepsie.

8PM Hickory Smoked. Info: 845-679-3484.

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

8:30PM-11PM Live at Catskill Mountain Pizza Company: Acoustic Jazz Trio with Syracuse/ Siegel Duo + Special Featured Guest. Featuring Bassist Rich Syracuse and drummer Jeff “Siege” Siegel. No cover or minimum! Info: 679-7969.

Catskill Mountain Pizza Company, 51 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Thursday

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Collaborative Music Omi Residency Program: taking place from July 23 -August 9, 2015. Application deadline is February 1, 2015. Info: www. omiartscenter.org/music. Omi International Arts Center, Ghent.

7:30AM - 9AM Rondout Valley Business Association Breakfast Meeting . He will be discussing the past, present, and future of Ulster County and the Rondout Valley. Admission to the breakfast event is $16 and open to the public. You must make a reservation to attend. Reservations can be made by visiting www.rondoutvalley.org or by contacting Sarah Johnson at info@rondoutvalley.org. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz.

8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906, x 1012.

Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

9AM-11:15AM New Paltz Playspace. NPZ Town Rec Center, off of Rte 32, New Paltz.

9:30AM-10:30AM Senior Fit After 50 with Diane Collelo. Three-part class offering movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Town Hall, Woodstock.

9:30AM-5PM Health Care Enrollment @ the Center with AIDS Council of Northeastern New York Navigators. Every Friday at the Center (through February). By appointment only. Info: 518-828-3624, x 3504. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Wall St, Kingston.

10AM-4PM Russia. Manuscript material from

Peter the Great to the nation’s first flights into space. Exhibits through 4/26/2015. Info: www. karpeles.com Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 94 Broadway, Newburgh.

10:30AM-11:30AM Toddler Story Hour. 2-4 years old. Come and play with bubbles, books and body movements. Info: 845-338-5580 or www.Esopuslibrary.org. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

12PM-4PM Arlington Farmers’ Indoor Market.

845-437-7035 or alihall@vassar.edu. (Please note that the market will be on hiatus when the College is officially closed. Vassar College, North Atrium, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie.

1PM-4PM Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Most players are elementary and intermediate players.

Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Rescue Squad Bldg, Rt 212,Woodstock.

6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Meets every Thursday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala. org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

7PM-8:30PM Meeting of Middle East Crisis Response. A group of Hudson Valley residents joined together to promote peace and human rights in Palestine and the Middle East. Info: 845 876-7906 or www.mideastcrisis.org. Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

7PM Swingin’ Newburgh. Beginner swing dance lesson provided by Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios 7-7:30. Swing Shift Orchestra plays 7:30-9:30pm. Info: www.got2lindy.com or 845-236-3939. Newburgh Brewing Company, 88 South Colden St, Newburgh, $80.

7PM NIDO Monthly Meeting. Linda Lisi-Coombs, a NIDO member will attend. Info: 845-471-0313.

Italian Center, 277 Mill St, Poughkeepsie.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Corey Henry! - Opener: Trio Subtonic. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night.

Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com.

Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

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

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Excellent benefits. NYS Unified Court System is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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NEEDED: Foster Homes for Kittens. If you have the time (little is needed) and space to foster kittens, our organization will provide kitten food and if necessary, medical attention for these wonderful beings. Please call (917)282-2018 if you are interested in this rewarding endeavor.

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DEAR BUSINESSMAN/WOMAN- We at Hardscrabble Flea Market & Swap Meet would like to congratulate you on being picked from over 100 businesses in your field. We believe we can help each other- We have a swap meet every Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Holy Cow Shopping Center, in addition to a flea market/garage sale. We find that when business people set up a table w/business cards & flyers or “show how to do” projects it will definitely increase your business (and mine). It’s a great way to introduce your business to new/old customers. And, if you have leftover merchandise you’d like to sell- this would be a perfect way to unload it. Please give John a call for more details- (845)758-1170. Spots are $12-$35.

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CAPTIVATING MULTILEVEL CONTEMPORARY boasts 3 bedrooms, with lots of windows which drench the rich cherry, oak, teak and cedar accents found throughout the with sunlight. New bathrooms and laundry were just redesigned and tastefully updated. Massive stone fireplace soars through the cathedral ceiling. Energy efficient with Photo Votaic Panels, supply more electric than you can use!

Heat pumps for heat and AC. Lovingly maintained, and perfectly situated on over 5 wooded Gardiner acres, walk to rail trail! Proudly offered .........$525,000

STU’S CAR SERVICE. Who’s car determines the pay. Always ready to get you there.

Doesn’t matter when or where. I drive the miles your way with smiles. Airport transportation starting at $50. 845-649-5350; stu@hvc.rr.com Look for me on Facebook.

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A great opportunity for anyone looking in Saugerties for a SPACIOUS 3-BR, 2 BATH RAISED RANCH w/open floor plan in a residential neighborhood close to an elementary school. Extras include an oversized 2-car heated garage, DR leading to large deck overlooking landscaped backyard w/ shed. Overlook Realty, 845-246-5671 or 845-399-2022 for details. Asking $179,900.

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76-ACRE FOREST. Beautiful woodland property in Woodstock, 1.5 miles from center of town, at the foothills of the Catskills. Fully secluded, yet centrally located, mixed forest w/streams, ephemeral pools, and many old stone walls in great condition. Go to http:// woodstockland.wix.com/forest for photos and more information or contact Tusha Yakovleva: tushayak@gmail.com 518.821.2656.

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NEW PALTZ: OFFICE/PROFESSIONAL SPACE. Beautiful Soho loft-like space w/ brick walls & new large windows. 71 Main Street. Best downtown location. Faces Main Street. Great light. $499/month. Call owner (917)838-3124. steven@epicsecurity.com New Paltz: Office suite approx 12x12, excellent W & N facing windows; A/C, Heat, electric & off-street parking included. Opposite NP Trailways. $475/mo, sec & refs required.

