What’s open
• The Hurley Heritage Society Museum at 52Main St, Hurley has opened for the season. View the ongoing exhibit “Winslow Homer in Hurley — an Artist’s View.” featuring reproductions of the paintings and illustrations Homer created during his visits to Hurley between 1870 and 1875. The exhibition features five new paintings this year. Museum hours are Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 to 4 p.m.
• Catskill Mountain Railroad’s Ice Cream Sundays train rides take place Sundays from through Sept. 18. Trains depart from the railroad’s Westbrook Lane Station in Kingston near the Hannaford Supermarket in Kingston Plaza at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. for an approximately one-hour ride. Tickets are $20 for adults; $14 for children (ages 2-12); $19 for seniors, active military personnel, and veterans; and free for toddlers 2 and under on lap. Visit catskillmountainrailroad.com.
• The Community Church of High Falls, Mohonk Road, High Falls, will have a yard sale on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The rain date is Saturday, June
11. Household items, small appliances, books, children’s toys and games, dishes, jewelry, and more will be on sale. No early birds, please. Go the church’s Facebook page, send an email to info@ communitychurchofhighfalls. com, or call (845) 687-0910 for more information.
• The Olive Free Library, 4033state Route 28A, West Shokan, will have a book fair on Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. The fair will include live music, food, and children’s activities as well as a book and plant sale. Blue Smoke BBQ will be offering hot dogs and hamburgers as well as vegetarian options. For the children, there will be a free face painter from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., large outdoor lawn games, and craft activities. Proceeds from the fair will benefit the library. Call the library at (845) 6572482, send an email to programs@olivefreelibrary.org, or visit olivefreelibrary.org.
• The United Methodist Church, 12Lafayette Ave., Coxsackie, will sponsor a take-out only chicken barbecue on Thursday, June 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. Tickets, which must be purchased by Thursday, June 23, are $15 per person. Dinners will include a half-chicken, a baked potato, corn, coleslaw, a roll, butter and cookies. Orders can be picked up at the Lafayette Avenue parking lot. Tickets are available from any church member or by calling (518) 428-9600 or (518) 7318072. Call (518) 428-9600 for delivery.
• Lifetime Learning Institute at Bard College enrollment period is June 1-21,2022.
LLI provides educational and social opportunities for members to share their love of learning and exchange ideas and experiences. Membership is limited to 350 persons; existing members have renewal priority. In the event applications exceed available spaces, new members will be selected by lottery. The annual membership fee is $175. Bard LLI welcomes applications from a diverse and inclusive pool of all potential members. For more information, refer to the organization website at lli.bard.edu. Apply online beginning June 1.
• Performing Arts of Woodstock’s production of Jen Silverman’s morbid comedy “The Moors,” opens June 3, at 7:30p.m. at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center at 56Rock Road, Woodstock. Evening performances are June 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees are June 5, 12and 19, at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $23, general admission; senior citizens and students, $20; Members, $15. Groups rates are available. Tickets can purchased at https://moors. brownpapertickets.com/.
• Hudson Valley English Country Dance has returned, with a program on Saturday, June 4, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Reformed Church of Port Ewen, 160Salem St., Port Ewen. A workshop will take place at 7 p.m. and is important for newcomers to better understand the vocabulary of English Country Dance. The band Tiddely
Pom will perform. The cost is $10, $5 for full-time students. Attendees must show proof of two vaccinations and a booster. Lindsay Morgan will teach and call English Country dances. A mask is required. Wear comfortable shoes. Visit hudsonvalleycommunitydance.org for information on other COVID-19 protocols.
• The Wolftones celebrate the release of their latest EP at the Morton Memorial Library at 82Kelly Street, Rhinecliff Friday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. The album was recorded at the library last summer. Admission is a $10 suggested donation. For more information call (845) 876-2903.
