Calendar

Today, May 26

Rail Explorers: Catskill Division. Discover the rails that run alongside the Esopus creek. Eightmile round trip with electric pedal assistance. Tickets online. Phoenicia Depot, 70 Lower High St., Phoenicia. (877) 833-8588, railexplorers.net/book/catskillsny. May 26 through Sept. 7. Gentle Yoga: 9 a.m. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482. Fee $6 drop-in or $48 for 12-week session. Thrift Store: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Church of the Comforter Church, Wynkoop Place, Kingston (off Foxhall Avenue) Flea Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Benefit Saugerties Animal Shelter, Saugerties Transfer Station, 1765 Route 212, Saugerties. Annual Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. F.W. Vanderbilt Garden Association’s Annual Plant Sale. Today, May 27 and 28. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site’s parking lot, 119 Vanderbilt Park Road, Hyde Park. Rain or shine. Annual Book Sale: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Monday, May 28, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pine Plains Free Library, second floor, Pine Plains. Paperbacks 50 cents, hardcover $1. Holy Cross Thrift Shop: 9 a.m. Holy Cross Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston. To 12 p.m. (845) 331-6796. Fairly New Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 58 Pearl St., Kingston. (845) 481-4171. Teen Geek Squad: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Available to answer tech questions at the Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241, redhooklibrary.org. Hudson Valley Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fresh and local. Every Saturday year-round. Creig Farm, Pitcher Lane, Red Hook. Community Qigong: 10 a.m., Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck, (845) 876-4030, starrlibrary.org. Workshop: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kids Club Flamingo Crafts. Ages 3+ $2 per project, supplies included. Michaels, Ulster Avenue, town of Ulster. Workshop: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Ages 6+, $5 per project, supplies included. Michaels, Ulster Ave., town of Ulster. Street Fair: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Petting zoo, book sale, plant sale, games, bike helmet giveaway, bake sale. Saugerties Public Library, 94 Washington Ave., Saugerties. ArtandCraftFair: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 37th Anniversary year, Woodstock-New Paltz Art & Crafts Fair. Over 200 Artists and craftspeople from across America. Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Road, New Paltz. (845) 679-8087 or (845) 246-3414, quailhollow.com. Scavenger Hunt: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Step Into History in Uptown Kingston. Explore the local area and participate in a fun, familyfriendly scavenger hunt that take you to five different historic sites in the historic Stockade district. Pick up your guide: Senate House State Historic Site, Volunteer Firemen’s Hall & Museum, Old Dutch Church, Friends of Historic Kingston or Matthewis Persen House Museum, (845) 3403040 ulstercountyny.gov/countyclerk/persenhouse.html. Super Saturday Story Adventures: 11 a.m. Woodstock Library District, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. Reading fun for the whole family with special guest storytellers. Check the website for weekly story events. www. woodstock.org. Yoga: 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. MaMA, Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. 282 Main St., Saugerties. To 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Ulster County SPCA. Thrift Store: Noon to 4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxilary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville. Museum: 12 to 4 p.m. Time and the Valleys Museum (Blue Start Museum) opens for the season. May 26 and 27. Activities include a new display of toys and games from the early 20th century. Located on three floors, current exhibitions are interactive and both fun and educational for all ages. 332 Main St., Grahamsville. (845) 985-7700. Train Ride: 12 p.m. Great Train Robbery. Board our exciting journey back in time as the Catskill Mountain Railroad celebrates the legend of the Great Train Robbery — the classic 1903 silent movie by the same name — shot on the New York state rails. This interactive adventure will kick off at the Westbrook Station in Kingston (Hannaford Plaza). Rides at 12 noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Catskill Mountain Railroad, 149 Aaron Court, Kingston. (845) 688-7400, catskillmountainrailroad.com. Stories and crafts: 12:30 p.m. Ages 4-7. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317. Workshop: 1 to 3 p.m. MAKEbreak celebration slime. Premade slime provided. Michaels, Ulster Avenue, town of Ulster. Artist Talk: 2 p.m. join in the conversation as the Roxbury Arts Group hosts an artist talk with photographer Magda Biernat. Walt Meade Gallery of the Rowbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury. This event is free and open to the public. (607) 326-7908. Event: World War II Encampment & military displays. Roosevelt Library and The Duffle Bag of Patterson, N.Y., will present a weekend of historic military displays and a World War II encampment on the Library’s front lawn. Re-enactors in battle dress will be on hand to share their love of history with the visiting public. Collections of military uniforms, weapon, and insignia from 1917 to the present day will be displayed. Customized dog tags will be available for purchase, and period military vehicles will be on display. 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park. (845) 486-7745. On display May 26 and 27. Lecture: 2 p.m. Sloop design author Paul Fontenoy, for Special Lecture with Dutch Yacht onrust as part of the Dutch Heritage weekends. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. Tickets $10 for HRMM members (all levels) and $15 for non-members. www. hrmm.org/store/c17/Special_ Lectures.html Event: 2 p.m. Memorial Day is a time to reflect upon all those who are serving, or have served, our country, living and deceased. Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site, 84 Liberty St., Newburgh, will feature the presentation “From Bade of Military Merit to Purple Heart.” (845) 562-1195. Book Reading/Signing: 6 p.m. Ed Rosenfeld, “The Book of Highs.” The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St., Woodstock. (845) 679-8000. Lecture: 7 p.m. The Improbable Evolution of Dutch Sloop Design. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. (845) 338-0071, hrmm.org. Dance: 7:30 p.m. Jennifer Muller/The Works. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 33 Kaatsbaan Road, Tivoli. (845) 757-5106, ext. 2 or 10, http:// kaatsbaan.org/ Tickets: Adults $30, students/children $10. Concert: 7:30 p.m. Featuring the hyper beat Columbian immigrant band M.A.K.U. Soundsystem at the Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Bega Mountain Road, Roxbury. Advance tickets $20 for adults and $18 for seniors, students. All tickets purchased on the day of the event are $25. 607-3267908. Live music: 7:30 p.m. “Ladies of the Blues” Catskill Jazz Factory debuts woith this tribute in two parts to the Ladies of the Blues. Tickets $40-$55. Woodstock Playhuse, 103 Mill Hill Rd., Woodstock. (845) 679-6900, woodstockplayhouse.org Debut and CD Release Party: 8 p.m. Tongue & Groove Rosendale Café, 434 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-9048, rosendalecafe.com. Event: 9 p.m. doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tribute to the Doors and more. The Bearsville Theatre, 291 Tinker St., (Route 212), Woodstock. Advance tickets $15, $20 day of show. (845) 679-4406, TicketMaster.com.