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Screenplay by Ben Hecht. Based on the play by Noel Coward. Info: 845-229-7791. Hyde Park Library Annex, Hyde Park.
experience necessary to attend. Info: www. got2lindy.com or 845-236-3939. MAC Fitness, 743 East Chester St, Kingston.
7PM Rhapsody in Black. A one man show that explores Gantt’s personal journey to understand and eventually transcend racism in America. Written& Performed by LeLand Gantt. Info: 845-473-2072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $6.
9AM Golden Eagle Survey, Delaware County. Contact Tom Salo (salothomas@gmail.com) if you are interested in this important citizen science project. Info: www.jbnhs.org. Delaware County.
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.
9AM-2PM 7th Annual Cookie Walk Spreads Love. There is something here for everyone, including gluten-free varieties! A donation of $8.00 per pound is suggested. Info: www.midhudsonloveinc.org or 845-471-0102. Poughkeepsie United Methodist Church, 2381 New Hackensack
7PM-9PM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Owl Prowl. Learn some exciting owl facts and fiction. Bundle up as you venture outdoors into the woods to search for these birds of the night. For adults with or without children ages 5 and up. Reg reqr’d. Info: www.hhnm.org or845534-5506, ext. 204. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson, $12.
9AM Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge. 246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties.
7:30PM Godspell. Info: 845-339-4340 or www. nyca.org/ New York Conservatory for the Arts, 120 Schildknecht Rd, Hurley, $20, $17 /senior/ student.
10AM-3PM Hudson Valley Farmers’ Market. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest. Info: www.greigfarm.com/hudson-valley-farmers-market.html. Greig Farm, Pitcher Ln, Red Hook.
8PM Jen Metzger’s 50th BirthdayDance Bash to benefit Citizens for Local Power. DJ Ali will be spinning records. Info: 845- 658-9048. Rosendale Café, Main St, Rosendale, $25, $10. 8PM Community Playback Theatre. Improvisations of audience stories. Info: 845-691-4118 Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $10. 8PM Heroes. Play by Tom Stoppard. The play focuses on three World War I veterans planning an escape from a French retirement home for ex-servicemen. Info: 800-838-3006 or www. ghentplayhouse.org. Ghent Playhouse, 6 Town Hall Pl, Ghent, $20, $10. 8PM Modfest Cabaret Night. A sampling of the Great American Songbook: Gershwin, Kern, Porter, Berlin, Rodgers, Sondheim, and others. Featuring students from the Vassar College Music Department. Info: 845-437-7294 or www. music.vassar.edu/concerts. Vassar College, MainBuilding, Rose Parlor, Poughkeepsie. 8PM Live Music. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8PM American Symphony Orchestra Preconcert talk at 7pm. Conducted by Leon Botstein, Music Director. Info: www.fishercenter.bard.edu or 845-758-7900. Bard College, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson, $40, $25. 8PM-12AM The Trapps. Sean, Warren & Josh Roy Brown - Acoustic Trio. Info: www.lastchanceonline.com. Last Chance Tavern, Tannersville. 9PM Barnstar -Bluegrass. Info: 518-828-4800 or www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki, LSINKI405 Columbia St, Hudson, $18. 9PM SmashCrashBash!! The Mystery Lights and Pony in the Pancake. Info: 518-822-1913. The Half Moon, 48 S. Front St, Hudson, $6. 9PM Jukebox Junkies. Info: 845-229-8277 or www.hydeparkbrewing.com Hyde Park Brewing Compny, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. 10PM The Other Brothers. Info: 845-255-8636. Bacchus, 4 South St, New Paltz.
