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A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, entertainment and adventure | Calendar Ca l e n da r & Classifieds | Issue 49 | Dec. 5 – 12

Dutch treat Sinterklaas Festival celebrated in Rhinebeck this Saturday (p.4)

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Celebration of Lights with fireworks in Poughkeepsie ...............................2 Steve Earle to help out Opus 40 in Saugerties ................................................6 Ulster Ballet stages A Christmas Carol at UPAC ........................................5 Fallen woman rising in Philomena ................................................................12 The sun ate my comet ......................................................................................15 Holiday adventures to enjoy with the kids ...................................................16

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Celebration of Lights & Fireworks in Poughkeepsie

On Friday, December 6, the City of Poughkeepsie will present its 20th annual Celebration of Lights Parade and Fireworks. The parade will commence at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of Main and Garden Streets and proceed to the evening’s first Christmas tree lighting on Main, near Market. The Celebration of Lights Parade is led by Poughkeepsie mayor John Tkazyik, and Santa Claus will end the procession on a City of Poughkeepsie Fire Engine.

There will be a fireworks display along the Poughkeepsie’s waterfront at 7:15 p.m.

Walkway over the Hudson’s December Moonwalk will be held during the Celebration of Lights event on Friday from 6-8:30 p.m. (from the Poughkeepsie ap-

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proach only). Admission is $5 per person, free to Walkway members and children under the age of 16 who are accompanied by an adult. Hot cider & chocolate will be available for purchase.

Throughout the evening, River District establishments (including Amici’s, The Derby, Caffe Aurora, Mahoney’s, Milanese, Noah’s Ark and River Station) will offer entertainment and food and beverage specials. Following the parade and fireworks, the Bardavon will screen the film classic A Christmas Carol (1951) featuring Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, at 8 p.m., preceded at 7:30 p.m. with a concert on the Mighty Wurlitzer organ. All seats are $6.

On Saturday, December 7th, the Poughkeepsie River District Business Association and the Bardavon will present its Annual Family Day & Holiday Scavenger Hunt. Participation is free, and scavenger hunt registration begins at 11 a.m. at Caffe Aurora, where registrants will pick up

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their item card and area map for the hunt, which takes place within Poughkeepsie’s River District and Little Italy. The day’s entertainment at Dongan Square Park begins at noon and will include a petting zoo, performances by Uncle Rock and Story Laurie, carolers, face-painters and Santa Claus.

Parking is available in the City of Poughkeepsie municipal lots. For further details, log on to www.bardavon.org or call (845) 473-2072.

Woodstock Holiday Open House The 32nd annual Woodstock Holiday Open House will take place all throughout the village of Woodstock with holiday music, carolers, treats, holiday window displays, raffles and more on Friday, December 6 from 5 to 9 p.m. For more information, call (845) 679-6234, email info@woodstockchamber.com or visit www.woodstockchamber.com.

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Holiday in the Village in Saugerties Saugerties will host the annual Holiday in the Village on Sunday, December 8 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. It will include a Holiday Market, music, toy giveaways, live mannequins, free horse carriage rides, kids’ crafts, Santa at the Kiersted House, entertainment and surprises. For more information, e-mail billyosh@gmail.com or hotrodbob929@aol.com or visit www.village. saugerties.ny.us or www.discoversaugerties.com.

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%FD r QN 'SJ 4BU QN 4VO r Tickets: $22, $20 Agatha Christie’s famous mystery play based on her 1937 novel, Death on the Nile. When murder is committed on a pleasure steamer, the age old question of ‘who dunnit’ provides thrills, chills, and excitement for audiences of all ages. A CENTERstage production directed by Barbara Melzer.

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Dec. 13, 14 & 15 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday Tickets: $20 The fifth annual presentation of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece, The Nutcracker has become a CENTER favorite with families throughout the region. Produced by CENTERstage, this year’s production is directed and choreographed by Ms. Anne Broche.

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Tickets: 9 for adults; $7 for children in advance or at the door

by Kids on Stage Saturday, Dec. 7 & Saturday, Dec. 14 at 11 am An award-winning comedy performed by The CENTER’s theater workshop program. A small clothes shop looks normal, but at night the mannequins come to life‌imagine their surprise when burglars break in! A madcap adventure with lots of action and laughs. Directed by Lisa Lynds.

The Center is located at 661 Rte. 308, See you 3.5 miles east of the light in the at The Village of Rhinebeck CENTER!

Snowake Festival in Kingston The Snowflake Festival in Kingston on Friday, December 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. will feature Santa and his elves and a Holiday Treasure Map for children, with stocking stuffers along the way. Receive a free stocking at the Volunteer Firemen’s Museum (Fair Street) or LGBTQ Center (Wall Street). Stocking surprises can be found at Bop to Tottom, Loughran House, Hudson Traders, the Deitz Stadium Diner and Kingston Candy Bar. There will be storytelling at the Uptown Gallery (296 Wall Street) with children’s author Rebecca Henderson. Two holiday movies will be shown at 43 North Front Street: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer at 7 p.m. and Elf (rated PG) at 8 p.m. The Old Dutch Church will play organ music from 6 to 8 p.m. The Holiday Parade with Santa Claus begins at 5 p.m. at Dietz Stadium, concluding with a Holiday Tree Lighting led by Kingston mayor Shayne Gallo at the intersection of Wall and North Front Streets. The grand marshal will be Evy Larios. A reception for Larios and the Kingston High School Jazz Band will be held at the Fred Johnson Museum at 7 p.m.

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Stockings and little stuffers will be given to the first 1,000 visitors to the Uptown Kingston Stockade District Holiday Open House on Friday, December 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. Follow the balloons for complimentary goodies. The parade starts at the County Courthouse on Wall Street. Meet Santa Claus and enjoy strolling carolers, refreshments, a raffle, roasted

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chestnuts and horse-and-buggy rides throughout Uptown Kingston between Clinton, North Front, Main and Green Streets in the historic Stockade District. For more information, email kubainfo@kingstonuptown.org or visit www.kingstonuptown.org or Kingston Uptown Business Association on www.facebook.com.

The Festival of Lights at the Senate House State Historic Site at 296 Fair Street in Kingston on Friday, December 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. offers a visit with Santa, a free souvenir snowflake necklace and free horse-and-carriage rides through the streets of Uptown Kingston. The Senate House will be decked out with holiday lights and offer chestnuts roasting on an open fire, hot apple cider and carolers. Admission is free. For more information, call (845) 338-2786.

The Snowflake Festival is accepting donations for three charities at the event: New Coats for Kids (pre-K to 12), People’s Place and Snowbound Meals for Kids.

Donation areas for each of these charities will be set up at various venues along the parade route. For more information, visit www.kingstonuptown.org.

Frozendale Daze Festival in Rosendale The annual Frozendale Daze Festival will feature hayrides, live music, a visit with Santa and food and activities villagewide. This year’s tenth anniversary celebration takes place on Saturday, December 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with cookie decorating at the Rosendale CafÊ and live music from 1 to 5 p.m., a screening of The Muppets Christmas at the Rosendale Theatre, the Big Cheese annual mac-and-cheese bakeoff at 5 p.m., the Rosendale Improvement Brass Band, raffles, storytelling and the Booktique at the Rosendale Library. For more information, visit www.rosendalechamber.org.

Red Hook Winterfest The Red Hook Winterfest Celebration on Sunday, December 8 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Red Hook Village Municipal Lot adjacent to Village Hall will include ornament-making, a visit from Santa and a Holiday Gift Fair.

The tree-lighting ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. at the Key Bank lot. Admission is free. For more information, call (845) 758-0824, e-mail info@ redhookchamber.org or visit www.redhookchamber.org.

High Falls/Marbletown Tree-Lighting this Saturday The annual High Falls/Marbletown Tree-Lighting will be held on Saturday, December 7 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the corner of Route 213 and Second Street in High Falls. Gather at the tall evergreen tree in the center of town adjacent to the DePuy Canal House.

Bring a flashlight and join in the Christmas carols sung by the Rondout Valley Intermediate Carolers, directed by Julianna McCarthy and emceed by actor and writer Happy Anderson, formerly of High Falls. Complimentary hot soup will be provided by John Novi and the DePuy Canal House, and Santa Claus will arrive on a fire engine courtesy of the High Falls Volun-

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teer Fire Department.

After the festivities, all are invited to the Community Church of High Falls at the corner of Mohonk Road and Firehouse Road for hot chocolate and cookies. Attendees are asked to bring an unwrapped toy for the Fire Department’s Toys for Tots drive, and Santa’s elves will be collecting for the Help a Friend Fund, designed to provide one-time emergency assistance to residents of the High Falls Fire District in need. For more information, e-mail info@highfallscivic.org or visit www. highfallscivic.org.

Holly Berry Trail annual tour of homes in Kingston The 13th annual Holly Berry Trail: Tour of Homes on Saturday, December 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. will show visitors extended previews of private homes in Ulster County that are fully decorated in holiday splendor, inside and out. The location of each home is a closely guarded secret until the day of the tour. Tickets cost $30. Proceeds from the event benefit the Junior League of Kingston’s community service projects. Most of the homes will be in the Kingston area. For more information, call (845) 481-3534, e-mail jlkny1@gmail.com or visit www.juniorleaguekingston.org.

Hudson hosts 17th annual street fest this Saturday Two stories from the last two Winter Walks in Hudson, to take place for the 17th time this Saturday, December 7: Last year, my then-6-year-old and I wandered over without Mom, who was helping out in Catskill’s concurrent Main Street shopping blast, only to find that Yours Truly had forgotten to check and see whether Junior was wearing a winter coat before getting in the car. But no

problem: After finding parking on a side street, we wandered to Warren, the River City’s main thoroughfare, and immediately stumbled upon a secondhand store that offered up cookies, hot cocoa, champagne for the grownups...and a $5 coat.

Okay, so it was a polka-dotted girls’ coat.

We got serenaded by a Santa playing sax as we stepped back outside, warm once more, and several roving elves said that it looked great. We got sidetracked by dancing nutcrackers, a soldiers’ parade, snorting (real live) reindeer – and then bought a $20 pair of way-cool rock ‘n’ roll gloves in another store down the street.

And then Santa and his wife stepped out of a doorway, locking up behind them before spotting Milo and explaining to him how such a great coat would be welcomed by one of his girl friends in the coming weeks.

“That was the real deal,” he told me as the Clauses headed up into the throngs filling eight long blocks of holiday cheer, with entertainment everywhere from store windows with hip-hop kids demonstrating their cool to cancan dolls in saloon vestibules.

Then, the year earlier, when Milo was still 5, we were traveling with his best friend Mason, and spent a good hour waiting in a long line for balloon swords.

Mason’s sword popped after time spent watching firebreathers and gymnasts, and riding a Clydesdale-powered farm cart around the city square filled with 1950s holiday tableaux that captivated grandparents as much if not more than the kids. He immediately broke into tears and grumpiness – until Milo offered him his, and then broke into sobbing tears himself.

“Why’d I do that? I’m an idiot!” he kept repeating – at which Mason started sobbing (and we decided that it was time to head home for dinner and bed) because he realized what a good friend his buddy was. So we got them both kettle corn as a prize; and on the ride home everyone talked about how great Winter Walk was – along with that ineffable thing called the true spirit of this season.

The City of Hudson’s 17th annual Winter Walk runs from 5 to 7 p.m. this Saturday,

December 7 (snow date: December 14) up and down Warren Street. Come early and follow directions to find parking. There are loads of entertainment and snacks; make reservations if you want to dine at a local restaurant. For more information visit http://hudsonoperahouse.org/winterwalk.

– Paul Smart

Holiday Bazaar this Saturday at Stone Ridge Library

HollyDay Bazaar this Saturday in Red Hook Attic treasures, baked goods, books, candy, crafts, jewelry, swags and wreaths, toys and more will be found at the HollyDay Bazaar on Saturday, December 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Red Hook, located at 4 Church Street in Red Hook.

Refreshments will be available. For more information, e-mail redhookumc@hvc. rr.com or visit www.redhookumc.org.

The Stone Ridge Library will host a Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3700 Main Street (Route 209) in Stone Ridge. Local authors will be on hand to sign their books for holiday giving, and a large selection of hand-knit items made by the Library’s Saturday Knitters plus handcrafted jewelry, woven tea towels, ceramics and holiday cookies will be available for purchase.

A portion of the day’s proceeds will benefit the Library. For more information, call (845) 687-8726 or visit www.stoneridgelibrary.org.

Wide World of Sports producer/director Doug Wilson in Saugerties The Saugerties Inquiring Mind Bookstore will host Doug Wilson, Emmy-winning producer and director of ABC-TV’s Wide World of Sports Presents: The World Was Our Stage on Friday, December 6 at 7 p.m. Wilson’s career spanned nearly all of the show’s run from 1961 through 1998, and his personal perspectives on the celebrated athletes and historical events of the last half of the 20 th century are both humorous and poignant. Admission to the event is free.

The Inquiring Mind Bookstore is located at 65 Partition Street in Saugerties. For more information, call (845) 247-5775.

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Not only does the modern iteration of the Sinterklaas character embody the spirit and essence of Saint Nicholas, but the character of Old Saint Nick, it is believed, is also built on the frame of the old Norse chief god Odin and the Good King Wenceslas of song fame

The Seven Sisters in the Starlight Parade

Dutch treat Sinterklaas Festival celebrated in Rhinebeck this Saturday

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s Sinterklaas left the west bank of the Hudson, at the foot of Kingston’s Broadway last Saturday, the sense of holiday anticipation was palpable. Jeanne Fleming, the mastermind behind the Hudson Valley festival seemed to be everywhere, bright-voiced and happy, yet mindful of the thousands of details in play. This Saturday, December 7, the Sinterklaas festival reaches its finale in Rhinebeck. It’s a tradition culminating in the Children’s Starlight Parade in which kids are honored as kings and queens by adults, and thousands of people participate.

When Fleming was asked to create a new town event in 2007, she brainstormed with approximately 100 of the most diverse local citizens she could assemble.

“They came up with and voted on a million ideas,” said Fleming. “But what they wanted most was an event for children, around the holidays, based on the Dutch tradition.” After doing a little research, Fleming came upon the old Dutch festival of Sinterklaas, the yearly Carnival celebrating the fourth-century patron saint of children and sailors, Saint Nicholas.

“We wanted to change the central idea of the holiday into something not focused on what one wants for oneself – like a toy train or new shoes – but to thinking beyond oneself,” said Fleming. “We have each kid make three wishes, which get imbedded in the branches they carry. One is for family, one is for community and one is for the world.”

Fleming also liked the idea of Sinterklaas himself: a kingly good guy with an abiding love for children of every race and

creed. She also liked that Sinterklaas is truly a throwback’s throwback. Not only does the modern iteration of the Sinterklaas character embody the spirit and essence of St. Nicholas, but the character of Old Saint Nick, it is believed, is also built on the frame of the old Norse chief god Odin and the Good King Wenceslas of song fame.

Sinterklaas will arrive in Rhinebeck on Saturday, December 7 in the Children’s Starlight Parade – a beautiful culmination to a day of celebration. After a day of all-ages fun and partying, the parade will begin at 6 p.m. Fleming herself will lead the procession, ringing an antique bell left to her by DeWitt Grinnell, a longtime Rhinebeck resident who was a noted organizer of village events. “The parade actually starts with people hearing Uncle DeWitt’s bell: a kind of a voice from the past, real Rhinebeck history. And that’s followed by Sinterklaas himself accompanied by his white horse,” said Fleming.

The parade itself is unlike any other holiday celebration because it is based on a story in which everyone who attends or participates plays a part. There are dance troupes and performance artists, The Snow King and Queen, The Pocket Lady, scores of puppets and the aforementioned gigantic papier-mâché creatures.

“Really, in the parade, we’re honoring all kinds of folks. There are creatures from the woods, there are mythical creatures – dragons – and there are horses representing the farm. There are sheep and rams and bears. And live llamas. There are celestial objects: the Seven Sisters, the Sun, the Moon, Grandmother Earth.

Every year we have an honored animal, honoring native tradition,” Fleming said.

The honored animal this year is the fox.

Sinterklaas is far from Fleming’s first extravaganza. She was tapped to design and produce the Statue of Liberty’s Centennial celebration; she produced the Opening Event for the Walkway over the Hudson in 2009 and she is the creative director of New York’s legendary Village Halloween Parade. However, she has a soft spot for Sinterklaas. “It’s just something really special,” said Fleming. “Children are our future and we should love them as they are. At the end of the festivities, the kids are all crowned, and all the adults go down on one knee to honor them, making the children in their crowns with their three-wish branches the tallest things in a crowd of thousands – at which point the grownups hold their stars like a sea for them to survey. And that’s when the ritual is sealed.”

– Quinn O’Callaghan & Paul Smart Sinterklaas in Rhinebeck, Saturday, December 7, events at village halls, churches and businesses 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Children’s Starlight Parade, 6 p.m.; Star Ceremony in Municipal Parking Lot, 6:45 p.m.

For more information, go to http://www. sinterklaashudsonvalley.com

On the docket at Sinterklaas The Sinterklaas Festival visits Rhinebeck on Saturday, December 7 for a daylong, colorful celebration of

dance, theatre and music all over the village. See the Vanaver Caravan and Arm-of-the-Sea Puppet Theatre’s abbreviated version of their “Festival of Light,” a holiday show celebrating the world’s traditions for bringing light, joy and beauty into the darkest part of the year. You can also catch the Grumpuses, Morris Dancers, Bond Street Stilt Band, Raya Brass Band, Bindlestiff Cirkus, Ivy Vine Players, storyteller Jonathan Kruk, Solas An Lae Irish Step Dancers, Dog on Fleas musical group and more. New additions this year include a Toy Theater Fest, the Snow King and Queen, Mother Holly and Indian Dance. The Children’s Starlight Parade begins at 6 o’clock, featuring two-story-tall animated puppets carried by hundreds of volunteers. Lineup begins at 5 p.m. at the Starr Library parking lot on Route 308. For a schedule of events that take place from 10 a.m. to midnight, visit http://www.sinterklaashudsonvalley. com/.

Christkindlmarkt European-style holiday in Kingston Experience the type of traditional Christmas market bazaar found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in Kingston on Friday, December 6 from 3 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 37 Greenkill Avenue in Kingston, home to the Kingston Maennerchor and Damen-

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Redemption relevĂŠ Ulster Ballet performs A Christmas Carol at UPAC in Kingston

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s Christmas 1843 approached, Charles Dickens was facing some serious financial problems. He was already famous and revered by the public, but sales of his work were slipping and he was afraid that his best days were behind him. In an effort to generate some cash, and inspired by a visit to the industrial city of Manchester and its working poor, Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol and rushed it into publication on December 19, 1843. And in the process of creating the tale of greedy businessman Ebenezer Scrooge, who would be transformed by the spirit of Christmas, Dickens transformed the entire perception of Christmas in Victorian England and beyond.

One hundred and seventy years later, A Christmas Carol has been produced countless times as stage play and film, but somehow it never loses its magic, managing to light the fires of the holiday spirit within even the most jaded souls.

Ulster Ballet’s 19th annual production of A Christmas Carol comes to the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 8 at 2 p.m., featuring a cast of 65 dancers, actors and stage professionals. This version of the holiday classic has become a tradition for many families in the region, who look forward each year to the heartwarming and emotional tale of redemption as interpreted through a narrator and ballet.

Rehearsals for the show start each year in September. Casting is open to anyone

chor, the German-language chorus of men and women that promotes German culture and heritage in Ulster County. There will be specialty vendors, giftware, crafts, an Elves’ Table, tempting home-baked treats and German and American refreshments in the cafe. Admission is free. For more information, call (845) 757-5135 or visit www.nyssb.org/kmd.htm.

Bikers against Child Abuse fundraiser in Catskill this Sunday Motorcycle enthusiasts are known to ride for a good cause at a moment’s notice. Any reason to straddle a bike and hit the road is a good one; and if it involves a poker run or parading to honor veterans and fallen heroes, all the better. One club takes service to community even farther.

Bikers against Child Abuse (BACA) is an international organization with chapters in eight countries and almost every state in the US. Its sole purpose is to create a safe environment for abused children.

Working in conjunction with local and state child protection services, members of BACA empower children to feel unafraid in their homes and surroundings. They do this by their sheer physical presence in neighborhoods, at schools and community functions and even at court appearances and perpetrator parole reviews when necessary. The foreboding congregation of a gang of black-leather-vested bikers standing with a child becomes both a shield and a message: that physical and emotional abuse is not to be tolerated. It is a show of solidarity with victims of mistreatment and exploitation, designed to have children feel less intimidated in situations that might otherwise be frightening.

BACA represents strength in numbers, and BACA means business.

The Hudson Valley BACA chapter, 11 members strong, meets monthly to coordinate support for local children who have experienced abuse in one form or another. Referrals from agencies and individuals alert chapters to children in need of protection, and each case is then assigned to a specific liaison within the chapter, who makes the initial contact and arranges for the identified child to

meet local members. A club ride to visit the child brings him or her into the fold, which is potentially a lifelong association. “Once you’re in the BACA family, you’re in for life if you want to be,� says “Bonnie,� partner of club vice-president “Clyde.�

Members and kids alike have road names that keep their full identities private. Each child receives a leather vest and club patch to cement his or her relationship to the organization. They know BACA members’ phone numbers, so that they can call for help 24/7. They get the message that they are precious beings worthy of love and care.

The Hudson Valley chapter has been functioning for nine years and has served seven kids during that time. Current president “Bird� emphasizes the commitment required of BACA members. They are essentially on call, ready to ride whenever somebody needs them. “It’s huge! Once in the middle of the night, we went all the way up to Syracuse to be with a child in a hospital,� he says. Coming from all walks of life, they have regular jobs and kids and grandchildren of their own, but as “Clyde� reiterates, “To see a child smile after whatever they’ve gone through is golden.�

Membership in BACA requires an $18 fee, which pays for an FBI background check. Potential members need to attend a few monthly meetings to determine if the commitment is one that they truly want to make, because “These kids have already been hurt enough in life.� Annual meetings bring BACA members together from all over the world and offer various classes to train them in how to interact appropriately with children, how to be a liaison or club officer and how to represent the club on and off their motorcycles. Last year “Shrek� and “Midge� joined the others at one such meeting held in Orlando, Florida, where breakout sessions dealt with childhood trauma, the effects of abuse on children and other relevant topics.

BACA is an all-volunteer organization.

Members pay their own way in service to

in the community who wishes to audition for Ulster Ballet’s artistic directors Scarlett Fiero, a Saugerties native, and Quiedo Carbone and company choreographer Sara Miot. And while some roles are filled by the students of the Saugerties Ballet Center, home to the Ulster Ballet Company (UBC), those who haven’t yet seen the show should know that it is a full-fledged theatrical production with professionally executed lighting and special effects put forth on beautiful sets by Kingston artist Leslie Bender. – Sharyn Flanagan Ulster Ballet’s A Christmas Carol, Friday/Saturday, December 6-7, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, December 8, 2 p.m., $20/$15, Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston, (845) 339-6088, (845) 473-2072, (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster. com.

the children, which means donating their time and resources – motorcycle gas, telephone charges and so on – to the cause.

Fundraising by chapters allows members to funnel financial support directly to kids who need it, whether they require expensive counseling or want to take a karate class: whatever it takes to empower that individual child.

To help allay some of these costs, the Hudson Valley chapter will hold a spaghetti dinner this month, supported entirely by local merchants. Meanwhile, they

encourage anyone interested in joining their efforts to come to the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall on East Chester Street in Kingston on the third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. to check it out. Taxdeductible donations are always greatly appreciated. – Ann Hutton Hudson Valley BACA Spaghetti Dinner, Sunday, December 8, 4-6 p.m., $15, Silver Spur Saloon, 4353 Route 32, Catskill; (845) 399-1677, www.bacausa.com.

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THE MOUNT TREMPER WRITER Tony Fletcher tells rock stories for a living.

His biographies of Keith Moon, REM and the Smiths are definitive

About a Boy about Town

Tony Fletcher reads from ‘70s British punk scene memoir at Inquiring Minds in New Paltz

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emo to Tony Fletcher, re: Future Editions of Boy about Town. Dear Sir: The only thing that could make your memoir Boy about Town more enjoyable for any Stateside music-lover with a sideline in Anglophilia would be an annotated map of London in the front matter – one with stars locating the music clubs, schools and football stadiums, perhaps with a socioeconomic topographic overlay and a legend identifying sites of personal significance (“first snog here”). You know, like Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia or Hoban’s Riddley Walker – but real.

Narratives about identity transformation via the agency of rock ‘n’ roll are a dime a dozen. Their themes are stock: the redemption of the outsider; rock stars as surrogate parents and alternative authorities; politics, society, camaraderie, violence and sexuality all knotted together

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Friend of Fite Steve Earle performs Opus 40 fundraiser this Saturday

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he legendary, genre-defying singer/songwriter (and author) Steve Earle can hush a large theater with his dark, tuneful narrative songs and his great beard full of experience. Now imagine getting all up in that beard in a firelit living-room setting, looking out on the enchanted sculpture of Opus 40.

Earle will be doing a benefit for Opus 40 on Saturday, December 7 at 7 p.m. in the intimate and woody Barbara Fite Room. Tickets cost $150, with a handful of VIP tickets available for $250. VIP tickets include dinner with Earle and VIP seating. All proceeds go to Opus 40’s restoration and preservation fund.

Opus 40 is located at 50 Fite Road in Saugerties. For more information, visit www.opus40.org.

– John Burdick

in the three-minute rock song with a new sound. What separates Fletcher’s book so splendidly from the crowd are the caliber of his raw material and the light-touch modesty of his style and of his claims.

Fletcher’s coming-of-age happened to coincide with England’s punk and New Wave explosion of the late ‘70s: one of the great upheavals in rock’s idolmaking/idolbreaking history and a cultural moment of enduring resonance. His story documents the birth not just of a new music but also of a new kind of fan: one who is engaged and implicated, no mere passive receiver but a player and a partner in the action. But Fletcher reports it all with a keen eye, with careful language with and an eminently stable ego, steering clear of the rock-scribe hysteria, hyperbole and unchecked glorification that might have characterized, say, Cameron Crowe’s telling of the same story.

The Mount Tr e m p e r resident tells rock stories for a living.

His biographies of Keith Moon, REM and the Smiths are definitive. It all began for him with his fanzine Jamming, a schoolboy project inspired by the neo-Mod band the Jam that became nationally famous and influ-

ential. Now, seven or so books into his career, he turns his pen toward himself for the first time to tell that story. The result is an expertly woven, multi-strand narrative that is part cultural history, part psychosexual Bildungsroman and part annotated map of ‘70s London. Big themes abound – about cultural process, about progressive and reactionary forces at war in the streets, about rock’s high-art aspirations and its primitivism – but you barely notice them as they are built.

Fletcher’s storytelling is easy/breezy, evoking place, period, music, fashion, cultural milieu and the torments of the pubescent self without breaking a sweat or shooting for the moon.

And by the end, you realize that it was all about girls, after all – just as we first thought.

– John Burdick Tony Fletcher reads from Boy about Town, Friday, December 13, 7 p.m., Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church Street, New Paltz; (845) 255-8300.

Spampinato Brothers play Bearsville this Saturday The US equivalent of a venerable pub-rock band, NRBQ , it is claimed, is the only band ever to have appeared at the Berlin Jazz Festival, the New York Folk Festival and the Grand Ole Opry in the same year. They win.

Founding member Joey Spampinato now teams with his brother Johnny in

the Spampinato Brothers. The Brothers released Smiles in September and support it on Saturday, December 7 at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock.

The doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 9. Tickets cost $20 for general admission. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock.

For more information, visit www.bearsvilletheater.com or call (845) 679-4406.

Bard College Conservatory Orchestra in concert this Sunday The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts presents the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra in concert at the Sosnoff Theater on Sunday, December 8 at 3 p.m. With guest conductor Jeffrey Kahane, the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a program that includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 57; Chausson’s Poème for violin and orchestra, Op. 25, with Sabrina Tabby (Class of ’14); and Brahms’s Symphony No. 1.

Equally at home at the keyboard or on the podium, guest conductor Jeffrey Kahane has established an international reputation as a truly versatile artist, recognized by audiences around the world for his mastery of a diverse repertoire ranging from Bach, Mozart and Beethoven to Gershwin, Golijov and John Adams.

Since making his Carnegie Hall debut in 1983, Kahane has given recitals in many of the nation’s major music centers and

appears as a soloist with major orchestras that include the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony. Kahane is equally well-known for his collaborations with artists and chamber ensembles such as Yo-Yo Ma, Dawn Upshaw, Joshua Bell, Thomas Quasthoff and the Emerson and Takacs Quartets.

The concert is part of the Conservatory Sundays series. All proceeds will benefit the Scholarship Fund of the Bard College Conservatory of Music. Tickets cost a suggested donation of $20 (orchestra seating) and $15 (parterre/first balcony). The minimum donation for orchestra seating is $5. Seating location for tickets reserved without a donation will be assigned by the box office.

For more information, contact the Fisher Center box office at (845) 758-7900 or visit www.fishercenter.bard.edu.

Rhinebeck church hosts Hansel and Gretel vocal concert this Sunday For 35 years, the not-for-profit Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society has delivered quality serious music to the Hudson Valley. On Sunday, December 8, the ensemble combines forces with the Graduate Vocal Arts Program of the Bard Conservatory of Music to present Hansel and Gretel, a free family concert with the support of the Frost Memorial Fund.

The concert begins at 3 p.m. at the Parish Hall of the Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck. After the performance, the audience is invited to meet the performers at a juice-and-cookies reception. For more information, visit http://rhinebeckmusic. org.

Salon in New Paltz presents Alice Yoo & Michelle Ross Unison Arts makes excellent use of intimate space and its great acoustics in its Second Sunday Salon Series. The audience gets to listen to and converse with top-tier classical musicians in an informal setting. Unison’s Second Sunday Salon series will conclude its 2013 season with an afternoon on music and conversation with Alice Yoo and Michelle Ross on Sunday, December 8 at 2 p.m.

Alice Yoo has performed extensively throughout the US and abroad, as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, performing in prestigious venues such as New York’s Weill and Zankel Hall, Boston’s Jordan Hall and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. She has won top prizes in the Cleveland Cello Society Competition, Holland-American Music Society Competition and the National Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artist Competition, just to name a few.

Joining Yoo will be violinist Michelle Ross, who enjoys a career as a soloist, cham-

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ber musician and composer. She has been featured as a soloist with the Westchester Philharmonic, Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra and Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tickets purchased in advance cost $20 general admission, $15 for Unison members, and at the door, $25 general admission, $20 for members. Students get in for half-price with a valid ID. To order tickets, visit www.unisonarts.org or call (845) 255-1559. Unison is located at 68 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz.

Woe, woe, unto Rosendale!

Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine will complete the demolition of the Rosendale Café this Saturday, December 7, at 8 p.m. Horowitz, whose crimes against literature include a retelling of A Visit from St. Nicholas by Gertrude Stein and hip-hop version of The Brothers Karamazov, and Malkine, whose musical maladroitness has been directly responsible for the closing of seven clubs and the defunding of a dozen arts organizations, will be joined by Charlie Kniceley on bass and Evan Shultis on fiddle, both of whom deserve much better. Admission is $10. The Rosendale Café is located on 434 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, visit rosendalecafe. com or call (845) 658-9048.

mances by the SUNY-Ulster Clarinet Choir, Kingston City Schools’ J. Watson Bailey Strings, the Coleman High School Choir, violin students of Katie Jeannotte and trumpets John Barath and Myra Latumski. The house will be decorated in Victorian fashion, and a special nutcracker exhibit will be on display. There will be crafts for children, including the stringing of popcorn and cranberries to create a garland and making Victorianera Christmas “crackers.” There will be a gift raffle with items donated by local businesses and handmade holiday refreshments. For more information, call (845) 338-5614 or visit www.ulstercountyhs.org.

