Calendar
will be hung along with other poetry in April. Register on the calendar at starrlibrary.org or call (845) 876-4030.
Classics in Religion: 10:30 a.m. April 4. Adam Kirsch “The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature” Diverse sources are used for the weekly Classics in Religion Reading Group in the Community Room of the Kingston Library, 55Franklin St., Kingston. April 4, 11, 18and 25.
Children
Recycling Presentation: 3:30p.m. April 3. The Dutchess County Division of Solid Waste Management will be hosting a presentation for kids grades K-5. Through storytelling, crafts, and games, kids will learn why recycling is important, wheat we can make with recycling, and how to promote recycling and waste reduction in our daily lives. Red Hook Public Library, 7444Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241redhooklibrary.org.
Concerts and music
Live Music: 8p.m. March 30. Singer-songwriter showcase with MC Ami Madeline, Brittani O’Hearn and Robert Leslie. Green Kill is an art and performance space now in its second year, located at 229 Green Kill Ave., Kingston at the four corners where Green Kill Ave., intersects Route 32 as it winds around through the trees down to New Paltz. Tickets $5. 229greenkill@ greekill.org (347) 689-2323.
Music and BBQ: 12to 4 p.m. March 31. Bluemoon, Bluegrass, & BBQ. BBQ lunch served anytime 12– 3p.m. Opening guitar from 12to 1 p.m. Too Blue playing Bluegrass from 1to 4p.m. Seating limited, reservations required, $35per person + tax. Millbrook Vineyards & Winery, 26Wing Rd., Millbrook. (845) 6778383ext. 21.
Concert: 8to 10p.m. April 3. Concert Series: Choral Concert I. Department of Music, School of Fine & Performing Arts, SUNY New Paltz, Julien Studley Theatre, 1Hawk Dr., New Paltz. $8general public, $6senior (62+) and SUNY New Paltz faculty/staff, $3 student. Live Music: 7:30to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays, Station Bar & Curio, Veronica Nunn w/
Peter Einhorn Trio. in the heated pavilion. 101Tinker St., Woodstock. Bridge Music radio broadcasts: Public sound-art installation featuring the music of Joseph Bertolozzi using sounds from the Mid Hudson Bridge. Site-specific radio broadcasts at 95.3FM from Johnson-Iorio Park, Ransom Road, Highland. Year round. Free. http://www.josephbertolozzi.com/bridge-music/
Dance
Upstream Showcase: 7:30 p.m. March 31. Ana Maria Lucaciu and Nathan Griswold will an Upstream Showcase performance. All seats $10. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-5106ext. 2email pgrkaats@bestweb.net.
Lectures and workshops
Yoga: 6to 7p.m. March 30. Synergy Partner Yoga for ages 16and up. The Gardiner Library, 133Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255.
Workshop: 10a.m. to 12p.m. March 31. Kids Club Paper Treat Bag. Create the perfect place to store treats. $2, ages 3-8. Michaels Crafts, Ulster Ave., Kingston.
Workshop: 10a.m. to 12p.m. March 31. Kids Club Origami treat bag. Create the perfect place to store treats. $5, ages 6+. Michaels Crafts, Ulster Ave., Kingston.
Lecture: 4:30p.m. March 31. Professor William D. Johnston of Wesleyan University to give lecture “Abstract for Disasters Fast and Slow: Photography, History, and the Environment. Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Room 203, 124Raymond Ave.,
Poughkeepsie. Free and open to the public. (845) 4375370.
Tai Chi: 2:15to 3:15p.m. April 2. at the Kingston Town Hall, 906Sawkill Rd., Kingston. Starting April 2and classes meet twice a week for 8 weeks. Space is limited call Ulster County Office for the Aging at (845) 340-3456.
Workshop: 11a.m. to 1:30p.m. April 4. Light and easy minimal line drawing class. The class will run the first Wednesday of the month. Space is limited. Registration is required on the calendar at starrlibrary.org or call (845) 876-4030. Starr Library, 68W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030.
Discussion: 7p.m. April 4. Irish Brigade of the Civil Ware: Uniforms and Weaponry. Town of Esopus Library, 128Canal St., Port Ewen. Free.
Workshop: 7p.m. April 4. Green Infrastructure for stormwater management at Village hall, 25Plattekill Ave., 2nd floor meeting room, New Paltz. (845) 255-6528.