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Screening: Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret. An environmental film following intrepid filmaker Kip Andersen as he documents the most destructive industry facing the planet today. RSVP to wildwatch@verizon.net. Town of New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz. Poughkeepsie Day School 6th Grade participates in Canstruction Jr. A competition that challenges children to use food cans to build structures. Bring a can of food to vote for your favorite structure for the People’s Choice Award. Through 2/7. All cans to bedonated to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. Galleria Mall, Poughkeepsie. John Burroughs Natural History Society Field Trip: Golden Eagle Survey, Delaware County. Contact Tom Salo (salothomas@gmail. com) if you are interested in this important citizen science project. Hudson Valley. MHADK Outing: X-C Ski or Hike, depending on
snow conditions. Leader: Russ Faller 845-2975126 (before 9:30PM) or russoutdoors@yahoo. com. Intermediate level x-c ski or moderately paced hike. Location & mileage TBD. Hudson Valley. 7:30AM-10:30PM Pre-Valentine Swing Dance. Live band: The Swing Shift Orchestra. $15 admission includes basic lesson at 7:30 with instructors Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios. No partner or dance experience necessary to attend. Info: www. got2lindy.com or845-236-3939. MAC Fitness, 743 East Chester, Kingston, $10. 7:30AM-10:30PM 1st Saturday Swing Dance. Basic lesson at 7:30pm and a bonus move at 9pm with instructors Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios. No partner or dance
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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 Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Snow Flakes and Ice: Nature’s Work of Art. Learn why snowflakes form and the properties of ice. Info: www. hhnm.org or 845-534-5506, ext. 204. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall, $7, $5 / child. 10AM-4PM Ice Harvest Festival. Take part in a traditional ice harvest as you walk out on the frozen mill pond to help cut blocks of ice using historic tools. Horse-drawn sleigh rides, snowman village, kids’ activities, ice carving demonstrations. Info:www.hanfordmills.org. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 County Route 12, East Meredith, $9, $7 /senior, free /12 and under. 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-2PM Take Your Child to the Library Day. Stop in to enter our coloring contest to have a chance at winning a Library Fun Basket!Coloring Contest will be held in children’s room. Info: 845-297-3428. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls. 10AM-12PM Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 687-7023. 10AM-12:30PM League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region Consensus Meeting on Term Limits. Term Limits are getting a second look by some good government activists. Info: 845-340-2003 or info@lwvmidhudson.org. Adriance Library, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie. 10AM-2PM Fifth Annual Fabric, Yarns, and Craft Supplies Sale fabric, yarn, craft supplies, handicraft kits, and sewing, knitting, and crochet notions, as well as books on all handicraft topics. Info: 845-255-1255 or www.gardinerlibrary.org. Gardiner Library, Community Room, Gardiner. 10AM-12PM Winter Tree ID Walk with Vern Rist. Hosted by Woodstock Land Conservancy. Dress for a cold winter day and wear appropriate footwear for this popular walk. Rain or snow will cancel the event. Info: www.WoodstockLandConservancy.org. Comeau Property, Upper parking lot, Woodstock. 10AM QSY Society Amateur Radio Club’s February Meeting. Topic: Logging and Loggers. Info: 914-582-3744, n2skp@arrl.net or www.qsysociety.org East Fishkill Community Library, 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction. 10AM-3PM Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: Castle Point Hike/Snowshoe. A strenous 7-mile hike led by Martin Bayard (845-229-2216). Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. Info: 845-255-0919. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Upper Lot, Gardiner, $12. 10:30AM Super Saturday Story Adventures. Sign Language with the Valentine favorites followed by a short classic animated film, and a Valentine craft. All Ages. Info: 845-679-2213. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. 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. 10:30AM-1:30PM Teen Geek Here to Help! Need help with electronic device or software programs? Someone’s available most Saturdays to assist you. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.org or tivoliprograms@gmail.com. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. 11AM Modfest Open Rehearsal. Mahagonny Ensembles. Conducted by Julia Boscov-Ellen ’15 and Samuel Plotkin ’15. Following the rehearsal, there will be a lunch with an opportunity to speak with the composers. Info: 845-437-7319 or music.vassar.edu. Vassar College, Skinner Hall, Poughkeepsie. 12PM-3PM Take Your Child to the Library Day. A carnival-themed extravaganza! Food! Games! Prizes! Info: 845-331-0507 x7 or www.