Bob Lusk plays holiday music in Saugerties Local folk music favorite Bob Lusk will perform holiday music on Sunday, December 8 at 4 p.m. at the Inquiring Mind Bookstore, located at 65 Partition Street in Saugerties. Admission to the event is free. For more information, call (845) 246-5775.

“Sounds of the Season” concert in Saugerties

Wawarsing Wassail returns to Ellenville area this weekend

The Saugerties Community Band will perform “Sounds of the Season,” a free concert of holiday music, on Sunday, December 8 at 3 p.m. at the Reformed Church at 173 Main Street in Saugerties. Come early for the flute ensemble holiday selections at 2:45 p.m. Donations are welcome.

Last year, the Ellenville area kicked off a new tradition: an annual Old World-style Wawarsing Wassail on the first Saturday in December, care of the Ellenville/Wawarsing Chamber of Commerce. Co-sponsored this year by the local youth commission, the Wawarsing Wassail is centered on Saturday, December 7. Highlights include cookiedecorating workshops in the morning at historic Cohen’s Bakery; artmaking at ArtsWAVE on Market Street; Santa on a firetruck from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the quaint community of Napanoch; a 6 p.m. tree-lighting in Lippman Park, the town’s grand outdoor space in Wawarsing; along with numerous other concerts, open houses and events. Yet Sunday, December 8 is cool, too, with Santa on the firetruck from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. throughout the Village of Ellenville; a 3 p.m. Shadowland Theatre presentation of the Vanaver Caravan/Arm-of-the-Sea production of Into the Light, a youth theater extravaganza; and finally, an Ellenville village tree-lighting ceremony at Liberty Square (where the boy-with-aboot statue rests) at 4:30 p.m.

Also included, on Saturday, will be a Santa & Mrs. Claus breakfast and chatfest at the Pioneer Fire Company at Norbury Hall, on Center Street in Ellenville.

– Paul Smart

Swing dance at Red Hook Firehouse

SUNY Ulster’s annual Tuba Christmas will be held on Saturday, December 7 at 3 p.m. at the Ulster Savings Bank Community Conference Center in Stone Ridge. Join tuba and euphonium players of all ages and perform traditional Christmas music from around the world. Participants register at noon, rehearse at 1 p.m., and perform at 3 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. For information, call (845) 687-5262.

Looking to Lindy? Itching to learn some fancy footwork? Grab your dancing shoes and come to the Red Hook Firehouse on Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. for swing dance classes, followed by a dance. Hosted by Bard College’s Branches program and the Red Hook Public Library, the evening is free and open to the public.

Bard Branches is a holistic afterschool program that connects Bard students with local students in grades 5 to 8 for tutoring and other academic resources and with opportunities in the community. The Red Hook Public Library is located at 7444 South Broadway in Red Hook. For more information, call the Red Hook Public Library at (845) 758-3241 or visit www. redhooklibrary.org.

“A Christmas Carol Experience” at Bevier House Museum

Mendelssohn Club shows at Old Dutch Church in Kingston

The Ulster County Historical Society (UCHS) will present a Victorianstyle Christmas at the Bevier House Museum in Marbletown on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8. David Rubenstein, director of the Coach House Players in Kingston, will be the narrator in an abbreviated version of A Christmas Carol. The one-manshow lasts half an hour and will be performed four times each day at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. Admission costs $10, $8 for UCHS members or $5 for students and seniors.

Other entertainment includes perfor-

The Old Dutch Church will present the Mendelssohn Club Christmas

Tuba Christmas at SUNY-Ulster

Concerts on Friday, and Saturday, December 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. each night.

The Old Dutch Church is located in the Historic Stockade District at 272 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 338-6759 or email info@olddutchchurch.org.

Wawarsing Wassail, Saturday/Sunday, December 7/8, Ellenville-area; (845) 647-4620.

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Om for the holidays Tibetan singer Yungchen Lhamo performs this Saturday at Kingston City Hall

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ibetan exile Yungchen Lhamo has traveled to 60 countries performing at such distinguished venues as Carnegie Hall and the Louvre, singing her original songs and Buddhist chants and mantras a cappella. “The sheer beauty of her voice: spine-tingling stuff ” is how The Guardian described her performance, while The New York Times noted the “deep unwavering Om” that filled Carnegie Hall during one concert and praised Yungchen’s “pristine, gliding vocal lines.”

Lhamo, who moved to New York City in 2000 after living in Australia for seven years, will now be performing in her new place of residence: Kingston. On Saturday, December 7 at 3 p.m., her voice will be fill the rafters of the Council Chambers of Kingston City Hall, in a concert hosted

by Deep Listening Space and the City of Kingston. Kingston mayor Shayne Gallo – finding solace in Lhamo’s singing, which is in Tibetan – said that “Yungchen Lhamo is our universal mandala and mantra…

Her message of love, peace and forgiveness comes from a place that is not from our world. When we listen to her voice, we are reminded of the oneness connecting all life throughout the universe.”

The concert is part of the annual Dream Festival held by Deep Listening co-founder Ione, who, along with her partner and fellow Kingston resident Pauline Oliveros, world-famous avant-garde composer and performer, met Yungchen through the mayor. Having sponsored numerous electroacoustic concerts representing a wide range of cultural traditions, Deep Listening, based in the Shirt Factory, is a natural sponsor for the concert, titled “Discovering Your Inner Health, Healing and Strength.” It will be streamed live at www.ustream.tv/channel/deep-listeninginstitute-presents.

Lhamo, who is about to release her fourth CD, has performed with such noteworthy artists as Natalie Merchant, Annie Lennox, Billy Corgan, Peter Gabriel and Michael Stipe. Her debut album, Tibetan Prayer, won the Aria Music Awards for Best Folk/World/Traditional Music release in 1995, and her subsequent CD, Coming Home, recorded in collaboration with Hector Zazou, features chanting by Tibetan monks and accompaniment by various Western instruments.

Born in Lhasa, she learned Tibetan devotional singing from her mother and grandmother in an early life marked by hardship: Religion was banned, there was

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little food and her grandfather had been killed by the occupying Chinese forces.

In 1989, Lhamo escaped into India on an extraordinary 1,000-mile trek across the Himalayas – a journey that many Tibetans, including children, have made in their attempt to find freedom and didn’t survive. After reaching Dharamsala and receiving the blessings of the Dalai Lama, who heads the Tibetan government in exile, she was inspired to reach out to the world through song. Lhamo also created a foundation, with the aim of opening educational clinics in Tibet and other countries.

Her dream is to return to Tibet. “It’s not so nice to have your body in one land and your soul and mind in another place,” she writes. “Every day my heart is in Tibet.”

– Lynn Woods Yungchen Lhamo, “Discovering Your Inner Health, Healing and Strength” concert to benefit Deep Listening Space, Saturday, December 7, 3 p.m., $15/$10, Kingston City Hall, Council Chambers, 420 Broadway, Kingston; (845) 338-5984, www.deeplistening.org/dreamfestival, www.yungchen.brownpapertickets.com.

Oncology Memoir Writing Group members read in Saugerties Cue the laugh track and pass the tissues when Abigail Thomas’s Oncology Memoir Writing Group reads from Holding On, Letting Go, because that is the breadth of human emotion encountered in this poignant, surprising and sometimes-funny anthology.

Written over the course of two years, these essays and poems reflect the experiences of a group of cancer survivors who have learned to express themselves artfully. They’ve taken weekly writing prompts from Thomas and turned them into literary gems.

And they’ve been holding readings at venues throughout the region to share their work and spread the word that life is worth living, even in the throes of an often-fatal disease.

At a recent presentation and panel discussion in a class on Death and Dying at SUNY-New Paltz, members of the group offered students a very personal look at the subject matter: something that they reported was invaluable in preparing them to go into areas of social work.

Readers kept the students’ rapt attention with their stories and poetry – not all of which was about the end of life. Much of what the group members have written is, indeed, very lively and focused on vibrant memories, both recent and long-past.

Camaraderie, inspiration, humor, celebration: not terms usually used in reference to cancer. Students expressed curiosity about group members’ fears and uncertainties living under the sentence of the disease. In between reading selections from their book, they candidly described what they were going through, including the joys of bonding with each other in the weekly workshop. When life is threatened, it becomes very precious; and if you have your wits about you enough to write, your work can become a gift to others. Holding On, Letting Go is a testament to the creative process and to the spirit of survival that each of its contributors has demonstrated.

The Oncology Memoir Writing Group is one of the many programs available to people experiencing cancer at Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley. The Oncology Support Program offers counseling and a rich variety of activities and support groups, helping people to respond to cancer in a holistic way.

– Ann Hutton Readings by Holding On, Letting Go contributors, Saturday, December 7, 3 p.m., free, Inquiring Mind Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties; Friday, December 20, 7 p.m., free, Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church Street, New Paltz; http://holdingonlettinggomemoir. org/holgm.

Into the Light! holiday show at Shadowland Theatre The Shadowland Theatre at 157 Canal Street in Ellenville will host Into the Light! holiday pageantry produced in collaboration by the Vanaver Caravan, the Caravan Kids and Youth Company and Arm-of-the-Sea Theatre on Sunday, December 8 at 3 p.m. The story takes place in a northern country where Lucia, the heart of her village, loses her inner light as the Sun’s light diminishes. Enchanting and festive dance, music and puppetry guide Lucia through the world’s communities to see how light is kept glowing through the darkest part of the year.

The production touches on a variety of holiday traditions including Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Sankta Lucia (Sweden), the Winter Solstice and Yule, with special guest singers Barely Lace. Tickets cost $5 for children under age 12 and $8 for adults.

Open-seated tickets are available the day of the performance. For more information, call (845) 256-9300 or visit www.vanavercaravan.org.

Holiday Open House at Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park The Vanderbilt Mansion, located at 119 Vanderbilt Park Road in Hyde Park, will host a Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Mansion will be decorated for the holidays, with refreshments provided by the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historical Association. Admission is free to the site from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call (845) 4867745, (845) 229-6214 or visit www. historichydepark.org.

Reindeer Ramble 5K run and walk benefit event in Kingston The annual Reindeer Ramble 5K Holiday Road Race and Competitive Walk on Sunday, December 8 in Kingston benefits the YMCA Strong Kids Scholarship Fund. The snow-orshine event starts with registration on race day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

The race begins at 1 p.m. The cost is $15 for adult, $10 for student with $1 off for members of the Onteora Runners’ Club. The Santa-Pede event calls for team members to dress up and run tied together like reindeer, with minimum five and maximum seven participants per team. All Santa-Pedes must register as individuals. Prizes will be awarded to the first place age group finish, male and female and overall Santa-Pede at the post-party in the YMCA Main Gym. The YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County is located at 507 Broadway in Kingston.

For more information, call (845) 3383810, e-mail sackermann@ymcaulster.org or visit www.ymcaulster.org.

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Divine undertaking Ars Choralis performs Johanna Hall’s Miracle of Bethlehem this weekend in Woodstock

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rs Choralis is a singing group whose ranks include people from all walks of life in the Hudson Valley. For the past 49 years, it has used music to promote the cause of peace, compassion and universal harmony – a goal that has led artistic director Barbara Pickhardt to write and choose compositions addressing the Holocaust and other world traumas. The Ars Choralis audience is international: “Messengers of Peace,� a series of concerts developed at the turn of the last millennium, was performed not just regionally, but also in Budapest and Vienna, and her “Music in Desperate Times: Remembering the Women’s Orchestra of Birkenau� was performed in New York City and Berlin as well as the Hudson Valley.

For this year’s holiday concert, Pickhardt and collaborator Johanna Hall, both based in Woodstock, have revised and expanded a musical setting of the Christmas story. In Miracle of Bethlehem, which takes the form of an opera, the story of Jesus’ birth and the galvanizing impact of that event on the various witnesses is retold emphasizing the human drama and characters. The soloists and 50-member chorus will be accompanied by piano, violin, cello, trumpet and flute.

The soloists are Amy Martin as Mary, Matt Ulrich as Joseph, From Giotto’s Scenes from the Life of Christ Jim Ulrich as the innkeeper and Laurel Herdman as his wife, Margaret. Chuck Snyder sings the dual roles of Gabriel in the Annunciation and Herod. Mark Lindeman, Todd West and Jim Noecker are the advance. Tickets are for sale at DIG in Saugerties, Mother Earth’s Storehouse and kings; Mike Haller plays both the herald who delivers the writ to the population to Barcone’s Music in Kingston and the Golden Notebook and Catskill Art & Office return to the place of one’s birth to pay Caesar’s tax and a guest at the inn. Christina Supply in Woodstock.

Gardner is the angel who announces the birth of Jesus to shepherds Becky Lowe, – Lynn Woods Wendy Lowe and Brian Lowe and later warns Joseph of Herod’s evil intentions, Ars Choralis’ Miracle in Bethlehem, Saturday, December 7, 7 p.m., Sunday, Decemencouraging him to flee with his family into Egypt. ber 8, 4 p.m., $20/$15/$10/$7.50, Overlook United Methodist Church, 233 Tinker The concert will be performed on Saturday, December 7 at 7 p.m. and December 8 Street, Woodstock; www.arschoralis.org. at 4 p.m. at the Overlook United Methodist Church in Woodstock. Tickets cost $20, $15 if purchased in advance; students age 18 and under pay $10 at the gate, $7.50 in

Balinese Gamelan Orchestras at Bard Among the Hudson Valley’s many institutions of higher learning, Bard College is arguably the one campus that most resounds to the beat of a different drummer, priding itself on its cutting-edge offerings to student body and surrounding community audiences alike. Or perhaps we should say “a different metallophone,� considering that among the most offbeat cultural amenities that Bard can boast are not one but two gamelan orchestras-inresidence: Giri Mekar, founded in 1987

by Woodstock Percussion’s Garry Kvistad and made up largely of community

members, and Chandra Kanchana, the student ensemble. How many American universities can say the same?

Bard can be relied upon to host a couple of gamelan concerts each year, and its fall semester offering is coming up on-campus this Friday evening, December 6. As usual, it will feature some guest artists demonstrating different regional styles of the Indonesian artform; this time it will feature some Balinese dance as well.

The concert will begin at 8 p.m. with a special opening performance by Dr. Dorcinda Knauth and her Sundanese Degung ensemble, Gamelan Sekar Mawar. The two resident ensembles, collectively known as the Hudson Valley Balinese Gamelan Orchestras, will then perform in the popular

December 7 & 8 Holiday Extravaganza Crafts to Caroling and Everything In Between Saturday, December 7, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday, December 8, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Roxbury Arts Center Free and open to the community Shop local at this two-day holiday market which also includes musical performances, holiday treats, caroling and Santa, of course!

Also, don’t forget to get tickets for ‘Miracle on 34th Street’, this year’s annual holiday radio play which will be performed on Saturday, December 7 at 7:00 PM! Join us and be part of the fun!

This is a busy time of year for Santa, but he’ll be in his Roxbury Annex Workshop on both Saturday and Sunday from 1:00-3:00 pm. Bring along your Christmas Wish Lists and parents – bring along a camera to take a snapshot. Professional photographer Jill Ribich of Catskill Images will also be on hand to create a keepsake photo for you on site for a nominal fee.

The perfect end to a great weekend – Roxbury’s own Karina Walker will be leading a group of carolers down Main Street on Sunday. Meet us at the Roxbury Arts Center at 4:00pm with your favorite winter-time beverage in hand and help us spread some holiday cheer!

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Gong Kebyar style native to Bali, spotlighting guest artists Dr. Pete Steele and Shoko Yamamuro. More than 40 musicians in total will participate, under the artistic direction of I Nyoman Suadin.

The concert will take place in the Olin Auditorium in the Olin Humanities Building and is made possible by the Music, Asian Studies and Religion Programs at Bard College, with additional support from the Woodstock Chimes Fund and Ulster Publishing. Admission is by a suggested donation of $10 for the general public; Bard students, staff, faculty and

kids age 16 and under get in free. Reservations are not necessary.

For more information visit Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana at Bard College on Facebook, call (845) 688-7090. – Frances Marion Platt Evening of Balinese Music & Dance with Hudson Valley Balinese Gamelan Orchestras Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana, Friday, December 6, 8 p.m., $10, Olin Hall, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson; (845) 688-7090.

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Fishing is the world’s second-most-popular hobby, Ford says, next to photography; and yet, as we lose the rainforests each year, we’re losing the species that live there, too.

Flick Ford’s Brook Trout

Scale models Fish painter Flick Ford touts new book in Catskill, Kingston and Woodstock

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ike a modern-day aquatic version of John James Audubon, Hudson Valley-based artist Flick Ford creates vividly accurate watercolors of fish that capture every subtlety and nuance of his subject matter, straddling that overlap among a scientist’s appreciation for precise detail, a naturalist’s passion for preservation of species and an artist’s relish for aesthetic beauty.

Not that he ever set out to become “a fish artist, per se,” Ford says, noting that initially he took up the practice of painting fish as an avid fisherman, simply as a way of keeping a record of his best catches.

But along the way, painting accurately delineated fish turned out to be his métier; and with the publication of his third book, Wild: 75 Freshwater Tropical Fish of the World, Ford says that he hopes that the images and information contained within it will “strike a sympathetic chord” with people and raise awareness of the issues that surround the sustainability of fish in the wild, their tropical habitats and the important role that they play in rainforests.

Ford will do book-signings locally on the following days: Saturday, December 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Catskill’s “Day in December” at 390 Main Street. He’ll bring original watercolor paintings from the current book, as well as prints and copies of his first two books, Fish: 77 Great Fish of North America (2006) and Big: The 50 Greatest World-Record Catches (2008).

Monday, December 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble at 1177 Ulster Avenue at Ulster Plaza in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 336-0590.

Saturday, December 14 at 1 p.m. at the Golden Notebook at 29 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For more information, call (845) 679-8000.

On Saturday, January 11, Oriole 9 restaurant at 17 Tinker Street in Woodstock will hold an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. for an exhibit of Ford’s original art that will remain on the walls through February 4. For more information, call (845) 6795763.

Ford grew up in Larchmont as

to save the hobby – or really, to save the fish that the hobby started from.

“What I’m basically doing is keeping a record, because the way we’re going right now, there is no impetus to stop what’s going on. We’ve decimated the North Atlantic to about 70 percent of its level of sustainable stock, and now we’re doing the same thing in the South Atlantic Ocean, and on and on it goes. In about two generations it’ll be ‘Game over.’ We try to tell

“If you really want to know what a fish looks like, just lay it on paper” Artist Flick Ford fishing

a third-generation fisherman and part of a family of artists: His father Flick, Sr. was a commercial artist, and brother Walton is a well-known naturalist painter. After a dozen or so years in New York City pursuing work in the audiovisual field and various things in commercial art, music and publishing, Ford came up to the Hudson Valley to live – first in Irvington, then Cold Spring and now a bit north of Hudson in Schodack Landing, where he has been since 2005.

He had studied watercolor and life drawing through classes over the years, but hadn’t pursued painting seriously until after he left the City, Ford says, his first subjects birds of prey. But he was fishing again, too.

Ford began painting an image of every notable fish that he caught, taking care to get the proportions exactly right. The first step was to trace its outline on butcher paper or brown paper bags. “What I found out early on, trying to paint fish from photographs, was that even the best camera lenses distort the dimensions of the fish. You wind up getting an extra third or quarter of the body and a small head and small tail. If you really want to know what a fish looks like, just lay it on paper and do an accurate tracing.”

The outline is just for dimensions, of course, and once that’s done, Ford draws the fish freehand. He uses photographs

the story so that people are aware of this.”

– Sharyn Flanagan for reference as he refines the work, although he says that one thing that helps him quite a bit is a near-photographic memory for color. Fish are notorious for their colors fading as soon as they’re out of the water, he says; but if the reference photos don’t show the colors or iridescence that he remembers seeing, he can still put them in from memory. He has saved all the tracings and drawings that he has made over the years, so that when another fisherman wants to commission him to paint his catch-of-a-lifetime, he can put it together from his earlier tracings of the same type of fish and the fisherman’s photographs.

What he does isn’t photorealism, Ford says, because that kind of painting captures the distortion caused by the camera lens. “What I do is more ‘macro-detailing,’ because I give you that kind of photorealistic detail, but I give it to you in the exact same proportions of the fish.”

The next book that Ford publishes will be on reef fish, he says, with the current book being the first in a trilogy that will end with a book on fish of the ocean.

“What we’re trying to do is tell the story from rainforest to the reef to the ocean, because they all link together.”

Fishing is the world’s second-most-popular hobby, Ford says, next to photography; and yet, as we lose the rainforests each year, we’re losing the species that live there, too. “The conservation has to start

Flick Ford book-signings, Saturday, December 7, 2-4 p.m., 390 Main Street, Catskill; Monday, December 9, 6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Kingston; Saturday, December 14, 1 p.m., Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker Street, Woodstock.

Art exhibit opening reception, Saturday, January 11, 5-7 p.m., Oriole 9, 17 Tinker Street, Woodstock, on view through February 4; www.flickford.com, www. greenwichworkshop.com/ford/wildbook. asp.

New Paltz Middle School hosts Unison Crafts Fair More than 50 craftspeople and fine artists will display and sell their work at the 23rd annual Unison Crafts Fair on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will include handcrafted gift items, ceramics, jewelry, leatherwork, woodwork, children’s clothing, wreaths, blown glass and more. Admission includes a craft raffle ticket and costs $3 for adults over age 16. Refreshments available for purchase include organic baked goods, coffee, teas, delicious snacks and Japanese food.

The event, sponsored by the Unison Arts Center of New Paltz, will be held at the New Paltz Middle School, located at

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Holiday Craft Fair this Saturday at Cornell Street Studios The Cornell Street Studios at 168 Cornell Street in Kingston will host the third annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, December 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring vintage and handmade items along with one-of-a-kind gifts, including jewelry, handbags, ornaments, art, ceramics, paper goods, hair accessories, clothing, baked goods and more. Deejay Ali Gruber will spin vintage records, Leighanne Saltsman and Megan Kerper will provide live music, models will showcase vintage couture and there’ll be plenty of complimentary hot cocoa.

Admission is free. A raffle (tickets cost $1) will award vintage items, with proceeds donated to local charity. A winter-themed art exhibit will also be on display.

For more information, call (845) 331-0191 or visit www.cornellstreetstudios.com or www.facebook.com/ events/566558303393285.

Hudson Valley Hullabaloo holiday fair and party in Kingston A holiday craft fair where “arty meets party” is the idea behind the Hudson Valley Hullabaloo on Saturday, December 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at BSP Lounge at 323 Wall Street in Kingston. The Hullabaloo has all the components of a great party: yummy food, a well-stocked bar, great music, cool people, festive decorations, a designated photographer to capture the memories and dancing with the Hullabaloo Bear. Bring the family and spend the entire day. For more information, call (845) 750-8801 or visit www.hvhullabaloo.com.

Mountain Laurel Waldorf School Winter Faire in New Paltz The Mountain Laurel Waldorf School at 16 South Chestnut Street in New Paltz holds its annual Winter Faire & Outdoor Marketplace on Sunday, December 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Each grade in the school, from kindergarten to the eighth grade, contributes to the event. The indoor Waldorf Gift Shop and the outdoor marketplace will have a selection of jewelry, toys, collectibles, antiques, books, handmade crafts and ceramics from local vendors. There will be refreshments,

demonstrations and a visit from the Pocket Lady, who carries trinkets in her pockets for children to retrieve for the price of a ticket. Admission is free, and the event goes on rain or shine.

For more information, call (845) 2550033 or visit www.mountainlaurel. org.

“Art Feeds Hunger” this Saturday in Kingston The Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) will host an opening reception for “Art Feeds Hunger,” an exhibit of realistic portraits and evocative landscapes by artist Lew Isaac Testa, on Saturday, December 7 from 5 to 8 p.m.

“Art feeds the hunger for beauty, but it can also feed hungry children,” says artist Lew Isaac Testa. His organization, Art Feeds Hunger, will donate money from sales of his pastel, graphite and charcoal portraits and landscapes in the solo show at ASK to Queens Galley in Kingston for its programs that feed local children in need. The show remains on view through Tuesday, December 31.

Testa says that he focuses on children because he believes that “life should not start with being hungry.” Those who agree are invited to make direct donations to www.artfeedshunger.com or to visit the show.

The Arts Society of Kingston is located at 97 Broadway in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 338-0331, visit newartprints.etsy.com or www.queensgalley. org.

“Cold Comfort: Monstrous Icons of Winter” in Kingston The Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts (KMoCA) will feature “Cold Comfort: Monstrous Icons of Winter” in its December group show opening with a reception on Saturday, December 7 from 4:45 to 7 p.m. Artists were invited to submit their own interpretations of “the monstrous icons of winter,” as in Krampus, Yeti and Frost Giants. Paintings, drawings, assemblages and more by over 30 KMoCA artists will be on view, along with smaller pieces at holiday-friendly prices.

“Cold Comfort: Monstrous Icons of Winter” will be on display at KMoCA through December 27. Gallery hours are Saturdays from 12 noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment. KMoCA is located at 103 Abeel Street in Kingston. For more information, visit www.kmoca.com or www. kmocainfo.wordpress.com.

Thomas Cole site in Catskill hosts holiday cocktail party

Enjoy a holiday-themed cocktail party on Saturday, December 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill. The winter holiday gathering will feature festive libations, old-fashioned hors d’oeuvres and 1840s musical selections in the parlor of what was once Thomas and Maria Cole’s home. Tickets cost $25 and advance reservations are recommended. The dinner portion of the evening is sold out.

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site is a nonprofit organization that preserves and interprets the home and studios of Thomas Cole, the founder of the Hudson River School of painting, located at 218 Spring Street in Catskill near the west entrance to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge.

For reservations or information, call (518) 943-7465, extension 4, or visit www.thomascole.org.

Holiday photo sessions on Huguenot Street this Sunday Capture the memories of the holiday season with photographer Leyla Cadabal in a Holiday Mini-Session on Sunday, December 8. Half of the proceeds will benefit Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz. A 20-minute session costs $150 and a 30-minute session costs $250. For more information, e-mail leylacadabal@optonline. net.

Alternative Gift Fair in New Paltz to benefit Family Shop for the holidays and benefit women and children in need at the Holiday Sale on Saturday, December 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Paltz United Methodist Church, located at 1 Grove Street in New Paltz.

Proceeds benefit Family of Woodstock’s domestic violence services and the Washbourne House. Handcrafted items and original artwork donated by

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Holiday Gift Fair at Woodstock Elementary The Woodstock Elementary School PTA will host a Holiday Gift Fair on Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school, located on Route 375 in Woodstock. Local artists and vendors will sell their wares, and there will be raffles and a silent auction. Refreshments will be available. For more information, call Amy at (845) 2511049 or e-mail ptawoodstock@gmail. com.

Holiday Craft Fair at Highland High School The Highland PTSA will host a Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Highland High School, located at 320 Pancake Hollow Road in Highland.

Craft/Gift basket/Bake Sale in Saugerties The Reformed Church of Saugerties at 173 Main Street will hold its annual Christmas Craft/Gift Basket/Bake Sale on Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, December 8 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. A variety of arts and crafts as well as many different gift baskets will be for sale. Coffee and tea will be available both days, along with a bake sale, and on Sunday, there will be a soup-and-sandwich sale.

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Fallen woman rising Philomena leavens tragedy of a stolen child with classconscious humor

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ntil very recently, most of us didn’t know about the so-called Magdalene laundries: grim places run by the Catholic Church where “fallen women” were sent to endure a life of servitude, silence and abuse, sometimes for the rest of their days.

The first Magdalene institution was founded in Whitechapel, England in 1758, and the concept spread quickly to other countries – even Australia and the US – but it especially caught fire in Ireland. These “asylums” were originally intended to get prostitutes out of the trade and teach them other skills to make their living. But before long they became a lucrative source of slave labor, provided by women who had become pregnant out of wedlock, sought refuge from domestic violence, were developmentally disabled or mentally ill or were just deemed too attractive or flirtatious for their own good.

Hundreds of these workhouses were in existence by the end of the 19th century, and an estimated 30,000 “Maggies” were incarcerated in the laundries in Ireland alone. Although their existence started to become a public scandal in 1993, after a developer bulldozed up hundreds of unmarked graves on the grounds of a former Church-owned workhouse, the last one didn’t close until 1996. Living conditions were often appalling, according to survivors, and physical, sexual and emotional abuse widespread. The United Nations Committee against Torture took up their cause in 2011, but recalcitrance on the part of several religious orders and the fact that many records were deliberately burned long ago impeded efforts to document the abuses. Nonetheless, enough evidence and personal testimony were

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Saying “sorry” long years after the fact doesn’t do much for the women who endured this medievally punitive system.

One of these was Philomena Lee, a naïve young Irishwoman whose tale is told in Philomena, the latest film from the great English director Stephen Frears (My Beautiful Laundrette, Prick up Your Ears, Dangerous Liaisons, The Grifters, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The Queen).

When she became pregnant in 1952, Lee was sent to a “Mother and Baby Home” called Sean Ross Abbey at Roscrea. She spent four years there, enduring an unmedicated breech birth for the sake of “penance,” working seven days a week in the hellish laundry and only being allowed to spend one hour a day with her son Anthony. That was enough time, however, to form a deep bond that was shattered when the nuns essentially sold her toddler to the highest bidder: a well-off Catholic family from America. The abbey wasn’t just a workhouse; it was an adoption mill.

Lee was forced to sign papers giving up her child before he was even born; nevertheless, she went back to Roscrea several times over the years to try to find out Anthony’s whereabouts. The nuns pre-

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tended to know nothing. All records of the adoption had been destroyed in a fire, they claimed – although they had no trouble producing the document in which Lee had legally forsaken all rights to contact her son.

Lee went on to train as a nurse, marry and have two more children.

But, effectively cowed and shamed by the nuns, she never told anyone about her youthful “transgression” – until the day that Anthony would have turned 50.

Then she finally revealed his existence to her other children, and began a quest that eventually involved a high-profile British journalist, Martin Sixsmith.

At the outset of the film, Sixsmith (Steve Coogan), who had long worked as a BBC foreign correspondent with special expertise in Russian history, has just become the victim of a British government putsch, ousted from a job as an advisor to the Blair administration for opposing the cover-up of an embarrassing e-mail by the Transport ministry. Out of work and wondering whether to return to journalism or write another book on Russia, he gets wind of Philomena Lee’s search for her son. Initially he resists the idea of doing a human-interest story, which he regards as slumming; but he needs the money, and a pushy magazine editor (Michelle Fairley) pressures him to take the gig. So he agrees to meet with Philomena (Judi Dench), and gets inexorably sucked into her quest.

For all the tragedy behind this narrative, much of the movie Philomena brims with

humor, based on the striking mismatch between the two primary characters. It’s largely a story about class differences and how they can be transcended. Sixsmith is highly educated, self-consciously intellectual, jaded and cynical; at 70, Lee remains simple, direct and easy to please. She doesn’t get Martin’s sardonic jokes; her unsophisticated tastes and childlike enthusiasms make him cringe when they’re out in public together; he’s aghast at her readiness to excuse the behavior of the institution that kept her in servitude and took her son away.

