Calendar
Today, Aug. 8
Aquoga class: 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. at Kingston YMCA. Free to YMCA members; $10 nonmember day pass available. (845) 338-3810 or amy@ aquoga.com.
Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP 209): 9:30 a.m. meets on Tuesday mornings, 9:30 a.m. at Lydia’s Country Deli, Route 209, south of Stone Ridge. SSIPs are local self-help, social groups which help seniors to stay in their own homes and remain active in their communities. For more information, call ViVi at (845) 331-0155.
Settled and Serving
in Place meeting: 9:30 a.m. Saugerties seniors meet at The Village Diner on Main Street. Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP) is a social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. (845) 246-3285.
Bridge Games: 10 a.m. Church of the Messiah hall, Chestnut St. Rhinebeck. $10. For more info. Call Pat 845331-1743
Preschool Story Hour: 10
a.m. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482.
Toddler Time: 10 to 11 a.m. Stone Ridge Library, Main Street, Stone Ridge. (845) 687-2044.
Happy Apple Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 24 E. O’Reilly St., Kingston. (845) 3380833.
Mall Walking with OFA: 10 a.m. Join a staff member from Ulster County Office for the Aging each week for a walk and talk. Every Tuesday at 10 a.m. sharp. Meet in the Food Court at 9:45 a.m. with a place for your coats. Hudson Valley Mall, 1300 Ulster Ave., town of Ulster.
Community Playspace: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Led by children’s librarian Amy Laber, a singersongwriter, early childhood music.
Terrific two/three storytime: 10 a.m. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255.
Yoga: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Energy Medicine Yoga will be taught by Maryanne. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock (845) 679-0901. Classes are $10 — cash or check.mtnviewstudio.com.
Dance: 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., with teacher Lois Kaufmann, $12 per class, 7 classes for $70. Contact Lois at jojones1010@gmail.com. Mountain View Studio, 20
Mountainview Ave., Woodstock (845) 679-5707.
Preschool storytime: 10:30 a.m. For 3-to-5-years-old, Ellenville Public Library, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530.
Story Craft and Play: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. together Tuesdays with Janice for children birth through preschool. Come join the gang of local parents. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St., Phoenicia. (845) 688-7811.
Toddlertime story hour and crafts: 10:30 a.m. For children ages 18 months to 3 years, Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St., Kingston. Tuesday Tales: 11 a.m. For preschoolers ages 3-to-6years-old, Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 2464317.
Classes: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. “8 Immortals” internal Chinese straight sword (Jian) adapted to Tai Chi principles, Hawksbrother. (You may take both classes, or either Sword or Tai Chi Chuan). Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-6090.
Kindermusik: 11 a.m. With Miss Beth at the Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. Starr_news@starrlibrary.org
Free Caregiver Support Group: 11:30 a.m. Community Center, 3 Veterans Drive. Join Miss Penny for a fun-filled story time for the very young. Appropriate for ages 1-3. Classes: Noon to 1 p.m. Second-generation Yang Tai Chi Chuan, with related Tai Chi Chuan chi gung, Hawksbrother. (You may take both classes, of either Sword or Tai Chi Chuan). Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 6876090
Thrift Store: Noon to 4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxilary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville.
Tots ‘n Tales Story Time, For Two- and Three-Year Olds: 10:30 a.m. Hyde Park Free Library, 2 Main St., Hyde Park.
Story Time: 1 p.m. Preschool story time. Early literacy activities and stories for children ages 3-5. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530.
Blood drive: 1 to 7 p.m. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 state Route
28, Shokan. (845) 6798175.
Blood Drive: 1 to 7 p.m. Blood supply at critical level. Blood and Platelet donations are urgently needed. Reservoir United Methodist Church, DuBois Hall, 3056 state Route 28, Shokan. Please bring your donor ID for faster registration. (800) 688-0900. Story Hours Grades 2 and 3: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-7023.
Pokemon Club: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 2464317.
Scrabble: 4 p.m. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317.
Workshop: 4 p.m. Talking Skills. From hummingbirds to dolphins, we will explore what local skills can tell us about their former inhabitants. Grades 5 and up. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd., Rhinebeck. (845) 266-5530.
Terrific Tuesdays: 4:15 p.m. For grades K-6, Ellenville Public Library and Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530.
Boxing Conditioning: 4:15 to 5 p.m., children ages 7-12; 5 to 5:45 p.m., teens; 6 to 7 p.m., adults. Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. mtviewstudio@gmail.com
Meeting: 6 p.m. The Ulster County Animal Response Team (UCART) Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main Street, Route 209, Stone Ridge.
Scrabble: 6 to 8 p.m. Serious (and fun!). Word play at Ellenville Public Library, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530.
Craft Night: 6:30 p.m. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St., Highland. Sara creates a new project with tweens and teens ages 8-13. (845) 691-2275 or www.highlandlibrary.org.
Scrabble and Other Games: 6:30 p.m. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill.
Weekly Meditation: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free weekly community meditation at Education Annex Of Wellness Embodied: A Center for Psychotherapy and Healing, 126 Main St., New Paltz. For optional beginner instruction, please arrive at 7:20 p.m. Donations accepted. www.wellnessembodiedcenter.com/communitymeditation.