LeLand Gantt
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RHAPSODY IN BLACK AT BARDAVON
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eLand Gantt had an epiphany when he was in Los Angeles attending the opening of a film in 1995. “I found myself feeling isolated, and to try to save my sanity, I started writing things down,” he said. That was the genesis of Rhapsody in Black, his one-man play about his life growing up in the black ghetto of McKeesport, a depressed steel town outside Pittsburgh. In telling what it’s like growing up black and poor in America, Gantt hit a chord: Rhapsody in Black won Best Storyteller (Gantt) and Best Direction (Estelle Parsons) awards when it played at the United Solo Festival in New York last November. “As Woodie King says, ‘It’s the story of every black man in America that nobody will say out loud,’” said Parsons. Rhapsody in Black was developed in workshops at the Actors’ Studio, which is where Gantt, whom she already knew as an actor, connected with Parsons. When Gantt finally presented the complete play, “It was too good just for us, so we opened the room to the public for three weeks and it filled up with people from all over,” said Parsons. She went on to direct – a role that she describes as “directional consultant.” Local audiences can now see Rhapsody in Black, which will be performed at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie on Friday, February 6 as part of a series on the African American experience. It will be followed on Friday, February 20 by a screening of the documentary Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People. Both the play and the film will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie and followed by a panel discussion with prominent local African American scholars, artists, students and community leaders. To learn more about Gantt, read his Almanac Weekly interview with Lynn Woods printed in our last edition: http://bit.ly/1yx4ehi. !
Rhapsody in Black will be presented at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 6 and Through a Lens Darkly at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 20 at the Bardavon, located at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, in collaboration with Vassar College and the Poughkeepsie City School District. The performance and screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring prominent local African American scholars, artists and educators as well as Gantt and Parsons (February 6) and Harris and producer Don Perry (February 20). The suggested donation is $6. Call (845) 473-2072 or (845) 339-6088 for tickets.
kingstonlibrary.org. Kingston Library, Community Room, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. 12:30PM-3:30PM Winter Watercolor Classes with Mira Fink. Saturdays. 1/10/20152/7/2015. Suggested material list can be picked up at the front desk along with advanced registration and payment. For Adults. Info: 845-3385580 or www.Esopuslibrary.org. Town of EsopusLibrary, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, $150 /5 classes, $30 /class. 1 PM The Met: Live in HD : Les Contes D’Hoffman (Tales of Hoffmann). Opera by Offenbach. Pre show talk at 12:30pm. Info: 845-473-2072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $26, $19 /12 and under. 2PM Take Your Child to the Library Day! Bill Robinson will bring his friends: snakes, alligator, owl, vulture, turtle, falcon, lizards and a hawk. Info: 845-876-4030 or www.starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. 2PM Heidi. 1937 classic with Shirley Temple, shown on vintage projector. 98 min. Plenty of popcorn and lounge seating. Info: 845-6792213. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. 2PM-3PM Hablemos Espanol. A playgroup for boys and girls 5-10 that speak or would like to learn Spanish. Read, make crafts, play and even cook to learn more about our traditions, art, history and culture. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free 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, 845-679-5906, 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 2PM-6PM 3rd Annual KMOCA Fundraiser!
Opening Reception: Group Show. Anyone who donates either $25 or $50 gets to choose a piece of artwork. All proceeds go toward operating expenses for the 2015 season. Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts, 103 Abeel St, Kingston. 3PM-6PM Rex Dimond Coming to the Dutch Tavern. A Legacy of Color on Canvas and Pastel. The Dutch Ale House located on 263 Main St, Saugerties. 3PM-6PM Opening Reception: “Black and Blue.” Works by Peggy Reeves. Exhibits through 2/22. Info: 518 822-0510. 510 Warren Street Gallery, 510 Warren St, Hudson. 3PM-5PM Deep Air Art Series: Human Ecologies/Changing Landscapes- Peter Lamborn Wilson and Tanya Marcuse. Each artist will present for about 20 minutes, followed Q&A, conversation, tea and cake. Ages 10 and up. Info: Olana, Wagon House Education Center, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson. 3PM-6PM Art Opening: A Legacy of Color on Canvas and Pastel. Works by Rex Dimond. Info: 845-247-2337 The Dutch Ale House, 263 Main St, Saugerties. 4PM “From Isabella to Sojourner: A Slave in Ulster County.” A lecture by Ulster County Historian Anne Gordon. Gordon will speak about Hudson Valley slavery and the first 30 years Sojourner Truth’s life, from a childhood in slavery to her bold step into freedom. Deyo Hall, 6Broadhead Ave, New Paltz, $10, $7 /senior/ military, free /student w/ID. 4PM Woodstock In Fiction: New Stories Set In Our Favorite Small Town Djelloul Marbrook and Brent Robison will read excerpts from their fiction featuring local settings 845-679-8000. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. 4PM - 6PM Opening Reception - WAAM: Creating Spirit of Place, Discovering and Redis-