Though he assumes at first that Philomena is unintelligent, she manages to take his self-importance down a peg on more than one occasion. And as they fly off to Washington, DC to track down the Irish boy who grew up to become a surprisingly influential force in American politics under a different name, Martin slowly grows to admire her tenacity, wisdom and generosity of spirit. He even learns to act a bit less prickly with cashiers and waitresses under her gentling influence.

Thanks to a witty script by Coogan and Jeff Pope, based on Sixsmith’s 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, and to sensitive performances from the lead actors, the onscreen exchanges between these two allies from wildly different worlds are exquisitely timed, both poignant and wonderfully funny. The always-superb Dench walks an especially fine line, bringing dignity and warmth to a character who could easily have become a pitiable simpleton in less able hands.

We get to enjoy their adventures together on multiple levels: as a resonant tragedy of institutional exploitation of vulnerable women and children, and as a comedy of manners that tweaks the British caste system in all its preciousness.

– Frances Marion Platt

For all the tragedy behind this narrative, much of the movie Philomena brims with humor

Rosendale screens Bolshoi Ballet’s Spartacus this Sunday The Bolshoi Ballet returns to the Rosendale Theatre in Spartacus on Sunday, December 8 at 2 p.m. A classic retelling of a fearless struggle for

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A Christmas Carol classic film version on big screen at Bardavon The classic film version of A Christmas Carol, starring Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, will be shown on the big screen at the Bardavon on Friday, December 6 at 8 p.m. Pre-show Wurlitzer organ music is provided by New York Theatre Organ Society beginning at 7:30 p.m. General admission seating costs $6.

On Christmas Eve, the miserly Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late business partner Jacob Marley and a trio of spirits who take him on a journey through Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. As Scrooge encounters each apparition, he realizes what a wretch he is, and infused with a new outlook, he sets about earning his redemption.

Tickets are available at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072; the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088; or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.bardavon.org.

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he Rondout Repertory Theatre Company’s Young Actors’ Troupe will perform a stage version of E. T. A. Hoffman’s original story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King on Friday, December 6 at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, December 7 at 3 and 6 p.m. at the Unison Arts Center, located at 68 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz.

The actors hail from Kingston, New Paltz and Gardiner and range in age from 8 to 14. Two of the troupe’s high school senior actors from this past summer’s production of Romeo and Juliet, Meaghan McElroy and Katie Marrinan, are serving as stage managers and will provide live sound effects. The costumes are designed by Mille Weinman, and Corinne D’Andrea created the set pieces. The stage adaptation is by Liz Burdick and Stephanie Marrinan and direction by Stephanie Marrinan.

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freedom was captured live in high-definition cinema on October 20, 2013 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

Spartacus, with its famous Aram Khachaturian score, has been considered one of the greatest ballets in the Bolshoi repertoire since the 1960s. Choreographed

by Yuri Grigorovich, the Bolshoi’s ballet master, the production stars Mikhail Lobukhin as Spartacus and Anna Nikulina

as his wife Phrygia. Grigorovich’s choreography fills the Bolshoi stage with dynamic scenes of tension and conflict, and gives full expression to the virility and strength for which Russia’s male dancers are renowned.

Tickets cost $10 for adults and $6 for children age 12 and under. The film is three hours and 22 minutes long, with two intermissions. For more information, call

In commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Pare Lorentz Center at the FDR Presidential Library will host a film screening of the 1965 Academy Award-nominated film In Harm’s Way on Saturday, December 7 at 2 p.m. The program will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home at 4079 Albany Post Road in Hyde Park. The screening is free and open to the public.

In Harm’s Way, based on James Bassett’s novel of the same title, has enough plot in it for four movies or a good miniseries. (In fact, when it was shown on network television in prime time, it was divided into two full nights of television.)

The film stars John Wayne as captain Rockwell Torrey, whose cruiser, along with a destroyer under acting commander lieutenant William McConnell (Thomas Tryon), are two of a handful of ships that escape the destruction of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Lack of fuel and a daring maneuver (but tragic miscalculation) by Torrey cause his ship to be seriously damaged, and he’s relieved of command and assigned to a desk job routing convoys in the shakeup following the attack.

Captain Torrey’s shore assignment leads him to reestablish contact on a very hostile level with his estranged son from a longended marriage, who is also serving at

Pearl Harbor, and a romantic relationship with lieutenant Maggie Haines (Patricia Neal), a Navy nurse. Through his son’s boasting during their bitter first meeting, Torrey learns of a top-secret offensive called Sky Hook, and the commander of the Pacific Fleet is eventually convinced that Torrey is the man for the operation.

For more information, call (845) 4867745, e-mail clifford.laube@nara.gov or visit www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu.

Upstate Films in Rhinebeck screens Beyond Iconic A documentary film, Beyond Iconic, about photographer Dennis Stock’s career photographing cultural icons, will be shown on Sunday, December 8 at 1 p.m. at Upstate Films, located at 6415 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. Filmmaker Hanna Sawka will be present at the screening.

Beyond Iconic introduces Stock in his own words and through hundreds of his famous photos, which include images from the Golden Age of Hollywood and jazz, hippies, the American social landscape and nature. The film provides an in-depth look at his colorful and adventurous life and his brassy personality while examining photography as both an artform and a social force. The film’s score was recorded in the Marbletown studio of composers and musicians John Menegon and Teri Roiger. For more information, call (845) 876-2515.

Upstate Films in Woodstock screens JFK this Sunday Upstate Films at 132 Tinker Street in Woodstock will host a screening of the controversial three-hour film JFK on Sunday, December 8 at 1 p.m. Zach Sklar, co-writer of the screenplay, will be present at the screening.

The filmmakers reject the Warren Commission’s lone-gunman findings as implausible, but don’t come to a firm conclusion as to who they believe was responsible. JFK stars Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Donald Sutherland and a host of other well-known actors in smaller roles.

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I came across a “point-bonded row cover,” which was said to give plants an additional eight degrees or more of cold protection. That’s a lot.

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earth. (My root crops have been pulled and packed away into a box for winter storage.)

What I am talking about are lettuce, endive and Chinese cabbage. These vegetables, which are tender and succulent, must have antifreeze in their cells to be able to remain so in the face of such cold temperatures. Actually, that’s not far off: With gradual exposure to increasingly colder temperatures, cold-hardy plants are able to move water out of their cells into the spaces between the cells, where freezing would cause less damage. Moving water out of the cells also concentrates the solution within the cells and – if you remember from your high school Chemistry – concentrating a solution lowers the temperature at which it freezes. Warming weather reverses the process.

Mother Nature got a little hand from me in the form of row covers, which are diaphanous blankets thrown over plants to offer them additional frost protection.

Spun-bonded row covers let light and water pass through. I’ve used these materials in spring and autumn for many years; but looking through the Harris Seeds catalogue (www.harrisseeds.com), I came across a “point-bonded row cover,” which was said to give plants an additional eight degrees or more of cold protection.

That’s a lot.

A few weeks ago, I set metal arches (made from five-foot lengths of concrete block truss reinforcement) over the rows, cut the row cover to six-foot widths and

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laid it over the hoops, secured by additional metal hoops over the row cover.

The material evidently is very effective; my guess is that endive and lettuce are cold-hardy to the low 20s and the row cover would bring protection down to the low-to-mid-teens. But this was nine degrees!

Row covers represent a tradeoff between cold protection and light transmittance. Generally, the heavier the row cover material, the warmer the temperature under the cover and the less light that reaches the plants.

So in early spring, I’ve used a 1.25-ounce cover to speed along growth of new plants. This cover lets about 70 percent of the sunlight penetrate and keeps plants about three degrees warmer than outside the cover. In early summer, I use an even lighter-weight material, 0.55 ounce, to cover my eggplants so that flea beetles don’t ravage them. Eighty-five percent of sunlight makes it through this lightweight material.

The point-bonded row cover is a heavier material than row covers that I’ve used in the past. Endive, lettuce and Chinese cabbages are now snuggled under two-ounce fabric. Only about 30 percent of the sunlight – which is sparse anyway this time of year – makes it through this material.

But the plants are fully grown, so don’t need to grow. To just stay alive, now, they need cold protection more than light.

So I’m driving along here in Ulster County, New York, and what do I see growing wild along the roadside? A cactus. A cactus growing wild outdoors wouldn’t be an oddity in Arizona, but New York doesn’t have the climate and soils usually associated with cacti.

The Eastern prickly pear or Indian fig (Opuntia humifusa) actually grows wild throughout the eastern parts of North America.

You’re most likely to come upon the plant growing in a sunny spot in welldrained soil. Not the one I found, though: This plant was growing on a rock face, which is well-drained, on an east-facing slope right at the edge of woods – not particularly sunny.

Prickly pear cactus can be oddly attractive, even edible. The pads, once the spines have been rubbed off (not with bare hands), can eaten be raw or cooked. The red fruits are also edible. The Opuntia species usually eaten is O. ficus-indica, which is not hardy in cold climates. Even that species never tasted that good to me, so I wasn’t eager to try eating any of the roadside plant. Also, in New York, Eastern prickly pear is classified as an “‘exploitably

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NIGHT SKY

Death of a comet ISON fails to live up to its hype

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omet ISON was virtually demolished by its Thanksgiving passage just above the Sun’s surface. Somehow, a few dusty remnants of that ball of ice a mile across survived the 5,000-degree heat just above the solar surface, and the fierce tidal environment.

It wasn’t enough. This week – right now – was when the comet was expected to perform at its very best, with a brilliant tail streaking upward from the predawn horizon.

Instead, ISON’s pathetic dusty remnants, continuing by inertia along the comet’s trajectory, are dissipating and fading.

As they move farther from the sunlight and spread apart, no viewer on Earth is expected to see anything. Using special photographic techniques and equipment, specialists will probably capture images of some sort.

Some previous Sun-grazing comets have survived to become brilliant objects soon after. Others have not. Perhaps the real issue is hype. My own magazine, Astronomy, was as guilty as others for building up high expectations for Comet ISON. In truth, as we have seen time and again, we can never be sure how a comet’s ices and imbedded dust will react when it approaches the Sun, especially if it’s a first-time visitor. The most reliable comets are the periodic ones that have left a legacy of previous behavior. Of these, the brightest and most famous is Comet Halley, with its 76-year orbit.

Then the key issue is where our planet Earth will be located just as the comet whips around the Sun. During Halley’s last visit in 1985 and ’86, we were on the opposite side of the Sun from the comet, resulting in its worst visual appearance since the Roman Empire. We did hold a Halley’s Comet viewing session for the public at Woodstock’s Andy Lee Field in autumn 1985, and crowds came to see it. But a spectacle? No, not by any honest definition. By contrast, its next visit in 2061 will be nothing short of glorious.

The Comet ISON hype should be instructive. For the last few years, minor meteor showers unfolding during the Full Moon when the sky is washed out have generated

We can never be sure how a comet’s ices and imbedded dust will react when it approaches the Sun, especially if it’s a first-time visitor

vulnerable species,’” which means plants “likely to become threatened in the near future throughout all or a significant portion of their ranges within the state if causal factors continue unchecked.”

I lied; I did pick off one fruit for tasting. It was seedy and flavorless. All was not exploitive, though, because I am planting the seeds.

– Lee Reich Any gardening questions? E-mail them to me at garden@leereich.com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column. Come visit my garden at www. leereich.blogspot.com and check out my new, instructional videos at www. youtube.com/leereichfarmden. For more on local homes and gardens, go to Ulster Publishing’s homehudsonvalley.com.

Germantown Garden Club’s Open House this Saturday The Germantown Garden Club will host its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, December

8 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Old Parsonage, located at 52 Maple Avenue in Germantown. The event features a gingerbread house contest for kids, a holiday crafts boutique and sale of decorated fresh wreaths and centerpieces. Admission is free. For more information, call (518) 537-4868.

Winter Farmers’ Market returns to Uptown Kingston on Saturday The Kingston Farmers’ Winter Market returns on Saturday, December 7, with congressman Chris Gibson, City of Kingston mayor Shayne Gallo and other local dignitaries welcoming back the Winter Market. Also at the Market on opening day will be Catskill Mountain Music with holiday songs, and approximately 20 vendors with bread and baked goods, fresh fish, meat and eggs, fruits and vegetables, gourmet peanut butter, local wine and more.

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unrealistic headlines, urging folks to “See the shooting stars tonight.” People would then go out and see nothing. Similarly, the lunar penumbral eclipse six weeks ago was headlined, when in reality the Moon does not visibly change during such events. There is simply nothing to see.

I watched the comet’s appalling underachievement early, as my group of 87 enthusiasts on a Chilean mountaintop struggled to see any trace of it. Our first group on November 1 saw nothing at all. A week later, the second group did see it – as a large-but-unimpressive smudge in the constellation Virgo, at the first light of dawn. Good thing those nights had been preceded by hours of astounding, crowd-pleasing southern-sky wonders. The comet was really just an excuse to be there. (Hey, join us next year! We’re going again next October. Details soon on http://bermanastronomytours.com).

We’re used to ridiculous cover stories about the Sexiest Man Alive and stuff like that.

I hope my fellow science journalists start resisting that sort of sensationalism. That would be the nicest gift that the late, dead Comet ISON could leave us.

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

Kingston, the Market will continue on the first and third Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through April. For more information, visit www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org.

Society for Creative Anachronism’s Yule Feast in Kingston The Adonai Lodge at 48 Main Street in Highland will host the East Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism for its sixth annual Yule Feast on Saturday, December 14 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with uniquely medieval events for every member of the family. Enter an artistic or scientific creation or research at the A&S table, with prizes awarded. Youth submissions are welcomed and encouraged.

The Medieval Games will offer compe-

tition with others, and a small stage will be available for performances all day. The Yule Feast will feature a menu of “beast, boar and fowl” with accompaniments. For reservations, call (845) 706-4722 or visit www.eastkingdom.org.

Red Hook Historical Society Open House this Sunday The Elmendorph & Egbert Benson Historical Society will hold a Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 8 with mulled cider, cookies, handbellringing and other holiday music, fresh goodies from the oven and good cheer.

The Elmendorph Inn is located at 7562 North Broadway in Red Hook.

For more information, call (845) 7581920, e-mail redhookhistory@gmail. com or visit www.redhookhistory.com.

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Rondout Rep performs The Nutcracker and the Mouse King in New Paltz

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On Friday, December 6 at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, December 7 at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., The Nutcracker and the Mouse King will be performed at the Unison Arts Center. Tickets are available at the door for $15 general admission and $10 for ages 12 and under. Unison is located at 68 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz. For more information, visit http://rondoutrep. com.

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Celebration of Lights Festival in Poughkeepsie The Celebration of Lights Festival begins in Poughkeepsie with a parade at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, December 6 at Main Street and Garden Street, with the first tree-lighting on Main Street, near Market Street. The parade progresses down Main Street to Clover Street, with a second tree-lighting at Dongan Square Park. Fireworks follow at 7:15 p.m. along the Poughkeepsie waterfront.

Walkway over the Hudson’s December Member Moonwalk sets out from 6 to 8:30 p.m. from the Poughkeepsie side only, with the entrance located at 61 Parker Avenue. General admission is $5 per person, free for Walkway members and children under 16 accompanied by an adult.

The movie A Christmas Carol will be screened at 8 p.m. at the Bardavon, located at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie.

There will be a pre-movie concert on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ at 7:30 p.m. All seats cost $6.

There will also be a Family Day & Holiday Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, December 7 at 12 noon. Family Day entertainment includes Uncle Rock, Story Laurie, Santa Claus, the Two by Two Petting Zoo and more. Scavenger hunt registration is free and begins at 11 a.m. at Caffe Aurora, located at 145 Mill Street in Poughkeepsie.

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Ulster Ballet’s Nutcracker at UPAC in Kingston Across the river, the Ulster Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, December 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and $10 for members and groups of ten or more. UPAC is located at 601 Broadway in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 339-6088 or visit http://upac.org.

Frozendale Daze in Rosendale includes free Muppets movie One family-friendly highlight of Rosendale’s Main Street winter and shopping festival Frozendale Daze is A Muppet Christmas Carol, which will be screened for free at the Rosendale Theatre on Saturday, December 7 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Don’t you think the new generation needs more Muppets?

The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, call (845) 6588989 or visit http://rosendaletheatre. org.

Other activities along Main Street in-

clude cookie-decorating at the Rosendale Café, with live music by Shabbat and others; storytelling at the Rosendale Library; Santa and his elves; a hayride; a mac-and-cheese bakeoff at the Big Cheese and more. For more information about Frozendale, visit www.facebook.com/frozendaledaze.

Karen Pillsworth tells Stories of the Season at Kingston Library For some sweet Stories of the Season, stop by the Kingston Library on Saturday, December 7 at 10:30 a.m.

Karen Pillsworth has been performing in the Hudson Valley as a professional storyteller for many years, in theaters, schools, libraries and storytelling festivals, and has performed stories on National Public Radio as part of WAMC’s Storytelling Festival. Chosen as Kingston’s storyteller laureate in 2002, Pillsworth is regularly featured at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz. She is also a full-time teacher at George Washington Elementary School in Kingston.

This event is free and open to the public of all ages. The Kingston Library is located at 55 Franklin Street in Kingston.

For more information, call (845) 331-0507 or visit www.kingstonlibrary.org.

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mas Carol that’s also free of charge, check out the Crabgrass Puppet Theatre’s performance of Mr. Punch’s Christmas Carol on Saturday, December 7 at 11 a.m. in the James & Betty Hall Theatre at Dutchess County Community College, as part of its Family Festival Series.

Dutchess County Community College is located at 53 Pendell Road in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 431-8000 or visit http://sunydutchess. edu. To learn more about the performers, visit www.crabgrasspuppets.com.

Warm Up at the Washingtons’ in Newburgh I strongly recommend visiting Washington’s Headquarters. The interpreters are excellent, and there’s so much to see and learn about. And this Sunday, from 12 noon to 4 p.m., it’s free during the historic site’s Warm Up at the Washingtons’ event. In each room, a historic interpreter will share what life was like during that era and answer your questions, while the Salmagundi Consort plays period music.

Finish your visit with cookies and cider by an outdoor fire. This site is where I learned about the origin of the expression “red tape.”

Washington’s Headquarters is located at 84 Liberty Street in Newburgh. For more information, call (845) 562-1195 or visit http://nysparks.com.

Kingston Trolley: On Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8 from 12 noon to 4 p.m., ride the trolley with Santa for $2.

Newburgh Mall: Santa’s hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a .m. to 6 p.m.

The Mall is located at 1401 Route 300 in Newburgh. For more information, visit www.newburghmall.com.

P & G’s: Santa visits on Friday, December 6 from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, December 7 from 12 noon to 3 p.m., charging $5 per photo to support Rotary community service projects. The pub is located at 91 Main Street in New Paltz. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ nprotarian.

Poughkeepsie Galleria: Santa appears in lower Center Court Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Galleria is located at 2001 South Road in Poughkeepsie. For more information or to visit the interactive online Santa’s Village activity, visit www.poughkeepsiegalleriamall.com.

Sinterklaas: See the Dutch version of Santa Claus during the family-friendly daylong festival throughout Rhinebeck.

For more information, visit www.sinterklaasrhinebeck.com.

Trolley Museum of New York: On Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8 from 12 noon to 4 p.m., ride the trolley with Santa for $2. The Museum is located at 89 East Strand in Kingston. For more information, visit www.tmny.org.

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The Milton-Marlboro United Methodist Church is located at 112 Church Street in Milton. For more information, call (845) 795-2302 or visit http://mm-umc.com.

If you have kids, then bubbles are probably a part of your life in a way that they weren’t before becoming parents. Here’s a chance to see a bubble professional! On Friday, December 6 at 7 p.m., Jeff Boyer presents Bubble Trouble: An Interactive Bubble Show at George Washington Elementary School: “A bubble volcano! A bubble roller coaster! A kid in a bubble? Jeff Boyer takes bubbles to the max in this

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Hudson Valley Mall: Santa is on duty Monday through Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Santa has extended hours beginning December 16. The Mall is located at 1300 Ulster Avenue in Kingston. For more information, visit http://shophudsonvalleymall.com.

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Saint Nicholas Day activity in Fishkill Our Savior Lutheran Church is hosting a Saint Nicholas Day activity for children on Sunday, December 9 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.: “a chance for the kids to play and learn, and the parents to have a few hours of kid-free time!” The Church also has a family Advent service and potluck supper on Wednesday, December 11, with a festival of music with the congregation afterwards.

Our Savior Lutheran Church is located at 1400 Route 52 in Fishkill. For more information, call (845) 418-6752 or visit http://oursaviorlutheran.org.

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its family show: Stories Big and Small.

My kids really enjoyed this interactive show last year, and I can’t wait to take them again.

Stories Big and Small takes place on Saturday, December 7 at 4 p.m. in the historic Huguenot Street district in Deyo Hall, located at 6 Broadhead Avenue in New Paltz. Admission costs $8 suggested donation, and refreshments will be shared after the show. For more information, call (845) 255-7716 or visit http://hudsonriverplayback.org.

Rhinebeck hosts choral performance of Hansel and Gretel For 35 years, the not-for-profit Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society has delivered quality music to the Hudson Valley. On Sunday, December 8, the ensemble combines forces with the Graduate Vocal Arts Program of the Bard Conservatory of Music to present Hansel and Gretel, a free family concert. The show begins at 3 p.m. at the Parish Hall of the Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck. After the performance, stay for refreshments.

Families are invited to bring a nonperishable food item to be donated locally. The Church of the Messiah is located at 436 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. For more information, visit http://rhinebeckmusic.org.

Special Team for Unique Kids in Monticello With the motto, “Limits don’t define you; you define your limits,” Greco Sports and Activities in Monticello is running a Special Team for Unique Kids program beginning Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon through March 22. This coed program is free and is designed to be fun and challenging for special kids with unique needs from ages 8 to 18 years, with direction from Greco Sports staff and local volunteers. Each child receives a jersey and a trophy. For more information, call (845) 707-2826 or visit www.facebook.com/grecosports.

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fun and unique gift ideas: Winter Gift Sale: Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Hudson Valley Sudbury School, located at 84 Zena Road in Kingston. The sale features handmade items from local artists such as Cindy Hoose, children’s items, baked goods, soups and a craft raffle. For more information, call (845) 679-1002 or visit http://sudburyschool.com.

Annual Winter Faire: Sunday, December 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, located at 16 South Chestnut Street in New Paltz.

Highlights include an outdoor craft marketplace such as candle-dipping, musical performances, community sing-along, Star Penny Puppetry, barbecue, vegetarian offerings, sweet treats, roasted chestnuts and more. For more information, call (845) 255-0033 or visit www.mountainlaurel.org.

Blow Your Own Ornament: 15-minute appointments available Wednesdays through Sundays until January 5 at Hudson Beach Glass, located at 162 Main Street in Beacon. Open to ages 6

and up; you choose your own colors and work with master glassblowers John Gilvey or Kathleen Andersen to create your piece, which you can pick up the next day or have mailed to you, so it can cool. No experience is necessary. This is a fantastic experience for all ages, and the ornaments that our family made last year are incredibly gorgeous. Leave extra time to browse through the showroom and retail shop. For reservations or more information, call (845) 440-0068 or visit www. hudsonbeachglass.com.

Family of Woodstock needs holiday support You might be surprised by the number of people who have been on both the giving and receiving ends of charitable support. When friends have suddenly found themselves as single parents, chronically ill or lost their jobs, Family of Woodstock helped. When a friend began the journey of leaving an abusive relationship, Family’s Washbourne

House provided a safe refuge. The need is all year long. This holiday season, please remember Family and the Washbourne House during your shopping and year-end financial donations.

Family executive director Michael Berg, program director Kathy Welby-Moretti and their staff of employees and volunteers are directly assisting clients daily.

Their work strengthens our entire community. To learn more about Family or to make a contribution, call (845) 331-7080 or visit www.familyofwoodstockinc.org.

For more information about Family’s Washbourne House, including holiday wish lists for women and children, visit www.washbournehouse.com.

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Fair-trade coffee and tea from Equal Exchange and Endangered Species chocolate will be available. The Holiday Alternative Giving Fair also offers a variety of ways to support local and international efforts: A “Donation in Honor of ” opportunity benefits organizations including the Heifer Project, Habitat for Humanity, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) or the New Paltz United Methodist Church itself. Proceeds from the delicious and popular Cookie Walk will be matched by a donation to UMCOR. Buy One/Give One handmade items result in direct donations to charitable organizations. Purchases of the homemade jams and applesauce benefit Family of New Paltz. Luncheon purchases will be matched by a donation to Imagine No Malaria. Ecuadorian scarves and ponchos will be sold to support future mission work in Ecuador. And the following organizations will have tables: Washbourne House Domestic Violence Shelter, selling items donated by local artists; Creative Kids’ Cooperative, selling items to support the Washbourne House; Shanti Mandir, selling items for Shanti Hastkala, a women’s cooperative in India; the SUNY Student Christian Center, selling gift baskets; and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The Holiday Alternative Giving Fair takes place on Saturday, December 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Paltz United Methodist Church, located at 1 Grove Street in New Paltz. For more information about the event, to donate cookies or handcrafted goods or to volunteer, call (845) 691-1182 or visit http://newpaltzumc.org.

Elizabeth Mitchell channels Ruth Crawford Seeger in holiday LP Ever wish that you could carry that relaxed, cozy, fireside feeling with you wherever you go, especially during

the busy holiday season? Well, now you can! All you need is the new album The Sounding Joy: Christmas Songs in and out of the Ruth Crawford Seeger Songbook by Elizabeth Mitchell and Friends. In addition to husband Daniel Littleton and daughter Storey, Mitchell is joined by Natalie Merchant, Aoife O’Donovan, Amy Helm, John Sebastian, Dan Zanes, Happy Traum and many others, including special guest Peggy Seeger.

The songs for this album were drawn from and inspired by Ruth Crawford Seeger’s American Folk Songs for Christmas. Crawford Seeger was a notable composer as well as folk music specialist whose work helped to preserve folksongs as part of our country’s musical and cultural heritage. She was Peggy Seeger’s mother and Pete Seeger’s stepmother.

The Sounding Joy contains a variety of styles with terrific instrumentation, from harmonium and mandolin in “Baby Born Today” to harmonica and washboard in “Sing-a-Lamb” to harp in “Sing Hallelu,” each song capturing a particular feel as well as instant familiarity to the ear. Listening to this music is like bringing something back that you didn’t realize that you had lost track of.

With comments by Mitchell about each of the 24 songs, and reflections by Natalie Merchant and Daniel Littleton as well as Mitchell herself, the liner notes enhance the already-excellent album. Merchant says, “Elizabeth has interpreted these folk carols wonderfully; she sweetens them a bit but still preserves some of their grit.

It’s possible to hear echoes of work chants and field hollers in the call-and-response songs and low moans and whispers in the spirituals and ballads. These words, taken from the mouths of simple people, of farmhands, shop clerks and country preachers, are respectfully delivered in spare arrangements. Listen to the close vocal harmonies, the guitar, banjo, fiddle, drum and flute. These songs resonate in a deep part of us, calling out from the hinterlands of our American soul.”

The Sounding Joy is a natural fit into anyone’s musical library: soul food for all ages of mind, body and spirit. The roots style reminds me of a holiday-themed O Brother, Where Art Thou? I absolutely love this album, and I bet that you will, too. For more information or to access the link for a free sample track or album purchase, visit Mitchell’s website, http://youaremyflower.org.

Again, in Merchant’s words: “So, learn these songs and make them your own, grab your kids, sabotage your Internet

connection, throw your coat and mittens on, make yourselves a parade of revelers, bang wooden spoons on skillets and dance around your neighbor’s house, bring some light to these darkest days of the year – know that you belong to this music, and this music belongs to you!”

Ashokan Center hosts Winter Holiday Festival You can hear Elizabeth Mitchell perform some of her music from The Sounding Joy at this weekend’s Winter Holiday Festival at the Ashokan Center. The Center is also where Mitchell’s new music video of “Baby Born Today” was filmed, which you can see on www.facebook.com/elizabethmitchellandyouaremyflower.

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8AM-4PM 2013 Fall Tax Practitioner Institute.

Representatives from the IRS and New York State Department of Taxation & Finance will present information on tax updates and other timely topics. There will be opportunities for questions and answers. RSVP by 12/2. Info: 257-2930. SUNY New Paltz, Student Union Building, Room 62/63, New Paltz, $100.

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, 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 Fit After Fifty with Diane Collelo. Strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock.

10 AM “A Christmas Carol.” Ulster Ballet Company invites students and senior citizens to a special performance. Info: shoessox@aol.com or 283-3809. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston, $5.

11AM Holocaust Remembrance Program.

Presented by Students from The SUNY Orange Honors Program’s Holocaust Seminar. The students will share stories from Holocaust survivors that they interviewed as part of their seminar work. Info: heidi.weber@sunyorange. edu or 341-4375. SUNY Orange, Gilman Center for International Education, Middletown, free.

1 PM-3 PM Minnewaska Preserve - Homeschoolers: Nature Collages. For 7 to 12 year old children. Make art, using materials from the natural world. Pre-registration is required.

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

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. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

1:30PM-2:15PM Free Lunchtime Meditation Group. On-going, Thurs, 1:30-2:15pm. Open to all levels, weekly guided meditation and relaxation exercises. Donations welcome. Web: www. lindamlaurettalcsw.com. Serenity Counseling Center, 101 Hurley Ave, Kingston.

3PM-4PM Gardiner Library Book Club. Open

to the public. Web: www.gardinerlibrary.org.

Gardiner Library, Gardiner, 255-1255.

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.

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3:30PM-4:30PM Chess Club. Ages 8-Adult. Led

by Merrie Zaretsky. Learn to play or improve your skills. You don’t need to sign up for these on-going sessions. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

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3:30PM Book Explorers. For ages 4 & up. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, 338-5580.

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

4PM “Learn About Local Owls!” Learn about the unique features that make up local owls: their habitats, behavior. Space is limited for this program and advance registration is required.

Info: germantownlibraryevents@yahoo or 537-5800.

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4PM-5PM Culinary Workshop. Introduces children to some basic math skills, measurements, and kitchen safety. (Food allergy information must be provided at time of sign up.) For students in kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades.Web: www. miltonlib.org. Sarah Hull Hallock (Milton) Free Library, 56-58 Main St, Milton, 795-2200.

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

4PM-7PM Free Holistic Community Clinic.

Providing Massage, Shiatsu, Acupuncture, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Reiki, Matrix Energetics, Somatic Experiencing, EFT, Homeopathy, Reflexology. No appointments necessary. Parish Hall, Main St, Phoenicia, 688-2323.

4PM-7PM Healthcare is a Human Right Free Holistic Community Clinic. Info: www.phoeniciahealingarts.com. Parish Hall, Phoenicia.

5:30PM-6:30PM Tai Chi with Martha Cheo.

Beginners/Mixed. Web: www.unisonarts.org.

Unison Arts Center, New Paltz, $13, 255-1559.

6PM-7PM Public Sitting & Walking Meditation at Sky Lake. Meets every Tuesday, 6-7pm.

Meditation instruction available. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 658-8556 or www. skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6:30PM-8:30PM Tasty Tunes Weekly Open Mic (music and spoken word). Every Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm. Sign-up at 6pm. Taste Budds Café, 40 West Market St, Red Hook, free, 860-8238605.

6:30PM-7:30PM Tai Chi with Martha Cheo.

Advanced. Web: www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, New Paltz, $13, 255-1559.

7PM-8:30PM Men’s Group. Meets every Thursday, 7-8:30pm. Meetings rotate between group discussions, social evenings and special events.

