What’s happening

• The Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church St., will present TroupEnigma’s production of “World War II Radio Christmas” by Pat Kruis Tellinghusen, starting Dec.

1. This moving holiday show recreates the experience of attending a recording of a 1940s radio show. With a mix of Christmas and 1940s tunes, reenactments of postcards and letters from the home front as well as from across the sea, old-time commercials, and wartime sketches that bring the seriousness and, sometimes, light-heartedness of war to the home front, this is a touching and warm production for the whole family. The production runs from Dec. 1 to 11, with performances Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20, $18 for seniors and students. Military veterans will be admitted free. Visit phoeniciaplayhouse.com or call (845) 688-2279 for more information.

• Poets Penelope Hyde Levine and Matthew J. Spireng will appear in a spoken word poetry reading and performance Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills at 320Sawkill Road, in the town of Ulster. Tickets are

$5. Masks are required.

• The United Reformed Church at 9 Church St., Bloomington, is hosting its Christmas Bazaar, jewelry and bake sale on Friday,

Dec. 2, from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• The Immanuel Lutheran Church at 22 Livingston

St., Kingston, is hosting its Christmas Handcrafted and Gift Boutique Friday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3, from noon to 4 p.m. Browse Handmade jewelry, glass, baskets, quilled cards, ornaments, gifts, collectibles, and more. Free gift wrapping will be available for all items purchased. Entrance is at the lower parking area, masks are required when indoors.

• Up In One Productions will present the Christmas classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” starting Friday, Dec. 2, at The Center for Performing Arts, 661 state Route 308, Rhinebeck. The show runs through Sunday, Dec. 18, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling (845) 876-3080 or visiting centerforperformingarts.org.

• Betty Altman and Phil Miller will perform Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Road, town of Ulster as part of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild Kingston Chapter’s Coffeehouse series. Altman and Miller will perform original and cover songs that combine flavors of folk and jazz into a smooth engaging blend of acoustic contemporary music. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $7, $6for Folk Guild members.

• The Town of Ulster Public Library, 860Ulster Ave., town of Ulster, will present a geology program titled “Rock Your Socks Off: An Exploration of New York State’s Geology and Paleontology” with environmental educator, field ecologist and geologist Victor C. Capelli on Dec. 3. Program participants will be able to pick up and examine rock, mineral and fossil specimens from all over the state and listen to the descriptive narrative and their natural history explanations from handouts and visual displays which will accompany them. Attendees are urged to bring in their rocks, minerals and fossils for identification. Call the library at (845) 3387881 for more information.

• The Woodstock Library Forum will present a special evening of music with

Trios + 1 on Saturday, Dec. 3, starting at 5p.m. at the library, 5Library Lane, Woodstock. The group consists of Brian Hollander, Fran Hollander, Tim Kapeluck and Geoff Harden. They will perform country songs, true musical stories, some originals and standards, and intricate harmonies.

• The Ruby Fire Department will host a “Santa Run” event beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Members of the department will join Santa and his elves to hand out candy canes throughout the community. Listen for the sirens and horns to know when Santa is nearby.

• The Clinton Historical Society will have its annual Holiday Craft and Gift Fair on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the

Creek Meeting House, 2433 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton Corners. Local crafters will be selling their items. The society will be selling holiday decorations along with homemade baked goods. There will also be homemade soup for lunch, to eat in or take out. Proceeds from the sale go to support their mission.

• Repair Café Woodstock will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock. Volunteer repair coaches work on your broken item while you stay to watch, sometimes assist, and ideally to learn. They work on furniture of all types, lamps, small appliances, jewelry, clothing, knits, electronics, wood items, knife and tool sharpening, and more. The café will feature antique pastel restoration. On the café side, hot coffee and tea will be available for free, and baked treats and fruit will be for sale. For more information, visit RepairCafeHV. org, or email RepairCafe@ woodstock.org.

• Elizaville United Methodist Church, 740 county Route 2, Elizaville, will have a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the church hall. In the event of inclement weather, the event will take place Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a large variety of decorations, gifts, crafts, wrapping paper, toys, curios, and more. There will also be a baked goods table that will include cheesecakes. Breakfast and lunch will be available, with soups, sandwiches, pasta to go, and dessert items. For more information, call (845) 7562338 or (845) 756-5192, or, on the day of the event, call the church hall at (845) 756-5602.

• Kingston Maennerchor and Damenchor Hall, 37 Greenkill Ave., Kingston, will host Christkindlmarkt, A German Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be chocolates, frozen lamb chops, goat milk, soaps and lotions, jewelry, homemade crafts and more. The café will be serving German potato pancakes, chili and other light fare. Call (845) 338-3763 or (201) 790-4453 for more information.

• Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, will host a Local Artists Holiday

Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There will be colorful pottery, handmade allnatural bath products and soaps, decorated wreaths and sprays, hand-crafted bracelets, artisanal clocks, one-of-a-kind sewn handbags, pouches and dog collars with custom fabrics. There will also be all-atural skincare products, unique handcrafted silk and merino wool Nuno felt scarves, and soft felted domestic and woodland animals along with holiday cards and unique jewelry. Call (845) 255-1255or visit www. gardinerlibrary.org for more information.

• Sam’s Point Educator Becca Howe-Parisio will discuss how animals make it through the harsh, cold winter months during a talk Saturday, Dec. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Cragsmoor Free Library, 355Cragsmoor Road, Cragsmoor. Discover what these critters do to survive, be it hibernation, hunkering down or staying active. Participants will also learn how to look for signs of animals in winter during a short walk around the library and make plaster animal tracks to take home with them. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Preregistration is required by calling Library Director Nancy Krum at (845) 6474611 or by emailing nancy@ cragsmoorfreelibrary.info.

