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A cut above Esopus papercutting artist extraordinaire Jenny Lee Fowler

hen Jenny Lee Fowler moved from Oregon in 1997, she decided to mark each snowfall that first winter in the East by cutting a snowflake out of pa- per.W Being a person who makes things by hand, it seemed like a fun thing to do. Then, like the icy flakes that drift lazily on the wind before becom- ing a full-fledged storm, the act of cutting paper snowflakes took on a momentum of its own as Fowler became fascinated with the folk tradi- tion of papercutting. One day, her father-in-law asked her if she’d ever done a portrait, like the silhouettes creat- ed by folk artists. Her interest piqued, Fowler dared herself to cut 100 portraits of people. Beginning with friends and family, she later moved on to cutting portraits of strangers, who would sit for her at the campus center at Bard, where Fowler worked. “I practiced a lot and found that I totally loved it,” says Fowler. “It kind of surprised me because I’d thought of silhouette portraits as these kind of ‘stuffy’ things, and then I realized that they were really cross-sections of people at a moment in time. I started to see them as more dynamic.” Fowler came across a passage in which one of the early papercutters called silhouette portraits “a moment’s monument,” a description that she finds particularly apt. “They really do capture a little moment, and even the same person can have a different portrait the next day,” Fowler explains. Artful papercutting is now Fowler’s niche, and the Continued on page 13 2 ALMANAC WEEKLY 100s November 29, 2012 Leaving the of things to do house can be a CHECK IT OUT wild ride... CHECKCHECK ITIT OUTOUT every week

Krawitz is currently chairman of New has a blast.” er, with a book-signing to follow the tea. 1. “Working with World Records, having recently retired Like many businesses in the village, Admission costs $30 for adults, $20 for Chagall” discussion in as president. New World’s mission has Dig is pulling out the stops as part of children. Reservations are necessary, as Woodstock been the documentation of the American the celebration, making use of a recently seating is limited. For more information, composer through the production of more expanded shop and offering 20 percent call (845) 876-4818 or e-mail historical- Herman Krawitz worked for the Met- than 600 recordings and the creation of off all sale items. “We also will be serv- [email protected]. ropolitan Opera for 19 years, nine of them the Database of Recorded American Music ing some cookies from [another Yuletide as assistant general manager. During this (DRAM), which facilitates the music re- stop on Partition] Lucky Chocolates,” said time, he worked closely with artist Marc search of both scholars and students. For Bolle. “We really look forward to this oc- 4. Two Pinter plays in Chagall. Krawitz will share a wealth of more information, call (845) 679-2940 or casion.” Woodstock stories about “Working with Chagall” at visit www.woodstockart.org. Contemporary and vintage fashion, 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 1 at the chocolates and other delicious goods, an- Performing Arts of Woodstock (PAW) Woodstock Artists’ Association & Muse- tiques, jewelry, books and other gifts are will present “2 X Pinter,” an evening of two um (WAAM), located at 28 Tinker Street 2. Santa comes to all right in the heart of the village along early Harold Pinter plays, at St. Gregory’s in Woodstock. Admission costs $12, $8 Saugerties Partition, Main and Market Streets. Res- Episcopal Church Hall in Woodstock. for WAAM members. taurants and taverns will also be open Opening night is Thursday, November During a diverse and interesting ca- The annual Holiday in the Village com- for business, as will the historic Kiersted 29, with performances through Sunday, reer, Herman Krawitz was professor and munity celebration is coming to Saugerties House, which will host Santa Claus in the December 16. founder of Theater Arts Administra- on Sunday, December 2, and the signs are afternoon. Free horse carriage rides and Harold Pinter’s plays are frequently tion at Yale and executive director of the everywhere that you look. And it’s not just other surprises are also on the calendar. centered around humanity’s failure to American Ballet Theater. He co-produced the sounds of Christmas tunes spilling out – Crispin Kott communicate, and situations often play a number of television specials, includ- of doorways and onto the sidewalks, or out hilariously as discussions and misun- ing The Nutcracker with Baryshnikov the festive red plastic bag-covered meters Holiday in the Village, Sunday, De- derstandings escalate. In A Slight Ache, and the award-winning Baryshnikov on giving the gift of free parking. No, there cember 2, 12 noon-6 p.m., some shops/ originally a BBC radio play, fantasy grips restaurants staying open later, Partition/ Broadway. are also actual signs, political-sized, all the characters, who reveal their inner Main/Market Streets, Saugerties; www. over the place. iheartsaugerties.com. yearnings and frustrations. In The Dumb Ulster County Historical Society With area residents taking to social me- Waiter, two assassins passively await their presents at Bevier House Museum dia during Thanksgiving week, exhorting next assignment. Wartimea 1940’s Christmas their friends and neighbors to shop lo- 3. Annual Yuletide Tea In both plays, questioning can lead cally this holiday season, Holiday in the at Wilderstein to destruction, and acceptance appears December 1 & 2, 2012 Village seems an opportune time to put to maintain the power balance. Some- 12-4pm both days your money where your digital mouth is The Wilderstein Historic Site at 330 times referred to by critics as “comedies 2682 Route 209, Marbletown and hit the streets for some Yuletide de- Morton Road in Rhinebeck will host a of menace,” these dramas are set in con- 845-338-5614 lights. “Holiday in the Village is so great,” Yuletide Tea on Saturday, December 8 at fined spaces where apparently nothing www.ulstercountyhs.org said Daisy Kramer Bolle, owner of Dig, 1 p.m. with fine tea, finger sandwiches, particular is happening, yet there is un- $8 per adult, $5 for Seniors, UCHS a Partition Street boutique in the heart homemade cakes and cookies. Cynthia seen peril: “a weasel under the cocktail members and students of the village. “It’s a day when everybody Owen Philip, author of Wilderstein and cabinet,” as Pinter put it. An intruder, by Free for children five comes to town with their whole family and the Suckleys, will be the featured speak- his very existence – or not – is a threat that and under HOT DECEMBER THEATRE PICKS!

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will change the lives of the people in the more information, call (845) 679-7900 or dents. A panel discussion from 4 to 5 p.m. dance will be Victor Mendolia, Linda Mer- room. A Slight Ache features George Al- visit www.performingartsofwoodstock.org. with veteran members of the organization edith, Neil M. Broome and Gerri Wells, len and Adele Calcavecchio with Brandon Act Up will follow the screening. In atten- joined by activist/scholar Benjamin Heim Hargrove; The Dumb Waiter stars Clay Tyson and Robert Burke Warren. 5. How to Survive Performances are scheduled for Thurs- a Plague screening Attics & Basements Our Specialty days, November 29 and December 6, Fri- & AIDS panel this days, November 30, December 7 and 14 and Saturdays, December 1, 8 and 15, all at Saturday 8 p.m.; and a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sun- day, December 16. Ticket prices are $17 In acknowledgement of Worlds AIDS for adults, $14 for seniors and students. Day, the Rosendale Theatre will screen SSaveSaveave bigbig $$$$$$ Reservations are strongly suggested, as the documentary film by David France, space is limited. How to Survive a Plague, on Saturday, De- St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church is locat- cember 1 at 2 p.m. Admission costs $7, $5 ed at 2578 Route 212 in Woodstock. For for Rosendale Theatre members and stu- withwith SpraySpray FoamFoam InsulationInsulation