Free admission. 331-5300 or Katherine@lgbtq-

Hudson Valley Gamelans and the Music Program at Bard College present

An Evening of Balinese Music and Dance with Hudson Valley Balinese Gamelan Orchestras Giri Mekar and Chandra Kanchana

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Books, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

7PM-9PM Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Annual Meeting. Dina Falconi, author of “Foraging and Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook” is the featured speaker.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston.

12PM Marbletown Senior Citizens Group.

Community Center, 3775 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 626-3023.

7PM Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry.

Featuring Pat Lamanna & Rick Ahneman, Kevin McDaniel & Sara Hulse, and Giles Malkine. Info: 687-2699. High Falls Café, Stone Dock Golf Club, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

7PM Reading of the Work of Jacques Lacan.

Moderated by Dr. Anna McLellan, member of the Apres-Coup Psychoanalytic Association.

Subject: Lacan’s Seminar V: The Unconscious.

Reg rqrd. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinebeck.

7PM Live @ The Falcon. Anne McCue. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM-9PM Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal (Thursdays, 7-9pm). Mid-Hudson Valley’s new gay and lesbian chorus needs you. No auditions, and sight reading not required. Soprano, alto, tenor, bass—all voices needed. Rehearsals every other Thursday. Info: rainbowchorus1@gmail.com or 679-2135. $10 per rehearsal. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

7PM-11PM Best Open Mic in Hudson Valley.

No cover. Primo’s, 1554 Rt 44/55, Clintondale, 883-6112.

7:30PM Student Dance Concert. Senior Projects in dance, representing a culmination of four years of work by the graduating seniors in the Bard Dance Program. Info: www.fishercenter.bard. edu or 758-7900 Bard College, Richard B.Fisher Center, Annandale-on-Hudson.

7:30PM-9:30PM Life Drawing Sessions. Tuesday and Thursdays, on-going. Web: www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $13 /per class, $48 /4 classes, 255-1559.

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

9PM The Trapps. Full band. Info: 331-2739.

Keegan Ales, 20 St James St, Kingston.

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Holiday Open House in Uptown Kingston.

Stockings and little stuffers will be given to the first 1, 000 visitors to the Uptown Kingston Stockade District Holiday Open House. Parade starts at the County Courthouse on Wall St. Meet Santa Claus and enjoy strolling carolers, refreshments, a raffle, roasted chestnuts and horse-andbuggy rides. Info: kubainfo@kingstonuptown.org or www.kingstonuptown.org Kingston.

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9AM -3PM Annual Holiday Fair (12/6 12/7).

Huge variety of Theme Gift Baskets and Holiday Yard Sale items Katsbaan Church Hall,1800 Old Kings Highway Saugerties.

Dr. Pete Steele and Shoko Yamamuro Artistic Director I Nyoman Suadin and a cast of 40+ musicians

10AM-12PM Family Clay Day. Ornaments & Candle Holders. Info: 658-9133. Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Ln, Rosendale, free.

With a special opening performance by

10:30AM Toddler Tales Storytime. For ages 2-3. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, 338-5580.

Bard College ~ Olin Auditorium

Dr. Dorcinda Knauth and her Sundanese Degung ensemble Gamelan Sekar Mawar Suggested donation $10. Bard students, staff, faculty and kids 16 & under are free.

Reservations are not necessary. For more information visit our FB page: Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana at Bard College or call 845 688-7090

11:30AM-4:30PM Past Life Regression and Angelic Channeling Sessions facilitated by Margaret Doner. Recover past life memories to assist you in uncovering karma and motivations that guide your present life in orderto heal past wounds and better understand your life’s purpose.

679-2100. $125 for 90 minute session. Mirabai

12:05PM Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

1PM-3PM Family Clay Day. Ornaments & Candle Holders. Info: 658-9133. Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Ln, Rosendale, free.

3PM-7PM Catskill Fiber Celebration. A juried sale of fiber art by local artisans with ongoing demonstrations of various fiber techniques: spinning, weaving, felting & rug hooking. Info: 246-2203. Woodstock Firehouse, 443 Zena Rd, Woodstock.

3PM-5PM Anime Club. Get to know others who enjoy anime and manga as much as you do! Watch anime, read manga, look at art books, cosplay, and more. Age 13 and older and adults Sarah Hull Hallock (Milton) Free Library, 56-58 Main St, Milton, 795-2200.

3:30PM AfterSchool Crafts. For ages 8-12.

Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, 338-5580.

5PM-8PM The Snowflake Festival in Uptown Kingston. Presented by KUBA. Santa and his Elves, horse and buggy rides, a Holiday Treasure Map for children with stocking stuffers along the way, Holiday treats. Holiday Parade begins at 5pm. Info: www.kingstonuptown.org. Deitz Stadium, Kingston.

5PM - 8PM Holiday Open House in Uptown Kingston.Stockings and little stuffers will be given to the first 1,000 visitors to the Uptown Kingston Stockade District Holiday Open House.

Follow the balloons for complimentary goodies.

The parade starts at the County Courthouse on Wall Street. Meet Santa Claus and enjoy strolling carolers, refreshments, a raffle, roasted chestnuts and horse-and-buggy rides throughout Uptown Kingston between Clinton, North Front, Main and Green Streets in the historic Stockade District. For more information, e-mail kubainfo@ kingstonuptown.org or visit www.kingstonuptown.org or Kingston Uptown Business Association on www.facebook.com.

5PM Lantern Making Workshop. Followed by a magical lantern walk on the front lawn during the Woodstock Open House. Info: 679-2213 or woodstocklibrarykids@gmail.com or www.woodstock. org. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

5PM-7PM Preview Party: 14th Annual 5 x 7 Show. Exhibits through 1/5/2014. All proceeds support Byrdcliffe’s Exhibition Program. Info: info@woodstockguild.org or 679-2079. Kleinert/ James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock.

5PM-8PM Allagash Brewing Company Tap Takeover. Grand Cru Beer & Cheese Market, 6384 Mill St, Rhinebeck, 876-6992.

5PM-8PM Festival of Lights at Senate House State Historic Site. The site will be decked out in an impressive display of lights, and there will be hot apple cider, roasted chestnuts, carolers, and horse and carriage rides throughUptown Kingston. Info: 338-2786. Senate House State Historic Site, 296 Fair St, Kingston.

5PM-9PM Holiday Open House. Stop by for warmth and welcome, holiday refreshments, music, and some special gifts during Uptown Kingston’s holiday celebration. Info: 331-5300.

Appuzzo Hall, LGBTQ Community Center, Kingston.

5PM-9PM 32nd Annual Woodstock Holiday Open House will take place all throughout the village of Woodstock with holiday music, carolers, treats, holiday window displays, raffles. For more information, call 679-6234, e-mail info@ woodstockchamber.com or visit www.woodstock-

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included The Five Tibetan Rites (Tibetan Yoga). An Introduction (background and demonstration). Led by Robin Tosky, a certified Karuna Reiki Master Teacher (12/7,10am-12pm). Daily exercises believed to be a traditional practice of Tibetan monks. Breathing is coordinated with movement, stimulating the energy centers and entire endocrine system, enhancing strength and health, maximizing youthfulness and vibrancy. $25 suggested donation.

Also offered The Five Tibetan Rites (Tibetan Yoga). The complete exercise practice, without the introduction contained in the morning class.

Led by Robin Tosky, a certified Karuna Reiki Master Teacher(12/7,2pm). Daily exercises believed to be a traditional practice of Tibetan monks. Breathing is coordinated with movement, stimulating the energy centers and entire endocrine system, enhancing strength and health, maximizing youthfulness and vibrancy. $25 suggested donation. The Tibetan Center, 875 Route 28, Kingston. Registration requested. 383-1774 or info@tibetancenter.org.

Media Magic Filmmaking Inten-

sive Workshop (12/9-12/20), 3:30pm-5:30pm). A free two-week, accelerated filmmaking workshop for teens, 13-19, with the goal of developing quality entries for CMP’s upcoming Reel Expressions film festival and a chance to win $500. Register: 485-4480, Children’s Media Project, 42 Catherine St, Poughkeepsie.

American Heart Association Pediatric 1st Aid CPR AED Course. $100 and includes the textbook and materials. Pre-registration and payment are required by calling: 475-9742. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, 45 Reade Pl, Poughkeepsie.

Ulster/Dutchess (NYUD) Christmas Bird Count. Centered in Glasco, Ulster County. The count circle is nearly bisected by the Hudson River and includes parts of Ulster, Dutchess, Greene, and Columbia Counties. Reg reqrd. Info: forsythnature@aol.com.

Audition Notice: Performing Arts of Woodstock production of The Importance of Being Earnest (12/7 & 12/8, 12:30-2pm). Rehearsals begin in mid-February, performances will be in late March. Director: Bob McBroom

All roles are open and age adjustable.

Sides available. 679-7900. Community Center, Woodstock.

Upcoming Cookie Walk (12/14, 9am-12pm). The Women’s Fellowship of the Reformed Church of Shawangunk will once again tempt you with their cookies. Homemade cookies of all kinds at affordable prices . $6/ per pound. 895-2952. Women’s FellowshipReformed Church of Shawangunk, 1166 Hoagerburgh Rd, Cty. Rt. 18, Wallkill.

Sign-Up Now! Bus trip to New York City(12/14). Drop-off and pick-up is at Times Square. Hosted by The Knights of Columbus and Columbiettes of St. Joseph’s Church in New Paltz . Enjoy a day in the city doing whateveryou choose (shop, see a play, see the city sights). $30 per person round trip. The bus will depart from New Paltz at 8am and leave New York City at 6:30pm.

Info & resv: 255-1040 or 255-8315.

New Paltz.

Free Hypnosis Weight Control Wo rk s h o p l e d b y Fray d a Kafka,certified hypnotist. Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm dates: (1/8, 2/5, 3/5,

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Hayrides, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park.

5 PM Lantern Making Workshop. Led by Wendy Weinrich founder of Mountain Top Waldorf School. Info: mountaintopschool.com or 389-7322. Mountain Top Waldorf School, 68 Band Camp Rd, Saugerties.

6PM 3rd Tricky Tray For Technology. Calling begins at 7:30pm. Over 100 Baskets to be raffled (worth$25 - $99). Special grand prize table with prizes valued over $100. 50/50 and Door prizes.

To raise money to outfit the schoolwith the latest in technology for education. Info: 247-6572.

Saugerties High School, Cafeteria, 310 Washington Avenue Extension, Saugerties, $20 /a sheet.

6PM-8:30PM Walkway Celebration of Lights & Stargazing. Fireworks display. Before and after the fireworks, Mid Hudson Astronomical Association members will be on-hand with telescopes for stargazing and a scale model of the solar system.

Info: www.walkway.org or www.midhudsonastro. org. Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, $5.

6PM Rondout Repertory Theatre Company’s Young Actors Troupe presents The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, E. T. A. Hoffman’s original story! Actors come from Kingston and New Paltz/Gardiner, and range from age 8 to 14.

Tickets:$15/ adults, $10/ children 12 & under.

Info: www.RondoutRep.com. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

6PM 44th Annual Winters Eve Gala. A celebration to recognize the leadership and dedication of St. Benedict Award Recipients. Cocktail reception will be followed by dinner and an evening of dancing to the sounds of Bill’s Toupee. Silent Auction. Info: 334-3017. Diamond Mills Hotel and Tavern, Saugerties, $195.

6PM-9PM Artists’ Reception: Blue Rock by Barn Door. New Work by Robert Petersen. Exhibits through 1/19/2014. Info: www.ihgallery.com or 347-387-3212. Imogen Holloway Gallery, 81 Partition St, Saugerties.

4/2, 5/7, 6/4, 2014). Sponsored by the Oncology Support Program of the HealthAlliance of theHudson Valley.

To register: call Doris 339-2071 or email: Doris.Blaha@hahv.org or www.CallTheHypnotist.com. Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston.

Notice: Mountaintop Lyme Disease Support Group. For info. mountaintoplyme@gmail.com. Hunter Public Library, Hunter.

Enter Now! Celebration of Lights Photo contest! Enter a 5x7 photo in the contest by 1/24/14. A complete list of rules can be found at www. saugertiespubliclibrary.org. Open to all Saugerties Public Library patrons.

Saugerties Public Library, Washington Ave, Saugerties.

Low-cost spay/neuter clinics for cats – December 2, 9, and 16, Newburgh; December 10, and 17, Monroe; December 11, and 18, Middletown; December 5, Port Jervis. Performed by appointment only, by NY state licensed veterinarians of The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.) mobile clinic. $70 per cat includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, and nail trim. Newburgh residents, only $10 per cat. Mamakating residents, only $25 per cat. Also available for an additional fee: distemper vaccine, flea treatment, deworming, and microchipping. 855-754-7100.

Parade and Family Day & Fireworks. The parade will commence at 6:30 pm at the corner of Main and Garden Streets and proceed to the evening’s first Christmas tree lighting on Main, near Market. The Celebration of Lights Parade is led by Poughkeepsie mayor John Tkazyik, and Santa Claus will end the procession on a City of Poughkeepsie Fire Engine. There will be a fireworks display along the Poughkeepsie’s waterfront at 7:15 pm Walkway over the Hudson’s December Moonwalk will be held during the Celebration of Lights event on Friday from 6-8:30 pm (from the

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Hot Lunches Served! Ulster County Senior Nutrition / Dining Program. Sponsored by Ulster County’s Office for The Aging. Hot meals offered,Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 11:30am-noon. Please call the site between 10 a.m. and 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.

There is no set cost, but a suggested daily donation of $3.00 is requested.

Kingston Mid-town Neighborhood Center,467 Broadway,Kingston, 336-7112.

Donations Needed! The Alternative Gift Fair. A benefit for Family’s Domestic Violence Shelter. All proceeds from sale will be for the shelter. Deadline for donations is 11/29. New Paltz, 256-9233.

Bridge Music Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie and Johnson-Iorio Park, Highland. Original music by Joseph Bertolozzi using only the sounds of the Mid Hudson Bridge, playing on 95.3FM year-round in the parks. The Listening Stations on the Mid Hudson Bridge will return in April, 2011. Free and open to the public. Contact www.

JosephBertolozzi.com for map and info.

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6:30PM-7:30PM Celtic Harp Concert with “Meryn.” Performance will coincide with Woodstock’s Holiday Open House. 679-2100. Mirabai Books, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

6:30PM 20th Annual Celebration of Lights Parade and Fireworks. Dozens of handmade lanterns in procession. The procession culminates at Donegan Square Park with a Tree Lighting Ceremony and Fireworks. Info: www.bardavon. org.

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6PM-8PM A Frosty Fest: A Spectacular Festival of Holiday Lights. Enchanted forest with animated light displays, glistening gardens, magical mansion, Santa’s North Pole, Frosty’s Adventures - a 3-D experience -, 30-ft. train, stage shows, food, cafes, gift shops. Info: www. afrostyfest.com or 339-2666. Headless Horseman

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6:30PM-9:30PM Free Child Safety Seat Checks/ Installation. On the first Friday of every month.

Appointments are recommended. Beekman Fire House, 316 Beekman Poughquag Rd, La Grangeville, free, 475-9742.

7PM Doug Wilson, the Emmy-winning producer and director of ABC’s Wide World of Sports presents The World Was Our Stage. Info: 246-5775.

Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, New Paltz.

7PM Gail Straub and Carol Zaloom present Reveil and the Old One At the Edge of the World, an adult fairytale about a young woman on a quest. Info: 255-8300. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church St, New Paltz.

ALMANAC WEEKLY 7:30PM A Christmas Carol. All performances will be followed by a Winter Wonderland reception with Carolers, refreshments, meet-and-greet with Dickens characters, and a visit by Santa.

Info: www.WoodstockPlayhouse.org or 679-6900.

Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $40, $36, $32.

8PM An Evening of Balinese Music and Dance with Hudson Valley Balinese Gamelan Orchestras Giri Mekar and Chandra Kanchana.Featuring Guest Artists and Balinese Aficionados Dr. Pete Steele and Shoko Yamamuro, Artistic Director I Nyoman Suadin and a cast of 40+ musicians. With a special opening performance byDr. Dorcinda Knauthand her Sundanese Degung ensembleGamelan Sekar Mawar. Reservations not necessary. Info: 688-7090 or pillasdp@hvc. rr.com. Bard College, Olin Humanities Building, Annandale-on-Hudson, $10/suggested donation, free /Bard students, staff, faculty and kids 16 & under - w/Bard ID. 8PM Vassar College Jazz Ensembles. James Osborn, director. Info: www.music.vassar.edu/ concerts or 437–7319. Vassar College, Skinner Hall, Poughkeepsie.

7PM The Gemini Series: “A Christmas Carol.”

Presented by Theater-on-the Road: Murder Café.

SUNY Columbia-Greene, Arts Center Theater, Hudson, $8, $6 /senior/student, 518-828-4181 x 3342.

8PM Community Playback Theatre Improvisations of audience stories. Info: 691-4118. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $10, 691-4118.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Allstar Tribute to Roy Buchanan w/ Jim Weider, Arlen Roth & Danny Kortchmar. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

8PM Murder on the Nile. Agatha Christie’s famous mystery play based on her 1937 novel Death on the Nile. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org or 876-3080. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt. 308, Rhinebeck, 876-3080, $22, $20.

7PM Presentation/ Book Signing: Verlyn Klinkenborg, author of More Scenes from the Rural Life, compiles his musings on everything from raising Tamworth pigs to the rewards of physical labor. Info: 677-7600 x 121. Cary Institute, 2801 Sharon Tnpk, Millbrook.

7PM-8:30PM “My Inspiring Trip to the Occupied West Bank” Jeff Cohen, acclaimed media critic and founder of FAIR, will speak about his recent trip to Palestine. Screening of a 25 minute film is seen from the perspective of the Palestinian teenager. Info: Jane.toby7@gmail.com or 518-678-2076. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

7PM-9PM Star Nation Sacred Circle. Discussion group for experiencers of the paranormal. Meets every 1st Friday, 7-9pm. Open to all dreamers, contactees, abductees, ET Ambassadors & those interested inacknowledging the extraterrestrial presence on earth. Bring a drink, snack to share & a comfortable lawn chair to sit under the stars afterwards for a UFO watch. Center for Symbolic Studies, 475 River Rd. Ext, Tillson, 331-2662.

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.

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

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

7PM-8:30PM “My Inspiring Trip to the Occupied West Bank” Jeff Cohen, acclaimed media critic and founder of FAIR, will speak about his recent trip to Palestine. Screening of a 25 minute film is seen from the perspective of the Palestinian teenager. Info: Jane.toby7@gmail.com or 518-678-2076. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

7PM-8:15PM Managing Holiday Stress Workshop. Info: 255-1255 or www.gardinerlibrary.org.

Led by Jeff Schneider, MSW. This workshop will address these issues as well as Seasonal Affective Disorder, worry about holiday spending, fear of over indulging in food, drugs or alcohol, or worrying about family gatherings. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner.

7PM More Scenes from the Rural Life. Verlyn Klinkenborg’s regular New York Times column, The Rural Life, has been running since 1997.

Info: www.caryinstitute.org. Cary Institute, 2801 Sharon Turnpike, Millbrook.

7:15PM “Hannah and Her Sisters” (1986). Starring Woody Allen, Michael Caine and Mia Farrow.

Directed by Mr. Allen. Discussion to follow. Info: 229-7791. Hyde Park Library Annex, Hyde Park, 229-7791.

7:30PM Ulster Ballet’s Annual Holiday Performance: A Christmas Carol. Info: www.bardavon.org. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston.

7:30PM Bardavon Marshall & Sterling Friday Film Series: A Christmas Carol (1951). British adaptation stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge. Web: www.bardavon.org. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $6, 473-2072.

7:30PM Student Dance Concert. Senior Projects in dance, representing a culmination of four years of work by the graduating seniors in the Bard Dance Program. Info: www.fishercenter. bard.edu or 758-7900 Bard College, Richard B. Fisher Center, Annandale-on-Hudson.

8PM Wild Swan Band. The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

8PM-11PM DJ Dance Party Fundraiser for MidHudson Chapter of Amnesty International to support our campaigns to free prisoners of conscience. Michael Wilcock, a DJ of Dave Leonard’s JTD Productions, will be spinning amix of funk, soul, top 40, classics and some surprises.

Donation $10. Info: vhttp://bit.ly/1aPCAyR. Rosendale Café, Rosendale.

8PM From Stage to Screen presents“Tis the Season” Info: 691-1000. Highland School, 320 Pancake Hollow Rd, Highland, $8.

8PM Live Music. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484.

9PM CKS (Randy Ciarlante / Bruce Katz / Scott Sharrard). Web: 679-4406 or bearsvilletheater@ gmail.com or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $20.

10PM-12AM Friday Night Open Mic. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 647-9475.

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First Saturday Opening Night Gallery Receptions. From Uptown’s Historic Stockade District, through Midtown’s Industrial District, to Downtown’s Historic Rondout Waterfront District.

Info: www.KingstonHappenings.org. Kingston.

Mid-Hudson ADK Outing: Minnewaska Hike or Snow Shoe or Ski. Depending on conditions.

Leader: Pete McGinnis, 454-4428. pmcgin1@aol. com. Length and route to be determined. Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org. New Paltz.

Mid-Hudson ADK Outing: Harriman State Park. Leader: Tom Amisson, Tamisson@aol. com. Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org. New Paltz.

Sinterklaas Celebration in Rhinebeck. A daylong, colorful celebration of dance, theatre and music all over the village. Info: www.sinterklaasrhinebeck.com. Village of Rhinebeck Enter Now! Celebration of Lights Photo contest! Enter a 5x7 photo in the contest by 1/24/14. A complete list of rules can be found at www.saugertiespubliclibrary.org. Open to all Saugerties Public Library patrons. Saugerties Public Library, Washington Ave, Saugerties.

7AM The Girl’s Community Club Annual New York City Bus Trip. Reservations and info: 246-5652. Big Lots parking lot, Rte. 212, Saugerties, $33.

8AM Exercise for a Cause & Zumba for Food.

Participate in aerobics, strength training, step aerobics and Zumba classes. All it will cost you is a donation of non-perishable food items that will go to our neighbors in need and local food pantries. Info: 255-9317. New Paltz Elks Lodge, 290 Route 32 S, New Paltz.

9 AM Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge.

246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties.

9AM Christmas Bazaar. Santa’s Attic & Bake Sale. Offering crafts, gift shop, & lunch. United Reformed Church, Bloomington, 331-7099.

9AM-3PM Annual Holiday Fair. Huge variety of theme gift baskets and holiday yard sale items.

Info: 399-8339. Katsbaan Church Hall, 1800 Old Kings Highway, Saugerties.

7:30PM “West Point Holiday.” Featuring The West Point Band. Info: www.westpointband.com.

West Point, Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point, free.

9AM-10:30AM Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, Saturdays 9-10:30am. All are welcome. No charge. 679-8800. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (A-Frame), 2578 Rt 212, Woodstock, free.

7:30PM Holiday Music Celebration. Performance coincides with The Snowflake Festival.

Teri Roiger will be singing and playing songs of the season as well as featuring some of her Vocal Jazz students.$10/adults, $5/w/student ID. Info: www.BSPKingston.com or 481-5158. BSP Lounge, 323 Wall St, Kingston.

9AM-2PM HollyDay Bazaar. Attic treasures, baked goods, books, candy, crafts, jewelry, swags/ wreaths & toys. Food available. Info: redhookumc@hvc.rr.com or redhookumc.org. United Methodist Church of Red Hook, 4 Church St, Red Hook.

9AM-1PM Annual Cookie Walk and Crafts Sale.

Hosted by the Women of Atonement Lutheran Church. Homemade Christmas cookies - $9/ pound. Decorations, centerpieces and gifts. Coffee is free. Atonement Lutheran Church, 100 Market St, Saugerties.

9AM-3PM The Alternative Gift Fair. A benefit for Family’s Domestic Violence Shelter - The Washbourne House. All proceeds from sale will be for the shelter. Offering homemade soup, cookies, handmade gifts and one-of a kind artwork. United Methodist Church, Grove St, New Paltz, 256-9233.

9AM -2PM Buy Nothing Day at New Paltz Quaker Friends’ Meetinghouse (12/1 & 12/6).

This “anti-Black Friday” event is for those who do not believe in the over-commercialization of the holiday season, those who believe in recycling and re-gifting and those who are out of work or otherwise financially strapped. All goods are free. Refreshments and free gift wrapping will also be available. If you have giftable, like-new, gently-used items- (clothing, toys, kitchen or household items, books, etc.) that you would care to donate to this event, please bring them 12/1,11:30am-12:30pm & 12/6, 6-8pm; to arrange a different pickup time call 658-2027. New Paltz Friends’ Meetinghouse, 8 North Manheim Blvd, New Paltz.

9AM -3PM Christmas Bazaar. Featuring Santa’s Attic, bake sale, crafts, gift shop & lunch (kitchen open 10am-3pm). Handicap accessible. United Reformed Church, Bloomington, 331-7099.

9AM -3PM Annual Holiday Fair (12/6 12/7).

Huge variety of Theme Gift Baskets and Holiday Yard Sale items Katsbaan Church Hall,1800 Old Kings Highway Saugerties.

9 AM Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge.

246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties.

9AM Red Cross Drive, Crafts Fair & Chili Festival in Pine Hill! American Red Cross Blood Drive from 9am-2pm. Crafts Fair and Chili Festival from 9am-4pm. Jaime DeForest will be on hand with her renowned chili and decorative bowls to purchase and then fill with chili to eat.

All the “fixin’s” and baked goods and beverages will be available. Info: 254-5469 or e-mail info@ pinehillcommunitycenter.org. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill .

10AM-3PM Craft/Gift Basket/Bake Sale. A variety of arts and crafts as well as many different gift baskets for sale. Coffee and tea will be available. Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St, Saugerties.

10AM-2PM Kingston Farmers’ Winter Market.

Catskill Mountain Music Together will be leading the crowd with favorite holiday songs. Offering bread & baked goods, fresh fish, meat & eggs, fruits & vegetables, gourmet peanut butter & local wine. The Market will continue on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10am -2pm through April. Info: www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org. Old Dutch Church, Bethany Hall, 272 Wall St, Kingston.

10AM-4PM Highland PTSA Craft Fair. Info: www. highland-k12.org. Highland High School, 320 Pancake Hollow Rd, Highland.

10AM-3PM Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: Giants Ledge and Panther Mountain. Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. A strenuous, 7-mile hike led by John Kenney (436-6046). Call the hike leader for time.

Route 47 Trailhead, Big Indian.

10AM-3PM Annual Museum Shop Holiday Sale.

New children’s section, delftware, local history books, ornaments and much more. Refreshments served! Info: 338-5184. Hurley Heritage Society Museum, 52 Main St, Hurley.

10AM-12PM A Child’s Christmas at Clermont.

The Livingston family’s Colonial-Revival mansion celebrates children’s holiday traditions of the era.

For children ages 3–10. Info: 518-537-4240 or friendsofclermont.org . Clermont Historic Site, Clermont.

10AM-5PM Unison Arts Center’s 23rd Annual Holiday Crafts Fair. Handcrafted gift items, ceramics, jewelry, leatherwork, woodwork, children’s clothing, wreaths, blown glass. Info: www. unisonarts.org or 255-1559. Unison, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

10AM-10:30AM Holiday Stories for children with Miss Annie. Rosendale Library, 264 Main St, Rosendale.

10AM-6PM Catskill Fiber Celebration. A juried sale of fiber art by local artisans with ongoing demonstrations of various fiber techniques: spinning, weaving, felting & rug hooking. Info: 246-2203. Woodstock Firehouse, 443 Zena Rd, Zena.

10AM-12PM The Five Tibetan Rites (Tibetan Yoga). An Introduction (background and demonstration). With Led by Robin Tosky, a certified Karuna Reiki Master Teacher. Daily exercises believed to be a traditional practice of Tibetan monks. Breathing is coordinated with movement, stimulating the energy centers and entire endocrine system, enhancing strength and health, maximizing youthfulness and vibrancy. $25 suggested donation. Please also see the 2 pm class. The Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston.

Registration requested. 383-1774 or info@tibetancenter.org.

10AM-2PM Fiber Fanatics Craft Fair. Handcrafted fashions, quality home goods, unique gifts and more, made by the artists of Fiber Fanatics. Info: 331-5300. LGBTQ Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston, free.

10AM-1PM Library Holiday Book Sale. Wood-

December 5, 2013 stock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock, 679-2213.

10AM-3PM Annual Museum Shop Holday Sale.

New children’s section, delftware, local history books, ornaments and much more. Refreshments served! Info: 338-5184. Hurley Heritage Society Museum, 52 Main St, Hurley.

10AM-12PM SUNY Ulster holds prospective Student Day. High school students and their families will have the opportunity to experience SUNY Ulster at the college’s prospective student day. Contact the admissions office to reserve a seat at 687-5022 or reserve online at www.sunyulster.edu/Visit. College Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall, Stone Ridge.

10AM-3PM The Stone Ridge Library Holiday Bazaar. Many talented local authors who will be on hand in the Reference room to visit and sign their books. A portion of the day’s proceeds will benefit the library. Info: 687-8726 or .www. stoneridgelibrary.org Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St. (Rt. 209), Stone Ridge.

10 AM-3 PM Annual Christmas Craft, Gift Basket and Bake Sale. A wide assortment of arts and crafts, as well as many different delicious gift baskets for sale. Coffee & tea will be available both days, along with a bake sale. Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St, Saugerties.

10AM-2PM Teen Geek Squad. Patrons will receive one-on-one technology assistance from one of the library’s teen geeks, who can show them everything from navigating the internet to how to set up new devices. Call ahead of time to schedule an appointment or simply drop in. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook, 758-3241.

10AM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Decorate for the Birds. Learn about common winter birds that you might see at your bird feeder. Create a fun and simple bird feeder to decorate an outdoor tree that will feed the birds too!Info: www.hhnaturemuseum.org or 534-5506 x204. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Muser Dr, Cornwall, $7, $5 /child.

10AM-3PM Rosendale Library Holiday Book & Gift Sale. Wonderful lightly used books for the whole family. Holiday decorations and ornaments. Small gift items. Cookies. Rosendale Library, 264 Main St, Rosendale.

10AM Holiday Extravaganza – A Full Weekend of Holiday Fun. Shop Local at the 2-day Holiday Market (12/7 & 12/8). Info: 607-326-7908 or www.roxburyartsgroup.org . This event will feature a two-day Artist and ArtisansMarket, performances throughout each day on the main stage, holiday treats, caroling, a performance of ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ Radio Play, and Santa!

All is free, except performance tickets. Roxbury Arts Center, Roxbury.

10AM Holiday Gift Fair. Hosted by The Woodstock Elementary School PTA. Local artists and vendors will sell their wares, and there will be raffles and a silent auction. Refreshments will be available. Info: 251-1049 or e-mail ptawoodstock@gmail.com. Woodstock Elementary School, Rt 375, Woodstock.

10AM-2PM Teen Geek Squad. Patrons will receive one-on-one technology assistance from one of the library’s teen geeks, who can show them everything from navigating the internet to how to set up new devices. Call ahead oftime to schedule an appointment or simply drop in. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook, 758-3241.

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 Kingston Farmers’ Winter Market.

Catskill Mountain Music Together will be leading the crowd with favorite holiday songs. Offering bread & baked goods, fresh fish, meat & eggs, fruits & vegetables, gourmet peanut butter & local wine. The Market will continue on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10am -2pm through April. Info: www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org. Bethany Hall, Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St, Kingston.

10AM-3PM Rosendale Library Holiday Book & Gift Sale. Wonderful lightly used books for the whole family. Holiday decorations and ornaments. Small gift items. Cookies. Rosendale Library, 264 Main St, Rosendale.