Symposium: 7to 9p.m. April 4. Women, Feminism & Art History Symposium. Department of Art History, Art History Association, School of Fine and Performing Arts, Coykendall Science Building Auditorium, SUNY New Paltz, 1Hawk Dr.,New Paltz. (845) 257-3829heuerk@newpaltz.
edu. Workshop: 6:30p.m. How to get started kayaking program with Don Urmston. mrurmston@gmail.com East Fishkill Library, 348Route 376, Hopewell Junction. Holistic Self—Care Class: 7 to 8:30p.m. Free. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St. (Route 209) Stone Ridge.
Discussion: 7:30p.m. Internationally renowned climate scientist Henry Pollack is spring distinguished speaker “Confronting Climate Change: What Are the Challenges?” SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center 100, 1Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Tickets $10. There is no charge for current SUNY New Paltz students who present ID, though there are a limited quantity of free tickets for students. http://www.newpaltz.edu/speakerseries/
Outings
Hike: 10a.m. to 3p.m. March 31. Spring Wake Up hike from the Heights at Minnewaska. Pre-registration is required, call Minnewaska at (845) 255-0752.
Feed the Birds!: 1to 2:30 p.m. March 31. At Sam’s Point Visitor Center, 400Sam’s Point Rd., Cragsmoor. (845) 647-7989. Pre-registration is required.
Birders: 8a.m. April 3. Designed for birding enthusiasts, or those just looking to learn the basics. Outing destinations will be determined the day of the program. Meet at the Minnewaska main entrance and should come prepared with binoculars. (845) 255-0752. Astronomy Night: 7:30p.m. On the first Thursday of each month, Raj Pandya and Amy Bartholomew of the SUNY New Paltz Deparment of Physics and Astronomy offer a free planetarium show at the John R. Kirk Planetarium in the Coykendall Science Building, followed by telescope observing (when the sky is clear) at the Smolen Observatory, to the entire community and general public. Tickets for the planetarium shows are required. http://www.newpaltz. edu/plantearium/shows.html.
Screenings
Matinee: 4p.m. March 30. “Mary and the Witch’s Flower.” $8/$6Kids and members. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-8989.
Movie Night: 6to 8p.m. March 30. “Wonder” (2017). Inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. Rated PG. 113Minutes. Phoenicia Library, 48Main St., Phoenicia. (845) 688-7811.
The Met: Live in HD: 1p.m.
March 31. Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte. The Bardavon continues The Met: Live in HD. 35Market St., Poughkeepsie. (845) 4735288ext. 101. www.bardavon. org.
Film: 7:15p.m. April 3. Three short films. Hudson River Stories Series. April 3and April 4at 7:15p.m. Rosendale Theatre, 408Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-8989www. rosendaletheatre.org.
Special events
Dinner: 4 to 6:30 p.m. March 30. Lenten special at the Glasco Firehouse. Fried haddock dinner or fried shrimp dinner. Includes French fries, coleslaw, dinner roll. $11.95 Take out only. New England Clam Chowder Pint $4.95, quart $8.95. Glasco Firehouse, 138 Liberty St., Glasco. (845) 246-9600. Anderson Center benefit: 5to 7p.m. March 30. Mr. Anderson Ale Launch Event to benefit Anderson Center for Autism. Mill house Brewing Company, 289Mill Street, Poughkeepsie. Open to the public. $30for Anderson Center for Autism staff; $40for non-staff members. For more info. www.andersoncenterforautism.org/mranderson.
Passover: 7:30p.m. March 30. The Rhinebeck Jewish Center invites you to our Seder Table Fri., March 30Sat., March 31at 8p.m. For reservations, RhinebeckJewishCenter. com. The Rhinebeck Jewish Center, 102Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. Suggested donation $36per adult, $18per child. Call (845) 876-7666.
Easter Bazaar: 10a.m. to 1 p.m. March 31. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church at 211Foordmore Rd., Kerhonkson (off Route 209at the Heritage Energy Tank), will be holding its Easter Bazaar featuring home-baked goodies, Ukrainian foods, pierogies made by the church ladies and gift items. (845) 647-6911.
Breakfast: 8 a.m. April 2. Retired Men of the New Paltz Community invite retired men everywhere to the monthly breakfast meeting at the New Paltz Diner, New Paltz. Contact Rob Greene at rasjgreene@earthlink.net, or (845) 256-9003 for further information. Antiques Appraisal Night: 7p.m. April 2. Town of Lloyd Historical Preservation Society’s (TOLHPS) will hold its Annual Antiques Appraisal Night at the Vineyard Commons Theater, 300Vineyard Ave., Highland.
Theater and performance
Black Stories Matter: 7 p.m. April 4. A non-profit TMI Project to present #blackstoriesmatter at Bard College, followed by facilitated community dialogue about race, identity and inclusion. Annandale-on-Hudson. $20 for general public, free to college students with valid student ID. www.tmiproject. org/performances.