What’s happening

• The Woodstock-New Paltz Art & Crafts Fair will conclude at the Ulster County Fairgrounds at 249Libertyville Road, New Paltz, on Monday, May 29. The fair is to feature more than 200 artists alongside live music, craft demonstrations, food trucks and a children's tent. The event will also feature wine, area distilleries and speciality and prepared on site foods. Fair hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is rain or shine.

• The Performing Arts of Woodstock's production of Rajiv Joseph's "Gruesome Playground Injuries" at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center in Woodstock runs on weekends through June 11. Doug (Will Anderson) and Kayleen (Taylor Steward) will suffer right of passage childhood accidents like bloody falls off swings, down stairs or off skateboards and much more over the course of 30years in this production directed by Joe Bongiorno. Admission is $21. For tickets show times, and more information, visit getpawtickets. org.

• The Town of Hurley's Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 29, with the staging ground at the THkit print shop at 185Zandhoek Road opening at 9a.m. with the parade leaving at 10a.m. The route will head north on Zandhoek Road before making a right at the end of the Hurley Cemetery. The parade will then cross Hurley Avenue, go the length of Main Street, cross Hurley Mountain Road, make a left on Wamsley Place and end in front of Town Hall where a ceremony will take place with food available. The map for the 1.5-mile route is available at tinyurl.com/5n6n8ud2.

• Hurley Reformed Church, 11 Main St., Hurley, will have a Yard Sale on Saturday, June 3, from 8 a.m. to 3p.m. Refreshments will be available. Spaces are available to rent for $25. Call (845) 331-4121 for more information.

• Hurley Reformed Church, 11Main St., will be serving a chicken barbecue on Tuesday, June 13, from 4 to 6 p.m. The chicken will be from Brooks'

BBQ in Oneonta. Meals are $15 and consist of half a chicken, coleslaw, a baked potato, a dinner roll and dessert. Meals are drive up or take out. Call (845) 331-4121 for more information.

• Staatsburgh State Historic

Site will be open Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, from 11 a.m. to 5p.m. and will offer a special WWI-themed tour that afternoon. The special World

War I-themed tour, "World

War I and the End of the Gilded Age," is at 2p.m. Admission for the theme tour is $12; $10 for students and seniors and free for children ages 12and under. The last standard tour starts at 4 p.m. Standard tours are $10 for adults, $8for students and seniors and free for children and under. Both tours require reservations that can be made online at https://bit.ly/3oe6DnL.

• The Women Photographers Collective of the Hudson Valley's exhibit "Beneath the Surface" will take place at the Olive Free Library, 4033state Route 28A, West Shokan, through July 8. Participating artists include Gail Albert, Ana Bergen, Shari Diamond, Jill Enfield, Lori Grinker, Maria Fernanda Hubeaut, Kay Kenny, Dorethea Marcus, Meryl Meisler, Charley Mitcherson, Susan Phillips, Carla Shapiro and Ruth Wetzel. Gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10a.m. to 5p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10a.m. to 4 p.m.

• The Kingston Midtown Arts District will host an Information Exchange Meet and Greet, Thursday, June 1, from 6-8 p.m. at the Energy Square Community Room next to D.R.A.W on the corner of Cedar Street and Iwo Jima Lane. The public can stop by to learn more about MAD programming including D.R.A.W. art workshops, PUGG youth workforce for teens and the annual Celebration of the Arts EXPO on July 8. Members of the MAD board will be on hand to answer questions. Light refreshments will be available. Masks are optional. To register for this event visit madkingston.org or call (845) 802-0097.

• The Olive Free Library's early summer Library Fair is Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The live music lineup includes local singer-songwriter, at 11 a.m., 1969 Woodstock Festival veteran Gilles Malkine, at noon and the Nuggs at 1 p.m. Food is by Kevin Vines BBQ with ice cream and maple popcorn also available. The event also features kids activities, a book sale and a plant sale featuring perennials, shrubs and seedlings. The Olive Free Library is located at 4033state Route 28A, West Shokan. olivefreelibrary.org.