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(845) 557-0055 www.ecotechsprayfoam.com 4 ALMANAC WEEKLY November 29, 2012 Shepard and AIDS prevention specialist Kingston, $19/adults, $15/students & Tony Beaudoin of AIDS-Related Com- senior citizens, groups of 10+/$12; (845) munity Services (ARCS). The discussion 339-6088, www.ulsterballet.org, www. upac.org. will be moderated by Act Up veteran Jay Blotcher. How to Survive a Plague revisits a chaotic era in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s Highland holiday event marred by tragic death, political indif- on December 7 ference and the rise of a resilient group who fought to save lives and demand gov- Celebrate the start of the holiday sea- ernment support. Faced with their own son in Highland at the town’s annual tree- mortality, an improbable group of young lighting festivities on Friday, December 7 people, many of them HIV-positive young from 6 to 8 p.m. on Vineyard Avenue in men, transformed themselves into radical the hamlet of Highland. The event will warriors and medical experts, taking on include a campfire, hot chocolate, sweets, Washington and the medical establish- a choir singing Christmas carols, a visit ment. Despite having no scientific train- from Santa and a reading of “A Visit from ing, these activists infiltrated the phar- St. Nicholas.” For more information, call maceutical industry and helped identify (845) 691-8011 or visit www.townoflloyd. promising new drugs, moving them from com. experimental trials to patients in record time. Utilizing never-before-seen archival Downtown New Paltz footage from the 1980s and ‘90s, first- Unwrapped this Friday time filmmaker France puts the viewer in the middle of the controversial actions, Visit downtown New Paltz in all its holi- the heated meetings, the heartbreaking day finery for Downtown New Paltz Un- failures and the exultant breakthroughs wrapped on Friday, November 30 starting of ordinary people working to save lives at 6 p.m. at Water Street Market. There in the face of government neglect over a will be a gnome hunt, a chance to meet terrible health crisis. Santa and a guided stroll throughout the Ceramic platter by Gardiner artist Annie O’Neill Proceeds for this event will partially downtown shopping district with stops for benefit the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Com- hot cocoa and a special performance by HOLIDAY munity Center in Kingston. For more Barefoot Dance Company. Attendees will information on the center, visit www.lg- receive a coupon good for a 20% discount btqcenter.org. The film runs 110 minutes on one visit to more than 25 downtown and is not rated. The Rosendale Theatre is businesses over the weekend; some re- Crafty Christmas located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. strictions apply. You must be present at Unison’s 22nd annual Holiday Crafts Fair returns For more information, call (845) 612-9837 the kickoff event to receive the coupon. to New Paltz Middle School this weekend or visit www.rosendaletheatre.org or www. The Downtown Unwrapped celebration surviveaplague.com, where a film trailer will continue on Saturday and Sunday, is available for viewing. December 1 and 2 with festive food and ore than 50 local artisans will bring a wide range of high-quality drink for holiday shoppers. For more in- handmade crafts to the Unison Arts and Learning Center’s 22nd an- formation, call (845) 802-1197. nual Holiday Crafts Fair on Saturday and Sunday, December 1 and 6. A Christmas Carol 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Fair will be held in the gymnasium Mat the centrally located New Paltz Middle School at the corner of Main Street at UPAC Voice Theater performs (Route 299) and Manheim Boulevard (Route 32 South). Adult admission of $3 There’s a warmth to performances that Season’s Greetings in includes a craft raffle ticket, and those under age 16 are admitted free. reach the stage of becoming traditions. Woodstock “It’s a really warm, wonderful show every year,” says Helene Bigley, one of the One’s attendance becomes almost expect- founders of Unison. “It’s something we love to do, and everybody enjoys coming ed, and those actors who repeat roles be- Voice Theater started in Paris in the late to it and being there.” come like old friends. Sets and costumes, 1980s, landed stateside at the ever-enter- The Holiday Crafts Fair is a juried show, with gallery-quality handcrafted gift music and direction – and choreography, prising La MaMa in New York City soon items including ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, works in leather, fiber, baskets, in the case of the Ulster Ballet Company after and currently spends a great deal glass, clocks, furniture, paintings, cards, body products, wreaths, heirloom seeds (UBC)’s holiday productions of Charles of time in Woodstock, where its member and more. A sampling of participating artists includes Sharyn Alexander from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at the Ulster Christa Trinler activated the company as Saugerties, who creates ceramic wall hangings, Gardiner artist Annie O’Neill’s Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kings- part of the Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts ceramic platters, and Ken Greene of the Hudson Valley Seed Library, who will ton, now in their 18th seasonal outing – last summer She will be pushing it into a offer heirloom seeds from his farm in Accord packaged in beautiful “art packs.” have the comforting effects that classic special site-specific series of performances Jeweler Connie Verrusio of Highland often uses bits and pieces of mechanical holiday dishes do. of Alan Ayckbourn’s Season’s Greetings detritus to create modern designs in silver. Clark Peaslee of New Paltz works in All the better to highlight the young at the Creekside Grille at the Woodstock wood, creating fine furniture and small objects, and Elissa Cimino of Gardiner talents that such massive productions Golf Club on Route 212 from November does wreaths and all sorts of naturecraft with fresh-cut flowers and herbs. “It’s are inevitably all about, and to delight in 30 through December 16. a one-of-a-kind chance to get to know and observe the breadth of local talent,” seeing old friends in the audience as well Directed by Voice Theater’s founder says Bigley. as onstage. Who knows whose kids are Shauna Kanter, the production will not Hungry fairgoers can partake of Japanese food from Gomen Kudasai of New rising from street extras to actual ghosts, be dinner theater per se, but use a din- Paltz, and organic baked goods along with coffee and tea will be available as well. or other featured performers, each year? ing setting for its witty romp through the The Unison Arts and Learning Center is a nonprofit arts organization founded UBC’s annual Christmas Carol, which season’s highly charged social scene. Star- in 1975, located at the foot of the Shawangunk Mountains in New Paltz. Unison runs this weekend from Friday, Novem- ring Alexandra Angeloch, Neil Howard, offers ongoing workshops in the visual arts, performance and personal growth ber 30 through Sunday, December 2, has Walter Bost, Megan Leigh, Robert Lloyd, arenas, and presents performances and gallery exhibitions throughout the year. always been choreographed and directed Ron Morehead, A. R. Rappaport, Justin – Sharyn Flanagan by Sara Miot, with great painted sets by Waldo and Trinler, the work will mix nd Leslie Bender and a mix-and-match score new theater techniques with Ayckbourn’s Unison’s 22 annual Holiday Crafts Fair, Saturday-Sunday, December 1-2, 10 guaranteed to get everyone up and sing- tried-and-true extensions of a tradition a.m.-5 p.m., $3, under age 16 free, New Paltz Middle School, Main Street/Man- heim Boulevard; (845) 255-1559, http://unisonarts.org. ing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” by stretching back through Coward to Wilde show’s end. and Sheridan. Amongst the more than 60 dancers, Ayckbourn, who has written more than actors and stage professionals from the 70 plays, is best-known for his 1970s- Hudson Valley involved this year will be premiered Norman Conquests trilogy, Glass in Kingston Valley Middle School. Complimentary hot UBT teachers and directors Scarlett Fiero Intimate Exchanges and By Jeeves. Sea- soup will be provided by John Novi and and Quiedo “Sonny” Carbone, Bob Gomez son’s Greetings is set over Christmas Eve, Come to Pablo Glass on Saturday, De- the DePuy Canal House. as Scrooge, Justine Maletta as the Spirit of Christmas Day and Boxing Day in an av- cember 1 from 1 to 6 p.m. for glassblow- The highlight of the event is the Christmas Past, Anne David as the Spirit erage English suburban house where a ing demonstrations and refreshments. arrival of Santa Claus on a fire engine, of Christmas Yet to Be, Phillip Levine as great deal of drinking occurs, including Admission is free. Pablo Glass is located courtesy of the High Falls Volunteer Fire the always-entertaining Ghost of Jacob a seductive game of Snakes and Ladders at 1 Sterling Street in Kingston. For more Department, after which all are invited to Marley and Aubrey Contini in the show- and a near-murder – all in good cheer. information, call (914) 806-3573. the Community Church of High Falls for stopping role of Greed – plus at least a There will be a cash bar and “light bites” hot chocolate and cookies. The Church is handful of kids or grandkids whom you’re before and after each show. Reservations located at the corner of Mohonk Road and sure to know from somewhere. are strongly recommended. High Falls Tree-Lighting Firehouse Road. Participants are invited The whole idea is to support the – Paul Smart Ceremony to bring an unwrapped toy to donate to dance school, show off its talents and raise the Toys for Tots program to help children some funds to help feed the hungry this Voice Theater’s Season’s Greetings, Fri- Join the community of High Falls on in need. season, via the Beverly Close Memorial day, November 30-Sunday, December Saturday, December 1 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This annual tradition is sponsored free 30, 7:30 p.m. Fridays/Saturdays, 5 p.m. Food Pantry in Poughkeepsie and Kings- for the 2012 High Falls Tree-Lighting Cer- of charge by the High Falls Civic Associa- Sundays, $22/$18, Creekside Grille, ton-based Queens Galley. 114 Mill Hill Road (Routes 212 & 375), emony at the corner of Route 213 and Sec- tion. To learn more about the events held – Paul Smart Woodstock; (845) 679-0154, www.voice- ond Street. Gather at the tall evergreen by the Civic Association or to join as a theatre.org. tree in the center of town, adjacent to the new member, visit www.highfallscivic.org. Ulster Ballet Company’s A Christmas DePuy Canal House, to usher in the holi- Carol, Friday/Saturday, November 30/ days officially. Bring a flashlight and join December 1, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Decem- Open Studio at Pablo in the Christmas carols performed by the Historical Society of ber 2, 2 p.m., UPAC, 601 Broadway, fifth-and-sixth-grade choir of the Rondout November 29, 2012 ALMANAC WEEKLY 5 Newburgh Bay and the glio prints, solar plate prints and photog- Board for Dutchess County Tourism, is Sinterklaas parade begins. No registration Highlands’ Candlelight raphy in her studio on Saturday, December past president of the Hudson Valley Arti- is necessary for that one. Tour of Homes 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 35 Schoonmaker sans’ Guild and former board member of Wing & Clover – the name inspired by Lane. For more information, call (845) the Mill Street Loft. Providing a showcase the industriousness of bees, says propri- The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay 679-4135 or visit www.dionphoto.com. for fellow Hudson Valley artists on Main etor Marla Walker – will also offer gift- and the Highlands will hold its annual Street in Beacon, Hubbard is co-owner of making workshops in December for those Candlelight Tour of Homes on Sunday, RiverWinds Gallery, which celebrated its who’d like to present their loved ones this December 9 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. The Hudson River aerial ninth anniversary this summer. holiday season with a handmade gift. A tour begins at the Captain David Craw- photography at Beacon The Beacon Institute for Rivers and three-session series of projects suitable ford House, located at 189 Montgomery Institute Estuaries, a subsidiary of Clarkson Uni- for holiday gift-giving will be held on Street, where the opulent 1830s home will versity headquartered in Beacon, is a not- three consecutive Mondays: December be decorated inside and out as it would An exhibit of photography by Linda for-profit environmental research orga- 3, 10 and 17 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. each have been in 1840, using fresh greens, Hubbard will open at the Beacon Insti- nization engaging scientists, engineers, session. The cost for the series is $120, flowers and fruit. Tour participants will tute Gallery on Saturday, December 8. educators and policy experts in collabora- or $40 for an individual workshop. Stu- receive an illustrated booklet that includes As the Crow Flies presents a compelling tive work focusing on real-time monitor- dents must have at least a beginner-level a map of all the sites on the tour, which aerial perspective of the Hudson River ing of river ecosystems. It aims to make sewing ability and understand how to use include Washington’s Headquarters and from Bear Mountain to Kingston in pho- the Hudson Valley a global center for sci- their machines. The workshops are for over a dozen private homes and public tographs captured from high above in a entific and technological innovation that ages 14 to adult. These workshops will spaces that exemplify Newburgh’s rich helicopter. The exhibit will remain on view advances research, education and public be led by Cal Patch, a local designer who architectural heritage. Participants tour through March 2, at the Institute’s gallery policy regarding rivers and estuaries. says that she has been “a maker since she the properties at their own pace. at 199 Main Street in Beacon. An opening Beacon Institute Gallery hours are was a Girl Scout in the ‘70s.” She sews, Tickets are available for a $25 dona- reception for Linda Hubbard will be held Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. crochets, spins, embroiders, knits, prints, tion if purchased in advance and $30 if on Saturday, December 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. dyes and makes patterns – hence the name purchased at the Crawford House on the Attendees for the reception are asked to and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and of her one-of-a-kind clothing and acces- day of the event. For more information, or register online. until 8 p.m. on “Second Saturdays” each sories company: Hodge Podge Farm. She to order your tickets, call (845) 561-2585, Hubbard, now retired from IBM, has month. Sunday gallery hours are from has taught all of her fiber crafts at vari- visit www.newburghhistoricalsociety.com made the Hudson River Valley the focus 12 noon to 5 p.m. For more information, ous shops and studios for the past decade, or e-mail [email protected]. of her photography. Hubbard’s images re- call (845) 838-1600, extension10, or visit and published her first book, Design-It- flect the serenity of the Hudson River and www.bire.org. Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simpli- the juxtaposition of humans and nature fied, in 2009, available from Potter Craft. Kingston Farmers’ in day-to-day life. Recently relocated to Accord, Patch plans Winter Market The exhibit As the Crow Flies was in- Holiday giftmaking to be “a crafty farmer,” she says, and has spired by a daughter who is a trained he- classes in Rhinebeck a website at www.hodgepodgefarm.net. The Kingston Farmers’ Winter Mar- licopter pilot. Hubbard travels aloft with – Sharyn Flanagan ket will open on Saturday, December 1 in her camera in a small helicopter, and by Wing & Clover, the hands-on creativ- Bethany Hall of the Old Dutch Church at taking to the sky finds a new perspective. ity workshop studio in Rhinebeck, is cel- Holiday workshops, Wing & Clover, 22 nd 272 Wall Street in the Historic Stockade “When the little things in life overwhelm ebrating its third anniversary on Satur- East Market Street, 2 floor, Rhinebeck; (845) 205-2854, http://wingandclover.com. District of Uptown Kingston. The Winter me, I try to think like that bird flying day, December 1 with a Portrait Salon by Market will be held on the first and third above; it helps me put things in perspec- papercutting artist extraordinaire Jenny Saturdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 tive,” says Hubbard. “Perhaps we all can Lee Fowler [see accompanying Almanac Laurie Oliver — p.m. through April. More than 20 vendors benefit from looking at things with a dif- cover feature], who will hand-cut sil- Spiritual Counseling will offer fruits and vegetables, breads and ferent perspective, a different view, to find houette portraits from 12 noon to 3 p.m. GIVE THE GIFT OF WELLNESS baked goods, honey, dairy products, beer a different answer.” Reservations are required, as space is Make positive changes in your life through hypnosis. and spirits, pickles, tamales, paella, heir- Hubbard, a longtime supporter of the limited. A five-by-seven-inch heirloom- Smoking cessation • pain management loom seeds and more. arts, received the Special Citation Award quality custom portrait silhouette costs stress relief • past life regressions. For more information, visit www.king- from the Dutchess County Executive in $30. There will also be a free Sinterklaas Intuitive, Sensitive Guidance stonfarmersmarket.org. 2009 for her generosity of time and ef- Reindeer Paper Puppet-making workshop Spirit Communicator fort in building the arts community in the from 3 to 4:30 p.m. before the children’s (845) 679-2243 • [email protected] Hudson Valley. She is currently president Dion Ogust hosts open of the Beacon Arts Community Associa- studio this Saturday tion and chair of Art along the Hudson, a collaborative group whose mission is to Photographer and artist Dion Ogust will raise arts awareness in the Hudson Val- host an open house sale of paintings, inta- ley. She currently serves on the Advisory

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EXPERIENCE 12/1 “Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t MUSIC live it, it won’t come out of your horn.” MUSICMUSIC Mozart’s final opera, La Clemenza di -Charlie Parker Tito, at 1 p.m. at the Bardavon

is a daring French-born experimental composer and the owner of a singularly Good vibes circular and unrevealing website. On Sat- urday, December 1, Acquaviva and mezzo- Jimmy Goodman’s soprano Loré Lixenberg present Acqua- instrumental chamber folk viva’s Aatie at the Deep Listening Space project plays BSP in Kingston in the Shirt Factory in Midtown Kingston. this Thursday It is an event with as many auspices and imprimaturs as your typical independent n Thursday, November film: “An Under the Radar Concert: Part 29, BackStage Studio Pro- of Ione’s 17th Annual Dream Festival, in ductions (BSP) in Kingston collaboration with free103point9.” Opresents A Viberatto, the vi- Acquaviva’s fascinating work blends braphone-driven instrumental chamber stray multilingual dialogue and accidental folk project of multi-instrumentalist and sound collage with electronics and tra- local studio owner Jimmy Goodman. ditional instruments and played in non- Ordinally and musically, A Viberatto’s traditional ways. Acquaviva specializes new release B closely follows 2010’s A in sound installations and “spatialized” with its lucid, deliberate and melodically concerts – a natural fit for Kingston’s leg- plainspoken acoustic themes. The sim- endary salon-style Deep Listening Space. ple, dwelling harmony, pastoral march Concert admission costs $15 for adults rhythms and spare folk minimalism of and $10 for students and seniors. The B bring to mind some of Sufjan Stevens’ Deep Listening Space is located in the work in the “folk/classical” vein, though Shirt Factory at 77 Cornell Street, Suite A Viberatto’s compositions may be even 303, in Midtown Kingston. You can listen more Spartan: meditative, repetitive to the online broadcast at www.deeplisten- melodic statements, cleansed of man- ing.org or http://wgxc.org/events/5798. nered expression and style. – John Burdick Singer/songwriter Emily Sprague opens the evening at 8 p.m., followed by A Vib- Susan McKeown eratto at 9 and TN3 at 10. Deejay Wavy La Clemenza di Tito Davy will be on hand to fill the interstices from The Met at CONCERT and bring the evening home. Bardavon – John Burdick The 2012/13 season of The Met: Live in A Viberatto, Emily Sprague, TN3, Deejay HD will continue on Saturday, December Dublin’s daughter Wavy Davy, Thursday, November 29, 1 at 1 p.m. with Mozart’s final opera, La 8 p.m., BSP, 323 Wall Street, Kingston; Irish singer Susan McKeown at Clemenza di Tito, at the Bardavon Opera (845) 481-5158, http://bsplounge.com. Rosendale Café this Saturday House in Poughkeepsie. La Clemenza di Tito features a cast conducted by Ba- roque specialist Harry Bicket and led by usan McKeown, an Irish folksinger firmly rooted in the New York Kingston hosts Frédéric Giuseppe Filianoti as the title character, City scene, is every bit as good as you might hope when considering Acquaviva this Saturday a Roman emperor. Tickets for Mozart’s those two fully cohesive musical locales. McKeown will perform at the La Clemenza di Tito cost $26 for adults, Rosendale Café on Saturday, December 1, fresh off the release of her Berlin resident Frédéric Acquaviva $24 for Bardavon members and $19 for Slatest album, Belong. McKeown cut her teeth as a teenager performing on the streets of Dublin. She came to New York thanks to a bursary from the Arts Council of Ireland with a BARDAVON PRESENTS scholarship to the American Musical & Dramatic Academy, during which time she became a regular performer in the East Village club Sin-é, a legendary venue that featured early performances from Ben Folds, Jeff Buckley and David Gray. McKeown’s official debut album, Bones, followed a pair of cassette-only releases, in 1995, and firmly established her as an important new voice. Over the years, McKeown has expanded her sound, working in collaborations A John Waters with a variety of artists and continuing to pursue her own musical avenues. Belong is something of a combination of that spirit, including duets with Declan O’Rourke (on the New York City-set “On Bridge to Williamsburg”) and James Maddock (on Christmas “Everything We Had Was Good,” an up-tempo number with enough heartbreak between the lines to feel like an actual love song). The Big Apple makes another Sat. Dec. 1, 8pm - Bardavon appearance in “Lullaby of Manhattan,” and “City of the Roses” and “Our Texas” expand the map a bit further west. McKeown’s voice is at the center of her music; it’s why she turned away from acting 20 years ago to focus on her music, and it was the right move to make. And there are few venues more perfectly suited to showcase that voice than the Rosendale Café. – Crispin Kott

ULSTER BALLET COMPANY NEW PALTZ BALLET THEATRE Susan McKeown, Saturday, December 1, 8 p.m., $15, Rosendale Café, 434 Main A Christmas Carol The Nutcracker Street, Rosendale; www.rosendalecafe.com, www.susanmckeown.com. Fri. Nov. 30 & Sat. Dec. 1, 7:30pm Sat. Dec. 8, 2pm & 7:30pm Sun. Dec. 2, 2pm - UPAC Sun. Dec. 9, 3pm - Bardavon children age 12 and under and are avail- Call (845) 658-9048. able at Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072; at the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway Bukhman concert at in Kingston, (845) 339-6088; or through Beattie-Powers Place TicketMaster at (800) 745-3000 or www. ticketmaster.com. Constructed in 1837, the Beattie- THE MET LIVE: MOZART’S Powers Place in Catskill, off majestic LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Prospect Avenue – just another block

