Calendar

Art exhibit and openings

Art Opening & Farewell Party:

5 to 8 p.m. March 31. Come say good-bye and enjoy live music, refreshments, art and artists, and your neighbors. Red Hook Community Arts Network. RHCAN/AC Gallery, 7516 N. Broadway, Red Hook.

Multi-Media Art Show:

7 to 9 p.m. March 31. Daddy’s Girl by Nadeen Currie. Show depicts middle class families from the 1950’s to now: Benefit for Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 8762903. March 31 & April 1. Hudsonvalleyplaywrites.com.

Opening and Reception:

2 to 4 p.m. April 1. The Catskill Center is pleased to announce the opening of Catskill 360, a show of immersive photographs by Alan Powell. Catskill Center’s Erpf Gallery, 43355 Route 28, Arkville.

Art Galleries & Exhibit:

4 to 6 p.m. April 1. Opening reception for 5 new exhibitions at WAAM. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St., Woodstock. (845) 6792940. Art Exhibit: 5 to 9 p.m. April 1. “Square Box Cube.” Opening Reception. ARTBAR Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston. (845) 338-2789.

Open Reception:

5:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 1. Performance on View through May 20-17. FRG Objects & Design/Art, John Fallon. 217 Warren St., 2nd floor, Hudson.

Art Exhibit:

6 to 8 p.m. April 1. Reception. Solo exhibition of Vilaykorn Sayaphet. John Davis Gallery, 362 ½ Warren St., Hudson. 518-828-5907

Art Exhibit:

6 to 8 p.m. April 1. Reception. Green Kill together with the Women’s Studio Workshop hosts Water/Ways, the artwork of the 4rh grade students of Harry L. Edson Elementary school and the 8th grand studies of the Studio Art program at M.Clifford Miller Middle School made at the Women’s Studio Workshop. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave., Kingston. On display until April 29.

Gallery Tour:

2 p.m. April 2. Free gallery tour with guest educator Kevin Cook. The Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, (845) 257-3844. Suggested donation $5

Upstate Artist Collective:

April 2 to 30. April 2. “Remembrance,” an exhibit “Remembering The Armenian Genocide” in April 1915. Bank of America, 81 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock.

Opening Reception:

6 to 8 p.m. April 4. The Gallery@Rhinebeck, a commission-free venue designed to showcase the fine art, sculpture, and handmade jewelry of local artists, has announced that it will be hosting an event to honor Authism Awareness Month. 47 East Market St., Rhinebeck has partnered with Anderson Center for Autism to showcase the talent of artists from Anderson. Free and open to the public.(845) 876-1655.

Photography Exhibit:

The 75th Anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 — The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum’s new photographic exhibition titled “Images of Internment: The Incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II.” The

exhibit will be on display in the library’s William J. Vanden Heuvel Gallery through Dec. 3.

Books, readings and signings

Book Talk: 2 p.m. April 2. Zakary Pelaccio and Peter Barrett, “Project 258: Making Dinner at Fish & Game”. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St., Woodstock.

Book Talk: 2 p.m. April 2. Local author Susan Stessin-Cohn in Defiance: Runaways from Salvery in New York’s Hudson River Valley 1735-1831. Marbletown Community Center, Main St., Stone Ridge. A reception will follow the talk. Book Reading: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 2. Modern

American Manners: Dining Etiquette for Hosts and Guests. Fred Mayo and Michael Gold promise an engaging and hilarious reading. Gardiner Library, Community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255 Classics in Religion:

10:30 a.m. The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley. Kingston Library, Franklin St., Kingston. April 5, 12, 19, 26th.

Book Club: 3 p.m. April 5. Discusses “Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island.: The Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255

Concerts and music

Concert: 6 to 8 p.m. April 1. Guitarist James Bacon will be the featured performer in the Gardiner Community Concert series and open mic. Each concert in the series begins with a pot luck dinner at 6 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring a dish, an appetite, and harmonies. Suggest donation $5. The Gardiner Public Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255.

