CALENDAR

Friday, Feb. 8

Event: Feb. 8 through Sunday, Feb. 10. The Folk Music Society of New York presents its Winter Weekend at Honor’s Haven Resort, 1195 Arrowhead Road, Ellenville. For more information, email registrar@folkmusicny.org or call (646) 628-4604. Reservation form at bit.ly/ folkweekend.

Program: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. All Abilities Adults meets at Red Hook Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook, for an hour of social fun for adults with intellectual, cognitive and/or developmental disabilities. (845) 758-3241.

Craft Event: 4 p.m. The Youth Advisory Group at Elting Library is hosting a Valentine’s Day craft. Children of all ages are welcome to participate in cookie-decorating and several other holiday-themed craft projects. Free, no registration. 93 Main St., New Paltz. (845) 255-5030.

Art Exhibit: 5 to 7 p.m. Opening reception. Chris Victor exhibits “Hammer Dance” at SUNY Ulster Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge. Feb. 8 through Feb. 28. 845-687-5262

Event: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Adoptive Families meet up group at Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. Meet for community and conversation in the Children’s Library.

Games and art projects for the children, parents can talk with one another and/or join in the mess-making mayhem. No registration is required. Free event. (845) 758-3241. Dance Theatre: 7 p.m. Vassar Repertory Dance performs works selected from the current repertory by faculty, students and guest choreographers. This is a free but ticketed event. General seating. Frances Daly Fergusson Dance Theatre, Kenyon Hall, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 437-5541, dance@vassar. edu, vassardance.tix.com.

Open Mic: 7 to 9 p.m. Come hear local talent and enjoy a night of Free music. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. To participate, arrive at the library at 6:30 p.m. to sign up for a slot.

Event: 7 p.m. Music, flappers, moonshine, mayhem. Buttermilk Falls and Inn, 220 North Road, Milton. $75 per person, tax and gratuity included. Doors open at 6 pm., dinner and show at 7 pm. Three-course gourmet dinner with entrée choice, professional show and cash bar. Reservations required. Guess whodunit and be eligible to win a prize! Send an email to kphelan@buttermiltfallsinn.com or call (845) 6327094. A Murder Café production. www.murdercafe.net

Film: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. “Dead in the Water” plus special guest, Navy veteran Rick Aimetti, a survivor of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 American servicemen and wounded over 170 during the Six-Day War. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. Suggested donation $10 at the door. (845) 8767906.

Live Music: 8 p.m. The Big Takeover, with opening act Paul

River-Bailey & The Forefathers. (Neo Reggae & Ska with Motown Bounce). The Falcon, Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

Live Music: 8 p.m. Hurley Mountain Highway (70s AM hits). The Falcon Underground, Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

Benefit: 8 p.m. Helsinki Hudson to host a fashion show to benefit the Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood program. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St., Hudson. Tickets $25-$45. (518) 828-4800, helsinkihudson.com.

Saturday, Feb. 9

Five-Hour Pre-Licensing

Course: 8 a.m. registration the morning of the class. Ellenville Central School District. This class is the New York State-required course for all new drivers. This class is open to everyone. Cost is $25. Call Mrs. Smith at (845) 647-0138 for more information. Ellenville High School, 28 Maple Ave., Ellenville.

Event: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annual German Heritage Day and Bake Sale. Poughkeepsie Galleria (Center Court), Poughkeepsie. For more information, Germania of Poughkeepsie at (845) 4710609.

Event: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pop Up Children’s Museum. This funfilled event, located within the YMCA at 507 Broadway, Kingston. Activity stations geared for children 8 years old and under. This event will also take place Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Event: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sojourner Truth Life Walk. Free. Relive the highlights in the life of Sojourner Truth as we recall parts of her life, including her escape route to freedom. Walk starts from Port Ewen to the Ulster County Court House in Kingston.

Fundraiser: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Love is in the air and we want to capture it! Come get a Valentine’s Day-themed photo of your pets for a $5 donation to the Ulster County SPCA. Where: Petsmart, Ulster Avenue, town of Ulster.

Lecture: 11:30 a.m. Experience Antarctica. Find out what it takes for humans to survive in this extreme climate. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck. Free. (845) 266-5530, clinton.lib.ny.us.

Penny Social: 12 p.m. kitchen opens for a light lunch, ticket sales start at 1 pm. and the calling for the winning tickets starts at 2 p.m. Rain date Sunday, Feb. 10. Woodstock Fire Company Number Three, about 6 miles west of the Woodstock Village Green, 4123 Route 212, Lake Hill.

Exhibit: 3 to 5 p.m. Reception. Works by Thompson Family Foundation Scholarship recipients of scholarships provided by the Foundation. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock. (845) 679-2388.

