Calendar

Art exhibit and openings

Photograph Exhibit: 4to6 p.m. April 21. The Roxbury Arts Group, Walt Meade Gallery, Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury. (607) 326-7908. “The Art of War - American Poster Art 1941-1945”: April 21 to Dec. 31. FDR Library and Museum, 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, Hyde Park. https://fdrlibrary.org/ “The Hudson River and Its Canals - Building the Empire State”: April 21 through December 2019. This museum mates will focus on the Champlain, Erie, and Delaware and Hudson canals. Preregistration is strongly encouraged. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston.

Books, readings and signings

Book Sale: 5 to 7 p.m. April 20. and April 21 and 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. www.esopuslibrary.org Staged Reading: 7 p.m. April 20. The Blue Horse Repertory Company presents a staged reading of David Harrower’s shocking play “Blackbird.” Greenkill, 229 Greenkill Ave., Kingston. Tickets $15 and available at the door. Not suitable for children under 16 years of age.

Reading Festival: 10 a.m. April 21. will be in four sessions, beginning at 10 a.m., authors of recently published books on Hudson Valley history will present author talks followed by book signings. This is a free public event but registration is required. FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Henry A. Wallace Center, 4079 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park. (845) 486-7745. Writing Workshop: 1 to 3:30 p.m. April 21. Author Steven Lewis. Steven will also be debuting his newest novel, “Loving Violet.” The

Merritt Bookstore + Toystore, 57 Front St., Millbrook. (845) 677-5857. Event fee $30 includes workshop and a copy of novel.

Writing Group: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 22, 29, May 6 and 13. “You Have a Story to Tell: One Vivid Story at a Time.” This memoir writing group with writer Susan Tungate will meet every Sunday for four weeks. Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 8764030. Book Group: 7 p.m. April 24. “The Best We Could Be” by Bui Thi. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030. Starrlibrary.org/ YA Book Discussion: 5:30 p.m. April 26. Whichwood. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rt. 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482. Reading and Signing: 6:30 p.m. April 26. The Ashokan Way with Author Gail Straub. The Interpretive Center, 5096 Route 28, Mount Tremper. (845) 5862611 ext. 298. Children Make drums: 2 p.m. April 21. Family event. Mr. Alex shows how to make drums from recycled materials. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 338-5580. Polar Bears Go Up!: 3 p.m. April 22. Children’s event for ages pre-K thru 2nd grade. UPAC , 601 Broadway, Kingston. All seats are $10. (845) 339-6088 or online at ticketmaster (800) 745-3000. Performance on Monday, April 23 at 12 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Concerts and music

Concert Series: 7 p.m. April 20. Living Letters. Department of Music, School of Fine and Performing Arts. The Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. $8 general public, $6 senior (62+) and SUNY New Paltz faculty/staff, $3 stu-

dent. (845) 257-2700.

Acoustic Show: 8 p.m. April 20. Richard’s Rhinecliff Acoustic Show. Featuring The Uketinis, Dave Feroe and Bob Miller, Roses and Rust, Me 2. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903 morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us.

Concert: 2 p.m. April 21. Jan Grice presents the Fabulous Flo Hayle with musical director Jay Kerr at the piano in ENCORES. Old songs, new songs, and tales from her show biz past. Bridge Street Theatre Mainstage, 44 West Bridge St., Catskill. All seats $20. (518) 943-3894.

Live Music: 7:30 p.m. April 21. Joe Locke and Jim Ridl, Duets. Senate Garage, 4 N. Front St., Kingston. Tickets $30. Call (845) 802-0028 www.jazzstock.com

Jazz Series: 8 p.m. April 21. Roland Vazquez Quintet. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903 morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us

Concert: 9 p.m. April 21. doors open at 8 p.m. Dobro master and the 14-time Grammy winner Jerry Douglas is to the resonator guitar with Jimi Hendrix was to the electric guitar. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St., Woodstock. (845) 6794406. Tickets $30-$60.

Live Music: 3 p.m. April 22. Scott Sanchez-guitar.

Admission $20 at the door. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903 morton.rhinecliff. lib.ny.us Hudson Valley Jazz: 4 p.m. April 22. 2018 Spring Concert featuring Jim Snidero, SUNY Ulster College Lounge, 491 Cottekill Rd., Stone Ridge. info@ hvjazz.com Music from the Mediterranean: 5 p.m. April 22. Critically acclaimed musical ensemble ASEFA to perform at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. Pre-concert talk with Dr. Torjman Thomas at 4 p.m. Tickets $25 for adults and $10 for children under $18. (845) 232-1029 Fine Arts at Old Dutch Church: 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. April 26. James Ruff – Tenor & Wire Harp. Old Dutch Church is located on Main Street, Kingston. (845) 338-6759. Church is handicap accessible.

