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holiday baking a snap. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. (845) 876-2903, morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us. Event: 2 to 6 p.m. Columbia County Renegade Pigs Motorcycle Club, Hudson Elks Lodge No. 787 and Hudson American Legion Post No. 184 for a 10-13 Officer Needs assistance Benefit Dinner in support of military and Police Officer Joe Gambino and his wife, Lynn Gambino, and Police Officer Tom Lovett. Buffet-style dinner of baked ziti. $15 per person, cash bar. Live music. Hudson American Legion Post No. 184, 107 county Route 25, Hudson. (518) 821-9277 for more information. Classical Guitar: 2 to 4 p.m. Chill will classical guitarist Andrew Baffi. Starr Library, 68 W.Market St., Rhinebeck. (845) 8764030, starrlibrary.org. Event: 2 p.m. Museum Mates: Holiday at the Rondout. Learn about the first Dutch settlers of the Rondout/Kingston area and the German and Irish immigrants who helped build the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Enjoy a holiday party. Geared toward children 5-12 years old. $5 per child, adults free. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. (845) 3380071, hrmm.org. Program: 3 to 6 p.m. Candlelight evening Tableaux. For this program, staff and volunteers will don period costumes and recreate holiday scenes from different eras, including Victorian Christmas, New Year’s Day visiting traditions, Twelfth Night festivities and more. $12 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, and children under 5 free. Reservations required. (518) 537-42470 to purchase tickets. The Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Ave., Germantown. Film Series: 3 p.m. Dharma film series presents “Unmistaken Child.” This documentary follows a young English-speaking Tibetan Buddhist monk searching rural Nepal for the reincarnation of his beloved teacher, a renowned lama. Admission $10, $8 for members. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. (845) 658-8989, rosendaletheatre.org. Annual Seasonal Celebration: 3 p.m. A festive annual seasonal celebration with Kairos: A
Consort of Singers. Holy Cross Monastery, 615 Route 9W, West Park. Free-will donation will be matched by the Holy Cross Community and will benefit local food-based charitable organizations. Winter Songfest: 3 p.m. The Bard College Conservatory of Music presents “A Winter Songfest.” Features works by Bertlioz, Bach, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and more. Tickets are $20 and sales benefit the Conservatory Scholarship Find. Bard College, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theatre, Annandale on the Hudson. (845) 758-7900, Fishercenter.bard.edu. Monthly Meeting: 6 p.m. Hudson Valley Humanists, New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Way, New Paltz, off Route 32 north of the village and Stewart’s. All are welcome. Auer1@ att.lnet. Tribute Band: 7:30 p.m. All-star group to pay tribute to Steely Dan. Tickets $25 and $30. Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St., Hudson. (518) 828-4800, helsinkihudson.com. Live Music: 8 p.m. David Amram Quintet. Jazz at the Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. (845) 2367970, liveatthefalcon.com.