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CONCERT include toys for boys and girls from infancy to age 12, or gifts for women Soul for including scarves, wallets, costume jewelry, body lotion survivors or other small self- indulgences. Alexis P. Suter Band plays Bearsville December Miss G, a/k/a 1 to benefit Family of Woodstock’s Washbourne Abbe Wooden Ka- House zoo, a/k/a the Ka- zoo Lady of Wood- here aren’t too many female singers out stock, will serve as there who fall into the bass/baritone catego- emcee for the ben- ry. Maybe that’s part of the reason why the efit concert. The up-and-coming R & B phenomenon Alexis P. doors will open at 8 TSuter can belt out blues and soul numbers with such p.m. and the music persuasive grit and power. A perennial favorite at Le- will commence at von Helm’s Midnight Rambles, Suter was nominated 9. Tickets cost $20 for a 2012 Blues Music Award in the Soul/Blues Fe- in advance, $25 on male Artist category. She’ll be returning to our neck of the day of the show. the woods on Saturday, December 1 to perform at the To order, call (845) Bearsville Theater. 679-4406 or visit JIM GAVENUS This is the second year in a row that Suter and her Alexis P. Suter www.bearsvillethe- Band, along special guests the Lindsey Webster Band, ater.com. will put on a Holiday Concert at the Bearsville to benefit Family of Woodstock’s – Frances Marion Platt refuge for battering victims, the Washbourne House Domestic Violence Shelter. Besides a rousing evening of music, the event will include a grand raffle of gift Alexis P. Suter Band/Lindsey Webster Band, Saturday, December 1, 9 p.m., $20 certificates and items donated by local businesses. advance/$25 day-of, Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker Street/Route 212, Woodstock; (845) 679-4406, www.bearsvilletheater.com. Attendees are also invited to consider bringing along an item (new only, please) to donate to residents of the Shelter as a holiday gift. Appropriate and needed items

Olana and Rip Van Winkle Bridge Dinger, Guitar Ensemble director and ar- friends and volunteers to their intimate landmarks), was sold to the Dean Holiday concerts at ranger, guitar students will play Roma- performing venue in the Catskills, which family, who later deeded it to the vil- SUNY-Ulster nian folk dances. will be decorated for the occasion. lage of Catskill via Mary Dean Beattie. The concerts are free and open to the Call (518) 622-0070 or (201) 863-8724 This Saturday, December 1, the Friends SUNY-Ulster in Stone Ridge will pres- public. For more information, call (845) or e-mail [email protected] for res- of Beattie-Powers will present the next ent a series of free concerts performed by 687-5262. ervations. The suggested donation is $35 in their series of events at the proper- students, visiting musicians, music educa- per person, and guests are invited to bring ty: a concert by noted pianist Michael tors, faculty, staff and audience partici- an appetizer or dessert to share. The eve- Bukhman playing an early-evening per- pants this holiday season. SUNY-Ulster’s Opera-lovers’ holiday ning will also feature prizes and surprises. formance of Beethoven, Janácek, Cho- Tuba Christmas will be held on Saturday, party in Round Top For directions, visit www.altocanto.org. pin, Rachmaninoff, Medtner and Shatin. December 1 at the Ulster Savings Bank Known for his international recital sched- community conference center. Tuba and Opera and theater-lovers are invited ule and numerous awards, as well as his euphonium players of all ages will perform to celebrate the Christmas season at the current position at nearby Bard College, traditional Christmas music from around Altamura Center for the Arts in Round this will be Bukhman’s second concert in the world. Participants are to register at Top on Saturday evening, December 1 at the parlors and intimate reception rooms noon, rehearse at 1 p.m. and perform at 5 p.m. The festive gathering for friends at Beattie-Powers Place. 3 p.m. and supporters will feature fun, food and Other recent events at the elegant house Performing at the Quimby Theater on lots of music, including a preview of the along the Hudson, with one of the river’s Wednesday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. will 2013 summer season. Guests are invited great lawns, have included music from be the Community Band and Jazz En- to bring an unwrapped toy for distribution top Bard students and talks by the likes semble. The Chorus and Guitar Ensemble to a needy child. of Major League Baseball historian John will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, The Altamura Center for the Arts, a Thorn, a neighbor, and best-selling horror December 13 and the String Ensemble not-for-profit organization, provides writer Jack Ketchum. at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 10. quality opera and theater performances The event, beginning at 5 p.m., con- The concert on Thursday, December at affordable prices to Greene County cludes a daylong Day in December 13 will feature the combined choirs, col- audiences and is a project of Inter-Cities throughout Catskill that includes numer- lege chorus, women of the college chorus Performing Arts, Inc. based in New York ous holiday events, open houses and the and vocal ensemble. The concert will be and New Jersey. The event hosts, Carmela like, ending with fireworks in the evening directed by Janet Gehres, SUNY-Ulster’s Altamura, founder and executive director, following the Beattie-Powers concert. choral director, with Edward Leavitt as and co-founder and arts patron Leonard – Paul Smart accompanist. Under the direction of Greg Altamura, look forward to welcoming

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KAATSBAAN (Dutch for “playing field”) was designed to provide 12/1 companies and choreographers with an affordable year- round facility where they can rehearse, perform and STAGESTAGE showcase new work. Its 153-acre site once belonged to Performance begins at 7:30 pm Eleanor Roosevelt’s grandparents. Flowing architecture Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company performs this Saturday at Kaatsbaan in Tivoli

he Ellen Sinopoli Dance voice to evoke the sound of waves and the Company will present five tides, said Sinopoli. dances at the Kaatsbaan In- Initially interested in creating a dance Tternational Dance Center this about the faltering functionality of an Saturday, December 1. Several were de- aging body, the choreographer said that veloped during the Company’s weeklong Harper’s music steered her toward the residencies at the Tivoli-based Center underwater theme. “There are lots of dy- (the performance precedes its upcom- namic changes within the piece. It’s high- ing December residency). The Com- energy and fast-moving, and at times the pany, which is based in Albany, has ac- movements are very exotic, as the dancers cess to rehearsal space at the Egg, but tangle around themselves and each other,” RICH HOMMEL Ellen Sinopoli said that the opportunity said Sinopoli. Calvin Grimm’s backdrop for Ellen Sinopoli’s Sea Ghosts that Kaatsbaan provides to focus solely A second piece, Sing, Laugh, Play, is a admission/$10 children & students with on developing new work is invaluable. lighthearted romp to John Adams’ Book of a specific shape that establishes the ani- ID, Kaatsbaan International Dance Cen- “Usually our rehearsals occur four hours Alleged Dancers, which entranced Sinopoli mal’s ownership. A single dancer moves ter, 120 Broadway; (845) 757-5106, ext. 2 a day, four times a week,” said the chore- when she first heard a snippet on the radio. her body into the shape of the horns, or 10, www.kaatsbaan.org. ographer, who also teaches dance com- “It is about moving and has a lightness,” tended by people who were terribly ex- position at two colleges. “This allows us she said. A third piece, titled Filament, ploited; Sinopoli associates them with the to work six and seven hours a day. The incorporates the percussive sounds of Don haikulike poems of the Afghan girls, which productivity of this is exponential.” Knaack, who makes music from objects function as a kind of secret communica- Divine Another wonderful attribute of Kaats- that he scavenges in junkyards. Like the il- tion about their struggles. baan is the large amount of space, which lumination of a filament in a lightbulb, the The fifth piece involves women moving December allows Sinopoli to step back to where the dancers are initially still and come to life their bodies to different forms of Latin audience sits “and really get a perspective under the force of faux-electric impulses. jazz. For Sinopoli, contemporary music A John Waters Christmas at the on how the architecture of this piece is Sinopoli envisioned the bodies as segments and the art, craft and narratives of vari- Bardavon in Poughkeepsie this flowing. Most studios are not that large. of a totem pole laid flat on the ground, ous cultures are all grist for the creative Saturday It’s perfectly constructed.” which slowly becomes animated. mill. She also gets inspiration from a Does anyone re- One of the pieces in the December 1 Zarmina, which is the name of a young journal in which she writes down phrases member back to performance, Sea Ghosts, was developed Afghan female poet who committed sui- culled from her extensive reading: pages when John Waters at Kaatsbaan last December and incorpo- cide due to a forced marriage, is set to mu- and pages full of “rich visual imagery.” was not a house- rates a blown-up image of a painting by sic by contemporary violinist Cornelius Described by one critic as “magicians in hold name, and Woodstock-based artist Calvin Grimm. Dufallo. It was inspired by a book about motion,” Sinopoli’s dancers distill these given to slightly Suggestive of ocean depths, the backdrop the Dinka tribe of Sudan – specifically, the variously inspired forms and concepts into cuddly images of “fits right into the music” by composer various shapes of the horns of the tribe’s an exciting language of rhythmic move- quirky Baltimore William Harper, a haunting piece that cattle, which are tended by young boys; ment and abiding grace. urban families, all uses electro-acoustical sounds and the the horns are twisted by their owners into – Lynn Woods lovey-dovey in their gender-crazy dysfunction? Like, Bard College Music Department & Hudson Valley Gamelans Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, Satur- back to that first theater-clearing mo- day, December 1, 7:30 p.m., $30 general ment when Divine brought the pur- proudly present An Exotic Evening of Balinese Music & Dance CATSKILL Ballet THEATRE presents The Nutcracker performed in its entirety and featuring guest artists “Catskill Ballet Th eatre’s ‘Th e Nutcracker’ is superb!” ~ Daily Freeman December 7th & 8th at 8pm December 9th at 2pm at ULSTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER KINGSTON, NEW YORK Featuring 30th Year Performance Cocktail Reception Hudson Valley Balinese Orchestras on December 7th • 6:30 PM Gamelan Giri Mekar & Gamelan Chandra Kanchana $35 pp includes Premier Ticket Seating with very special Balinese Guest Artists Tickets available at Ticketmaster • 800-745-3000 Dr. I Made Bandem & Dr. N.L.N. Suasthi Widjaya Bandem under the artistic direction of I Nyoman Suadin Or call UPAC Box Offi ce at (845) 339-6088 Tickets $27, Seniors & Students (with proper ID) $20 Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 8 pm Group Rates Available Olin Auditorium, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 2010 Ulster County Cultural Business of the Year This is a family friendly concert ~ Tickets available at the Door ~ Suggested Donation $10.* For Information Call 845 688-7090 *Free Admission for Bard Students, Faculty & Staff November 29, 2012 ALMANAC WEEKLY 9

REVIVAL terday, our production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth features contemporary dress, women soldiers and a set that evokes both the Globe Theatre and Tahrir TOIL AND Square. We surround the audience with sights and sounds that evoke modern warfare, while honor- TROUBLE… ing the text of Shakespeare with a talented cast of IN THE MIDEAST students.” One of the aspects of Macbeth that has been Timely setting of Macbeth opens this Friday open to interpretation over time is the question of at SUNY-New Paltz whether the three witches are meant to be seen as a vector introducing evil into the world from some mong Shakespeare’s tragedies, supernatural source, or as merely the catalyst that Macbeth is arguably the darkest. (At least, brings the incipient ambition in Macbeth’s heart to you could make that argument if, like the surface as his political prospects begin to im- many fans of the Bard, you tend to stick prove. There’s also a lot of potentially topical matter yourA fingers in your ears and whistle a merry tune in the play’s meditations on what constitutes true anytime somebody tries to remind you that the ex- masculinity and femininity. What new spin could be ecrable gorefest Titus Andronicus actually does ex- put on Lady Macbeth’s passive-aggressive manipu- ist.) Aside from being notoriously cursed, accord- lations when set amidst the repressive Shari’a laws ing to backstage lore, the “Scottish play” doesn’t get of a Muslim country? And are we meant to draw a into much in the way of shades of meaning. parallel between Macbeth’s three witches and the The message is fairly straightforward: Power cor- three goddesses allowed in the Beta-testing phase rupts. If rewarded, bad deeds almost inevitably lead of Islam: the so-called Satanic Verses alluded to in to worse ones. A guilty conscience may ultimately the novel that brought down a fatwa on the head drive an ambitious person to madness and suicide, of author Salman Rushdie? but it won’t deter him (or her) from wading ever- Here’s what Kassel has to say about his interpreta- deeper into the bloodbath that he (or she) created. tion of the witches: “In this world there is evil that Pretty grim stuff, with no real uplift at the end. both influences and prompts acts of evil in others. In Part of the problem with this play is the fact that our world, however, these forces, these witches, are the earliest extant script was probably just a prompt- unseen. Evil can appear anywhere, anytime, and the book, so a lot of the nuance or moral ambiguity that vain, ambitious, the power-hungry are susceptible.” the playwright might originally have accorded the JACK WADE So it will be interesting to see how the new SUNY villainous lead couple has been lost to time. The Paul Boothroyd (Banquo) and Stefan Brundage (Macbeth) production will embody the temptations that draw text of Macbeth that remains is unusually short for a resistance leader in the contemporary Middle East Shakespeare, cutting to the chase so abruptly that one would think that Hollywood – perhaps someone who starts out with good intentions – down the road to a military studios had gotten hold of it. career in which the ends justify any means, however bloody. We are told briefly at the outset that Macbeth himself is a brave and noble man, Another note that might play interestingly in such a setting is the fact that Macbeth but he succumbs to the three witches’ augury that kingship is in his cards with barely assassinates Duncan while the king is a guest in his own home. Regicide was seen a flicker of ethical qualm. One step on that slippery slope becomes a precipitous as bad enough, in a culture where kings were deemed to rule by divine right; but plunge into regicide, child-murder and the willingness to plunge an entire kingdom we tend to forget that in Shakespeare’s day, ancient tribal taboos around the subject into war. And Lady Macbeth, of course, is even worse, goading her husband on to of hospitality also persisted in the public consciousness. Killing someone who had the dastardly deeds that she lacks the will to undertake personally. invoked your shelter was tantamount to thumbing your nose at the gods. That sacred- Maybe the real “curse” of putting on a production of Macbeth is figuring out how to ness of hospitality is certainly still a keystone of some Middle Eastern cultures today. make an audience care about such nasty pieces of work as Mr. and Mrs. M., and not So Kassel’s choice of approach certainly provides a lot of grist for the interpreta- just be appalled by them. And yet the play is staged very frequently, and the parts of tion mill, and the Macbeth that you can see at SUNY-New Paltz over the new two Macbeth and Lady Macbeth much sought-after by top-shelf thespians. Making the weeks should make us think about this familiar play in ways that we haven’t had play relevant to each new generation as more than a one-dimensional cautionary reason to do before. And that can’t be a bad thing at all. This production, described tale about political ambition presents a challenge to every director who takes it up. as a “progressive adaptation,” opens Friday, November 29 and runs through Sunday, A popular way of addressing that challenge is to make the play more “topical,” set- December 9. Tickets can be purchased at the Parker Theatre box office and online; ting it in a place and time more contemporary than medieval Scotland in order to prices are $18 for general admission, $16 for seniors, SUNY faculty/staff and non- emphasize the universality of its message across centuries and cultures. Sometimes SUNY students and $10 for SUNY students. that approach proves highly successful, as in the famous WPA version known as the – Frances Marion Platt “Voodoo Macbeth,” set in post-Colonial Haiti with an all-black cast directed by Orson Welles. Paul Kassel of the Department of Theatre Arts at SUNY-New Paltz takes up the gauntlet with a production of Macbeth opening this Thursday at the campus’ Shakespeare’s Macbeth, November 29, 30, December 1, 6, 7, 8, 8 p.m., December 2, 9, McKenna Theatre that is set amidst the turmoil of the Arab Spring. 2 p.m., $18/$16/$10, McKenna Theatre, SUNY-New Paltz; (845) 257-3880, www. newpaltz.edu/theatre. “We are setting the play in contemporary times in a Eurasian country embroiled in civil war and foreign occupation,” says the director. “As fresh as if written yes-

