What’s happening
Clermont site hosts Sheep & Wool Showcase
WHAT: Chancellor’s Sheep & Wool Showcase
WHEN: April 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: Clermont State Historic Site, 97 Clermont Ave., Germantown
DETAILS: The Chancellor’s Sheep & Wool Showcase, one of the historic site’s oldest and most popular annual festivals, has become a springtime tradition for many in the area. More than two dozen independent vendors have registered for the shopping concourse. Shoppers will be able to find richly-colored knitted and felted shawls, sweaters and mittens. There will also be a vibrant array of yarns, roving and fiber supplies, along with clever and useful craft accessories. There will also be booths with handmade jewelry, pottery and soaps. Demonstrations will show how wool goes from sheep to shawl. Herding demonstrations with the highlytrained border collies of Wild Goose Chase will take place on the historic sheep fold in the afternoon. Clermont’s music stage will welcome back Tamarack, playing traditional folk and Celtic music all morning. Tickets are $10 per car, $8 per car for Friends of Clermont members.
CONTACT: Call (518) 5374240, send an email to geoff.benton@parks.ny.gov to volunteer or for more information.
Conservation focus of lecture at Vassar on April 19
WHAT: Lecture on conservation
WHEN: April 19 at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Room 203 in Taylor Hall on the campus of Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie
DETAILS: Conservation biologist Thomas Lovejoy will discuss his extensive work in conservation on the global stage in a lecture titled “Conservation in the 21st Century.” Lovejoy is a professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at George Mason University and a senior fellow for science, economics and the environment at the United Nations Foundation. He has served on science and environmental councils under the administrations of Presidents Reagan, Bush and Clinton, and was also the World Bank’s chief biodiversity advisor and lead specialist for environment for Latin America and the Caribbean. The lecture is free and open to the public.
CONTACT: Visit vassar.edu for more information.
Key of Q will perform concerts in Kingston, Rhineclff
WHAT: Concerts
WHEN/WHERE: April 29 at 7 p.m. at Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center, 300 Wall St., Kingston, and April 30 at 3 p.m. at Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff
DETAILS: Key of Q, the Hudson Valley’s LGBTQ and Allied A Cappella Chorus, will present its spring concert, “Finding Home.” This upbeat group of singers will perform contemporary pop and folk/rock tunes. Among them will be music from Cyndi Lauper, Phillip Phillips, Tears for Fears and others. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. on April 29 and 2:30 p.m. on April 30. Light refreshments will be served after the performances. All are welcome. A donation of $10 is suggested, though no one will be turned away for a lack of funds.
CONTACT: Visit keyofq.org for more information.
Workshop on Ayurveda at New Paltz library
WHAT: Workshop, “Intro to Ayurveda” WHEN: April 20 at 7 p.m. WHERE: Steinberg Reading Room of Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main St., New Paltz
DETAILS: Ayurveda is the ancient healing science of India, and sister science to yoga. Based on a five-elemental theory, Ayurveda works on creating balance through diet and lifestyle. It considers each person a unique combination of the five elements, and gives lifestyle tools accordingly. Come learn about your dosha and Ayurvedic self-care techniques. The teacher, Ami Jayaprada Hirschstein, AHC, is co-owner of YogAlive (formerly Jai Ma Yoga Center) of New Paltz. She is a certified Ayurveda health counselor with the Kripalu School of Ayurveda and a yoga therapist. She has been in practice for more than 20 years.
CONTACT: Call (845) 2555030 or visit eltinglibrary.org for more information.
Youth Ensemble Theatre presents plays in Woodstock
WHAT: Youth Ensemble Theatre plays
WHEN: Theatre’s tween production on April 21 at 7 p.m. and April 22 at 2 p.m., and teen production on April 22 at 8 p.m. and April 23 at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Byrdcliffe Theater, 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock
DETAILS: The Youth Ensemble Theatre in Rosendale will present a pair of productions, with two performances of each. The theatre’s tween students will perform “Wrestling with Candy” on April 21 at 7 p.m. and April 22 at 2 p.m. Take a zany ride with the students, parents and staff of William Henry Harrison High School in a sort-of musical. The production is appropriate for all and features some very fake and clumsy violence. The theatre’s teen students will present “change of Plans & Other Plays” on April 22 at 8 p.m. and April 23 at 2 p.m. The other plays include “Debt” and “Domesti-Gation.” The plays explore themes that range from loss and relationships to paying your electric bill. These plays feature mature themes and language and are not recommended for young audiences. Tickets for both productions are $10.
CONTACT: Visit youthensembletheatre.com for more tickets or more information.