• The Hudson Valley Pride Coalition March and Festival will take place beginning Sunday, June 4at New Paltz Middle School beginning at noon followed by a festival at Hasbrouck Park until 5 p.m. To volunteer or march visit outloudhudsonvalley.com/parade. To sign up to be a vendor or performer visit outloudhudsonvalley.com/vendors. Participants are also asked to start lining up at 11a.m.

• The Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery

St., Rhinebeck, will present organist Ken Cowan in recital on Sunday, June 4, at 4 p.m. He comes to Rhinebeck to introduce the church's recently restored 1923 E.M. Skinner organ to the community. No tickets are required, and admission is free. Visit Rhinebeck-Episcopal.org or call (845) 876-3533for more information.

• Family Fun Day, on Sunday, June 4, in Ross Park at 208 Bowne St., Port Ewen, will feature a 5K run, car show and many other activities. The event kicks off with the Esopus 5k run starting at 9a.m. Sign-up for the race starts at 8:30a.m. Car show participants are asked to arrive at 9:30a.m. Other activities including games for kids and local vendors kick at 10 a.m. and run through 3p.m. Food including fried dough, hamburgers and hotdogs will be available for purchase. The car show and 5K have an entry fee of $10in advance and $15day of the race. All other events are free. For more information and for tickets for the 5k and car show visit https://bit.ly/3BDGfGR.

• The Woodstock Diamond Dance and Music Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11, at 1766 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. An outdoor reception will take place June 10 at 5:30 p.m., with a show at 6 p.m. On June 11, the program begins at 2:30p.m.

The featured group will be Linda Diamond & Company, a diverse nodern dance ensemble of professionals, along with music by Woodstock composer Tom Desisto. Admission on June 10is $20and includes the reception. Admission on June 11is $15. Admission for children 12and under is $7. Reservations, including handicap parking, can be made by calling (845) 679-7757.

• Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368Mill St., Rhinebeck will have a garden and plant sale on Friday and Saturday, June 2and 3, to raise funds for the preservation and maintenance of the church. Container plants, hanging baskets, and pots of annuals, small shrubs, and perennials donated from local businesses or dug from local gardens will be offered. Think of us if your perennials or small shrubs need dividing. Someone can help dig and pot if you are unable. Organizers of the sale are asking for lightly used yard decorations, tools, birdhouses, windchimes, lawn, porch furniture, and large-size terra cotta planters. Vendor space is available to sell local produce and garden-yard-type crafts.

For more information, contact Brenda Klaproth by email at bklaproth@ymail.comor by calling (845) 309-3181 or Nancy Katrulya at (914) 489-2001. Donations are tax-deductible. Visit rhinebeckreformed.org for more information.

• Join the Mountain Top Historical Society in Haines Falls on Saturday, June 3, at 9:30 a.m. for a guided all-day hike to Poet's Ledge from Twilight Park, led by Nick Lemann. This is a woods walk that crosses over streams and above the ravines that cascade into the Kaaterskill Clove. Participants will cross above Santa Cruz, Buttermilk, Wildcat, and Viola Falls on a trail that leads to Poet's Ledge, the well-known viewpoint looking west up the Clove. Come prepared for some wet or muddy conditions, rocky trails. Bring plenty of water, snacks, lunch, bug spray. Sturdy shoes or hiking boots and long pants are highly recommended. Bring trekking poles if you have them. The organizers eserve the right to ask hikers to drop out if they are not properly prepared for challenging conditions. Rating: moderately difficult due to length and terrain; minimal elevation gain. Length: 6 miles round trip. The hike will be canceled in case of rain. The event is limited 20 hikers. Advance registration by Friday, June 2, at noon with the society is required by email at mthsdirector@mths.org or by calling (518) 589-6657. Meet at the MTHS KRT parking lot for 9:30sign-in and carpooling arrangements (parking at the trailhead in Twilight is limited).

• The Friends of the Saugerties Library Street Fair returns on Saturday, June 3, from 10a.m. to 3p.m. behind the Saugerties Public Library at 91Washington Ave. The festival wll feature plant, book and baked sales, along with a petting zoo, face painting, a magic show, music, arts and crafts vendors, and more. The Saugerties Police Department and Diaz Ambulance will offer free bicycle helmets. The Friends invite vendors to participate. The fee is $25 per table. Contact Jen Kavanagh at jkavanagh76@msn.com. To volunteer, or to donate plants or baked goods contact cicalejo64@gmail.com.

