Calendar

Today, Jan. 3

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.

Tai Chi workshop: 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. Intro class for Tai Chi for health series. Introductory class is for beginners and will teach you the basics so you can join this weekly class. $6. (845) 657-2482.

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.

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

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)

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688-7811. 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..

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.

Lattes and Adult coloring.: 7 p.m. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. Free. Come in a for a night where you can sit back, learn to make a seasonal latte, and then relax with some coloring as you sip your hot beverage. Registration (845) 338-5580.

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, Jan. 4

Kingston Transition: 8:309:30 a.m. Outdated Cafe, 314 Wall St., Kingston. Neighbors meeting neighbors for breakfast on the first Thursday of every month. Come and talk about what you are doing for the Kingston community and what you think is needed to improve life for all in Kingston. Find out more about Kingston’s Repair Cafe. All are welcom

Pickleball: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kingston YMCA, Browadway, Kingston. Instruction provided, new players welcome. Free to Y members. $10 nonmember 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.

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

Hooks, Needles, Yarns & Threads: 10:30 a.m. to 2 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) 7573771.

Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 282 Main St., Saugerties. Proceeds benefit Ulster County SPCA.

BrainGames: 1 p.m. at the Starr Library, 66 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. Brain Games is a program for older citizens using memory games and puzzles to help them expand their brain power. Sponsored by the Office of the Aging. Free. www.dutchessny.gov/ countygov/departments/aging or (845) 876-8799.

Game Day: 1 to 3 p.m. Game and Card day at the Red Hook Community Center (formerly the Northern Dutchess Bible Church), 59 Fisk St., Red Hook. Bring a friend or come and meet people. $1 suggested donation to cover cost of refreshments.

Mahjong: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 8764030.