Calendar
Today, Dec. 14
Pickleball: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kingston YMCA, Browadway, Kingston. Instruction provided, new players welcome. Free to Y members. $10 nonmember day pass. Contact: pballkingston@gmail.com for free guest pass or information.
Class: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Artistic Anatomy Keith Gunderson. Students of all levels of experience and ages are invited to register at any time throughout the year. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock. (845) 679-2388
Class: 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Awareness through Movement, Lynn Kenny, certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-6090.
Class: 10 to 11 a.m. Chi Gong for healing and disease prevention. Hawksbrother. Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. (845) 687-6090.
Happy Apple Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 24 E. O’Reilly St. (across from the firehouses), Kingston. (845) 338-0833.
Computer Learning Center:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., teaching computer-related and digital photography classes. Room 201, Kingston Center of SUNY Ulster, 94 Mary’s Ave., Kingston. (845) 339-0046.
Story hour for ages 3-5: 10 a.m. Hurley Library, 44 Main St., Hurley. (845) 338-2092, hurley.lib.ny.us.
Parkinson’s Dance/Exercise Class: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Weekly group for Parkinson’s disease patients, caregivers & friends to address systems of the disease and other neurological disorders. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave., Kingston. $12 per class. Anne Olin at (845) 679-6250.
Storytime for ages 18 months and up: 10:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. Storytime for ages 18 months and up. (845) 876-4030. Storytime and crafts: 10:30 a.m. For children 5-to-9years-old, Plattekill Library, 2047 state Route 32, Modena. (845) 883-7286.
Hooks, Needles, Yarns & Threads: 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time. $1 Suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. Tivoli Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 7573771.
Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 282 Main St., Saugerties. Proceeds benefit Ulster County SPCA.
BrainGames: 1 p.m. at the Starr Library, 66 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. Brain Games is a fun program for older citizens using memory games and puzzles to help them expand their brain power. A volunteer leader guides the class of all skill levels through a series of mental exercises designed to stimulate and challenge their brain. Sponsored by the Office of the Aging. Free. www. dutchessny.gov/countygov/departments/aging or (845) 876-8799.
Game Day: 1 to 3 p.m. Game and Card day at the Red Hook Community Center (formerly the Northern Dutchess Bible Church), 59 Fisk St., Red Hook. Bring a friend or come and meet people. $1 suggested donation to cover cost of refreshments.
Mahjong: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 8764030.
After school story hour:
3:30 p.m. Grades 2 and 3. Stone Ridge Library, Main Street, Stone Ridge. (845) 687-2044, stoneridgelibrary.org/
Tech Time: 6 to 7 p.m. Sign up for a 15-minute one-toone session with a library staff member who will answer general computer questions. Town of Ulster Public Library, 860 Ulster Ave., Kingston (845) 338-7881.
Breast cancer support
group: 6 p.m. A peer-led support group from Breast Cancer Options. Featuring chair massage and educational talks. 84 Green St., No. 2, Hudson. (845) 339-HOPE or hopenemiroff@yahoo.com. Visit breastcanceroptions.org for more information on services and programs.
Open mic: 7 p.m. Sign up 7 to 7:45 p.m. The Lodge, 20 Country Club Lane, Woodstock. Doors open at 8 p.m. email: showtiem@gothamCityWork.com. Free admission.
Live Music: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Station Bar & Curio, Veronica Nunn with the Peter Einhorn Trio in the heated pavilion. 101 Tinker St., Woodstock.
Friday, Dec. 15 (to 3 p.m.)
Event: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Master and Apprentice Mixer. Meet with High school seniors who are researching projects for school. Each student picked a topic of interest. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030, Starrlibrary. org/ 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) 3380833.
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. 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) 2464317.
Storytime: 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. For children ages 4-5. Highland Public Library, 30 Church St., Highland. (845) 691-2275.
Lunch or Dinner Fundraiser:
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Baked or fried chicken, ribs, fish (tilapia). Pointe of Praise Family Life Center, 243 Hurley Ave., Kingston. $12. Call (845) 853-5427. Pick up or delivery.
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: 12-4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville.
Blood Drive: 2 to 7 p.m. Millbrook Fire House, 20 Front St., Millbrook.
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.