Clermont hosts dance event

WHAT: “Luminarium Dance Company in Concert: Exploring Female Identity at Clermont” WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. WHERE: Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Ave., Germantown DETAILS: Company founders Merli V. Guerra and Kimberleigh A. Holman have created two new pieces of dance exclusively for Clermont, exploring the lives of women who called Clermont home and the Livingstons’ relationship to the landscape. Based in Boston, Luminarium is an award-winning contemporary dance company now in its eighth season that is regularly hailed for its unique combination of dance, light, and enlightenment. Enjoy a performance of elastic buoyancy, athletic partnering, and whimsical time travel. Rain or shine. $10, children 12 and under admitted free. CONTACT: (518) 5376622

Pre-colonial Kingston explored in lecture

WHAT: Pop Culture in Kingston 1664” by Ken Krabbenhoft WHEN: Sunday, Aug. 12, from 3-5 p.m. WHERE: Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route 209, Marbletown DETAILS: Part of ongoing series exploring art in the Hudson Valley. This lecture is based on Krabbenhoft’s chapter for a collection of critical writing about American popular art and entertainment, to be published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2019. The event is sponsored by Ulster County Historical Society. Free to UCHS members, $10 non-members. CONTACT: Visit www. ulstercountyhs.org; (845) 377-1040.