Live Music: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays, Station Bar & Curio, Veronica Nunn w/ Peter Einhorn Trio. in the heated pavilion. 101 Tinker St., Woodstock. Bridge Music radio broadcasts: Public sound-art installation featuring the music of Joseph Bertolozzi using sounds from the Mid Hudson Bridge. Sitespecific radio broadcasts at 95.3FM from JohnsonIorio Park, Ransom Road, Highland. Year round. Free. http://www.josephbertolozzi.com/bridge-music/

Dance

Freestyle Frolic Dance

Party: 7 to 11 p.m. April 21. All Ages, ecstatic dance party Frolic at MaMA, Marbletown Multi-arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. www.FreestyleFrolic. org Admission adults $10, teens, students and seniors $5. Ballet: 7:30 p.m. April 21. New York Theatre Ballet. Kaatsbaan, 120 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-5106, extension 2 or 10. All tickets $30 adults, $10 students/ children.

Dance: 1 to 5 p.m. April 22. White Eagle Dance, White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave., Kingston. Variety of music by The Internationals. Admission is $7.50 per person, includes refreshments. Light lunch at low cost. (845) 339-5685 for more information or reservations.

Lectures and workshops

Birding Workshop: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 20. Birding Basics at the Gardiner Library 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255; www.gardinerlibrary.org.

Discussion: 7 p.m. April 20. Joan Burroughs discusses John Burroughs – The West Park Years at Riverby. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. www.esopuslibrary.org Spring Talk Series: 7:30 p.m. April 20. Bard’s Fisher Center presents Spring talks series: Tony Kushner, Susan Orlean, Lili Taylor, Frances McDorman, Malcolm Gladwell, Sarah Thyre, Suzanne Bocanegra, and H. Jon Benjamin. Tickets $25. Sosnoff Theater, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. (845) 758-7900. Recycling & Solar Panel Information: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21. Board of Environment, Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 338-5580.

Workshop: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 21. Classic Crepes. Make and eat. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, 232 Plaza Rd., Kingston. (845) 3403990. Intro to essential oils: 11 a.m. April 21. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rt. 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482 www.olivefreelibrary.org.

Workshop: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 21. Show and Tell: Preserving your old books and documents workshop with Metropolitan Museum of Art Book Conservator Mindell Dubansky. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030 starrlibrarty.org/ Conversation: 2 p.m. April 21. Steven Holl: Making

architecture curator Nina Stritzler-Levine discusses the work of 2018 Hudson Valley Master Steven Holl with Dimitra Tsachrelia, Associate, Steven Holl Architects. The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Admission Free.

Lecture: 3 to 5:30 p.m. April 21. A.J. Davis: makeover of a Hudson Valley Mansion: Montgomery Place. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. Bard.edu/Montgomery. place.

Talk: 7:30 p.m. April 21. Sanctified Soul: 1960s to Today. Spring Talks at the Fisher Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. Tickets start at $25. (845) 758-70-“Climate Change, Hope and the Hudson Valley”: 3 p.m. April 22. A presentation. The Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Rd., Olivebridge. This event is free and open to the public.

Lecture: 3 p.m. April 23. Michael Kosterlitz, Professor of Physics at Brown University, will give a lecture titled “A Random Walk through Physics to the Nobel Prize” Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Room 102, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie.

(845) 437-5370. How to make vegetarian

Sushi: 5:30 p.m. April 24. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rt. 28A, West Shokan. www. olivefreelibrary.org.

Workshop: 7 p.m. April 24. New Paltz Rural Cemetery and the Grand Army of the Republic at Elting Library with the end of the Civil War 1865, many veterans returned home to pick up their lives where they had left them. Every veteran buried there has been a unique story, both on and off the battlefield. Steinberg Room at the library, Elting Memorial Library is located at 93 Main St., New Paltz. (845) 255-5030 ext. 2.

Discussion: 7 p.m. April 24. Historian David Woolner to discuss new book on FDR. “The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and Peace.” Murray Student Center, Room 3102 Marist College, 3399 North Rd., Poughkeepsie. (845) 575-3449.

Lecture: 5:30 p.m. April 25. Lien-Hang Nguyen of Columbia University to give lecture, “The Tet Offensive Revisited” in Sanders Auditorium, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 437-5370. Free and open to the public.

Workshop: 6 to 7 p.m. April 25. Monty Month: LifeFolio. Are you looking for more order in your life? Being organized is one of the keys to

efficiency, but most people would find it a challenge to locate their critical documents when they needed them the most. Join us to learn how organization can help with your estate planning. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-3771.

