What’s happening
Fundraiser event for Stone Ridge Library on May 7
WHAT: Fundraiser WHEN: May 7 from 1 to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St. (U.S. Route 209), Stone Ridge
DETAILS: The Stone Ridge Library Foundation will host its annual recognition event, a “Sunday Tea,” honoring Barbara Cazakoff and Vivi Hlavsa for their service and support. There will be a short presentation at 1:00 p.m., followed by tea sandwiches, desserts and a selection of hot tea served in the recently restored 1798 stone building. Tickets are $30 per person, $50 per couple and are available online and at the Circulation Desk. Money raised will be used for improvements to the Children’s Room, including a small kitchenette and an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant bathroom within the existing footprint, as well as renovations to the back porch. The spring and summer art exhibit, featuring paintings of local resident Ellie Anderson, will be on view.
CONTACT: Call the library at (845) 687-7023, ext. 106, or visit stoneridgelibrary.org/ helpus.html for more information.
Classic car cruise-in in Hudson on May 5
WHAT: Classic car cruise-in WHEN: May 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. (rain date is May 11) WHERE: Columbia-Greene Educational Center, 131 Union Turnpike (state Route 66), Hudson
DETAILS: There will be hot rods galore as Questar III will present its annual Cruise-In. Car entries are only $10 and participants don’t need to register in advance. Just drive on in. There will also be a delicious barbecue for only $10, catered by the Culinary Arts Program. There will be other food items for sale, as well as cool Cruise-in T-shirts. Local radio station Oldies 93.5 will be providing the music and will bring its prize wheel. Admission is free to spectators. The event is a benefit for the Columbia-Greene Educational Center Scholarship fund.
CONTACT: Call Lynn Seftner at (518) 828-4157 for more information.
Battle of the Books Bake Sale in Tivoli on May 6
WHAT: Battle of the Books Bake Sale WHEN: May 6 from 10 a.m. to noon
WHERE: Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli
DETAILS: The library will have a Battle of the Books Bake Sale. The No Names will be baking up baked goodies to sell during the Community Shred Day to raise money to support the team. There will be cupcakes, lemonade, brownies, cookies and more. It all happens at the gazebo.
CONTACT: Send an email to Laura M. Pepitone at tivoliprograms@gmail.com or call (845) 757-3771 for more information. More information is also available by visiting tivolilibrary.org/
Celtic, American folk concert at Unison on April 30
WHAT: Concert WHEN: April 30 at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Unison Arts & Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz
DETAILS: The concert “From Connemara to the Catskills: A Concert of Celtic and American Folk” will take place at Unison. Betty and the Baby Boomers will perform. They will be joined by two musicians from Ireland, harper Lynn Saoirse and tenor Harry Bent. Saoirse repertoire ranges from the haunting ancient airs through lively jigs and reels to contemporary Irish song. She has played throughout Europe and the U.S., as well as the Caribbean, Argentina, Nepal and Egypt. He has sung with Saoirse in Ireland and France, performing well-loved ballads and modern Irish songs and backing her on bodhran, the traditional Irish skin drum. While living in Finland, Bent was the lead singer in the Trad/Folk band Korkkijalka and a founder of the Helsinki Finnish/ Irish Cultural Festival. Tickets are $15.
CONTACT: Call (845) 2551559 or visit unisonarts.org for more information.
Gardiner Library offers baby-sitting class
WHAT: Baby-sitting class WHEN: May 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with preregistration deadline may 8.
WHERE: Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner
DETAILS: The library will host a baby-sitting class for youngsters in fifth grade and up. Pre-registration is required by May 8. Back by popular demand, the class will cover the responsibilities of the sitter, the responsibilities of the parents of the children they are sitting for, emergencies and safety, playing and infant care. Handouts will be provided. All students will be required to complete a simple final test and certificates will be issued. Attendees should bring a pencil and paper. The cost is $5 and will cover a pizza lunch.
CONTACT: Stop by the library or call (845) 255-1255 to preregister or for more information. More information is also available by visiting gardinerlibrary.org or the library’s Facebook page.