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Mescal Hornbeck Community Center at 56Rock Road, Woodstock. Evening performances are June
3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18, at 7:30p.m. Sunday matinees are June 5, 12 and 19, at
1:30 p.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 7:30 to 10:30 p.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 82Kelly Street, Rhinecliff Friday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. The album was recorded at the library last summer. Admission is a $10 suggested donation. For more information call (845) 876-2903.
• The Saugerties Library Street Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 4 on Division Street adjacent to the library on Washington Avenue. The free event features the special magic act of 16-year-old Tom Baker at 1 p.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 5 p.m. to 7 p.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 1 p.m., followed by a concert by Bud Gramer from 1 to 2 p.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) 546-3534 to 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. 17 at 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 16 at 7 p.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 gothfolk 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 8 a.m. to noon at the firehouse, 1500 Denning 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 $9 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 11. Children ages 4 and under will be admitted free. Takeout 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 4 p.m. features works by talented artisan parishioners. See paintings, jewelry, quilts, needlework, and fabric artists on display in the church and parish hall at 30 Pine 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 11 a.m. to 6 p.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 three-day 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, 3012state 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 farmfresh goods. Tickets are $15 and 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 4-7 p.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 8 p.m. in a special benefit concert for Mid-Hudson Love Inc. Tickets start at $35 and 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, 601 Broadway. 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 8:30 p.m. and “Opera in the Movies” in partnership with the Woodstock Film Festival on Aug. 7 at 8:30 p.m. Visit https:// www.phoeniciavoicefest. org/.
• The Rhinebeck Farmers Market has opened for the season in the municipal parking lot at 61 E. 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 10 a.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 $5 for seniors. Children 12 years of age and younger are free. For more information call (845) 3382786, 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 9 a.m. to 2 p.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 20miles, depart from the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster’s parking lot at 507 Broadway at 6 p.m. Dates are June 2, July 7, Aug. 8, Sept. 9 and Oct. 6. Email eflynn@kingston-ny.gov. for more information.