Live Music: 7:30 p.m. April 1. Folk Guild series to feature Marji Zintz and E.C. Loric. The coffeehouse, Unitarian Fellowship, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston. Admission to the coffeehouse is $6 general admission, $5 for Folk Guild members and seniors. (845) 229-0170

Hollis Brown: 8 p.m. April 1. Live music at The Barn, Levon Helm Studios, 160 Plochman Lane., Woodstock. Tickets available at http://www.levonhelm.com. Concert: 2 p.m. April 2. Garfield Moore, Cello from Baroque to Flamenco with Hiroko Sakurazawa, piano.

Bridge Street Theatre, 44 W. Bridge St., Catskill. 518-943-3818 Spring Concert: 3 p.m. April 2. The Pone Ensemble for New Music will present a program of contemporary classical music at the New Paltz United Methodist Church, 1 Grove St., New Paltz. Admission $20 for adults. Students are admitted free. Charles Mokotoff: 3 p.m. April 2. Charles Mokotoff, internationally known guitarist. Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 8762903. Admission $20.

Concert: 4 p.m. April 2. “The Tradition is to extend the tradition.” Rich Halley. Lace Mill, East Gallery, 165 Cornell St., Kingston. $10 suggested donation. Guests must street park

Live Music: 7 p.m. April 2. Doors open at 6 p.m. Joseph Keckler brings altcabaret sounds to Helsinki Hudson in Animalkind benefit. 405 Columbia St., Hudson. 518-822-8643. $60 VIP, $25 for general admission.

Concert: 8 p.m. April 3. Jazz Ensembles I, II, III. Monday, April 3, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 4 at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 5 at 8 p.m. SUNY New Paltz, Julie J. Studley Theatre. $8 General admission, $6/ senior (62+) & New Paltz faculty/staff $3 student. Tickets at door an hour prior to performance.

Concert: 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. April 6. Randi Fater, Soprano. Fine Arts at Old Dutch Church, Main street, between Fair and Wall Streets, Kingston. www.olddtchchurch.org. (845) 338-6759.

Live Music: 7:30 p.m. April 6. Teri Roiger Quintet: “Ghost of Yesterday: Shades of Lady Day” CD

release party. Jazzstock At the Senate Garage, 4 North Front St., Kingston. Tickets $15. (845) 8020029. www.jazzstock.com. Bridge Music radio

broadcasts: Public sound-art installation featuring the music of Joseph Bertolozzi using sounds from the Mid Hudson Bridge. Sitespecific radio broadcasts at 95.3FM from JohnsonIorio Park, Ransom Road, Highland. Year round. Free. http://www.josephbertolozzi.com/bridgemusic/

Entry calls, auditions

Community Orchestra: Rehearsing at Dutchess Community College, Wednesday evenings, looking for French horn, clarinet, cello and string players in preparation for May concert. For more information call Dottie at (845) 876-2765, contact Christopher Brellochs, (845) 431-8625, or email Christopher.brelloc@sunydutchess.edu

Dance

Country Dance: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. April 1. Hudson Valley English Country Dance. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Salem Rd. off Rt. 9W, Port Ewen. Cost: $10, full time students $5. www.hudsonvalleydance.org or call (845) 679-8587.

Performance: 2:30 p.m. April 2. Duo Lontano: Babette Hierholzer and Jurgen Appell. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-5106, ext. 2 or 10. Tickets: Adults $30, student rush and children $10. Ballet: 7 p.m. April 2. Stars of American Ballet performance will feature New York City Ballet principal dancer Daniel Ulbricht. Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 437-5541 or dancetix@vassar.edu.

Reserve tickets to this free event.

Swing Dance: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. April 3. Swing dance with DJ Susan Simon. $10 admission includes basic lesion at 7:30 p.m. MAC Fitness, 743 East Chester (Rt 9W), Kingston. No partner or dance experience necessary to attend.

Lectures and workshops

Workshop: 9 a.m. April 1. registration will be begin. Training from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Feral Cat Trapper training. P.A.N.T (Partnership for Animals Needing Transition). Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. No fee will be charged: donations will be accepted.

Workshop: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 1. Basket Weaving. Bevier House Museum, 2682 Rt. 209, Marbletown. Limited to 15 people.