10AM-3PM Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: Giants Ledge and Panther Mountain. Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. A strenuous, 7-mile hike led by John Kenney (436-6046). Call the hike leader for details. Meet at Rt 47 Trailhead, Big Indian.

10AM-10:30AM Holiday Stories for Children with Miss Annie. Rosendale Library, 264 Main St, Rosendale.

10:30AM Super Saturday Series: Karen Pillsworth. Stories of the Season. Get ready for winter & the holidays with storyteller Karen’s delightful tales. Info: www.kingstonlibrary.org or 331-0507.

Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston.

10:30AM-12PM Bindlestiff brings extended Cirkus Family to Sinterklaas! Info: www.sinterklaasrhinebeck.com/calendar.php or coordinator@sinterklaasrhinebeck.com. Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck, free.

11 AM -4 PM “Bells on Broadway” Holiday Market and Children’s Holiday Festival. Includes photos with Santa and Frosty. Features vendors offering handmade and some commerciallymade products. Holiday wreath sale that benefits Safe Harbors. Info: 784-1110 or jhenley@safeharbors.org. Ritz Theater, Lobby, 107 Broadway, Newburgh.

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December 5, 2013 11AM-4PM 13th Annual Holly Berry Trail.

Sponsored by the Junior League of Kingston.

Extended previews of private homes in Ulster County that are fully decorated in holiday splendor, inside and out. The location of each home is closely guarded secret until the day of the tour. $30. Proceeds from the event benefit the Junior League of Kingston’s community service projects.

Most of the homes will be in the Kingston area.

Info: 481-3534, e-mail jlkny1@gmail.com or visit www.juniorleaguekingston.org.

12PM-6PM Artist Spotlight The Artist Spotlights each focus on one artisan’s work. Come meet the featured artists. Info: 679-2079 or megan@ woodstockguild.org. Byrdcliffe Shop, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock, free.

12 PM-4 PM First Saturday Opening Night Gallery Reception. Holiday Show, Monstrous Icons of Winter. Info: www.kmoca.org. Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts, 103 Abeel St, Kingston.

11AM-6PM Hudson Valley Hullabaloo. An Indiestyle craft fair that will bring together the area’s designers, craftspeople, artists, and other makers to sell their locally-made handmade wares. Info: www.hvhullabaloo.com. BSP, 323 Wall St, Kingston.

12PM Family Day. Festivities for families with small children and will include a scavenger hunt (registration starts at 11am). Music, games, prizes, Uncle Rock and Story Laurie, carolers, face painters, a petting zoo plus Santa Claus. Info: www. bardavon.org or 473-2072. Dongan Square, Poughkeepsie.

11AM-5PM 3rd Annual Holiday Craft Fair of Vintage & Handmade. This year will showcase an all vintage vendor room presented. Live music, complimentary hot cocoa, and models showcasing vintage couture. Info:www.cornellstreetstudios. com or 331-0191. Cornell Street Studios, 168 Cornell St, Kingston, free.

12PM-4PM Holiday Sale. Proceeds will benefit our Robert H. Angeloch Building Fund. Bring your prints (no giclee), watercolors, drawings, paintings...small scale is best, works will be priced to sell. Info: nancy.campbell@woodstockschoolofart.org. Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock.

11AM-4PM Holiday for Heroes - Make a Holiday Card for a Veteran. Hosted by The Red Hook Brownie Troop #10517 and Red Hook Public Library . Everything you need to make a holiday card will be available – come by and let a hero know you care. This program is free and open to the public. at Red Hook Public Library, Red Hook.

11AM Poughkeepsie River District Business Association and the Bardavon will present its Annual Family Day & Holiday Scavenger Hunt. Participation is free, and scavenger hunt registration begins at 11 am at Caffe Aurora, where registrants will pick up their item card and area map for the hunt, which takes place within Poughkeepsie’s River District and Little Italy. The day’s entertainment begins at noon and will include a petting zoo, performances by Uncle Rock and Story Laurie, carolers, face-painters and Santa Claus. Parking is available in the City of Poughkeepsie municipal lots. For further details, log on to www.bardavon.org or call 473-2072.

11AM-6PM 10th Annual Frozendale Daze Festival in Rosendale. Featuring hayrides, live music, a visit with Santa and food and activities villagewide. Cookie decorating at the Rosendale Café and live music from 1-5pm. Screening of The Muppets Christmas at the Rosendale Theatre, the Big Cheese annual mac-and-cheese bakeoff at 5pm, the Rosendale Improvement Brass Band, raffles, storytelling and the Booktique at the Rosendale Library. For more information, visit www.rosendalechamber.org.

11:30AM-2PM Opening Reception: Will Moses.

Folk Artist, Will Moses will be bringing prints and paintings along with books and puzzles of his wonderful artistry. Info: 677-5857. Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front St, Millbrook.

12PM-3PM Workshop: Make Our Own Earrings.

Info: www.greenearts.org or gcca@greenearts. org or 518-943-3400 GCCA Catskill Gallery, 398 Main St, Catskill, $6.

12PM-4PM Annual Santa Run! Come ride along the waterfront. Info: www.tmny.org or 331-3399.

Trolley Museum of Kingston, 9 East Strand, Kingston, $2.

12PM-4PM Children’s Shopping Day! Buy affordable gifts for Mom or Dad! Refreshments provided. Get gift ideas and see our holiday display. Red Hook Emporium, 7392 S. Broadway, Red Hook.

12PM-5PM “A Christmas Carol Experience.”

David Rubenstein, director of Coach House Players has agreed to be the narrator in this one-man-show, an abbreviated version of the Christmas Carol. Performances at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30pm. Info: uchsdirector@gmail. com or 702-9206. Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route 209, Marbletown, $10, $5 /senior/student.

12PM-4PM Woodstock School of Art Holiday Sale. Handmade prints from our artist friends.

Info: 679-2388. Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock.

12PM-4PM Holiday Raffle. Web: www.ulstercountyhs.org. Bevier House Museum, 2682 Rt 209, Marbletown, $10, 338-5614 or uchsdirector@gmail.com.

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12:30PM-2:30PM Audition Notice: Performing Arts of Woodstock production of The Importance of Being Earnest. (12/7 & 12/8, 12:30-2pm). Rehearsals begin in mid-February, performances will be in late March.Director: Bob McBroom All roles are open and age adjustable.

Sides available. 679-7900. Community Center, Woodstock.

1PM Thousand Cranes. Info: www.shadowlandtheatre.org or 647-5511. Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St, Ellenville.

1PM Annual Meeting & Program: Historic Rosendale & Ulster County Architecture. Illustrated Talk & book signing by Bill Rhoads, professor emeritus of Art History. Info: www.centuryhouse.org or 658-9900. Rosendale Community Center, Rt 32, Rosendale.

1PM-3PM Pallet Puppet Theatre offers Puppet Story Time. Ongoing on Saturdays, 1-3pm. The Green Palette, 215 Main Street inside of the Medusa Antique Center Building, New Paltz.

1PM-5PM Holiday Open House. Visitors will be able to take self-guided tours of the mansion’s first floor. SUNY Orange Madrigal Singers will perform at 3 p.m. Chamber Ensemble will play at 6 pm. Info: 341-4179. SUNY Orange, Bio-Tech Building, Rm 121, Middletown.

1PM “Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day.” Events and visits with some children’s book authors. This event is being offered in bookstores all over the country. Info: www.goldennotebook. com The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock.

1PM-5 PM The 20th Annual Celebration of Lights Parade and Family Day with Fireworks will kick off the holiday season. Family Day, featuring ice-carvers, a scavenger hunt (signup begins at 11 am ), Disney Radio bounce house, prizes, storytellers& musicians. Admission is free.

Dongan Square, Poughkeepsie.

1:30 PM “A Christmas Carol Experience” at The Bevier House Museum(12/7 & 12/8). The Ulster County Historical Society (UCHS) will present a Victorian-style Christmas David Rubenstein, director of the Coach House Players in Kingston, will be the narrator in an abbreviated version of A Christmas Carol. The one-man-show lasts half an hour and will be performed four times each day at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. Admission: $10/ gen, $5/ students and seniors. Other entertainment includes performances by the SUNY-Ulster Clarinet Choir, Kingston City Schools’ J. Watson Bailey Strings, the Coleman High School Choir.

Crafts for children, including the stringing of popcorn and cranberries to create a garland and making Victorian-era Christmas “crackers.” Gift raffle & handmade holiday refreshments. Info: uchsdirector@gmail.com or 702-9206. Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route 209, Marbletown, $10, $5 /senior/student.

2PM In Harm Way. A Film Screening of the 1965 Academy Award winning film, in commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Info: 486-7745. FDR Presidential Library, Henry A. Wallace Center, Hyde Park.

2PM-4PM A Holiday Gathering of Friends at

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Please dress for the weather and park at the public lot. Manitoga, 584 Route 9D, Garrison.

3PM Thousand Cranes. Info: www.shadowlandtheatre.org or 647-5511. Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St, Ellenville.

2PM-8PM Hudson River Exchange Winter Market. Opening night will coincide with Hudson’s 17th Annual Winter Walk. Food alongside live music as well as vendors selling handmade and vintage items. Info: www.hudsonriverexchange.com. 7th St Park, 704 Columbia St, Hudson.

3PM “Discovering Your Inner Health, Healing and Strength” A Solo Concert with Yungchen Lhamo. Suggested Donation to benefit Deep Listening Institute: $15/adults/$10 students & srs.Tickets: Yungchen.brownpapertickets.com.

Info: 338-5984. Kingston City Hall’s Council Chambers, 420 Broadway, Kingston.

2PM-4PM Book Reading & Signing: Flick Ford, author Wild: 75 Freshwater Tropical Fish of the World. Info: www.flickford.com/wild?. 390 Main St, Catskill.

3PM-4PM Coinology 101. Learn how to start collecting and how to search pocket change for valuable mint errors. Children under 10 with parental supervision please. Info: 331-0507.

Kingston Library, Community Room, 55

2PM Celebration of Life for Brian Smiar, actor, writer, director, teacher and Theatersounds friend. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

2PM-3PM The Five Tibetan Rites (Tibetan Yoga). The complete exercise practice, without the introduction contained in the morning class.

Led by Robin Tosky, a certified Karuna Reiki Master Teacher. Daily exercises believed to be a traditional practice of Tibetan monks. Breathing is coordinated with movement, stimulating the energy centers and entire endocrine system, enhancing strength and health, maximizing youthfulness and vibrancy. $25 suggested donation. Please also see the 10:00 am class. The Tibetan Center, 875 Route 28, Kingston. Registration requested. 383-1774 or info@tibetancenter.org.

2PM-8PM Hudson River Exchange Winter Market. Opening night will coincide with Hudson’s 17th Annual Winter Walk. Food alongside live music as well as vendors selling handmade and vintage items. Info:www.hudsonriverexchange.com. 7th Street Park, 704 Columbia St, Hudson.

2PM In Harm’s Way. A Film Screening of the 1965 Academy Award winning film, in commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Info: 486-7745. FDR Presidential Library, Henry A. Wallace Center, Hyde Park.

3PM Rondout Repertory Theatre Company’s Young Actors Troupe presents The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, E. T. A. Hoffman’s original story! Actors come from Kingston and New Paltz/ Gardiner, and range fromage 8 to 14. Tickets:$15/ adults, $10/ children 12 & under. Info: www.

RondoutRep.com. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

3PM Annie LaBarge and other members of the HealthAlliance Oncology Support Program’s Memoir Writing Group, guided by Abigail Thomas, present Holding On, Letting Go. Info: 246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, New Paltz.

3PM “Discovering Your Inner Health, Healing and Strength.” A solo concert with Yungchen Lhamo. To benefit Deep Listening Institute.

Tickets: yungchen.brownpapertickets.com Kingston City Hall, Council Chambers, 420 Broadway, Kingston, $15/gen,$10/srs.

3PM-4:30PM Opening Reception: Views from the American Southwest. A new exhibit of photographs by Stephanie LaRose. Info: www. poklib.org or 485-3445 x 3702. Adriance Memorial Library, Mary Wojtecki Rotunda Gallery, Poughkeepsie.

3PM From Stage to Screen presents: “Tis the Season” Info: 691-1000. Highland School, 320 Pancake Hollow Rd, Highland, $8.

2PM “West Point Holiday.” West Point Band concert. Info: www.westpointband.com. West Point, Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point, free.

4PM-6PM Ione’s 18th Annual Dream Festival Reception. Show will exhibit through 2014.

338-5984. City Hall, Broadway, Kingston.

2PM-4PM A Holiday Gathering of Friends at Manitoga. RSVP to info@russelwrightcenter.org.

Please dress for the weather and park at the public lot. Manitoga, 584 Route 9D, Garrison.

4PM Book Reading: “Knitting Yarns.” Authors Ann Hood & Martha Frankel will read. Info: info. goldennotebook@gmail.com or 679-8000. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock.

2PM-4PM Book Reading & Signing: Flick Ford, author Wild: 75 Freshwater Tropical Fish of the World. Info: www.flickford.com/wild?. 390 Main St, Catskill.

4PM-7PM Fundraiser Spaghetti Dinner for Scott Dileo. Hosted by New Paltz’s Elks Club. $15 Tickets will be at the door and will also be available around town in the New Paltz area. All proceeds will go to ScottDiLeo and his family.

Scott was hit by a car on October 22nd. He has been in Westchester Medical Hospital with severe head injuries. Donations appreciated. 255-1633 or 255-9419. New Paltz Elks Lodge, 290 Rt 32S, New Paltz.

2PM Student Dance Concert. Senior Projects in dance, representing a culmination of four years of work by the graduating seniors in the Bard Dance Program. Info: www.fishercenter.bard. edu or 758-7900 Bard College, Richard B. Fisher, Annandale-on-Hudson.

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, 679-5906 x1012, Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

2PM-4PM Annual Holiday Open House. Ring in the season and shop for holiday gifts with Manitoga family and friends at the holiday potluck honoring their volunteers for their hard work this year. Web:www.www.russelwrightcenter.org/ redesign/volunteer.html. Manitoga/The Russel Wright Design Center, 584 Route 9D, Garrison, 424-3812 or info@russelwrightcenter.org.

3PM From Stage to Screen presents “Tis the Season” Info: 691-1000. Highland School, 320 Pancake Hollow Rd, Highland, $8.

3PM Tuba Christmas. Participants register at noon, rehearse at 1pm. and perform the free concert beginning at 3pm. Info: 687-5262. Ulster Savings Bank Community, Conference Center, Stone Ridge.

3PM “Cutting Along the Color Line: Black Barbers and Barber Shops in America” with Prof. Quincy Mills. Info: www.midhudsonheritage.org or 214-1113. Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

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4PM Stories Big and Small. They’ll listen to your stories big and small and act them out on the spot! There’ll be music too, and refreshments afterwards. All welcome! Deyo Hall, 6 Broadhead Ave, New Paltz, $8 /suggested.

4:30PM-8PM A Frosty Fest: A Spectacular Festival of Holiday Lights, Enchanted forest with animated light displays, glistening gardens, magical mansion, Santa’s North Pole, Frosty’s Adventures - a 3-D experience -, 30-ft. train, stage shows, food, cafes, gift shops. Info: www. afrostyfest.com or 339-2666. Headless Horseman Hayrides, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park.

5PM-8PM First Saturday Opening Night Gallery Reception. A group show of The Honored Animal: The Fox. Info: www.TheStorefrontGallery.com or 338-8473. The Storefront Gallery, 93 Broadway, Kingston.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: Holiday Show, Small Works. Exhibits through 12/28. Info: 338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, Duck Pond Gallery, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

5PM-8PM Artists Reception: Honored Animal: The Fox. A Group Show. Exhibits through 12/21. Info: www.TheStorefrontGallery.com or 338-8473. The Storefront Gallery, 93 Broadway, Kingston.

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5PM-8PM Opening Reception: “Ringing in the New Year.” Members Small Works Show. Fundraiser to feed the Hungry Children of Ulster County, proceeds to go to Queen’s Galley. Info: 338-0331. Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: The Birds & the Bugs. A show of painting and sculpture by Dave Channon. Info: www.slowart.com/limner or 518-828-2343. Limner Gallery, 123 Warren St, Hudson.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: “Hands-On Art.” Kingston High School Student Exhibition. Exhibits through 12/18. The Kirkland Hotel, 289 Fair St, Kingston.

5PM-8PM Annual Holiday Reception. Nibble, have a drink and check out the newest works on display. Hours through December: Fridays & Saturdays, 12n -6pm, Sundays 12 - 4pm. Info: 518-943-0180 or www.openstudiocatskill.com or by appointment or chance. Open Studio, 402 Main S, Catskill.

5PM-8PM 17th Annual Winter Walk Winter Walk Winter Walk transforms the City of Hudson’s main commercial street into a festive thoroughfare with twinkling lights, brightly decorated shops, horse-drawn wagons offering rides, stilt walkers and marionettes, live music and live reindeer. Hudson Opera House, Hudson.

5PM-8PM Artists Reception: Honored Animal: The Fox. A Group Show. Exhibits through 12/21. Info: www.TheStorefrontGallery.com or 338-8473. The Storefront Gallery, 93 Broadway, Kingston.

5:30PM-7PM High Falls-Marbletown Tree Lighting Ceremony. Christmas carols sung by Rondout Valley Intermediate Carolers. Hot soup.

Santa Claus. Info: www.highfallscivic.org. Corner of Rte 213 and Second St, High Falls.

6PM Book Reading & Signing: Réveil ...and The Old One at the Edge of the World written by Gail Straub and illustrated by Carol Zaloom. Hosted

by The Golden Notebook. 679-8000 or 679-8117.

Oriole 9, 17 Tinker St, Woodstock.

6PM Rondout Repertory Theatre Company’s Young Actors Troupe presents The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, E. T. A. Hoffman’s original story! Actors come from Kingston and New Paltz/Gardiner, and range fromage 8 to 14.

Tickets:$15/ adults, $10/ children 12 & under.

Info: www.RondoutRep.com. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

6:30PM Omi Candlelight Concert with The ExPosed Blues Duo. Vocalist Fay Victor and guitarist Anders Nilsson. Info: 518-392-4747.

Omi International Arts Center, 1405 County Route 22, Ghent.

6:30PM Sinterklaas Celebration in Rhinebeck.

Children’s Starlight Parade.Featuring two-story tall, animated puppets carried by hundreds of volunteers, closes the day at twilight. A nondenominational event. Info: www.sinterklaasULSTER PUBLISHING DIGITAL ACCESS

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7PM Live @ The Falcon: Racines avec Steve Riley. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7 PM Sinterklaas Special Event. Bestselling Author, Broadcaster & Journalist, Simon Winchester, The Men Who United The States.

Info: 876-0500. Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck, free.

7PM Peter Aaron, music journalist and music editor for Chronogram magazine, presents If You Like the Ramones.... Here Are Over 200 Bands, CDs, Films, and Other Oddities That You Will Love. The band August Wells will perform original music. Info: 246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, New Paltz.

7PM-9PM An Intimate Evening with Steve Earle. A benefit for Opus 40 restoration and preservation fund. Info: www.opus40.org/events-atopus40. Opus 40, Barbara Fite Room, Saugerties, $250 /VIP, $150.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Racines avec Steve Riley. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM Peter Aaron, music journalist and music editor for Chronogram magazine, presents If You Like the Ramones.... Here Are Over 200 Bands, CDs, Films, and Other Oddities That You Will Love. The band August Wells will perform original music. Info: 246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, New Paltz.

7 PM New Paltz Musicales Christmastime Benefit Concert. “Betty and the Baby Boomers, with Irish Harpist, Lynn Saoirse and folk musician Tobias Anderson. 100% of all donations will benefit Family of Woodstock.

Info:www.redeemernewpaltz.org or musicales@ redeemernewpaltz.org or 255-0051. Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, 90 Route 32 S, New Paltz, $10.

7PM Stop Smart Meters Meeting. Meets second Saturday of each month, 7pm. Info: Woodstockstopsmartmeter. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

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, Palenville, 518-678-3101.

7PM “Miracle In Bethlehem” Ars Choralis will perform the opera created by Barbara Pickhardt and Johanna Hall. Info: www.arschoralis.org.

Overlook Methodist Church, Woodstock, $20, $10 /under 18.

7:30PM-10:30PM Swing Dance. $10 admission includes basic lesson at 7:30pm. No partner or dance experience necessary to attend. For more info and to register visit www.got2lindy.com or call 236-3939. MAC Fitness, 743 East Chester (Rte 9W), Kingston.

7:30PM Ulster Ballet’s Annual Holiday Performance: A Christmas Carol. Info: www.bardavon.org. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston.

7:30PM Student Dance Concert. Senior Projects in dance, representing a culmination of four years of work by the graduating seniors in the Bard Dance Program. Info: www.fishercenter. bard.edu or 758-7900 Bard College, Richard B. Fisher Center, Annandale-on-Hudson.

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7:30PM Woodstock’s Playhouse: A Christmas Carol. All performances will be followed by a Winter Wonderland reception with Carolers, refreshments, meet-and-greet with Dickens characters, and a visit by Santa. Info:www.

WoodstockPlayhouse.org or 679-6900. Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $40, $36, $32.

7:30PM-10:30PM Hudson Valley English Country Dance. Wear comfortable shoes. Potluck refreshments will be served at the break. The workshop for newcomers at 7pm. Caller: William Brearley. Band: Jeanette Hancock-Huttel, violin, Sue Polansky, clarinet, Katie Jeannotte, piano, Stewart Dean, concertina.Info: 679-8587 or www. hudsonvalleydances.org Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Salem Rd off 9W, Port Ewen.

7:30PM From Stage to Screen Presents: “Tis the Season” Info: 691-1000. Highland School, 320 Pancake Hollow Rd, Highland, $8.

8 PM Vassar College Orchestra. Eduardo Navega, conductor. Info: www.music.vassar.edu/ concerts or 437–7319. Vassar College, Skinner Hall, Poughkeepsie.

8PM The Temptations. Web: www.theegg.org.

The Egg, Hart Theatre, Albany, $34.50, 518-4731845.

8PM Murder on the Nile. Agatha Christie’s famous mystery play based on her 1937 novel Death on the Nile. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org or 876-3080. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt. 308, Rhinebeck, 876-3080 8PM The Temptations. Web: www.theegg.org.

The Egg, Hart Theatre, Albany, $34.50, 518-4731845.

8 PM Vassar College Orchestra. Eduardo Navega, conductor. Info: www.music.vassar.edu/ concerts or 437–7319. Vassar College, Skinner Hall, Poughkeepsie.

8 PM Woe, Woe, Unto Rosendale! Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine will complete the demolition of the Rosendale Café! Horowitz, whose crimes against literature include a retelling of A Visit from St. Nicholas byGertrude Stein and hip-hop version of The Brothers Karamazov, and

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Malkine, whose musical maladroitness has been directly responsible for the closing of seven clubs and the defunding of a dozen arts organizations.

Charlie Kniceley, bass & Evan Shultis,fiddle.

Rosendale Café, Main St, Rosendale, $10.

8PM Live Music. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484.

8:30PM-12AM Salsa Dancing in Kingston.

Salsa, Merengue, & Bachata. Every Saturday Night 8:30pm to 12am.Suggested donation: $5.

338-7161. Gabriels’ Café, 316 Wall St, Kingston.

9PM Spampinato Brothers (formerly of NRBQ).

Web: 679-4406 or bearsvilletheater@gmail.com or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $20 9PM Clouds. The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

9PM Simi Stone, Singer-Songwriter. Info: 518-828-4800 or www.helsinkihudson.com.

Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

10PM-3PM Holiday Open House. Germantown Garden Club Annual Event. Gingerbread house contest for kids, holiday crafts boutique, sale of decorated fresh wreaths & centerpieces. 518-5374868. Old Parsonage, 52 Maple Ave, Germantown.

10PM 6th Annual “Shaking it for a Cause Benefit Show.” Benefit for Family of Woodstock.

Fillet of Soul gets people up on their feet, and The Thujones keeps them dancing; Bad Princess continues the party, and The Big Takeover has the crowd to “Shake It.” Info: 255-8636. Bacchus, 4 S Chestnut St, New Paltz, $5.

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Festival of Trees. Stop by the library for details on how to enter or visit www.saugertiespubliclibrary.org. Individuals, groups and organizations are welcome. A donation in honor of the winner by popular vote will be made to the SACC 9AM Waterman Bird Club Field Trip to Southlands Farm. Meet at main parking lot at office barns, 5771 Rt. 9. Info: 876-2836 or www.watermanbirdclub.org. Rhinebeck.

9AM-3PM Astor’s St. Nick’s Fair. Specialty crafts, raffles, themed baskets, baked goods and other hand-made items will be on sale to Benefit Agency’s Children. Proceeds will benefit recreational and family-strengthening activities. Info: 871-1171 or www.astorservices.org. Astor Services for Children & Families, t 6339 Mill St, Rhinebeck.

vendors selling handmade and vintage items.

Info: www.hudsonriverexchange.com. 7th Street Park, 704 Columbia St, Hudson.

11AM-4PM Winter Fair & Outdoor Marketplace.

Day of Crafts, Food, Song, Dance, Artisan Wares, Waldorf Gift Shop and Indoor & Outdoor Activities. Outdoor barbecue. Live music. Puppetry, children’s games. Info: www.mountainlaurel. org. Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, 16 South Chestnut St, New Paltz.

11AM-5PM Psychic Fair. A variety of readers will be on hand to give you insight for the coming year! Meet with anyone for $1 a minute! Info: 888-2547. Crystal Connection, 116 Sullivan St, Wurtsboro.

12PM Ye Olde Dutch Christmas. Elmendorph & Egbert Benson Historical Society Holiday Open House. Mulled cider, cookies, handbell ringing & other holiday music, fresh-goodies from the oven. The Elmendorph Inn, 7562 N. Red Hook.

12PM-4PM Holiday Raffle. Web: www.ulstercountyhs.org Bevier House Museum, 2682 Rt 209, Marbletown, $10, 338-5614 or uchsdirector@gmail.com.

12PM-2PM Death Café: Making the Most of Life. Circle of Friends for the Dying. Death Café is not a bereavement support group, rather it is a place to freely talk about dying and death and other related issues. RSVP atinfo@cfdhv.org-or 679-2218. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock.

12PM-4PM Warm Up At The Washingtons’.

Step back in time. Walk through the seasonally decorated rooms while you are serenaded by the Salmagundi Consort. Also, an outdoor fire for sipping hot cider and sampling cookies. Info: 562-1195. Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site, 84 Liberty St, Newburgh, free.

12PM-5PM “A Christmas Carol Experience.”

David Rubenstein, director of Coach House Players has agreed to be the narrator in this one-man-show, an abbreviated version of the Christmas Carol. Performances at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30pm. Info: uchsdirector@gmail. com or 702-9206. Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route 209, Marbletown, $10, $5 /senior/student.

12PM-3PM Annual Christmas Craft, Gift Basket and Bake Sale. A wide assortment of arts and crafts, as well as many different delicious gift baskets for sale. Coffee & tea will be available both days, along with a sumptuous bakesale. Soup and sandwich sale. Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St, Saugerties.

10AM-3PM Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing – Blueberry Run. Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. A moderate to strenuous, 7-mile hike led by Ellen Berlin (594-2105). Info: 255-0919. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Awosting (lower) Lot, Gardiner, $8/per car.

12PM-2PM Circle of Friends for the Dying will host a Fourth Death Café. Info: www.deathcafe. com or info@cfdhv.org or 802-0970. Death Café is part of a global movement to challenge and improve attitudesrelating to death. The purpose of the event is “to increase the awareness of death with a view of helping people make the most of their finite life. New World Home Cooking, Rt 212, Saugerties.

10AM-5PM Catskill Fiber Celebration. A juried sale of fiber art by local artisans with ongoing demonstrations of various fiber techniques: spinning, weaving, felting & rug hooking. Info: 246-2203. Woodstock Firehouse, 443 Zena

12PM-3PM Saugerties Indoor Market. Offering fresh and local fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, honey, flowers, cheeses, breads and on-site dining.

Chef ’s demonstration, at 11am. 917-453-2082.

Senior Center, 207 Market St, Saugerties.

10AM-5PM Unison Arts Center’s 23rd Annual Holiday Crafts Fair. Handcrafted gift items, ceramics, jewelry, leatherwork, woodwork, children’s clothing, wreaths, blown glass. Info: www. unisonarts.org or 255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

12PM-3PM Craft/Gift Basket/Bake Sale. A variety of arts and crafts as well as many different gift baskets for sale. Coffee and tea will be available. Soup and sandwich sale. Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St, Saugerties.

10AM-12PM A Child’s Christmas at Clermont.

The Livingston family’s Colonial-Revival mansion celebrates children’s holiday traditons of the era.

For children ages 3–10. Info: 518-537-4240 or friendsofclermont.org . Clermont Historic Site, Clermont, $4.

12PM Jazz at the Falls. Featuring Jay Clayton and Brenda Bufalino with Charlie Kniceley and Mike Kull. Info: 687-2699. High Falls Café, Stone Dock Golf Club, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

10AM-2PM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon. The Compact. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

12PM-4PM Annual Holiday Food & Toy Drive.

Visit Santa & have your picture taken. Fresh baked cookies and hot cocoa. Donate unwrapped toys, food personal health and beauty items. All proceeds benefit the Rondout Food Pantry. High Falls Firehouse, High Falls.

10AM Holiday Extravaganza – A Full Weekend of Holiday Fun. Shop Local at the 2-day Holiday Market (12/7 & 12/8). Info: 607-326-7908 or www.roxburyartsgroup.org. T his event will feature a two-day Artist and ArtisansMarket, performances throughout each day on the main stage, holiday treats, caroling, a performance of ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ Radio Play, and Santa!

All is free, except performance tickets. Roxbury Arts Center, Roxbury.

12 PM-5 PM Historical Society Hosts 30th Candlelight Tour - Newburgh! The Tour will begin at the Crawford House which will be opulently decorated as it would have been when the Crawfords lived there in 1840.The Tour will include sixteen sites, eleven of which are private homes.Newburgh for Newcomers will host a networking social after the tour. Tickets: 561-2585 or ww.newburghhistorictours.com. $30/ door, $25/adv. Newburgh.

10AM-4PM Accord Ladies Auxiliary Annual Holiday Fair & Luncheon. Homemade Chilis, Soups, Breakfast Sandwiches; Hot Dogs etc.

Assortment of Vendors! Santa’s visiting 1pm-3pm, bring your camera. Accord Firehouse, Main St, Accord.

12PM-4PM Annual Santa Run! Come ride along the waterfront. Info: www.tmny.org or 331-3399.

Trolley Museum of Kingston, 9 East Strand, Kingston, $2.

10:30AM-12PM Sunday Mornings in Service of Sacred Unity. Sunday Mornings in Service of Sacred Unity. Web: www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, New Paltz, $10, 255-1559.

10:30AM-12:30PM Public Sitting & Walking Meditation at Sky Lake. Meets every Sunday, 10:30am-12:30pm .Meditation instruction available. Video teaching by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche with short discussion at 11:45am. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 658-8556 orwww.skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

10:30AM-12PM Sunday Mornings in Service of Sacred Unity. Guided by Amy McTear, Joseph Jastrab, Dahila Bartz Cabe & other musical guests. 2nd & 4th Sunday ongoing. Web: www. unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

11AM-5PM Hudson River Exchange Winter Market. Food alongside live music as well as

12:30PM-2:30PM Audition Notice: Performing Arts of Woodstock production of The Importance of Being Earnest. (12/7 & 12/8, 12:30-2pm). Rehearsals begin in mid-February, performances will be in late March.Director: Bob McBroom All roles are open and age adjustable.