posefully atrocious Pink Flamingos to of local non-talents cast in a series of late others’ films and screen adventures himself. A John Waters Christmas to ben- a close? And Waters hadn’t taken his 1970s midnight classics, starting with Des- Consider this in the tradition of David efit the LGBTQ Center in Kings- schtik to camp-meets-the-grandpar- perate Living and eventually including a Sedaris’ annual holiday shows, Bad Santa ton, Saturday, December 1, 8 p.m., ents nostalgia levels? It’ll be interest- number of star convicts and porn stars in and a nice antidote to what Glenn Beck $100/$60/$40/$30, Bardavon 1869 ing to see whom the upcoming Barda- his family-unvalued narratives. He has was trying to do with his stories about a Opera House, 35 Market Street, von presentation of A John Waters since gone on to write a number of best- sweater in recent years. Poughkeepsie; (845) 473-2072, (845) Christmas – featuring the dry-voiced selling books and become a character in – Paul Smart 339-6088, www.bardavon.org. and witted raconteur himself – will draw out to the Bardavon on Saturday, December 1 in a very special benefit for the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center. Perfect for someone who still holds pre-gentrified Baltimore so close to his heart, complete with that second-wheel city’s great “Miracle on 34th Street” holi- Put New Paltz on Your Calendar day lights extravaganza, the show features T THEATRE M MUSIC Classical Voice Students of Tickets on sale now at www.newpaltz.edu/music Waters in monologue from a sleigh full Kent Smith www.newpaltz.edu/theatre Tickets at the door: $8, $6, $3 unless noted December 11 at 8:00 p.m. of sticks and stones, talking about how 845.257.3880 845.257.2700 “Christmas crazy” he feels this year: Julien J. Studley Theatre “needy, greedy, horny for presents and Macbeth, by William Shakespeare Chamber Jazz Ensemble 3 filled with an unnatural desire to please.” November 29 – December 9 D THE DORSKY MUSEUM McKenna Theatre, $18, $16, $10 November 29 at 7:00 p.m. Topics upon which he alights, we hear, Julien J. Studley Theatre www.newpaltz.edu/museum include everything from his “religious 845.257.3844 Music Theatre Singing Ensemble Collegium Musicum fanaticism” for Santa Claus and passions December 14 at 7:00 p.m. Gallery Tour with Kevin Cook for holiday movies and music to a host of McKenna Theatre, free December 2 at 3:00 p.m. Nadia & Max Shepard Rectial Hall December 2 at 2:00 p.m., Free real-life holiday horror stories. A ART LECTURE SERIES BFA Thesis Exhibition Before he achieved mainstream fame Fall Choral Concert with and , the latter Gabriel Craig December 7-11 Scene from Macbeth Cry Baby Hairspray December 4 at 8:00 p.m. made into a Broadway hit and Hollywood December 5 at 7:30 p.m. Opening reception – December 7, Coykendall Science Bldg Auditorium Julien J. Studley Theatre 5-7:00 p.m. do-over, John Samuel Waters, Jr., created Free and open to all intentionally trashy epics starring a cast College-Youth Symphony & Chorale December 9 at 7:00 p.m. Live Music at The Falcon Julien J. Studley Theatre Presenting the fi nest in Live Music from around the world and Great Food & Drink Check out our line-up: www.liveatthefalcon.com 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro, NY 12542 WWW.NEWPALTZ.EDU/FPA | 845.257.3860 (845) 236-7970 10 ALMANAC WEEKLY November 29, 2012

LINCOLN Directed by Steven Spielberg. 28 Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, James MOVIEMOVIEMOVIE Lincoln is Steven Spielberg’s Spader, Tommy Lee Jones. 28th feature film 2 hours 25 minutes, PG-13. Diamond in the rough Daniel Day-Lewis shines as the flawed-but- noble Emancipator in Spielberg’s Lincoln

scar-bait season is upon us once again, to the conster- nation of folks like me who Owould like to have a choice of “serious films” scattered evenly through- out the year instead of all packed to- gether at the end. What with all the ex- tra duties involved in preparing for the winter holidays, it’s a time of year when going to the movies tends to become a DREAMWORKS low-priority use of one’s hours. If such Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln triage becomes necessary for you, I rec- ommend that you keep Steven Spiel- Lewis spent more than a year in total Lin- Grath), partly out of guilt for not having Fernando Wood (Lee Pace) at times reach berg’s Lincoln very near the top of your coln immersion getting ready to play this grieved so openly as Mary Todd Lincoln, Shakespearean heights (or depths) of in- must-see list for the end of 2012. It’s a part, and it shows. who is played with vective that make modern-day filibuster- sumptuous epic thoroughly deserving of Or perhaps it would superb feistiness by ing sessions sound tame by comparison. the big screen. And with its core message be more precise to Sally Field. But when push comes to shove, Stevens being that politics is the art of the pos- say that it doesn’t Daniel Day-Lewis Most of all, this proves that he’s Lincoln’s man through sible, the timing of its release – when a show, in the sense makes us forget that Lincoln is a con- and through. “Gentlemen,” he admonishes terminally fractious Congress is tasked that he makes us summate politician, his colleagues, “you seem to have forgotten with somehow achieving a compromise forget almost im- we’re watching an actor a canny operator that our chosen career is politics.” that will avert the “fiscal cliff” – could mediately that we’re who’s ready to put The first-rate cast of Lincoln is not be more perfect. watching an actor at work, and not the slightly shady tactics just too huge to do justice to every fine Although not all of this year’s competi- at work, and not the to work for a cause performance in a review, but I should at tion has yet been seen, Lincoln has Best great man himself. great man himself. that he knows in his least mention Hal Holbrook as Francis Picture written all over it. With a screen- But what’s es- heart is absolutely Preston Blair, a power broker who acts play by Tony Kushner, based substantially pecially engaging righteous. The fo- as the go-between in the peace overtures, on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Ri- about this portrayal – for which the cus of the film’s narrative is January 1865, and Jackie Earle Haley as Alexander Ste- vals, it’s the sort of earnest, grand-scale, director, screenwriter and actor all de- when the end of the Civil War – and hence phens, vice president of the Confederacy. no-expense-spared historical drama that serve our gratitude – is that Day-Lewis’ the political will to pass the 13th Amend- The very busy Joseph Gordon-Levitt does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Abraham Lincoln is not the saintly, ossi- ment abolishing slavery – was drawing Sciences traditionally loves to honor: mov- fied Great Man that we remember from near. The leaders of the Confederacy were iemaking that’s good for you, reflecting a our grade-school history books. He’s a beginning to show signs of being willing fleeting sheen of artistic integrity onto an down-to-earth, rough-edged, self-taught to sue for peace, and Lincoln knew that if industry that mostly runs on visual junk country lawyer who pronounces doesn’t he didn’t act fast, the opportunity to get food. And if you weren’t already convinced as “dudn’t” and woos his recalcitrant cabi- the Amendment through Congress would by his prodigiously protean earlier output net and Congress with tongue-in-cheek evaporate. Moreover, the recent election that Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the most yarns and homespun parables. He’s a du- provided him a brief opportunity to coax ALMANAC WEEKLY brilliant actors in the business, his turn tiful husband exasperated by a wife long some lame-duck Democrats to switch as the Great Emancipator will make you mired in grief over the death from typhoid their votes in favor of the Amendment by editor Julie O’Connor (and presumably the Academy) a believer. of their middle son, and a tender father in- offering them government jobs. Lincoln contributors Bob Berman, John Burdick, Hollywood scuttlebutt has it that Day- dulgent of his youngest son (Gulliver Mc- apparently drew the line at outright brib- Jennifer Brizzi, Crispin Kott, Erica Chase-Salerno, ery, but considered patronage a necessary Sharyn Flanagan, Megan UPSTATE FILMS RHINEBECK NY evil in the service of a greater good. Labrise, Dion Ogust, Quinn ORPHEUM Fri 3:30 6:30 9:10 Much of the humor in – of O’Callaghan, Frances Marion ANNA KARENINA R. 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company marching bands; floats assembled by local social clubs, civic organizations and businesses. Bagpipers, biker brigades and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic will all pass in review, and this year there’ll even be a drag queen in full regalia: self-proclaimed Goth Goddess Isis Vermouth. Much-anticipated highlights always include the infectious sounds of Brazilian percussion ensemble IABAS, leading a rhythm band of hundreds of elementary school kids, and the giant puppets borne aloft by Arm-of-the-Sea Theatre. Santa Claus himself brings up the rear, of course, astride a gleaming fire engine. The parade will pause for three tree-lighting ceremonies: first near the intersec- tion of Main and Market Streets, then at Dongan Square Park at Clover Street and the third in the middle of the Walkway. After the line of march passes, you face a tough decision: You can surge down with the crowds to the waterfront to catch the fireworks, which commence at 7:15 p.m.; access to the Walkway will cost you $5, but you can get a good view from Waryas Park at the bottom of Main Street as well. Or you might stick closer to Market Street so that you can enjoy the warmth of the Bardavon 1869 Opera House during its traditional screening of a family-friendly film classic, beginning at 8 p.m. This year’s movie offering is Tim Burton’s featurelength directing debut, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), starring Paul Reubens as Pee-Wee Herman. Admission costs $6, and an additional contribution of $3 is FESTIVAL suggested if you want to fight local hunger by supporting the Barda- von’s annual “Dinner SPARKS IN THE DARK and a Show” fundraising Downtown Poughkeepsie kicks off holiday season with Celebration campaign for the Bev- of Lights parade, tree-lighting, fireworks & film on Friday erly Close Memorial Food Pantry in Pough- keepsie and the Queens ith all its stately homes and historic sites opulently decked out Galley in Kingston. for the season, not to mention the elaborate Sinterklaas parade in As always, a group of Rhinebeck on December 1, Dutchess County definitely knows how restaurants affiliated with the Poughkeepsie River District Business Association – to do up the onset of winter in style. And yet the evergreen laurels Amici’s, the Derby, Caffe Aurora, Café Boca, Mahoney’s, Milanese, Noah’s Ark and forW “Best Event” of the holiday season were awarded by Dutchess County Tourism River Station – will offer entertainment, food and beverage specials to festivalgoers. to an annual extravaganza in gritty downtown Poughkeepsie: the massive parade, Other primary sponsors of the event include the Bardavon, the First Niagara Bank tree-lighting and fireworks display known as the Celebration of Lights, which re- Foundation, Walkway over the Hudson and the Friends of Little Italy, plus a whole turns on Friday, November 30. long list of local businesses, professional organizations and media outlets. For further It’s tempting to credit the opening of Walkway over the Hudson as a peerless details about the Celebration of Lights, including info on where to leave your car, vantage point for viewing the region’s only wintertime fireworks with the popularity visit www.bardavon.org or www.pokriverdistrict.org. of the Celebration of Lights. But the truth is that the event has been packing lower Poughkeepsie’s festive launch of the season continues on Saturday, December Main Street – a place where a lot of folks might usually have qualms about hanging 1 with the second annual Family Holiday Scavenger Hunt throughout the River out outdoors after dark – for 19 years now. The parade steps off from the corner of District and Little Italy. Participation is free, and registration begins at 1:30 p.m. at Main and Garden Streets, just a block uptown from Civic Center Plaza, at 6:30 p.m., Caffe Aurora, where registrants will pick up their item cards and area maps. Prizes and arriving early to snag a good spot along the parade route is advisable. will be awarded to all who complete their cards, with drawings held at 4 p.m. at the Perhaps what makes the Celebration so special among the mid-Hudson’s Yuletide Derby. Complimentary refreshments will be provided to all participants. events is the fact that it’s always nondenominational and inclusive. You don’t have – Frances Marion Platt to buy into any particular religious interpretation of the significance of the season to enjoy it. Nor do you have to surrender to the manic consumerism associated in these times with Christmas and, to a lesser extent, Hanukkah. The false dichotomy Celebration of Lights, Friday, November 30, downtown Poughkeepsie; 6:30 p.m. of spirituality-versus-materialism breaks down in the streets of Po-town, and all parade departs Main & Garden Streets (free), 7:15 fireworks at Hudson riverfront (free/$5 Walkway access), 8 p.m. Bardavon screening of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure sorts of people can just come out and celebrate, thumbing their cold noses at the ($6); (845) 473-2072 www.bardavon.org or www.pokriverdistrict.org. short, dark days of the waning year. It’s kind of like Mardi Gras with optional snow. The participants in the parade reflect the eclectic spirit of the event. You get the usual waving public officials and beauty pageant queens; high school and fire

a convincing job as the Lincolns’ eldest nary in the level of its historical authentic- son Robert, who chafes at being shielded ity. And then there’s that gorgeous, opu- Pets by his parents from military service. And lent soundtrack, in which John Williams Welcome Jared Harris, who made such a cunning unabashedly channels Aaron Copland, and ruthless Moriarty last year in Sherlock with an occasional Civil War-era fiddle Holmes: Game of Shadows, shows a much tune thrown in. Lovers of cinematic spec- softer side as a surprisingly compassion- tacle will wallow in it all, and get a pain- ate, war-weary General Grant. Keep your less political education while they’re at • Private Apartments • Delicious Meals eyes open in the brief scene where the it. We can only hope that the members of • Transportation • Housekeeping president pays a call on a roomful of am- today’s do-nothing Congress will find the putees in a military hospital, or you’ll miss time to take in a movie while they deliber- • Elevator • Handicap Accessible the cameo appearance by Kevin Kline. ate – and perhaps take a lesson from the is beautifully shot by Janusz past that compromise is not a dirty word. Lincoln 108 Main Street, Saugerties 12477 • www.thefamilylodge.com • 845-246-4646 Kaminski; the art direction is extraordi- – Frances Marion Platt

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KINGSTON’S FRED JOHNSTON was one of the nation’s leading antique c.1812 dealers. He advised Henry du Pont on his new Winterthur museum in the ARTARTART The landmark Federal-style clapboard house that now houses the Fred 1920s and counted Jackie Kennedy J. Johnston Museum was built for State Senator John Sudam and once among his high-profile clients hosted Washington Irving and President Martin Van Buren.