Event: 10 a.m. April 1. Kite Flying. Join Woodstock Land Conservancy for a celebration of Spring.’ Zena Confield, Zena Road, Woodstock.

Lecture: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. April 1. Lecture series “Internet Sales.” Milan Town Hall, Rt 199, Milan. For info Bev. (845) 7580657 Gallery Talk & Book Launch: 2 p.m. April 1. “With Gloves Off” exhibiting artist Sara Greenberger Rafferty and guest Curator Andy Ingall. . Dorsky Musem , SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr.,New Paltz. Workshop: 2 p.m. April 1. Artist Yonne Laube will be coming to the Pine Plains Library to lead a workshop on creative paper cutting. This workshop is free to adults and teens ages 15 and up. Space is limited. Pine Plains Free Library, 7775 South Main St., Pine Plains. 518-398-1927.

Artist Talk: 2 p.m. April

1. Barbara Masterson will speak on her current exhibition Gathering the Sun, People of the Fields. WAAM. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St., Woodstock. (845) 679-2940

Talk: 2 p.m. April 1. Friends of Historic Saugerties presents a talk by local author Vernon Benjamin entitled, “Notable Women in Hudson Valley History.” Community Room of the Saugerties Public Library, 091 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317

Talk: 4 p.m. April 1. Leslie T. Charpe, “The Quarry Fox”. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St., Woodstock. (845) 679-8000

Workshop: 1 p.m. April 2. Citizens’ climate lobby offering Climate Advocate Training at Campus Center, Bard College, Annandaleon-Hudson. RSVP: Veronica Stork at vlstork@syr. edu or by calling Victoria at (845) 464-5535

Talk: 5 p.m. April 3. Interdisciplinary scholar Carlos Decena to give a talk “Loving Stones (Divine Indifference). Rockefeller Hall, room 200, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Kingston. (845) 437-5370. Free and open to the public.

Discussion: 6 p.m. April 3. Jerusha T. Lamptey to discuss “Islamophobia: Headlines, Hate, and Hope”. Villard Room of Main building. Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Kingston. (845) 437-5370. Free and open to the public.

Seminar: 2 p.m. April 5. The Roosevelt’s entertain the King and Queen. April 12 Frances Perkins-The New Deal’s First Lady (Part I), April 19th Frances Perkins-The New Deal’s First Lady (Part II), April 26 Missy LeHand-FDR’s other closest companion. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4818. Registration fee $40 for the complete series, $25 for Wilderstein members and volunteers.

Workshop: 6 to 8 p.m. April 5. Beginners’ class. You will earn the specific equipment, foods and rolling method needed to make classic sushi rolls. Cornell Cooperative Ext., 232 Plaza Rd., Kingston. (845) 340-3990 ext. 326.

Workshop: 6:30 p.m. April 5. Adult Drawing Class. Bring your drawing tool and drawing pad to this evening of drawing. Beginners are welcome. Class size is limited to 12. Town of Esopus, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 3385580.

Talk: 6:30 p.m. April 5. Gender and Sexuality

Today Mountainby Lisa Laurel Romero. Waldorf School,St., New 16 Paltz. South (845) Chestnut 2550033 Seminar: 7 p.m. April 5. Saving for Retirement with Daniel D’Ordine. This seminar will cover all the basics and tell you everything you need to know to get started. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030 starrlibrary.org/ Lecture: 8 p.m. April 5. Acclaimed author Zadie Smith to give annual Alex Krieger ’95 Memorial Lecture. Q&A session and book signing will follow. Vassar College, Main Building, Villard room, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. Event is free and open to the public. Lecture: 7 p.m. April 6. Hudson Valley’s Hidden Treasures focus of lecture at Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd., Rhinebeck. (845) 2665530. Workshop: 7 p.m. April 6. Elting Memorial Library will host an “Intro to Medicare” with Dan Calabrese. Elting Library, Steinberg Reading Room, 93 Main St.,New Paltz.

