CALENDAR
Dec. 7
Art Exhibit: 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, Wednesday through Friday and noon to 5p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Cape Moods – Woodstock Vibes featuring Anna Goetz on view through the month of January. Goetz sees many similarities between the art Colonies, pointing out that both were founded around the same time – Provincetown in 1889and Woodstock in 1902. James Cox Gallery, 4666Route 212, Willow. Book Sale: 10a.m. to 4p.m. Friends Holiday Book Sale. Shoppers can find gifts, snag bargains, and stock up on winter reading. Starr Library, 68W Market St., Rhinebeck. 876-4030wstarrrlibrary.org/
Museum Tour: 5to 8p.m. Volunteer Firemen’s hall and museum, 265Fair St., Kingston.
Art Exhibit: 5:30to 7p.m. Opening reception. Holiday Show and Fine Art and Crafts. Free admission. Town of Esopus Library, 128Canal St., Port Ewen. (845) 338-5580 Display from Dec. 7– 28.
Book Reading: 6p.m. Katrina Rodabaugh, will be appearing at Oblong Books, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck to read her new book, “Mending Matters,” and host a panel discussion with local artists. (845) 876-0500 Snowflake Festival & Arrival of Santa: 6to 8p.m. Uptown Kingston will be radiant with holiday cheer and free entertainment for the entire family. Hosted in conjunction with the Senate House’s Festival of Lights. Victorian carolers will ring in the cheer through
the street of Uptown Kingston starting at 4p.m. Santa will settle –in on the Senate House grounds to listen to children who wish to meet him and Mrs. Claus. Holiday movies will be shown and popcorn and hot apple cider will be served to children. Live Music: 6p.m. Treble Band, cover band classics from every era, including 80’s and 90’s favorites, pop hits, disco, a little bit of country and a whole lot of rock and roll. Resorts World Catskills, 888 Resorts World Drive, Monticello. (833) 586-9358. Mills Mansion Holiday Gala: 6to 9p.m. Friends of Mills Mansion Holiday Gala. 75 Mills Mansion 1Rd., Staatsburg. (845) 889-8851. Reservations required. Community Hanukkah Dinner: 6p.m. services, 6:30p.m. Dinner. The entire community is invited to enjoy a traditional Shabbat dinner in honor of Hanukkah. Participants will sing, share songs and stories of inspiration. Suggested donation is $25per adult, and $15for children. For more information, call (845) 876-7666email RSVP@RhinebeckJewishCenter.com website Rhinebeck, JewishCenter.com Rhinebeck Jewish Center, 102Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. “The Nutcracker”: 7:30p.m. at Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC), 601Broadway, Kingston. The Catskill Ballet Theatre has performed this classic holiday ballet in its entirety for 36years and continues to enthrall audiences with the favorite moments from the beloved story. Tickets are $30for adults, and $25for students and seniors. (845) 339-6088or Ticketmaster (845) 454-3388or purchase online at Ticketmaster.com.
“Laugh Your Tail Off”: 8p.m. a stand-up comedy event to benefit the Ulster County SPCA, at the Anchor, 744 Broadway, Kingston. Tickets are $25. www.laughyourtailocc.brownpapertickets.com.
Theater Series: 8p.m. “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told” by Paul Rudnick as part of the Praxis Series at SUNY New Paltz, Parker Theatre, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Friday, Dec. 7at 8p.m., Sat., Dec. 8 at 8p.m., Sun., Dec 9at 2p.m. (845)257-2700.
Dec. 8
Pancake Breakfast: 8to 11 a.m. Ponckhockie Congregational Church, 93Abruyn Ave., Kingston (off Delaware Ave.), Kingston. Proceeds benefit the church. Pancake Breakfast: 8to 11 a.m. Modena Ladies Auxiliary, 1953Rt. 44⁄55, Modena. $8per person, Seniors $7, children under 5free. (845) 883-0465 Thrift Store: 9a.m. to 12 p.m. Church of the Comforter, Wynkoop Place (off Foxhall l Ave.), Kingston. Holiday Craft and Vendor
Sale: 9a.m. to 5p.m. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, 160Salem St., Port Ewen.
Holiday Open House: 9a.m. to 5p.m. Roosevelt Library and Home, FDR National Historic Site and at the Roosevelt Library, 4097Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park. (845) 486-7770. Both will be decorated for the holidays. Admission is free to the Home and Library throughout the day. Val-Kill, 54Valkill Park Rd., Hyde Park. (845) 229-9422will be open to free visitors from 1to 7p.m.
