Calendar

Art exhibit and openings Art Exhibit: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 1. Taste By Maggie Salamone. Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030 Wired Gallery Art Exhibit: 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 1. Artist Reception. The solo exhibit runs from Sept. 1 through Sept. 23. Harris Diaman: A Retrospective. At Wired Gallery, 11 Mohonk Rd., High Falls. Open Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. TheWiredGallery.com Storefront Gallery Art Exhibit: 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 1. Opening Reception works by Robert Pucci in a show titled “Fragments of Time.” The Storefront Gallery, 93 Broadway, Kingston. www. TheStorefrontGallery.com (845) 514-3998. Photographic Essay: Saturday, Sept. 1. from 5 to 8 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Opening Reception “Live Above The Store” photographic essay of the Apartments above the Reher’s Bakery by Phil Mansfield. The Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History. Both exhibits will be on display Saturdays, 2 to 6 p.m., for the months of Sept. and Oct. Entrance to the Gallery is through the Spring St. courtyard, 3 Spring St., Kingston. Kingston Artists Collective Exhibit: 5 to 8 p.m. A Pretentious Art Show: Abstract Works by James Martin. Opening Reception. Kingston Artists Collective, 63 Broadway, Kingston. The show runs through Sept. 28th.

Green Kill Art Exhibit: 5 to 7 p.m. Opening Reception. Pooh Kaye presents “Impossible Events in Magic Boxes.” Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave.,Kingston. 229greenkill@greenkill.org Exibition will be on view until Sat., Sept. 29, Tues.-Sat.

3 to 9 p.m.

“SPECTRUM”: Through Nov. 18. The exhibition features more than 30 new and existing artworks and installations, alongside Cole’s work, that are made by 11 contemporary artists. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St., Catskill. (518) 943-7465. Mitchell Hoffmaster Exhibit: Through Oct. 11. Place, 23 Main St., Millerton. www.placemillerton.com. “The Art of War - American Poster Art 19411945”: Through Dec. 31. FDR Library and Museum, 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, Hyde Park. https://fdrlibrary.org/

Books, readings and signings Book Event: 4 p.m. Sept. 1. Bob Shiel, “61 Highways Revisted: The Albums of Bob Dylan” at the Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St., Woodstock. (845) 6798000

Book Discussion: 7 p.m. Sept. 6. How Do You Rewrite Your Life’s Script after You’re Suffered a Massive Brain Tumor? By Janet Johnson Schliff. Inquiring Minds Book Store, Church St., New Paltz. (845) 2558300

Concerts and music

The Plan Bees: 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 31. Four musicians with years under their belts joined to form The Plan Bees – playing blues, pop, country and good old rock and roll. From Broadway to “Stairway to Heaven.”

Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd., Rhinebeck. (845) 266-5530.

Opus 40 Concert: 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 1. OPUS 40 Presents Labor Day Weekend lawn concert with Spaghetti Eastern Music and Gus Mancini’s Sonic Soul Band with Gambian Master drummer Nfamara Badjie. This event is free with tickets to visit Opus 40, $10, $7 for children and seniors – though the bands will be accepting donations. Friends of Opus 40 is free with advance reservation. Call (845) 246-3400 or visit Opus40.org. Opus 40, 50 Fite Rd., Saugerties. Coffeehouse Performance: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1. Folk Guild series to feature: Diane Diachishin and Rich Newman. The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson valley Folk Guild. Unitarian

Fellowship, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston. Open mic format (sign-up 7 p.m.) before and after our featured performer, Diane Diachishin and Rich Newman. (845) 336-7797. Celebration with Fireworks: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1. The West Point Band will conclude the “Music Under The Stars” concert series with its annual Labor Day Celebration at Trophy Point Amphitheatre, 685 Hardee Place, West Point.. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will take place on Sun., Sept. 2. This concert is free and open to all. No tickets required, but you may RSVP at www. westpointband.com (845) 938-5202.

Concert: 8 p.m. Sept. 1. Nilson Matta Brazilian Voyage. Considered one of the greatest bassists in the word and a force in the evolution and

popularity of Brazilian jazz. The Maverick, 120 Maverick Rd., Woodstock. General admission $30, Reserved seating $55, students $5. (845) 679-8217.

Concert: 8 p.m. Sept. 1. Windham Civic Center Concert Hall, 5379 Route 23, Windham. 518-734-3868. Admission: $25 general admission, $22 senior, $35 premium reserved. Kids free (under 17 or student ID) .

Concert: 4 p.m. Sept. 2. Trio Solisti. Maverick Concerts, 120 Maverick Rd., Woodstock. (845) 6798217. General admission $30, reserved seating $55, students $5.

