What’s happening

• Works by Rosendale-based abstractionist artist Ted Dixon will be on view at the Gallery at the Rosendale Theatre throughout February. An announcement noted the show, featuring Dixon’s works from 2022to the present, “reflects on how we can all make something from nothing.”

• Gardiner Library, 133Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner will present a monthly program titled “Read it and Eat! YA Book

Club” taking place the second Sunday of the month from 2 to 3p.m. Participants ages 12-18won’t just read it, they’ll taste it. Participants will read a book and then have it come to life in a whole new way while sampling foods and flavors from this literary pick. Books in the program will include “Harry Potter” on March 12, “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” on April 9 and “My Hero Academia” on May 14. Registration is required on the online calendar at www. gardinerlibrary.org. For more information, send an email to Carolyn at cthornez@rcls.org.

• SUNY Ulster will host an admissions open house for those interested in careers in the criminal justice or human services fields on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Room 217in Hasbrouck Hall at the college’s Stone Ridge campus, 491 Cottekill road. Department Chair professor

Jim Truitt will represent the college’s two criminal justice degrees, one leading directly to careers and the other leading to a transfer to a four-year college or university for a bachelor’s degree. Janay Gasparni from the department’s police academy and professor Keri McArdle from the college’s career and transfer human services associates degree and direct care practice certificate program will also be on hand. Prospective students and their families can learn more about criminal justice and human service programs, sample lectures, and ask questions about enrollment, financial aid, student support services, campus life, and more. Registration at https://conta. cc/3K12v2Q is required.

• Saugerties High School, 310 Washington Ave., will stage “Into the Woods” by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim on Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. The story is comical, emotional, thought-provoking and at times a bit strange, a release for the production said. The Tony Award-winning musical features characters from well-known fairy tales, including “Cinderella,” “Rapunzel,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

One of the storylines follows a baker (James McTague) and his wife (Ahmya Carrube) who are forced to go to the woods to seek out ingredients for a magic potion to help lift a curse that left them childless. In another bit, Cinderella (Grace Hopf) wants to attend the King’s Festival, while Jack (Sean Mahoney) wishes his cow Milky White would actually produce milk.

• The United Reformed Church, 9Church St., Bloomington, will be selling soup and a roll for $5 on Friday, Feb. 17, from 3 to 6 p.m.

• The village of Tannersville’s ice sculpture festival takes place Saturday, Feb. 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main

Street. Visitors are encouraged to bring tools and try their hands at carving a sculpture. For more information, call (518) 858-9094

• The Olive Fire Department’s Brooks Barbecue fundraiser returns Sunday, Feb. 19, from 3 to 6p.m. as a drive-thru event at the Shokan Firehouse on state Route 28. Dinner includes half a chicken or rack of ribs, baked potato, coleslaw, dinner and utensils. Pre-orders are highly recommended to guarantee a dinner. To order call (845) 657-2261.

• Trinity Lutheran Church at 72 Spring St. Kingston, will host a pancake supper on Feb. 21, at 6p.m. Meal includes pancakes, sausage, applesauce, fresh fruit, dessert and coffee or tea. Tickets are $11for adults, $7 for children ages 5-11and free for children five and under. For reservations call the church office at (845) 338-2954.

• The program, “Black Gardeners in the Hudson Valley and Beyond,” presented by Brenda Brockett, takes place on Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Starr Library, 68West Market St., Rhinebeck. Call (914) 2635298.

• The Hyde Park Rotary will host a comedy night benefit show featuring Kendra Cunningham and Katina Corrao on Friday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m. at Coppola’s on U.S. Route 9 in Hyde Park. Cunnigham is Boston-bred and Brooklynbased. Corrao has performed all over the U.S. Tickets are $65 and include dinner and a show. A cash bar will also be available. All proceeds benefit the Hyde Park Rotary Club and Rotary International’s End Polio Now vaccination campaign.

• The Woodstock Artists Association and Museum’s “Restoring Indigenous Voices: Landscapes from the Permanent Collection” will be on view at 28Tinker St., Woodstock, through April 9. Another exhibit, “Pressure and Presence: Contemporary Printmaking,” will be on display through Feb. 26in the Main Gallery. Shinnecock Nation tribe member and photographer Jeremy Dennis’ photos will be shown through Feb. 26. Gallery hours are Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. (closed major holidays). For more information, call (845) 679-2940 or visit woodstockart.org.

• The Elting Library, the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center and Phillies Bridge Farm Project will screen “Where Slavery Died Hard: The Forgotten History of Ulster and Shawangunk Mountain Region” Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7p.m. at the library, 93Main St, New Paltz. A discussion with guest speakers will follow the screening.

• The Rosendale Theatre will screen Carl Theodor Dreyer’s silent film “The Parson’s Widow” with live accompaniment by Marta Waterman Sunday,

March 5, at 2p.m. The comedic film centers around Sofren, a young theologian eager to get a parish and marry his fiance Mari. When he is granted a parsonage, he finds he’s required to marry the widow of the parson before him, Dame Magarete. Soon Sofren and Mari plot to get rid of her. Tickets are $6 and can be reserved at rosendaletheatre.org.

• The Catskill Ballet Theatre’s production of “Alice in Wonderland” opens at the Ulster Performing Arts Center at 601 Broadway, Kingston, Friday, March 10, at 7:30p.m. Additional performances are Saturday, March 11, at 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 12, at 4p.m. The cast is to feature professional dancers from various New York City-based companies including Camila Rodrigues as Alice accompanied by students from the Ballet School of Kingston. Tickets are $30for adults, $25for students, seniors and children under 12, and can be purchased at the UPAC box office at 601Broadway, Kingston, by calling (845)-339-6088 or online at ticketmaster.com, but fees apply.

• Trinity Lutheran Church’s Women of the Evangelical

Lutheran Church in America chapter will host a soup fundraiser March 19. Pickup is from 1-3p.m. at Trinity Social Hall at 72Spring St., Kingston. Options are cream of broccoli or chicken noodle. Prices are $5for a pint and $7for a quart. The deadline for orders is March 14. Order by calling (845) 338-2954.

• Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox’s Life in The Past Lane returns to the Bardavon, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie, on Thursday, March 30, at 8p.m. Tickets start at $49. Members get $5off. Call Bardavon at (845) 473-2072or the

Ulster Performing Arts Center at (845) 339-6088or email boxoffice@bardavon.org to purchase tickets. Tickets can also be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com but fees apply.

• The Rosendale Street

Festival, which will take place July 15and 16on Main Street in Rosendale, is accepting submissions for musicians who would like to perform and new logo designs as a part of a contest in February. Planning meetings have begun and interested volunteers can contact Dana at rsf.volunteers@gmail.com for meeting schedules and more information.

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

• 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 3to 7p.m. at 775Broadway, Kingston. Visit https://peoplesplacewec. simplybook.me/v2for more information.

• People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center offers free weekly workshops, featuring wellness classes, health screenings, nutritional guidance, alternative health modalities, and financial education. 775Broadway, 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 5 to 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, firstserve during business hours from 10a.m. to 1p.m. Call

(845) 338-4030for additional information.