Calendar

Art exhibit and openings

Art Exhibit: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., Sat. 1-5 p.m. “The Bird’s Nest” an exploration in watercolor & oil paint by Dea Archbold. Columbia Green Community College, 4400 Route 23, Hudson. Free admission, open to the public. Through Aug. 27.

Art Exhibit: Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The 15th Annual Saugerties Artists’ Studio Tour Exhibit; hosted by the Saugerties Historical Society, The Dutch Barn Art and Heritage Gallery, 119 Main St., Saugerties. Through July 23. Photography Exhibit: Comprised of 200 small black-and- white photographs mostly of American women from the early and mid-20th century, the photos in this exhibition were selected from a gift of more than 500 donated by Peter J. Cohen in 2015. New exhibition at the

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. Through Sept. 17.

Sculpture Exhibit: First Annual outdoor sculpture exhibit. “Bringing New Art to New People.” Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve, 51 Vassar Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie. Exhibit open daily, dawn to dusk, free of charge. Through Oct. 29. “Gathering Woodstock

Women: A Celebration of the New York State Women’s Suffrage Centennial”: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays until Sept. 3, Historical Society of Woodstock’s Eames House Museum, 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. This showcase is billed as “the first major exhibit recognizing many remarkable women from Woodstock’s past.” Admission is free. For more information, visit www.HistoricalSocietyofWoodstock. org and www.facebook. com/historical.woodstoc. 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. Art Exhibit: 12 to 2 p.m. July 23. Opening Reception. Gallery Lev Shalem at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. WJC. arts@gmail.com, (845) 679-4937.

Art Exhibit: 2 to 4 p.m. July 23. Solo art show “Harmonies of Nature“Galley at the Lifebridge Foundation, 333 Mountain Road, Rosendale. Work will be on display through September. Gallery Talk: 2 p.m. July 23. “Entre Chien Et Loup” with Gregory Amenoff. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St.,

Woodstock. (845) 6792940. Free.

Books, readings and signings

Book Party and Signing: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. July 22. Children’s book author Tania Guarino to celebrate her new release, “Meet the Quackers”! Millbrook Farmer’s Market, 3263 Franklin Ave., Millbrook.

Laptime Stories: 9:30 to 9:50 a.m. Tuesdays. Bounding babies story time, songs and finger play will be held Tuesdays. It is geared for birth to 24 months old. A community play space will follow in the community room from 10 to 10:45 am.

Terrific Twos and threes will take place on Tuesdays from 10 to 10:45 a.m. featuring books, action rhymes, music and crafts. Fantastic fours and fives has a new summer time of 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays beginning July 13. Children hear stories, explore books and create related crafts. No sign up is required. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255.

Book Signing: 1 p.m. July 22. “Hudson Valley Murder & Mayhem” by local author Andrew K. Amelinckx. Barnes & Noble, 1177 Ulster Ave., town of Ulster.

Book Talk: 4 p.m. July 22. Chuck Collins, “Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Brining Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good”. Oblong Millerton, 26 Main St., Millerton. (518) 789-3797. Free. RSVP requested. http:www.oblongbooks. com/event/chuck-collins/

Performance: 8 p.m. July 22. Actors and Writers. A staged reading of the 1938 Paul Osbourne play “Mornings at Seven.” Admission is by donation at the door. Maverick Concerts, 120 Maverick Road, Woodstock. (845) 679-8217, maverickconcerts.org.

Poetry: 6 to 9 p.m. July 23. Poetry Barn, 1693 state Route 28A, West Hurley. Pay What you want. Suggested donation is $15. Open reader/campfire. http://www.poetrybarn.co/ events/words-music/

Discussion: 7 p.m. July 25. “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman. Open to all. Join the discussion. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030, starrlibrary.org/ Poetry Series: 8 to 10 p.m. July 25. Karen Corinne Herceg, poet, author, essayist and reviewer, reads from her

new book, “Out from Calaboose: New Poems.” Open Mic after featuring reading with sign up at 7:30 p.m. Wok and Roll Cafe, 52 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. (845) 679-3484. Children Children’s Program: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 22. Native American Children’s program. Ages 8-12. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482.

Touch a Truck: 11:30 a.m. July 22. Come see construction and emergency vehicles and have a treat from the ice cream truck. Free. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck.(845) 876-4030, starrlibrary.org/.

Family Art Day: 1 to 4 p.m. July 22. Children and their chaperones will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on family art activities based on the current exhibitions. Byrdcliffe’s Kleinert/James Center for the Arts and the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum. Admission is free. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum & Byrdcliffe’s Kleinert/James, 28 and 32 Tineker St., Woodstock. (845) 679-2940.