Design; and Victoria St. John Gilligan. The redesigned rooms by Brian McCar- thy at the Fred J. Johnston House can be viewed on December 7 from 5 to 8 p.m., December 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from December 14 through 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ad- mission costs $10, except for December 7 and 8, when it is free. Visits can also be arranged by appointment; contact fhkev- [email protected]. The Johnston House, which is maintained by Friends of His- toric Kingston, is located at Wall and Main Streets in Uptown Kingston. – Lynn Woods

Fred. J. Johnston House room redesign, Friday, Dec. 7, 5-8 p.m., free; Sat., Dec. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free; Fridays/Saturdays, Dec. 14-22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., $10; Wall/ Main Streets, Kingston; fhkevents@ yahoo.com.

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A few years ago, Mark Hogancamp of

JULIE O’CONNOR / ALMANAC WEEKLY Kingston became the toast of the New The Fred J. Johnston Museum at the corner of Main and Wall Streets in Uptown Kingston York art world via an exhibition of his one-of-a-kind photographs of elaborate G. I. Joe dioramas depicting his singular World War II Belgian village, Marwencol, A blast from the past and its various characters and plotlines. In 2010, he went on to greater renown as Newly redesigned rooms at Uptown Kingston’s historic Johnston House the focus of a prizewinning documentary, titled Marwencol, all about his creation and the bad Midtown bar beating that led esides being noteworthy Full of the antiques that he loved and Lilo Raymond’s exquisite black-and-white to the brain injury that pushed him into for its antique architecture, collected, the Johnston House is particu- photographic studies of interiors; two doll therapy, as well as all that led to the Kingston was also the home of larly resplendent at Christmas, when the sculptures by Nancy Graves; Christopher beating in the first place. Bone of the nation’s leading an- FHK decorates it for the holidays. This Kurtz’s surreal interpretation of a Windsor This Saturday, Hogancamp gets his tique dealers, Fred Johnston. He advised year, however, two rooms of the house, chair; and Deborah Ehrlich’s glassware. first big homecoming exhibition when Henry du Pont on his new Winterthur the parlor and the library, will get a fresh McCarthy, who has a weekend house in One Mile Gallery on Abeel Street by the museum in the 1920s and counted among redesign by Brian McCarthy, a prominent Kerhonkson, honed his talents for harmo- Rondout Creek – closer to Wilbur than his high-profile clients Jackie Kennedy. New York City-based interior designer. nizing traditional and modern styles while lower Broadway – premieres a new se- Johnston also did his hometown a ser- “We’ve edited and simplified to bring the working for Parish Hadley, the firm that lection of photographs, Crash Landing! vice by rescuing the Federal-style house house a bit forward into the 21st century,” did the White House for the Kennedys with an afternoon-long reception for the that now bears his name and serves as noted McCarthy. “We’ve commingled the and whose clients included the Whitneys charming and quirky artist. the headquarters for Friends of Historic traditional and period with the modern and Gettys. Despite the current fashion How cool are Marwencol and Hogan- Kingston (FHK), which was slated to be and contemporary arts to wake it up.” for mid-century modern and industrial camp? The former is made up of one- torn down and replaced by a gas station. In showing how the two rooms could be design, McCarthy said that he continues sixth-scale setups involving elements of made livable today, the results will be “in- to treasure “the absolutely unique pieces Nazi intrigue, lesbian melodrama and Ser- teresting for everyone,” not just diehard of furniture” from the more distant past. geant Rock-style heroics – like Inglourious antiquarians, said McCarthy. He’s a particular fan of late-18th-century Basterds redone with dolls, and Hogan- DINE IN • SUSHI BAR -TAKE OUT McCarthy’s previous commissions in- style, which played with light and space camp (a fan of high heels) as one of the clude Winfield House, the US ambas- to maximize the sense of atmosphere and more heroic characters. sador’s residence in London. Along with drama. “I tend to go back to those prin- Also opening in Kingston the same day PARTIES - 20 TO 50 PEOPLE several projects in Manhattan and on ciples of design. They were so clever in will be a great new Storefront Gallery Long Island, he is currently working on an that pre-electricity era with the way they show, at 93 Broadway, of Michael Lalicki’s Great Food & oceanfront home in Prouts Neck, Maine played with light and mirrors.” He added great functional art titled “Home for the Great Music Too! and a ski chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland, that overall, “I have an extremely eclectic Holidays,” featuring some of the great which, upon completion, will have the taste. I love the mixture and working with woodworker and playful artist’s Christmas world’s largest private Turkish spa. contemporary artists.” Eve constructs (talk about great ideas!). According to McCarthy, the first step in Also contributing to the redesign of the Then there’s the 2012 holiday show (and the Johnston Museum project was editing house this holiday season are High Falls party!) at the Arts Society of Kingston, out some of the furniture, so that “we can Mercantile and Spruce; Accord antiques next door; and best of all a truly cool show MUSIC SCHEDULE see the forest for the trees. I’ve probably dealer Ron Sharkey; design author Linda of imaginary landscapes and other surre- taken away half the tables and chairs in the O’Keeffe; Grand and Water Antiques of ally process-oriented but highly redolent Thursday 11/29• 8pm library.” He’s also newly displaying an item Stonington, Connecticut; and Haynes works by Montreal-based painter Alexan- BLUEGRASS CLUBHOUSE or two from the collection that he has dis- Associates. Decorations will be created dre Masino at R & F Paints in Midtown (so Friday 11/30 covered in storage, such as two quill boxes. by the Stockade, Ulster and Hillside Gar- soon after R & F’s great but short-run staff Step Two is bringing in and arrang- den Clubs; designers David Cavallaro, Dan show; talk about local talent on parade!). DA FLASH BAND ing the contemporary art. It consists of Giessinger and Steven Keith; food stylist The latter openings all run from 4 or Saturday 12/1 a large mixed-media piece by Judy Pfaff; Roscoe Betsill; Brian Lynch of Botanical 5 to 7 p.m., and promise to be festive, as CHRIS ZALOOM BAND well as inspiring. Talk about getting into Sunday 12/2 the holiday mood with a bit of wit and whimsy, commentary and questioning! DHARMA BUMS – Paul Smart Monday 12/3 Openings in Kingston this Saturday, POETRY NIGHT December 1: Crash Landing! by Mark Tuesday 12/4 Hogancamp, 2 to 7 p.m., One Mile Gal- YOUNG CITIZENS lery, 475 Abeel Street, (845) 338-2035, www.onemilegallery.com; “Home for the Wednesday 12/5 Holidays,” by Michael Lalicki, Storefront OPEN MIC Gallery, 93 Broadway, www.thestore- frontgallery.com; Holiday Show, Arts 50-52 MILL HILL ROAD Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, (845) 338-0331, www.askforarts.org; “Alexan- WOODSTOCK dre Masino: Geological Radiance,” R & F Paints, 84 Ten Broeck Avenue, (845) 679-7760 679-3484 331-3112, www.rfpaints.com. November 29, 2012 ALMANAC WEEKLY 13

A cut above Fowler, because she enjoys the col- laboration involved with the person commissioning the work. Most people Continued from page 1 give her artwork as a gift to someone else, wanting to give something of themselves to their loved ones and us- images that she creates are as fresh as ing her, in essence, as a conduit to do tomorrow, managing somehow to con- that. “And I find that really beautiful,” vey tradition and the presence of an art- Fowler says. “This past year I’ve done ist’s hand with a bold, graphic verve that a lot of pieces for men in the military, speaks to the modern sensibilities of the their wives and children or girlfriends, 21st-century eye. and it feels like another thing that helps them reach across that distance, Process and that feels good.” Fowler creates portrait silhouettes using Silhouette portraits can be commis- the traditional freehand method. Observ- sioned through Fowler’s Etsy shop (www. ing a person in profile from about four or etsy.com/shop/jennyleefowler), with most five feet away (either sitting in front of her people sending her a photo on the com- puter that she can pull up on the screen to work from, just as if the subject were sitting in front of her. According to Fowler, some people who do what she does online use digital editing, but she sticks to the free- hand technique and cuts what she sees on the screen as if it were a live sitting. JENNY LEE FOWLER Joy Most of her busi- ness comes from out- to choose, too, whether they want the we view the world. of-state, and Fowler right- or left-facing profile. always encourages Scissors have to be kept very sharp, and Fowler’s papercuts have been seen the person to send the reserved only for papercutting so that the in advertisements (for Neiman Mar- picture to her first. “I blades aren’t dulled and the hinges stay cus, among others) and in magazines, prefer to discuss the in good shape. Fowler uses specialized including Better Homes & Gardens project before they scherenschnitte scissors JENNY LEE FOWLER Rustic feather silhouette portrait buy,” she says, “so that with knifelike blades for they get what they fine work, and embroidery want and I have a scissors for rougher work or or on a computer screen), she cuts their good, workable image to use.” There is a for teaching in workshops. likeness directly into the paper. The pro- cutoff date for Christmas orders, with the Some people use cuticle or cess is like contour line drawing. People first week in December usually being the surgical scissors, she says. are often surprised that she cuts directly guideline for that. Some of Fowler’s most in- into the paper without sketching any- Live sittings are usually held in teresting work is done using thing out first, Fowler says, but adds that workshops like the one at Wing & Clover birch tree bark and leaves it would actu- that she cuts into just as if ally be harder they were paper, but using for her to do it heavier scissors. Her kids that way. laugh, she says, at her pen- She will go chant for suddenly pulling back and re- off the road and picking fine the edges up some tree bark. “It’s all of the silhou- sustainably harvested,” she ette (“It’s bet- says, “already on the ground ter to start or pieces that have fallen with too long off. I get all of mine from of a nose than within about 20 miles of too short,” home.” She looks for clear Fowler says), pieces without blemishes, but finds that although sometimes flaws JENNY LEE FOWLER after doing in the natural materials can Woodland Walk so many por- be built into the design of traits, her a larger piece. Leaves are cut into while and House Beautiful, and Taproot scissors have RICHARD A SMITH green and then pressed, preserved by magazine, a new publication focusing become an ex- Jenny Lee Fowler creating a silhouette portrait in Cottekill framing under glass in much the same on deepening connections to family tension of her way that pressed herbs and botanicals and Earth. She’d like to do more proj- hand and mind. “In the same way that in Rhinebeck this Saturday, December 1, were kept in Victorian times. They’ll keep ects like the one that she did with Tap- that’s true for some people with their pen- where Fowler will cut custom silhouette longer if cared for properly and kept out root this summer, where she designed cil,” she says, “I can doodle with my scis- portraits over a three-hour time period of sunlight. canning labels and they shared them sors, and I don’t have to think any more for those who have reserved in advance. through the magazine. about what to do.” Fowler will also exhibit at the “Crafted” Fowler’s interest in papercutting is In the years to come, Fowler says, she’d Then there are the complex paper group show at the Kingston Museum of a natural extension of having a family like to be doing increasingly more origi- “snowflake” designs, which are not snow- Contemporary Arts at 103 Abeel Street in tradition of handwork and craftsman- nal work, and wants to continue the col- flakes at all, but are so named because Kingston this Saturday, December 1. She ship – traditional skills passed down laborative projects that she enjoys. She they’re cut using the same folded-paper will offer first-come, first served silhouette to her from her parents and grand- does occasionally exhibit and do group techniques as those used to make a snow- portrait sittings there from 4-8 p.m. parents. “I think of craft as something shows, and she’d like to do more residency flake (although they’re sometimes done as that travels from hand to hand, person programs like one she did in Oregon this a “flat cut” without folding, too). Materials to person,” she says. Her father did a year, but she’s pacing herself. She enjoys Many of these designs, with intricately lot of woodworking, and her mother other creative pastimes, too, like crochet detailed imagery, are made to commem- The materials for papercutting are sewed garments for people, helping and embroidery, but concentrates profes- orate special memories or an important ultimately very simple, although spe- put herself through school that way, sionally on her work in paper, saying that milestone in someone’s life, like the piece cialized. Silhouette paper is very thin, says Fowler. “I feel like that sense they she made a conscious decision to do so. on which Fowler is working now for a allowing for details to be captured had of paying attention to materials “I need to make sure that whatever I’m family where the parents are celebrating with more nuance. It’s coated black on and how something is constructed, throwing myself at, I can manage.” Plus a 40th wedding anniversary. “There are 11 one side and white on the other, mak- and why it’s constructed – that kind she loves the process of looking closely at figures in it,” she says, “folk likenesses of ing it easier to see what you’re doing of ‘maker’s mind’ – really steeped into people. “There are people who have beau- family members, and I’ve taken a handful by cutting with the white side facing me as a kid. That’s one of the biggest tiful, unusual faces, and the lines happen of things that are important to them, like up. “Also, your scissors are metal, so gifts that they’ve given me.” a little differently, and sometimes I have hunting and fishing and blueberries, and wherever they touch the paper it can She studied Anthropology at Bard Col- to follow them a little more carefully. But worked all of that into the composition.” leave a small burnish mark,” she says, lege, graduating in 2000, and says that every face is unique, and that’s part of the These complex pieces do require drawing “so you want to work in a way that pro- while many people think of anthropology fun of it.” out the image before cutting, and sketches tects the finished product.” One way to as the study of old things, she particu- – Sharyn Flanagan are shown to the client beforehand for ap- do this is to cut through a double layer larly enjoyed learning about the concepts proval. of paper, which also has the advan- of contemporary anthropology, with its For more information, visit http://www. The “snowflake” designs are often tage of creating a duplicate image for emphasis on critical thinking and the etsy.com/shop/jennyleefowler or http:// her favorite pieces to work on, says the artist’s archives. It allows people different types of lenses through which jennyleefowler.com. 14 ALMANAC WEEKLY November 29, 2012

