What’s happening

• SUNY Ulster’s annual Winter Concert Series returns with concerts in the Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall at the college’s Stone Ridge Campus, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30 and Dec, 8. The Nov. 30concert, directed by Vic Izo features holiday favorites like “Let it Snow,” “Silent Night” and “Bleak Midwinter.” The Dec. 8concert features the College Chorus directed by Janet Gehres and a Mixed Instrument Ensemble directed and arranged by Greg Dinger and the Honors Recital Winners. This performance is themed around music around the world and includes “Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy,” “Gavotte en Rondeau” and “Cantate Domino.” Donations are greatly appreciated. For more information, email gehresj@sunyulster.edu.

• Poets Penelope Hyde Levine and Matthew J. Spireng will appear in a spoken word poetry reading and performance Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills at 320 Sawkill Road, in the town of Ulster. Tickets are $5. Masks are required.

• The Movies with Spirit series will screen the drama “Merry Christmas,” on Saturday, Dec 17, at 7 p.m. at the Rondout Valley United Methodist Church, 25 Schoonmaker Lane, Stone Ridge. The film chronicles the true story of an unofficially declared truce by opposing soldiers in World War I on Christmas Eve 1914.

The film is rated PG—13. Attendees over age 12are asked to contribute $10 a person.

• The United Reformed Church at 9 Church St., Bloomington, is hosting its Christmas Bazaar, jewelry and bake sale on Friday,

Dec. 2, from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• The Immanuel Lutheran Church at 22 Livingston

St., Kingston, is hosting its Christmas Handcrafted and Gift Boutique Friday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3, from noon to 4 p.m. Browse Handmade jewelry, glass, baskets, quilled cards, ornaments, gifts, collectibles, and more. Free gift wrapping will be available for all items purchased. Entrance is at the lower parking area, masks are required when indoors.

• The Kiwanis Club of Kingston will present its annual senior holiday dinner on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Pointe of Praise Church, 253Hurley Ave., Kingston. There will be seatings at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The menu will feature a full turkey dinner with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable and dessert. There will also be door prizes and music. An RSVP is required before Wednesday, Nov. 30. Call (845) 417-4571 to RSVP.

• The Ruby Fire Department will host a “Santa Run” event beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Members of the department will join Santa and his elves to hand out candy canes throughout the community. Listen for the sirens and horns to know when Santa is nearby.

• The Clinton Historical Society will have its annual Holiday Craft and Gift Fair on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the

Creek Meeting House, 2433 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton Corners. Local crafters will be selling their items. The society will be selling holiday decorations along with homemade baked goods. There will also be homemade soup for lunch, to eat in or take out. Proceeds from the sale go to support their mission.

• Elizaville United Methodist Church, 740county Route 2, Elizaville, will have a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the church hall. In the event of inclement weather, the event will take place Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a large variety of decorations, gifts, crafts, wrapping paper, toys, curios, and more. There will also be a baked goods table that will include cheesecakes. Breakfast and lunch will be available, with soups, sandwiches, pasta to go, and dessert items. For more information, call (845) 7562338 or (845) 756-5192, or, on the day of the event, call the church hall at (845) 756-5602.

• Kingston Maennerchor and Damenchor Hall, 37 Greenkill Ave., Kingston, will host Christkindlmarkt, A German Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be chocolates, frozen lamb chops, goat milk, soaps and lotions, jewelry, homemade crafts and more. The café will be serving German potato pancakes, chili and other light fare. Call (845) 338-3763 or (201) 790-4453 for more information.

• Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, will host a Local Artists Holiday

Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There will be colorful pottery, handmade allnatural bath products and soaps, decorated wreaths and sprays, hand-crafted bracelets, artisanal clocks, one-of-a-kind sewn handbags, pouches and dog collars with custom fabrics. There will also be all-atural skincare products, unique handcrafted silk and merino wool Nuno felt scarves, and soft felted domestic and woodland animals along with holiday cards and unique jewelry. Call (845) 255-1255or visit www. gardinerlibrary.org for more information.

• Sam’s Point Educator Becca Howe-Parisio will discuss how animals make it through the harsh, cold winter months during a talk Saturday, Dec. 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Cragsmoor Free Library, 355Cragsmoor Road, Cragsmoor. Discover what these critters do to survive, be it hibernation, hunkering down or staying active. Participants will also learn how to look for signs of animals in winter during a short walk around the library and make plaster animal tracks to take home with them. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Preregistration is required by calling Library Director Nancy Krum at (845) 6474611 or by emailing nancy@ cragsmoorfreelibrary.info.

• The Town of Esopus will have its Winter Wonderland Parade on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 5:30 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the parade will take place Dec. 4. Floats with lights and decorations and participants are needed. Examples include decorated floats, unique cars and trucks, organizations, businesses, fire departments, ambulances and horses. For more infomation, call Kathryn Robinson at (845) 706-9168 and RSVP by Thursday, Dec. 1, to be included in the parade. Hats and mittens will be collected for local schools. Drop-off boxes will be at the Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Mario’s Pizza, Smitty’s and Dollar General.

• The YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County will host its 34th annual Reindeer Ramble 5K holiday road race/walk on Sunday, Dec.

4. Proceeds will benefit the YMCA Strong Kids Scholarship Fund. The event starts at 11:30 a.m. from the YMCA at 507 Broadway rain, snow or shine. Day-of-race registration and packet pickup starts at 10:30a.m. Preregistration fees are $20for adults and $10for students. Register at https://bit. ly/3Vv55Ap.

• The Friends of the Saugerties Public Library hosts the Festival of Trees on Sunday, Dec. 4, from noon to 4 p.m. All are invited to decorate a tree for the event. Visit the library’s website at https://www. saugertiespubliclibrary.org/ to view the requirements and fill out a submission form. Trees may be dropped off at the library until Dec. 3.