• The Saugerties Library Street Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 4 on Division Street adjacent to the library on Washington Avenue. The free event features the special magic act of 16-year-old Tom Baker at 1 p.m. Also featured will be face painting, carnival games, plant, books and baked good sales, musical entertainment and a petting zoo. The Saugerties Police Department will distribute free bike helmets for children and Diaz Ambulance and the League of Women Voters will be on hand. The fair is held under tents rain or shine.
For more information visit https://www.saugertiespubliclibrary.org/
• “Owning Earth,” an outdoor sculpture exhibition at
Unison Arts, reopens with a special re-opening reception and catalog release party Saturday, June 11, from 5 p.m. to 7p.m. Meet the artists, experience the artworks, and get a copy of the exhibition catalog. For more information visit https:// www.unisonarts.org/
• Kingston Maennerchor and Damenchor Hall, 37 Greenkill Ave., Kingston, will have its 152nd Annual Spring Concert on Sunday, June 12, from noon to 5:30 p.m. The event will begin with hors d’oeuvres from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a concert by Bud Gramer from 1 to 2 p.m. The event include a luncheon, coffee and cake, and dancing. The cost is $40per person. The deadline for reservations is Saturday, June 4. Call (845) 546-3534 to RSVP. Visit kingstonmaennerchoranddamenchor.org for more information.
• Woodstock Harley Davidson and Basch & Keegan hosts Cruise in 2022 Bike, Car, Trike and Antique Nights from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on June 15, July 20 and Aug. 17 at Woodstock Harley Davidson, 949 State Route 28, Kingston. Basch & Keegan attorneys will offer free evaluations of insurance declaration pages to these events to help bikers protect themselves and their bikes. For more information visit www. baschkeegan.com or www. woodstockharley.com.
• Staatsburgh State Historic Site will host two free presentations highlighting ongoing research initiatives to uncover marginalized Hudson Valley histories in recognition of Juneteenth Weekend. Bill Jeffway, Executive Director of the Dutchess County Historical Society, will lead a 50-minute Zoom presentation about the local free Black community of New Guinea in Hyde Park Thursday, June 16 at 7 p.m ., Then Staatsburgh’s Historic Interpreter Zachary Veith discusses his research into the Black people living and working in both the Staatsburgh estate and in the hamlet of Staatsburg, Sunday, June 19, at 1 p.m. Both programs are free, but reservations are required at www.bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS.
• The Brooklyn-based gothfolk duo Charming Disaster will take concert-goers to the underworld of the abandoned Widow Jane Cement mine on the property of the historic Snyder House June 18, at 3p.m. Charming Disaster’s set features macabre duets inspired by death, crime, folklore, science, and the occult in an all-ages show presented by the Century House Historical Society. The Century House Historical Society is located at 668state Route 213, Rosendale Visit https://www.centuryhouse. org/cd-22.
• Claryville Fire Department, 1500 Denning Road, Claryville, will have an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on Sunday, June 19, from 8 a.m. to noon at the firehouse, 1500 Denning Road, Claryville. Along with pancakes, there will be three types of eggs, French toast, hashbrowns, sausage, fire department specialties, orange juice, coffee, and tea. Admission is $9 for adults, $5for children ages 5to 11. Children ages 4and under will be admitted free. Takeout orders are available by calling (845) 985-7270.
• Holy Cross/Santa Cruz Church’s exhibition “Celebrate Holy Cross/Santa Cruz … Its Artists, Its Mission,
Its Preservation” Saturday, June 25, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. features works by talented artisan parishioners. See paintings, jewelry, quilts, needlework, and fabric artists on display in the church and parish hall at 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston and meet a recently published children’s book author. Tours of the church and the history of the carvings in the sanctuary will be available, The Ulster Immigrant Defense Network will have an information table and the thrift shop will be open. For further information call the church office at (845) 331-6796.