Animation Camp: 2to 4 p.m. July 24-July 28. Grades 6-8. Starting with ancient optical illusions, progress to stop-motion filing and advance to using more modern digital tools. Red Hook Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241. Program is free and open to the public. Registration and permission slips can be obtained at the library. Pirate Camp: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. July 24 to 28. It’s time for lads and lassies in grades 3 to 5. Program is free and open to the public. Red Hook Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758- 3241.

Workshop: 11 a.m. July 24. Art & Optics: Camera Obscura. What is a camera obscura and how does it work? You’ll find out in this program led by photographer John Halpern. Tweens, teens and adults. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck. (845) 266-5530.

Workshop: 11 a.m. July 24. Eclipse Fun and Mural Painting. Come learn about the upcoming eclipse in August and be colorful as we paint a mural of the amazing solar system and night sky. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 8764030, Starrlibrary.org.

Story Hour: 3:30 to 5 p.m. July 25. Kindergarten through fourth grade. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-7023, stoneridgelibrary.org.

Event: 1 p.m. July 27. Build a Better World! Costume Party and Program. Imagine, design and build. Come as your favorite book or a real world person. Crafts, activities, snacks. Ages 5-12. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St., Kingston. (845) 331-0507. Concerts and music Event: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 21, with show at 9 p.m. Joe Medwick and Friends, CD listening party and show. Tickets $10 at the door. The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock. (845) 679-7625. Summer Concert: 6:30 p.m. July 21. 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) 266-5530, clinton. lib.ny.us. Live Music: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. July 21. Nellybombs at the Rabbit and Turtle Pub Restaurant, 302 Main St., Poughkeepsie. (845) 3459481. Live Music: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 21. 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.

CD Release Party: 8 p.m. July 21. The Kurt Henry Band CD Release party with the Dharma Bums. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. (845) 687-2699.

Concert: 8 p.m. July 21. Bardavon presents Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes. 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie. (845) 473-5288, bardavon.org. Tickets $45-75 reserved seating. Members get $5 off.

Live music: 8 to 10:30 p.m. July 21. Richard’s Rhinecliff Acoustic Show. Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. Donations suggested. (845) 876-7007.

Live music: 9 p.m., July 21. Doors open at 6 p.m. Western Centuries with Joshua Campbell. $15. Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia St., Hudson. (518) 828-4800, helsinkihudson.com.

Concert: 1 to 5 p.m. July 22. Woodstock concerts on the Village Green, center of Woodstock. Free.

Concert: 2 p.m. July 22. Peter Muir Ragtime piano concert. Creek Meeting House, 2433 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton Corners.

Performance: 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. July 22. “No Tune Like A Show Tune!” Celebrate the Great American Songbook with Michael Berkeley and friends. Nostalgic and fast-paced musical revue, featuring favorites from the greatest songwriters that keep American singing. Appropriate for all audiences. The Center for Performing Arts, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck. Tickets $24 and $22. (845) 876-3080.

Concert: 5 p.m. July 22. Dutch violist Esther Apituley will appear at the Saugerties Reformed Church, 173 Main St., Saugerties. Suggested donation $10.

Concert: 6:30 p.m. July 22. West Point Band presents “Kids Night: Road Trip across America with Quintette 7. 685 Hardee Place, Egner Hall, West Point. (845) 938-5202.

Piano recital: 7 p.m. July 22. Ilya Raschkovskiy. Part of PianoSummer. SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. $25 to $30. General admission.

Live Music: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 22. Long Steel Rail, eclectic American roots music. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. (845) 255-8811

Live Music: 8 p.m. July 22. Wyld Blu rocks the Catskills. $5 cover charge. 21 and older. Uncle Willy’s, 31 N. Front St., Kingston.

Event: 8 to 9:30 p.m. July 22. Original music by Buffalo-based singer/ songwriter Maria Sebastian, poetry by Buffalobased poet Perry Nicholas. Five open reader slots (five minutes each). Green Kill Gallery, 229 Greenkill Ave., Kingston. Live Music: 1 p.m. July 23. The Fabulous Hackers. A group of golf buddies get together and play favorites ranging from fold to classic rock to country intersperse with a growing list of original songs. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. (845) 687-2699. Singalong Event: 3 p.m. July 23. Great American Songbook Singalong — The Songs of Jule Styne. Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley, 243 Albany Ave., Kingston. Lyric sheets available. Led by Cantor Bob Cohen. Admission Free. Refreshments. (845) 338-6180.