59 A TRUE FRIEND is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you The 59-calorie egg is packed with nutrients, most of them TASTE are slightly cracked TASTE in the yolk, where lie the phosphorus, manganese, iron, --Bernard Meltzer iodine, copper, calcium, zinc and Vitamins A, D and E

year for visiting relatives to get together trouble. Or try Scotch Eggs: hard-cooked – especially ones with a commitment to eggs coated with sausage and then bread- using eggs from local farms. Henry’s at the crumbs and fried. The Hyde Park Brewery Farm in Milton uses eggs from Millstone serves a fine version. Farm on the grounds for its brunch dishes, For lunch I like to hard-cook them, to like omelette with seasonal local vegeta- have plain with salt or sliced and tossed bles, tomato, pesto and goat cheese, or with salad greens, especially baby spinach another with bacon, roasted mushrooms and very thinly sliced fresh mushrooms, or and aged cheddar; also steak and eggs and in an egg salad. Mine has a dab of Dijon, the quiche of the day. Try the Village Tea chopped Manzanilla olives and chives in Room in New Paltz, where owner Agnes the mix. Hard-boiled eggs can be formed Devereaux uses Feather Ridge Farm eggs into creative shapes when still warm. from Elizaville in her cheddar-cheese-and- Thanks to some Internet tips, I made a herb frittata and her Swedish Breakfast heart-shaped hard-boiled egg with a milk of gravlax, cucumber, capers and a hard- carton and chopsticks. boiled egg. Another Fork in the Road in Once at a breakfast buffet at a huge Milan uses Feather Ridge eggs, and I often hotel in Bangkok that catered to inter- do, too, since my local convenience store national business travelers, I put an egg carries them. on my breakfast plate and cracked it, Eggs are healthy, economical, quick and assuming it was hard cooked, then was easy – and no, I’m not a shill for those shocked to see raw egg running all over incredible edible egg people! I’m just glad my breakfast. I think it was intended to DION OGUST / ALMANAC WEEKLY that as long as there are farm-fresh eggs in break into noodle soup: a popular way to my fridge I can make a breakfast, lunch, start the day in Asia. dinner or snack that I will enjoy very much In Japan, they often manipulate their and that will cost little. eggs into alternate forms, like the flat egg Eggstravaganza! I can think of nothing more versatile cake that gets rolled into sushi, or Brocade in the kitchen. Whether binder, leavener Eggs, where the yolks and whites of hard- From humble beginnings emerge amazing dishes or coating between the flour and crumbs boiled eggs are separated, sieved, layered, when coating thin slices to cook, it helps molded and sliced into striped squares. many dishes be what they are. In another, chawanmushi, beaten egg is ggs are like little chame- artificial flavors, too. The real thing is bet- The breakfast egg is a Victorian insti- boiled, drained and pressed into a shape leons – blank canvases, as it ter. And like with any other food, fresh tution from our English heritage. I most for slicing and putting in soup. were. They’re beautiful plain and local is healthiest and best-tasting. often scramble mine – not soft and fluffy, I’m not sure just how Chinese egg drop Eand unadorned, but can be Farm-fresh eggs are sweet and delicious. like most people like them, but firm and soup and egg foo yung are, but there they embellished or transformed into some- Last year, when I moved into my cur- only lightly mixed. I make them over easy steep cracked hard-boiled eggs in soy or thing from simple and perfect to madly rent Rhinebeck apartment, just down or in omelets less often. Or there’s my fa- tea to make beautifully marbled gems. In ornate and complicated. The classic tall the road to my delight was a sign saying vorite: the yolk broken on purpose and India hard-boiled eggs are made into live- chef’s toque has a pleat for every way in “EGGS” and a cooler cart with egg car- in a sandwich on my favorite multi-grain ly curries or put in a tomato cream sauce. which a chef knows how to cook an egg. tons. But time after time, I stopped there bread with a bit of melted extra-sharp In most countries around the world, More on that in just a bit; but first, on a walk or pulled the car over, and they Vermont cheddar. eggs are not a breakfast food but for know that eggs are good for you. Many never had any. Finally the sign and the Another fun one is the many-monikered any time of day. For lunch or dinner the of us fear eggs, eschewing the yolks or the cart disappeared altogether. Egg-in-a-Hole, also known as Moonstruck French eat omelettes, sometimes with whole thing. Not long ago the egg was a I often buy eggs at Wonderland Farm Eggs, Knothole Eggs, Picture-Frame Eggs, just fresh herbs as a filling; rich quiches; bad boy with a reputation, rumored to Market in Rhinebeck; they come from Toad-in-the-Hole or Bull’s-Eye, where the fluffy soufflés that intimidate American kill you with cholesterol, and we were Knoll Krest Farm in Clinton Corners, egg cooks in a hole in the middle of a slice cooks; or the tasty Burgundian oeufs en told to be very moderate with them. But and I’ve had many a scrumptious egg from of crusty bread or another good bread, in meurette, a simple, tasty dish borne of fru- the 59-calorie egg is packed with nutri- Gipperts Farm in Saugerties as well. Both olive oil. If you’re feeling romantic, use a gality, with wine, shallots, garlic, carrot ents, most of them in the yolk, where lie are available through the winter. heart shaped cookie-cutter instead of a and a splash of vinegar. The French also the phosphorus, manganese, iron, iodine, Ella, my 15-year-old niece, raises chick- round one. You can fancy up your eggs à la invented what may be one of the world’s copper, calcium, zinc and Vitamins A, D ens in her back yard in Connecticut. “I get Benedict, which I usually leave for restau- best salads: bitter frisée lettuce with tiny and E. eggs year-round, but much fewer in the rant cooks, or vary it with Eggs Florentine fried bacon cubes and croutons, topped While a daily three-egg omelette may winter,” she tells me. “During the summer, or Eggs Sardou. with a poached or fried egg. not be a good idea, having a few eggs a I’ll get an egg from each hen each day; If you plan ahead the night before, you I love to make the luscious Italian spa- week is smart eating. “Eggs do contain however, once it gets cold, I’ll get about can make a strata, or savory bread pud- ghetti alla carbonara with eggs, pancetta cholesterol, but they are also a good source two to three eggs a day.” ding, adding scraps of this or that: veggies, or guanciale and cheese. Frittatas are a of protein and contain many vitamins and My friend Susan, who lives near me in breakfast meats and/or cheese. A couple frequent staple in my house. If no zucchini healthy fats,” says Walter Willett, MD, Rhinebeck, agrees. “My experience is they of eggs with milk, Tabasco and cheddar or broccoli rabe is handy, potatoes stand chair of the Department of Nutrition at slow down in the winter, but don’t actu- transformed my leftover cornbread sau- in well, en la tortilla Española. Europeans the Harvard School of Public Health. They ally stop,” she says. “I know some breeds sage stuffing into a lovely brunch dish. use eggs in soup, ladling broth over an are also high in choline and inositol, which winter better than others. The first year Eggy breakfast dishes other than the egg dropped onto a slice of crusty bread help the body process cholesterol. I had them, I heated the coop, and they obvious French toast include airy pop- in the bowl, or dripped drop-by-drop into Egg substitutes are made of egg whites, didn’t slow down at all, even though they overs and the poofy oven-baked Dutch stracciatella with spinach. artificial color and other additives that were out in the cold during the day.” Baby pancake; I like mine rolled around I love to make the Ethiopian national color and thicken them; perhaps fat and Brunch spots are festive this time of sautéed pears and sliced almonds, dusted dish doro wat: spicy red chicken stew with with confectioners’ sugar. small hard-boiled eggs bobbing in it. In As snacks, deviled or pickled eggs have Mexico they like chilaquiles: stale torti- endless variations and are well worth the llas with chile sauce cheese topped with ',$021'0,//6 HOTEL & TAVERN | SAUGERTIES, NY The Tavern at the Beekman Arms

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fried eggs. of evergreens became the standard for I don’t think that there’s anything that obvious reasons, being lush and green in doesn’t go with eggs, and they can be as the winter season and thus symbolic of plain as fancy as you like. But they are something everlasting. But these days, one always better fresh as can be, raised on is just as likely to see decorative wreaths a nearby farm rather than as part of a made out of everything from wine corks million-strong flock in a factory. to ribbons and bows. It seems that it’s the – Jennifer Brizzi infinite circle without beginning or end that’s the important part. Artisan wines by the glass Knoll Krest Farm eggs are available at This December, the Rosendale The- Locally sourced Italian fare Wonderland Farm Market at 199 Route atre will honor the tradition of the holi- 308 in Rhinebeck, (845) 876-4981. Gip- day wreath with a Hudson Valley Wreath Open Tuesday – Sunday 5 • Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12 Noon perts Farm is located at 266 Churchland Closed Monday Road in Saugerties, (845) 247-9479. Show fundraiser, in which wreaths cre- Read more about local cuisine and learn ated and donated by local artisans will 1-845-255-3636 • 36 Main Street about new restaurants on Ulster Publish- be auctioned off to raise money for the ing’s dinehudsonvalley.com.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.” KIDS’KIDS’KIDS’ ALMANACALMANAC – Joseph Chilton Pearce

WINTER SUN FARMS PROVIDES FRESH-FROZEN LOCAL PRODUCE ALL WINTER SPORTS

ith the Hudson Valley growing season behind us, I can’t turn to my local farm for tomatoes or corn anymore. But I need something to balance out the fact that my kids’ mandarin oranges come all the way Try hockey Wfrom China. The solution? Winter Sun Farms! Winter Sun Farms is everything that I appreciate about eating locally, supporting for free local farms, saving money and providing delicious, healthful food to my family. But I’ll be honest: The part that I love the most is the ready-to-use frozen convenience. am so excited about the Try The produce is packaged just like the bags of frozen fruits and veggies that I buy at the Hockey for Free event because supermarket, except that this stuff all grew here! Winter Sun Farms collects harvests it sounds like such a blast! Try from area farms during the growing season, then freezes it for distribution to members I Hockey for Free is open to chil- in five monthly shares, from December to April. To join in, you just select a pickup loca- dren 4 to 9 years old, and the 45-min- tion and purchase your share. ute session includes free rental skates, I asked Winter Sun Farms founder Jim Hyland about this year’s highlights: “The new an introductory on-ice lesson, an ap- jarred local tomato purée, I think, will be a favorite this season. The tomatoes have been pearance and autographs from New wonderful this year. Corn and green beans look great, and we have lots of blueberries!” York Rangers Ron Greschner and a How much does all this cost? “We lowered the price this year in order to really grow free New York Rangers hockey stick the share and have more members join us for great local veggies.” This year, the five- for each participant. month share price for our area is $132, which breaks down to $26.40 per month. We’re lucky enough to have two local THOMAS QUINE Whether you are new to Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA), or you are looking rinks offering it. On Saturday, Decem- to extend your summer’s CSA membership, Winter Sun Farms is a fantastic experience ber 1 at 4 and 5 p.m., Try Hockey takes place at Ice Time Sports Complex, located for kids and families. The food waits patiently in your freezer, so there’s no pressure to at 21 Lakeside Road in Newburgh. On Sunday, December 2 at 10:30 and 11:20 finish it before the next installment. And it’s fun to read the labels on the produce packag- a.m., Try Hockey is held at the McCann Ice Arena, located at 14 Civic Center ing, getting to see the name of the farm on which the vegetables and fruits were grown. Plaza in Poughkeepsie. Jump right in, though, if you want a share: Pickups for our area begin this week, Preregistration is required and space is limited to 75 participants. For more starting with Kingston on December 1. Local pickup spots include Beacon, New Paltz information or to register, call (212) 465-6553 or visit http://rangers.nhl.com. and Poughkeepsie, and there are even student shares at SUNY-New Paltz and Vassar To learn more about the local rinks, visit www.icetimesports.org or www.mid- College. To join or to learn more about Winter Sun Farms, call (845) 255-1699 or visit hudsonciviccenter.org. www.wintersunfarms.com. -Erica Chase Salerno Arm-of-the-Sea Theatre, a large-scale to 4 p.m., kids can stop in Norbury Hall mask and puppet troupe, and Iabas, a on Center Street in Ellenville to see Santa cost $7 for children, $9 for adults. The traditional Brazilian band. The parade and Mrs. Claus, as well as enjoy free re- Rip Van Winkle & White Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck continues down Main Street to Clover freshments and live music. At 5 p.m., head Christmas in Rhinebeck is located at 661 Route 308. For tickets or Street for the second tree-lighting at over to Lippman Park on Route 209 in more information, call (845) 876-3080 or Dongan Square Park. Wawarsing for the tree-lighting, caroling If you, like Rip Van Winkle, happen visit www.centerforperformingarts.org. Then, at 7:15 p.m., the area’s only win- and more free refreshments. to be waking up from a 20-year nap to ter fireworks display can be viewed at The festivities close with a 7 p.m. show- read this, here’s what you last remem- According to the Guinness Book of the Poughkeepsie waterfront, and the ing of the uncut 1934 Laurel and Hardy ber: Aladdin was the highest-grossing World Records, Bing Crosby’s “White third tree-lighting will take place on the version of Babes in Toyland (a/k/a March movie; Whitney Houston topped the Christmas” is the best-selling single of Walkway over the Hudson. If you want of the Wooden Soldiers) at the Shadowland charts with “I Will Always Love You”; all time. What are your first memories to watch the event from the Walkway it- Theatre, located at 157 Canal Street in El- the World Wide Web began its emer- of this Irving Berlin song? Introduce self, the eastern gate will be open, with a lenville. Tickets cost $8 for adults and $5 gence into mainstream culture; and your kids to this nostalgic tune and $5 entrance donation required, free for for seniors and children, and reservations Miley Cyrus was born. You haven’t more at the White Christmas musi- Walkway members. are available at the Shadowland box office heard of DVDs or the Hudson Valley cal, opening this weekend at the Cen- Then, at 8 p.m., the Bardavon shows or by calling (845) 647-5511. Renegades. ter for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck. the 1985 family film classic Pee-Wee’s Big Wawarsing Wassail is also an oppor- Washington Irving wrote about Rip Van White Christmas runs from November Adventure. Tickets cost $6, but bring a tunity for giving: Bring scarves, hats and Winkle and his 20-year-long nap in the 30 through December 16 on Fridays few extra dollars for the collection being gloves to Cohen’s Bakery for the DUSO Catskill Mountains, and now you can give and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays taken up for two area food pantries. The Foods drive, and drop off a new toy at your children a chance to delight in this at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $26 and $24. movie is preceded by a Mighty Wurlitzer Norbury Hall for the toy drive. For more classic tale performed by Center Players on organ concert at 7:30 p.m. The Bardavon information, call (845) 647-7800. Tour. Part of the Saturday Morning Family If you’re looking for full-on, pull-out- is located at 35 Market Street in Pough- On Sunday, December 2, return to El- Series, this performance takes place on all-the-stops types of holiday festivities, keepsie. lenville for the “Festivals of Light” mul- Saturday, December 1 at 11 a.m. Tickets hold onto your candy canes; this is your On Saturday, December 1, you’re invited ticultural holiday party. The Vanaver weekend! I’m looking at you, Pough- to participate in the free second annual Caravan will perform holiday songs from keepsie, Rhinebeck and Ellenville! Family Holiday Scavenger Hunt. Registra- around the world, and I heard that the ~The Setting~ tion begins at 1:30 p.m. at Caffe Aurora, international dessert table is pretty great. located at 145 Mill Street in Poughkeep- “Festivals of Light” takes place from 3 Beautiful, Streamside, Celebration of Lights sie, where you will receive your item card to 5 p.m. at the Ellenville Public Library Uniquely Woodstock in Poughkeepsie and area map. Prizes will be awarded for and Museum, located at 40 Center Street completed cards, along with drawings and in Ellenville. For more information, call ~The Food~ On Friday, November 30, it’s Pough- complimentary refreshments at 4 p.m. at (845) 647-5530 or visit http://eplm.share- Fine Asian Cuisine keepsie’s 19th annual Celebration of the Derby, located at 96 Main Street in point.com. To learn more about the per- Specializing in Lights Festival. The evening begins Poughkeepsie. For more information, visit formers, visit www.vanavercaravan.org. Fresh Seafood & Vegetarian with a parade at 6:30 p.m. at Main www.bardavon.org. with a Flair! and Garden Streets, ending at the first tree-lighting near Market Street. Trolley trips with ~The Experience~ The parade includes performances by Wawarsing Wassail, Santa in Kingston ✴ UNFORGETTABLE ✴ Festivals of Light in Ellenville I recently learned that it used to take five hours to travel by horse from The Ellenville area is the place to Ellenville to Kingston: the amount of adaleto’s be for those looking to be a part of the time that it would take today to drive Seafood first annual Wawarsing Wassail, an clear across the state to Rochester. I Market & Restaurant Old World holiday celebration. Round can only imagine the changes brought up your children for wassailing (anoth- about by the development of the trolley. We can do Let us make the meal, it all!! er word for caroling) all over the town, Your family has a special chance to ride you make the memories... beginning with free kids’ cookie deco- the trolley with Santa and his elves this Accepting Holiday Orders Now rating and cider from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekend, December 1 and 2 from 12 noon Poached Salmon Platters, this Saturday at Cohen’s Bakery, locat- to 4 p.m. Bundle up and enjoy the ride Cocktail Shrimp, Fried Calamari, ed at 89 Center Street in Ellenville. from the Trolley Museum of New York to Smoked Fish and more! Open 7 days from noon. From 12 noon to 2 p.m., children can Gallo Park. Active military personnel and Santa’s Choice for Fresh Seafood since 1945!! make snowman holiday cards and get free their families are admitted free; everyone 845.679.8899 Main Street, New Paltz • 255-1717 candy canes at Arts WAVE at 12 Market else pays a modest fee. Located on www.gadaletos.com Street in Ellenville. From 12 noon to 3 The Trolley Museum is located at 89 The Bearsville Theater Complex, p.m., Santa and his helpers will be cruis- East Strand on the Rondout in Kingston. two miles west of Woodstock Village Green. ing around Napanoch on a firetruck, visit- For more information, call (845) 331-3399 ing with kids along the way. From noon or visit www.tmny.org. November 29, 2012 ALMANAC WEEKLY 17 for students and seniors. People and sto- ries of all ages are welcome. Deyo Hall is located on Broadhead Avenue in New Paltz, near the rail trail. For more infor- mation about You and Your Story, call (845) 255-7716 or visit www.hudsonriv- erplayback.org.

