Calendar

Today, July 7

Monthly Meeting: 8 to 9 a.m. New Paltz Chamber monthly membership coffee. Coffee at One Epic Place, 122 Main St., New Paltz. Free admission. Online registration required. Visit Newpaltzchamber.org or call (845) 255-0243. Event: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Replica of Columbus’ ships the Pinta and Nina to land in Newburgh. While in port at the Riverfront Marina, 40 Front St., Newburgh, the general public is invited to visit the ships for a walk-aboard, self-guided tour. Admission charges are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $6 for students 5-16. Children under 4 are free. 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. Class: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mixed level Vinyasa, Anne Robinson. Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-6090. 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. Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival: Friday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday 5 a.m, to 8 p.m. Morning launches are free Saturday and Sunday at 6a.m. Barton Orchards, 63 Apple Treet Lane, Poughquag. General admission is $12. www.balloonfesthv.com or https://www.facebook.com/ DutchessChamber/ Toddler storytime: 10:30a.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. 1to 3-years-old, Saugerties Public Library, 91Washington 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) 2551255. Thrift Store: 12-4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville. Blood Donation: 1 to 6 p.m. Red Hook Rhinebeck Elks 2022, 7711 Albany Post Road, Red Hook. Scrabble Club: 1 p.m. Scrabble boards will be provided for players, though anyone is welcome to bring their preferred Scrabble board as well. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St., Port Ewen. 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. Summer Chess Club: 4 to 5 p.m. Tivoli Summer Chess Club. Come play chess with Library Clerk, Patrick. All skill levels welcome. All ages. East Room, Tivoli Free Library, 86 Brodway, Red hook. (845) 757-3771. LEGO Club: 4:15 p.m. For children ages 5 and up. Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530. Libratory: 4:30 p.m. An exciting, hand-on opportunity for children to participate in STEM learning in a fun, informal environment. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 8763241, www.redhooklibrary.org. Fundraiser: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Star Festival fundraiser for Bon-Ordori Dance for Peace/ Photgraph exhibition opening. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. Annual Bazaar: 5 to 11 p.m. The Immaculate Conception Church, 467 Delaware Ave., Kingston. July 7 and July 8 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Family fun, music, children’s games, arts/crafts booth, wine booth, plant booth, many raffles. Fabulous food: Fried dough, authentic Polish stuffed Cabbage, Polish sausage and peppers. Exhibit: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Opening reception. Vicky Gore, acrylic, pencil and pastel “Through the Years.” Town of Esopus, Duck Pond Gallery, 129 Canal St., Port Ewen. Event: 6 p.m. In our nature: stories of the outdoors with Hudson River Playback Theatre. Rail Trail Café, 310 River Road Extension., New Paltz. Free. www.hudsonriverplayback.org. Live Music: 6 to 7 p.m. Zach Davi-Rocking the Gazebo. Tivoli Free Library in the gazebo, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. In case of rain, the event will take place in the East Room of the library. Seating is limited, bring your own chair. www.tivolilibrary.org. Live Music: 6 to 9 p.m. Stevbe Gravino, jazz guitarist. Rabbit and Turtle Pub Restaurant, 302 Main St., Poughkeepsie. (845) 345-9481. 49th Annual Children’s Day Parade: 6 p.m. Lineup begins at 4:30 p.m. 2017 Theme: “Everything Disney.” Floats will step off at 6 p.m. at Pine Grove Avenue and Broadway, proceed to the top of Broadway, turn left onto Albany Avenue, right onto Clinton Avenue and right onto Westbrook Lane before ending behind the Herzog’s store, Kingston Plaza. Summer Concert: 6:30 p.m. Cherished Memories will take you back to the good old days of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road., Rhinbeck. (845) 266-5530. Event: 7 to 9 p.m. Veterans Demand End to Palestinian Occupation. Unitarian Fellowship (UUC), 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston. U.S. Veterans for Peace, along with Mike Peled. www.hudsonvalleybds.org. Star Nation Sacred Circle: First Fridays of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. Center for Symbolic Studies, 475 River Road Extension, Tillson. A not-for-skeptics discussion group concerning all things paranormal. Bring a drink, a snack to share and a comfortable lawn chair to sit under the stars afterwards for a UFO watch. Contact Jim Marzano at (845) 331-2662, airstudio@ aol.com or www.AirStudioGallery. com. Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sunday at 2 p.m. “Mary Poppins.” Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Road at Playhouse Lane, Woodstock. (845) 6796900. July 2 to 23. Live Music: 7:30 p.m. Dylan Doyle Band, cover charge $5. 21 and older. Uncle Willy’s, 31 N. Front St., Kingston. Live Music: 8 p.m. Genre: Swing, Old-Time, Neo-Soul, Chorale. Maverick Prodigies, The Ladles. Maverick concerts, 120 Maverick Road, Woodstock. (845) 6798217. Under 16 free. Students $5. Adults $10 at the door. Theatre: 8 p.m. doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music! Comedy! Mayhem! Arts at the Chocolate Factory, 54 Elizabeth St., Red Hook. This is not a dinner show. $15 per person, snacks and adult beverages available on a donation basis. For reservations, (845) 475-7973 or www.artsatthefactory.com. Theatre: 8 p.m. Step back in time with the Phoenicia Playhouse production of “The Wedding Singer.” Tickets $20, and $18 for students, seniors and members. Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church St., Phoenicia. (845) 6882279. July 7 to 23, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Dance Party: 8 p.m. Soul Purpose Swing and Motown Dance Party! A Benefit for the Rosendale Theater, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-8989. Tickets $25 at the door. Ballroom by request: 8 to 10:30 p.m. (First and third Fridays) Snap Fitness Studio, 1520 Route 55, LaGrangeville. Two quality lessons & practice time, hosted by seasoned teachers/performers Joe Donato and Julie Martyn. $10 for one lesson, $15 for both. (610) 420-4727, www.ballroomjoe. com, donato@dvol.com.