• The Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase arrives at Bearsville Center, 277— 297 Tinker Street, Woodstock October 21-23. View fine, contemporary, handmade acoustic guitars and stringed musical instruments, exhibited by their creators in an intimate gathering of stringed-instrument builders, players, collectors and aficionados and enjoy continuous live music, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day of the event in The Bearsville Theater Lounge. Additional seminars, workshops and concerts by separate admission. General Admission is $25per day. A three-day pass is $60. Advance tickets through the Bearsville Theater Box Office go on sale in June.
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site’s exhibition “Thomas Cole’s Studio: Memory and Inspiration” is set to run through Oct. 20, 2022, at the site, 218 Spring St., Catskill. The exhibition examines the famed Hudson River School artist’s final years before his death in February 1848. For more information and exhibit hours, visit www.thomascole.org/ visit.
• Stone Ridge Orchard, 3012 state Route 213, Stone
Ridge, will host Findings, a 40-vendor strong, curated market of specialized growers, boutique nurseries, antique dealers from around the globe and local makers from the Catskills, Hudson Valley and beyond. The market will showcase a plethora of plants, garden antiquities and handcrafted and farmfresh goods. Tickets are $15 and are available at Eventbrite by visiting https://bit. ly/3kdNPPG
• The Hudson Wednesday Market returns to the
7th Street Park on Warren Street, Hudson, each Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. through Oct. 26. The grassroots farmers market features a diverse group of vendors. Local artisans interested in selling and showcasing their crafts can email upstreetmarket@gmail.com. Visit upstreetmarket.wixsite. com/hudsonwedmarket/
• Girl Named Tom performs at the Bardavon, 35 Market, St., Poughkeepsie, on July 15 at 8p.m. in a special benefit concert for Mid-Hudson
Love Inc. Tickets start at
$35 and can be purchased by calling (845) 473-5288, (845) 339-6088 by emailing boxoffice@bardavon.org, and at the Bardavon and at UPAC in Kingston, 601Broadway. Tickets can also be purchased at www.ticketmaster. com (but fees will apply).
• The New York City Opera and Teatro Grattacielo headline the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice in Phoenicia from Aug. 5-7. Featured performances include Teatro Grattacielo’s production of Mozart’s “Don Giovani ” Aug. 5, at 8:30 p.m., New York City Opera’s Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata” Aug. 6, at 8:30p.m. and “Opera in the Movies” in partnership with the Woodstock Film Festival on Aug. 7at 8:30p.m. Visit https:// www.phoeniciavoicefest. org/.
• The Rhinebeck Farmers Market has opened for the season in the municipal parking lot at 61 E. Market St., Rhinebeck. The market will take place every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the exception of Dec. 4, through Dec. 18. Visit rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com for more information.
• The Catskill Mountain Railroad’s Catskill Flyer scenic train rides have returned to the rails of the old Ulster and Delaware Railroad. The rides take place Saturdays through Sept. 17. Trains depart from the railroad’s Westbrook Lane station near the Hannaford Supermarket at Kingston Plaza in Kingston at 11 a.m. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. for an approximately one-hour ride. Tickets are $16, adults; $10children (ages 2-12); $15, senior, military and veterans: and free for toddlers 2 and under on lap. Visit catskillmountainrailroad.com/
• The Senate House State Historic Site in Uptown Kingston is open. Hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m through Halloween. Tours leave on the hour, with the last tour leaving at 4p.m. Admission is $7for adults and $5 for seniors. Children 12 years of age and younger are free. For more information call (845) 338-2786, or visit https://parks.ny.gov.
• The Kingston Farmers Market has returned to its outdoor location in the Ulster County Courthouse parking lot, 285 Wall St. The market will be every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Nov. 19.
• Bike Friendly Kingston will host monthly evening “Slow Rides” on the first Thursday of each month through October. The guided rides, ranging from five to 20 miles, depart from the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster’s parking lot at 507 Broadway at 6 p.m. Dates are June 2, July 7, Aug. 8, Sept. 9 and Oct. 6. Email eflynn@kingston-ny.gov. for more information.