Calendar
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Theatre: 6:30 to 7:45 Reception in Parker Theatre Lobby. 8 p.m. Production: “The Comedy of Errors” at the Mckenna Theatre, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Cost: $15 includes: $10-special theater ticket pricing, $5-reception. (845) 257-3230.
Art Exhibit: 1 to 5 p.m. April 30. New Annual event combines wine and art, featuring many Community Artists showing for the first time. Rhinebeck Jewish Center (RJC), 102 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-7666
Art Exhibit: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 1. Tuesdays – Sundays. Paintings by 19th century landscape painter Sanford Gifford in the gallery of Cole’s 1846 “New Studio”. The Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St., Catskill. (518) 943-7465 extension 6.
Art Show: The 11th Annual Rhinebeck Central School District art show at Montgomery Row, 6423 Montgomery St., (Route 9), Rhinebeck. May 1 – 31st. Opening reception is May 5, 5 to 7 p.m. Art Exhibit: 12 to 2 p.m. May 3. Opening Reception. On display from May 3 to 24th. Student Works 2017. SUNY Ulster, Vanderlyn Hall 265, Stone Ridge. Gallery hours Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Art Exhibit: May 3. “Gathering Ground” a new series of landscape and still life paintings, David Konigsberg shares a renewed reverence for his surroundings in the Hudson Valley. Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren St., Hudson. (518) 828-1915. World War II Exhibition: May 4. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Road, Rhinebeck. Runs from May 4th through the end of October.
Books, readings and signings
Book Sale: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 28; April 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; April 30, 1 to 4 p.m. Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030. $10 Preview free on Friday from 9 to 10 a.m. Gift-worthy and collectible books are offered at bargain prices. (845) 876-4030.
Talk: 4 p.m. April 30. Barry Lyga will be at Oblong Books to promote his newest book, BANG. 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck.
Book Sale: 6 to 9 p.m. April 28. Preview sale is $5 admission fee. Saturday, April 29, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. with free admission. Sunday, April 30, $5 bag sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. After 2 p.m.,
all books are free (donations appreciated). Pleasant Valley Library book sale at the Pleasant Valley Town Hall, 1554 Main St. (Route 44). (845) 635-8460. Hudson Valley Playwrights: 7 to 9 p.m. April 28. “The Note” by Marianna Boncek. Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903.
Indie Bookstore Day: 12 p.m. April 29. Create Your Own Little Golden Book activity and story time; 3 p.m. Shetland Tea Interactive Murder Mystery game and tea time. All day literary scavenger hunt. Prizes available to winners. All ages. Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front St., Millbrook. (845) 677-5857.
Reading: 3 to 5 p.m. April 29. A few writers will share their stories at a reading titles Yearning to Breathe Free. Pivot Ground Café, 63 Broadway, Kingston. The reading is free but donations will be accepted for the ACLU. Reading: 4 p.m. April 30. Join us for a pub-reading of this modern classic and audience favorite as we had to a new pop-up location. “God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza. Hudson Valley Distillers, 1727 Route 9, Clermont. Doors open at 12 p.m. Book Signing & Talk: 6 p.m. May 1. Marissa Moss, author of “Last Things: A Graphic Memoir of Loss and Love”; Henry Fersko-Weiss, author of “Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death.” Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. Presentation (40-45 minutes), Question and answer (15 minutes), and book signing.
Readings: 7 p.m. May 4. Spring Play Reading Series, May 4, 11, & 18. New World Home Cooking, 1411 Rt. 212, Saugerties. Tickets $12. (845) 679-0154
Children
Touch-A-Truck: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30. Offers children a hands-on opportunity to explore various types of vehicles in the construction, public safety, agriculture, and military industries. The cost is $5 per person; admission for children aged 2 and under is complimentary with a paying adult. Forsyth Park, Lucas Ave., Kingston.
Concerts and music
Live Music: 7 p.m. April 28. An evening of Music. Roger and Lenny performing in a casual lounge-like setting at the Historic Elmendorph Inn, 7562 N. Broadway, Red Hook. Refreshments will be served in candlelight as guests enjoy the friendly musical style of the local duo. For more information, call the Red Hook Public Library, (845) 758-3241.
Live Music: 5 to 7 p.m. April 28. Saints of Swing. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. (845) 255-8811. Recital: 6 to 8 p.m. April 29. “Inspire”. Center for Creative Education presents our annual recital. Join us for an evening of dance, music and performances. Kingston High School Auditorium, 403 Broadway, Kingston. $10 adults, $5 students. www.cce4me.org (845) 338-7664.
Music Ensemble: 7 p.m. April 29. The Alwan Arab Music Ensemble. 6 Contemporary masters of a broad range of musical idioms weave together folk, popular and art music of the Arab world. The Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. (845) 257-3844.
Concert: 7 p.m. April 29. Finding Home the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center, 300 Wall St., Kingston, doors open at 6:30 p.m. on April 30 the event will be held 3 p.m. doors open at 2:30 p.m. at the Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. Admission is a suggested donation of $10.
Comedy: 7 p.m. April 29. (doors open). A Night of stand-up comedy. Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), 97