What’s happening
Movies with Spirit series to show ‘Wild Rose’
WHAT: Movies with Spirit screening WHEN: Saturday, Oct.19, at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Rondout Valley United Methodist Church, 25 Schoonmaker Lane, Stone Ridge.
DETAILS: The musical drama “Wild Rose” tells the story of a working-class Scottish country singer wannabe who dreams of trading her lowwage life as a cleaning woman in Glasgow for Nashville. Fresh out of prison, singlemother Rose-Lynn (played by Jessie Buckley) juggles her job and her two young children, who were cared for by her mother, Marion (Julie Walters), while she was incarcerated. Marion despises her daughter’s irresponsible lifestyle. The screening will be followed by a facilitated discussion. Attendees over age 12 are asked to contribute $10 per person.
CONTACT: Call Gerry Herrington at (845) 389-9201 or send an email to gerryharrington@mindspring.com for more information.
Fundraiser for Boughton Place takes place Oct. 18
WHAT: Fundraiser for Boughton Place
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Road, Highland
DETAILS: Try on a role you’ve longed for or a role that seems different, interesting, or just plain fun. Psychodrama gives people a chance to use good old-fashioned imagination and role-playing to try on new, different and imagined roles. The presenter is Regina Sewell, a certified psychodramatist and licensed mental health counselor. She also teaches sociology at SUNY New Paltz and Dutchess Community College, as well as theatre therapy at Russell Sage College. The suggested donation is $10, $5 for students and those on a limited income.
CONTACT: Call (845) 4407272 for more information.