Calendar

4 p.m. Exhibit runs through Sept. 23. TheWiredGallery. com Storefront Gallery Art Exhibit: Works by Robert Pucci, “Fragments of Time.” The Storefront Gallery, 93 Broadway, Kingston. Through Sept. 29. www.TheStorefrontGallery.com (845) 514-3998. Photographic Essay: “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: A Pretentious Art Show: Abstract Works by James Martin. Kingston Artists Collective, 63 Broadway, Kingston. The show runs through Sept. 28th. Green Kill Art Exhibit: Pooh Kaye presents “Impossible Events in Magic Boxes.” Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave.,Kingston. 229greenkill@ greenkill.org Exibition will be on view until Sept. 29, Tuesdays to Saturdays from 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 1941-1945”: Through Dec. 31. FDR Library and Museum, 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, Hyde Park. https://fdrlibrary.org/

Books, readings and signings

Reading: 7 p.m. Sept. 8 Jonathan Donald gives some anecdotal history and reads from his historical novels, “Sout Mash” and “Traveler in an Ancient Land.” Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens. The reading will be followed by a Q&A, a book signing and light refreshments. www.athensculturalcenter.org

Poetry: 7 p.m. Sept. 8 Shira Dentz and Susan Lewis will read at Spoken Word, Unitarian Congregation, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingsotn. 3 min. open mic, $5 donation.

Book Club: 11 a.m. Sept. 11. Mysteries Around the World Book Blub. The book this month is Crooked Letter, Crooked Letters by Tom Franklin. We’ll be visiting the American South for this mystery. Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030 or starrlibrary.org.

Book Launch: 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 11. Thomas Cole site hosts Sept. 11 Book launch for picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art by renowned Children’s book author and illustrator Hudson Talbott. 218 Spring St., Catskill. (518) 943-7465.

Talk: 6 p.m. Sept. 12. Hudson Talbott in conversation with Ned Sullivan “Picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art” Oblong Books and Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-0500 oblongbooks.com.

Poetry Reading: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13. Word of Mouth Poetry series. Janet Hamill and Donna Reis. Open poetry reading (5 minute limit). $3 admission. Artbar Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston. (845) 338-ARTZ.

Children

Kids Club Leafy Fun. Workshop: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sept. 8. $5 per project, supplies included: ages 6+. Michaels Crafts, Ulster Ave., Kingston

Hip Hop for Youth: 5to 6 p.m. every Tuesday. Ages 5-15. Free, no registration required. Hudson Hall 327 Warren St., Hudson. (518) 822-1438. Sept. 11 — Dec. 18 (no class 11⁄6) Teen Gaming Lounge : 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Every Wednesday. New and classic

video games at Red Hook Public Library, Community room on the third floor, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241. No registration necessary. Comic book workshop: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Bringing your character to life: a comic book/graphic novel workshop for teens/tweens with comic creator, Barbara Slate. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 7573771.

Concerts and music

The Classical Guitar Series: 6 p.m. Sept. 9. The Classical Guitar Series is returning to the Unison with guitarist Dan Lippel. The series will continue throughout the Fall and return in the Spring featuring talented and local and touring guitarists. The series will occur on the second Sunday of each month. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz. Tickets are $20 general admission, $18 seniors 65+, $15 Unison Members, and $10 students. (845) 255-1559.

Live Music: 8 p.m. Sept. 13. Jazz at the Senate Garage: Requinte Trio. 4 N. Front St., Kingston. Tickets $25. Jazzstock.com or call (845) 802-0029 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. Site-specific radio broadcasts at 95.3FM from Johnson-Iorio Park, Ransom Road, Highland. Year round. Free. http://www.josephbertolozzi.com/bridge-music/

Dance

Dance: 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 9. Variety of music by “The Internationals..” White Eagle hall, 487 Delaware Ave., Kingston.

Entry calls, auditions

Auditions: 7 p.m. Sept. 9. and Monday, Sept. 10. Our Town. Written by Thornton Wilder, directed by Matt Andrews. County Players, 2681 W. Main Street, Wappingers Falls, NY(845) 298-1491.