Workshop: 4 to 6 p.m. Valentine’s Day alchemy at Mountain Top Arboretum: Crafting Herbal Love and Heartache Elixirs. Education Center, 4 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville. (518) 589-3903.

Panel Discussion: 4 p.m. Method Sampling and a New Aesthetic. Join ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) with Assistant Professor Justin Patch, moderator, for a conversation about “new concert music” created by sampling principles of hiphop and classical music genres. Skinner Hall of Music, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 437-7294, vassar.edu/directions.

Soup Fundraiser: 4 to 7 p.m. Come enjoy a variety of homemade soups, served with bread and butter, dessert and drinks. All you can eat, benefiting our mission. Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill. $10 per person. (518) 943-2042.

Photography Exhibit: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mary Elliott O’Haire photography. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030, starrlibrary.org.

Ghost Stories 3: 5 p.m. with Hilarie Burton (“One Tree Hill”) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“Walking Dead”). Proceeds benefit Astor Services for Children and Families in Rhinebeck. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000 or (845) 339-6088.

Art Exhibit: 5 to 7 p.m. “Just My Type: Angela Dufresne.” The Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. (845) 257-3844.

Art Exhibit: 5 to 7 p.m. Opening reception, “Linda Montano: The Art/Life Hospital.” Dorsky’s Morgan Anderson and Howard Greenberg Family galleries. SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. (845) 257-3844. On exhibit until April 14.

Concert: 7:30 p.m. “Jazz

and the Birth of Hip-Hop,” led by Keyon Harrold. Bard Fisher Center, Manor Avenue, Annandaleon-Hudson. Tickets start at $25. (845) 758-7512.

Contra Dance: 7:30 p.m. Caller is Frannie Marr and the band is Rip, featuring Ambrose Verdibello, Anna Bosnick and Erin Michet. Beginners walk-through at 7:30 p.m. Dance starts at 8 p.m. Admission $10 ($5 with valid student ID). Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck. (845) 266-5530.

Live Music: 8 p.m. The Funk Junkies (large ensemble Funk). The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 2367970, liveatthefalcon.com.

Live Music: 8 p.m. BSKi. (a.k.a. Brian Collazo-Jamiroquai, NeoSoul). The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

Event: 8 p.m. Jazzy Variety Show. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St., Hudson. (518) 828-4800, helsinkihudson.com.

Concert: 8 p.m. Leon Botstein, conductor. Richard Wagner, “Siegfried’s Rhine Journey” from “Gotterdammerung (arr. Huymperdinck).” Pytor Tchaikovsky, Francesca da Rimini, Richard Strauss, “Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life).” The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Manor Avenue, Annandale-on-Hudson, (845) 758-6822, bard.edu.

Dance Party: 8:30 p.m. Fishbowl Disco Dance party. Bring your ‘70s vibe and dance shoes. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. (845) 6872699. Performance: 9 p.m. Ensemble Mik Nawooj at the Trolley Barn, 489 Main St., Poughkeepsie.

Sunday, Feb. 10

Annual Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. East Durham Volunteer Fire Company, 2401 Route 145, East Durham. Full menu. Takeout available. Free-will offering. (518) 239-8109.

Event: 12 to 3 p.m. Eighth Annual Chocolate Lovers Social Family of Woodstock event, to take place at Diamond Mills, 25 Partition St., Saugerties. Individual tickets $55, table of 10 $500. Tori at (845) 331-7080, ext. 146, or tbarnes@fowinc.org, or fowinc.org/chocolate2019.

Meeting: 12 to 1 p.m. The Home Health League presents “Homeopathy for People and Pets” at the High Woods Reformed Church Meeting Hall, 1290 Church Road, High Woods. Free. All welcome. (845) 684-0040.

Event: 12:30 p.m. Sign up begins with start time at 1 p.m. sharp. Boys and Girls Club, Saugerties Unit hosts 12th Annual Bowling Tournament. Bowlers Club, Saugerties. (845) 338-8666, Dan Whalen.

Film: 2 p.m. The Bolshoi Ballet’s Production of “La Sylphide” at the Rosendale Theatre Collective, 408 Main St., Rosendale. Tickets $12, $10 for members, $6 for children ages 12 and under. (845) 658-8989, rosendaletheatre.org.

Drum Circle Workshop: 2 p.m. John Grady, teacher and professional drummer, will facilitate. Open to children ages 7 and up. Drums will be provided for participants to work in a circle of 30. East Fishkill Community Library, 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction. (845) 221-9943, ext. 225.

Documentary: 4:30 p.m. Congregants and the public are invited to view a documentary on the participation of over 550,000 Jewish men and women during World War II and the challenges they faced in fighting a war against Hitler, bigotry and intolerance. “GI Jews: Jewish American in World War II” is being shown at Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley, 243 Albany Ave., Kingston. (845) 338-4271.

