What’s happening

Today, Oct. 28

Conference: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Creating Networks of Support for Families Living with Special Needs.” $15 includes meals. Register at devereuxny.org or (845) 758-1899.

Defensive Driving Course: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. AARP sponsored. In person preregistration required. Payment due at time of registration. $10 for AARP members, $25 for non-members. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rt. 28A, West Shokan. 845-657-2482.

30th Annual Craft Fair: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. M. Clifford Miller Middle School, 65 Fording Place Road, Lake Katrine. Admission $3. All proceeds to benefit Miller School. Kingston Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wall Street, Kingston. info@ kingstonfarmersmarket.org

Holy Cross Thrift Shop: 9 a.m. Holy Cross Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston. To 12 p.m. (845) 331-6796.

Thrift Store: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Church of the Comforter, Wynkoop Place, Kingston. Fairly New Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 58 Pearl St., Kingston. (845) 481-4171. Walking Tour: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Front entrance of Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. Free and open to the public. Rain or shine. (845) 437-7400. Harvest Festival: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. live music, local vendors, crafts, history shows and activities for children. Linlithgo Reformed Church, 447 Church Road, Livingston. (5180 610-0895.

Workshop: 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Sinterklaas Mask coloring. The Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030 or online at calendar@ starrlibrary.org. All materials provided. Free. Celebration: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community Appreciation Day. Ulster Savings Bank, 180 Schwenk Drive, Kingston. Free documentation shredding (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.). Limit two boxes per household, Furry friends from the UCSPCA, winter clothing collection, fun activities. Saugerties Farmers’ Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A gathering place for farmers, food and community. 115 Main St., Saugerties. Every Saturday except on Sept. 30. Through Oct. 28.

Teen Geek Squad: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Available to answer tech questions at the Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241, redhooklibrary.org. Hudson Valley Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fresh and local. Every Saturday year-round. Creig Farm, Pitcher Lane, Red Hook.

Family Yoga: 10:30 a.m. If you have a mat, bring it along. Register on the calendar at the starrlibrary.org or call (845) 876-4030. Super Saturday Story Adventures: 11 a.m. Woodstock Library District, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. Reading fun for the whole family with special guest storytellers. Check the website for weekly story events. www.woodstock.org. Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. 282 Main St., Saugerties. To 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Ulster County SPCA. Train Ride & Lunch: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 4 and 11 2 p.m., Nov. 18 11 a.m. and

2 p.m. Ride and dine in style aboard the Rip Van Winkle Flyer at the Delaware & Ulster Railroad. Departures from Arkville Station, 43510 state Route 28, Arkville. The fair includes a two-hour train ride to Roxbury with lunch aboard the train. The fee is $65 for the upper level of the dome car or $44 for seating in the lower level of the dome car. (800) 225-4132 or (845) 586-DURR or visit durr.org. Run: 11 a.m. UlsterCorps Zombie Escape. Fundraiser for UlsterCorps. Williams Lake, Rosendale. (845) 679-2485. Children’s Play: 11 a.m. “Chicken Little” by Bright Star Touring Theatre. For ages 3 and up. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-3088, ext. 13. Performance: 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-5106, ext. 2 or 10. 11 a.m. performance, children $5, adults $10; 7:30 p.m. performance, adults $30, student rush & children $10. Thrift Store: Noon to 4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxilary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville. Halloween Celebration: 12 to 3 p.m. Ulster Savings Bank, 7296 South Broadway, Red Hook branch. Rain or shine at the Municipal Lot on Prince Street in the village. Stories and crafts: 12:30 p.m. Ages 4-7. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317.

Presentation and Signing: 1 p.m. Come here master spooky storyteller Dan Poblocki talk about the latest book in his Shadow House series, “No Way out!” Barnes and Nobles, 1177 Ulster Ave., town of Ulster.

Book Signing & Talk: 1 p.m. Susan Goodier, co-author of the new book, “Women Will Vote,” and professor of history at SUNY Oneonta. Reservations recommended. Free. Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 9 Old Post Rd., Staatsburgh. (845) 889-3818.