Lectures and workshops

Classics in Religion: 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through September. The 7 State of Consciousness. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St., Kingston. Ecstatic Trance postures Workshop: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 8. The Rondout Valley Holistic Health Community presents Ecstatic Trance postures. Marlbetown Community Center, 3564 Main St., Stone Ridge. Free full day workshop. Workshop: 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 8. MAKEbreak Fall Décor signs. Buy the plaque or canvas and the supplies to decorate will be included. Michaels Crafts, Ulster Ave., Kingston. Family History Afternoon: 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 8. Beginning Genealogy workshop. Preserving photos and memorabilia at 2 p.m. History Show and Tell at 3 p.m. Bring items and tell the stories behind them. Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (Delaware County) 778 Cemetery Rd., Margaretville. (845) 5864973history@catskill.net Mtownhistory.org. Hudson River Linkage and Legacy: 2 p.m. Sept. 8. In two Chapters: Thomas Cole National Historic Site and Olana Valerie Balint will discuss the interconnectedness between these two iconic artists, Thomas Cole and Frederick Church. Community Room of the Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317. Wreath Making: 2 p.m. Sept. 9. Herbal Wreath-making demo at the Museum. Hurley Heritage Society, 52 Main St., Hurley. www.hurleyheritagesociety.Org. Lecture: 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 9. Controversial Father Divine was a religious man who brought his progressive views on racial equality and morality to Ulster County in the 1930s. He had his supporters — and his detractors. Bevier House Museum, 2687 Route 209, Marbletown. (845) 377-1040. Lecture: 7 p.m. Sept. 11. Hudson River Maritime Museum presents a lecture on the Maritime Community Response on 9⁄11. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. (845) 338-0071 www.hrmm. org. The Life and Death of the Kingston Post Office: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Photo presentation and talk at Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St., Kingston.

Outings

Thrift Store: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Every Saturday through Dec. 29 weather permitting. Church of the Comforter, Wynkoop Pl., Kingston (off of Foxhall Ave.) Stone House Day: 11 a.m. to

of Foxhall Ave.)

Stone House Day: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 8. Old New Paltz Stone House Day celebrates the 340th anniversary of settling of New Paltz with historic house tours, craft vendors, reenactments and more. Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot St., New Paltz. (845) 255-1660 huguenotstreet.org.

Guided Tour: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 9 and Sept. 23. D&H Canal Museum, 23 Mohonk Rd., High Falls. (845) 6872000. 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, CluettShantz Park, 1801-1805 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: 10a.m. –2p.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

Film & Talk: 7:30to 9p.m. Sept. 7. “Is War With Iran Inevitable?” with Dr. Bahman Azad, retired professor of economics and sociology and former acting director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Rutgers University. Suggested donation $10. (845) 876-7906. Mountain View Studio, 20Mountainside Ave., Woodstock. Movies Under the Stars: 7:45 p.m. Sept. 7. “Finding Your Feet.” Rhinbeck Town Pool, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck.

Film: 7:15 p.m. Sept. 12. Music fan film series presents “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami.” Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-8989 www. rosendaletheatre.org $8/$6 members. Movies under the Stars: 7:45 p.m. Sept. 13. “Born Yesterday” (1950). Rhinebeck Town Pool, 68W. Market St., Rhinebeck. Special events Mum Sale, Yard and Bake Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7. The Katsbaan Ladies Aid Society. Something for everyone. Chrysanthemum plants — ($6 each or 3 for $15). Katsbaan Reformed Church Hall, 1801 Old Kings Highway, Saugerties. 37th Annual Yard Sale: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Most items are inside the Center or in tents, so sale will be rain or shine. Good Shepherd Church, 3 Mulberry St., Rhinebeck. Breakfast: 8 to 11 a.m. Sept. 8. Blueberry pancakes, pancakes, French toast, Western eggs, eggs, home fries, sausage, bacon, fruit cocktail, coffee, tea, apple and orange juice. Modena Ladies Auxiliary, Modena Fire House, 1953 Rt. 44⁄55, Modena. $8 per person, senior $7, children under 5 free. (845) 883-0465. 45th Annual Olive Day: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 8. Memorial run, frog jumping contest, bike rodeo, egg toss, live music, food, classic car show, penny social, kids crafts and more! Arm-of-the Sea Theater Performance at 1 p.m. Davis Park, 45 Watson Hollow Rd., West Shokan. (845) 6578118 town.olive.ny.us. Gardiner Day Block Party: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 8. from Majestic Park to Town Hall in Downtown Gardiner on U.S. Route 44. Hayride wagon making loops around town to transport. At Majestic Park, there will be a skateboard park, Disc golf, playground and possibly tetherball; At Station Square there will be craft vendors, a farmers market and a Local Spirit tasting tent; at Town Hall there will have the food vendors, music, demos, petting zoo, pony rides and the children’s tent with fun things for the kids. Also featured will be the Sheriff Scuba tank display, Library book walk, Henna Tattoos, Hair braiding and more. Third Annual Electrical Vehicle Showcase: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 8. Come see, touch, plug in and drive electric vehicles. Part of National Drive Electric Week. No fee. County Courthouse parking lot, 285 Wall St.,Kingston. (845) 3387455 driveelectricweek.org.

