Calendar

Saturday, Feb. 9

Five-Hour Pre-Licensing

Course: 8 a.m. registration the morning of the class. Ellenville Central School District. This class is the New York State-required course for all new drivers. This class is open to everyone. Cost is $25. Call Mrs. Smith at (845) 6470138 for more information. Ellenville High School, 28 Maple Ave., Ellenville.

Gentle Yoga: 9 a.m. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. (845) 6572482. Fee $6 drop-in or $48 for a 12-week session.

Holy Cross Thrift Shop: 9 a.m. Holy Cross Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston. To 12 p.m. (845) 331-6796.

Ulster County Genealogical Society: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Hurley Reformed Church, 11 Main St., Hurley.

Fairly New Thrift Shop: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 58 Pearl St., Kingston. (845) 481-4171.

Teen Geek Squad: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Available to answer tech questions at the Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241, redhooklibrary.org.

Hudson Valley Farmers

Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fresh and local. Every Saturday year-round. Creig Farm, Pitcher Lane, Red Hook.

Community Qigong: 10 a.m., Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck, (845) 8764030, starrlibrary.org.

Event: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annual German Heritage Day and Bake Sale. Poughkeepsie Galleria (Center Court), Poughkeepsie. For more information, Germania of Poughkeepsie at (845) 471-0609.

Event: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pop Up Children’s Museum. This fun-filled event, located within the YMCA at 507 Broadway, Kingston. Activity stations geared for children 8 years old and under. This event will also take place Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Event: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sojourner Truth Life Walk. Free. Relive the highlights in the life of Sojourner Truth as we recall parts of her life, including her escape route to freedom. Walk starts from Port Ewen to the Ulster County Court House in Kingston.

Super Saturday Story Adventures: 11 a.m. Woodstock Library District, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. Reading fun for the whole family with special guest storytellers. Check the website for weekly story events. www.woodstock.org. Yoga: 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. MaMA, Marbletown MultiArts, 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge.

Happy Paws Thrift Store: 11 a.m. 282 Main St., Saugerties. To 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Ulster County SPCA.

Thrift Store: Noon to 4 p.m. Margaretville Hospital Auxilary Thrift Shop, 850 Main St., Margaretville.

Fundraiser: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Love is in the air and we want to capture it! Come get a Valentine’s Day-themed photo of your pets for a $5 donation to the Ulster County SPCA. Where: Petsmart, Ulster Avenue, town of Ulster.

Lecture: 11:30 a.m. Experience Antarctica. Find out what it takes for humans to survive in this extreme climate. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck. Free. (845) 2665530, clinton.lib.ny.us.

Penny Social: Noon, kitchen opens for a light lunch, ticket sales start at 1 pm. and the calling for the winning tickets starts at 2 p.m. Rain date Sunday, Feb. 10. Woodstock Fire Company Number Three, about 6 miles west of the Woodstock Village Green, 4123 Route 212, Lake Hill.

Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group: Noon. A peer-led support group from Breast Cancer Options. Featuring chair massage and educational talks. Christ the King Church. 2 Eugene L. Brown Drive, New Paltz. (845) 339-HOPE or hopenemiroff@yahoo.com. Visit breastcanceroption.org for more information on services and programs.

Stories and crafts: 12:30 p.m. Ages 4-7. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 2464317.

Exhibit: 3 to 5 p.m. Reception. Works by Thompson Family Foundation Scholarship recipients of scholarships provided by the Foundation. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock. (845) 679-2388.

Workshop: 4 to 6 p.m. Valentine’s Day alchemy at Mountain Top Arboretum: Crafting Herbal Love and Heartache Elixirs. Education Center, 4 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville. (518) 589-3903.

Panel Discussion: 4 p.m. Method Sampling and a New Aesthetic. Join ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN) with Assistant Professor Justin Patch,

moderator, for a conversation about “new concert music” created by sampling principles of hip-hop and classical music genres. Skinner Hall of Music, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. (845) 437-7294, vassar.edu/directions.

Soup Fundraiser: 4to7 p.m. Come enjoy a variety of homemade soups, served with bread and butter, dessert and drinks. All you can eat, benefiting our mission. Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill. $10 per person. (518) 943-2042.

Photography Exhibit: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mary Elliott O’Haire photography. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 876-4030, starrlibrary.org.

Ghost Stories 3: 5 p.m. with Hilarie Burton (“One Tree Hill”) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“Walking Dead”). Proceeds benefit Astor Services for Children and Families in Rhinebeck. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000 or (845) 3396088.

Art Exhibit: 5 to 7 p.m. “Just My Type: Angela Dufresne.” The Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. (845) 257-3844.

Art Exhibit: 5 to 7 p.m. Opening reception, “Linda Montano: The Art/Life Hospital.” Dorsky’s Morgan Anderson and Howard Greenberg Family galleries. SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. (845) 257-3844. On exhibit until April 14.

Concert: 7:30 p.m. “Jazz and the Birth of Hip-Hop,” led by Keyon Harrold. Bard Fisher Center, Manor Avenue, Annandale-on-Hudson. Tickets start at $25. (845) 758-7512. Contra Dance: 7:30 p.m. Caller is Frannie Marr and the band is Rip, featuring Ambrose Verdibello, Anna Bosnick and Erin Michet. Beginners walk-through at 7:30 p.m. Dance starts at 8 p.m. Admission $10 ($5 with valid student ID). Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck. (845) 266-5530.

Live Music: 8 p.m. The Funk Junkies (large ensemble Funk). The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

Live Music: 8 p.m. BSKi. (a.k.a. Brian Collazo-Jamiroquai, Neo-Soul). The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.