Holiday Whodunits Sundays in December at Staatsburgh I don’t experience holiday whodunits so much as I have gift whereisits after weeks of hiding presents from the kids. The Hol- iday Whodunits beginning at Staatsburgh State Historic Site this weekend sounds like it will appeal to my whole family: My kids love solving mysteries, such as the ones in the Encyclopedia Brown stories; and my husband and I love gorgeous holi- LEE REICH / ALMANAC WEEKLY day decorations and clever approaches to learning history. Geared for children ages 6 to 11 years, children ask the costumed servants and guests questions to solve a mystery. Holiday Whodunits take place on Sun- days in December from 1 to 4 p.m. and are included in the cost of admission to the Site: $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors and free for children under 12 years. I heard that it also has a fabulous gift shop. Staatsburgh State Historic Site is lo- SINTERKLAAS FESTIVAL DAY cated on Old Post Road in Staatsburg. For IN RHINEBECK THIS SATURDAY more information, call (845) 889-8851 or visit http://nysparks.com.

ast Saturday, I mentioned the arrival of Sinter- Street, including Dog on Fleas performing at 1 p.m. Looking klaas, and this Saturday, December 1, the streets of for more storytelling? Head over to Cordes Hall at the Dutch Black Violin this Sunday Rhinebeck will be filled with the holiday merriment Reformed Church for a variety of storytelling shows from 1 at Bardavon of Sinterklaas Festival Day. I love this festival for a through 5 p.m., located at 6368 Mill Street in Rhinebeck. Lzillion reasons, and I strongly recommend that you attend Catch the Cappella Festiva Treble youth choir performing at Just a quick note that the Black Violin with your family. I will say that you cannot make it to ev- 3 p.m. in the Church sanctuary. concert that I mentioned in October was erything – it’s just not designed that way – so you should Crafting, you say? There will be a free Reindeer Puppet rescheduled for this Sunday, December check the website for all of the places and times of the myr- Workshop from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Wing and Clover on the sec- 2 at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for general iad events in case there are certain activities in which you’re ond floor at 22 East Market Street. And that’s just some of the admission seating. The Bardavon is lo- especially interested. There are a lot of exciting sounds, ac- activities happening indoors! Now, here’s the big finish: The cated at 35 Market Street in Poughkeep- tivities, people and energy everywhere within a few blocks’ Havdalah candle-lighting takes place in the Dapson-Chestney sie. For tickets or more information, call radius. parking lot, two blocks west of the traffic light, at 5:30 p.m. (845) 473-2072 or visit www.bardavon. Allow plenty of time for parking. There will be lots of inside/ Then, it’s parade time, so bring your branches, crowns and org. To learn more about the musicians, outside/inside transitions, so dress in layers. Bring snacks or stars. Kids are encouraged to wear what they created in the visit www.blackviolin.net. some cash to spend at the many local eateries. I know that Sinterklaas craft workshops or at home. The last workshop –Erica Chase-Salerno I mention a lot of different street names here, but in reality, takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Festival Day at the fire- they’re all within a couple of blocks of each other. house, located at 76 East Market Street in Rhinebeck. Deco- Erica Chase-Salerno lives, loves, cries and Here are a few highlights: Arrive early for the day’s fes- rated crowns are a sign of the children being a queen or king laughs in New Paltz with her husband tivities, score a great parking spot and see how your teddy for the day, and their festooned branches represent creative Mike and their two children: the inspi- bear rates at the 10:30 a.m. Bear Beauty Contest at Samuel’s, power, held like a royal scepter. Adults are invited to purchase rations behind hudsonvalleyparents.com. located at 42 East Market Street. At 12 noon at the Beekman the special Sinterklaas star at any number of stores in Rhine- She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ul- Arms, catch some great storytelling by Jonathan Kruk, fol- beck and to carry it in the parade. At 6 p.m., the Children’s sterpublishing.com. lowed by a special performance of St. George and the Dragon. Starlight Parade begins on West Market Street and proceeds Beekman Arms also hosts the puppet theatre shows running to the municipal lot for the community circle. At 6:30 p.m., all all afternoon from 1:30 through 4 p.m. Beekman Arms is gather for the Grand Finale Circle and the Children’s Star Cer- located at 6387 Mill Street in Rhinebeck. emony, where you will honor children with your personal star. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus performs shows all afternoon I am also excited about the fire juggling. But you don’t have from 12 noon through 4 p.m. at Upstate Films, located at to go home after this – join in on the 7 p.m. family hoedown 6415 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. Magic, music and at Town Hall. For more information, visit www.sinterklaas- dance will be happening over at Town Hall, 80 East Market hudsonvalley.com. See you there!

Rated 4 stars information, call (845) 331-0507 or visit River Playback Theatre presents the You “Enjoying Animals www.kingstonlibrary.org. To learn more and Your Story family show for kids, teens Safely” workshop this about Berlin’s organization, visit www. and grown-ups. “Tell us what’s happen- Celebrating Saturday in Kingston everythinganimalsresources.org. ing in your life – fun, sad, funny, sweet, scary, surprising – and we’ll act it out on Colder weather might mean fewer the spot!” 40 Years of zoo visits, but that doesn’t mean that Hudson River Playback You may recall my enthusiasm about you can’t spend time with some spe- Theatre’s You and Your this group from my October 11 Kids’ Al- Sublime Dining cial animals. On Saturday, December Story this Sunday manac column. I feel that this is an in- 1, Jan Berlin leads “Enjoying Animals credible experience that benefits anyone Safely,” a fun, interactive workshop On the final episode of Oprah, the who attends. The members of this group Breakfast/Brunch for children as part of the Kingston famous host shared what she had are so attuned to getting to the essence of Library’s Super Saturday Series. Find learned during the show’s 25-year run, what is shared with them, without adding served until 3pm out how to read animal body language and this stood out to me: “I’ve talked a hidden agenda or some sort of influen- and learn the four most important to nearly 30,000 people on this show, tial angle. Dinner 5 till closing rules for staying safe. Animals will in- and all 30,000 had one thing in com- I also want to be clear that you do not clude a dog, a frog, a dove, a tarantula, mon: They all wanted validation…. get up and do any playback or acting your- Award Winning a millipede, a rat, a toad and an opos- They want to know, ‘Do you hear me? self. Our job as the audience is merely to Vegetarian/Vegan Selections sum. Berlin is director of Everything Do you see me? Does what I say mean raise our hands and respond to a few ques- Animals Resource Center, Inc. and is anything to you?’” tions if we feel so inspired, or to simply along with Carnal Passions a certified teacher with 30 years of As a parent, I want my kids to know watch and listen. This is transformative classroom experience, as well as an that I hear them, that I see them, that stuff, and I just sit and take it in – it’s that CATERING: 914.388.3469 extensive background of working with they matter. But sometimes that intention powerful. Give your children and teens, as people and animals. doesn’t come across. Sometimes things get well as yourself, the gift of feeling deeply Reservations - 845.679.5533 “Enjoying Animals Safely” takes place jammed up between us, and I don’t even seen and heard, or witnessing it in others. Closed Wednesday on Saturday, December 1 at 10:30 a.m. know how or why. You and Your Story takes place on Sun- and is free and open to school-aged chil- Whether you have young children or day, December 2 at 4 p.m. at Deyo Hall 51 Tinker Street dren. The Kingston Library is located at teens, here’s a fantastic inroad to help- in the Historic Huguenot Street area. The Woodstock, NY 12498 55 Franklin Street in Kingston. For more ing all of us feel seen and heard: Hudson suggested donation is $10 for adults, $8 18 ALMANAC WEEKLY November 29, 2012

HUDSON UNIVERSITY is a fictional college, mentioned in ’70s comics and TV series, such as Law and Order. It’s located just outside HISTORYHISTORYHISTORY When Bard-grad/writer Chris Claremont of Kingston in a small town took over the then-struggling called New Carthage. X-Men franchise

DC Comics’ Nightwing pursues a cadre of brainwashers and rogue geneticists, headed by villainess Talia al Ghul, to their base at Bannerman’s Castle Such a Marvel-ous place to dwell A surprising number of comic book heroes have roots in the Hudson Valley