Sides available. 679-7900. Community Center, Woodstock.

1PM Raindeer Ramble 5k. Entry fee $15/ adults,$10/students. Hosted by the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County. Race day registration if from 11:30am-12:45pm. Info: www. ymcaulster.org.

1PM-5PM Holiday Open House. Visitors will be able to take self-guided tours of the mansion’s first floor. All five rooms, as well as the main foyer, will be decorated, with each room’s design symbolizing a specific Christmas carol. Info: 341-4179.

SUNY Orange, Middletown.

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.

1PM-3:30PM Minnewaska Preserve - Two Views for One Hike. Two mile long hike to the best scenic vistas in the Peter’s Kill Area Pre-registration is required. Info: 255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Peter’s Kill park, Gardiner, $8/per car.

1PM-4PM “Ye Olde Dutch Christmas Open House.” Handbell Ringing and Holiday Singing.

Mulled cider and cookies. Fresh-baked Bread.

Open to All. Info: 758-5887. Elmendorph Inn, 7562 North Broadway, Red Hook, free.

1:30PM-3PM Mohonk Preserve: Tour the Daniel Smiley Research Center. An indoor program.

Reservations are required. Info: 255-0919. Call for reservations and meeting location. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, free.

2PM Concert/CD Release Celebration: SingerSongwriter Kevin and Carol Becker and John and Lu Anne Martucci. In honor of release of the foursome’s holiday CD “Believe.” $10. Reservations Recommended. Info: 229-7791. Hyde Park Library Annex, Hyde Park, 229-7791 x 205.

2PM Second Sunday Salon Series: An afternoon on music and conversation with Alice Yoo and Michelle Ross. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 255-1559. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $25.

2PM From Stage to Screen presents “Tis the Season” Info: 691-1000. Highland School, 320 Pancake Hollow Rd, Highland, $8.

2PM Book Reading: Simon Winchester, author of The Men Who United the States: America’s Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible.

Info: 677-5857. Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front St, Millbrook.

2PM-6PM Holiday Party at the Highland Public Library. Drop your child off for an afternoon of games, crafts, holiday photos, snacks and a holiday movie, with a special visit from Santa.

RSVP. $20.00/child with a can/bag of dog/cat food. Info: www.highlandlibrary.org Highland Public Library, 30 Church St, Highland.

2PM Ulster Ballet’s Annual Holiday Performance: A Christmas Carol. Info: www.bardavon.org. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston.

2PM A Winter Festival. A Christmas Carol.

All performances will be followed by a Winter Wonderland reception with Carolers, refreshments, meet-and-greet with Dickens characters, and a visit by Santa. Info:www.WoodstockPlayhouse.org or 679-6900. Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $40, $36, $32.

3PM-5PM Celebration of Birthday Creation.

John Fitzpatrick, Hudson Valley Poet will read his work. Author of Moving To Completion. Bring blanket, pillow, or mat to sit on. Attendees will be asked to participate!Admission Free – Donations Accepted — Book $ 15 (cash only). Part of book cost to be donated to Sacred Space at Metta. Sacred Space at Metta, 17 Glen Pond Dr, Red Hook.

3PM-5PM New World Home Cooking Restaurant presents its 9th Monthly Art Show Opening Reception. On view this month will be the almost dream-like paintings of Kathleen McGuiness, the black- light-activated bird’seye-view city scenes of Michael Smith and some historical charcoal drawings of old Woodstock artists Wilna Hervey and Nan Mason. All shows are curated by Lenny Kislin. Info: 679-8117. New World Home Cooking, Rt 212, Saugerties.

3PM Conservatory SundayMatinee Concert Series. Performed by Conservatory students with faculty and special guests, will benefit the Scholarship Fund of The Bard College Conservatory of Music. Bard College, Richard B. FisherCenter for the Performing Arts, Sosnoff Theater, Annandaleon-Hudson, $20, $15, 758-7900.

3PM Family Concert -Hansel & Gretel. In collaboration with Bard Conseratory of Music.

Presented by the Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society. Web: www.rhinebeckmusic.org. Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck.

3PM-6PM Opening Reception: “New Works” by artist Aura Katz. dd Gallery, 318 Warren St, Hudson.

3PM SUNY Orange Choir will hold its annual holiday concert. Info: 341-4787. SUNY Orange, Orange Hall Theatre, Middletown.

3PM 55th Annual Handel’s Messiah Concert.

The Protestant Cadet Chapel Choir will be joined by area choirs, oratorio societies and soloists in presenting Part I and portions of Parts II and III of Handel’s timeless masterpiece. West Point Cadet Chapel, West Point.

3PM Into the Light! A holiday spectacular featuring The Vanaver Caravan, Caravan Kids and Armof-the-Sea Theater. Festive dance, music and puppetry. Info: 256-9300. Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $8, $5.

3PM The Mid-Hudson Women’s Chorus. Winter Concert. Info: www.midhudsonwomenschorus. org. St. James Methodist Church, Kingston.

3PM Into the Light. A Holiday Spectacular featuring Vanaver Caravan, The Caravan Kids in Ellenville, and Arm-of-the-Sea Theatre. Info: www. shadowlandtheatre.org or 647-5511. Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St, Ellenville.

3PM The Helen Baldwin Singers will present s A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten.

Desserts will follow performance. Admission: $8/ adults, $4/ children under 12. All funds raised will go to the Fellowship. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, 67 South Randolph

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3PM Murder on the Nile. Agatha Christie’s famous mystery play based on her 1937 novel Death on the Nile. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org or 876-3080. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt. 308, Rhinebeck, 876-3080.

3PM-5PM Poetry Reading with John Fitzpatrick. Featuring music, meditation and refreshments. In honor of his Birthday! Reg req. Info: 758-5507 The Sacred Space at Metta, 17 Glen Pond Dr, Red Hook.

3PM A Free Family Concert. “Hansel and Gretel” presented by Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society in collaboration with the Graduate Vocal Arts Program of the Bard Conservatory of Music.

Info: www.rhinebeckmusic.org. The Church of the Messiah, Montgomery St, Rhinebeck.

4PM Robi Josephson and Bob Larsen present An Unforgiving Land: Hardscrabble Life in the Trapps, A Vanished Shawangunk Mountain Hamlet. Info: 255-8300. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church St, New Paltz.

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. 679-1025.

Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

4PM “Miracle In Bethlehem” Ars Choralis will perform the opera created by Barbara Pickhardt and Johanna Hall. Info: www.arschoralis.org.

Overlook Methodist Church, Woodstock, $20, $10 /under 18.

4PM Bob Lusk performs holiday music for all to enjoy. Info: 246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, New Paltz.

4:30PM-7PM A Frosty Fest: A Spectacular Festival of Holiday Lights, Enchanted forest with animated light displays, glistening gardens, magical mansion, Santa’s North Pole, Frosty’s Adventures - a 3-D experience -, 30-ft. train, stage shows, food, cafes, gift shops. Info: www. afrostyfest.com or 339-2666. Headless Horseman Hayrides, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: “Memento – Paintings and Prints of Italy” by local artist, E S DeSanna. Show will exhibit through 1/12/14.

Info: 255- 2263. LaBella Pizza Bistro, 194 Main St, New Paltz.

5:30PM M.R. Poulopoulos. Genre: folk. Info: www.americanglory.com or 518-822-1234. American Glory BBQ, 342 Warren St, Hudson, free.

6PM Jewish Federation of Dutchess County - 2013 Israeli Films Festival: “Hava Nagilah” followed by Hanukkah Party with music dancing and refreshments.Suggested donation $10/adult ($15 maximum per family).Students are free. PG rated and children 10 and older may participate.

Pre-registration required. Info: 471-9811 or director@jewishdutchess.org. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home, Hyde Park.

6PM 2013 Israeli Films Festival. “Hava Nagilah.”

Followed by Hanukkah Party with music dancing and refreshments. It is a program for the whole family. Info: www.jewishdutchess.org or 471-9811.

FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Rt 9, Hyde Park.

7PM A Service of Lessons and Carols. Vassar College Choir, Women’s Chorus, Madrigal Singers, and Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir. A service of seasonal readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols. Info: www.music.vassar. edu/concerts or 437–7319. Vassar College Chapel, Poughkeepsie.

7PM 10th Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony for anyone in the Hudson Valley area who would like to remember a child who has died. In conjunction with The Compassionate Friends.

Burnett & White Funeral Homes, 91 E Market St, Rhinebeck.

8PM Holidelic. The Yuletide-themed event features original holiday songs as well as loose, funk-infused adaptations of Tchaikovsky, “Frosty the Snowman, “ “Little Drummer Boy.” Info: 518-828-4800 or www.helsinkihudson.com.

8PM Live Music. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484.

11PM-1PM Trapps Trio. Info: 246-5306. Café Mezzaluna, 626 Rte 212, Saugerties.

12/9

Monday

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, 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.

Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

9:15 AM -11:15 AM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. 55 and older. Sept. thru June. $80.

Drop-in $5 per class. 657-581. American Legion, Mountain Rd, Shokan.

9:30AM Serving and Staying in Place Social Meeting, seniors wanting to remain in their homes and community. On-going meets every Monday at 9:30am. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston.

10AM-12PM Senior Drama with Edith LeFever.

Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation, acting exercises, monologues & scenes. Interested seniors are welcome to sit in. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 $1 donation requested.

Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

11AM-12PM Senior Qi Gong with Zach Baker.

Mondays, on-going. Web: www.unisonarts.org.

Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $5 /per class, 255-1559.

11AM-1PM Open Computer Lab. Open Computer Lab is held Monday-Friday. Web: www.poklib. org. Adriance Memorial Library, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie, 485-3445 x 3381.

12:15PM Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting.

Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, 914-244-0333.

2PM-4PM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $2 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

3PM-5PM Math Help with Phyllis. Mondays.

Web: www.phoenicialibrary.org. Phoenicia Library, 9 Ava Maria Ave, Phoenicia, 688-7811.

3:30 PM -5:30 PM Media Magic Filmmaking Intensive Workshop (12/9-12/20), 3:30pm-5:30pm). A free two-week, accelerated filmmaking workshop for teens, 13-19, with the goal of developing quality entries for CMP’s upcoming Reel Expressions film festival and a chance to win $500. Register: 485-4480, Children’s Media Project, 42 Catherine St, Poughkeepsie.

4PM Soprano Dawn Upshaw Master Class.

Info: www.vassar.edu. Vassar College, Skinner Hall, Poughkeepsie, free.

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. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd &Rt 28, Glenford, $12 /class.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Jazzmosis – Opener, Keith Pray. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

5:30PM-7PM Rockin’ Rooks: Morton Youth Chess Club. Students in grades K - 12 are welcome to join for fun, learning, and tournament competition. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff, 876-5810.

7:30PM Flying Cat Music presents the Americana Trio -The Boxcar Lilies. Admission is $12 with RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com or $15 at the door. Info: 688-9453. Empire State Railway Museum, 70 Lower High St, Phoenicia.

5:30PM-7:30AM Deck the Halls! Create Your Own Victorian Era Holiday Kissing Ball! Handson workshop. evergreen boughs provided. Bring gloves and pruning shears. Registration deadline: 12/4. Info: www.cceulster.org or 340-

6:15PM-7:15PM Reiki Circle. Ongoing. Mondays.

Includes group guided meditation & brief individual energy healing treatment. Donations welcome. Web: www.whitecranehall.com Shirt Factory, #116, 77 Cornell St, Kingston, 389-2431 or michael@whitecranehall.com.

6:30PM-8:30PM Open Computer Lab. Web: www.poklib.org. Adriance Memorial Library, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie, 485-3445 x 3381.

6:30PM Book Reading & Signing: Flick Ford, author Wild: 75 Freshwater Tropical Fish of the World. Info: www.flickford.com/wild? or 336-0590 Barnes & Noble, 1177 Ulster Ave, Kingston.

7PM Exercise for a Cause & Zumba for Food.

Participate in aerobics, strength training, step aerobics and Zumba classes. All it will cost you is a donation of non-perishable food items that will go to our neighbors in need and local food pantries. Info: 255-9317. New Paltz Elks Lodge, 290 Route 32 S, New Paltz.

9:30PM The Midnight Ghost Train. Genre: rock. Info: 853-8124 The Anchor, 744 Broadway, Kingston, $5.

Tuesday

12/10

8:30AM-6:30PM Monthly ServSafe® Food Safety Manager Certification and Re-Certification Courses. For food service managers and employees who work in restaurants, schools, commercial kitchens. Lunch is provided. Reg reqrd.Web: www.cceulster.org CCEUC’s Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston, $200, $75.92 / textbook, 845-340-3990 ext. 326 or jhg238@ cornell.edu.

9AM Safe Harbors Hosts Informational Tour in 2013. The tours will highlight how Safe Harbors transformative supportive housing, awardwinning contemporary art gallery and performing arts theater is instrumental to therevitalization of downtown Newburgh. Web: www.safe-harbors. org. Safe Harbors, The Cornerstone Library, 111 Broadway, Newburgh, 562-6940.

10 AM -11:30 AM Minnewaska Preserve Tuesday Trek: Old Powerhouse. Pre-registration is required. Info: 255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Peter’s Kill Parking Area, Gardiner.

10AM-11:30AM Parkinsons Exercise Class w/ Anne Olin. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Kingston, 679-6250.

10:30AM Babies & Books Storytime. For ages 0-2. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, 338-5580.

2PM-8PM Third Art Foray. An innovative travelling art show featuring a wide selection of works.

Works by area artists at affordable prices. Info: www.thewiredgallery.com. Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

3:30PM-4:30PM Chess Club. Ages 8-Adult. Led

by Merrie Zaretsky. Learn to play or improve your skills. You don’t need to sign up for these on-going sessions. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

5PM-7PM Kingston Transition Initiative. Meets every second Tuesday. The Transition Movement is a growing international response to the tough questions of our times. Web: www.transitionus. org. AIR Studio Gallery, 71 5PM Ways & Means Committee. Ulster County Office Building, Karen L. Binder Library, 6th Fl, 244 Fair St, Kingston.

5PM-6PM Young Mothers’ Group. A supportive group for moms under 25 dealing with the adjustments to life as a young mother. Each week a different guest speaker. Meets every Tues. YWCA, 209 Clinton Ave, Kingston, 3385:30PM-7:30PM Phoenicia Community Chorus.

Sing with your friends and neighbors. Led by Maria Todaro. No audition nor need to read music. Phoenicia Wesleyan Church, 22 Main St, Phoenicia, 688-5759.

5:30PM Financial Aid Workshop. Open to all prospective college students, not only those interested in attending SUNY Orange. Info: 341-4190.

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6PM Caucus Democrats. Ulster County Office Building, Surrogate’s Court, 3rd Fl, 244 Fair St, Kingston.

Age 7-12. Led by Lesley Sawhill. Theatre games, improvisation, and reading plays. May add script writing, and presenting monologues and plays.

Wednesdays, ongoing. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock, 679-2213.

6PM-7PM Public Sitting & Walking Meditation at Sky Lake. Meets every Tuesday, 6-7pm. Meditation instruction available. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 658-8556 orwww.skylake. shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22

5:30PM Financial Aid Workshop. Open to all prospective college students, not only those interested in attending SUNY Orange. Info: 341-4190.

SUNY Orange, Bio-Tech Building, Room 121, Middletown, free.

6PM Caucus Republicans. Ulster County Office Building, Karen L. Binder Library, 6th Fl, 244 Fair St, Kingston.

6PM-8PM Woodstock Community Choral. Sing with your friends and neighbors. Led by Maria Todaro. No audition nor need to read music.

Kleinert/James Center, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock, 688-5759.

6PM-8PM Woodstock Community Chorus. Sing with your friends and neighbors. Led by Maria Todaro. No audition nor need to read music.

Kleinert/James Center, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock, 688-5759.

6PM-7:30PM Meeting of End the New Jim Crow Action Committee. A Hudson Valley network

6:30PM Readingby Tony Musso, author of Hidden Treasures of the Hudson Valley, Volume

free.

6PM-7:30PM Meeting of End the New Jim Crow Action Committee. A Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “new Jim Crow”). Info: www.enjan.org.

6:30PM Looking to Lindy? Grab your dancing shoes for swing dance classes followed by a dance.

Hosted by Bard College’s Branches program and Red Hook Public Library, the evening is free and open to the public. Info: 758-3241.

6:30PM Danny Whitecotton. Genre: folk. Info: www.americanglory.com or 518-822-1234. American Glory BBQ, 342 Warren St, Hudson, free.

7PM Public Hearing- On an application for Community Development Block Grant Renewal.

Ulster County Office Building, Legislative Chambers, 6th Fl, 244 Fair St, Kingston.

7PM-8:30PM Weekly Opportunity Workshop.

On-going -Tuesday nights from 7pm-8:30pm.

Free to attend: learn how to help the environment, raise funds for non-profit organizations, and save money over time! Elks Lodge, 290 Rt 32S, New Paltz.

7PM Live @ The Falcon. Cuong Vu & Pete Rende.

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

7PM-10PM Jazz Jam. Every Tuesday, 7-10pm. No cover. 452-3232. The Derby, 96 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

7PM-8:30PM Weekly Opportunity Workshop . Meets every Tuesday night, 7pm-8:30pm.Free to attend: learn how to help the environment, raise funds for non-profit organizations, and save money over time! Novella’s, 2 Terwilliger Ln, New Paltz.

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

7 PM-9 PM Open Mic. On-going, Tuesdays, 7-9pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 200 Main St, Saugerties, 246-5775.

7PM Special Session of the Ulster County Legislature. The purpose of the Special Session is to consider resolutions adopting the 2014 Ulster County Budget and the 2014- 2019 Capital Program, as well as several housekeepingresolutions. Ulster County Office Building, Legislative Chambers, 6th Fl, 244 Fair St, Kingston.

7PM Morton Yarn Nights with Cher. Bring projects to work on, get advice from others, share your expertise, or just come to enjoy the company of other yarn enthusiasts. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff, 876-1085.

7:15PM “Views from the Edge” “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.” Holiday Cult Classic, and the Max Fleischer 1948 cartoon of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.” Info: www.rosendaletheatre.org or 658-8989.

7:30PM-9:30PM Life Drawing Sessions. Tuesday and Thursdays, on-going. Web: www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $13 /per class, $48 /4 classes, 255-1559.

8PM-9PM Living Torah Video Presentation: A weekly torah lesson by the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Followed by group discussion and explanation.

We will then learn about the Jewish mystical and practical approach to love or learn about the upcoming Jewish Holiday. On-going every Tuesday, 8-9pm. Free. 679-7148. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

Wednesday

12/11

9AM Senior Kripalu Yoga with Susan Blacker.

Gentle yoga class offering warm-ups, poses for strength and balance and breath work for relaxation. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

9:30 AM -1:30 PM Mohonk Preserve Bob Babb Wednesday Walk – Wallkill Valley Rail Trail - North. Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. A moderate, 4-mile hike. Info: 255-0919. Plains Road Boat Launch, Parking Lot, New 10:30AM Classics in Religion. “Dairy of a Country Priest” recounts the experience of a sickly, ascetic priest encountering the hardened insensitivities of the members of a parish to which he’s assigned in a French village. Robert Hoffman will lead the series. Info: 334-8404. Kingston Library, Community Room, Kingston.

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.

2PM-3:30PM Home Schooling Theatre Club.

dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “new Jim Crow”). Info: www.enjan.orgor 475-8781. Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library, Family Partnership Center, 29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie.

6PM Live @ The Falcon:TheFalcon’s Christmas Farm Dinner. New West Guitar Group.

Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro, $60.

2. Register online at www.laglib.org or call 452-3141. LaGrange Library, La Grange.

6:30PM Spanish Storytime. A weekly storytime for children ages two to five held entirely in Spanish. Web: www.gardinerlibrary.org. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner, 255-1255.

6:30 PM Open Mic with Jeff Entin. Info: 687-2699. High Falls Café, Stone Dock Golf Club, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

6:30PM Morton Movie Night: The Hobbit.

Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Elijah Wood New Line Cinema; Directed by Peter Jackson Rated PG-13; 169 minutes; 2012. Screening 2 days before the sequel, The Desolation of Smaug, is released in theatres. Refreshments will be served.

Free, don welcome. Morton Memorial Library,

Self Help ADD Group for Adults. ...........................................................................................................255-2701 Addiction Support GroupSMART Recovery .................................................... ….853-8247 Adult Anxiety Support Group (9/11 Anxiety) ..............................................339-9090, x171 Adult Children of Alcoholics Growing Together ...................................................331-6360 Adults With Aphasia Support Group .......................................................................... 257-3600 AIDS Testing S.T.D. Clinic — Ulster County Health Department ............. 340-3070 Al-Anon ......................................................................................................................................... 688-5401 Al-Anon ................................................................................................ 888-425-2666, or 339-5116 Al-Anon Parent Focus......................................................................................... ...............658-9032 Alateen....................................................633-0217 or 657-6226 or 336-8587 or 255-7125 Alcoholic Anonymous ..........................................................................................................331-6360 Adaptive Equipment Support Group........................................................................... 452-3913 Alzheimer’s Support Group (Hudson Vlly/Rockland/West) .........................471-2655 Alzheimers Support Services ................................... 518-438-2217 or (800) 272-3900 Amputee Support Group ..................................................................................................... 331-0541 Artist Heart Support Group .................................................................................... 203-246-5711 Asberger Adult Men’s Support Group ..........................................................................807-7147 Asthma Sensitive Committee Support Group ......................................................679-7430 Aphasia Support Group (New Paltz). ..............................................257-2677or 257-3600 Autism Workshops .............................................................www.oautism.org, 800-661-1575 A.W.A.K.E., Sleep Apnea ..................................................................................................... 334-3126 Bariatric Surgery Support Group ................................................................................. 679-2235 Bereaved Parents and Siblings ...........................................................................................691-2111 Better Breathers Club .......................................................................... 483-6446 or 489-5005 Better Together for Survivors of Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Group ...................................................................................................................................366-3500.ext 3105 Blind and Visually Impaired Support Group ......................................................................................(914) 993-5385 or (845) 565-1162 x232 Brain Injury Family & Survivors Support Groups ....................................... 914-939-8166 Breast Cancer Options Support Groups meets at 10 diff. locations ..................................... 339-HOPE (4673) Web site: www.breast cancer options.org Breast Cancer Survivor’s Support Group ........................800-ACS-2345; 532-6622 Cancer Support Group ......................................................................... 483-6394 or 339-2071 Cardiac Support Group (Ulster County Mended Hearts, Chapter 193) ....905-2132 Care Givers and Families Support Group ............................................ 338-2980, 473-2500, 483-6394, 340-3456 or 331-5300 Celiac Support Group ............................................. 483-0650 or 297-3328 or 236-3939 Hudson Valley Celiac Support Group ...................................................www.hvceliac.com Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group............................................................. 331-0541 Chronic Pain Support Group (Mid-Hudson Valley) ........................................... 255-0671 Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis Support .... 336-6590, 331-7802 or 339-6169 Community Cancer Awareness Meeting .................................................................236-1660 Compassionate Friends of Hudson Valley ..................................................................691-2111 Cooperative Parenting & Divorce: Shielding Your Children from Conflict ......................................................................................................................................................... 336-4747 Dealing with Difficult People, Stress in the Workplace...........................................................

Stress at Home... ....................................................................................................................... 255-7957 Debtor’s Anonymous ................................................................................................. 888-344-1990 Depression & Bipolar Support Group ..............................473-2500 or 800-826-3632 Depression Anxiety Support Group ............................................................................. 331-0541 Diabetes Support Group (New Paltz) ........................................................................255-5094 Poughkeepsie ......................................................................................................................... 483-6066 Children – Poughkeepsie ................................................................................454-8500 x72486 Divorce Care Recovery & Support Group .............................................................. 382-2288 Divorce Support Group .........................................................................................................255-2701 Divorce Support Group – Moving On ..............................................................339-9090 x115 Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) ...................................................................... ..706-2183 Eating Disorder Support Group..........................................................................339-9090 x115 Eating Disorder Support Group ...................489-4732 or email: edsupport@line.co Father’s of Kids w/Developmental Disabilities or Delays ....................... 336-7235, x128 Father’s Rights Group ........................................................................................................... 331-2662 Female Survivors of Sexual Violence .........................................................................340-3213 Fibromyalgia Support Group ......................................................................................... 240-6470 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous ...............................................781-321-9118 or 518-465-8860 or www.foodaddicts.org Gluten-Free Outings Group .............................................................................................. 255-0671 Grandparent Connection for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.....338-2980 HANDS (Hope After Neonatal Death through Sharing) ................................ 483-6683 Hepetitis C Support Group ....................................................................331-0541 or 331-6266 HIV Positive Women’s/ Men’s Support Groups ................................................................................................... 607-436-9554 or 800-976-2727 Homicide Survivors Support Group...............................................................................452-1110 HOPE ............................................................................................................................................... 336-4747 Hospice Kids Group ............................................................................................................338-CARE Independent Living Skills Group ..................................................................................... 331-0541 Kids Connection ........................................................................................................................ 334-3171 Kidology Support Group ...................................................................................................339-9090 LaLeche League Breast Feeding Support Group ..................... 657-8795 or 657-6471 Lesbian Women with Breast Cancer and their partners .......................................................

518-877-4314 LGBTQ Men’s Group .............................................................................................................331-5300 Living with Cancer Support Group ...............................................................................784-3514 Living w/Lymphedema Support .................................................................................. 437-3036 Look Good, Feel Better. ........................................................................................ 800-ACS-2345 Lyme Disease Support Groups .............................. 758-8187 or 876-1987 or705-2622

Managing Defiant Behavior ................................................................................ 473-2500 x309 Man-to-Man/Side-by-Side ................................................................................ 800-ACS-2345 Maternal Infant Services (Orange,Sullivan & Ulster) ........................................ 750-6265 Men’s Anger Management Support Group ...............................................339-9090 x115 Men’s Oncology Support .....................................................339-2071 or 338-2500 x4453, Mended Hearts Cardiac Support Group ...................................................... 845-905-2132 Mental Health Issues657-8314 or 339-9090x109 Mid-Hudson Crohn’s & Colitis ..........................................................................................339-6169 Migraines (Frequent) ............................................................................................................688-2644 Mood Disorder Support Group ........................................................................................ 331-0541 Mom’s and Dad’s Support Group .................................................................................334-4807 Mothers of Twins Club. ........................................................................................................679-6299 Multiple Sclerosis Support Group (Ulster County) .............................................. 331-0541 Moving On — Separation & Divorce Support Group for Women ..................................................................................................................516-238-1282 or 679-2235 Multiple Sclerosis Support Group (Greene County) .............................518-678-3405 Nar-Anon (Support for the family of addicts) .........................................................679-0431 Nar-Anon Support Group (New Paltz Area) for families & friends of substance abusers .......................................................255-8801 Narcotics Anonymous ............................................................................................................ 431-9011 New Baby, New Mom. ..........................................................................................................255-3300 New Mother Baby Circle/Gentle Care Doula Service ..................................... 255-6258 New Visions Group of Debtors Anonymous ...........................................................518-4560 Nicotine Anonymous ............................................................................................................ 687-7892 OCD Support Group ............................................................................................................. 473-2500 Oncology Family Support ................................................................................................... 334-3171 Ostomy Support ..................................338-2500 x4542 or 334-3125; 800-ACS-2345 Ovarian Cancer Support ..........................................................................334-3171 or 339-2071 Overeaters’ Anonymous .....................................................................657-6603 or 684-5229 Pain Management Support Group .............................................................................. 532-6622 Panic-Anxiety Group .............................................................................................................331-4965 Parent Assistance: Managing Defiant Behavior Support Group ...336-4747 x 131 Parents Helping Parents of Kids with Problems ................................................. 336-4483 Parents of Children with ADD/ADHD .....................................................454-8500, x72486 Parents of Children with Diabetes ............................................................................... 454-8500 Parents of Children with Hematology/Oncology ............................. 454-8500 x72486 Parents of Incarcerated Youth ........................................................................................ 473-2500 Parents Together for A-D/HD ..............................................................................336-4747, x134 Parkinson’s Support Group ...............................................................................................255-0614 Parkinson’s (Young) Self-Help Group, Kingston Hospital.............................. 895-9096 Peer Support Group for Youth Ages 11-18 ............................................................... 473-2500 Perinatal Support Group .............................................................876-3001 or 518-537-2400 Post Adoption Services ...................................................................................... 457-5030 x3522 Postpartum Support Group Maternal Infant Services Network of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties, Inc .......................................................... 750-6265 Pregnancy Support Center .............................................................................................. 246-5445 Prison Families of Ulster County ................................................................................... 338-5756 Prostate Cancer Support Group (Man to Man) ...................................................................... 338-9229 or 452-2932; 338-1805 or 338-1161 Raising Chilidren of Relatives (for Ulster County residents) ....................... 340-3990 Recovering Food Addicts ......................................... 331-8948 or 247-0109 or 271-3467 Recurrence of Cancer .......................................................................................... 800-ACS-2345 Red Hot Mama’s (Menopause) Support .................................................................. 437-3046 Relatives as Parents Support Group ......................................................................... 340-3990 Road to Recovery .................................................................................................... 800-ACS-2345 Second Chance Stroke Support Group ....................................................................336-7235 Self-Care for Caregivers ................................................................................. 339-9090 ext 165 Separated and Divorced Roman Catholic Support Group ............................. 562-3012 Separated and Divorced Support Group ..........................................................................382-1626, 336-7658, or 382-1270, 871-3500 Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous ..................... 518-292-0123 or www.slaafws.org Sexual Assault Victims Support Group .....................................................................340-3213 Single Parent Support Group ..........................................................................................255-7332 Singles with Cancer.................................................................................................338-2500, x443 Single Mother’s Support Group . ..................................................................................... 246-9211 Speak Out .......................................................................................................339-9090 x109 or x115 Spinal Cord Injury Association Support Group .................................................. 336-3500 Starting Now (New Stroke Program) ............................................................. 331-3131 x2805 Stop Smoking Support Group ....................................................................................... 483-6394 Stroke Survivors Support Group ..................................................................334-2700 x3283 Systemic Sclerosis - Scleroderma/Lupus Support Group ...........................247-0600 ‘Take A Break’ Family Respite Group .........................................................338-2500 x4453 TBI Survivor Support Group ............................................................................................ 343-8100 Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group ............................ 278-7272 x300 or 297-7600 Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group RCAL, Kingston Location ............. 331-0541 UFOs Community Support Group .................................................................................744-3143 Us Too/Man to Man ................................................................................................ 800-ACS-2345 Visually Impaired & Blind Support Group. ....................................................565-1162 x 202 Voices of Young Empowered Women Support Group (VYEWS) ....................................................... 917-442-5996; goddesspresskingston@yahoo.com Weight Loss Surgery Support Group ........................................................................ 679-2235 Weight Loss Surgery Peer Support Group (Mid-Hudson) ... 331-2720 or 334-2761 Widows and Widowers of Ulster County .................................................................. 331-6262 Women’s Cancer Support Group .................................................................................338-2500 Women’s Issues Support Group .......................................................................339-9090 x115

82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff, 876-1085 or yarn.witch@ gmail.com.

7PM-9:30PM Jazz Wednesday at Dave’s Coffee House. Guitarist Tom DePetris, Jody Sumber on drums and Allen Murphy on bass and special guests will be performing an ongoing jazz night starting at 8pm Dave’s Coffee House, Saugerties.