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NEW PALTZ: OFFICE SPACE available Jan. 1, 2015. 300 sq.ft. Close to Main St. $550/mo. plus heat. First mo. rent plus 1 mo. security. Call/leave mess. 845-594-4433. (owner/broker - no fee).

WOODSTOCK: COMMERCIAL SPACE AVAILABLE. Rt. 212. Ground level. Great for office or retail space. Across from The Woodstock Playhouse. Approximately 600 plus sq.ft. Call Joanne (845)679-0031.

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WINTER STORAGE: Autos, small boats, RV’s. $100 & up per month. Call 246-4517.

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BEAUTIFUL TWIN PONDS TOWNHOUSE

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Owner says sell it! Nicely priced at $199,900. Yes...this unit does have pool & tennis privilages. Nice floor plan offers den, kitchen with pass through to living room and sliders to private patio surrounded by forsythia bushes & wildlife! Nice vaulted ceiling in living room. Upstairs has 2 bedrooms ensuite perfect for holiday guests!

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Country living at its best!! This outstanding Ulster Park property consists of a beautiful 1700’s 3 BR stone home that offers original charm & details throughout, along with wide-board flooring, 3 fireplaces, original stone walls, and a cozy enclosed porch.

There’s also a 4 stall barn + grain shed, all situated on 25+ acres complete with lush landscaping, meadows, pond, stream & mountain views! Way too much to list, call for an appointment today! $629,900

This fabulous, unique, Norman Rockwell inspired cedar shake cape is waiting for a new family! You will be warmed by the attention to detail this home has. 4 BRs, 2 up & 2 down, 2 full baths, renovated kitchen w/ granite, and a breakfast room surrounded by windows on 3 sides to enjoy the 1 +/- acre lot. Sit by the beautiful wood-burning brick fireplace to light up chilly nights - don’t miss it, stop by the Open House this Sunday. Call for more detials & directions! $259,900

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58 +/- ACRE BLUE MOUNTAIN ESTATE

E Enjoy your country manor just two hours north of NYC. This 58 acre estate is situated along the Plattekill Creek which includes 2 waterfalls & panoramic views of the Catskill Mountains. This property has 3 homes, the main home which is located well off the main road & 2 rentals. This ranch, constructed with Douglas Fir, is placed to allow all west facing rooms views of the creek and mountains along with access to the large patio. $795,900

Man With A Van Moving Co. DOT # 16' Moving 255-6347 32476 Trucks Endless Possibili es | Sauger es | $429,000 This property has plenty of charm & character; a great return on your investment, fantas c road frontage on route 212 & six units w/parking. A user friendly property that is perfect place to set up shop & call home. Open up your own gallery, teach yoga or have a dance studio. Property is well maintained!

Private Estate | Woodstock | $1,450,000 This outstanding property boasts 75 mile panoramic mountain views from the Berkshires to the Catskills, a heated in-ground pool, 7.6 landscaped acres & over 4100sq’ of immaculately finished space. Architect designed/custom built, this luxurious retreat features a drama c, double-height great room w/limestone fireplace.

Moving & Delivery Service Reasonable Rates • Free Estimates 8 Enterprise Rd., New Paltz, NY

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

We have, studios, one & two bedroom apartments, includes heat & hot water. (furniture packages available) Stunning Log Home | Windham | $969,000 Privately nestled on nearly 9 acres with sweeping mountain views. 4,700 sq of flowing spaces featuring vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling wall of glass and impressive stone fireplace serves as the focal point. Chef’s kitchen with stainless steel appliances and breakfast bar. Only minutes from slopes.

Bring Your Toolbelt | Highland | $155,000 Bring your imagina on and your TLC to this wonderfully located property. Within a few minutes drive to the Village of New Paltz. A li le love would make this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home really shine! Located on eight absolutely beau ful acres. Purchase subject to third-party approval.

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

“Now accepting credit cards! Move in & pay your security and deposit with your credit or debit card with no additional fees!”

Call 845-255-7205 for more information

NEW PALTZ: 2-BEDROOM PLUS OFFICE/DEN. $1045/month plus utilities. Washer/dryer, central air, dishwasher. 1.5 miles to village.

No pets. No smoking. Call (845)256-1119.

Spacious Home | New Paltz | $479,000 Nearly new family home, move-in ready. Conveniently located in New Paltz Village. Has a fantas c floor plan. Spacious main level includes formal & informal living/dining areas. Kitchen overlooks the breakfast area & family room w/fireplace. Second floor offers four bedrooms, including a private master suite, two full baths and a convenient laundry room. Sunny home due to its many windows.

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NEW PALTZ: LARGE 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT: Great views. Near Brauhaus Restaurant. Storage deck. $1050/month plus utilities. Call (914)475-2833.

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EFFICIENCY: UTILITIES INCLUDED. No pets. Country setting. Quiet. Available now. 5 miles from New Paltz. Call 845-883-0072.

HIGHLAND EFFICIENCIES at villabaglieri.com Furnished motel rooms w/micro, refrig, HBO & WiFi, all utilities. $135-$175 Weekly, $500-$660 Monthly, w/kitchenettes $185 or $200 weekly, $700 or $760 monthly + UC Taxes & Security. No pets.

845.883.7395.

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MARLBORO; SPACIOUS 1-BEDROOM furnished/unfurnished, second floor apartment. $895/month. Heat & electric included. Suitable for 1 or 2. No dogs. No smokers.

References. Security. (845)795-5778.

