What’s happening

• The Vanderbilt Garden Association’s interpreters will be in the formal gardens of the Vanderbilt National Historic Site, 119 Vanderbilt Park Road, Hyde Park, on Sunday, May 29, from 11a.m. to 3p.m. (weather permitting) to talk to visitors about the gardens and their history. Beginning on Sunday, June 19, and every third Sunday of the month through October 16, the interpreters will offer regular free monthly tours from 11a.m. to 3:30p.m. Tours meet outside the Tool House building. Interpreters will discuss the history of the gardens. For more information, send an email to info@vanderbiltgarden.org or visit www.vanderbiltgarden.org.

• The Hurley Heritage Society Museum at 52Main St, Hurley has opened for the season. View the ongoing exhibit “Winslow Homer in Hurley — an Artist’s View.” featuring reproductions of the paintings and illustrations Homer created during his visits to Hurley between 1870and

1875. The exhibition features five new paintings this year. Museum hours are Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 4 p.m.

• Catskill Mountain Railroad’s Ice Cream Sundays train rides take place Sundays from May 29Sept. 18. Trains depart from the railroad’s Westbrook Lane Station in Kingston near the Hannaford Supermarket in Kingston Plaza at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. for an approximately one-hour ride. Tickets are $20adults; $14 children (ages 2-12); $19senior, military, veterans; and free for toddlers 2 and under on lap. Visit catskillmountainrailroad.com.

• Lifetime Learning Institute at Bard College enrollment period is June 1-21,2022. LLI provides educational and social opportunities for members to share their love of learning and exchange ideas and experiences. Membership is limited to 350 persons; existing members have renewal priority. In the event applications exceed available spaces, new members will be selected by lottery. The annual membership fee is $175. Bard LLI welcomes applications from a diverse and inclusive pool of all potential members. For more information, refer to the organization website at lli.bard.edu. Apply online beginning June 1.

• Performing Arts of Woodstock’s production of Jen Silverman’s morbid comedy “The Moors,” opens June 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center at 56Rock Road, Woodstock. Evening performances are June 3, 4,

10, 11, 17and 18, at 7:30p.m. Sunday matinees are June 5, 12 and 19, at 1:30p.m. Tickets are $23, general admission; senior citizens and students, $20; Members, $15. Groups rates are available. Tickets can purchased at https://moors.brownpapertickets.com/.

• Hudson Valley English Country Dance has returned, with a program on Saturday, June 4, from 7:30to 10:30p.m. at the Reformed Church of Port Ewen, 160 Salem St., Port Ewen. A workshop will take place at 7p.m. and is important for newcomers to better understand the vocabulary of English Country Dance. The band Tiddely Pom will perform. The cost is $10, $5for full-time students. Attendees must show proof of two vaccinations and a booster. Lindsay Morgan will teach and call English Country dances. A mask is required. Wear comfortable shoes. Visit hudsonvalleycommunitydance.org for information on other COVID-19 protocols.

• The Wolftones celebrate the release of their latest EP at the Morton Memorial Library at 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff Friday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. The album was recorded at the library last summer. Admission is a $10suggested donation. For more information call (845) 876-2903.

• The Saugerties Library Street Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 4on Division Street adjacent to the library on Washington Avenue. The free event features the special magic act of 16-year-old Tom Baker at 1p.m. Also featured will be face painting, carnival games, plant, books and baked good sales, musical entertainment and a petting zoo. The Saugerties Police Department will distribute free bike helmets for children and Diaz Ambulance and the League of Women Voters will be on hand. The fair is held under tents rain or shine. For more information visit https://www.saugertiespubliclibrary.org/

• “Owning Earth,” an outdoor sculpture exhibition at Unison Arts, reopens with a special re-opening reception and catalog release party Saturday, June 11, from 5p.m. to 7p.m. Meet the artists, experience the artworks, and get a copy of the exhibition catalog. For more information visit https://www.unisonarts. org/

• Kingston Maennerchor and Damenchor Hall, 37 Greenkill

Ave., Kingston, will have its 152nd Annual Spring Concert on Sunday, June 12, from noon to 5:30 p.m. The event will begin with hors d’oeuvres from noon to 1p.m., followed by a concert by Bud Gramer from 1to 2p.m. The event include a luncheon, coffee and cake, and dancing. The cost is $40per person. The deadline for reservations is Saturday,

June 4. Call (845) 546-3534to RSVP. Visit kingstonmaennerchoranddamenchor.org for more information.

