Calendar

Art exhibit and openings

Opening Reception: 5 to 7 p.m. May 19. MFA Thesis Exhibition II. Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. (845) 257-3844.

Art Collaboration: 5 p.m. May 21. Michael Perkins and Michael Hunt. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St., Woodstock. (845) 6798000. Gallery: 7 p.m. May 25. Hudson Valley Celebrity series gains momentum at Gallery at Rhinebeck, David Ives. 47 East Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-1655. Tickets $15 per person. 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 Sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20. Kingston Library, in the basement, 55 Franklin St., Kingston. Book Reading and Discussion: 3 p.m. May 20. Luis Perez, author of “Catharsis: Maldonado’s Journey through Grief.” Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 8764030 Free.

Reading: 4 p.m. May 20. “Lunar Chandelier” Collective Reading. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St., Woodstock. (845) 6798000. Book Discussion: 4 p.m. May 20. “When Breath Becomes Air,” Paul Kalanithi. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28a, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482. Reading and Book Signing: 5 p.m. May 20. Lee Epstein. Memoir. Woodstock Library Forum, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. Free.

Poetry Reading: 6to8 p.m. May 20. Emerge Gallery, 228 Main St., Saugerties. (845) 247-7515.

Literary event: 7 p.m. May 20. Penelope Hyde-Levine and Anni LaBarge will be the featured readers at Kingston’s Spoken Word, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston. Suggested donation $5. 3 Minute open mic.

Book Launch: 3 p.m. May 21. Anne Margaret Daniel, “I’d Die for You: And other lost stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St., Woodstock. (845) 6798000. Poetry: 8 p.m. May 23. Barry Wallenstin (with jazz musicians to be announced). Harmony, Mill Hill Road., Woodstock.

Book Talk: 5 to 6:30 p.m. May 24. “Getting On With It” Coach and author, Peter Heymann. Tivoli Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-3771.

Children

Kids Fest: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 20. MyKingston Kids Fest. A free indoor/ outdoor events created to provide children of Kingston and the surrounding areas an eclectic experience through activities, interactive educational tools,, engaging, fun-loving events and appropriated entertainment. The Lace Mill, 165 Cornell St., Kingston. (845) 282-0182 mykingstonkids. com. Story Time: 11 a.m. May 20. Join us for our monthly Family Story Time. Books and projects are geared toward ages 3 to 5, but all ages are welcome. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd., Rhinebeck. (845) 266-5530. Educational Program: 1 p.m. May 20. Jan Verlin’s enjoying animals safely, an educational program with live animals. School age children. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St., Kingston.

Concerts and music

Summer Music Festival: 7 p.m. May 19. Enjoy a night of musical entertainment by the singer-songwriter Emily Barnes. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen.

Live Music: 8 to 10:30 p.m. May 19. Bob and the Boys. Richard’s Rhinecliff Acoustic Show, Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. Donations suggested. (845) 876-7007.

Live Music: 9 p.m. May 19. Boston-based Adam Ezra Group brings anthemic, heartland rock to Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia St., Hudson. (518) 828-4800.

Voice recital: 4 p.m. May 20, Kingston Salvation Army, 35 Cedar St., Kingston. Danielle Beckvermit, soprano, featuring guest soloists and accompanists Dominick Maimone, Nicole Beckvermit, Ryan Mikolinis and Lily Finikin. $10 suggested

donation.

Concert: 7 p.m. May 20. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. One World Music Series. The Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens. Suggested donation $10. www.athenscultrualcenter. org. Concert: 7 p.m. May 20. Acclaimed violinist and film composer Tim Fain performs with pianist Roman Rabinovich and flutist Eugenia Zukerman at Hudson Hall, Tickets $40 premium section, $25 general admission. 327 Warren St., Hudson.

Live Music: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 20. Solia and the Sultans. No cover. GomenKudasai Noodle Escape, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

Concert: 8 to 11 p.m. May 20. Levanta: world music ensemble spring concert series. MaMA (Marbletown Multi-Arts), 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 6876090. Concert: 2 p.m. May 21. West Point Band presents

Armed Forces Day Concert. 685 Hardee Place, Egner Hall, West Point. Concert is free and open to all. www. westpointband.com.

Concert Reading: 2 p.m. May 21. Coney Island a concert reading of a new musical by Frank Cuthbert. Bridge Street Theatre, 44 W. Bridge St., Catskill. Tickets $15/$1`0 students at the door. (518) 943-3818.

Concert: 12:15 to 12:45. May 25. Adelaide Roberts, piano. Fine Arts at Old Dutch Church, between Fair and Wall Streets, Kingston. (845) 338-6759 info@olddutchchurch.org.

