What’s happening

• The play “God of Carnage” continues at Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56Rock City Road, Woodstock. The play will run each weekend until March 24, with Friday and Saturday shows starting at 7:30p.m. and Sunday shows starting at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at performingartsofwoodstock.org. For more information, contact Lesley Sawhill at ngpshakespeare@gmail.com or (845) 399-9613.

• A production of the Shakespeare play “Hamlet” will be shown at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661Route 308, Rhinebeck through Sunday, March 24. The play will run at 8p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and at 3p.m. on Sundays. Tickets start at $25and can be purchased online at centerforperformingarts.org or by calling the box office at (845) 876-3080.

• The Staatsburgh State Historic Site has begun tours, dubbed “The Real Gilded Age,” Saturdays in March at 11 a.m. at 75 Mills Mansion Drive, Staatsburg. Inspired by the HBO series “The Gilded Age,” the tours will take attendees through the historic Mills Mansion. Admission is $12 for the general public, $10 for seniors and students, and free for children 12 and under. Reservations are required, and can be made online at bookeo.com/staatsburghshs. For more information, call (845) 889-8851.

• Swedish folk act Sweden’s Lena Jonsson Trio will perform at the Ashokan Center at 477 Beaverkill Road, Olivebridge, on Friday, March 15, at 7 p.m. Lena Johnson Trio blends Swedish

Folk music with pop, rock and American roots music influences. Jonsson will be joined by guitarist Ian Carr and bassist Krydda Sundstrom. Advance tickets are $30, $20 and $10. For tickets and more information visit https://bit.ly/3wtYCyt.

• United Reformed Church, 9 Church St., Bloomington, will have a soup sale on Friday, March 15, from 3 to 6 p.m. A pint of soup and a roll will be sold for $6.

• Kingston High School Theatrics will present “Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical” for performances Friday, March 15, at 7p.m., Saturday, March 16, at 2p.m. and Sunday, March 17, at 4p.m. in the Wendell A. Scherer Theater at Kingston High School, 403Broadway, Kingston. Tickets are $16, $13for seniors and students. Tickets are available by email at tickets@kingstoncityschools.org or by calling (845) 943-3TIX (3849).

• A St. Patrick’s Day concert will take place Sunday, March 17, at 3p.m. at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 2578 state Route 212, Woodstock. Performing will be 17-yearold Ben Wien, a pianist in the Juilliard program in New York City. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, among other venues. The program will include works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Bach. Admission is free, although donations will be welcome.

• The Movies with Spirit series continues with a screening of the “drama “Great Freedom” on Saturday, March 16, at 7p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320Sawkill Road, town of Ulster. The film centers around a gay man in post-Nazi West Germany who was arrested and imprisoned for decades after the war for the “crime” of his sexuality, a description said. Hans Hoffman (Franz Rogowski) is one of the men found guilty in Sebastian Meise’s film. During his confinements, he ends up bonding with his cellmate and convicted murderer Viktor (Greg Friedrich), who is serving a life sentence. The 116-minute film is rated R. A trailer can be found at https://bit.ly/43tN6zT. Attendees over age 12are asked to contribute $10a person. A facilitated discussion will follow. Refreshments will be served.

• A screening and discussion of the film “The Disappearance of Shere Hite” will take place on Saturday, March 16, at 4 p.m. at the Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. The discussion will feature Hite Report Editor Regina Ryan. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $8for theater members. Tickets can be purchased online at https://rosendaletheatre.org. For more information, call (845) 658-8989 or send an email to info@ rosendaletheatre.org.

• A reading of the Irish play “The Lonesome West,” presented by Tangent Theatre Company, will be held Saturday, March 16 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.) at The Tin Barn, 1783 Route 9, Clermont. The reading is free to attend, but donations are welcome. Due to limited seating, RSVP is required. To RSVP, send an email to info@tangent-arts.org.