Workshop: 1 p.m. Magic Ziploc. Kingston library, 55 Franklin St., Kingston. (845) 331-0507.

Walking Tour: 1 p.m. Rondout National Historic District walking tour. Hear how immigrants and entrepreneurs transformed farmland into a thriving maritime village during the era when Rondout was the terminus for the D&H Canal that opened in 1828. Some uphill walking. Adults $10, children $5. Friends of Historic Kingston members are free. Heritage Area Visitors’ Center, 20 Broadway, Kingston. (845) 339-0720, Fohk.org Reading and Book Signing: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Walter Keady, author of “Who Killed Lord Mulkaine?” Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front St., Millbrook. (845) 677-5857. Halloween Fest: 3 to 8 p.m. Hayrides, you-pick pumpkins, maze and many other experiential farm and a Halloween activities. Admission is free. Seed Song Farm, 160 Esopus Ave. Kingston. (845) 902-8154. Gala Reformation 500 Concert: 4 p.m. Celebrate the 500 year anniversary of the Reformation with choral

music, Indonesian gamelan, handbells and readings from around the world. Redeemer Lutheran Church, 104 Wurts St., Kingston.

Roast Pork Dinner: 4:30 to 7 p.m. St. John’s Reformed Church, 126 Old Post Road North, Red Hook. Adults, $16; children under 12, $8 per person. Children 5 and under free. (845) 758-1184.

Talk: 5 to 6 p.m. “Three Centuries of Catskill Art.” A Talk by Geddy Sviekauskas. Woodstock Library Forum, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. Free.

Harvest Festival: 5 to 8 p.m. Trunk or Treat. Grace Community Church, 160 Seremma Court, Lake Katrine. Rain date Oct. 29. Carnival games, bounce house, trick or treat and free food. Wear your family friendly costume, bring a bag to collect candy, and come and have some fun. (845) 382-2288.

Gallery: 5 to 7 p.m. Marie Mastronardo: a Retrospective. Wired Gallery, 11 Mohonk Road, High Falls.

Ghost Tour: 6to 9p.m. every half hour. Clermont Mansion, 87 Clermont Ave., Germantown. (518) 537-6622. Adults $12, friends of Clermont $8, children $5. Penny Social: 6:30p.m. drawing begins at 7:30 p.m. Saxton Firehouse, 3853 Route 32, Saugerties. (518) 943-2128. Cemetery Tour: 7 to 8 p.m. visits from with citizens of Kingston from 1777, guests will move through the Church’s cemetery, and stop at five stations to hear the stores of the leaders and inhabitants of Kingston’s colonial era. The Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. $10 per person for adults, children under 12 are free. Tickets/reservations at www.theatreontheroad.com

Live Music: 7 to 9 p.m. Betty and the Baby Boomers, The Halcyon Days of American Folk Music. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

Event: 7 p.m. Join us and the MidHudson Astronomical Association for a special night of astronomical observation at Ronnybrook Farm’s Globe Hill, Schultz Hill Road, Pine Plains. Free and open to all. In case of rain, the event will be rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4.

Concert: 8 p.m. The String Sampler Concert with Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge. Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Road at Playhouse Lane, Woodstock. (845) 679-6900.

Film: 8 p.m. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).” Box office opens at 6:30 p.m. $10, $8 members and those in costume. Prop bags will also be for sale for $5. No toast, rice or water, please. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-8989.

Event: 8 p.m. “Terror at the Mike.” Radio on Stage at the Shadowland, 157 Canal St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5511. Tickets $15.

Event: 8 p.m. The Ed Palermo Big Band. Jazz at the Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970.

Event: 8 p.m. Remembering the Great War: Songs, poetry, and images of World War I. Vassar College, Skinner Hall’s Martel Recital Hall, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. This event is free and open to the public.

Live Music: 8:30p.m. Costume Party with Breakaway with Robin Baker. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. (845) 658-2699.