Live Music: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays, Station Bar & Curio, Veronica Nunn w/ Peter Einhorn Trio. in the heated pavilion. 101 Tinker St., Woodstock. 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/bridge-music/

Dance

Square Dance & Potluck Dinner: 6 to 9 p.m. May 20. Annual square dance with live music and caller, potluck dinner. Donation $9. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 4-H Building, 249 Libertyville Road, New Paltz. Hudson Valley Draft Horse Association. (845) 2949016.

Dance: 1 to 5 p.m. May 21. White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave., Kingston. Admission $7.50 per person, includes refreshments. Light lunch at low cost. (845) 339-5685.

Dance: 2:30 p.m. May 21. Designated Movement Company, Katie McLaughlin, Artistic Director, UpStream Series Showcase. Kaatsbaan International Dance center, 33 Kaatsbaan Rd., Tivoli. (845) 757-5106 All Tickets $10. Entry calls, auditions, volunteers Volunteer Hotline Training: May 19 to June 23. Family of Ellenville, 221 Canal St., Ellenville but qualify volunteers to help at any of our three walk-in centers (Ellenville, New Paltz & Woodstock). (845) 647-2443 or stop by any the walk-in centers to fill out an application. Clermont volunteers: May 20. The Friends of Clermont’s teaching garden is looking for volunteers! We are in need of a few volunteers who are looking to learn more about gardening to help out with some of the labor it takes to run a successful vegetable garden. Volunteers will learn proper methods of planting, weeding, watering and more! info@friendsocclearmont.org or call (518) 537-6622.

Lectures and workshops

Shipwreck Symposium: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20. Learn about how the Hudson River may have some of the oldest and best preserved collections of submerged historic resources in North America. Riverport Wooden Boat School at Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. (845) 331-0071 hrmm.org.

Talk: 3 p.m. May 20. Artists’ talks with curator Jeanette Fintz: Opening reception following artists’ talks; reception 7 p.m. Exhibition dates: May 20-July 2. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St.,

Woodstock.

Lecture: 4 p.m. May 20. “Overlook” lecture series. Katherine Manthorne, PhD on landscapes across the Americas. The Olana Partnership, 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson. (518) 828-1872. Talk: 7 p.m. May 20. Meet Dr. Renza Mansoor, author of Stigmatized: from 9//11 to Trump and beyond. An American Muslim’s Journey. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Community Day/Workshop: 12 to 5 p.m. May 21. features free children’s workshop and performance by Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St., Hudson.

Conversation: 1 to 4 p.m. May 21. On Public Education: President Trump’s proposed initiatives. Church Des Artistes, 79 Wurts St., Kingston. www.kingstoncitizens.org.

Lecture: 3 to 4 p.m. May 21. Leading a wholesome and healthy life in Red Hook: Tools of the Trade across two centuries. Decoding the past: Treasures from Dutchess County. Elmendorph Inn, 7562 North Broadway, (Rt 9), Red Hook. Free and open to the public.

Talk: 3 p.m. May 21. Mordicai

Paldiel will speak about his encyclopedic new book, Saving One’s Own, Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust. Congregation Emanuel, of the Hudson Valley, 243 Albany Ave., Kingston. Admission $10/$5 Seniors/ under 13 free.

Workshop: 4:30 p.m. May 22. Understanding Alzheimer’s behaviors. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241. www.redhooklibrary.org.

Workshop: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 23. The Germantown Library and Art School of Columbia County will host an education program at the Germantown Library, Hover Room, in honor of Memorial Day. 31 Palatine Park Rd., Germantown. (518) 537-5800 germantownlibrary@valstar.net.

Workshop: 6 to 8 p.m. May 23. Small ruminant fecal sampling and parasite control class. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County (CCEUC), 232 Palza Road, Kingston. (845) 340-3990 ext. 311.

Workshop: 6:30 p.m. 4 Week class. May 23, 30, June 6, 13. Self-hypnosis for stress management and more with Michael Salerno. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 8764030. Forum: 7:15 p.m. May 23. Artists’ New Work Forum presents: We the People (reading of a new play by Doug Motel). Suggested $5 donation. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale. (845) 65488989. Workshop: 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 24. Learn about Gypsy moths and more with Cornell Cooperative Extension or Ulster County (CCEUC), 232 Plaza Rd., Kingston. (845) 340-3990 ext. 311. $15 registration deadline May 22

Workshop: 6 p.m. May 24. Rhinecliff Resilience & Sustainability Series presents Chef Rob Handel at the

Morton Memorial library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinebeck (845) 876-2903

Discussion: 6 p.m. May 24. A Woman shall have the right…Join us at the Senate House State Historic Site for a lively panel discussion exploring the different rights and constraints that defined the lives of women under the Dutch, British and Americans during the colonial period and the American Revolution. 296 Fair St., Kingston. (845) 338-2786 Workshop: 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 24. Are you considering urban/small acreage agriculture as an income generqator or a new food source? Join Cornell Cooperative Extension or Ulster County (CCEUC), 232 Plaza Rd., Kingston. (845) 3403990 ext. 311. Registration $10 per person Walk-ins welcome space is limited.