Cookie Walk: 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. $9 per pound. Craft items for sale, gift items, handmade
knitwear as well as our gently used boutique. Atonement Lutheran Church, 100Market St., Saugerties. A Continental breakfast will be available. Cookie Walk and Craft Sale: 9a.m. until all the cookies are sold. Delicious homebaked cookies, homemade soup to go $6/qt., unique craft vendors. Holy Cross/Santa Cruz Parish Hall, 30Pine Grove Ave., Kingston (across from YMCA parking lot) (845) 3316796. Winter Crafts: 10to 11:30 a.m. Pine cone bird feeders. Mountain Top Arboretum Education Center, 4Maude Adams Rd., Tannersville. (518) 589-3903.
Cookie Caper: 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Gift fair and café. James United Methodist Church, corner Fair & Pearl, Kingston. Cookies $9/lb.
Book Sale: 10a.m. to 4p.m. Shoppers can find gifts, snag bargains, and stock up on winter reading. Starr Library, 687W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030. Annual Holiday Craft Fair: 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Free admission, handmade local gifts, hot lunch, baked goods, raffles, live music, kids crafts. Olive Free Library, 4033Rt. 28A, West Shokan. (845) 6572482olivefreelibary.org
Holiday Boutique: 10a.m. to 3p.m. Miss Annie out storyteller will be reading Holiday Stories for children. Wonderful lightly used books for the whole family, beautiful children’s books, holiday decorations & ornaments, small gift items, handmade sweaters, hats, etc. Raffles. Rosendale Public Library, 264Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-9013
“Murder Box”: 11a.m. By Kids on Stage. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661Route 308, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-3080. All seats $7.
Holiday Day Event: 11a.m. to 3p.m. Join us in making a gigantic wreath for the community to be displayed in the center of Rhinecliff then Santa will meet us at the Morton Memorial Library. Caroling will follow. 82Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903morton. rhinecliff.lib.ny.us.
Movie: 11a.m. Annie (1982, PG). Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-8989www.rosednaletheatre.org Free.
Train Rides: 12to 3p.m. Silver Sleigh Flyer Rolls every Sat. and Sun. through Dec. 23rd, taking Passengers on a magical scenic winter wonderland train ride. Tickets can be purchased online at www.durr.org and reservations are required for all train rides. Tickets can be reserved by calling (845) 586-3877, stationmaster@ durr.org.
Dance: 1p.m. and 4p.m. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center presents “Into the Light” holiday spectacular featuring The Vanaver Caravan and Arm of the Sea Theatre. Kaatsbaan, 120Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-5106ext. 112. www.kaatsbaan.org
Athens Victorian Stroll: 1 to 4:30. Free activities for the entire family. Please pick up a final schedule and map at the Athens Cultural Center, 242nd St., Athens. (518) 945-2136.
“The Nutcracker”: 2p.m. and 7:30p.m. Performed by the New Paltz Ballet. Tickets $32adults, $29student & senior, $27member. Bardavon, 35Market St., Poughkeepsie. (845) 473-5288www. bardavon.org.
Art Salon: 4to 6p.m. Opening. Unison Gallery, 68 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz. www.unisonarts.org. Theatre Production: 5to 6:30p.m. Family-friendly Christmas Carol Preceded by
tree-lighting and Victorian caroling at 4:30p.m. Free and open to all. Church hall above Murray’s Restaurant, 73Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 758-1920
Art Exhibit: 4to 6p.m. Reception: Carole Kunstadt solo show at 2p.m. Artist Q&A, The Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, (WAAM), 28Tinker St., Woodstock. (845) 679-2940
Live Nativity: 5to 8p.m. Grace Community Evangelical Free Church, 160Seremma Court, Lake Katrine. The event will feature a Nativity scene with live animals, character and narration. A Victorian choir with members dressed in period garb, a children’s choir of angels, a prayer table and refreshments. Annual Holiday Tree Lighting:
5:30to 7p.m. High Falls Marbletown Tree Lighting Ceremony corner of Route 213 and 2nd Street, High Falls. Free admission. http://highfallscivic.org/
Event: 5:30p.m. “Miracle on Main Street” Tree lighting will take place at the Ice Station, Santa will then head to Parish Hall where snacks, cupcake decorating and crafts along with face painting will take Place. The Phoenicia Fire District, 98Main St., Phoenicia. (845) 688-5698
Holiday Gala: 6to 9p.m. Artists come for free, and the gallery is collecting a door donation of $l10 for the community, in order to help support the gallery as a whole. Roost Gallery, 69Main St., New
Paltz. (845) 419-2208
Menorah Lighting: 6:30p.m. Come light the Menorah with the Rhinebeck community, sing songs, enjoy latkes and donuts. Rhinebeck Bank Parking Lot, in Rhinebeck:
Concert: 7p.m. The Road to Bethlehem. A Musical Setting of the Christmas Story. Old Dutch Church, 272Wall Street, Kingston. Adult tickets $18prepaid and nonrefundable $22at the door. Children 18 and under half-price.
