Wednesday, Oct. 30

Pumpkin Carving Contest: To enter, just bring your pumpkin to The Bakery on North Front Street, New Paltz, on Oct. 30. Adults and children will be judged separately, so everyone can participate. All pumpkin entrants will receive a free Jack O’Lantern Cookie. On Halloween Night, between 6 and 9 p.m., come to The Bakery and see all the pumpkins lit. For more information, visit www.ilovbethebakery.com or call (845) 255-8840. Singers Wanted: 1 p.m. Like to sing. Kingston Community Singers meets every Wednesday at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. No auditions. (856) 305-1546. Driver Course: 1 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, must attend both days. Become a safer driver. Reduction on your auto insurance. $20 AARP members, $25 for non-members. Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, Mansion Street, Coxsackie. Call instructor to enroll in the course: Mike Pirrone, (518) 945-2122 or cell (917) 656-0425, or kokomomike@hotmail.com. Benefit Party and Celebration: 6 to 10 p.m. For the Sinterklaas Kingston Parade. Wear your best mashup of a Halloween and/or Sinterklaas Costume. Tickets $50. A seasonal bonfire, great food, a specialty drink, beer/wine, entertainment, Tarot card readings and more. 10 S. Clinton Ave., Kingston. (845) 514-3998, www.SinterklaasKingston.com. Event: 6:30 p.m. The Essence and Art of Nutrition. Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903, Morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us. Event: 7 p.m. An Apple in Her Hand – Writers Reading Book crafted from a myriad of bits and pieces combining memoir, poetry and prose by regional writers. Free. Rosendale Library, 264 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-9013. Talk: 7 p.m. Gerasimos Tsourapas, “Regime Survival in the Middle East: Authoritarianism and the Politics of Migration in Egypt.” Marist College, Murray Student Center, Fusco Recital Hall, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie. Free and open to the public. (8450 575-3449. 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. Pickleball: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kingston YMCA. For experienced players. Free to Y members. $10 non-member day pass. Starting at 16 years old for all play. Call (845) 338-3810 or pballkingson@gmail.com for more information. Yoga Church: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. MaMA, Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. Fairly New Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 58 Pearl St., Kingston. (845) 481-4171.

Computer Learning Center: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Teaching computer-related and digital photography classes, Kingston Center of SUNY Ulster, 94 Mary’s Ave., Kingston. (845) 339-0046. Thrift Store: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxilary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville. (845) 586-2631. Pre-School Story Time: 10:30 a.m. This popular weekly program is ideal for ages 3-5. Program is free and open to the public. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. www.redhooklibrary.org. Storytime: 10:30 a.m. For children 2- to 5-years-old, Plattekill Library, 2047 state Route 32, Modena. (845) 883-7286. Tai Chi: 10:30 a.m. for health. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 6572482. Baby & Me Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Caregiver and child program for ages 0-3. Focuses on developing your baby’s and toddler’s pre-literacy skills. Town of Ulster Library, 860 Ulster Ave., Kingston. Toddler Story Time: 10:30 a.m. with stories, songs and art activities. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. (845) 679-2213, www.woodstock.org. Tiny tots story time: 11 a.m. For ages 1-3, Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. www.saugertiespubliclibrary.org. Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit UCSPCA, 282 Main St., Saugerties. (845) 255-1255. Event: Noon. Nicotine Anonymous-the only requirement is a desire to stop using nicotine. SUNY New Paltz, Vandenberg Building 106, New Paltz. (845) 464-4002. Crossroads to Recovery: 1 p.m. Holy Cross Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston. Bridge Games: 1 p.m. Town of Ulster Senior Center, 1 Town Hall Drive, Lake Katrine. $7. Pat, (845) 331-1743. Scrabble Club: 1 p.m., Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck, (845) 876-4030, starrlibrary.org. Singers Wanted: 1 p.m. Like to sing. Kingston Community Singers meets every Wednesday at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. No auditions. (856) 305-1546. Driver Course: 1 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, must attend both days. Become a safer driver. Reduction on your auto insurance. $20 AARP members, $25 for non-members. Town of Coxsackie Senior Center, Mansion Street, Coxsackie. Call instructor to enroll in the course: Mike Pirrone, (518) 945-2122 or cell (917) 656-0425, or kokomomike@hotmail.com. Singing Circle: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. We sing the most fun songs from a wide timespan! Open to all ages and free. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482. Holy Cross Church Thrift Store: 3 to 6 p.m. 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston. (845) 338-0172. Family Legos: 4 p.m., Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck, (845) 876-4030; starrlibrary.org. Art Hour: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. with Stephanie. New art projects every week, for ages 3 to 103 Stephanie always cooks up something creative to do each week. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St., Phoenicia. (845) 688-7811. Pickleball: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Kingston YMCA, Broadway, Kingston Instruction provided, new players welcome. Free to Y members. $10 non-member day pass. Contact: pballkingston@ gmail.com for free guest pass or information. Music: 5:30 p.m. Underground Sessions at the Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 2367970. Dance Xross Fitness: 6to7 p.m. $10 per class, 10 Class card for $70. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock. Call Stacy at (845) 532-3486. Catskill Ukulele Group: 6to8 p.m. Pull up a ukulele and learn a song! Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 657-2482. Rosendale Improvement Association Brass Band and Social Club: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free rehearsals, all ages and talents welcome. Rosendale Recreation Center, 1055 Route 32, Rosendale. (845) 687-3136. Benefit Party and Celebration: 6 to 10 p.m. For the Sinterklaas Kingston Parade. Wear your best mashup of a Halloween and/or Sinterklaas Costume. Tickets $50. A seasonal bonfire, great food, a specialty drink, beer/wine, entertainment, Tarot card readings and more. 10 S. Clinton Ave., Kingston. (845) 514-3998, www.SinterklaasKingston.com. Event: 6:30 p.m. The Essence and Art of Nutrition. Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903, Morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us. Event: 7 p.m. An Apple in Her Hand – Writers Reading Book crafted from a myriad of bits and pieces combining memoir, poetry and prose by regional writers. Free. Rosendale Library, 264 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-9013. Talk: 7 p.m. Gerasimos Tsourapas, “Regime Survival in the Middle East: Authoritarianism and the Politics of Migration in Egypt.” Marist College, Murray Student Center, Fusco Recital Hall, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie. Free and open to the public. (8450 575-3449. Event: 7 p.m. Nicotine Anonymous, Education Building of Dutch Reformed Church, 92 Huguenot St., New Paltz, second floor, www.nicotine-anonymous. org, (845) 687-7892.