Today, July 21

Baby/Toddler Playgroup: 9:30 a.m. For ages infant to 5 years old, Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens. Children must be accompanied by parent, grandparents or caregiver. (518) 945-2580 or lesliecreed@ hotmail.com. Class: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mixed level Vinyasa, Anne Robinson. Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-6090. Happy Apple Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. 24 E. O’Reilly St., Kingston. To 3 p.m. (845) 338-0833. Fairly New Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 58 Pearl St., Kingston. (845) 481-4171. Under Threes Storytime: 10 a.m. For children birth-35 months with a caregiver. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. Sign up at (845) 647-5530. Toddler storytime: 10:30a.m. For children 12-36 months, Ellenville Public Library and Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-3350. Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Preschool story time. Early literacy activities and stories for children ages 3-5. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-3350. Musical storytime: 10:30a.m. 1- to 3-years-old, Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 2464317. Storytime: 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. For children ages 4-5. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St., Highland. (845) 691-2275. Fundraiser: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Baked or fried Chicken, ribs, fried fish (Tilapia). Lunch or dinners include mac & cheese or potato salad, green beans, dessert. $12 per person. Pointe of Praise Life Center, 243 Hurley Ave., Kingston. Pick up or delivery. (845) 853-5427. Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 282 Main St., Saugerties. Proceeds benefit the Ulster County SPCA. Canasta Players: 12 p.m. Gardiner Public Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 2551255. Thrift Store: 12-4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville. Teen Book Group: 3 p.m. Stone Ridge Library, Main Street, Stone Ridge. (845) 687-2044. Free tutoring by appointment: 3 to 6 p.m. Homework clubs and after-school kid sitters. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St., Ellenville. (877) 576-9931. Summer Chess Club: 4 to 5 p.m. Tivoli Summer Chess Club. Come play chess with Library Clerk, Patrick. All skill levels welcome. All ages. East Room, Tivoli Free Library, 86 Brodway, Red hook. (845) 757-3771. Dungeons & Dragons: 4 to 6:30 p.m. Join your Dungeon Master, Patrick to create and play characters from a Storm King’s Thunder campaign. All ages welcome. Tivoli Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-3771. Event: 4 p.m. Mushroom Identification Hike with John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi. Preregistration is required space is limited. Free event. Call Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482. Workshop: 4 to 6 p.m. Singing with our Hands: Native American Hand Sign Language as Performance Art: a workshop for beginners with Evan Pritchard. $10 Per person. Rosekill Farms, Rosendale. For directions, contact Valerieksharop@gmail.com or contact Jill at (646) 578-3402 or Evanpritchard7@gmail.com. LEGO Club: 4:15 p.m. For children ages 5 and up. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530. Libratory: 4:30 p.m. An exciting, hand-on opportunity for children to participate in STEM learning in a fun, informal environment. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 8763241, www.redhooklibrary.org. Event: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. show at 9 p.m. Joe Medwick and Friends, CD listening party and show. The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock. (845) 679-7625. Tickets $10 at the door. Summer Concert: 6:30 p.m. The Wheelers. The Wheelers play a mix of country, oldies and popular favorites in addition to original songs. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck. (845)-266-553, clinton.lib.ny.us. Illustrated Lecture: 7 p.m. The Northern Lights, the total solar eclipse, and the arrival of a great comet are nature’s three greatest sky spectacles, and tower above all others. Starr Library welcomes Astronomer Bob Berman. 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030. Event: 7 p.m. Master Class: Ilya Raschkovskiy. SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. $10 Suggested donation at the door. General admission. Event: 7 p.m. Two Ecstatic themes (1931), four dances based on American Folk music (1931). Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 5 p.m. Tickets $30. Hudson Hall at the Historic Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson. (5180 822-1438. Open Mic: 7 to 10 p.m. Every third Friday of each month at Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill, Free admission and refreshments available. For more information call Mike at (607) 588-7129 or visit MikeHermansolo.com. Live Music: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Nellybombs at the Rabbit and Turtle Pub Restaurant, 302 Main St., Poughkeepsie. (845) 3459481. Live Music: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Live Music and noodles with Breakfast for the Boys, Aubrey Haddard. No cover. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. (845) 255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com. Comedy Center: 8 p.m. Join us for a hilarious night of stand up at Comedy Center. Featuring some of the most popular up and coming regional comedians. May not be appropriate for young audiences. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, Route 308, Rhinebeck. Tickets are $10. (8450 876-3080, centerforperformingarts.org. CD Release Party: 8 p.m. The Kurt Henry Band CD Release party with the Dharma Bums. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. (8450 687-2699. Concert: 8 p.m. Bardavon presents Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes. 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie. (845) 473-5288. Tickets $45-75 reserved seating. Members get $5 off. Live music: 8 to 10:30 p.m. Richard’s Rhinecliff Acoustic Show. Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. Donations suggested. (845) 876-7007. Comedy: 8 p.m. “The Foreigner”. A comedy about a very shy Brit who seeks out the quiet privacy of a rural Georgia hunting lodge, but soon becomes the center of a battle that will rock the foundation of this small town. Tickets $40, ThursdaysSaturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays and First Saturday performance (July 22) at 2 p.m. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5511, shadowlandtheatre.org. July 21 through Aug. 13. Evening performance tickets $39, Sunday matinees are $34 and First Saturday performance tickets are $29. Ballroom by request: 8to 10:30 p.m. (First and third Fridays) Snap Fitness Studio, 1520 Route 55, LaGrangeville. Two quality lessons & practice time, hosted by seasoned teachers/ performers Joe Donato and Julie Martyn. $10 for one lesson, $15 for both. (610) 420-4727, www. ballroomjoe.com, donato@dvol. com. Film: 8:15 p.m. 36th Annual Black Maria Film Festival. Festival director Jane Steuerwald will also be in Rhinebeck in person for a question-and-answer segment following the screening. Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. (845) 8762515, upstatefilms.org. Live music: 9 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. Western Centuries with Joshua Campbell at Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia St., Hudson. $15.

Clermont site hosts one-man show on July 29

WHAT: One-man show, “The Starry Road to Freedom” WHEN: July 29 at 3 p.m. WHERE: Grounds of Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Ave., Germantown DETAILS: Clermont State Historic Site and The Friends of Clermont will present a special one-time outdoor performance of “The Starry Road to Freedom,” a one-man show chronicling the life and good work of social reformer Frederick Douglass. Starring the show’s creator, Phil Darius Wallace, the play has been presented Off-Broadway and around the United States. A brief question-and-answer session exploring Douglass’ role in suffrage and other civil rights movements will follow the performance. Tickets are $8 for adults. Children 12 and under are free. It is recommended that attendees bring a blanket or lawn chair. Seating is general admission only. CONTACT: Call (518) 5376622 or visit friendsofclermont.org to purchase tickets or for more information.

Barbecue to benefit Warrior Weekend in Kingston

WHAT: Benefit barbecue WHEN: July 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. WHERE: American Legion Post No. 150, 18 W. O’Reilly St., Kingston DETAILS: American Legion Post No. 150 will host a steak barbecue to benefit Warrior Weekend. Warrior Weekend provides rest and relaxation for America’s wounded heroes. The annual event takes place in Ulster County in October. Along with barbecue sliced steak with all the fixings, there will be dancing, karaoke with DJ Mickey Day, a 50⁄50 and other raffles. In addition, five winners will receive a $100 cash prize. Tickets are $20 each. CONTACT: Call (845) 3381914 for more information.