Country Home | Woodstock | $185,000 Huge garden w/fruit trees, berry bushes, vegetable beds & established perennials. 5 rare acres of level meadows & preserved open fields in the Catskills. New wood floors & dishwasher in sun-lit kitchen open to DR & DR to LR. The full basement w/new epoxy painted floor is a perfect workshop or possible addtl. living space. Across from Wiilson State Park & the Li lle Beaverkill its perfect for full or seasonal living!

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STUDIO APARTMENT. $700/month plus utilities. 31 Church Street, 1 block from Main Street. Laundry room, private parking on premises. No pets/smoking. 1 month security.

1-year lease, good references. (845)417-3051.

Quiet residential area, close to SUNY New Paltz; 2-BEDROOMS FOR RENT in large 3-bedroom apartment. $500/month/room plus shared utilities. First, last, security, references, lease. On-site parking. Available immediately. No pets. No smoking. 845255-7187.

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT available 1/15 at Village Arms. Top floor, end unit w/view of Mohonk. 1 mile to town. On bus route. $1000/month includes hot water, heat, plowing and garbage removal. 800 sq.ft. w/ good closet space. No pets, no smokers. First month rent plus one month security. Call/ leave message 845-594-4433. (owner/broker - no fee).

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in private home. Includes utilities, cable and high speed internet. Walking distance to SUNY and town. No pets or smokers. $1000/month, 1½ month security. Available immediately. Call (914)475-9834.

1-BEDROOM NEWLY RENOVATED APARTMENT. $950/month plus utilities.

No pets. 1 month security required. 1.5 miles from town and college. Call (845)532-4555.

2-BEDROOM APARTMENT; $800/month plus utilities & security. 5 miles to New Paltz.

Pet friendly. Security & references required.

Call (845)978-2804, (845)591-7285.

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…didn’t live here… but you will enjoy this unique 2 bedroom artist’s home, hiking distance to town, on a hidden 2 acres with picturesque views of Overlook Mountain. Wide board floors fill the open floor plan and once you enter the huge vaulted ceiling studio / great room, you will find out why we call these artist homes “Woodstockie” because of their charm and warmth. High windows bring in the daylight in this studio room and French doors lead out to the rear screen enclosed porch, the perfect escape overlooking green fields.

Call Mary Ellen VanWagenen to see it. ............................................$375,000

BIG INDIAN RANCH Move right into this well-maintained 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home, nicely sited on over an acre with mountain views and a good sense of privacy.

This is easy, low maintenance, 1-level living, and is perfectfor a primary or second home. The full-finished basement has a great fireplace and a bar! Just 10 minutes from great Skiing at Belleayre, tubing and kayaking on the Esopus, hiking trailheads, swimming at Belleayre Beach, concerts and other events. The many upgrades include a new oil burner, oil tank, sump pump, water softener system, water treatment system, all decks power-washed and stained, dehumidifier in cellar, and new ADT alarm system. Call Margo Obourn. .................. $199,900

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RUSTIC CHARM - Perfectly enchanting two story cedar sided cottage just a mile to the hip and happening scene in “downtown” Phoenicia. Charming interior offers an “Arts & Crafts” vibe and features 23 ft living room, updated country style EI kitchen, stone hearthed wood burner, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, some wood floors, “rocking chair” front porch and a sun drenched backyard.

SWEET! ........................................$153,500

PRIME COMMERCIAL - Former veterinary practice and pet boarding facility in high visibility location on Rt. 28 in Shokan. Spacious 4800+ sq. building with many commercial applications. Currently configured with offices, reception area, treatment rooms, laundry and darkroom on main level, boarding and grooming below and a 2 BR apartment above.

Paved parking for 30 vehicles. Priced BELOW assessment!.....................................$399,000

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CONTEMPORARY STONE - Awesome stone & cedar contemporary retreat sited for utmost PRIVACY on 7.4 acres, airy open plan living space with clerestory windows perfect for casual entertaining, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, hardwood & ceramic flooring, beamed ceilings, French doors, patio, PLUS jewel-like saline IG POOL for summer fun!

Pond & stream, too! Truly one-of-kind.

PERFECT RETREAT! .....................$319,900

PONDSIDE GEM - Gorgeous 16+ acre site straddling a quiet country road with crystal clear POND provides singular setting for c. 1895 classic. Gracious open plan living spaces with beamed ceilings, 27 ft living room with stone fireplace, expansive country kitchen/dining room, 20 ft ensuite MBR, 2 add’l. BRs + den/office, gleaming HW floors, det. 2 car garage and picturesque barn. PURE COUNTRY!................ $549,000

ROOM TO SPARE What a nicely situated home in great family neighborhood just minutes to Woodstock, with West Hurley Taxes! With 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, and a 1 car garage, it’s perfect for weekenders or a full time residency. Warm and inviting stainless kitchen has skylights to fill the room with sunlight, large living room with fireplace and a family room with built-ins that could be an accessory apartment. Adirondack style screen porch, quiet back yard has bluestone patio and garden. Hardwood floors, central air, cathedral ceiling, security system, full basement, updated heat, hot water, gutter and more. Agent owned. Call Greg Berardi. ..............................$266,000

SWEET SPOT Beautiful sweet spot of a home site bordering a peaceful stream with ALL UTILITIES IN PLACE-just add your dream house. Established and pleasant neighborhood, mature trees and quiet, family-friendly street. Everything’s here driveway, septic, drilled well, plus a little storage shed. So live the country neighborhood dream, only minutes to Woodstock. This is the perfect opportunity to place a new upscale modular because the infrastructure is set and ready to go. You could be in your finished new home in a little as a month. This particular property has real charm with a lovely year-round stream chattering in the back of the land. Call Mitch Rapoport. ......$74,900

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GARY HOSKING GARICK RV 2-BEDROOM HOUSE AVAILABLE. Jan 1- (flexible) 2-BRs, 1 BA, LR, DR, comfortable, private, 1.5 miles to town, plenty of parking, walk to bus to town or NYC. Attractive land. Washer/dryer. $1100/ month plus utils. Flexible start date.