Theatre: 7:30 p.m. April 6. The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder, directed by Jordan Fein. April 6-7, 7:30 p.m. April 8 at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9 at 4 p.m. Bard College, LUMA Theater, Annandale-onHudson. Tickets $15; free for the Bard community. (845) 758-7900.

Screenings

“Avatar”: 7 p.m. March 31. Screening at the Enchanted Café, 7484 S. Broadway, Red Hook, this is a free screening, sponsored by Red hook Public Library. Rated PG-13.

Film Series: 7:30 p.m. March 31. “Around the World in 80 Days” (1956). Bardavon, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie. (845) 4732072. $6 general admission.

Film: 2 p.m. April 1. Charlie Chaplin in his classic silent feature “The Gold Rush”. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St., Ellenville. www. shadowlandstages.org

Film: 2 p.m. April 2. Peter Shaffer’s iconic play had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 6588989. $12/$10 members.

“1984”: 7 p.m. April 4. “1984.” Followed by a discussion and Q&A with Professor Roger Berkowitz. The Moviehouse, 48 Main St., Millerton. 518-7890022 “1984”: 7:15 April 4. “1984.”. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-8989. $8/$6 members. “1984”: 8:15 p.m. April 4. “1984.” This date has been chosen because it’s the day George Orwell’s protagonist begins rebelling against his government by keeping a forbidden diary. Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-2515.

Talent Show: March 31. 6:30 p.m. doors open. Tivoli’s Got Talent- 7 to 9 p.m. Come check our local talent and enjoy complimentary refreshments. Upstairs at Murray’s Restaurant, 73 Broadway, Tivoli. Free! Sponsored by Tivoli Free Library and The Village of Tivoli.

Fundraiser Dinner: 6 p.m. April 1. Buffet featuring wonderful food donated by several generous Ellenville restaurants at St. Mary’s and St. Andrew’s Church hall to raise money in memory of U.S. Army Sergeant Adam C. Nadiak for a SUNY Ulster Scholarship. To reserve a ticket or to contribute an item to our dinner or silent auction, feel free to contact Jillian at JillianLeeNadiak@gmail.com.

Spring Fair: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 1. Crafts, Longaberger, tastefully simple, food sale, white elephant table. Coxsackie United Methodist Church, 103 Mansion St., Coxsackie. Handicapped accessible. Performance Art: 12 to 2 p.m. April 1. By Thomas Albrecht, in conjunction with “Intimately Unfamiliar” exhibition. Dorsky Musem , SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr.,New Paltz. CSA Fair: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 1. on the heels of this year’s CSA sign-up day, a multi-faceted promotional campaign that served to launch the Hudson Valley CSA Coalition, the Hudson River Exchange has announced this event at the Old Dutch Church, Wall Street, Kingston. Easter Celebration: 1 to 3 p.m. April 1. For children ages 3 through grade 5. Easter egg hunt, games, prizes, snacks, crafts. Come to hear & learn about the very first Easter Sunday. All free. Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave., Saugerties. For more info. call the church office at (845) 246-7802. Fundraiser Dinner: 6 p.m. April 1. Buffet featuring wonderful food donated by several generous Ellenville restaurants at St. Mary’s and St. Andrew’s Church hall to raise money in memory of U.S. Army Sergeant Adam C. Nadiak for a SUNY Ulster Scholarship.

Postcard Show: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 2. Katterskill Postcard club semi-annual antique postcard show. Andy Murphy Midtown Recreation Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston. Light good is available at the show. Adult admission is $3.

Theater and performance

“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead”: The play kicks off the Spring Shakespeare Festival at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661

Route 308, Rhinebeck. Tickets $24/$22 for seniors and children. (845) 8763080. Performances run March 31 – April 9. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. and Sun. 3 p.m.

Damn Yankees,”:

Play at Rhinebeck Central School, 45 North Park Road, Rhinebeck. March 31 & April 1 8 p.m. Sunday April 2 at 2 p.m. For info C. Baer (845) 871-5500. ext. 5151

“The Enchanted Cottage”:

7:30 p.m. April 5. Coach House Players production. April 5,6, 7, & 8 at 7:30 p.m. April 9 at 2 p.m. (845) 331-7242.