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Today. Sept. 30 Baby/Toddler Playgroup:

9:30 a.m. For ages infant to 5 years old, Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens. Children must be accompanied by parent, grandparents or caregiver. (518) 945-2580 or lesliecreed@hotmail.com. Class: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mixed level Vinyasa, Anne Robinson. Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-8890 Exercise Program: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Adult/ Senior Exercise program. Andy Murphy Midtown Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston. Call Pat Johnson at (845) 4817332 Happy Apple Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. 24 E. O’Reilly St., Kingston. To 3 p.m. (845) 338-0833. Fairly New Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 58 Pearl St., Kingston. (845) 481-4171. Seminar: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Medicare 101. Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Road, Germantown. Contact Columbia County office for the Aging. (518) 828-4258. Pre-registration is encouraged. (518) 537-5800. Under Threes Storytime: 10 a.m. For children birth-35 months with a caregiver. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. Sign up at (845) 647-5530. Little Brainstormers: 10:30 a.m. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen, (845) 338-5580. esopuslibrary.org. Toddler storytime: 10:30 a.m. For children 12-36 months, Ellenville Public Library and Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-3350. Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Preschool story time. Early literacy activities and stories for children ages 3-5. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-3350. Musical storytime: 10:30 a.m. 1- to 3-years-old, Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317. Storytime: 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. For children ages 4-5. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St., Highland. (845) 691-2275. Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 282 Main St., Saugerties. Proceeds benefit the Ulster County SPCA. Canasta Players: 12 p.m. Gardiner Public Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255. Thrift Store: 12-4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxilary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville. Crossroads to Recovery: 1 p.m. Holy Cross Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston. Blood Drive: 1 to 6 p.m. Saugerties Knights of Columbus Council 4536, 19 Barclay St., Saugerties. Kingston Library Ravelers Needlework Group: 1to3 p.m. The Story Hour Room, 55 Franklin St., Kingston. Adult knitters, crocheters and other types of needleworkers are welcome to join this informal gathering. Bring your needles, hooks, yarn, and other supplies, as well as ideas, patterns, and finished work to share and discuss. For more information, call the library at (845) 331-0507 or email Michele at micdelp@aol.com. Teen Book Group: 3 p.m. Stone Ridge Library, Main Street, Stone Ridge. (845) 687-2044. Free tutoring by appointment: 3 to 6 p.m. Homework clubs and after-school kid sitters. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St., Ellenville. (877) 576-9931. Anime Club, meets first and third Friday of every month: 3:30-6 p.m. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen, (845) 338-5580, esopuslibrary.org. Gamer’s Lounge: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Attention, gamers: Gamers’ Lounge is here. Grab your laptop and join us for some Minecraft, or go low-tech and play Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering or another card or board game with us. For children 9 and up. No registration necessary. Limited public laptops available on a first-come-first-served basis. LEGO Club: 4:15 p.m. For children ages 5 and up. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530. Libratory: 4:30 p.m. This is what happens when a library gets mashed up with a library, resulting in an exciting, hand-on opportunity for children to participate in STEM learning in a fun, informal environment. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 876-3241, www. redhooklibrary.org. Tour: 4:30 p.m. Join internationally recognized storyteller Tom Lee on a tour through the main house at Olana, 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson. (518) 828-1793. Penny Social: 5:30 p.m. To benefit local non-profit’s Christmas gift drive for local families in need in Ulster County. Doors open 5:30 p.m. Calling starts at 7 p.m. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. Raffles include: 50⁄50, gift cards, special table, lottery tree, gift baskets, flat screen smart TV. Film: 6:30 to 8 p.m. “Lost Rondout: A Story of Urban Removal.” Free screening of Historic Documentary film by Lynn Woods and Stephen Blauweiss. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 338-5580. Reading: 6:30 p.m. Two Black Dog Readings. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. (845) 679-2213. Dedicated to acknowledging the extraterrestrial presence on earth. Bring a drink, a snack to share and a comfortable lawn chair to sit under the stars afterwards for a UFO watch. Contact Jim Marzano at (845) 3312662, airstudio@aol.com or www.AirStudioGallery.com. Music: 7 p.m. Woodstock. Open Field: New Music For Percussion. Music by Bard music professor Matt Sargent and emerging composers Henry Birdsey and Nora Knight. Admission $8, $5 members, students. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St., Woodtock. (845) 6792940, info@woodstockart.org Comedy: 8 p.m. Born Yesterday, Garson Kanin’s delightful and timely comedy about money, politics and sex. The Center for Performing Arts, 661 Route. 308, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-3080 or www.centerforperformingarts.org. Music: 9 p.m. Ian Hunter and the Rant Band. Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia St., Hudson. (518) 828-4800.