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4-BEDROOM HOUSE FOR RENT. 2 baths, large family room, fully carpeted, modern house, spotless, private country setting. 3 miles from New Paltz. $2000/month plus utilities. No pets. References, security required. 845-255-8610.

4-BEDROOM SPACIOUS HOME FOR RENT! $2500/month plus utilities & security. 4-bedrooms, 3 full bathroom, 3 acreswooded estate w/lawn, jacuzzi tub, gorgeous woods views, 2 outdoor decks, carport & room for parking next to house. Washer/dryer.

Woodburning fireplace. Tranquil country setting. Minutes from hiking, Minnewaska, Mohonk & Town of New Paltz. No smoking. Pets allowed w/extra security deposit.

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NEAR ROSENDALE: EFFICIENCY APARTMENT. Suitable for one person. Quiet, park-like setting w/pond on beautiful Shawangunk Ridge w/hiking trails at your door. $700/month utilities included. First, last and security.

Non-smoker. No pets. 845-658-9332.

ONE BEDROOM COUNTRY COTTAGE on Springtown Road.

Conveniently located to New Paltz Village and Rosendale (5 minutes by car, 20 minutes by bicycle to either location). Backed by a hayfield and the Rail Trail; easy hiking access to mountains; space for a vegetable garden. No smokers, no pets. Available JANUARY 1st. $750 plus utilities (heat is from a new, efficient propane heater). 255-0417 or 917-647-1549.

ROOMS FOR RENT w/access to kitchen and living room. Half mile from SUNY campus. No pets. $450/month includes all utilities. Call (914)850-1968.

SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Spring 2015 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.

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2-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Rosendale.

Sunny, clean. 1-bedroom has separate entrance, could be used as office. Very large living room. Views of Rondout Creek. Includes off-street parking & trash removal. No smoking. 2 person max. $990/month + utilities.

(845)453-9247, marker1st@yahoo.com 3-BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOUSE. Country setting. Hardwood floors, modern kitchen, dishwasher, W/D. Large Master suite w/bath/ jacuzzi, private deck. 3 miles to Thruway, 10 miles to Woodstock. Rondout Schools. $1700/ month plus utilities. First, last, security. Credit, references required. 845-332-3419.

BEAUTIFUL ROSENDALE APARTMENT. Lovely, overhauled Town of Rosendale 1-bedroom, single occupant apartment; available January 2015. Close to New Paltz. 3 closets. Private, quiet setting; many amenities; $725/month + electric.

(845)706-2778.

EXTRA LARGE 2-BR to SHARE. High Falls. Bedroom and side room available plus share kitchen, living room, bathroom, deck.

Lots storage. $625/month plus reasonable utilities, security. 845-687-2035.

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CLEAN 3-BEDROOM HOME in Accord.

Washer/dryer. Old schoolhouse. Eat-in Kitchen. Hardwood floors. Natural light.

Well insulated, (Possible woodstove) new furnace, oil, garage. $1100/month plus utilities. (Single person). Security, references.

845-657-9864.

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HURLEY: 2-BEDROOM 2004 MOBILE HOME w/large porch, storage barn on 3-acre private wooded lot. Includes mowing, plowing, soft water & A/C. Seeking 1-2 quiet individuals w/steady income. No dogs, smoking.

References, security. $800/month (1), $850/ month (2), plus utilities. 845-338-8938.

2nd FLOOR; IMMACULATE 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT w/office 1050 sq.ft. $875/month. New kitchen, bath, dishwasher, washer/dryer & private entrance. On one acre. Heat included. No pets/no smoking. Hiking, and plenty of outdoor activities nearby. Call 845-594-1492.

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ULSTER GARDENS AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS New affordable 1 Bedroom Apartments in our SMOKE FREE Senior 55+ community available October 1st. Variable rent based on income include Heat, HW, W/W carpet.

Units have central A/C, 24-hour emergency maintenance, on-site laundry room, community room, and management office.

For application: (845) 514-2889 website:www.devonmgt.com Or email: ulstergardens@devonmgt.com 1000 Ulster Gardens Court Kingston, NY 12401 “Income Guidelines Apply” Equal Housing Opportunity CHARMING 2-BEDROOM, large deck w/ pond view, W/D in basement, carpet, central air. Nice, quiet area, convenient location.

Available immediately. $1300/month plus 1 month security and utilities. 845-332-5488.

LIVING SPACE AVAILABLE in Hurley, quiet neighborhood just outside Kingston.

Living room, small bedroom, 1/2 bath. Fully Furnished. Must share kitchen and shower. $650/month. Call (845)706-9567.

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krumville olivebridge/ shokan rentals

OLIVEBRIDGE: CLEAN 3-BEDROOM, 2 bath modular home w/a view. Kerosene fuel. Deck, Large yard, gazebo. Walking trails.

Onteora school district. $1200/month plus utilities. Security & references. (845)657-9864.

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saugerties rentals

NICE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in great location. Rent is $750/month plus utilities. First, last, security required. Call Phil 646-644-3648.

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SAUGERTIES VILLAGE: 2-BEDROOM HOUSE. Off-street parking. Hardwood floors. $950/month plus utilities. (845)2461844.

WEST SAUGERTIES; COUNTRY. 2-BEDROOMS, 2 baths. Spacious, hardwood floors. No smoking or animals. $1000/ month plus utilities. Cell: 516-776-5305.

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woodstock/ west hurley rentals

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT: TINKER STREET in Woodstock, off-street parking, quiet building, bright and comfortable, nonsmoker. $675/month. First, last, security, references. 845-679-3243, 917-375-4977.

