Calendar

Today, Aug. 23

Fairly New Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 58 Pearl St., Kingston. (845) 481-4171.

Thrift Store: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxilary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville. (845) 586-2631.

Pre-School Story Time:

10:30 a.m. This popular weekly program is ideal for ages 3-5. Program is free and open to the public. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. www. redhooklibrary.org.

Classics in Religion: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Diverse sources are used for the weekly classics in religion reading group. Kingston Library, Community Room, 55 Franklin St., Kingston. Albert R. Ahlstrom at aahlstrom@hvc.rr.com or (845) 334-8404.

Storytime: 10:30 a.m. For children 2- to 5-years-old, Plattekill Library, 2047 state Route 32, Modena. (845) 883-7286.

Baby & Me Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Caregiver and child program for ages 0-3. Focuses on developing your baby’s and toddler’s pre-literacy skills. Town of Ulster Library, 860 Ulster Ave., Kingston.

Toddler Story Time: 10:30 a.m. with stories, songs and art activities. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. (845) 679-2213, www. woodstock.org.

Tiny tots story time: 11 a.m. For ages 1-3, Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. www.saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit UCSPCA, 282 Main St., Saugerties. (845) 255-1255.

Event: Noon. Nicotine Anonymous-the only requirement is a desire to stop using nicotine. SUNY New Paltz, Vandenberg Bldg. 106, New Paltz. (845) 464-4002.

Crossroads to Recovery: 1 p.m. Holy Cross Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston.

Bridge Games: 1 p.m. Town of Ulster Senior Center, 1 Town Hall Drive, Lake Katrine. $7. Pat, (845) 331-1743.

Holy Cross Church Thrift Store: 3 to 6 p.m. 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston. (845) 338-0172.

Woodstock Farm Festival:

3:30 to dusk. Wednesdays. Maple Lane, Woodstock. woodstockfarmfestival.com

Art Hour: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. with Stephanie. New art projects every week, for ages 3 to 103 Stephanie always cooks up something creative to do each week. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St., Phoenicia. (845) 688-7811.

Music: 5:30 p.m. Underground Sessions at the Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970.

Dance Xross Fitness: 6to7 p.m. $10 per class, 10 Class card for $70. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. Call Stacy at (845) 532-3486.

Rosendale Improvement Association Brass Band and Social Club: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free rehearsals, all ages and talents welcome. Rosendale Recreation Center, 1055 Route 32, Rosendale. (845) 687-3136.

Breast cancer support

group: 6 p.m. Peer-led support group from Breast Cancer Options. Featuring chair massage and educational talks. Cafeteria at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, 19 Laurel Ave., Cornwall-on-Hudson. (845) 339-HOPE or hopenemiroff@yahoo.com. Visit breastcanceroption.org for more information on services and programs.

Event: 6 to 7 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties will host a forum on “Complete Streets for the City of Hudson.” Complete Streets is a name given to roadways that are designed with all users including cars, pedestrians and bicyclists in mind. Free of charge and registration not required. Extension Education Center, 479 Route 66, Hudson. (518) 622-9820, ext. 34.

Workshop: 6:30 p.m. Cetera Investment Services, LLC located at Ulster Savings Bank, would like to invite the public to attend this Free education workshop titled “Savvy Social Security Planning”. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mount Tremper.

Breast cancer support

group: 6:30 p.m. Peer-led support group from Breast Cancer Options. Featuring chair massage and educational talks. Wingate at Beacon, 10 Hastings Drive, Beacon. (845) 339-HOPE or hopenemiroff@yahoo.com. Visit breastcanceroption.org for more information on services and programs.

Event: 7 p.m. Nicotine Anonymous, Education Building of Dutch Reformed Church, 82 Huguenot St., New Paltz, second floor, www.nicotineanonymous.org, (845) 6877892.

Talk: 7 p.m. Malachy McCourt will be visiting Starr Library to talk about his new book Death Need Not Be Fatal. Whether you laugh or cry, Mr. McCourt is always entertaining. Please register on the calendar starrlibrary.org Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. 845-876-4030

Film: 7 p.m. “Mister Roberts” (1955) and a World War II cartoon. $5 suggested donation. Hudson River Maritime Museum, Riverport Wooden Boat School classroom, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston.

Thursday, Aug. 24 (to 10:30 a.m.)

Class: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Artistic Anatomy Keith Gunderson. Students of all levels of experience and ages are invited to register at any time throughout the year. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock. (845) 679-2388

Class: 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Awareness through Movement, Lynn Kenny, certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-6090.

Class: 10 to 11 a.m. Chi Gong for healing and disease prevention. Hawksbrother. Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-6090.

Happy Apple Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 24 E. O’Reilly St. (across from the firehouses), Kingston. (845) 338-0833.

Story hour for ages 3-5: 10 a.m. Hurley Library, 44 Main St., Hurley. (845) 338-2092, hurley.lib.ny.us.

Parkinson’s Dance/Exercise Class: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Weekly group for Parkinson’s disease patients, caregivers & friends to address systems of the disease and other neurological disorders. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave., Kingston. $12 per class. Anne Olin at (845) 679-6250.

Storytime for ages 18 months and up: 10:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. Storytime for ages 18 months and up. (845) 876-4030.

Tiny Tots Story Time:

11:15 a.m. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317.

Storytime and crafts:

10:30 a.m. For children 5-to-9-years-old, Plattekill Library, 2047 state Route 32, Modena. (845) 883-7286.

Hooks, Needles, Yarns &

Threads: 10:30 a.m. to p.m. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time. $1 Suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. Tivoli Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-3771.