Calendar
Today, Jan. 28
Pickleball: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kingston YMCA. Instruction provided, new players welcome. Free to Y members. $10 non-member day pass. Contact: pballkingston@gmail.com. for free guest pass or information.
Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. 282 Main St., Saugerties. To 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit UCSPCA. Event: 12 to 4 p.m. Japanese Traditional Annual Event: Hatsugama. Join us for the authentic tea experience. Gomen-Kudasai New Paltz, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. $8, including a bowl of matcha tea and wagashi. (845) 255-8811 Trivia Contest: 1 to 3 p.m. Red Hook Public Library’s annual Trivia Contest returns to Cancun’s Family Mexican Restaurant. Doors open at 12:15 p.m., come early to select your table. Registration is $60 for a team of five or $72 for a team of six. Contact Karen Sipperley at (845) 7580277 or by email sippinredhook@aol.com to register your team. Film: 2 p.m. National Theatre Presents Follies. Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first time at National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-8989; www.rosendaletheatre.org. $12/$10 members. Event: 3 to 5 p.m. Talking Sen$e: How do we achieve a sustainable future? Climate Lobby of Columbia County. Hudson Area Library, 51 N. 5th St., Hudson. Info. brucefrishkoff@gmail.com. Free.
Concert: 3 p.m. A concert celebrating the ground breaking partnership between the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing). Bard College, 30 Campus Rd., Annandale-on-Hudson. (845) 758-6822. www.bard.edu. Tickets: suggested donation $10.
Event: 4 p.m. Hudson Valley YA Society: Marieke Nijkamp, Kim Purcell, Jennifer Castle & Samira Ahmed. Oblong Books and Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-0500; oblongbooks.com.
Live Music: 7 p.m. Young Performers Showcase. This program represents Club Helsinki Hudson’s commitment to presenting regional and emerging talent. Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia St., Hudson. 518-828-4800 Event: 8 p.m. Mr. Gone. (Electro Jazz Fusion ala Weather Report + Herbie Hancock). The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970.