Concert: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4. Tuba Skinny. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Sinterklaashundstonvalley.com/tuba-skinny/

$25 suggested donation; $30 at the door. Beer, wine cider. Papa’s best BBQ truck. Brook No Evil Farm, 73 Starbarrack Rd., Red Hook. Rain or shine – inside a barn.

Concert: 6 p.m. Sept. 6. Welcome Abby Lappen, who will be performing with Pete Toigo on bass and Steve Collins on drums. The Cermont State Historic Site, 87 Clermont Ave., Germantown.

Concert: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Classical Guitar. Greg Dinger: Musical Pairs for the Classical Guitar. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 40 Market St., Ellenville. Tickets for adults $15; seniors, students $10; children under 12, free. For more info. (845) 377-3727 Singer-Songwriter Series: 7 p.m. Sept. 6. Hosted by Maureen and Don Black. Maureen and Don wlcome Vickie Raabin, Frank Critelli, and Naked to the café state.

High Falls Café, High Falls. (845) 687-2699

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

Dance: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sept. 1. Hudson Valley English Dance Helen White and Carl Levine w. Tiddley pom. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, 160 Salem St., Port Ewen. Beginner lesson

7 p.m. www.hudsonvalleydance.org. Cost: $10, full time students $5.

Entry calls, auditions

Auditions: Sept. 1. at 1 p.m. and Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. Rhinebeck Theatre Society auditions for Mary Poppins The Broadway Musical at The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt. 308, Rhinebeck. www. rhinebecktheatresociety.org Questions: contact Director Ellen Honig at ellenhonig@ gmail.com.

Lectures and workshops WAAM Dialogues Series: 4 p.m. Sept. 1. “Remnants, Hour Upon Hour” by Rena Leinberger & Thomas Albrecht. Admission $10 general/$5 members & students. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St., Woodstock.

Workshop: 12 to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 2. Hands-on pruning workshop in the Arboretum’s West Meadow. Arthur Talk by William Bryan Logan 5 to 6 p.m., reception to follow. Mountain Top Arboretum, 4 Maude Adams Rd., Tannersville. www.mtarboretum.org (518) 589-3903.

Classics in Religion: 10:30 a.m. Sept. 5. Reading group every Wednesday. Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26th The 7 State of Consciousness. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St., Kingston.

Lecture: 7 p.m. Sept. 5. 19th Horse Influenza outbreak. Epizooty! The Great Epizootic and The Erie Canal. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. (845) 338-0071 www.hrmm.org

Talk: 8 p.m. Sept. 5. Women Fight Back book reading with local author, SUNY UUP professor, and feminist Donna Goodman, as she reads from her new book, Women Fight Back: The Centuries-Long Struggle for Liberation. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main St., New Paltz. (845) 255-5030 www.eltinglibrary.org.

Workshop: 2 p.m. Beginning guitar. Sept. 6 through Oct. 25 every Thursday. Charles Seymour will introduce a variety of chording and strumming techniques as well as basic music theory concepts. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 338-5580. Registration is required.

Breath Medicine: :7to 9 p.m. Sept. 6. A Sonic breathwork ceremony with Renee Finklestein. Free. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main ST. (Route 209), Stone Ridge. Rhhv.org

Outings Geocaching Event: 12 to 3 p.m. Sept. 1. Geocache Sloan Gorge Preserve, 487 Stoll Rd., Saugerties. Join the Woodstock Land Conservancy for a real world outdoor adventure, geocache with us. A smartphone and the free Geocaching App will be required to find and enjoy. Space is limited ellier.wlc@gmail.com to register.

Train Ride: 6 p.m. Sept. 1. Twilight on the Rails scenic train ride on the Delaware and Ulster Railroad (D&U). Reservations are encouraged for this popular excursion that takes passengers on a leisurely ride from Arkville to Roxbury and back. The Delaware & Ulster Railroad scenic train ride is located at 43510 State Highway 28, Arkille. (800) 225-4132 or (845) 5862929 director@durr.org.

Roxbury Revelry: Sept. 2. Festivities begin at 1 p.m. with a baseball double header, at 5 p.m. , community becomes the focus as the Kirkside Barns become the backdrop for all the outhome cookin; potluck dinner. Bring a dish to share with the community, at 6 p.m. get ready for a good time! Tuba Skinny is bringing it with them all the way from the streets of the Big Easy. This 8 piece band will take you back in time. At dusk (approx. 8:30 p.m.) magnificent fireworks display. The event is free with a suggested donation of $5. 607326-7908 or visit roxburyny. com or visit Kirkside Park, Roxbury on facebook.