Concert: 4 p.m. July 23. Jasper String Quartet. Maverick Concerts, 120 Maverick Road, Woodstock. (800) 595-4849.

Live Music: 6 p.m. July 23. Geoff Van Etten’s songwriters’ circle. No cover. 21 and older. Uncle Willy’s, 31 N. Front St., Kingston.

Theatre: 7 p.m. July 23. Theatre group Dzieci (based in New York City) is performing its version of “Macbeth” (called “Makbet”). Opus 40, 50 Fite Road, Saugerties. Tickets $15 on site. Doors open at 6 p.m., lawn seating. Bring a flashlight.

Live Music: 8 p.m. July 23. All-Star group brings Jazz Sounds to Helsinki Hudson., 405 Columbia St., Hudson. (518) 828-4800, www.helsinkihudson.com.

Live Music: 7 p.m. July 24. Matt Munisteri & Danton Boller. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970.

Event: 3 p.m. July 25. Master Class: Susan Starr. Part of PianoSummer. SUNY New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. (845) 257-3880. $10 suggested donation at the door.

Concert: 7 p.m. July 27. Student Recital II. Part of PianoSummer. $10 suggested donation at the door/general admission. SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. (845) 257-3880.

Live Music: 8 p.m. July 27. 1940s: “Yardbird to Freebird.” Walking Distance present this Catskill Jazz Factory debut of its upcoming sophomore release, “Freebird.” Catskill Jazz Factory, Spiegeltent at Bard College, 60 Manor Ave., Annandale-on- Hudson. Tickets $25. (845) 758-7900. Dance Monument program: 7 p.m. July 21. Choreographed by Adam H. Weinert of Hudson. Also Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. Tickets $30. Hudson Hall at the Historic Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson. (518) 822-1438. Dance party: 8 p.m. July 22. Talking Fire Reggae dance party. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls, (845) 6872699.

Lectures and Workshops

Workshop: 4 to 6 p.m. July 21. 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) 5783402 or Evanpritchard7@ gmail.com. Illustrated Lecture: 7 p.m. July 21. 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) 8764030.

Workshop: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. July 22. Ikebana flower arrangement lesson with Suzumi Adams. $25, plus flowers. Reservations required. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, Rite Aid Plaza. (845) 255- 8811.

Lecture: 1 p.m. July 22. “The Erie Canal’s Early History.” Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. Suggested donation $5. (845) 338-0071.

Lecture: 4 p.m. July 22. Sister Dianne McKenna to speak on Saint Cabrini at Klyne Esopus Museum, 746 Broadway/9W, Ulster Park. Admission is free. (845) 338-8109.

Event: 8 p.m. July 22. Aynsley Vandenbroucke has been exploring the relation of literary formalism to the human body in a way few writers, if any, are doing. Admision $20. Mount Tremper Arts, 647 South Plank Road, Mount Tremper. (845) 688-9893.

Discussion: 2 p.m. July 23. Professor Greg Robinson will discuss the conflict between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt over the incarceration of JapaneseAmericans during World War II. Reservations required. Henry A. Wallace Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Home, 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park. 1-800-FDR-VISIT.

Workshop: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. July 23 Japanese calligraphy workshop with Midori Shinye. Fee $20. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. (845) 2558811, www/GKnoodles. com. Conversation: 1 to 4 p.m. July 23. On Women’s Issues: A conversation on women’s issues as it pertains to President Donald Trump’s proposed initiatives. Church De Artistes, 79 Wurts St., Kingston. Participants are encouraged to bring a dessert to share. Coffee and tea provided. www.kingstoncitizens.org.

Workshop: 2 to 4 p.m. July 23. Looking for signs from Spirit. A workshop with Evan Pritchard at Mirabai Books, Woodstock. RSVP Jeff and Audrey at Mirabai Books, 23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. (845) 6792100.

Workshop: 11 a.m. July 24. Art & Optics: Camera Obscura. What is a camera obscura and how does it work? You’ll find out in this program led by photographer John Halpern. Tweens, teens and adults. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck. (845) 266-5530.