• The Comforter of Kingston, 26Wynkoop Place, Kingston, will have a St. Patrick’s Day dinner on Saturday, March 16, from 5to 7p.m. The format will be a continuous buffet service. Meals can be eaten on the premises or taken out. The menu will consist of lean corned beef, tender boiled new potatoes, simmered cabbage and carrots, Irish soda bread, cupcakes, tea, coffee, lemonade and iced tea. The cost is $20per person, $19 for seniors ages 65and older, and $12for children ages 6 to 9. Children ages 5and younger are free. For tickets, call (845) 688-5385or send an email to countrymanam@gmail.com.

• A theme trail social will take place Saturday, March 16, at Plattekill Reformed Church, 622 Kings Highway, Mount Marion. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., with the calling at 1 p.m.

• The March O’ The Faeries event arrives at Old Dutch Church at 272Wall St. Kingston, on Saturday, March 16, from noon to 3p.m. Visit fairy houses and wings, wands and crowns and hear storytelling. The event will also feature music and food. Costumes are welcome.

• The Olive Free Library Association’s upcoming exhibition, “In Search of the Goddess,” will open with a reception on Saturday, March 16, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Olive Free Library, 4033State Route 28A, West Shokan. The exhibition, showcasing the works of 34artists focusing on ancient and modern ideas of femininity, will continue until May 4. For more information, visit olivefreelibrary.org, send an email to director@olivefreelibrary.org or call (845) 657-2482.

• A discussion on the upcoming April total solar eclipse, featuring astronomer Bob Berman, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 at The Local, 16 John Street, Saugerties. Tickets start at $15.25.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit thelocalsaugerties.com.

• The Rhinebeck Grange No. 896 is hosting a winter soup sale on Thursday, March 21. Homemade soups are $10 per quart, takeout only, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pickup is at the side door of the Rhinecliff Firehouse at the corner of Shatzell Avenue and Orchard Drive in Rhinecliff. Email JoBaer2@gmail. com to receive the soup choices for each sale and to preorder online. Quantities are limited.

• Esopus Repair Café will take place Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ascension Church, 1585 U.S. Route 9W, West Park. Bring your broken items for skilled repair coaches to fix while you watch. No gas-powered items. Refreshments will be provided.

• A live comedy show, “A Sit-Down with Standups,” will take place Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. at the Byrdcliffe Theater, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. The show will feature comedians Mark Riccadonna, Patty Rosborough, Kevin Bartini, and Molly Densmore. Tickets are $30 for general admission and can be purchased online at the link https://bit.ly/3uZu47B. For more information, send an email to kevin.hartmann@ tvtechmanagers.com.

• “Night Fever,” a concert featuring tribute band The New York Bee Gees, will be held on Sunday, March 24at 7:30p.m at the Bardavon, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie. Tickets range between $55, $60, $65, and $75and can be purchased at the Bardavon or UPAC box offices from Tuesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5p.m. Tickets can also be purchased online at ticketmaster.com. Call (845) 473-5288or send an email to boxoffice@bardavon.org for more information.

• Fiction Writer Brian Evenson will give a reading on March 25 at 5 p.m. at the Weis Cinema on the Bard College Campus, 30 Campus Road, Annandale-On-Hudson. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (845) 7581539.

• A free lecture on the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment will be held on Thursday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Congregation Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave., Kingston. Call (845) 3384271 or visit cehv.org for more information.

• The 2024 John Burroughs Literary Awards Luncheon will be held Monday, April 1 at 12 p.m. at the Yale Club of New York City, 50Vanderbilt Ave, New York. Authors and illustrators will be receiving awards and signing complimentary copies of their books. Tickets are $157.34 for members and $183.27 for non-members. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.johnburroughsassociation.org.

• Coach House Players, 12 Augusta St., Kingston, will present You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running” for six performances from Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 14. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20, $18 for seniors ages 62 and older and $10 for youngsters and students ages 18 and younger. Ticket reservations can be made on line at coachhouseplayers.org. The theater is handicapped-accessible with assistance.