Estate Tour: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 3. Clermont Estate, 87 Clermont Ave., Germantown. www.friendsofclermont.org/events/ Saugerties Farmers’ Market: 10 a.m. –2 p.m. Saturdays through October, 115 Main St., Saugerties. (917) 453-2082; saugertiesfarmersmarket.com/ Kingston Farmers’ Market: 9 a.m. –2 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 17. Wall Street, Kingston. info@ kingstonfarmersmarket.org; kingstonfarmersmarket.org. New Paltz Farmers’ Market: 10 a.m. –3 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 28, Church Street, New Paltz. (845) 255-6093; newpaltzfarmersmarket.com/ Ellenville Farmers’ Market: 12 -4 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 28, Center and Market Streets, Ellenville. D&H Canal Sunday Market: 9 a.m. –4 p.m. Sundays through November, Grady Park, Route 213, High Falls.

Heart of the Hudson Valley: 9 a.m. –2 p.m. Saturdays through mid-October, Cluett-Shantz Park, 18011805 Route 9W, Milton, (845) -616-7824; hhvfarmersmarket.com. Mower’s Flea Market: Saturdays and Sundays 9 a.m. –6 p.m., Wednesdays 2 p.m. –dusk through August., Maple Lane, Woodstock. (845) 679-6744; mowerssaturdayfleamarket.com/ Rosendale Farmers’ Market: 10 a.m. –2 p.m. Sundays through October, Main Street, Rosendale (behind Rosendale Theatre). rosendalefarmersmarketny.com/ Woodstock Farm Festival: 3:30 p.m. to dusk Wednesdays, Maple Lane, Woodstock. info@woodstockfarmfestival.com; woodstockfarmfestival.com. Firemen’s Museum: Through Oct., Fridays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Open also in the summer, through August, 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.

Screenings

Movies under the Stars: 8:30 p.m. Sept. 1. “The Incredibles” (PG). Olive Free Library, 4033 Rt. 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482

Movie: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5. Book Club. Come join us for a viewing of the newly released movie, Book Club, rated PG-13. Popcorn and soda will be available for free. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port EWen. (845) 338-5580 esopuslibrary.org.

Special events

Community Appreciation Day : 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 31. Community Appreciation Day Celebration at Ulster Savings Bank, 1208 Rt 300, Newburg branch. Enjoy free pizza and churros along with games, prizes, giveaways, and raffles. Something Fishy Auction: 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 31. The Business Association of Margaretville (BAM) will host a Something Fishy Auction as part of the its First Friday event on Main St. The auction of uniquely decorated wooden fish will start at 6:30 p.m. and feature 20-plus trout, each uniquely decorated by local artists. The minimum bid will start at $25. For more information call (845) 5864177 or visit Margaretvilleny. org/ Annual Yard Sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 1. Overlook United Methodist Church, 233 Tinker St., Woodstock. 40+ vendors. Unison Fundraiser: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 1. Unison’s Annual Barn Sale. $10 admission for early birds 8 to 9 a.m. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz. (845) 255-1559. Hooley on the Hudson: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 2. Families welcome – bring lawn chairs. Food and Craft vendors, cultural exhibits, children’s activities, live music on three stages. T.R.Gallo Park on the Rondout, Broadway, Kingston. 22nd Annual Fall for Art: 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 6. Our 22nd annual juried art show, sale & cocktail reception benefitting area charities and featuring 30 local artists. The Chateau, 270 Boulevard, Rt 32, Kingston. Special recipient: Ulster County SPCA. Sponsorships available, visit www. fallforart.org; email: info@ fallforart.org or call (845) 338-8131.

Theater and performance

“Bang Bang!”: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. through Sept. 9. Play by John Cleese, with Sean Astin. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5511 shadowlandstages.org. “Romeo and Juliet”: Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. through Sept. 2. Woodstock Shakespeare Festival Stage, 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. Presented by Woodstock Shakespeare Festival Stage. Admission is free (donations accepted). Bring a chair, bring a blanket, bring a picnic. (845) 247-4007. www.birdonacliff.org/

“The Last 5 Years”: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. on Sunday. This two-person musical by Jason Robert Brown took the theatrical world by storm in 200-1 with its powerful score and intriguing style. May not be appropriate for young audiences. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt. 308, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-3080, www. centerforperformingarts.org. “There Is a Happiness That Morning Is”: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6. By Mickle Maher, Sept. 6 through Sept. 16. Saturday 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Bridge Street Theatre, 44 W. Bridge St., Catskill. 518-943-3818 BridgeStreetTheatre.org.