What’s happening

• Temple Israel of Catskill will host an Autumn Arts and Craft Fair at 220Spring Catskill on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Items include paintings, photographs, woodcraft, jewelry, pottery, knitwear and housewares. There will be vendors, a silent auction, raffles and a bake sale. Proceeds benefit World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that feeds refugees from Ukraine and other regions.

• NY StateWide Senior Action Council will host HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Doyle on Oct. 27 from 1-3 p.m. at the Senior Hub at 1003 Development Court in the town of Ulster. Doyle will provide updates on HealthAlliance during this free talk. Light refreshments will be served. Participants are asked to please RSVP by Oct. 25 to Claire O’ Brien by calling (908) 442-0142 or emailing claireaob@yahoo.com.

• Goth-folk duo Charming Disaster will bring their Musical Tarot Show to Rough Draft Bar & Books in Uptown Kingston for a free concert at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 just in time for Halloween. The Brooklynbased duo of Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris perform songs inspired by death, crime, myth, magic, science and the occult. Visit roughdraftny. com.

• The Town of Ulster is holding a Trunk or Treat event at the town hall parking lot, 1 Town Hall Drive, Lake Katrine, on Saturday, Oct. 29 (rain date is Oct. 30), from 5 to 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. The event will feature Trickor-treating, donuts and cider. To be a “trunk,” call the town clerk at (845) 382-2455.

• Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St., Catskill, will host an Autumn Art & Craft Fair on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 10a.m. to 4p.m. The fair will feature paintings, photographs, woodcraft, jewelry, pottery, knitwear and housewares. There will also be a silent auction, raffles and a bake sale. Proceeds will benefit World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that feeds refugees from Ukraine and other regions in crisis, and Temple Israel of Catskill.

• High Falls Food Co-op, 1398state Route 213, High Falls, will have a pumpkinpainting party with cider donuts and cider on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. Painting will take place under a tent in the co-op’s parking lot. In addition, Wightman Fruit Farm will be on hand with some fund and educational apple tasting. Admission is free with a canned good(s) donation. The store will be open for regular shopping with housemade hot soup, sandwiches, salads and all of its regular offerings.

• Kingston Kiwanis Kapers will be performed on Oct.

20, 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the George Washington Elementary School, 67Wall St., Kingston. Written and directed by Steve Klein, this year’s title is “More or Less Miserables.” Ticket prices for Thursday, Oct. 22 are $20, and $7 for seniors; and $20 on Oct. 21 and 22. Tickets may be purchased from any Kiwanis member or at the door.

• The Friends of Rhinebeck Cemetery’s living history tours return to Rhinebeck on Oct. 22 and 23. Theatre on the Road’s performers, wearing authentic costumes, will bring six spirits to life, each of whom contributed to Rhinebeck’s past. All tours start at 3p.m. There will also be accessible tours at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 22. Enter through the Mill Road gate. Tickets are $15, adults: $10, students; $8, seniors and children under 12 and can be purchased by visiting www.friendsofrhinebeckcemetery.org.

• Rochester Reformed Church, 5142 U.S. Route 209, Accord, will have a pulled pork dinner on Saturday, Nov. 12. The cost is $15 and the format will be take out. Pick up will be available from 5 to 7p.m. The meal will consist of slow-cooked pulled pork, a roll, cole claw, cheesy potatoes and dessert. Call Debbie at (845) 443-1386.

• The Comforter of Kingston, 26 Wynkoop Place, Kingston, will host a meat lovers dinner on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 5 to 8 p.m. It will be a continuous buffet. Eat-in and take-out meals available. Call (845) 688-5835or send an email to countrymanam@ gmail.com for tickets.

• The Catskill Mountain Railroad’s Pumpkin Express Trains offer riders a chance to pick out a pumpkin as they ride the rails of the Ulster & Delaware Railroad on Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 22, 23, 29 and 30. The pumpkins will be spread out on the flat cars and passengers can select one to take home and decorate. The round trip lasts approximately 75minutes. Trains depart the railroad’s Westbrook Station at 55 Kingston Plaza Road at 10 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. each day. Tickets are $20 for adults, $19, for seniors, military and veterans; $14for children ages 2-12; and free for toddlers under

2. To purchase tickets and for more information visit https://catskillmountainrailroad.com.

• Rachel Wagman will sing selections from Strauss, Mozart, Duparc Stravinsky and more in concert on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. at Temple Israel of Catskill, 220 Spring St., Catskill. A lifelong member at Temple Israel, the soprano performed there on several occasions while she was a student. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at www.TempleIsraelofCatskill.org/donate.

• Writer and producer Joe Baer will perform the oneman show “Samuel Clemens: Tales of Mark Twain” at the Hurley Reformed Church in Hurley on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 2p.m. The performance chronicles eight decades of Samuel Clemen’s Life and includes passages from throughout his life. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and benefit the Hurley Library and its programs. To purchase tickets visit https://bit.ly/3RBfXdT or by calling (845) 338-2092.

• Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery will hold a free educational tour of its crematory facilities at 205 W. O’Reilly St., Kingston, on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 5to 7p.m. Attendees can see Wilwyck’s crematory facility and learn about crematory and cremation process. Light refreshments will be served throughout the event. Please RSVP by Nov. 8 by calling (845) 331-0199.

• Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner, will host its second annual Haunted Library Event on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 4:30 to 6:30p.m. Costumes are encouraged. Masks are recommended. No registration is required. Follow the yellow brick road past the Emerald City for the very young. Take a spooky stroll through an underwater cave, past slithering snakes, encounter an alien invasion and lots more for all ages who like a fun scare and surprise. Treats include local apples, Stewart’s chocolate milk and candy. Visit gardinerlibrary.org or call (845) 255-1255 for more information.

• The Sinterklaas clothes swap and Sinterstore benefit for Sinterklaas The Sinterklaas clothes swap and Sinterstore benefit is Sunday, Oct. 23, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Old Buckeley Middle School Gym renamed Dutchess Shepard at the corner of Market and Mulberry streets in Rhinebeck. Swap up to 20 items including women’s clothing, jewelry, accessories, handbags and shoes. All items should be in very good condition on hangers, please no t-shirts. Then shop the Sinterstore featuring designer clothes, accessories, gift jewelry and gift certifications and Sinterklaas’ own famous cashmeres. There will be a raffle Admission is via a $25donation. Early drop-off is Oct. 22 or bring your items the day of the event. Sinterklaas is set to be held Dec. 3.

• The Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s Northeast Region will hold the Hudson Valley Team Hope Walk on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 10a.m. at the Walkway Over The Hudson. For more information visit https:// northeast.hdsa.org/events/ hudson-valley-team-hopewalk/

• Soup sales will take place at the Rhinecliff Firehouse, 17 Shtazell Ave., Rhinecliff, on the third Thursday of the month — Oct. 20, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15 — from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Soup will be sold by the quart for $10 per quart. Only take-out orders will be available. Soup can be picked up at the firehouse side window on Orchard Street. The sales are sponsored by the Rhinebeck Grange. Send an email to JoBaer2@gmail.com to preorder online and to be emailed the soup choices.

• The Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase arrives at Bearsville Center, 277-297 Tinker St., Woodstock, from Oct. 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.

• The Hurley Library presents “Samuel Clemens: Tales of Mark Twain,” a two-act play that tells the story of the iconic author on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. at the Hurley Reformed Church, 11Main

St., Hurley. The 100-minute play, featuring actor Joe

Baer as Samuel Clemons, traces nearly eight decades of the famed author and lecturer’s life. Tickets are

$15 in advance or $20 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased online at www. hurleylibrary.org, by calling (845) 338-2092, or by stopping at the library at 48Main St. Hurley. For more information visit, www.BaerhandsTheater.com.

• The St. Remy Fire Department at 564 Main St., St. Remy will host a Brooks BBQ take-out dinner fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 12, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dinners include a half chicken, baked beans, cole slaw, cornbread and dessert. Tickets are $15per dinner in advance and $16 at the door. Anyone wanting to pre-order should call (845) 853-8559, leave a message with name and number, and the call will be returned.

• The Friends of the Saugerties Public Library will host its annual wine and cheese fundraising event at Total Tennis at 1811 Old Kings Highway, Saugerties Nov.

16, at 6:30 p.m. A speaker will be announced at a later date. A food drive seeking canned goods and other nonperishable items to benefit Saugerties-area food pantries will also be held. Admission is $10 for Friends members and $12 for non-members. Membership applications will be available.

• Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox’s Life in The Past Lane returns to the Bardavon, 35Market St., Poughkeepsie, on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 8p.m. Tickets start at $49. Members get $5 off. Call Bardavon at (845) 4732072or the Ulster Performing Arts Center at (845) 3396088 or email boxoffice@ bardavon.org to purchase tickets. Tickets can also be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com but fees apply.

• People’s Place, in partnership with Institute for Animal Happiness, has brought back the Happy Cart to the parking lot at 17St. James St., Kingston every Wednesday from 4to 6p.m. The Happy Cart offers plant-based food to our community to taste and is free. happyvegancart.org.

• People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center’s monthly Evening Of Holistic Health collaboration with the Holistic Health Community continues. The first Wednesday evening of each month from 3 to 7 p.m. at 775 Broadway, Kingston. https:// peoplesplacewec.simplybook. me/v2/.

• People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center offers free weekly workshops, featuring wellness classes, health screenings, nutritional guidance, alternative health modalities, and financial education. 775 Broadway, Kingston. For more information and to register for workshops, visit www.peoplesplace.org/ wellness-empowerment-center/ or call (845) 338-4030.

• People’s Place Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Wednesday evenings from 5to 7p.m. at 17St. James St., Kingston. Donations of fresh and shelf-stable foods are being accepted. Call (845) 338-4030.

• 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. Call (845) 338-4030 for additional information.

• The Hurley Heritage Society Museum at 52 Main 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 1870 and 1875. The exhibition features five new paintings this year. Museum hours are Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 4 p.m.

• 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.

• 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/

• 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.