What’s open

• The Day One Walk will start at Dietz Stadium in Kingston at 1 p.m. on Jan. 1.

• Lifespring: Saugerties

Adult Learning Community will offer presentations in January and March as well as a mini-course series in February. All programs are free and will be held via Zoom with prior registration required.

The first program, “Building the Ashokan Reservoir: Ten Years of Engineering and Hand Labor,” takes place at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 5, and is to be presented by Frank Almquist. Deadline to register is Monday, Jan. 3. On Wednesdays, Jan. 12and 19, Rich Davis will present “A Virtual Tour of the Hamlets of Saugerties.” Visit lifespringsaugerties.com.

• The Fairly New Thrift Shop, 58Pearl St., Kingston, is open for shopping from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, and to accept donations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays. Call (845) 4814171 for more information.

• The Rhinecliff Volunteer

Fire Company and Rhinebeck Grange 896will host soup sales at the firehouse, 17 Shatzell Ave. Orders are $10 for soup or chili, sold by the quart. Orders are takeout only. Sales are planned for Jan. 27 and Feb. 24. To order ahead, send an email to Joey Potsandpans at baerhands@ aol.com or call (845) 8766149 after 10:30 a.m.

• Performing Arts of Woodstock has postponed the production of “The Moors” and has rescheduled the play for June 2022.

• Family of Woodstock has postponed its planned gala to May 5, 2022.

• The Kingston Community Singers are looking for new members. The group meets Wednesdays at 1p.m. at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. There is no need to audition. CDC guidelines for vaccination and social distancing are required. Call (856) 305-1546for more information.

• Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner, presents The Next Chapter Teen Book Club on Sunday, Jan. 9, from 2to 3p.m. Come discuss “Six of Crows” followed by “Crooked Kingdom” by Leigh Bardugo. Be part of a lively discussion and enjoy refreshments. Pre-registration is necessary and limited. To register and/or for more information about this and the upcoming Battle of the Books informational meeting send an email to cthorenz@ rcls.org. Call (845) 255-1255 or visit www.gardinerlibrary. org for more information.

• City of Kingston municipal buildings are open, but all employees and visitors must wear masks, regardless of vaccination status.

• The Bardavon in Poughkeepsie and the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston have reopened. Go to bardavon.org for info about upcoming shows.

• The Kingston Library is open. More info: kingstonlibrary.org.

• The Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St. (U.S. Route 209), is open. Hours are Monday, 1:30to 7p.m.; Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More info: stoneridgelibrary.org.

• Friends of Historic Saugerties, a program of the Saugerties Public Library, has suspended its monthly local history lecture. Online: FHSSaugerties.wixsite.com/ home

• The town of Ulster’s Russell Brott Senior Center is now open for daily activities. Contact group leaders or the Town Clerk’s Office (845) 382-2455for class schedules.

• Happy to Help Food Pantry is located at St. James United Methodist Church, 35Pearl St., Kingston. The food pantry is only open on Sundays, from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Participants are asked to follow COVID procedures by wearing masks, bringing in their own bags, entering through the Fair Street entrance, and observing social distancing. The food pantry does not deliver food. (845) 331-3030.

• The People’s Place Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. at 17St. James St., Kingston. Donations of fresh and shelf-stable foods are being accepted. Call (845) 338-4030.

• The People’s Place Community Café is open and free to all Monday through Friday from 8:30a.m. to 1p.m., serving continental breakfast and lunch.

• The People’s Place Bounty Table, located just outside the doors, offers free produce, breads, baked goods, dairy items and proteins. The items change daily and are first-come, first serve during business hours, 10a.m. to 1 p.m.

• The People’s Place Thrift Store and Boutique has reopened. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• The Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, is open from noon to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays for 30-minute visits by groups of up to four. Advance tickets are required. Go to hrmm.org.

• The Saugerties Public Library is open to the public. Go to saugertiespubliclibrary. org or call (845) 246-4317.

• The Arts Society of Kingston’s gallery has reopened. Hours are 1to 6p.m. Tuesdays to Sundays. Visit askforarts. org.

• The Ulster County Ostomy Support Group has resumed its meetings. It meets the second Tuesday of every month from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, 90 Millers Lane, Kingston. Call (845) 5949376 for more information.

• The Highland Public Library is open. Hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 2p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2-6 p.m.; and Saturdays, noon to 2 p.m. More info: (845) 691-2275 or highlandlibrary.org.

• The Starr Library in Rhinebeck has reopened. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. It is closed Sundays. More info: starrlibrary.org or (845) 8764030.

• The Woodstock Library is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11a.m. to 5:30p.m., Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visit woodstock. org.

• The Red Hook Public Library is open. Call (845) 758-3241, email director@redhooklibrary.org or go to www. redhooklibrary.org.

• The Olive Free Library is open. More info: olivefreelibrary.org.

• The Rosendale Library is open. (845) 658-9013, rosendalelibrary.org.

• The Hurley and West Hurley libraries are open.

• The D.R. Evarts Library in Athens is open. More info: (518) 945-1417.

• The Clinton Community Library is open.

• The Ellenville Public Library and Museum is open. Call (845) 647-5530.

• The Town of Esopus Library is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from

1 to 6 p.m. Thursdays. More info: (845) 338-5580, info@ esopuslibrary.org or www. esopuslibrary.org.

• The Morton Memorial Library & Community House in Rhinecliff has reopened to the public. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. (845) 876-2903 or email sandy@mortonrhinecliff.org.

• The Morton Memorial Library in Pine Hill is open. More info: (845) 254-4222, www.pinehilllibrary.org.

• The Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower in Arkville has reopened its top cab to visitors.

• The Food Pantry at Trinity Lutheran Church, 72 Spring St., Kingston, is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The pantry is closed on Mondays and Fridays. Wear a mask when picking up a bag of groceries at the door.

• The Dutchess County Department of Motor Vehicles, 22Market St., Poughkeepsie, has in-person license, permits and non-driver ID transactions by appointment. Appointments may be made by calling (845) 486-2388 between 9a.m. and 4:45p.m. For information about vehicle registrations, go to dutchessny.gov/countyclerk.

• The town of Ulster transfer station is open.

• Dutchess County Public Transit and Ulster County Area Transit have increased bus service. Go to bit.ly/busresume for details.