• The Kingston Midtown Arts District's ninth annual Celebration of the Arts EXPO returns Saturday, July 8, from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. This free event offers attendees a hands-on opportunity to experience various art forms. Professional teaching artists will lead interactive art workshops including, dance, music, performing arts and folk arts, discussions and demonstrations. For more information and eligibility/submission guidelines for professional artists, please visit madkingston.org.

• The Ulster County Historical Society is sponsoring the second annual vintage baseball game in Stone Ridge at Tongore Park on Saturday, June 3at 2 p.m. where the Kingston Guards and Saugerties Vintage Base

Ball Club will face off featuring rules from the 1800s. Admission will be free and refreshments and treats will be available for sale. Tongore Park, also known as Marbletown Town Park, is located at 350Tongore Road and the game will be played the next day in the event of inclement weather.

• Award-winning author "Rev" Sherry Blackman returns to the Morton Memorial Library & Community House at 82Kelly

St. Rhinecliff on Friday, June

9, at 7:30p.m. to share stories from her book "Rev-it-Up"

Tales of a Truck Stop Chaplain" which tells stories form a crossroads of saints and serial killers, Blackman's book reveals a world that touches everyone's lives, but is one we really don't know. Blackman, a journalist, poet and author is the pastor of the Presbyterian Church of the Mountain in Delaware Water

Gap, Pennsylvania.

• The Mountain Top Historical Society will host "A history of Lionel Trains" Sunday, June 11, at 1p.m. at the historic former Ulster and Delaware Railroad station at 5132 state Route

32A, Haines Falls. Ron Gabriel will speak about the history of Lionel Trains and show off his model trains. There will also be book signings by local authors, and an exhibit of railroad photos and memorabilia. The day is sure to be fun-filled for train enthusiasts of all ages. A $5 donation is suggested for adults. Registration is required, Please email mthsdirector@mths.org or call (518) 589-6657.

• The United Reformed Church at 11 Church St., Bloomington is hosting a $5 clothing bag sale Friday, June 16, from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call (845) 331-7099.

• The Rhinebeck Farmers Market's outdoor market has opened for the season, operating Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Dec. 17. This season's market, held in the municipal parking lot located at 61E. Market St., will feature over 30vendors. New vendors will include include Millbrook Beef & Dairy, of Millbrook. A rotating slate of baked goods includes Mighty Donuts, of Red Hook, Little Carrot Baking Co., of Patterson, N.Y., and the Little Rye Bakehouse, of Kingston. The market participates in the SNAP and Farmers Market Nutrition Program. No market will take place Dec. 3. For more information visit https://bit.ly/3Lik7pY.

• "Into My Hands: Recent Donations to Ulster County Archives," featuring a sampling of records donated to the Ulster County Archives between 2011 and 2022, is on display in the second-floor Archives Gallery at the Ulster County Office Building at 244Fair St., Kingston.

The donated records date from 1678to 2022. They range from land sale transactions, court records, maps, family collections and photographs to reference books and last year's unexpectedly popular "I Voted" sticker. For more information, call (845) 340-3040or visit ulstercountyny.gov/archives.

• Ian Flanigan, a Saugerties native and contestant on "The Voice," and Spencer Crandall will support headliner Michael Ray during the "Concert in the Catskills" at Catskill Point on Saturday, June 24, at 7:30p.m. Tickets are $35for general admission and $75for VIP. Tickets can be purchased at concertinthecatskills.com.

• The Rosendale Street Festival, will take place July 15 and 16 on Main Street in Rosendale. Planning meetings have begun and interested volunteers can contact Dana at rsf.volunteers@ gmail.com for meeting schedules and more information.

• Rosendale Theatre, 408Main St., Rosendale, will present the 1954Japanese version of the movie "Godzilla" on Saturday, July 22, from 9:30to 11p.m.