Workshop: 7 to 9 p.m. April 25. Join us for an interesting and interactive evening as we discuss how to: Encourage your child’s oral language skills, choose high quality children’s literature, interpret scribbles and the stages of writing, spark a love of reading and writing. Rosendale Library, 264 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 6589013. Rosendalelibrary.org.

Workshop: 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 26. RUPCO and Citizens Bank present: Credit 101 workshop. Kirkland Building, 2 Main St., Kingston. Call (845) 331-9860 or email dfnostrand@rupco.org to register. “Foraging and Feasting”: 7 p.m. April 26. Herbalist & Author Dina Falconi at the Staatsburg Library. “Foraging and Feasting: A field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook.” 70 Old Post Rd., Staatsburg. This program is free and open to call. (845) 889-4683.

Lecture: 7 p.m. April 26. The Stations of the O&W and other railroads in Ulster County. Dr. William Rhoads, PhD, free admission. Hurley Reformed Church, Main St., Hurley. “Drawdown” 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 26. “Drawdown: A plan to reverse global warming,” at Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. Free. Paul Hawkins filmed presentation will surprise and energize you. Contact Kirk Ritchey at (845) 679-4862. Outings

Run: 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. April 21. 22nd Annual YMCA Kids’ Classic. Check in starts 30 minutes before each race. Dietz Stadium, 170 North Front St., Kingston. Registration, event schedule and info. (845) 338-3810 ext. 107, ededovich@ymcaulster.org.

Hike: 9 a.m. April 21. Meet HYPE, Huguenot Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs, for a tour of Mohonk Mountain House and a hike up to Skytop Tower. Registration is required. Mohonk Mountain House, 100 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz. Newpaltzchamber.org.

Volunteers Needed: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 21. High Falls Annual Green-Up Day with launch of the High Falls Pollinator Garden, Berme Road and Route 213. Volunteers needed to create garden beds and stone retaining walls for new pollinator garden. Meet at Rt. 213 and Berme Rd. Wear appropriate clothing and gloves, bring wheelbarrow, shovels, and rakes. Highfallscivic.org Contact Karen, (845) 399-2805 or kamiller49@gmail.com.

Volunteers: 11 .am. to 1 p.m. April 21. Explore ways to get involved during the 2018 season. Options available for every interest and time availability. Olana State Historic Park, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson. (518) 828-1872.

Wilderstein: 1 p.m. April 21. Think Spring and plan to join us for fine tea and an assortment of homemade delectables, tour the mansion and stroll the estate while the landscape is in bloom. Tickets $30 for

adults and $20 for children. Advance reservations are necessary, limited seating. Wilderstein, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4818 to RSVP and for additional information.

Firemen’s Museum: April to Oct., Fridays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., open also JuneAugust, Wednesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 265 Fair St., Kingston. A “little gem of a museum” housed in the 1857 Wiltwyck Fire House, display of fire engines and firemanic artifacts. (845) 331-0866; kingstonvolunteerfiremensmuseum.weebly.com. International Astronomy

Day Moon: 7:30 to 10 p.m. Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration is required by calling Sam’s Point at (845) 647-7989.

Early Morning Birders: 8 a.m. April 24. Meet at the Minnewaska’s main entrance. Come prepared with binoculars. Outing destinations will be determined the day of the program. 5281 Rt. 44-55, Kerhonkson. (845) 255-0752.

Screenings

Screening: 7 p.m. April 20. “Fix It” at the UU Fellowship, 67 South Randolph Ave., Poughkeepsie. Suggested donation $5, but no one will be turned away. Contract Pat at (845) 3093853.

Movie: 2 p.m. April 21. Free movie day for kids ages 2 years old and up. Each child will receive popcorn & a drink. Call Sandy at (845) 687-4006 to reserve your spot. Hurley Reformed Church, Main St., Hurley.

Film: 6 to 8 p.m. Chaplin film “The Gold Rush” 1925. Social time after. Kingston Artist Collective, 63 Broadway, Kingston. Documentary: 6:30 p.m. April 21. Reception at 5:30 p.m. Documentary on pioneering journalist Lowell Thomas will have its premiere screening at Marist College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 5753364. Parking available in the Donnelly Hall parking lot.

Movies with Spirit: 7 p.m. April 21. “Lars and the Real Girl” (2007), PG-13. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 22 Livingston St., Kingston. A $5 to $0 contribution is suggested for moviegoers over age 12. (845) 389-9201.

Screening: 2 p.m. April 22. National Theatre presents “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 6588989 www.rosendaletheatre.org $12/$10 members.

Documentary: 7:15 p.m. April 24 and 25. “Faces Places” (Visages Villages). French with English subtitles. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St. Rosendale. (845) 658-8989. www. rosendaletheatre.org Special events Rummage sale: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 20. United Reformed Church, 9 Church St., Bloomington. Concludes April 21 with a $2 bag sale from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.