• The Town of Esopus will have its Winter Wonderland Parade on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 5:30 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the parade will take place Dec. 4. Floats with lights and decorations and participants are needed. Examples include decorated floats, unique cars and trucks, organizations, businesses, fire departments, ambulances and horses. For more infomation, call Kathryn Robinson at (845) 706-9168 and RSVP by Thursday, Dec. 1, to be included in the parade. Hats and mittens will be collected for local schools. Drop-off boxes will be at the Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Mario’s Pizza, Smitty’s and Dollar General.

• The YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County will host its 34th annual Reindeer Ramble 5K holiday road race/walk on Sunday, Dec.

4. Proceeds will benefit the YMCA Strong Kids Scholarship Fund. The event starts at 11:30 a.m. from the YMCA at 507 Broadway rain, snow or shine. Day-of-race registration and packet pickup starts at 10:30a.m. Preregistration fees are $20for adults and $10for students. Register at https://bit. ly/3Vv55Ap.

• The Friends of the Saugerties Public Library hosts the Festival of Trees on Sunday, Dec. 4, from noon to 4 p.m. All are invited to decorate a tree for the event. Visit the library’s website at https://www. saugertiespubliclibrary.org/ to view the requirements and fill out a submission form. Trees may be dropped off at the library until Dec. 3.

• Holiday in the Village returns to the village of Saugerties on Sunday,

Dec. 4, from noon to 6 p.m. Visit Santa at the Kiersted House, stop by the Festival of Trees at the Saugerties Library or visit a craft fair and market and holiday activities at the Saugerties Boys & Girls Club from noon to 4 p.m. Free traditional horse-drawn wagons will depart from the Village Firehouse from 1-3 p.m. Toy raffles will be at 1, 2:30, and 4p.m. A community tree and menorah lighting at the Reis parking lot and a traditional fireman’s parade through the village are scheduled for 5 p.m. with the presentation of trophies for fire trucks at 5:30p.m. The festivities then conclude with a tree lighting at Seamon Park and a reading of “The Night Before Christmas.”

• The Kingston Model Railroad Club’s annual open house continues Saturdays and Sundays, from noon to 5 p.m. through Dec. 4. This complete O-scale railroad features modern and vintage scale models of steam and diesel locomotives passing through scenery modeled after the Hudson Valley. Also view trolleys, a circus train and Thomas the Tank engine. Tickets are $6 for adults and $2 for children under 12.

• Historic Red Hook’s annual benefit auction will take place online. It runs through Sunday, Dec. 4, at 6p.m. Offerings will include personal tours of historic homes, ice cream-naming opportunities, insider visits to working farms, vacation getaways to Nantucket and the Berkshires, and much more. The final 90 minutes of bidding can be viewed at the Elmendorph Inn, 7562 North Broadway, Red Hook, where there will be holiday drinks and trivia, on Dec. 4 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Visit historicredhook.org/auction for more information.

• The Elmendorph Inn, 7562 North Broadway, Red Hook, will have its holiday open house on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be live holiday music, hot mulled cider, homemade cookies and fresh-baked treats. Visit https://www. historicredhook.org/upcoming-events/holidayopenhouse2022.

• Lifespring: Saugerties Adult Learning Community’s Winter ’22/‘23programming includes presentations on Dec. 7, Jan. 4 and March 1 as well as a mini-course series in February. The free programs are open to anyone interested in attending and will be held via Zoom with prior registration required. The first program is at 11am on Wednesday, Dec. 7, “Stories of Marginalized Workers on the D & H Canal,” presented by Bill Merchant, historian and curator of the D&H Canal Historical Society. The deadline to register is Dec. 5. www.Lifespringsaugerties.com.

• Athens American Legion Post No. 187will have its annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 9 a.m. at Athens Veterans

Park next to Fifth Street in the village. Visit https:// fb.me/e/5OTLPHPom for more information.

• Made in Kingston returns with a new home at the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County at 507 Broadway Thursday, Dec. 8, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dozens of artists and makers will showcase an eclectic range of items right in time for the holiday gift-giving season. Admission is free.

• The Catskill Glee Club will present its 93rd annual Winter Concert on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Reformed Church, 310 Main St., Catskill. The club will present a variety of traditional and contemporary seasonal songs. The Glee Club’s guest artist this year will be the Greenville High School’s Select Treble Chorus. The combined choruses will sing G.F. Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” and J. Rutter’s arrangement of “Silent Night.” An array of home-baked treats and fellowship will follow. A donation of $10 is suggested. The 26-voice male chorus, with members from Greene and surrounding counties has been bringing quality music to the Hudson Valley since 1927. Doors open at 7:00 pm for the 7:30 pm performance. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Visit the Club’s Facebook page or website: CatskillGleeClub.org for further details.

• St. James United Methodist Church, 29Pearl St., will have a Cookie Caper and Gift Fair on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Homemade cookies will be sold for $12 per pound. Preorders will be accepted until Dec. 9 and can be made by calling (845) 331-3030 or sending an email to stjamesumc. kingston.news@gmail.com.

• The Olive Free Library, 4033state Route 28A, West Shokan, will have its annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10a.m. to 4p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, from 11a.m. to 3p.m. The event will feature, local makers, raffle prizes and homemade cookies for sales. Local artisans and craftspeople will be set up in the library’s Community Room and lower floor to offer unique, handmade goods ranging from embellished denim and holiday ornaments to handknit and hand-crocheted scarves and original artwork and more. All proceeds will benefit the library. Call the library at (845) 657-2482, send an email to programs@ olivefreelibrary.org or visit olivefreelibrary.org for more information.