Lecture: 6:30 p.m. May 25. Herbs of the Mediterranean and their uses. Clinton Library, 1215 Centre Rd., Rhinebeck. Free. (845) 266-5530. Outings

Kingston Farmer’s

Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 18. Located between John St. and Main Street, Kingston. www.kingstonfarmersmar-

ket.org Smorgasburg at Hutton

Brickyards: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Monthly weekend market occurring every third weekend, May through

October. Hutton Brickyards, 200 North St., Kingston upstate.smorgasburg.com. Cupcake Festival & 5K

Cupcake Classic: May 20. 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. registration: race 11 a.m. Day full of music, local food,shopping, art and craft vendors,raffles, kids’activities, cupcake contests and of course, lots of yummy cupcakes. Wright’s Farm, 699 Rt. 208, Gardiner. Gardinercupcakefestival.com. Wildflower Festival and Heirloom Seedling Sale: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both May 20 & 21. Free and open to the public. Rain or shine. Catskill Native Nursery, 607 Samsonville Rd., Kerhonkson. (845) 626-2758.

catskillnativenursery.com. Annual Spring on Main

Festival: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 20. Admission is free and Main Street, Margaretville will be filled with fun attractions for the entire family. Live music, food vendors, etc. mainstreemargaretville.com (845) 586-4177. Open House: 1 to 3 p.m.

May 21. For potential volunteers. At the Time and the Valleys Museum, State Rt. 55, Grahamsville. www.timeandthevalleymuseum.org.

Food Truck Fiesta: 5to9 p.m. May 23. The Bloomington Fire Company, Route 32 and Taylor st., Bloomington. Rain or shine. Live music, raffle, cold beer or glass of wine, more. Antique cars & Motorcycles are welcome.

Education Program: 1 to 3 p.m. May 20. “Who’s protecting our National Parks’ Natural Resources in the Northeast?”- Ages 12 & up. Please dress appropriately for walking in the woods, and consider wearing bug spray. Regis-

ter (845) 2296873 Susan Norris. Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites.

Walk/Workshop: 1to3 p.m. May 21. Herablist Dina Falconi leads a walk to identify local plants that are edible and teaches how to prepare them in meals, from her book Foraging & Feasting. Bevier House Museum, 2682 Rt. 209, Marlbetown. $5 UCHS members, $10 non-members. (845) 702-9206. Horse show: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 24-28. HITSon-the-Hudson. Stop in Saugerties, NYS thruway exit 20. Olympic-level equestrian horse shows. Fifth Annual Taste of Woodstock: 6 to 9 p.m. May 24. Celebrate the culinary dicversity and delicacies that the region has to offer. Guests receive a walking map of the region’s world-class restaurants and a voting card to pick their favorite dishes. Tickets $50. Woodstock Film Festival Center, 13 Rock City Rd., Wodostock. Woodstockfilmfestival.com.

Screenings

Documentary: 7 p.m. May 20. “The Hand that Feeds” (2014). A rousing documentary about undocumented immigrant workers who risk deportation and their jobs as they fight for faire wages and safe working conditions. Suggested contribution $5. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 163 Main St., New Paltz. (845) 3899201 moviewwithspirit.com.

Movie Night: 6:30 to 8:30. May 25. Japanese Free Movie night: double feature Anime-Sinbad, Part I “A Flying Princess and a Secret Island”. Part II “Night at High Noon and the Wonder Gate”. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, Rite Aid, Plaza, New Paltz.

Special events

Golf Tournament: May 19. 8 a.m. registration. 9 a.m. Start. United Way for Ulster County residents. Lazy Swan Golf and Country Club Village. 1754 Old Kings Highway, Saugerties. Register online (845) 331-4199 ulsterunitedway.org.

Fundraiser: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 19. Chicken, Fish, or Ribs. Pointe of Praise Family Life Center, 243 Hurley Ave., Kingston. Pick up or delivery. $12 Includes Mac & Cheese or potato salad, green beans, dessert.

Steak bake & raffle: 2to 9 p.m. May 20. St. Mary’s Hall, 188 North St., Kingston. Hosted by St. Mary’s Benevolent Society. Event will feature door prizes, casino games of chance and a 50-50 raffle. Donation of $25 includes one entry to event. Contact any member for tickets. Ticket holders need not be present to win. Menu includes grilled sliced steak, barbecue chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, macaroni salad, coleslaw, roasted potatoes, penne ala vodka, meatballs, sausage and peppers, garden salad, rolls and butter. Beverages include draft beer, wine, soda, coffee and tea. Cash bar will be available. Children 12 and under will be admitted free and can enjoy a bounce house.