Readings: 5 to 7 p.m. If the flowers-and-candy fuss of Valentine’s Day has ever left you thinking. This isn’t what love is really about, come out to Rough Draft Bar and Books for “Love and Heartbreak: An Evening of Alt-Valentine’s Day Readings.” 82 John St., Kingston. roughdraftbar@gmail.com.

Series: 6 p.m. Classical Guitar series: David Temple. Unison Arts and Learning Center,

68 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz. (845) 255-1559, unisonarts.org.

Live Music: 8 p.m. Eliot Zigmund Quartet. Zigmund is a rare subspecies of jazz drummer who firmly supports his mates in ways that often go unnoticed. Jazz at the Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

Monday, Feb. 11

Event: 5 to 7 p.m. A free, community meal where LGBTQ people break bread together and strengthen relationships across generations. All ages are welcome and a delicious meal will be provided by members of the Culinary Institute’s SAGA club. RSVP by calling (845) 331-5300 or email f.brenner@ lgbtqcenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St., Kingston.

Tuesday, Feb. 12

Program: 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Registrations are now being accepted for the six-session skill-building series, “Your Defiant Child/Managing Defiant Behavior.” The series will take place Tuesdays beginning Feb.12 and running through March

19. Mental Health America of Dutchess County building, 253 Mansion St., Poughkeepsie. No fee for the course. Childcare is not available. (845) 473-2500,

ext. 1309

Blood Drive: 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mount Saint Mary College, Hudson Hall auditorium, 330 Powell Ave., Newburgh. Bring ID with photo or signature. Eat well and drink fluids before donating.

Book Group: 2:30 p.m. “The Lacuna” by Barbara Kingsolver. Red Hook Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241. Event: 12 p.m. Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure for the entire family. All ages. Ulster Performing ArtsCenter, 601 Broadway, Kingston. School groups, children $7, adults $11. aborman@bardavon.org or call Adelina Borman at (845) 4735288, ext. 106. Reading: 6 p.m. By writer in residence Jenny Offill. Vassar College, Room 212 Sanders Classroom Spitzer Auditorium, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 437-5370. Talk and Presentation: 6:30 to 8 p.m. “Life and Death of the Kingston Post Office.” Enjoy a lively photo presentation and talk by the Stephen Blauweiss and Karen Berelowitz about their book. Registration required. No fee. West Hurley Library, 42 Clover St., West Hurley. (845) 679-6405.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Mah Jongg Classes: 10:30 a.m. Would you like to learn how to play Mah Jongg? We will be having three classes: Feb. 13, 20 and 27 with Susan Leiching. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 338-5580.

Singers Wanted: 1 p.m. No auditions, Kingston Community Singers, Old Dutch Church, 727 Wall St., Kingston. (856) 3051546.

Talk: 4 p.m. Opening reception. “Black Lit” will be on view from Feb. 8 to March 31. The reception will feature a talk by Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation. This event is free and open to the public. James A. Cannavino Library’s North Reading Room, Marist, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie. (845) 575-3430. Library hours: 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays.

Talk: 4 p.m. “Defending a Dangerous Book.” Dominican Center, Mount Saint Mary College’s Kaplan Family Library, 330 Powell Ave., Newburgh. msmc.edu.

Workshop: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Prepare for Mardi Gras. The SUNY New Paltz French Club will lead a Mardi Gras French workshop for participants of all ages. The event will be on March 3. Elting Library, 93 Main St., New Paltz. (845) 255-5030.

Gallery Talk: 4 p.m. The Silver in the Attic. Using an archaeologist’s approach, April Beisaw (Department of Anthropology) will discuss an enigmatic group of silver objects found in the attic of

a Vassar building constructed in 1896. The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, 124 Ryamond Ave., Poughkeepsie.

Dance Class: 6 to 7 p.m. Cuban salsa dance class with Andres Veranes and Valentina Suarez. $15 at the door. Unison Arts and Learning Center, 68 Mountain

Rest Road, New Paltz. (845) 236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

Photography Club: 6:30 p.m. “Hearts and Flowers” image share. Members are invited to bring in up to five images on a flash drive to share and discuss. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 338-5580.

Live Music: 7 p.m. The Falcon Underground Jazz Sessions. Tonight’s host, bassist Doug Weiss. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

Thursday, Feb. 14

Event: 1:30 to 3 p.m. Get your heart rate up by learning all about cardiac science. Future doctors and biologists will find out how an organ the size of their fist is one of the most important parts of their bodies. Children grades K-2 and 3-5 are invited to join in the hands-on activities and projects related to the heart. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241.

Lecture: 7 to 8:30 p.m. “Coexisting with Coyotes,” with Melissa Gillmer of Bear Mountain State Park’s Trailside Museums and Zoo. SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. No preregistration is required, free of charge.