Concert: 7:30p.m. The Catskill Glee Club will present their 91st Winter Concert at the First Reformed Church, Main St., Catskill. Tickets are $10and available at the door. CatskillGleeClub@gmail.com
“The Nutcracker”: 7:30p.m. Catskill Ballet Theatre presents . To purchase tickets call UPAC, (845) 339-6088; 601 Broadway, Kingston. Ticketmaster 800-745-3000.
Theater Series: 2p.m. “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told” by Paul Rudnick as part of the Praxis Series at SUNY New Paltz, Parker Theatre, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. (845)257-2700.
Dec. 9
Holiday Tour of Homes: 12to 4p.m. Benefit the Saugerties Historical Society, 119Main St., Saugerties. Tickets at $25. Available at the Town & Country Liquors and PC Smith & Co. msmith2@hvbc.rr.com. The tour starts at the Kiersted House where participants will receive a booklet with a map to the six wonderful homes on the tour.
Event: 12to 4p.m. You are invited to warm up at Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site, Newburgh. The Salmagundi Consort will perform period-appropriate music by an indoor Dutch jambless fireplace, and cookies and warm cider will be served near an outdoor fire. For more info. (845) 561-2585.
Dance: 1to 5p.m. Variety of music by “The Internationals.” White Eagle Dance, White Eagle Hall, 487Delaware Ave., Kingston. Admission is $7.50 per person, includes refreshments. A light lunch is available at low cost.
Dance: 1p.m. and 4p.m. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center presents “Into the Light” holiday spectacular featuring The Vanaver Caravan and Arm of the Sea Theatre. Kaatsbaan, 120Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-5106ext. 112. www.kaatsbaan.org
Holiday Trip: 1:30p.m. Christmas Jukebox, a musical will be presented by Upstage Productions & Columbia Co. Sons and Daughters of Italy hall, 27 Bridge St., Hudson. Tickets are $10advance purchase and $12 at the door. Purchase tickets at (518) 828-3824 Holiday Sing-Along: 1:30 p.m. with Miss Maggie. Open to all and geared toward children. Free. Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck. All programs are free.
“The Nutcracker”: 2p.m. By Catskill Ballet Theatre. UPAC, 601Broadway, Kingston. (845) 339-6088; Ticketmaster 800-745-3000.
Theater Series: 8p.m. “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told” by Paul Rudnick as part of the Praxis Series at SUNY New Paltz, Parker Theatre, 1Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Sat., Dec. 8at 8p.m., Sun., Dec 9at 2p.m. (845) 257-2700.
Cookie Swap: 2p.m. Bring 3dozen cookies and plan to swap! Join us as we taste,
socialize, and drink hot cocoa. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903morton.rhinecliff. lib.ny.us.
Candlelight Tour: 3to 6p.m. Tours on the ½ hour; call (518) 537-4240to reserve your spot. Adults $12/person FoC members $10/person, children under 12are only $5. Clermont State Historic Site, 87Clermont Ave., Germantown.
Menorah Lighting: 4p.m. Thorne building on Franklin Ave., Millbrook. For more info. (845) 876-7666.
Theater: 4p.m. Actors playing medieval “idiots” will take over the Old Dutch Church to enact
their own Christmas Mass. Theatre Group Dzieci (Polish for “children’’) will present its signature creation. Fools Mass. Old Dutch Church, Wall and Fair Streets, Kingston. A light supper and conversation with the actors will follow the performance. A free-will offering.
Christmas Concert: 4p.m. The Annual Christmas Concert presented by Southern Columbia Community Choir, Germantown Reformed Church, Church St., Germantown. A free will offering will be taken for the local Food Pantry. For more info. Donna (518) 537-6405
Concert: 7p.m. The Road to Bethlehem. A Musical Setting of the Christmas Story. Overlook Methoist Church, 233Tinker St., Woodstock. Adult tickets $18prepaid and nonrefundable $22at the door. Children 18and under half-price
Dec. 10
Gallery Talk: 3p.m. Uptown Kingston: Looking Back, Moving Forward. Dutton Architecture in the restored Everett &
Treadwell Building, 15Canfield St., Kingston (behind Barcone’s), Kingston. Over fifty of the photos have never before been seen by the public, all have been beautifully restored, and many are large format. Alzheimer Support Group: 4 p.m. Starr Library, 68W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030starrlibrary.org/
Dec. 11
Book Club: 11a.m. Mysteries Around the World Book Club. We will be discussion Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman. Copies are available at the library. Starr Library, 68W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030starrlibrary.org/
Membership Meeting: 6p.m. The Friends of the Kingston Library will hold its next membership meeting. 55 Franklin St., Kingston. All are welcome to attend to learn about the organization and how it supports the library through various volunteer and fundraising efforts. For more info. contact the Friends at friends@kingstonlibrary.org.