2-BEDROOM APARTMENT. 1 mile to Woodstock Village Green. Saugerties school district. $750/month plus utilities. Call 845679-2542.

3-BEDROOM HOUSE. West Hurley neighborhood. Spacious, yard, deck, garage, 1.5 baths, fireplace, dishwasher, W/D. $1500/ month plus utilities. Call 518-891-0573 BEST 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Woodstock Village. Light, bright, 2nd floor w/large balcony, skylights, pastoral views of private park. Washer/dryer. $850/month.

First, last, utilities, 1 year lease. 845-5140823 FURNISHED 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE in WILLOW, recently painted & remodelled.

Available 2/1. Woodstove w/electric backup heat, cable TV & internet. Detached 16’x20’ studio/workshop w/woodstove, garden area. On quiet road, woods, stream.

1 pet OK. Photos at www.srcstudios.com/ cabin.htm $850/month plus utilities. 1-year lease & security deposit required. 1-800969-4129.

SMALL 2-BEDROOM HOUSE on wooded acre 3 miles Woodstock. Oak kitchen, washer/dryer, dinette, LR, beautiful views, large storage basement. Gas heat. $975/month plus utilities, security, references. Please no smokers/pets. 718-479-0393.

WOODSTOCK: 1-BEDROOM. Quiet upscale residential neighborhood.

Beautiful grounds. Small quiet apartment complex. Excellent condition & well maintained. $845/month includes all utilities.

ALSO, FURNISHED 1-BEDROOM. $875/month includes all utilities. No smoking. References. No pets. (845)6799717.

WOODSTOCK/LAKE HILL. Furnished room in restored colonial farmhouse; $500; furnished 2-room suite; $600.

Includes all utilities, internet, private phone, piano, cats, gardens. Partial work exchange available with room. NS, NP. homestayny@msn.com 679-2564.

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$800: 2-BR HOUSE (800 sq.ft.), with fireplace and electric heat, in Lanesville, outside of Phoenicia, 30 minutes from Woodstock. Year round stream, and mt. views. Call 845-688-4377 or email mlatriano@yahoo.com CHICHESTER; 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT, redone 5 years ago.

Ceramic tile kitchen & bath, oil-fired domestic hot water & heat. Gas stove, lots of closets. $900/month plus utilities, 1-month security, references.

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT, Kitchen and bathroom. Mountain views, swimming hole nearby. $550/month plus utilities. Next to Belleayre & Hunter. 845750-1515.

SHOKAN; $500/month Bright sunny cozy STUDIO, ground floor, 360 sq.ft.; Also $750/month 2-BEDROOM w/attached greenhouse, 720 sq.ft. and $1200/month LARGE 2-BEDROOM 1200 sq.ft., 7 miles west of Woodstock, peaceful, calm, quiet, country setting. Please- No smokers or pets. Utilities not included. Walk to Ashokan Reservoir. 1-year lease, two months security. Pictures on craigslist. org, search Shokan. (845)481-0521, (845)657-2490.

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seasonal rentals

FLORIDA RENTAL; Anna Marie Island.

Go to VacationRentals.com #94551. For more info contact TurtleNestAMI@aol. com

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rentals wanted

Retired teacher, Female, LOOKING FOR A ROOM in a quiet, clean HOUSESHARE w/like-minded people, w/shared kitchen & community areas, in Woodstock or Kingston & Northern Dutchess areas.

Please call me at (347)327-0464.

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rentals to share

HOUSE SHARE AVAILABLE. Family in High Falls seeks room-mate to share house by creek. Private bedroom and office, use of kitchen/dining room/living room, laundry, etc. Vegetarian, non-smoking household. $750/month. Available January 1.

Call Howard for details: 845-687-9125, hlune@hunter.cuny.edu.

SHARE 2-BR HOUSE; Available Jan (flexible). Own BR in 2 BR house, share LR, DR kitchen and bath; comfortable, private, 1.5 miles to town, plenty of parking. Walk to bus to town or NYC. Attractive land. Washer/dryer. $700/month plus 1/2 utils. 917-626-7004 or robtissen@ yahoo.com

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ATTENTION VENDORS & DEALERS! Vintage & Collectible items for sale. Call Earl at (914)402-4985.

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EXTANG HARD TONNEAU COVER, trifold for a Toyota Tacoma, (can IMPROVE gas mileage by 10%) current 5’ bed style, black, excellent condition. Call (845)255-8352.

JOTUL WOODSTOVE. Firelight model.

Ivory enamel. Beautiful stove. 20+ years old.

Largest cast-iron woodstove made. Needs some work but can be used as is. Needs new catalytic converter. New-this stove is over $3000, asking $650 OBO. (845)679-3879.

MEDIUM OAK HARDWOOD DINING TABLE; 72x48 wide w/2-self storing 20” leaves & lion claw feet & 6 Windsor chairs- 2 Captain, 4 regular. Call (845)255-8352.

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tree services

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HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, Firewood. (845)255-7259.

Residential, Municipalities.

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firewood for sale

ULSTER FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. Log Length- Cut & Split Firewood.

Top quality wood at reasonable prices.

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www.getwood123.com You will not be disappointed!!

Trees to Lumber, Trees to Heat, We Got a Price You Can’t Beat...

Split Firewood, Rough Cut Lumber Todd Benjamin: 845-514-5488 845-657-2866

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buy and 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. Quality CONSIGNMENTS accepted also. 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 CASH PAID. Estate contents- attic, cellar, garage clean-outs. Used cars, junk cars, scrap metal. Anything of value. (845)246-0214.

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antiques and collectibles

ATTENTION VENDORS & DEALERS! Vintage & Collectible items for sale. Call Earl at (914)402-4985.