Plant Sale: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 20. The Germantown Garden Club, Palatine Park, Germantown.

Plant Sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20. Elizaville United Methodist Church, Columbia Co. Routes 2 & 19, Elizaville. Chicken Barbecue begins at noon. 13th Annual CommunityWide Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 12 noon. May 20. Plant sale, swap & garden yard sale. On the lawn of Dr. Marc Jordan, New Paltz Healing Arts, 222 Main St., New Paltz. 8-9 a.m. drop off plants sale items. Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20. Perennials, annuals, shrubs, planters, hanging baskets, herbs, garden-related items, vegetables. To pre-order (845) 331-8767 or (845) 338-3137 Hurley Heritage Society Museum, 52 Main St., Hurley. 2nd Annual Wheels for Warriors: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 20. Event benefits disabled American Veterans. Joseph Y. Resnick Airport 199 Airport Rd., Ellenville. Join us for food, beverages, plane rides, DJ, family fun, face painting, and so much more!. Spectators are free. Donations to DAV encouraged. Yard and bake sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20. 1765 Route 212, Transfer Station, Saugerties. To Benefit the Saugerties Animal Shelter. Plant Swap: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. May 20. Bring all your

extra plants: perennials, annual seedlings, shrubs, vines, houseplants, and vegetable/herb seedlings. Have plants divided in containers, labeled with name, and with basic planting instructions. Tivoli Library, by the gazebo, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. If rain it will take place in the East Room, inside of the library.

Steak Bake and Raffle: 2 to 9 p.m. May 20. Grilled steak, BBQ chicken, hamburgers, hotdogs, mac salad, coleslaw, roasted potatoes, penne ala Vodka, meatballs, sausage l& peppers, garden salad, rolls,butter. Draft beer, wine, soda, coffee, tea. Children under 12 are free. St. Mary’s Benevolent Society, St. Mary’s Hall, 188 North St., Kingston Donation $25. Fundraiser: 4 p.m. May 20. Voice Recital, Danielle Beckvermit, soprano; Featuring guest soloists and accompanist, Dominick Maimone, Nicole Beckvermit, Ryan Mikolinis, Lily Finikin. Benefit Danielle’s trips to Hawaii and LA this summer for Opera. Suggested donation $10. Kingston Salvation Arts, 35 Cedar St., Kingston.

Roast Beef Supper: 5:15 to 7 p.m. May 20. Lanesville Church, Routet 214, Lanesville. Adults $12; children $6, under 5-free. Take-out 4:30 to 5 p.m. All Welcome.

Fundraiser: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 21. Mutt Strutt is a day for dogs and dog lovers!. Vendors, dog contests, photos with pets and owners, adopt-a-pet opportunities and more. Kingston Point Beach, 53 Delaware Ave., Kingston. Ulster County SPCA event.

Benefit: 12 to 3 p.m. May 21. Mongolian snow leopard youth ecology fundraiser at Twin Start Orchards, New Paltz. $40 all you can eat griller burgers, pia, hard apple cider. All proceeds benefit “Leopard Cubs” Mongolian Youth ecology hiking club and Snow Leopard Conservation. Leopard.

cubs@yahoo.com www.leopard-cubs.org. Love it or Swap it: 12 to 4 p.m. May 21. Women’s clothing swap and sale to benefit Sinterklaas. The Fellowship Hall of Rhinebeck Methodist Church, 83 East Market St., Rhinebeck. $25 entrance fee benefits Sinterklaas.

Fundraiser: 2 to 4 p.m. May 21. For Lee Storms’ journey to a kidney transplant. Saxton Firehouse, 3853 Rt. 32, Saugerties. Hosted by Cups-corks and canvas by Heather Myer and the Storm and Salierno family.

Trivia: 3 p.m. May 21. Mike Nickerson and trivia afternoon. Match wits with friends, family, and neighbors in an afternoon of friendly competition. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903.

Fundraiser: 5 p.m. May 24. Museum fundraiser aboard replica Dutch Yacht Onrust, proceeds of Sunset Sail benefit Museum Education Programs. The Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. $75 for individuals, $150 for couples. (845) 338-0071 ext. 16. Giant Yard Sale: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 25. Reservoir United Methodist Church, Rt 28, Shokan. Also Sat. 9-3. Indoors and outdoors.

Community Dinner: 6 p.m. May 25. Offered by Boy Scout Troop 163, Olive Free Library, 4033 Rt. 28A, West Shokan. (845) 6572482 www.olivefreelibrary.org.

Theater and performance

Theater: 7 p.m. May 19. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. May 19-21, Sat. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m. New “Genesis Productions Youth Theatre, Woodstock Historic Byrdcliffe Theatre, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd., Woodstock. Suggested donation $12 at door, $10 advance. www.newgenesisproductions.org.