• Woodstock Harley Davidson and Basch & Keegan hosts

Cruise in 2022Bike, Car, Trike and Antique Nights from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on June 15, July 20 and Aug. 17at Woodstock Harley Davidson, 949 State Route 28, Kingston. Basch & Keegan attorneys will offer free evaluations of insurance declaration pages to these events to help bikers protect themselves and their bikes. For more information visit www.baschkeegan.com or www. woodstockharley.com.

• Staatsburgh State Historic Site will host two free presentations highlighting ongoing research initiatives to uncover marginalized Hudson Valley histories in recognition of Juneteenth Weekend. Bill Jeffway, Executive Director of the Dutchess County Historical Society, will lead a 50-minute Zoom presentation about the local free Black community of New Guinea in Hyde Park Thursday, June 16at 7p.m ., Then Staatsburgh’s Historic Interpreter Zachary Veith discusses his research into the Black people living and working in both the Staatsburgh estate and in the hamlet of Staatsburg, Sunday, June 19, at 1 p.m. Both programs are free, but reservations are required at www.bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS.

• The Brooklyn-based goth-folk duo Charming Disaster will take concert-goers to the underworld of the abandoned Widow Jane Cement mine on the property of the historic Snyder House

June 18, at 3 p.m. Charming Disaster’s set features macabre duets inspired by death, crime, folklore, science, and the occult in an all-ages show presented by the Century House Historical Society. The Century House Historical Society is located at 668state Route 213, Rosendale Visit https://www.centuryhouse.org/cd-22.

• Claryville Fire Department, 1500 Denning Road, Claryville, will have an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on Sunday, June 19, from 8a.m. to noon at the firehouse, 1500Denning Road, Claryville. Along with pancakes, there will be three types of eggs, French toast, hashbrowns, sausage, fire department specialties, orange juice, coffee, and tea. Admission is $9for adults, $5for children ages 5to 11. Children ages 4and under will be admitted free. Take-out orders are available by calling (845) 985-7270.

• Holy Cross/Santa Cruz

Church’s exhibition “Celebrate Holy Cross/Santa Cruz … Its Artists, Its Mission, Its Preservation” Saturday, June 25, from 1 p.m. to 4p.m. features works by talented artisan parishioners.

See paintings, jewelry, quilts, needlework, and fabric artists on display in the church and parish hall at 30Pine Grove Ave., Kingston and meet a recently published children’s book author. Tours of the church and the history of the carvings in the sanctuary will be available,

The Ulster Immigrant Defense Network will have an information table and the thrift shop will be open. For further information call the church office at (845) 331-6796.

• The Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase arrives at Bearsville Center, 277 — 297 Tinker Street, Woodstock October 21-23. View fine, contemporary, handmade acoustic guitars and stringed musical instruments, exhibited by their creators in an intimate gathering of stringed-instrument builders, players, collectors and aficionados and enjoy continuous live music, from 11a.m. to 6p.m. each day of the event in The Bearsville Theater Lounge. Additional seminars, workshops and concerts by separate admission. General Admission is $25per day. A threeday pass is $60. Advance tickets through the Bearsville Theater Box Office go on sale in June.

• Thomas Cole National Historic Site’s exhibition “Thomas Cole’s Studio: Memory and Inspiration” is set to run through Oct. 20, 2022, at the site, 218 Spring St., Catskill. The exhibition examines the famed Hudson River School artist’s final years before his death in February 1848. For more information and exhibit hours, visit www.thomascole.org/visit.

• Stone Ridge Orchard, 3012 state Route 213, Stone Ridge, will host Findings, a 40-vendor strong, curated market of specialized growers, boutique nurseries, antique dealers from around the globe and local makers from the Catskills, Hudson Valley and beyond. The market will showcase a plethora of plants, garden antiquities and handcrafted and farm-fresh goods. Tickets are $15and are available at Eventbrite by visiting https://bit.ly/3kdNPPG

• The Hudson Wednesday Market returns to the 7th Street Park on Warren Street, Hudson, each Wednesday from 4-7p.m. through Oct. 26. The grassroots farmers market features a diverse group of vendors. Local artisans interested in selling and showcasing their crafts can email upstreetmarket@gmail.com.

Visit upstreetmarket.wixsite.com/hudsonwedmarket/

• Girl Named Tom performs at the Bardavon, 35 Market,

St., Poughkeepsie, on July 15 at 8p.m. in a special benefit concert for Mid-Hudson Love

Inc. Tickets start at $35and can be purchased by calling (845) 473-5288, (845) 339-6088 by emailing boxoffice@bardavon.org, and at the Bardavon and at UPAC in Kingston, 601Broadway. Tickets can also be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com (but fees will apply).