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counseling services

LAURIE OLIVER.... SPIRITUAL COUNSELING. Give the gift of wellness.

Make positive changes in your life through hypnosis. Smoking cessation * pain management * stress relief * past life regressions. Certified Hypnotist by NGH. Intuitive, sensitive guidance. Spirit communicator.

Specializing in dealing with grief, stress, relationship issues, questions about your life past & current life’s path. Call Laurie Oliver at (845)679-2243. Laur50@aol.com

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sitions, alternative lifestyles, childhood abuse, trauma, co-dependency, addiction, recovery, illness, grief & more. Office convenient to New Paltz & surrounding areas.

Free half hour in-person consultation, sliding scale fee. (845)883-0679.

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professional services

GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery.

Residential/Commercial. Local and N.Y.C. Metro areas. N.Y.S. Dot T 12467, Shandaken, N.Y. Call 845-688-2253.

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personal and health services

PRIVATE CARE for elderly. CERTIFIED AIDE, 10 years experience. Live-in or hourly. References available. Ulster County area. (845)901-8513 ULSTER COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING; SENIOR NUTRITION/ DINING PROGRAM. Operates Senior Dining Sites throughout the county, which offer nutritious, hot meals from 11:30 a.m.-noon. Kingston Mid-town Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston. (845)336-7112. Open Monday, Wednesday & Friday. They also provide an opportunity to socialize w/others who have similar interests. Guidelines: Please call the site between 10 a.m.-noon. the day before you plan to attend in order to be sure there are enough meals for everyone.

Eligibility: You must be an Ulster County resident aged 60 or over. Cost: There is no set cost, but a suggested daily donation of $3 is requested.

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art services

RACHAEL DIAMOND, LCSW, CHt. Holistically oriented therapist offering counseling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy & EMDR. Specializing in issues pertaining to relationships, personal growth, life tran-

OIL PAINTING RESTORATION. Cleaned, relined, retouched, refinished.

Also frames & wood sculptures repaired.

Call Carol 687-7813. c.field@earthlink. net

b) “Weather Alert” shall mean a National Weather Service warning for heat advisory, frigid weather, snow or ice storm, tornados, tropical storm, high winds or thunderstorms.

ably. The area around the shelter shall be kept free of standing water, ice and waste. i) A dog may be tethered outside for a maximum of 12 hours in any 24 hour period. j) In addition to the above requirements, tethered dogs must be free of cruel conditions or inhumane tethering at any time. For purposes of this section, “cruel conditions or inhumane tethering” shall include the following: (i) Exposure to animal waste, garbage, noxious odors or objects that could injure or kill a dog. (ii) Exposure to taunting, prodding, provoking, hitting, harassing, threatening or otherwise harming a tethered or confined dog. (iii) Exposing a dog to dangerous conditions, including potential attacks by other animals.

SECTION 4 ENFORCEMENT. This Local Law shall be enforced by the office of the Ulster County Sheriff and may also be enforced by any police officer, local Dog Control or Animal Control officer, or humane law officer or investigator with jurisdiction within Ulster County.

A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall, for a first offense, be punishable by a fine of up to $100, and/or an educational component at the judge’s discretion.

For a second offense, the fine shall be up to five hundred dollars and/or 50 hours of community service plus reimbursement of investigation costs.

For a third or subsequent violation, the fine shall be one thousand dollars and/or 150 hours of community service plus surrender of dog, if ordered by court, plus costs of investigation and prosecution, not to exceed $2,000. In addition, all third time offenders, subsequent to the enactment of this law, are required to register as an animal abuser at such time that an animal abuse registry is lawfully established.

Fines collected pursuant to this Section shall be deposited with the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance, identified with a separate General Ledger account number in the Sheriff ’s budget, and shall be used for animal protection education in the County of Ulster and/or the maintenance of an animal abuse registry as may be lawfully established.

SECTION 5. EXCEPTIONS. A dog tethered in compliance with the requirements of a campground area holding an Ulster County Health Department Permit shall be

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organizing/ decorating/ refinishing

I CANE: I FIX, I pick-up and deliver. Handweave, pressed cane, wicker repair & rush seats. (845)594-2051 or (845)383-1843.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/ HOUSEKEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, special projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, gardening & personal assistant. Affordable rates. Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar.com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar1@ gmail.com (845)679-6242.

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cleaning services

EXPERIENCED HOUSECLEANER looking for new clients. Specializing in small homes/offices. Brings own nontoxic products. Weekly or twice monthly.

Excellent references. (845)853-6898

COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

Call (845)706-1713 or (845) 679-8932 CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/ Outdoor. Junk & debris removal.

Estates prepared for Moving and Sale.

(845)688-2253.

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legals LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Local Law, published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York on November 18, 2014, approved by the County Executive on December 3, 2014, and filed with the State of New York on December 9, 2014, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be herinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitutions.

DATED: January 1, 2015 Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, New York Ulster County Legislature Local Law No. 7 Of 2014 County Of Ulster A Local Law Respecting the Outdoor Restraint of Companion Animals BE IT ENACTED, by the Legislature of the County of Ulster, as follows: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS. The Ulster County Legislature has determined that the practice of fastening a dog outdoors for a prolonged period to a stationary object, such as a structure, a pole, or a tree can be inhumane and may present a threat to the safety of the dog, other animals and human beings. The Legislature has further determined that it is in the best interest of the residents of Ulster County, as well as their pets, to ensure the safety of all by regulating the amount of time, as well as the manner in which, a dog may be restrained outdoors.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this section: “Tether” means to restrain a dog by attaching the dog to any object or structure, including without limitation a house, tree, fence, post, garage, or shed, by any means, including without limitation a chain, rope, cord, leash, or running line.

Tethering does NOT include the use of a leash to walk a dog.