Workshop: 11 a.m. July 24. Eclipse Fun and Mural Painting. Come learn about the upcoming eclipse in August and be colorful as we paint a mural of the amazing solar system and night sky. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030, Starrlibrary.org. Workshop: 6 p.m. July 24. Needle-felted flowers with Sharon LaFera, local fiber artist, will teach us how to make flowers with wool. Pre-registration is required. Workshop is free. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482, olivefreelibrary.org. Workshop: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. July 25. Metal tape and wire mesh sculptures. Ages 12 and up. Free. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens. www. atehnsculturalcenter.org/

Event: 12 to 2 p.m. July 27. Ulster County of the Aging and the Institute for Family Health present Senior Lunch and Learn Medication 101. Learn the unique effects of medication on older adults and how medications can interact with each other. Bring your medications and dosage list for a private, one-onone review of your medications. Business Resource Center, 1 Development Court, town of Ulster. RSVP is a must, asspace is limited. Call the Office of the Aging at (845) 3403456. Workshop: 6 to 9 p.m. July 27. Pressure canning. Let me take the fear out of pressure canning. Learn to safety preserve the bounty from your garden, farmer’s market or CSA. Take home a jar of whatever we can in class. Each class fee is $35. To register, go to ulster.cce.cornell.edu and click on events. Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County, 232 Plaza Road, Kingston. (845) 340-3990. Outings Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road., Red Hook. (845) 752-3200.

Event: 4 p.m. July 21. Mushroom Identification Hike with John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi. Preregistration is required. Space is limited. Free event. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657- 2482. Garden Tours: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. July 23. Butterfly/Pollinator garden tours in Shokan. Reservations requested at mmjbutterfly@hvc.rr.com or (845) 657-8073. Cost $10. For more information, spiritobutterflies.com. Woodstock Farm Festival: 3:30 to dusk. Wednesdays. Maple Lane, Woodstock. woodstockfarmfestival.com. Mower’s Flea Market: 2 p.m. to dusk Saturdays in July and August, Maple Lane, Woodstock. (845) 679-6744, mowerssaturdayfleamarket.com. Kingston Farmer’s Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays Wall St., Kingston info@kingstonfarmersmarket.org. Saugerties Farmer’s Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays 115 Main St., Saugerties. 917-4532082 saugertiesfarmersmarket.com. Ellenville Farmer’s Market: 12 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Center and Market St.,Ellenville. D&H Canal Sunday Market: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, Grady Park, Route 213, High Falls. New Paltz Farmer’s Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, Church St., New Paltz. Rosendale Farmer’s Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, 1055 Route 32, Rosendale. Screenings

Film festival: 8:15 p.m. July 21. Thirty-sixth Annual Black Maria Film Festival. The selections include animation, narrative, and documentary films from the top awardwinning works chosen by the festival jury. Festival director Jane Steuerwald will also be in Rhinebeck in person for a question-andanswer segment following the screening. Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. (845) 8762515, upstatefilms.org.

Film: 8 p.m. July 25. Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial M for Murder” at the Green Kill, 229 Green Kill Ave., Kingston. $6 at the door.

Film: 7:30 p.m. July 26.

Marty Klein, the producer and director of the “Why Can’t We Serve” documentary film project, will be showing the first 12 minutes of the film. Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. (845) 6790901, mtnviewstudio. com. Movie Night: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 27. Free Anime, “The Wind Rises,” 2013, 126 minutes. A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. (845) 2558811, www.GKnoodles. com. Film Series: 7 p.m. July 27. “Chopin and the Image of Romanticism.” Tickets $10. Ottaway Film Center, Bard College, 30 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson. (845) 758-7412. Special events Fundraiser: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 21. 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.

Comedy Center: 8 p.m. July 21. Join us for a hilarious night of stand up at Comedy Center. Featuring some of the most popular up-and-coming regional comedians, this show will be a belly buster for sure. May not be appropriate for young audiences. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, Route 308, Rhinebeck. Tickets $10. (845) 876-3080, www.centerforperformingarts.org. Repair Café: 10 a.m. to 2

p.m. July 22. New Paltz United Methodist Church, 1 Grove St., New Paltz. repaircafehv.org.

Book Sale: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 22. The Annual Rosendale Book Sale will take place on the library grounds, 264 Main St., Rosendale. There will also be tickets sold for the Library Scholarship raffle. Rain or shine. (845) 6589013.

Summer at Slabsides: 12 to 4 p.m. July 22. Cabin is open. John Burroughs’ Slabsides and Nature Sanctuary. 261 Floyd Ackert Road, West Park. (845) 634-6320, johnburroughassociation.org.

Thesis Exhibition: 1to 4 p.m. July 22. Opening Reception. Class of 2018. The exhibition brings together candidates’ culminating work in film/video, music/sound, painting photography, sculpture, and writing. Performances, reading, and screening of time-based works will take place on the Bard College Campus during the evenings of July 2428. Bard College, 30 Campus Road, Annandale-onHudson. (845) 758-6822, www.bard.edu.