7PM-9PM Community Dialogue “Fukushima and You.” Fukushima Radiation Is Here.....

Now What? SUNY New Paltz, Coykendahl Science Building (CSB) Auditorium, New Paltz.

7PM 2013 Israeli Films Festival. “The Matchmaker.” The movie explores the coming-of-age of an Israeli teenager in the 1960s. Info: www. jewishdutchess.org or 471-9811. Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, $10, $15.

7PM-11PM Rosendale Chess Club. Free admission-no dues. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm.

Rosendale Café, Rosendale.

7PM-8PM Free Belly Dance Class. On-going every Wednesdays, 7-8pm. Taught by Arabic Abeer. Learn ancient Middle Eastern dances that stimulate your inner womanly spirit. Get a complete body workout. 255-5482 Unframed Artists Gallery, 173 Huguenot St, New Paltz.

7PM Glaring Omissions themed reading series Presents three Hudson Valley authors reading from their recent work. Info: 246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, New Paltz.

7PM High School Winter Concert. Info: www. highland-k12.org. Highland High School, 320 Pancake Hollow Rd, Highland.

7PM Jewish Federation of Dutchess County 2013 Israeli Films Festival: The Matchmaker.

Film explores the coming-of-age of an Israeli teenager in the 1960s. Suggested donation $10/ adult ($15 maximum per family). Students are free. PG rated and children 10 and older may participate. Info: 471-9811 or director@jewishdutchess.org. Locust Grove, Rt 9, Poughkeepsie.

7:30 PM The Poughkeepsie New Yorkers Barbershop Chorus meets every Wednesday night. A male a cappella group that sings in the uniquely American “Barbershop Style” of close four-part harmony. Sight reading not required.

Guests are always welcome. Web: wwwnewyorkerschorus.org. St. Andrews Church, 110 Overlook Rd, Poughkeepsie.

8PM Matisyahu. His annual “Festival of Light”.

Spiritual Reggae-Rock. Web: www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson, 518-.828-4800.

8PM Bard College Orchestra. Geoffrey McDonald, music director; Michael Ferrara, assistant conductor; with Marka Gustavsson, viola, with student orchestra. Info: www.fishercenter.bard. edu. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater,

Thursday

12/12

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, 679-5906 x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

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6PM-7PM Public Sitting & Walking Meditation at Sky Lake. Meets every Tuesday, 6-7pm.

Meditation instruction available. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 658-8556 orwww. skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6:30PM Middle School Winter Concert. Info: www.highland-k12.org. Highland High School, 320 Pancake Hollow Rd, Highland.

6:30PM-7:30PM Tai Chi with Martha Cheo.

Advanced. Web: www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, New Paltz, $13, 255-1559.

7 PM Hudson Valley Garden Association.

Ongoing meetings - second Thursday of the month. New members welcome! Web: www.

HVGA.org. Shawangunk Town Hall, Community Room, 14 Central Ave, Wallkill, 418-3640.

7:30PM-9:30PM Life Drawing Sessions. Tuesday and Thursdays, on-going. Web: www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $13 /per class, $48 /4 classes, 255-1559.

8PM Trailer Park Boys’. Ricky, Julian & Bubbles present: The “Dear Santa Claus” Tour with guests Randy & Mr. Lahey. Web: www.palacealbany.com.

Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany, $55, $45, $35, 800-745-3000.

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

Friday

12/13

7PM-9PM Kingston-Rhinebeck Toastmasters Club. Practice public speaking. Second Thursday of every month. Guests are welcome. Info: www.Kingston-RhinebeckToastmasters.com or KingstonRhinebeckTM@gmail.com.

10AM-5PM Holiday Book Sale. Info: 876-4030 or www.starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Organic Vibe Trio.

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

10:30AM Toddler Tales Storytime. For ages 2-3. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, 338-5580.

7 PM Hudson Valley Garden Association.

Ongoing meetings - second Thursday of the month. New members welcome! Web: www.

HVGA.org. Shawangunk Town Hall, Community Room, 14 Central Ave, Wallkill, 418-3640.

12:05PM Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

7PM The Gemini Series: “She Lives Among Us.” A Photo Encaustic Documentary Art Show & Lecture. Presented by Maria Kolodziej. SUNY Columbia-Greene, Room 612, Hudson, free, 518-828-4181, x 3342.

7PM Jewish Federation of Dutchess County - 2013 Israeli Films Festival: Dolphin Boy. Suggested donation $10/adult ($15 maximum per family). Students are free. Tells the story of a Arab Israeli boy who, with the help of an Israeli psychologist and an Israeli soldier, discovers the healing power of dolphins. Rated: PG. Info: 471-9811 or director@jewishdutchess.org.

Howland Center, Beacon.

7PM 2013 Israeli Films Festival. “Dolphin Boy.” The story of a Arab Israeli boy who, with the the help of an Israeli psychologist and an Israeli soldier, discovers the healing power of dolphins. Info: 7PM Poetry Night! Meets every 2nd Thursday at 7pm. Bohemiaan Book Bin, 592 Ulster Ave, Kingston, 336-6450.

7PM Reading of the Work of Jacques Lacan.

Moderated by Dr. Anna McLellan, member of the Apres-Coup Psychoanalytic Association. Subject: Lacan’s Seminar V: The Unconscious. Reg rqrd.

Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, 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: www.mideastcrisis.org or 876-7906. Woodstock 7PM-8:30PM Men’s Group. Meets every Thursday, 7-8:30pm. Meetings rotate between group discussions, social evenings and special events.

Free admission. 331-5300 or Katherine@lgbtqcenter.org or Kate@lgbtqcenter.org.

3:30PM Afterschool Crafts. For ages 8-12. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, 338-5580.

4PM-7PM Opening Reception: “Express Yourself.” Group exhibit. Paintings by Dutchess Day School students in first, third and eighth grades.

Exhibits through 12/30. Montgomery Row, Second Level, 6423 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck.

Rhinebeck.5:30PM-8:30PM Light up the Hamlet: Highland Tree Lighting. Hot chocolate, candy, toasted marshmallows, games, giveaways, caroling, tree lighting & a visit from Santa Claus. Info: www.townoflloyd.com or 691-2144 x100.

6PM-8PM A Frosty Fest: A Spectacular Festival of Holiday Lights, Enchanted forest with animated light displays, glistening gardens, magical mansion, Santa’s North Pole, Frosty’s Adventures - a 3-D experience -, 30-ft. train, stage shows, food, cafes, gift shops. Info: www. afrostyfest.com or 339-2666. Headless Horseman Hayrides, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park.

7PM 20th Annual Holiday Show. The Sleep Principle. An original play by M. San Millan, performed by Production Program Students.

Intertwining the tales of Sleeping Beauty, Rip van Winkle and Alice inWonderland. Seating limited - call to reserve: 876-6470. Info: www. cocoontheatre.org. Cocoon Theatre, 6384 Mill St, Rhinebeck, $15.

7PM A.J. Schenkman and Elizabeth Werlau present Murder & Mayhem in Ulster County.

Info: 246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, New Paltz.

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,

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Marco Benevento.

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

7PM Tony Fletcher, author of highly-acclaimed biographies of Keith Moon, the Smiths, and R.E.M. presents Boy About Town, a memoir about his life in love with music. Info: 255-8300. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church St, New Paltz.

7:30PM It’s a Wonderful Life. A Live 1940’s Radio Play. Performed with live sound effects and music.

The show features 5 actors playing 50 roles. Info: www.rosendaletheatre.org or 658-8989. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St,Rosendale.

7:30PM Elephant Room. Filled with off-thewall magic and sublime comedy, Elephant Room examines the childlike wonder of three deluded illusionists who choose to live their off-center lives by sleight of hand. Presented by LiveArts Bard.

Info: www.fishercenter.bard.edu. Bard College, Theater Two, Annandale-on-Hudson, $25, $5 /student.

8PM Mendelssohn Club Christmas Concert.

Info: info@olddutchchurch.org or 338-6759. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St, Kingston.

8PM Happy Traum and Friends. Winter Solstice benefit for the Woodstock Guild. Web: 679-4406 or bearsvilletheater@gmail.com or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $65, $45, $25.

8PM Live Music. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484.

8PM “Laughing all the Way” with Mohonk Mountain Stage Company Stress from the holidays got you down? Decompress with some holiday hilarity. Info: 255-1559 or www.unisonarts.org. Unison Learning Center, Inc, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

8PM Frank Vignola and Warren Vache. Web: www.rosendalecafe.com. Rosendale Café, 434 Main St, Rosendale, $20, 658-9048.

8PM First Annual Holiday Celebration. An evening of stories, short plays, music, and caroling. Doors open at 7:15pm. Pre - and post - performance bar and buffet. Suggested donation $10; all proceeds benefit the Morton Memorial Library and Community House. Info: 876-6051. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

8PM The Nutcracker. Presented by the Catskill Ballet Theater. Info: www.catskillballet.org.

Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston.

8PM-11PM Cajun Dance to Jesse Legé and Bayou Brew. Beginners’ Lesson 7-8pm. Dance 8-11pm.

Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances.

Web: www.hudsonvalleydance.org. White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave, Kingston.

8PM-12AM Dutchess County Singles Dance.

Every second Friday of the month. There will be a wide range of music by DJ Johnny Angel and a light dinner buffet w/ dessert & coffee.

Admission is $15. Door prizes and 50/50 raffle.

Web: www.dutchesscountysingles.org or e-mail: dcsingles28@yahoo.com. Mercury Grand Hotel, 2170 South Rd (Rte 9), Poughkeepsie.

9PM New Lazy Boys. The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

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

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 andolder, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

1:30PM-2:15PM Free Lunchtime Meditation Group. On-going, Thurs, 1:30-2:15pm. Open to all levels, weekly guided meditation and relaxation exercises. Donations welcome. Web: www. lindamlaurettalcsw.com. Serenity Counseling Center, 101 Hurley Ave, Kingston.

3:30PM Book Explorers. For ages 4 & up. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, 338-5580.

3:30PM-4:30PM Chess Club. Ages 8-Adult. Led

by Merrie Zaretsky. Learn to play or improve your skills. You don’t need to sign up for these on-going sessions. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

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.

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5:30PM-6:30PM Tai Chi with Martha Cheo.

Beginners/Mixed. Web: www.unisonarts.org.

Unison Arts Center, New Paltz, $13, 255-1559.

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5:30PM-7:30PM Made In Kingston. A celebration of the artists and arts manufacturers who are increasingly choosing to call Kingston home.

Come browse—just in time for the holidays. Info: 331-2238. 572 Broadway, (former Ulster Lighting), Kingston.

5:30PM Holiday Dinner Party. Cocktails at 5:30pm. Dinner at 6:30pm. Music provided by DJ, Ricky Bull. Entertainment by Gine Marie’z Academy of Performing Arts Dancers. Please bring a toy or toys for “Toys for Tots.” RSVP. Info:691-6070 or events@southernulsterchamber.org. Rocking Horse Ranch, 600 Route 44/55, Highland, $38.

6PM-8PM “Merry Mixer, “ A second holiday shopping opportunity. Features vendors offering handmade and some commercially-made products. Info: 784-1110 or jhenley@safe-harbors.org.

Ritz Theater, Lobby, 107 Broadway, Kingston.

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Enter Now! Celebration of Lights Photo contest! Enter a 5x7 photo in the contest by 1/24/14. A complete list of rules can be found at www.saugertiespubliclibrary.org. Open to all Saugerties Public Library patrons. Saugerties Public Library, Washington Ave, Saugerties.

6th Annual Yule Feast. Enter one item for the populace-judged A&S competition, with prizes to be awarded during the feast. Youth submissions welcomed and encouraged. For details on admission and feast fees: 706-4722.

NYML Christmas Bird Count. Participate in the

longest running citizen science effort in the world.

Contact Steve Chorvas (246-5900 or schorvas@ verizon.net ) for assignment in the Mohonk Lake/ Ashokan Reservoir count circle. New Paltz.

Fundraiser for the New Paltz Ballet Theatre.

A portion of all sales, made with a voucher, will benefit NPBT. Info: www.npsballet.com or 255-0044. UNO Chicago Grill, 342A Main St, Poughkeepsie.

9 AM Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge.

246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties.

9AM-3PM Cragsmoor Free Library’s Cookie Walk & Holiday Sale! Info: 647-4611 or hgrifo@ rcls.org or www.cragsmoorfreelibrary. Home baked cookies (some gluten-free!), hand-crafted items, Cragsmoor Free Library Cookbook, Cragsmoor: Historical Portrait publication, and other gifts. Cookies and baked goods are $8/lb. Bags provided. Cragsmoor Free Library, 355 Cragsmoor Rd, Cragsmoor.

9AM-10:30AM Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, Saturdays 9-10:30am. All are welcome. No charge. 679-8800. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (A-Frame), 2578 Rt 212, Woodstock, free.

9AM-12PM Upcoming Cookie Walk (12/14, 9am-12pm)! The Women’s Fellowship of the Reformed Church of Shawangunk will once again tempt you with their cookies. Homemade cookies of all kinds at affordable prices . $6/per pound.

895-2952. Women’s Fellowship Reformed Church of Shawangunk, 1166 Hoagerburgh Rd, Cty. Rt. 18, Wallkill.

9AM-5PM Holiday Events at FDR Library and Home Children’s Reading Festival, Holiday Open House, Live Music, Holiday Cards for Troops and Pictures with Santa. Authors will include: Iza Trapani. Info: 486-7745 or clifford.laube@nara. gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park, free.

9AM Cookie Walk. Snow date: 12/15, 11:15am.

Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368 Mill St, Rhinebeck, $15.

9:30AM-3PM Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: Stokes Trail. Aged 18 and above.

No reservations required. A moderate to strenuous, 7-mile hike led by Art Raphael (255-5367). Info: 255-0919. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz.

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-11:30AM Minnewaska Preserve - Make a Nature Gift. For children age seven and older, accompanied by a parent. Homemade leaf prints, gift tags, ornaments and other holiday decorations. Pre-registration is required.

10AM-4PM Holiday Book Sale. Info: 876-4030 or www.starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

10AM-2PM Teen Geek Squad. Patrons will receive one-on-one technology assistance from one of the library’s teen geeks, who can show them everything from navigating the internet to how to set up new devices. Call ahead oftime to schedule an appointment or simply drop in. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook, 758-3241.

11AM-3PM Kissing Ball Workshop. You will use fresh local greens (a few specialty things thrown in for interest), bright ribbons, and your own creativity to create a beautiful kissing ball to hang near your door. Reservations required

by December 5. Web: www.ulstercountyhs.org Victoria Gardens Nursery, Intersection of Route 213 and Cottekill Rd, Marbletown, $35, 338-5614 or uchsdirector@gmail.com.

11AM-9PM 6th Annual Yule Feast. Reservations req. Info: www.eastkingdom.org/EventDetails. html?eid=2521 or 706-4722. Adonai Lodge 718, 8 Main St, Highland.

11AM-5PM Hudson River Exchange Winter Market. Food alongside live music as well as vendors selling handmade and vintage items.

Info: www.hudsonriverexchange.com. 7th Street Park, 704 Columbia St, Hudson.

12PM-6PM Artist Spotlight. The Artist Spotlights each focus on one artisan’s work. Come meet the featured artists. Info: 679-2079 or megan@ woodstockguild.org. Byrdcliffe Shop, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock, free.

1PM Book Reading & Signing: Flick Ford, author Wild: 75 Freshwater Tropical Fish of the World.

Info: www.flickford.com/wild?or 679-8000.

Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock.

1PM-5PM Holiday Open House. Visitors will be able to take self-guided tours of the mansion’s first floor. All five rooms, as well as the main foyer, will be decorated, with each room’s design symbolizing a specific Christmas carol. Info: 341-4179.

SUNY Orange, Middletown.

1PM The Met: Live in HD 2013-14: Falstaff Verdi.

Web: www.bardavon.org. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Broadway, Kingston, 473-5288.

1PM-3PM Pallet Puppet Theatre offers Puppet Story Time. Ongoing on Saturdays, 1-3pm. The Green Palette, 215 Main Street inside of the Medusa Antique Center Building, New Paltz.

1PM The Annual Athens Victorian Stroll. The festivities will culminate with fire dancers, caroling and the tree lighting in the Riverfront Park at 5PM. Pick up a schedule of activities and a map at the AthensCultural Center.

3PM-5PM Opening Reception: Holiday Small Works Exhibit. Exhibits through 1/24/14. All work for sale and will be sold for $75.00 each.

Info: www.barrettartcenter.org or 471-2550.

Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon St, Poughkeepsie.

4PM Professors Robert and Johanna Titus, authors of The Hudson Valley in the Ice Age. Slide tour of the Hudson Valley and see this familiar region with new eyes. Hot cider will be served at this event to keep warm. Info:www.merrittbooks. com or 677-5857. Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front St, Millbrook.

4PM A Reading, Reception, and Book Signing: “When My Soul Speaks, I Scribe...Poetry” by Poughkeepsie poet Bettina “Gold” Wilkerson. With spoken word performances by Poet Gold and the Evolving Wordsmiths. Info:www. midhudsonheritage.org or 214-1113. Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

4PM Book Signing: Joan Osofsky & Abby Adams. Love Where You Live: At Home in the Country. Oblong Books & Music, 26 Main St, Millerton, 518-789-3797.

4PM-8PM Christmas with the Ellisons at Knox’s Headquarters. Tour by candlelight the elegant 1754 Ellison mansion decorated for the season in 18th century fashion. The house will have costumed staff in each room. Knox’s Headquarters,289 Forge Hill Rd, Vails Gate.

4:30PM-8PM A Frosty Fest: A Spectacular Festival of Holiday Lights, Enchanted forest with animated light displays, glistening gardens, magical mansion, Santa’s North Pole, Frosty’s Adventures - a 3-D experience -, 30-ft. train, stage shows, food, cafes, gift shops. Info: www. afrostyfest.com or 339-2666. Headless Horseman Hayrides, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park.

5PM-7PM Gallery Celebration. Group Exhibition, local cheese, an array of crostinis & Italian vino. Holiday music. Info: www.chacerandallgallery.com or 676-4901. Chace-Randall Gallery, 49 Main St, Andes.

5PM-7PM Artist Reception: “Orange County Bounty.” Works by Gloria Detore-Mackie and Chrissy Pahucki. Introducing emerging artist Taylor Doce in the workshop room. Wine & cheese. Exhibits through 12/30. Info:www.

WallkillRiverSchool.com or wallkillriverschool@ hvc.rr.com. Wallkill River School of Art, 232 Ward St, Montgomery.

5PM “Love on the Road” Reading . The four scheduled to read are Nina Shengold, as well as Teresa Giordano, Jana Martin, and Robert Burke Warren. Info: 679-8000. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock.

5:30PM Kingston’s Buried Treasure Lecture Series: The D&H Canal-Kingston’s Corridor of Prosperity. Info: 340-3055. Senate House Museum, Vanderlyn Gallery, 296 Fair St, Kingston, free.

6 PM Sanctuary Dinner & Cabaret- Info: 691-2284. First Methodist Church, 57 Vineyard Ave, Highland.

6:30PM-10:30PM Silent Auction Benefit for The Mehalak Family. Music by Soulia and the Soultans, Mr. Oh and iS. Music starts at 7:30pm.

To establish a travel fund for the Mehalak Family.

John Mehalak had a double-lung transplant in Pittsburgh in September and wife is traveling between the Hudson Valley and Pennsylvania and caring for their 9 year old son. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls, 687-2699.

7PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz

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No cover or minimum! Kindred Spirits, Palenville.

7PM Movies With Spirit: ‘The Color of Paradise.’ Tale about a blind boy whose father wants to get rid of him. Info: gerryharrington@mindspring.com or 389-9201. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock.

7PM 20th Annual Holiday Show. The Sleep Principle. An original play by M. San Millan, performed by Production Program Students.

Intertwining the tales of Sleeping Beauty, Rip van Winkle and Alice in Wonderland. Seating limited - call to reserve: 876-6470. Info: www. cocoontheatre.org. Cocoon Theatre, 6384 Mill St, Rhinebeck, $15.

7PM Kingston’s Second Saturday Spoken Word. Pulitzer Prize nominated poet and playwright Cornelieus Ready, will perform with novelist Sarah Micklem and the literary band Rough Magic. Info: www.uucckingston.org or 331-2884.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston, $7 /suggested donation.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Chris Bergson Band - Opener-The Flaming Meatballs. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM Irene Pough presents Demons of the Great Sacandaga Lake, her new novel that is set in the Adirondacks. Info: 246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, New Paltz.

7:30PM The Nutcracker. Presented by the New Paltz Ballet Theatre, featuring guests from New York City Ballet. Info: www.bardavon.org or 432-2072. Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie.

7:30PM It’s a Wonderful Life. A Live 1940’s Radio Play. Performed with live sound effects and music. The show features 5 actors playing 50 roles. Info: www.rosendaletheatre.org or 658-8989. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale.

7:30PM Elephant Room. Filled with off-the-wall magic and sublime comedy, Elephant Room examines the childlike wonder of three deluded illusionists who choose to live their off-center lives by sleight of hand. Presented by LiveArts Bard. Info: www.fishercenter.bard.edu. Bard College, Theater Two, Annandale-on-Hudson, $25, $5 /student.

8PM The Nutcracker. Presented by the Catskill Ballet Theater. Info: www.catskillballet.org.

Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston.

8PM Mountain Snow & Mistletoe. A downhome concert of holiday songs and stories with Christopher Shaw and Bridget Ball. Web: www. theegg.org. The Egg, Hart Theatre, Albany, $24, 518-473-1845.

8PM SUNY Orange Symphonic Band Concert.

The concert will feature a selection of seasonal favorites celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Boxing Day. Snow date Dec. 15 at 3 pm. Info: 341-4787 . Paramount Theatre, SUNY Orange, Middletown.

8PM “Laughing all the Way” with Mohonk Mountain Stage Company Stress from the holidays got you down? Decompress with some holiday hilarity. Info: 255-1559 or www.unisonarts.org. Unison Learning Center, Inc, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

8PM Joey Eppard & Friends. The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

8PM Live Music. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484.

8PM Bradstan Cabaret Series: Karen Mason.

“Christmas, Christmas, Christmas.” Cabaret-style table seating and a limited number of standingroom-only tickets. Web: www.BethelWoodsCenter.org. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurds Rd, Bethel.

8PM Mendelssohn Club Christmas Concert.

Info: info@olddutchchurch.org or 338-6759. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St, Kingston.

8:30PM-12AM Salsa Dancing in Kingston.

Salsa, Merengue, & Bachata. Every Saturday Night 8:30pm to 12am. Suggested donation: $5.

338-7161. Gabriels’ Café, 316 Wall St, Kingston.

9PM Murali Coryell & “Mojo” Myles Mancuso.

Web: 679-4406 or bearsvilletheater@gmail.com or www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $15.

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10AM-2PM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon.

Saints of Swing. Featuring Marty Elkins. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

I pledge to read the printed word It’s a movement that’s catching on. It’s not hard to see why. Studies show readers retain more when they read on paper compared to a screen. And in a world bent on speeding us up, it’s nice to sit back and relax with the paper. That’s why ulster publishing—while exploring the web—remains committed to our newspapers, which are printed sustainably on recycled paper when possible. r e a d t h e p r i n t e d w o r d. o r g

10 AM-2:30 PM Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: John Burroughs Hike.

Aged 18 and above. No reservations required.

A moderate, 7-mile hike led by John Connolly (691-6521). Info: 255-0919. Route 299 /9W Park and Ride, New Paltz.

10:30AM-12PM Sunday Mornings in Service of Sacred Unity. Sunday Mornings in Service of Sacred Unity. Web: www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, New Paltz, $10, 255-1559.

10:30AM-12:30PM Public Sitting & Walking Meditation at Sky Lake. Meets every Sunday, 10:30am-12:30pm .Meditation instruction available. Video teaching by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche with short discussion at 11:45am. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 658-8556 orwww.skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

11AM-5PM Hudson River Exchange Winter Market. Food alongside live music as well as vendors selling handmade and vintage items.

Info: www.hudsonriverexchange.com. 7th Street Park, 704 Columbia St, Hudson.

1 PM -3 PM 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.

1PM-5PM Holiday Open House. Visitors will be able to take self-guided tours of the mansion’s first floor. All five rooms, as well as the main foyer, will be decorated, with each room’s design symbolizing a specific Christmas carol. Info: 341-4179. SUNY Orange, Middletown.

1PM Book Reading: Laurie Boris. She’ll be reading from her new book, Sliding Past Vertical. Info: 679-8000. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock.

2PM It’s a Wonderful Life. A Live1940’s Radio Play. Performed with live sound effects and music. The show features 5 actors playing 50 roles. Info: www.rosendaletheatre.org or 658-8989. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale.

2PM Elephant Room. Filled with off-the-wall magic and sublime comedy, Elephant Room examines the childlike wonder of three deluded illusionists who choose to live their off-center lives by sleight of hand. Presented by LiveArts Bard. Info: www.fishercenter.bard.edu. Bard College, Theater Two, Annandale-on-Hudson, $25, $5 /student.

2PM Mountain Snow & Mistletoe. A downhome concert of holiday songs and stories with Christopher Shaw and Bridget Ball. Web: www. theegg.org. The Egg, Hart Theatre, Albany, $24, 518-473-1845.

2PM The Nutcracker. Presented by the Catskill Ballet Theater. Info: www.catskillballet.org.

Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston.

3PM 20th Annual Holiday Show. The Sleep Principle. An original play by M. San Millan, performed by Production Program Students.

Intertwining the tales of Sleeping Beauty, Rip van Winkle and Alice inWonderland. Seating limited - call to reserve: 876-6470. Info: www. cocoontheatre.org. Cocoon Theatre, 6384 Mill St, Rhinebeck, $15.

3PM The Nutcracker. Presented by the New Paltz Ballet Theatre, featuring guests from New York City Ballet. Info: www.bardavon.org or 432-2072. Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie.

4PM Kairos: A Consort of Singers Info: www. kairosconsort.org or 256-9114. Under the direction of Edward Lundergan, presents its annual Lessons & Carols Service.Good-will donations will be gratefully collected to benefit a local Hudson Valley charitable organization. Holiday reception will follow the service. Holy Cross Monastery, Rt 9W (1615 Broadway), West Park.

4:30PM-7PM A Frosty Fest: A Spectacular Festival of Holiday Lights, Enchanted forest with animated light displays, glistening gardens, magical mansion, Santa’s North Pole, Frosty’s Adventures - a 3-D experience -, 30-ft. train, stage shows, food, cafes, gift shops. Info: www. afrostyfest.com or 339-2666. Headless Horseman Hayrides, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park.

5PM-7PM Live Music. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484.

5:30PM-6PM HVCD West Coast Swing Dance Beginner’s Lesson. Beginner’s Lesson 5:306pm and Dance to DJ’d music 6-9pm. Admission $8/$6 full time students.Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Info:www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 255-1379. The Reformed Church of Port Ewen, 160 Salem St, Port Ewen.

6PM-9PM HVCD West Coast Swing Dance. to DJ’d music. Admission $8/$6 full time students.

Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances.

Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 255-1379.

The Reformed Church of Port Ewen, 160 Salem St, Port Ewen, $8, $6 /full time student.

7PM Sari Botton, Janet Steen, Eva Tenuto, Dana Kinstler, will read pieces from Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York. Info: 255-8300. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church St, New Paltz.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Club d’Elf featuring John Medeski. No cover (but donation for the musicians is encouraged). Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7:30PM “American Roots & Branches” series.

The Wooten Brothers Band. Web: www.theegg. org. The Egg, Hart Theatre, Albany, $34.50, 518-473-1845.

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Suggested donation $10. Bard staff, students & faculty are free of charge with ID. Students 16 & under are free. For more information visit FB page: Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana at Bard College.

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CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly.

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References available. Ulster County area.

300sf APARTMENT-LIKE OFFICE SPACE. Utilities included. Behind Lowes, Route 299. 845-255-5920.

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SCHOOL OF THE NEW MOON — Since 1972 — Pre-K thru Early Elementary Christine Oliveira - Director 679-7112 www.schoolofthenewmoon.com

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Hudson Valley Balinese Gamelan Orchestras Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana are pleased to invite you to mark your calendars for our annual December concert: An Evening of Balinese Music & Dance. Please join us on Friday, December 6 at 8 pm in Olin Auditorium at Bard College.

The concert features very special guest artists and Balinese aficionados, Dr. Pete Steele and Shoko Yamamuro under the leadership of Artistic Director I Nyoman Suadin with a cast of 40+ musicians. Also:

STOREFRONT AVAILABLE. Former Pet Grooming Shop. Can be converted to multiuses. Approx. 900 sq.ft. $800/month. Hot water/heat included. Electric separate. Main Street, Rosendale. 845-787-6580.

VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES; Stately brick house, approx. 2400 sq.ft. on 2 floors. High ceilings, wood floors, nice light. High visibility across from Post Office. On-street parking.

Suitable for gallery/studio or professional offices. Potential to convert back to owner-occupied/ residential. Lease, proof of insurance, security, credit, landlord reference required. $1000/ month plus utilities. ddourdeville@gmail.com.

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1-BEDROOM, 700SF. Cathedral ceilings, energy efficient. On 10 private, wooded acres.

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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. Country setting. SPACIOUS GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT. Open floor plan w/separate kitchen, bathroom & washer/dryer. Heat & electric included.

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A SMASHING 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT in renovated barn, cathedral ceiling, 2 skylights, full bath, wood floors.

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2-BEDROOM & STUDIO APARTMENT available immediately. In village. No pets, no smoking. References. Call 845-256-8247.

2-BEDROOM NEW PALTZ CONDO for rent in Orchard Heights, Village of New Paltz. Available 1/1/14. $1200/month. 1.5 baths, kitchen, living room. Non-smokers, no pets. Please call 845-419-2338.

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2-BR APARTMENT AVAILABLE, New Paltz town center. Short-term lease OK. No pets. (845)213-8619.

COTTAGE FOR RENT. Full bath, 2-bedrooms, living room, kitchen. No pets. No smoking. Call 845-255-2525, leave name & number.

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Directions: NYS Thruway, Exit 21 (Catskill) to 23- North to Begley Rd (off 23), left on Cardinal Dr. $375,000

NEW PALTZ HOUSE: 3-bedrooms, 2 baths, laundry. Interior remodeled. Good location. 1/2 acre. Couples preferred. $1400/ month plus utilities. 1 month security deposit required. 914-475-5926.

ROOMS AVAILABLE for STUDENT HOUSING. Close to SUNY, New Paltz.

Newly renovated, clean, large kitchen, appliances, WiFi/computer access/TV, plenty of parking. $550/month/room, electric & heat included. $550 deposit. Available now. 845705-2430.

SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Spring 2014 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.

SWEET 3-BEDROOM, 1 BATH VILLAGE HOME. Many updates, great condition, large garage, private yard. $1750/month plus utilities. References, good credit, security deposit required. Pets negotiable. 1 year lease. Pictures and full listing http://hotpads.com/listing/961456 (845)419-2072.

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rosendale/ high falls/tillson/ stone ridge rentals

SPACIOUS, RENOVATED 1-BEDROOM UPSTAIRS APARTMENT. $750/month includes utilities. Quiet location. Rt. 209.

Call (845)338-5828.

RIFTON: LARGE 1-BEDROOM DUPLEX APARTMENT.

Lower level. Private, beautifully renovated, loads of closet space, porcelain tile floors, energy efficient, washer/dryer, deck, large yard, creek frontage.

No smoking. $850/month plus utilities.

2 months security, references, credit check.

