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piano, Anton Denner-flute/ piccolo, Ken Filiano-bass. Admission $10. Beattie Powers Place, Prospect Ave. & Bridge St., Catskill. www.beattiepowersplace.blogspot.com www.PlanetArts.org For reservations Planet Arts, (518) 9452669 or planetarts@gmail.com Charming Disaster: 7 p.m. April 14. Brooklyn folk-noir duo Charming Disaster at Kingston’s Rough Draft Bar and Books, 82 John St., Kingston. No cover/suggested donation.

Straight No Chaser: 8 p.m. April 14. UPAC, 601 Broadway, Kingston. Tickets $50, $70, $90 and may be purchased at: UPAC or Bardavon, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie or Ticket Master, (800) 745-3000. www. ticketmaster.com.

Concert: 2 p.m. April 15. The Musical Society of Kingston presents Spring Benefit Concert. Donations benefit the Kingston High School Music Scholarship Fund. The Church of the Holy Cross, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston. Admission is free, but donations to the scholarship fund will be gratefully accepted.

Concert: 2 to 3 p.m. April 15. doors open at 1:30 p.m. Eric Aweh in concert. Ellenville Public library and Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530

Family Concert: 3 p.m. April 15. Iva Bittova: Force of Nature. Tickets $10 adults, free for children 18 and under. Hudson Valley, 327 Warren St., Hudson. (518) 822-1438

Concert: 3 p.m. April 15. Pianist Yalin Chi: classical pianist. Admission $15, seniors $12, students free. Saugerties Unite Methodist Church, 59 Post St., Saugerties. (845) 679-5733; saugertiespromusica.org

Concert: 3 p.m. April 15. Puck Quartet & Sebastian Lambertz clarinet. Brahm clarinet quintet. Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society, 60 East Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-2870

Concert: 3 p.m. April 15. Amaranthus Ensemble. Featuring works by Mozart and Beethoven. Central Valley

United Methodist Church, 12 Smith Clove Road, Central Valley. (845) 928-6570.

Rene Bailey: 4 p.m. April 15. An afternoon with Hudson Valley legend Rene Bailey. Ellenville Reformed Church, 188 Canal St., Ellenville. Admission: donation. Reception to follow. (845) 647-4130 Symphonic Band: 8 to 10 p.m. April 17. Concert Series, . Cost $8 general public, $6 senior (62+), and SUNY New Paltz faculty/staff, $3 student. Julien J. Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz, Hawk Dr., New Paltz. (845) 257-2700

Live Music: 8:30 to 10 p.m. April 18. Paul Moran releasing his new album. Jim Eigo Jazz Promo, 272 State Route 94 South #1, Warwick. (845) 986-1677.

Live Music: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays, Station Bar & Curio, Veronica Nunn w/ Peter Einhorn Trio. in the heated pavilion. 101 Tinker St., Woodstock. Bridge Music radio broadcasts: Public sound-art installation featuring the music of Joseph Bertolozzi using sounds from the Mid Hudson Bridge. Sitespecific radio broadcasts at 95.3FM from JohnsonIorio Park, Ransom Road, Highland. Year round. Free. http://www.josephbertolozzi.com/bridge-music/

Dance

Zydeco Dance: 8 to 11 p.m. April 13. Zydeco Dance with Zydegroove. White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave., Kingston. The Empty Bottle Ramblers hail from New England, but they sound as if they are from Southwest Louisiana. Free dance lesson at 7 p.m. Beginner welcome. No experience necessary. No partner needed. $15 ($10 with F/T student ID). (914) 388-7048.

Dance: 8 to 11 p.m. 7:30 to 8 p.m. April 14., Beginner lesson. The first dance in the Clinton Community Library’s Contra Dance series. 1215 Centre Rd., Rhinebeck. (845) 266-5530.

MorDance: 2:30 p.m. April 15. Morgan McEwen, Artistic Director, stayed true to classical roots while smoothly blending contemporary form. Tickets: all seats $10. Kaatsbaan International Dace Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-5106 ext. 2 or 10.

Dance Class: 4 to 4:50 p.m. Beginning today, April 19 to June 7 for children (4-8) . The Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock.

Lectures and workshops

Birding Basics: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 13. Are you interested in birds or birdwatching? Join Nick Martin, Park Educator. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255.

Discussion: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 13. Morning Panel: “Warhol x Collaboration Curators Discuss their approaches to Exhibiting Warhol’s Work” College Terrace, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Discussion: 2 to 4 p.m. p.m. April 13. Morning Panel: “New Approaches to Exhibiting Warhol and his World” College Terrace, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz.

Workshop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Basket weaving workshop offered at Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route. 209, Marbletown. 18-person limit. Advance reservations required at (845) 7029206

Writing Workshop: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14. The Gardiner Library will host “Escribir Borracho, Editar Sobrio” (aka Write Drunk, Edit Sober) a writing workshop with Steven Lewis. 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. (845) 255-1255.

Public Forum: 1 p.m. April 14. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and museum —as part of its Goodman Initiative for American Youth – will host a public forum “What It Means to be a Good Citizen.” Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home, 4079 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park. www.fdrlibrary.org.

Talk: 2:30 p.m. April 14. Actor Harry Lennix to speak on “Art and Spirituality” in the Martel Theater in the

Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required: www.vassardrama.tix.com or boxoffice@vassar.edu. Spring Salon Conversation Series: 3 to 5:30 p.m. April 14. Bard College and Hudson River Heritage will co-present a series of discussions this spring on the work of Alexander Jackson Davis, America’s leading architect of country houses in the mid-19th century – many of them, including Montgomery Place. There will be 4 series, Admission $25 per session or $90 for the entire series. Montgomery Place, 26 Gardener Way, Red Hook. (845) 7525000.

Workshop: 1 to 4 p.m. April 15. Needle Felting Workshop. Step by step through needle felting process made easy. Theme is Flower Pot Fairy Gardencs. Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front St., Millbrook. (845) 677-5857. Fee $50 includes tools and wool, sweet treats and smiles! Payment required at time of registering.

Forum: 2 p.m. April 15. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Gillespie Forum present “Coming to America: Who should we welcome, what should we do?”. Henry A. Wallace Center at the RDS Presidential Library and Home, 4079 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park. (845) 486-7745. This is a free public event, but registration is required. www. fdrlibrary.org

Tai Chi: 3 p.m. April 17. every third Tuesday of every month. These drop in classes are intended for seniors who have already attended the 8-week intro class to continue their practice. Saugerties Public Library, 94 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 2464317. Workshop: 3:30 to 6