What’s happening

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

• Hurley Reformed Church, 11Main St., Hurley, will be offering Brooks Chicken BBQ from Oneonta on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 4to 6p.m. The cost is $15and includes half of a chicken, coleslaw, a baked potato, a dinner roll and dessert. Drive-up and takeout orders are available. Call (845) 331-4121to reserve.

• The program, “Black Gardeners in the Hudson Valley and Beyond,” presented by Brenda Brockett, takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10a.m. at the Starr Library, 68West Market St., Rhinebeck. Call (914) 263-5298.

• The YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County and Bike Friendly Kingston will host a bike safety gear giveaway Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the parking lot at Holy Cross Santa Cruz Church at 30 Pine Grove

Ave. in Midtown, Kingston. Safety vests, reflective ankle straps, stickers and lights will be available.

Those on hand can also learn more about how state laws apply to bikers and walkers. Helmets and safety materials will be available to kids through the city of Kingston’s Creating Healthy Schools and Communities. A Spanish language interpreter will be present. No advance registration is required. While the event is free, donations are welcome. For more information call YMCA Bicycle Program Manager, Tom Polk at (845) 338-3810, Ext 102or email: tpolk@ymcaulster.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

217 in 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. • The Ulster County Civil War Round Table will meet Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. in the sixth-floor Legislative Chambers of the Ulster County Office Building, 244 Fair St., Kingston. Speaker Paul O’Neill will present a program titled “Gen. George H. Shape: Ulster County’s War Hero.” Sharpe served as commander of the 120th New York Volunteers and chief of the Bureau of Military Intelligence, which was instrumental in winning the Battle of Gettysburg. He was also the man responsible for bringing down Tammany Hall. The presentation is free and the public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Joel Craig at (518) 821-6548 or send an email to jgcraig61@ gmail.com.

• The Stone Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, 525Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, will have a Fish Fry on Friday, Feb.

24, from 5 to 7 p.m. Eat-in and take-out orders will be accepted.

• 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 Brooklyn-based. 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 28 Tinker 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 Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, is hosting a Baroque music event on Saturday, March 4, from noon to 2 pm. Musicians of all ages are welcome. Bring your instrument and a music stand and have fun celebrating the music of Vivaldi (it’s his birthday!) with other musicians in an open rehearsal of baroque music. RSVP to Manar at mh7405@bard.edu so there will be enough sheet music and if more information is needed. Listeners are welcome. Call (845) 757-3771 or visit www.tivolilibrary.org for more information. • Franklin D. Roosevelt High School’s students will stage “The SpongeBob Musical,” based on the classic Nicktoon series on Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 12, at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the school, 156 South Cross Road, Staatsburg. Bright costumes, creative props and dancing will take visitors into Bikini Bottom in this underwater tale of heroism, belonging, friendship and loyalty. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and children and can be purchased at https:// fdrhs.booktix.com/.

• Works by Rosendalebased 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 2022 to 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 2to 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 9and “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.