Today, Feb. 12

Baby/ Toddler Playgroup: 9:30 a.m. For ages infant to 5 years old, Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens. Children must be accompanied by parent, grandparents or caregiver. (518) 945-2580 or lesliecreed@hotmail.com. Exercise Program: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Adult/ Senior Exercise program. Andy Murphy Midtown Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston. Call Pat Johnson (845) 4817332 Happy Apple Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. 24 E. O’Reilly St., Kingston. To 3 p.m. (845) 338-0833. Fairly New Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 58 Pearl St., Kingston. (845) 481-4171. Under Threes Storytime: 10 a.m. For children birth-35 months with a caregiver. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. Sign up at (845) 647-5530. Hike: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Explore the Peter’s Kill area of Minnewaska. Snowshoes may be reserved and rented from the Park Preserve Office, for a discounted rate of $5 per person for this program. Sam’s Point Preserve, Minnewaska State Park Reserve, (845) 2550752 laura.conner@parks.ny.gov, www.nysparks.com. Pre-registration is required. Little Brainstormers: 10:30 a.m. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen, (845) 338-5580. esopuslibrary.org. Toddler storytime: 10:30 a.m. For children 12-36 months, Ellenville Public Library and Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-3350. Story Time: 10:30 a.m. Preschool story time. Early literacy activities and stories for children ages 3-5. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-3350. Musical storytime: 10:30 a.m. 1- to 3-years-old, Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317. Storytime: 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. For children ages 4-5. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St., Highland. (845) 691-2275. Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 282 Main St., Saugerties. Proceeds benefit the Ulster County SPCA. Canasta Players: 12 p.m. Gardiner Public Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255. Thrift Store: noon-4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxilary Thrift Shop, 850 Main Street, Margaretville. Kingston Library Ravelers Needlework Group: 1 to 3 p.m. The Story Hour Room, 55 Franklin St., Kingston. Adult knitters, crocheters and other types of needleworkers are welcome to join this informal gathering. Bring your needles, hooks, yarn, and other supplies, as well as ideas, patterns, and finished work to share and discuss. For more information, call the library at (845) 331-0507 or email Michele at micdelp@aol.com. Teen Book Group: 3 p.m. Stone Ridge Library, Main Street, Stone Ridge. (845) 687-2044. Free tutoring by appointment: 3 to 6 p.m. Homework clubs and after-school kid sitters. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St., Ellenville. (877) 576-9931. Anime Club, meets first and third Friday of every month: 3:30-6 p.m. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen, (845) 338-5580. esopuslibrary.org. Performance: 3 p.m. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom. The piece shows audiences of all ages what it took to struggle nonviolently and how it felt to be part of changing American history. Free, private performance for students at the school. Hudson High School, 215 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson. (518) 8284360. Film: 4 p.m. Presentation: A Screening of Original Short Films. Vassar Filmmakers Club and Film majors’ committee. Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Rosenwald Theatre, Room 109, Vassar College, 164 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 437-7470. Gamer’s Lounge: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Attention, gamers: Gamers’ Lounge is here! Grab your laptop and join us for some Minecraft, or go low-tech and play Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering or another card or board game with us! For kids 9 and up. No registration necessary. Limited public laptops available on a first-come-first-served basis. LEGO Club: 4:15 p.m. For children ages 5 and up. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530. Teen Decompression: 4:30 p.m. (Second and fourth Thursdays of the month; young adult program) Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 338-5580, esopuslibrary.org. Libratory: 4:30 p.m. This is what happens when a library gets mashed up with a library, resulting in an exciting, hand-on opportunity for kids to participate in STEM learning in a fun, informal environment. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 876-3241, www. redhooklibrary.org. Anime Club: 4:30 p.m. (second and fourth Friday of each month) (tween/ teen program). Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 3385580. Teen Decompression: 4:30 p.m. (second and fourth Friday) ( Young Adult Program), Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 338-5580. Wild World of Animals: 6:30 p.m. Bill Robinson will unleash his wild world of animals at the Red Hook Firehouse, 42 Firehouse Lane, Red Hook, during a program presented by the Red Hook Library. (845) 758-3241. Al Anon: 7 p.m. Woodstock, Friends and Family of Problem Drinkers, Woodstock Library, Route 212. Al Anon: 7:30 p.m. Bearsville, Friends and Family of Problem Drinkers, (Step) Overlook United Methodist Church, Roote 212. Al Anon: 7:30 p.m. Milton, Milton-Marlboro United Methodist Church, 112 Church St., (914) 4710075, or miltonafg@gmail.com. Theatre: 8 p.m. “The Ellington Effect: A Centennial Tribute to Billy Strayhorn.” Tickets: $40. Fisher Center, LUMA Theatre, Fisher Center, Bard College, 30 Campus Road, Annandaleon-Hudson. (845) 7586822, www.bard.edu.