Open Mic: 2 p.m. (signup at 1:30 p.m.) July 22. Featured performers Brianne Chasinoff with guest Mary Gardiner. Hyde Park Library Annex, 2 Main St., Hyde Park. (845) 2297791. Suggested donation is $5. Fundraiser: 3 to 8 p.m. July 22. Fundraiser for Giada Olmstead, a 16-month-old battling germ cell cancer. Giada and her family have a long road ahead of them and would appreciate any love and support during his difficult time. Bake sale, raffle baskets, multi-vendors. Cedar Grove Firehouse, RR 32, Saugerties.

Fundraiser: 5 to 8 p.m. July 22. Sliced steak barbecue to benefit Warrior Weekend. Join us for barbecue sliced steak

with all the fixings, dancing and karaoke with DJ Mickey Day, 50⁄50 and other raffles. American Legion Post No. 150, 18 W. O’Reilly St., Kingston. Food served 5 to 8 p.m. $20 donation per ticket. Five winners will receive $100 cash prize.

Event: 12 to 5 p.m. July 23. Read and Feed. The festival includes a celebration of legendary Hudson-based poet John Ashbery’s 90th birthday. Acclaimed food writers and chefs will present demonstrations and interactive discussions. There will also be a superstar collection of authors offering literary performances and novel conversations, a marketplace featuring some of America’s most intriguing small literary publishers and artisanal food makers. Basilica Hudson, 110 S. Front St., Hudson. Tickets $15 ($10 students/seniors). http://bit.ly/readfeedpr.

Art and Live Music: 2 to 5 p.m. July 23. The Lace Mill, 165 Cornell St., Kingston. Come step in the boiler room of the Lace Mill and support the dance festival.

Event: 3 p.m. July 23. Join renowned musical alchemists Bash the Trash as they show participangts how to make musical instruments out of — well — trash. Will take place at the Widow Jane Mine as a benefit for the Century House Historical Society, at the Snyder Estate, 668 Route 212, Rosendale. Tickets are $10 at the door. Children 5 and under are admitted free. Bring a folding chair.

Network Mixer: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 26. Join the New Paltz Chamber of Commerce for a networking mixer at Twin Star Orchards, 155 North Ohioville Road, New Paltz. Enjoy a night of networking and fun with fellow chamber members. The

event is free. Registration required. For more information and online registration, go to newpaltzchamber.org or call (845) 255-0243.

Community Dinner: 6 p.m. July 27. Offered by Boy Scout Troop No. 163. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657- 2482, olivefreelibrary.org. Theater and performance “Mary Poppins”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Sundays at 2 p.m. Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Road at Playhouse Lane, Woodstock. (845) 679-6900. Through July 23. Shakespeare Festival: 5:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. “The Merchant of Venice.” Bird-on-a-Cliff Theatre Company, 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. Blankets, chairs, picnics welcome. Admission free. Suggested donation $10. Through Aug. 6. (845) 247-4007.

Theater: 7 p.m. July 14, 15 and 16. Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater Company presents “Hamlet.” Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations not required. (845) 437-5907. “The Wedding Singer”: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Step back in time with the Phoenicia Playhouse production of “The Wedding Singer.” Tickets $20, and $18 for students, senior and members. Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church St., Phoenicia. (845) 6882279. Through July 23.

Theater: The Wooster Group: “A Pine Chair” (in place of a fake antique). LUMA Theater, Bard SummerScape, 30 Campus Road, Annandaleon-Hudson.

July 21, 22 at 7:30 p.m. July 22, 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets start at $25. (845) 758-7512.

“The Foreigner”: 8 p.m. July 21. 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 the small town. Thursdays-Saturdays 8 p.m. Sundays 2 p.m. First Saturday matinee performance July 22 at 2 p.m. Evening performance tickets $39, all Sunday matinees are $34 and first Saturday matinee is $29. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal St., Ellenville. (845) 647- 5511, shadowlandtheatre.org. July 21 through Aug. 13.

Theater: 11 a.m. July 22. The Lion King Jr. with kids on stage. July 22 and 23. Family show tickets are $7 each, children and adults. The Center for Performing Arts, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-3080.

Theatre: 7 p.m. July 23. Theatre group Dzieci (based in New York City) is performing its version of “Macbeth” (called “Makbet”). Opus 40, 50 Fite Road, Saugerties. Tickets $15 on site. Doors open at 6 p.m., lawn seating. Bring a flashlight.

Theatre: 8 p.m. July 27. Vassar College and New York Stage and film’s Powerhouse Theater presents “The Secret Life of Bees.” July 28 at 8 p.m., July 29 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and July 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30. Vogelstein Center for Drama & Film on the campus of Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 437-5599, powerhouse.vassar.edu for more information.