This film is the original, uncut Japanese release. Admission is $10, $6 for theatre members. Visit rosendaletheatre.org for tickets. Call (845) 658-8989 or send an email to info@ rosendaletheatre.org for more information.

• Westchester Circus Arts return to High Meadow School at 3643 Main St, Stone Ridge this summer for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Public performances under a 300-person tent, by this woman-owned animal-free circus are Friday, July 28, at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 29, at 4p.m., Sunday, July 30, at 2 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 4, at 7p.m. Some High Meadow students taking part in a one-week summer camp session led by Westchester Circus Arts performers will appear in the July 28 and Aug. 4 performances. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children with concessions available. For more information and tickets visit bit.ly/422QKy1.

• Singer-Songwriter Iron and Wine with special guest Half Gringa perform at the Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston, on Friday, July 28, at 8p.m. Tickets are $35. Call (845) 473-5288, (845)-339-6088 or email boxoffice@bardavon.org. Tickets can also be purchased online at http://www.ticketmaster.com but fees apply.

• The Kingston Midtown Arts District will host an Information Exchange Meet and Greet on Thursday, June 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Energy Square Community Room next to D.R.A.W on the corner of Cedar Street and Iwo Jima Lane. The public can stop by to learn more about MAD programming, including D.R.A.W. art workshops, PUGG youth workforce for teens and the annual Celebration of the Arts EXPO on July 8. Members of the MAD board will be on hand to answer questions. Light refreshments will be available. Masks are optional. To register for this event, visit madkingston.org or call (845) 802-0097.

• Memories of childhood accidents take center stage in Performing Arts of Woodstock's production of Rajiv Joseph's "Gruesome Playground Injuries" is running at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock, on weekends through June 11. Doug (Will Anderson) and Kayleen (Taylor Steward) will suffer right of passage childhood accidents like bloody falls off swings, down stairs or off skateboards and much more over the course of 30years in this production directed by Joe Bongiorno. Admission is $21. For tickets, show times, and more information, visit getpawtickets.org.

• Author Mark Matousek will discuss his book "Lessons from an American Stoic" on Sunday, Aug. 27, at 2p.m. at St. Gregory's Episcopal Church at 2587, state Route 212 during a Spirituality Series talk hosted by Gail Straub. Matousek will examine how American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson's 12essential teachings offer answers to living an authentic and fulfilling life in harmony with our souls. gstraub@empowermenttraining.com

• Radio Woodstock hosts the inaugural Cave Mountain Catskills Music Festival at Windham Mountain on Sept.15and 16. Headliners include Weezer and Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Radio Woodstock announced. Tickets are $199plus fees for a Friday and Saturday pass. One-day passes for Friday or Saturday are $125plus fees. One-day parking passes are $28-40Two-day parking passes range from $56 to $80including fees. Tickets can be purchased at https:// cavemountainmusicfest.com/ tickets/.

• People's Place, in partnership with Institute for Animal Happiness, has brought back the Happy Cart to the parking lot at 17Saint James St., Kingston, every Wednesday from 4 to 6p.m. The Happy Cart offers plant-based food to the community to taste and is free. Visit happyvegancart.org for more information.

• People's Place Wellness Empowerment Center's monthly Evening Of Holistic Health collaboration with the Holistic Health Community continues the first Wednesday evening of each month from 3to 7p.m. at 775Broadway, Kingston.

Visit https://peoplesplacewec. simplybook.me/v2 for more information.

• People's Place Wellness Empowerment Center offers free weekly workshops, featuring wellness classes, health screenings, nutritional guidance, alternative health modalities, and financial education. 775 Broadway, Kingston. For more information and to register for workshops, visit www. peoplesplace.org/wellness-empowerment-center/ or call (845) 338-4030.

• People's Place Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Wednesday evenings from 5 to 7p.m. at 17St. James St., Kingston. Donations of fresh and shelf-stable foods are being accepted. Call (845) 338-4030.

• People's Place Bounty Table, located just outside the doors, offers free produce, breads, baked goods, dairy items and proteins. The items change daily and are first-come, first-serve during business hours from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Call (845) 3384030 for additional information.