• Holiday in the Village returns to the village of Saugerties on Sunday,

Dec. 4, from noon to 6 p.m. Visit Santa at the Kiersted House, stop by the Festival of Trees at the Saugerties Library or visit a craft fair and market and holiday activities at the Saugerties Boys & Girls Club from noon to 4 p.m. Free traditional horse-drawn wagons will depart from the Village Firehouse from 1-3 p.m. Toy raffles will be at 1, 2:30, and 4p.m. A community tree and menorah lighting at the Reis parking lot and a traditional fireman’s parade through the village are scheduled for 5 p.m. with the presentation of trophies for fire trucks at 5:30p.m. The festivities then conclude with a tree lighting at Seamon Park and a reading of “The Night Before Christmas.”

• The Kingston Model Railroad Club’s annual open house continues Saturdays and Sundays, from noon to 5 p.m. through Dec. 4. This complete O-scale railroad features modern and vintage scale models of steam and diesel locomotives passing through scenery modeled after the Hudson Valley. Also view trolleys, a circus train and Thomas the Tank engine. Tickets are $6 for adults and $2 for children under 12.

• Historic Red Hook’s annual benefit auction will take place online. It runs through Sunday, Dec. 4, at 6p.m. Offerings will include personal tours of historic homes, ice cream-naming opportunities, insider visits to working farms, vacation getaways to Nantucket and the Berkshires, and much more. The final 90 minutes of bidding can be viewed at the Elmendorph Inn, 7562 North Broadway, Red Hook, where there will be holiday drinks and trivia, on Dec. 4 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Visit historicredhook.org/auction for more information.

• The Elmendorph Inn, 7562 North Broadway, Red Hook, will have its holiday open house on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be live holiday music, hot mulled cider, homemade cookies and fresh-baked treats. Visit https://www. historicredhook.org/upcoming-events/holidayopenhouse2022.

• Lifespring: Saugerties Adult Learning Community’s Winter ’22/‘23 programming includes presentations on Dec. 7, Jan. 4 and March 1 as well as a mini-course series in February. The free programs are open to anyone interested in attending and will be held via Zoom with prior registration required. The first program is at 11am on Wednesday, Dec. 7, “Stories of Marginalized Workers on the D & H Canal,” presented by Bill Merchant, historian and curator of the D&H Canal Historical Society. The deadline to register is Dec. 5. www.Lifespringsaugerties.com.

• Athens American Legion Post No. 187will have its annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 9 a.m. at Athens Veterans

Park next to Fifth Street in the village. Visit https:// fb.me/e/5OTLPHPom for more information.

• Made in Kingston returns with a new home at the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County at 507 Broadway Thursday, Dec. 8, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dozens of artists and makers will showcase an eclectic range of items right in time for the holiday gift-giving season. Admission is free.

• The High Falls Fire Department hosts its annual holiday food and toy drive Sunday, Dec. 11, from 1-4 p.m. at the High Falls Firehouse at 1 Firehouse Road, High Falls. The event will feature pictures with Santa, hot cocoa or hot coffee and fresh baked cookies. Participants are asked to donate a new unwrapped toy. Donations of hams, turkeys and all trimmings, canned goods, dry goods, juices, personal health and beauty items, baby food and diapers will be collected Gift cards for older teens and monetary donations will also be accepted. All donations benefit the Rondout Valley Food Pantry.

• The Rhinebeck Choral Club will perform family-friendly concerts at Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368Mill St., Rhinebeck, on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 3 p.m. Admission is free, although donations will be accepted. Visit rhinebeckchoralclub. org for more information.

• Get your broken items repaired free at the next Esopus Library Repair Café on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. at the library at 128Canal St. in Port Ewen. Eligible items include clocks, lamps, fans, vacuums, other small electrical or mechanical appliances, computers, jewelry, textile repairs and more. For more information or to volunteer contact esopusdirector@ esopuslibary.org or visit repaircafehv.org.

• St. James United Methodist Church, 29Pearl St., Kingston, will host its Star in the Valley Christmas Market and Cookie Caper on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Homemade Christmas cookies, crafts and refreshments will be available for purchase. Preordered cookie trays are $12 per pound. Call (845) 3313030 to place your order. Parking and an accessible entrance are located at 29 Pearl St.

• The Woodstock Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair will take place at Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock, on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 2 to 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be clothing, jewelry, art, food and more.

• Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368 Mill St., Rhinebeck, will have its annual cookie walk sale on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Cordes Hall. There will be more than 40 kinds of homemade holiday cookies. Cookies can be purchased for $11 per pound.

• The Ruby Fire Department will host “Pancakes with Santa” on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the firehouse, 1214 Main St., Ruby. All are welcome. Donations will be accepted.

• A soup sale will take place at the Rhinecliff Firehouse, 17 Shtazell Ave., Rhinecliff, on Thursday, Dec. 15, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Soup will be sold by the quart for $10per quart. Only takeout orders will be available. Soup can be picked up at the firehouse side window on Orchard Street. The sales are sponsored by the Rhinebeck Grange. Send an email to JoBaer2@gmail.com to preorder online and to be emailed the soup choices.

• The Lord’s Acre Project Craft Fair & Bake Sale will take place Saturday, Dec.

17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rochester Reformed Church, 5142 U.S. Route 209, Accord. There will be vendors, handmade crafts, a bake sale, raffles, a silent auction a 50⁄50, and more. Donations of homemade crafts or gift baskets are wanted for the raffle and silent auction. Contact Jennifer Gregory by calling (845) 706-0607 or sending an email to niffer20@aol. com if you would like to donate. People interested in being vendors should also contact Gregory.