Repair Café: 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 8. Senior Center behind Town Hall, 132 Kings Highway, Warwich.

Repair Café: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 8. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. Back to school fair: 11 .am. to 3 p.m. Sept. 8. ShopRite of Kingston to host back to school fair, which will feature

healthy food samples and kid-friendly activities to highlight better-for-you foods for back to school season along with local health services available to shoppers. 801 Miron Lane, Kingston. 6th Annual Accessibility Awareness Day: 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 8. with a presentation beginning at 1 p.m. Celebrating accessibility to recreational spaces for everyone! Held by Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County. We will be spending the afternoon at the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park, beginning on the Highland side, advocating for the recreational needs of individuals with disabilities throughout the Hudson Valley.

Repair Café: 12 to 4 p.m. Sept. 8. Rhinbeck Town Hall, 80 E. Market St., Rhinebeck. 41st Annual Chicken BBQ: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 8 Continuous seating. Half chicken, fresh corn on the cob, homemade salads, desserts. Adults $13, children 5-12, $8; 4 and under free with paid adult. Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill (518) 943-2042.

HITS-on-the-Hudson: 10 a.m. Sept. 9. Enjoy a day of family-friendly Fun at HITSon-the-Hudson. Championship $500,000 Saugerties Grand Prix at 2 p.m. General Admission $10 in advance or at the gate. Free for children 12 and under. HITSShows. com. (845) 246-8833.

Hereos’ Day: 12 to 5 p.m. Sept. 9. Hereos’ Day at the Hudson River Maritime Museum, United States Coast Guard 49’ Buoy Tender at Port. Free deck tours. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. (845) 338-0071 ext. 11. Breakfast: 8 a.m. Sept. 10. Retired Men of the New Paltz Community invite retired men everywhere to the monthly breakfast meeting at the New Paltz Plaza Diner, New Paltz. Rob Greene at rasjgreene@ earthlink.net or (845) 2569003 for more info.

Rehearsal: 7:15 p.m. Sept. 10. Mid-Hudson Women’s Chorus free open rehearsal. No auditions required. St. James United Methodist Church, corner of Fair & Pearl Streets, Kingston. For more info. about rehersals and membership visit www. midhudsonwomenschorous. org or call (914) 388-4630.

9⁄11 Ceremony: 8:15 a.m. Sept. 11. . At the Firemen’s Park-Corner of Hurley Ave./ Washington Ave., Kingston. Coffee & refreshments being served at Frog Alley Fire company after the ceremony. Food Truck Festival: 4:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 11. Great good at reasonable prices, performances. Cantine Field, Washington Ave. Extension, Saugerties. (845) 246-2800; Saugerties. ny.us/content. Theater and performance “Bang Bang!”: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2p.m. Play by John Cleese, with Sean Astin. Shadowland Stages, 157Canal St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5511 shadowlandstages.org. “There Is a Happiness That Morning Is”: By Mickle Maher. Saturdays at 7:30p.m. and Sundays at 2p.m. through Sept. 16. Bridge Street Theatre, 44W. Bridge St., Catskill. (518) 943-3818BridgeStreetTheatre.org. Murder Mystery Dinner Show: 7 p.m. Sept. 8 Murder at the High School Reunion at the Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz. The evening will include a buffet dinner, desserts and the professional show. The is $45 per person, $40 for seniors and $35 for members. Reservations are a must and can be made by calling (845) 255-1559. “Tales of the Hudson Valley”: 11 a.m. Sept. 12 and Wed., Sept. 26. Live Theater, (1 hour) $12/$6 children. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 6588989www.rosendaletheatre.org.