Call Tom 845-658-8829

LOVELY, EXTRA LARGE 2-BR to Share in High Falls. Roommate wanted. Bedroom comes with two other rooms for studio or storage PLUS sharing living room, bath, kitchen, deck. Ample closets, living space, nature, quiet. $650/month plus reasonable utilities and internet. Security and references. 845-687-2035.

STONE RIDGE APARTMENT: 1-BEDROOM w/adjoining room, living room, kitchen w/dining area, full bath, light & airy, second floor. No pets/smoking. $800/ month includes heat & hot water. References, lease & 2 months security requested. 845705-2208.

This unique post and beam Contemporary home has everything you need! An open floor plan, high ceilings, a huge private master suite with 2 walk-in closets, and a master bath with separate shower stall and jetted garden tub.

Cooks will enjoy the large eat-in kitchen with custom cabinets and island. Brazilian cherry floors lead down the hall to the great room with gas fireplace. $ 335,000

Robustly built mountain top oasis with panoramic Hudson River and mountain views stretching to the horizon on your own private 35 acres! This large home is built beyond many current building codes with features such as true 2x6 framing timbers gathered from the land, rough cut and filled with insulation. The third level is ready to renovate for a great master suite. $539,000

Stunning Secluded Estate - An Architectural Masterpiece! Step onto this lush 24 acres & feel the serene magic of this land. Bordering Minnewaska State Park, this piece of paradise is your own, private nature reserve. This estate offers 5 bedrooms, 4 baths and a lovely 2 bedroom guest suite. Dramatic views of the “Gunks” & private, 5 acre, stocked & spring fed pond, that’s truly beautiful. $ 2,349,000

www.VillageGreenRealty.com New Paltz 845-255-0615

Stone Ridge 845-687-4355

Woodstock 845-679-2255

Kingston 845-331-5357

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TILLSON

Brand New Private basement;

2-BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR RENT. One regular size & one small bedroom - or office. Huge walkin closet in large bedroom. Large living room w/double sliding glass doors w/view of the Wallkill River. Closet space in living room.

Full bathroom. Private entrance.

This apartment is very private & secluded. Fishing - 4-wheeling boating. Lots of room for playing or just relaxing. Serious inquiries only. $1000/month including everything except propane heat. First month, last month & security a must.

Call 845-849-4501.

STONE RIDGE COTTAGE. Available January.

650 sq.ft. 2-bedrooms, 1 bath. 6 acres w/creek, beautiful, quiet, deck w/Lilacs. Private but not isolated. Indoor cat only. $800/month plus utilities. Please contact rklin3000@aol.com

ment; 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR RENT. One regular size & one small bedroom - or office. Huge walk-in closet in large bedroom. Large living room w/ double sliding glass doors w/view of the Wallkill river. Closet space in living room.

Full bathroom. Private entrance. This apartment is very private & secluded.

Fishing - 4-wheeling - boating. Lots of room for playing or just relaxing. Serious inquiries only. $1000/month including everything except propane heat. First month, last month & security a must. Call 845-849-4501.

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2-BEDROOM APARTMENT. $900/ month (+ low Utilities). All new & efficient. Large ground floor apartment w/front porch. Bright w/big windows. Laundry on site. Great location- Centrally located on 44/55 Minnewaska Mtn. (Kerhonkson, Near Rt. 209), 20 min. New Paltz, Stone Ridge, Ellenville. 30 min. Poughkeepsie, Kingston.

40 min. Rhinebeck, Middletown. 845-6265349.

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NICE, CLEAN, APARTMENT w/2 small bedrooms. 1 block from Kingston Hospital.

Second floor. First, last, security, 1-year lease, references required. 2 occupants preferred.

Pet friendly. 845-331-8258.

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krumville olivebridge/ shokan rentals

OLIVEBRIDGE: RUSTIC, SUNNY 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE. Woodstove, new floors, cathedral ceilings w/skylight.

450 sq.ft. First, last and security. $780/ month. No pets. Close to Ashokan Reservoir.

(845)657-6942 or (646)662-5202.

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saugerties rentals

BEAUTIFUL ARTS & CRAFTS style cottage. Wood paneled, cathedral ceiling living room, EIK, w/new appliances. 5 miles to Woodstock/Saugerties/Kingston. Private.

Quiet accessible road. $850/month plus

845-334-8200

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rchitect designed renovation of this 1866 Gothic Revival farmhouse in 2005 has produced the perfect blend of stylish updates with energy saving details, while preserving the charm of the era. Totally gutted & lovingly restored to the highest of standards: gourmet custom crafted Apuzzo kitchen, stylish baths in every bedroom, cathedral ceilings, pine wood oors, oor to ceiling windows, mahogany front porch, two Master Bedroom suites. Nestled between New Paltz and Woodstock, the home sits on 4 glorious wooded acres along the Rondout Creek with frontage on what was once part of the historic Delaware & Hudson Canal. Surrounding this showplace, extensive perennial gardens that lead down to the river were designed by the former head landscaper of Mohonk Mountain House, trained in Paris. $899,000

COLUCCI SHAND REALTY, INC 255-3455

Gardiner Gables 2356 Rte. 44-55 Gardiner, NY 12525

www.coluccishandrealty.com

** Become a Fan of Colucci Shand Realty on Facebook ** utilities. References, security. 917-846-5161, 212-877-4368, davsar@aol.com FURNISHED STUDIO APARTMENT. 640 sq.ft. Private. Secluded. Quiet. Large decks.

Mountain views. Saugerties/Woodstock village 10 minutes. $650/month plus utilities.

1st & 1 month security. Non-smoking. No pets please. 845-246-9749, Joy. LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT on horsefarm. Clean, beautiful. Italian tile kitchen & bath, Marble foyer, cathedral ceiling, French windows. Convenient location to thruway. $900/month plus utilities. (845)532-5080.

SAUGERTIES: CHARMING 2-BEDROOM COTTAGE available immediately. Eat-in kitchen. Yard on Esopus Creek. Newly renovated. $750/month + utilities, security, references. Ask for Helona at Win Morrison Realty 845-246-3300.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT, SAUGERTIES Skyline Woods Apartments. Private country setting. Convenient location.

Under new management. Bright, updated, spacious, wall-to-wall carpet, lots of closet space. Laundry room and plenty of parking avail. 1- & 2-bedrooms starting at $750/month + utilities. Call Don at 845-443-0574

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1-BEDROOM CHARMING, CHEERY APARTMENT. See first! On mountain yet easy access! Deck. Full bath. 2 acres. Garden, Stream. $700/month. First, last, security. No pets preferred. References. (845)679-2300, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

1-BEDROOM LIGHT-FILLED, LARGE, CLEAN, UPSCALE WOODSTOCK APARTMENT, w/custom tiled jaccuzzi bathroom, huge closets, new kitchen, private deck, quiet, beautiful grounds. $900/month.

845-679-6408.

internet. $650/month plus utilities. 914725-1461.

2+ BEDROOM APARTMENT. $775/month plus security and utilities. Walking distance to town. No pets please. Call 845-679-8442.

Michael Chaback RE 845.679.5393

2 SWEET COUNTRY COTTAGES on 9 acres in Mt. Tremper. Fully furnished, winterized, screened-in porch. Ready to movein. 1-bedroom cottage; $575/month plus utilities. 2-bedroom cottage; $650/month plus utilities. No smoking/pets. References & security required. 845-679-6236, 845594-9409.

DELIGHTFUL 2-BEDROOM HOUSE, new condition, 1 wooded acre, 3 miles Woodstock. Oak kitchen, dinette, W/D, large storage basement, gas heat. No smokers/pets. $975/month plus utilities. Security, references. 718-479-0393.

AFFORDABLE MODERN STUDIO. Country setting, near Wilson State Park.

Skylight, hardwood floor, private deck, mountain views, fireplace, free wireless

WOODSTOCK • Ground oor, 2 room studio apt. $650 + utilities • 3rd oor apt, oor through, well located $650 + utilities 1st, last and 1 month. Refs.

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LAAARGE 1-BEDROOM ATTIC APARTMENT in 3-floor historic building in Woodstock Center. Full of character and charm.

Parking off-street. For responsible, employed person w/recommendations. No smoking/

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At this renovated 2BR, two-story condo situated just outside of the Woodstock’s Village.

First flr is enhanced w/large door overlooking patio & yard perfect for entertaining. Large MBR has double closets & full bath w/Jacuzzi tub & laundry. Heat, hot water, lawn care, snow removal & ingrd pool included. $1,200

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HW flrs & custom woodwork throughout. Features include a great rm style gourmet kitchen w/vaulted ceilings, brkfst bar, bluestone counters & more! Luxurious whirlpool bath w/ oversized tub & shower, with on demand water heater. Alsoenjoy easy entertaining w/sliding doors to your private, fenced backyard. ................................................................ $184,000

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Lovely 6.3 acre parcel in Boiceville with probable mountain views with clearing. Totally private building site. Ready for your dream home.

Priced to sell!! Only ................................................................ $69,500

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CHARMING HOUSE & GREAT NEW PALTZ LOCATION Custom 1990 cape on Jacobs Lane. Perfect for your antiques, 3 BR, study, 2 bath, whirlpool tub, central AC, 2-car garage, 2 fireplaces, French doors to patio, beautiful, mature garden.

WINTER/SPRING... SPACIOUS & GOODLOOKING 2 level 1-BEDROOM GUEST APARTMENT. Like a private house. Own deck. Winter maintenance. Trouble free comfort includes utilities, cable, Wi-Fi, all linens, amenities. $865/month. No smoking.

No cats. (845)679-8222.

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)679-9717.

WOODSTOCK: EFFICIENCY APARTMENT. $550/month, utilities separate. No smokers, no pets. References. Call Joanne 845-679-0031.

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AFFORDABLE MODERN STUDIO. Country setting, near Wilson State Park.

Skylight, hardwood floor, private deck, mountain views, fireplace, free wireless internet. $650/month plus utilities. 914-725-1461.

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FLORIDA RENTAL; Anna Marie Island.

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PURE COUNTRY - Have it all! 15 acres of total privacy o’looking huge POND encloses this smartly renovated c.

1803 clapboard farmhouse. Generously proportioned throughout, with 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 24’ cathedral living room w/ French doors to patio, country kitchen, cozy den/office with fireplace, wide board floors, amazing heated STUDIO/guest house PLUS separate BARN, too.

Swim, fish or kayak in your own backyard! ......$599,000

FARMHOUSE GEM - Super quiet 7.9 Olive acres with beautiful meadow provides a Currier & Ives ambiance to this classic freshly painted c. 1875 clapboard farmhouse.

Original detail – wide board floors, wainscoting, beams, claw foot tub - combine with modern updates to create the perfect sanctuary. Four BRs, 2 full baths, LR with brick fireplace, country EI kitchen, DR, family/media room, expansive deck, and screen porch, too!............$425,000

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ROMANTIC RETREAT - Nestled in magical Woodland Valley just minutes to the shops and services in vibrant Phoenicia this sophisticated cottage is tucked away on a quiet dead-end road. Perfect open plan design features a cathedral Great Room with skylight and cozy brick fireplace, flowing to an open kitchen, light wood floors and white washed wood ceilings, 2 BRs & handy office/loft PLUS sep. studio bldg. & inviting deck. PERFECT! .....$239,000

GORGEOUS VIEWS! - Expansive sunrise views across the Rondout Valley grace the secluded 3+ acre site of this perfect hideaway. This very tastefully renovated one-level home features a perfect open plan flowing from living to dining spaces to gourmet kitchen with Silestone counters, island and cozy fi replace. Three bedrooms, 2 full baths, hardwood floors, central AC, generator, 2 car garage and lovely deck. PERFECT! .......................................$299,900

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Dining rm walks out onto the 2-tiered deck. Home has a warm family rm with bar, cozy fireplace & a full bath of f of the fam rm to die for! ........................................... $199,900

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FLORIDA RENTAL; Anna Marie Island.

Go to VacationRentals.com #94551. For more info contact TurtleNestAMI@aol.com JANUARY-MARCH; CHARMINGLY FURNISHED 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE. Spectacular setting- 2 miles from downtown High Falls. All amenities. $1500/ month plus utilities. No pets. No kids.

Photos available. (845)853-2986 or stevem9@mac.com OLIVEBRIDGE: 3-BEDROOM, furnished, hardwood floors, W/D, large kitchen w/gas cookstove, garage w/remote control. Bath w/radiant floor heat. Oil heat. 20 minutes Woodstock. Close to skiing. $1200/month plus utilities. Security. 845-657-9864 PRIVATE WOODSTOCK SEASONAL FURNISHED post & beam 2-bedroom, 2 bath contemporary. Luxury & beauty around this sophisticated open, airy masterpiece w/ rich creative craftsmanship, artistic design that showcase it’s beauty. The great room/ gathering room features living room w/ woodstove, dining area & chef’s gourmet kitchen w/a butcher block breakfast bar, granite counters, top of the line dual fuel stove, refrigerator & dishwasher. Large expansive windows face & frame the dramatic 4-season VIEWS of majestic Woodstock Overlook Mtn. ranges. $2800/month plus utilities & security. Call 845-417-6052.

WOODSTOCK-SAUGERTIES; Beautiful, peaceful 2-BEDROOM HOUSE. 1.5 baths, EIK, fireplace, WiFi, cable, efficient oil heat, convenient, accessible, quiet road. No pets.

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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)2558352.

FARM TABLES: Catskill Mountain Farm Tables handcrafted from 19th century barn wood. Heirloom quality, custom-made to any size. Also available, Bluestone topped tables w/wormy chestnut bases. Ken, Atwood Furniture, 845-657-8003.

LEG EXTENSION & LEG CURL MACHINE w/weights attached. Plus more exercise equipment.... Call (845)255-8352.

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.

PIANO, UPRIGHT WURLITZER. Used but in good condition. Needs tuning and repair of one key. $800 or best offer. 2550417 OR 917-647-1549 Roll Top Desk; $300 or best offer. Cash and carry. Piano desk; $150. Small table w/two chairs; $50. Three tier folding shelf; $75.

Call 845-255-0909.

SAILFISH SAILBOAT. Alcor brand. In good condition, with all parts except for

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a rudder (which is easily made or bought).

About 13 feet long. $325 or best offer. 2550417 or 917-647-1549.

SKI BOOT, TELEMARK/ BACKCOUNTRY. Scarpa T2X. Like new!

Woman’s size 22.5 mondo (size 6 US).

Compatible with 75 mm (three-pin) bindings. $65 or best offer. 255-0417 or 917647-1549.

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DELUXE TROYBUILT SNOWBLOWER. Model 2840 snowthrower, 28”, 2-stage, electric starter. Was $900, used once, now $500.

845-679-5179.

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tree services

LAWLESS TREE SERVICE

CERTIFIED ARBORIST • CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES

STUMP GRINDING ALLEN LAWLESS • 845-247-2838 SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK CELL.: 845-399-9659

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Ulster Publishing newspapers and websites reach over 50,000 readers a week. Go to www.ulsterpublishing.com/ advertise or 845-334-8200 to advertise.

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

Top quality wood at reasonable prices.

914-388-9607 Getwood123@gmail.com We accept cash, checks, & credit cards.

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

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

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

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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

OIL PAINTING RESTORATION. Cleaned, relined, retouched, refinished. Also frames & wood sculptures repaired. Call Carol 6877813. c.field@earthlink.net

Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar@ netzero.net (845)679-6242.

715 710

organizing/ decorating/ refinishing

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

cleaning services

MAID IN AMERICA. Home/Office cleaning in the greater Kingston area and Northern Dutchess. Regular visits or 1 time cleaning. Windows. Attentive to detail. Many years experience and excellent local references. (845)5142510.

A CLEAN AND ORGANIZED HOME/ OFFICE FOR THE NEW YEAR AND BEYOND. Experienced, reasonable and reliable. Servicing Kingston, New Paltz, Saugerties, Woodstock & surrounding areas. Free Estimates. 845-532-9034.

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. 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 BUYING OLD AMMUNITION; Full, Partial, Empty Boxes. Loose Cartridges.

Also Firearms, Cartridge, Powder Company Advertising, Posters, Calendars, Catalogs, Brochures etc. Call (845)399-0260, Leave Message CASH PAID. Estate contents- attic, cellar, garage clean-outs. Used cars, junk cars, scrap metal. Anything of value. (845)246-0214.

650

antiques and collectibles

VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE CHRISTMAS ITEMS Plus unique stocking stuffers and gifts. Dec. 7 & 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Phoenicia Plaza on Rte 28, 1.5 miles west of Emerson.

Look for the Holiday Show.

670

yard and garage sales

Stone Ridge, Route 209

Davenport Farms Indoor Flea Market Sat & Sun 9-4 through 12/8 Vintage Collectibles & Toys, Pottery, Stained Glass, Primitives, Custom Furniture, Crafts, Jewelry, Art, Computer Clearance #1 choice of Catskill pickers

680

counseling services

THE HEN & THE COD The Codfish lays ten thousand eggs, The Chicken lays but one; But a Codfish never cackles to tell you what she’s done.

And so, we scorn the Codfish, while the humble Hen we prize; Which only goes to show you that: IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE!

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

700

personal and health services

CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly. 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

ULSTER PUBLISHING

Phone: 845-334-8200 E-mail: ads@ulsterpublishing.com Web: ulsterpublishing.com/advertise

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Not to be combined with any other offer

December 5, 2013

Parts & Labor 128 Rte. 28 Kingston Exit 19 off NYS Thruway

1-800-NEW-FORD

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1249 Ulster Ave, Kingston, NY 12401 845-336-5300 • www.vwofkingston.com

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YOU’RE THE NEXT MVP

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RUSH IN FOR YOUR HYUNDAI TODAY!

MOTORS

• Service in • Any Make 30 Minutes or Less or Model • No Appointment Necessary

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Hours Mon-Fri 8-5 Sat 8-12

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845-831-2222 •845-831-1990

OPEN: MON-THURS 9AM-8PM, FRI 9AM-6PM, SAT 9AM-5PM, SUN 11AM-4PM

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CONGRATULATIONS THIS WEEK’S WINNER

RAY TUCKER SAWYER MOTORS PREMIER WINDOW CLEANING Gutter Cleaning Services, Inc.

Free Estimates • Fully Insured

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caretaking/ home management

DISCOUNT IF BOOKED BY CHRISTMAS. Call Chris Gonyea at (845)633-1366.

“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 679-9036 for Free Estimate. Senior Discount.

Interior Painting & Staining, Sheet Rocking, All Stages of Remodeling Residential & Commercial • Free estimates, fully insured Accepting all major credit cards.

Contact Jason Habernig

845-331-4966/249-8668

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painting/odd jobs

ARTGUY PAINTING, PLASTER REPAIR. Support the arts & hire an artist to paint your home. Reasonable rates. Free estimates & references. Mural work a specialty! 10%

EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN- Dump Runs* Yard Work* Clean-Outs* Carpentry* Tile* Roofing* Clean-up & take away your scrap material/metal for free. Great references. Available to help w/your every project. Reasonable hourly rates. Please call your handyman for odd jobs (845)389-5186 or (845)339-5379.

EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, clean outs. 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.

GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery.

Local and N.Y.C. Metro areas. N.Y.S. Dot T 12467, Shandaken, N.Y. Call 845-688-2253 HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer.

Trees cut, Yards cleaned & mowed. Snow Removal. Call Dave (845)514-6503- mobile.

HB Painting & Construction INC. *Painting: Interior/Exterior, Pressure-Washing, Staining, Glazing... *Construction: Home Renovations, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitchen, Doors, Windows, Decks, Roofs, Gutters, Tile, Hardwood Floors (New-Refinish), 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. **PAINTING STANDARD.** Affordable, On Schedule, Quality. Residential/ Commercial. Interior/Exterior. Neat, Polite, Professional. Now taking Fall/Winter reservations. Call (845)527-1252.

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

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plumbing, heating, a/c and electric

ASHOKAN STORE-IT Ask About Our Long Term Storage Discount 5x10

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Reliable, Dependable & Insured Call for an estimate

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LANDSCAPING: *Lawn Installation *Ponds *Retaining Walls *Stone Work, & much more.... **Snow Plowing & Sanding.** Call William for your free estimate (845)4016637.

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D AND S IMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations. Over 50 years of combined experience.

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HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates.

References available. (845)616-7470.

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Trail. Reward! 330-666-1787.

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spirituality

ZEN MOVERS of your PHYSICAL REALITIES

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

Laurie Oliver — Spiritual Counseling GIVE THE GIFT OF WELLNESS Make positive changes in your life through hypnosis.

gardening/ landscaping

Smoking cessation • pain management stress relief • past life regressions.

Intuitive, Sensitive Guidance Spirit Communicator Excavation Site work Drain Âżelds Land clearing Septic systems Demolition Driveways

(845) 679-2243 • laur50@aol.com

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animals

AKC-REGISTERED

AA Statuary & Weathervane Co. Liquidation Sale

Plaster and concrete saints, angels, bronzes, weathervanes, cupolas, more redrockgardencenter.com 845-569-1117

LOST,

THANKSGIVING. Overlook Mountain

eclectic services

Call Michael at (845) 684-5545

building services

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

30 years moving experience. Fine Art Antiques Handler.

Local, Long Distance, Fast, reliable, reasonable. Also, Dump runs, Estate clean-outs. Car service to all area Airports.

locksmithing

YES VIRGINIA, Woodstock Lock can repair or replace your existing lock hardware. For your commercial, residential & industrial locksmithing needs, call Woodstock Lock (845)679-4444.

740

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Building with pride.

Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing

Paramount

GOLDEN

RETRIEVER PUPS. Ranging in color from

Contracting & Development Corp.

light to dark. Males & females. Home-raised

William Watson • Residential / Commercial

with mom & dad. Will be Vet checked, first

SNOW PLOWING & SANDING

shots. Christmas pups. $850 firm. 845-883-

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

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PEACHES NEEDS A HOME PEACHES is a beautiful young cat who recently weaned her six kittens after two months of exemplary care. Her kittens have found their forever homes and now it’s her turn. She is approximately a year old, is up to date with shots, has been health tested, spayed and gets along with other cats. Peaches is fostering with a loving and kind family until she is adopted. She is gentle and so sweet.

For more information please call

(845) 679-6070 The

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FOR ADOPTION: “Clark Gable�; Looking for his forever “Tara�; beautiful male tuxedo who likes to be petted but doesn’t like to be picked up (at least for now). Would be a

great barn cat. “Tuxedo Boy�; Older gentleman (about 10/11 years old) is a totally tame sweetheart who likes to rub against your legs and jump into your lap. He has FIV and is territorial w/other cats. Would be a great only cat. “Copper� “Sweet Cream� and “William�; Copper (big, copper boy w/ marbleized swirl pattern) and Sweet Cream (petite cream color girl) were found together when they were feral. They are now tame and oh, so sweet! William is especially shy.

Perfect scenario is if all three could be adopted together as they support one another. If interested in just Copper and Sweet Cream or only William, please let me know! “Celty� (female black and white) and “Keuka� (female gray tabby); Caregiver moved out of state to senior housing. Kitties are about 7-years old and very sweet. Caregiver is totally heartbroken to have to leave the kitties. If you can adopt both, perfect!! But if you can only adopt one, please contact me. For more information about these wonderful cats, please email carriechapman@gmail.com or call (347)258-2725.

FREE TO GOOD HOMES... Declawed LONG HAIRED ORANGE CAT. Very peaceful, gender & age unknown. Must be indoors. BLACK & WHITE SHORT HAIRED FRIENDLY CAT. Male, neutered, approx. 3-yrs. old. Call (845)616-9142.

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. Bone Hollow Rd, Accord. 845-6874983 or visit our cats at www.projectcat.org

December 5, 2013

WANTED: LOVING HOMES for KITTENS, CATS, PUPPIES, DOGS.....

Koda; large male dog, approximately 3.5 years old. He’s good w/other dogs, cats, and people. Sweet disposition. Clownfish; grey and black tabby cat. He’s extremely affectionate and just wants to be on your lap or in your arms. He also gets along very well w/ other cats. Sturgen; grey short hair cat w/a tiger striped face. He’s 5-7 years old and gets along great w/other cats. Come meet Sturgen today! Come meet them ALL in person at the Ulster County SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, off Sawkill Road, Kingston. Call 331-5377.

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633-0306

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vehicles wanted

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

Call 246-0214. DMV# 7107350.

pet care

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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.

Pet Sitting Playdates plus Dog Walking PETWATCH Loving Cat Care est. 1987 1987 est.

679-6070 Susan Susan Roth Roth 679-6070

vehicles

2000 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. 165,000 miles. Black, of course. Loaded. $2300 OBO. Call (845)679-8222.

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA OUTBACK SPORT; AWD, 126k, 5-speed, new clutch/ timing belt, silver, $5200. 2003 SUBARU IMPREZA OUTBACK SPORT; 127k, auto, AWD, new timing belt, PW/PL, runs great, $5200; 2004 SUBARU FORESTER X, green, auto, 104k, PW/PL, no rust, $6499.

2006 Subaru Baja; 142K- $7600. For more SUBARUS AT GREAT PRICES call/text Gabe 845-551-5523 OR e-mail: gdhm67@ hotmail.com

Beat the Rush...HUGE Holiday Clearance Sale Going on NOW!! $

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11 GTI UP0835 6SPD/ALLOYS/ROOF 31K 11 JETTA TDI UP0831 AUTO/ALLOYS/ROOF 21K 11 ROUTAN SE UT2164 LTHR/DVD/3 PWR DOORS 18K 11 FORESTER PREM UT2281 AUTO/ALLOYS/PANO ROOF 22K 11 GTI UP0821 4DR/AUTO/ALLOYS 30K 12 TIGUAN SE UT2286 AUTO/LTHR/ALLOYS 29K

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349 PER MONTH OR LESS

11 TIGUAN SE 4 MOTION UT2311 AUTO/LTHR/ALLOYS 37K BUY FOR $21,498 13 JETTA GLI UT2231 6SPD/ALLOYS/PERF EXHAUST 12K BUY FOR $21,562 BUY FOR $22,498 11 TIGUAN SE UT2287 LTHR/ROOF/NAV 33K 13 JETTA TDI UP0844 LTHR/ROOF/ALLOYS 8K BUY FOR $22,998 13 CC SPORT PLUS UP0778 AUTO/LTHR/NAV 31K BUY FOR $23,300 13 CC SPORT PLUS UP0822 AUTO/LTHR/NAV 34K BUY FOR $23,336 12 SPORTWAGEN TDI UT2271 6SPD/LTHR/ALLOYS 40K BUY FOR $23,366 BUY FOR $23,998 13 GTI 4DR UP0846 6SPD/ALLOYS/CLEAN 8K 13 FOCUS ST UT2250 6SPD/LTHR/NAV/ROOF 8K BUY FOR $24,444 BUY FOR $24,514 12 G25X UP0820 AWD/AUTO/LTHR/ROOF 20K 10 A4 AVANT PREM UP0819 LTHR/PANO ROOF/ALLOYS 46K BUY FOR $24,944 13 PASSAT TDI UT2300 6SPD/LTHR/1 OWNER ONLY 3K MILES BUY FOR $24,998 10 C300 SPORT 4 MATIC UP0817 LTHR/ROOF/ALLOYS 28K BUY FOR $25,647

10 CIVIC LX-S UP0805 4DR/AUTO/ALLOYS 64K BUY FOR $12,436 BUY FOR $12,494 11 FUSION S UT2247 6SPD/PW/PLOCKS 61K BUY FOR $12,600 10 JETTA LTD UP0793 AUTO/LTHR/ALLOYS 47K 11 JETTA S UP0794 AUTO/PW/PLOCKS 17K BUY FOR $12,800 10 FOCUS SEL UT2276 AUTO/LTHR/ROOF ONLY 44K BUY FOR $12,966 BUY FOR $12,982 09 JETTA S UP0800 AUTO/AIR/PW/PLOCKS 31K 10 CIVIC LX UT2266 4DR/AUTO/AIR 40K BUY FOR $12,998 08 JETTA GLI UP0836 TURBO/AUTO/ALLOYS 70K BUY FOR $12,998 BUY FOR $13,400 10 MILAN PREM UT2161 LTHR/ROOF/ALLOYS 7K 09 CRV EX UT2175 AWD/ALLOYS/ROOF 81K BUY FOR $13,900 $ 12 JETTA S UP0807 5SPD/PW/PLOCKS 20K BUY FOR $13,964 11 A4 PREM QUATTRO UP0825 LTHR/ROOF/ALLOYS 35K BUY FOR $25,426 10 CIVIC LX-S UP0804 AUTO/ALLOYS/4DR 27K BUY FOR $13,984 12 EOS LUX UT2258 CONV/LTHR/NAV/ALLOYS 13K BUY FOR $26,894 06 COMMANDER 65TH ANN UT2315 7PASS/ROOF/HEATED SEATS 64K BUY FOR $13,998 $ 11 RAV4 UT2222 AWD/AUTO/MUST SEE 62K BUY FOR $14,442 BUY FOR $18,664 2010 RAV4 AWD UT2312 AUTO/PW/PLOCKS 53K BUY FOR $14,498 11 CC SPORT UP0815 AUTO/ALLOYS/LTHR 24K 10 TIGUAN WOLFSBURG UP0761 AWD/LTHR/PANO ROOF 43K BUY FOR $18,884 10 JETTA LTD UP0771 5SPD/LTHR/ROOF 35K BUY FOR $14,600 10 ROUTAN SE UP0814 LTHR/NAV/DVD 30K BUY FOR $18,884 12 A4 PREM QUATTRO UP0830 LTHR/ROOF/ALLOYS 14K BUY FOR $29,998 BUY FOR $14,784 11 WRANGLER SPORT UT2146 6SPD/AIR/ALLOYS 54K BUY FOR $18,900 11 E350 BLUETEC UP0806 DIESEL/LTHR/ROOF/NAV 29K BUY FOR $34,772 11 JETTA SE UT2249 AUTO/LTHR/ALLOYS 36K 13 JETTA S UP0818 5SPD/PW/PLOCKS 12K BUY FOR $14,974 10 GTI AUTOBAHN UP0792 6SPD/LTHR/NAV 48K BUY FOR $18,900 13 TOUAREG SPORT UP0841 LTHR/ALLOY/MUST SEE 19K BUY FOR $34,998 09 SPORTWAGEN SE UP0812 5SPD/LTHR/ALLOYS ONLY 25 BUY FOR $14,994 13 JETTA SE UP0838 AUTO/LTHR/PW/PLOCKS 7K BUY FOR $18,998 11 Q7 PREM PLUS UT2177 7PASS/NAV/PANO ROOF 52K BUY FOR $39,400 11 JETTA SE UP0788 AUTO/LTHR/ROOF 21K BUY FOR $15,200 10 JETTA TDI UP0845 6SPD/LTHR/ROOF 44K BUY FOR $18,998 12 TOUAREG TDI EXEC UP0826 LOADED/NAV/PANO ONLY 7K BUY FOR $49,986 All payments based at 3.99% APR for 72months to well qualiďŹ ed buyers with $2500 cash down or trade equity plus taxes and fees. Excludes prior sale. Ends 12/31/2013.

299 PER MONTH OR LESS

Financing as Low as 0.9%

WorldAuto.

Certified Pre-Owned.

• 2-year or 24,000-mile bumper-to-bumper Limited Warranty* • 24-hour Roadside Assistance • Detailed 112 point inspection* • CARFAX Vehicle History Report™ • Complimentary SiriusXM Satellite RadioŽ • And much more see dealer for details

399 PER MONTH OR LESS

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