Calendar
Today, Dec. 27
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) 5862631.
Computer Learning Center:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., teaching computer related and digital photography classes. Room 201, Kingston Center of SUNY Ulster, 94 Mary’s Ave., Kingston. (845) 339-0046.
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.
Writers Workshop: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 27, Jan. 10, 25, Feb. 14 and 28, March 14 and 28 (second and fourth Wednesday of each month). Writers of all levels of experience , beginner to expert, are invited to join the Writers Workshop of the Woodstock Senior Recreation Program. Age 55 and above may join the group, Community Center, Rock City Rd., Woodstock.
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 Building 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 p.m. 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.
Tunezday: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tunezday. A youth musical jam session! Bring your own instrument. Ages 10-17. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Will not happen on Oct. 18 & Nov. 1. (845) 757-3771.
Pickleball: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Kingston YMCA, Broadway, Kingston Instruction provided, new players welcome. Free to Y members. $10 non-member day pass. Contact: pballkingston@gmail.com for free guest pass or information.
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.
Cornwall Breast Cancer Options Support Group: 6 p.m. Meets on the third Wednesday of the month. For information or to register call (845) 339-HOPE, email hope@ breastcanceroptions.org or visiti website www.breastcanceroptions.org. St Luke’s Cornwall Hospital ground floor conference room, 19 Laurel Avenue, Cornwall.
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) 6873136.
68th Annual Living Nativity: 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m. A wonderful holiday tradition with the reenactment of the Christmas story with animals and local parishioners outside at the Old Dutch’s churchyard. Three performances each evening. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. (845) 338-6759, olddutchchuch. org.
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.nicotine-anonymous.org, (845) 687-7892.
Thursday, Dec. 28 (to 10:15 a.m.)
Pickleball: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kingston YMCA, Browadway, Kingston. Instruction provided, new players welcome. Free to Y members. $10 non-member day pass. Contact: pballkingston@gmail.com for free guest pass or information.
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.
Computer Learning Center:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., teaching computer-related and digital photography classes. Room 201, Kingston Center of SUNY Ulster, 94 Mary’s Ave., Kingston. (845) 339-0046.
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.