Event: 6to 7p.m. The Funshine Merrymakers rock the house with their kid-friendly antics: funny skits, magic tricks and silly songs with loads of audience participation. Plus, fun surprises. Tivoli Free Library, 86Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-3771http:// www.tivolilibrary.org.
Open House: 6:30p.m. The Hudson River Maritime Museum will host an open house for prospective students at the Museum’s Wooden Boat School, 86Rondout Landing, Kingston. (845) 338-0071 ext. 11.
Dec. 12
Babies, Books, Blocks: 10 a.m. Come to celebrate the holidays with your favorite little one! Social playgroup for babies two years and under and caregivers. Starr Library, 68W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030starrlibrary.org/ Children’s Story Hour &
Holiday Craft: 10a.m. to 12 p.m. Pre-school age children are invited to gather around the Christmas tree and listen to stories read by Staatsburg Librarian Lisa Prentiss, and then make a holiday craft. Reservations required. Free. Mills Mansion, 75Mills Mansion Road., Staatsburg (845) 889-8851. Writers Workshop: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Senior Writing workshop, writers age 55 and above may join the group, which will meet in the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center,
Rock City Rd., Woodstock fourth Wed of each month: Dec. 12, and 26th, Jan. 9and 23rd, Feb. 13& 27, March 13 & 27. http://woodstockny.org/ content/Parks/View/ Holiday Cabaret Luncheon: 12to 2p.m. The Office for the Aging invites Seniors to a free Holiday Cabaret Luncheon at the Olivebridge Fire House, 9Mill Rd., Olivebridge. Please RSVP (845) 3403456.
Toy Drive: 5:30 p.m. Join the HYPE – Huguenot Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs for a free networking event with hot chocolate and cookies. Come by the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce office, 257 Main St., New Paltz, with your unwrapped toys for our annual tor drive for Family of New Paltz. In case of inclement weather, the snow date is Dec. 13.
Class: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Rochelle Schieck, creator of Qoya, to teach a Qoya class at Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock. Holiday season pay what you like. Normal class price is $20.
Concert: 7 p.m. Russian Evolution: From Rimsky Korsakov to Gliere. Leon Botsein, conductor. Tickets $25-$35. The Fisher Center series at Bard College, Sosnoff
Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson.
Dinner and Show: 7 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. A Christmas Carol. Theatre On The Road Murder Café at Beekman Arms, Mill Street, Rhinebeck. Reservations (845) 876-7077 ext. 356 or (845) 901-0726.
Movie: 7:15 p.m. The Rondout Valley Holistic Health Community & The Rosen--
dale Theatre present Weed The People. The struggles of families who treat their cancer-stricken children with marijuana, sometimes achieving astonishing results. Rosendale Theatre, 3564 Main St. (Rt. 209), Stone Ridge. (845) 6588989. $8/$6 members.
Dec. 13
Open Mic: 7 p.m. Jeff Entin welcomes musicians from all around the Hudson Valley to open mic night. Bring your instrument and talent to the stage or enjoy a tasty dinner listening to music. High Falls Café, High Falls. (845) 687-2699 Live Music: 8:30 p.m. Justin Tracy and The Crown Jewels. An eclectic mix of global grooves, jazz and blues. No cover. Crown, 10 Crown St., Kingston. www. crownstreet.com (845) 663-9003
Ongoing:
Art exhibit and openings
“Community and Continuity: Native American Art of New York”: Sara Bedrick Gallery, SUNY New Paltz, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, 1Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Through Dec. 9. (845) 257-3454. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders: The Trans List”: Opening Reception. “Curated by Anastasia James. Morgan Anderson Gallery and Howard Greenberg Family Gallery. Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Through Dec. 9. (845) 257-3454.
“Alive & Yelling: Trans Zines and Radical Subcultures”: Curated by Basil Bennett-Levy and Sam Trollo, guided by Madeline Veitch and Anastasia James. Seminar room, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Through Dec. 9. (845) 2573844. “The Art of War - American Poster Art 19411945”: Through Dec. 31. FDR Library and Museum, 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, Hyde Park. https://fdrlibrary.org/ Concerts and music 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 Johnson-Iorio Park, Ransom Road, Highland. Year round. Free. http://www.josephbertolozzi.com/bridge-music/