• The New York City Opera and Teatro Grattacielo headline the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice in Phoenicia from Aug. 5-7. Featured performances include Teatro Grattacielo’s production of Mozart’s “Don Giovani ” Aug. 5, at 8:30 p.m., New York City Opera’s Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata” Aug. 6, at 8:30p.m. and “Opera in the Movies” in partnership with the Woodstock Film Festival on Aug. 7at 8:30p.m. Visit https://www. phoeniciavoicefest.org/.

• The Rhinebeck Farmers Market has opened for the season in the municipal parking lot at 61E. Market St., Rhinebeck. The market will take place every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the exception of Dec. 4, through Dec.

18. Visit rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com for more information.

• The Catskill Mountain Railroad’s Catskill Flyer scenic train rides have returned to the rails of the old Ulster and Delaware Railroad. The rides take place Saturdays through Sept. 17. Trains depart from the railroad’s Westbrook Lane station near the Hannaford Supermarket at Kingston Plaza in Kingston at 11a.m. 1p.m. and 3p.m. for an approximately one-hour ride. Tickets are $16, adults; $10 children (ages 2-12); $15, senior, military and veterans: and free for toddlers 2 and under on lap. Visit catskillmountainrailroad.com/

• The Senate House State Historic Site in Uptown Kingston is open. Hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m through Halloween. Tours leave on the hour, with the last tour leaving at 4p.m. Admission is $7for adults and $5for seniors. Children 12years of age and younger are free. For more information call (845) 338-2786, or visit https://parks. ny.gov.

• The Kingston Farmers Market has returned to its outdoor location in the Ulster County Courthouse parking lot, 285

Wall St. The market will be every Saturday from 9a.m. to 2p.m. until Nov. 19.

• Bike Friendly Kingston will host monthly evening “Slow Rides” on the first Thursday of each month through October. The guided rides, ranging from five to 20 miles, depart from the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster’s parking lot at 507Broadway at 6p.m. Dates are June 2, July 7, Aug. 8, Sept. 9and Oct. 6. Email eflynn@kingston-ny.gov. for more information.

• Maverick Concerts’ first full season since the start of the COVID-19pandemic runs from July 2 to Sept. 11 and will feature a mixture of chamber music, contemporary performers, world music and jazz. Maverick Concerts is located at 120Maverick Road, Woodstock. For more information and advance tickets visit https://maverickconcerts.org/ or call (800) 595-4849. COVID-19related safety protocols will be announced closer to the season.

• Bard SummerScape Festival features Richard Strauss’ comedic opera The Silent Woman (“Die Schweigsame Frau”), for five performances July 22,

24, 27, 29and 31at Bard’s

Fisher Center at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson as part of “Rachmaninov and His World.” Tickets start at $25. Visit fishercenter.bard.edu or call (845) 758-7900.

• Olana Partnership’s 13th annual Panorama Summer Program targeted at children ages 7-11 returns to Olana State Historic Site in July and runs the weeks of July 11-15, 18-22, July 25-29 and Aug. 1-5. Each week runs Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Families should register for a maximum of two weeks. Registration closes on or before June 15. Fees are $350per week for Olana Partnership members and $400 per week for nonmembers. Full scholarships and financial support for transportation are available for students who attend Title 1schools and/or receive SNAP and EBT benefits. Visit olana.org for additional information and to register.

• The Fairly New Thrift Shop, 58 Pearl St., Kingston, is open for shopping from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, and to accept donations from 10a.m. to 2p.m. Fridays. Call (845) 4814171 for more information.

• 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.-2p.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 10a.m. to 1p.m. and Wednesdays from 5to 7p.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. Visit peoplesplace.org to view the daily lunch menu and for more information. Call (845) 338-4030 for more information.

• 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, firstserve during business hours, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• The People’s Place Thrift Store and Boutique is open. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday and Wednesdays from 5 to 7p.m. Visit peoplesplace.org for more information.

• The People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center offers free weekly workshops and all are welcome. The center strives to enhance the quality of an individual’s life and help them build a stronger, healthier future through wellness classes, health screenings, nutritional guidance, alternative health modalities, and financial education. For more information and to register for workshops, visit www. peoplesplace.org/wellness-empowerment-center/ or call (845) 338-4030. Recurring weekly workshops include Yoga from

The Yoga House on Wednesdays from 10to 11a.m., “Mindfulness for Every Day Life” on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and “Fitness Fun for Everyone” on Wednesdays from 1:30to 2:30 p.m. All workshops take place at 775Broadway in Kingston. Parking is located in the rear at 17Saint James St. Facial masks must be worn inside People’s Place.

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