SECTION 3. TETHERING REQUIREMENTS. It shall be unlawful to tether a dog outdoors, except when all of the following conditions are met: The tether must be attached to the dog with a buckle type collar or a body harness made of nylon or leather that is at least one inch thick.

Choke or pinch type collar, attached weights and chains over one-quarter inch thick cannot be utilized for tethering. b) (i) The length of a stationary tether shall not be less than ten feet or five times the length of the dog’s body as measured from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail, whichever length is greater; shall connect at both ends with a swivel; shall weigh less than 1/10th of the dog’s weight; shall be free of tangles; and shall restrain the dog to the owner’s property. (ii) If the dog is tethered to a pulley, running line, or trolley or cable system, it must be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet long and less than seven (7) feet above the ground. c) The dog must have access to shade, food, water, shelter and dry ground d) The dog must not be tethered outdoors during a weather alert event. e) The tethered dog is at least 6 months old. f ) The tethered dog is apparently free of any health condition that would be exacerbated by tethering. g) If there are multiple dogs, each must be tethered separately. h) A tethered dog shall have access to appropriate shelter that will allow the dog to remain dry and to be protected from the elements. In addition to complying with the requirements of Section 353-b of New York State Agriculture and Markets Law, the shelter shall: be fully enclosed on all sides except one, which side shall have an opening that will allow the dog easy entry to and exit from the shelter; have a slanted, waterproof roof; have a solid floor. The shelter shall contain clean bedding and shall be small enough to retain the dog’s body heat, and large enough to allow the dog to stand, lie down with limbs outstretched, and turn around comfort-

exempt from these regulations.

Tethering a dog for less than 15 minutes in a public location shall be exempt from this law.

SECTION 6. EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS, REGULATIONS. This Local Law will have no effect in a city, town or village located within the County of Ulster that has enacted an ordinance, resolution, or law regulating the tethering of dogs within its Jurisdiction.

SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any portion of this local law is found to be invalid, such finding will not have any effect on the remaining portions of this local law, the application thereof, or on any provisions of the Ulster County Charter, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York.

Adopted by the County Legislature: November 18, 2014 Approved by the County Executive: December 3, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that certain records and reports for Ulster County’s court and trust funds for the period beginning on January 1, 2013 through January 1, 2014, have been examined by the Office of the State Comptroller, and that the Report of Examination performed by the Office of the State Comptroller has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature where it is available as a public record for inspection by all interested persons. Pursuant to section thirty-five of the general municipal law, the Elective Chief Executive Officer of Ulster County may, in his discretion, prepare a written response to the Report of Examination prepared by the Office of the State Comptroller and file any such response in my office as a public record for inspection by all interested persons not later than March 24, 2015.

Dated: January 1, 2015 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature

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“ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura.

Add value to your home economically.

Environmentally conscious work done w/old world craftsmanship and pride.

Interior/Exterior/Decorator Finishes, Expert Color Consultation, Plastering, Wallpaper Removal, Light Carpentry. Call (845)332-7577 for Free Estimate. Senior Discount.

CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/ Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)6882253.

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EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, cleanouts. Second home caretaking. All small/ medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999.

Experienced- TROMPE O’LOEIL and FAUX FINISHING, 20 yrs. in Paris, and 10 yrs. locally. References and insured. Call Casimir: 845-430-3195 or 845-616- 0872.

HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut, Yards cleaned & mowed.

Snow Removal. Call Dave (845)514-6503mobile.

HB Painting & Construction INC. *Painting: Interior/Exterior, PressureWashing,Staining,Glazing...*Construction: Home Renovations, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitchen, Doors, Windows, Decks, Roofs, Gutters, Tile, Hardwood Floors (NewRefinish), Sheetrock, Tape. Snowplowing.

Call 845-616-9832.

MAN WITH A VAN MOVING & DELIVERY SERVICE. 16’ trucks, 10’ van. Reliable, insured, NYS DOT 32476. 8 Enterprise Road, New Paltz, NY. Please call Dave at 255-6347.

TRANSFORMATION RESTORATION. Interior/Exterior Painting * Deck Staining * Power Washing. 10% Off all Quotes for Seniors. CALL TODAY! References available. Fully Insured. Call Chris (845)9023020.

YOU CALL I HAUL. Attic, basements, garages cleaned out. Junk, debris, removed. 20% discount for seniors and disabled. Gary (845)247-7365 or www. garyshauling.com

plumbing, heating, a/c and electric

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gardening/ landscaping

Excavation Site work Drain ¿elds Land clearing Septic systems Demolition Driveways

Landscaping Lawn installation Ponds Retaining walls Stone work ...and much more

Paramount Contracting & Development Corp.

William Watson • Residential / Commercial

SNOW PLOWING & SANDING

DANDSIMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations. Over 50 years of combined experience. Fully insured. www. dandsimprovements.com (845)339-3017

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building services

Call William, for your free estimate (845) 401-6637

AA Statuary & Weathervane Co. Liquidation Sale

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References available. (845)616-7470.

WINECOFF QUALITY CONTRACTING, INC. New Construction, Additions, Renovations. Decks, Kitchens, Bathrooms, All types of Flooring, Tile Work. Demolition,

Down to Earth Landscaping Quality service from the ground up

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Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing

Benjamin Watson, Owner Phone: (845) 389-3028

STONEHENGE: STONE WALLS, PATIOS, walks, fences, decks, gates, gazebos, additions, ornamental pools, stone veneer, masonry needs. Tim Dunton 339-0545.

ULSTER PUBLISHING SPECIAL SECTION

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EXPLORE HUDSON VALLEY

A Wintry Mix

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hat better time to take a good look at what the New Year offers than early January? Explore Hudson Valley / A Wintry Mix will combine Ulster Publishing’s traditional business-climate outlook and regional prespective, with seasonal Explore Hudson Valley activities. Suggestions on winter activities will be explored such as skiing, ice skating, field trips throughout the area, and what to do with kids over winter vacations (with a special calendar).

Winter is not a time for slowing down but it’s a time to experience opportunities and make the most of life in the Hudson Valley!

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Our readers are upper-income, active and engaged.

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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.

Laurie Oliver — Spiritual Counseling

SIMON STILL MISSING since 11/8. Last seen in High Falls. Simon has seizures and needs medication. No tags, no collar.

Friendly. Large Shepherd-like, long hair.

Tan/brown. 4-years old. REWARD. 914760-9476.

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

SIMON STILL MISSING since 11/8. Last seen in High Falls. Simon has seizures and needs medication. No tags, no collar.

Friendly. Large Shepherd-like, long hair.

Tan/brown. 4-years old. Reward. 914-7609476.

pet care

NEEDED: Foster Homes for Kittens. If you have the time (little is needed) and space to foster kittens, our organization will provide kitten food and if necessary, medical attention for these wonderful beings. Please call (917)282-2018 if you are interested in this rewarding endeavor.

• PLUS OVER 50 BRAND NEW SUBARUS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY!

lost and found

PROJECT CAT is a non-profit cat RESCUE AND SHELTER. Please help get cats off the streets and into homes. Adopt a healthy and friendly cat or kitten companion for a lifetime. High Falls/Accord area. 845-6874983 or visit our cats at www.projectcat. org

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KIZER STONEWORKS. Bluestone Specialist for the Hudson Valley. Wall restoration, new walls, retaining walls, patios, walkways, steps, stone design and sculpture, rock gardens and landscaping. Free estimates and fully insured. Call 845-3389180.

many sweet cats here: Clownfish; 4-year old male tabby that enjoys all the attention he can get. Fargo; easy going older male who likes to be picked up. Walnut; black & white, 2-4 year old, shy but friendly male.

Come meet bunny buds Penny; floppy eared female Holland Lop-- and Biscotti; male Netherland dwarf. These 2 would like to be adopted together. We’ve still got more Flemish Giant Rabbits than you can shake a carrot at!- in white, brown & black. Come on down & meet BROWNIE and MANDY. Come see us & all of our other friends at the ULSTER COUNTY SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston (off of the traffic circle).

Open 6 days a week; 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (closed on Mondays.) (845)331-5377.

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personals

DEAR BUSINESSMAN/WOMAN- We at Hardscrabble Flea Market & Swap Meet would like to congratulate you on being picked from over 100 businesses in your field. We believe we can help each otherWe have a swap meet every Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Holy Cow Shopping Center, in addition to a flea market/garage sale. We find that when business people set up a table w/business cards & flyers or “show how to do” projects it will definitely increase your business (and mine). It’s a great way to introduce your business to new/old customers. And, if you have leftover merchandise you’d like to sell- this would be a perfect way to unload it. Please give John a call for more details- (845)758-1170. Spots are $12-$35.

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animals

DIANA’S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed For Next Sale! Call Diana 626-0221. To Benefit Diana’s CAT Shelter in Accord.

Free to Wonderful Home: 2 FEMALE GUINEA PIGS ages 2 and 3. Sweet, Friendly, Healthy. Owner is ill and must re-home these adorable girls. They come w/their cage, bedding and food. Serious, loving family please.

Call Susan at 679-6070 for more information.

Looking for a Permanent, Dedicated, Loving home; BLACK & WHITE SHORTHAIRED KITTENS- 2 boys, 1 girl. Free. Call (845)236-9582 Precious is the Ulster County SPCA’s featured pet of the week. This 3-year old Pit mix is as happy as they come. She’s great w/children & dogs but not w/cats. Loves to cuddle & go for walks. Come and meet her today! We’ve also got these WONDERFUL DOGS: TAXI; 1-year old Bull Terrier mix, hyper, happy & loves to play w/tennis balls, go for runs & give kisses. Would benefit from an active owner. He’s great w/kids, good w/ dogs, & OK w/cats. SHEBA; unique 7-year old whose personality is more like a cat than a dog. She loves to take walks & play, especially w/her personal favorite, tennis balls!

She needs a quiet home w/no dogs, cats, or kids. PEBBLES; An excitable & beautiful young female who loves walks, playtime & cuddles. NATHAN; young pit mix, this little guy loves life and all the playtime he can get.

Looking for a feline friend? Clementine; orange female, approximately 7-10 years old, who’s playful & acts like a kitten. She’s good w/other cats, kids & dogs. She’s but one of

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pet’s reward..... VETERINARY HOUSE CALLS. Dr. B. MacMULLEN. (845)3392516. Serving Ulster County for 10+ years.

Very Reasonable Rates, Multiple Pet Discount... Compassionate, Professional, Courteous. *Pet Exams, *Vaccines, *Blood Work, *Lyme Testing, *Flea & Tick Prevention, *Rx Diet, *Euthanasia at home.

Want to help but can’t adopt a cat? Don’t forget about our Foster program! Visit our website, UCSPCA.org, for details and pictures of cats to foster. Come see us and all of our other friends at the ULSTER COUNTY SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston (just off the traffic circle). Open 6 days a week, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Closed on Mondays.) (845) 331-5377.

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boats/ recreational vehicles

14’ DURA NORDIC ALUMINUM FLATBOTTOM BOAT w/6 h.p. Yamaha gas outboard. Comes w/trailer. Plus extras.

Great for fishing & duck hunting. $1250. Call Paul at (845)339-4546.

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vehicles wanted

CASH PAID FOR USED cars & trucks regardless of condition. Junk cars removed.

Call 246-0214. DMV# 7107350.

845-334-8200

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