ew York has always been of tethering the an activity hub in the Marvel fantasy world of Universe. The company was comics to the real Nfounded by a City kid, Stan world. “The loca- Lee, and the bulk of its classic charac- tion of Xavier’s ters were drawn and fleshed out by Jack School in West- Kirby, who happened to be from Brook- chester County is lyn. Naturally, the epicenter of the com- something origi- ics universe that the young company was nally established creating would be its amazing hometown, by Stan [Lee] in New York City. Marvel’s fictionalized the opening is- New York would serve as headquarters sues of the series,” for a slew of its most notable superheroes says the author. and superhero squads, including Tony “My contribution Stark, Spider-Man, Sorcerer Supreme to that rubric was Doctor Strange and the Avengers. But to take his gen- like most city types, the Marvel Comics eral placement had a fascination with moving upstate, and give it more as evidenced by the placement of one of specificity, creat- its most famous franchises. ing a street address The X-Men, part time mutant-human and a real sense of German X-Man Nightcrawler exclaiming “unglaublich” upon hearing the name Poughkeepsie, peace advocates and most-of-the-time su- place. Its proxim- which is German for “incredible” perheroes, make their home at Xavier’s ity to New York School for Gifted Youngsters in Salem was a matter of Center. Salem Center is a real-life ham- convenience and publishing policy: Ev- of brainwashers and rogue geneticists, in Kingston that conceals a doorway to a let of the real-life town of North Salem in eryone at Marvel was located in or close headed by villainess Talia al Ghul, who dangerous alternate dimension. Westchester. Two of the most prominent to New York – unlike DC, where the JLA have made their base The Hudson Val- X-Men of all, professor Charles Xavier – [Justice League of America] characters at Fishkill’s Pollepel ley is also in play in team leader, hyperintellect, almost-peer- were placed in fictional analogues for the Island – particularly Two of the most Alan Moore’s League less telepath – and Jean Grey – powerful real world (Metropolis, Gotham, Star City inside the Hudson of Extraordinary telepath and occasional host of the Cos- and the like). This way, writers and pencil- Valley landmark prominent X-Men of Gentlemen series. mos-rattling Phoenix Force – have roots ers could frame the story’s events within a Bannerman’s Castle. The series, owned in Red Hook, specifically in the town’s common physical reality familiar to both Ever thought all – professor Charles previously by DC hamlet of Annandale-on-Hudson. creators and readers. Everyone’s writing about how Kingston Comics and cur- According to Marvel’s website, Professor and drawing and reading what they all lacks a four-year uni- Xavier and Jean rently by Top Shelf X studied biology at Bard College before know, which (for me, anyway) makes the versity? DC’s got you Grey – have roots in Comics, uses fic- enrolling at Oxford University to do his adventures that much more plausible and covered. The com- tional characters and graduate work, and Jean Grey spent her a whole lot more fun.” pany situates Hud- Annandale locales as its heroes childhood in Annandale while her father Rhinebeck is home to two Marvel su- son University (a go- and settings, respec- worked as a professor at Bard. Kind of perpeople of its own. The incredibly aptly to fictional college, tively, and mentions strange that two such major characters named mutant superhero Strong Guy – a mentioned not only both Sleepy Hollow, would be able to call a small upstate New Chris Claremont creation – hails from the in comics but also in TV shows ranging from Washington Irving’s The Legend of York burg their home, right? town, as well as spooky former carnival from Law and Order to the Cosby Show) Sleepy Hollow, and Palenville, from Ir- Chalk it up to Chris Claremont. A com- rubber-man and current murderous brig- just a little outside of New York’s first capi- ving’s Rip Van Winkle. Hadleyburg, the ics writer who took over the then-failing and Scarecrow. A little more Marvel-in- tal in a small town called New Carthage. small New York town from Mark Twain’s X-Men franchise in the 1970s and brought Upstate-New-York Trivia? The base of Alumni include Dick Grayson, Batman’s The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg, also it back to fruition by penning several clas- operations for the Fantastic Four villain, very first Robin, and Martin Stein, also gets a nod. sic story arcs and focusing on character sorcerer Dr. Doom, was originally in the known as Firestorm, the Nuclear Man. The Hudson Valley might actually be development, Claremont attended Bard mountains in a nondescript place upstate, Pulitzer Prizewinner/Superman Clark rolling into a new era of comic book rel- as an undergraduate. “What’s the point in the alternate-universe event Age of X; Kent questioned whether or not to do his evancy with the release of Mark Siegel’s of going to a great school if you can’t and the City of Albany was accidentally undergrad work at Hudson University; Sailor Twain: Or, The Mermaid of the make it a slightly supporting character leveled by Jean Grey. he ended up picking Metropolis Univer- Hudson. Siegel, whose company First in a cool comic series?” he told Almanac. Marvel’s not the only major comics sity, the comic-book equivalent of picking Second Books previously published the Claremont admits that making Annandale company in on upstate New York real NYU over Vassar. National Book Award-winning American Jean Grey’s childhood home was his call, estate; DC has a presence, too. The 145th On a lesser note on the DC front, super- Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, tells but says that he wasn’t aware of Professor and 146th issues of DC Comics’ Nightwing, hero Brainwave, Jr., son of Golden Age vil- a story of the occult and treachery in X’s relationship to Bard. written in 2008, follow the protagonist lain Brainwave, is a Poughkeepsie native, Sailor Twain, which takes place against Claremont recognized the importance Nightwing’s pursuit of a villainous cadre and Golden Age hero Scarab has a house the backdrop the Hudson Valley in 1887, November 29, 2012 ALMANAC WEEKLY 19 following the crew of a steamboat up and tive until 1903. The charcoal blast furnace, ervation of the many buildings on the site For more information about the park and down the Hudson. The story makes men- blowing engine house, machine shop, of- are included in the 20-year master plan. the Iron Works, call (845) 329-3993 or tion of Saugerties, Croton and many other fice and powder storage building still re- You can still visit the site while work is in visit www.nysparks.com/parks/83/de- Hudson Valley cities and townships. Sie- main more or less intact, and are open to progress, and during fishing season, you tails.aspx. To find out more about the gel’s graphic novel, released in October, the public from spring through fall. can even try your luck angling for rainbow Friends of Taconic State Park and how has its own display at the New York Public So you don’t have much time left to trout in the old iron ore mine pit. to contribute to the restoration project, Library in Manhattan. catch this outdoor museum before the The entrance to Taconic State Park is visit www.facebook.com/friendsoftsp. – Quinn O’Callaghan current tourist season ends. Luckily, this located at 253 Route 344 in Copake Falls. – Frances Marion Platt winter won’t be so hard on the site as past years, no matter what the weather, because the Friends of Taconic State Park High Meadow School just finished Phase One of their plan to Iron will stabilize, preserve and restore the Iron Works. A ceremony on November 11 Preservation in progress at historic marked the official completion of the Copake Iron Works in Taconic State yearlong project that was the Friends’ first HOLIDAY CRAFT Park priority: construction of a protective cover for the blast furnace. “History-lovers ev- BOOK FAIR he -Southwest may be the only erywhere are breathing a sigh of relief this & Tpart of the US that can boast a spot week, knowing that our beloved furnace where the corners of four states con- has some protection from the further rav- nd verge, but we have a pretty cool three- ages of tempest and time,” said Milbrey Sunday, December 2 , 11am – 3pm state convergence right nearby, with a Zelley, president of the Friends group. High Meadow Performing Arts Center lovely state park sitting astride it. 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Recreation 845-687-4855 HighMeadowSchool.org feet in three states at once, it was prob- of the narrow-gauge railroad that once ably to visit its most famed attraction: circumnavigated the ironworks and pres- Bash Bish Falls, the highest single-drop cascade in Massachusetts. But there are other enticing reasons to visit the park: a segment of the Appalachian Trail, af- fording fine views both east and west; a THIS challenging trail up Brace Mountain, the LAST CHANCE highest point in Dutchess County; and a YEAR TO link to the Harlem Valley Rail Trail. Taconic State Park is also home to two campgrounds: The one at Copake Falls, to the north, offers relatively posh cabin ac- GET ON THE BUS! commodations for up to six people – some with private showers and kitchenettes, and a few available year-round – along with more rustic tent sites. 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t has been awhile since the spiky awns emerging from the heads, look grains have been harvested, so so decorative dangling upside-down near Iit’s time to prepare them for con- the kitchen ceiling. sumption. Longest in preparation A bare spot now remains where the will be barley. barley once hung. Earlier today, after be- The barley is from last year’s harvest, ing stuffed into a pillowcase and batted LEE REICH / ALMANAC WEEKLY and the grain-laden stalks have been bun- against a brick wall, the stalks easily re- Lee’s corn, barley and rice dled together and hanging from a kitchen leased their plump grains. I separated the rafter since then. I’ve procrastinated pro- grain from the chaff by pouring the grains of a pound. Consulting my 1914 Farmer’s be eaten. (The hull is no impediment with cessing because of last year’s frustrations back and forth between two buckets in Cyclopedia of Agriculture, an acre of bar- barley for malting, because what’s used for in trying to thresh wheat, also grown last a slight breeze, and soon had the whole ley (back then and in Iowa) averaged 45 beer is maltose-laden water that is leached year; the grains clung tenaciously to their crop cleaned. bushels of barley, or 1,800 pounds, which through the sprouted, cracked grain.) stalks, and no amount of battering would As you’ve probably guessed by now, my would translate to a bit over one-third of Hullers are available for small-scale grain thoroughly separate them. I’ve also pro- barley crop wasn’t measured in tons or a pound for my nine-square-foot plot. Re- processing, but are neither economical crastinated because the bundle of barley’s even bushels. I had planted a three-foot- spectable for my first try. nor capable of handling nano-yields such tawny brown stems, with long, delicate, by-three-foot area and reaped a quarter The end product for my crop will be as my 40 grams. beer. More specifically, the goal was to find A conversation with Ben Falk (www. out how much barley to grow to make a wholesystemsdesign.com), who had given six-pack. My next step, then, is to malt me the seeds and has harvested more than the barley. More on that at a later date… 100 pounds of rice in Vermont, did not I “hauled in” the rice harvest back in leave me optimistic about removing those early October – all 40 grams of it. Those hulls. (He has a small huller.) No need for 40 grams were not a bad yield, consider- me to try cracking them off with a rolling ing that I got the seedlings started late; pin, boiling them and hoping they would that I only planted a two-foot-by-three- float up to be skimmed off or toasting; foot bed of it; that it was growing under he’d already tried all that. dry-land conditions, which yield less Years ago, I got a Solis coffee grinder GIVE A GIFT OF CULINARY ART ! than wetland rice; and that the variety that does an adjustable grind. How about I planted, Hayayuki, is a wetland variety. setting the Solis barely to grind the rice GIFT CERTIFICATES Still, it was fun. – just enough to crack off the hulls? The AVAILABLE FOR THE HOLIDAYS The aforementioned limitations are problem is that the largest setting was a nothing compared to the limitation in bit too small for the rice grains. Still, no preparing the rice for consumption. Like other options presented themselves. What most other grains, rice has a hull that I now have is cracked rice. I cooked some; needs to be removed before the grain can the flavor was very bland, even for rice.

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t was a nerve-wracking event. On this, my seventh total solar eclipse since 1970, the forecast from the get-go was for a 50/50 chance of clear conditions. Sure enough, the skies over tropical northeastern Australia, 16 degrees from the Equa- tor, were generally cloudy each morning. I’d obsessively check the daily forecasts, BOB BERMAN / ALMANAC WEEKLY Imake bargains with God and worry that the 41 people in my tour group, all but six of Sky watchers in Port Douglas, Australia on November 13 whom had never seen a solar totality, would go away disappointed. In my formal eclipse lecture a few days earlier in Sydney, I’d spiced up the dry math experience. It conjured a powerful, ineffable feeling that could not be recalled a few and lunar orbital details with assurances that they would see something utterly beyond hours later. Nor did the photos resemble the actual apparition. ordinary human experience. Yet here we were at 5:30 a.m. on November 14, standing I was so happy for them, and glad that several from our own region had signed on on the palm-fringed beach watching the Sun rise into a sky peppered with huge clouds. for the tour: David and Evelyn Rosenthal from Kingston, Judy and Phillip Bishop of The hourlong partial eclipse began minutes after sunrise. While people from all over New Paltz, Kathy Lloyd of Cooperstown – and lots of Californians, and a couple of guys the world silently gathered to stare at the deepening eclipse like some religious cult, from Alberta, and an obsessively smoking Danish couple. Three female physicians, a the Sun played peek-a-boo. It hid for ten minutes at a time, then appeared for the next molecular biologist, a pair of 20-something Boston newlyweds on their honeymoon, a ten minutes as an ever-narrowing crescent. Would it be positioned in one of the holes father-and-son from Indiana, a retired San Francisco principal: a diverse group. between clouds during the precious two minutes of totality? There was no way to tell. But after seven eclipse pilgrimages and the same number of successes – to places Meanwhile, I was webcasting the event live to ABC News and MSNBC, and to 300,000 like Turkey, Mexico, Egypt, India and Colombia – I knew that I was pressing my luck. viewers on the SLOOH website. My crew of three was handling the solar telescope, the After all, the late Jack Smolen of Hurley was clouded out of four of the seven that he proprietary software that streamed the live images and camera that showed me doing had traveled to see. Indeed, a group of Canadian astronomers staying at our hotel in the narration. As planned, 15 minutes before totality, I stopped speaking and turned Port Douglas, north of Cairns, had chartered a bus to dash three hours inland along the over all commentary to solar researcher Lucie Greene in London. track, where the forecast was better that morning. Turned out that they were completely It was pure selfishness. I never had any intention of blabbing during the sacred seconds clouded out, and we felt horrible for them. They had wanted it so badly. of totality, when deep-pink flames would visibly shoot like geysers from the solar limb. It I decided never again to go where the weather prospects were so iffy. It’s too nerve- would have been as pointless and arrogant as trying to narrate the bursting of a fireball wracking. I’ll pass on the next totality, a one-minute eclipse in East Africa on November meteor or the first sunrise on the Grand Canyon. But would we even see this thing? 3, 2013, where it’s often cloudy at eclipse time (afternoon). The following year, 2014, As the light got more and more eerie, with alien sharp-edged shadows covering the there is none anywhere. Then, on March 20, 2015, a two-minute totality sweeps over the beach, the Sun reduced to a delicate point, everyone was finally able to put down their normally overcast North Atlantic, from south of Iceland to the Scottish Faeroe islands eye-protective filters and view it directly. Alas, the Sun chose that exact moment to to the North Pole: another no-go. However, maybe I’ll run a tour for the 2016 totality vanish behind a cloud. Darkness swept the scene. The brighter stars came out through over Borneo and Sumatra; I’ll have to do homework on the climatological odds. all the open spaces between clouds. But the eclipse itself was hidden. But all of us should be thinking ahead to August 21, 2017, to the first solar totality Precious seconds passed: 15, 20. Then – and you could almost hear the “Hallelujah over the mainland US in 38 years. The narrow path of the Moon’s shadow will venture Chorus” – the fully eclipsed Sun suddenly emerged. We gaped at the remaining minute- as close to us as Nashville, though it will be statistically clearer in eastern Idaho and and-a-half of the two-minute event, capped by the most beautiful “diamond ring” ever. Jackson, Wyoming, which lie within the 100-mile-wide track. They had seen it! We’ll do a preview a few years from now. Meanwhile, please resolve to place yourself I looked at the crowd, first spotting a radiologist from Rochester with tears streak- in the shadow of the Moon at least once in your life. It must be seen to be believed. ing her face. We said nothing, just hugged. A Chinese 20-year-old from Pittsfield was Phone those Kingston or New Paltz people; they’ll tell you. trembling, and only later found words. Everyone agreed that it was unlike any other – Bob Berman

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XXXNBDQBSLDPN FISHKILL • POUGHKEEPSIE RHINEBECK • KINGSTON November 29, 2012 ALMANAC WEEKLY 23 New Paltz, $12 /per class, $130 /13 week session, 7pm Teen Homework Help Program. Free Help Sponsored by the Rondout Valley Holistic Health Group and Family Traditions. Web: www.rvhhc.org. Family Traditions, Emmanuel Shopping Center, Rt 209, Stone Ridge. 7:30pm-9:30pm Life Drawing Sessions. Ongoing Tuesdays & Thursday. Web: www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts & Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $13, $48 /4 class, 255-1559. 8pm Menopause the Musical. This 90-minute production includes parodies from the ’60s and ’70s and ’80s. It culminates with a salute to women who are experiencing The Change. Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie. 8pm “2 X Pinter, ” An evening of early Harold Pinter plays. A Slight Ache with Adele Calcavec- chio, George Allen. The Dumb Waiter with Robert Burke Warren. Clay Tyson. Reservations required. Web:www.PerformingArtsOfWoodstock.org.St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Hall, 2578 Route 212, , Woodstock, $17, $14 /senior/student, 679-7900. 8pm Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch and Bill Keith. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484. 8pm Brain Strain Trivia. Rondout Music Lounge & Bistro, 21 Broadway, Kingston, 481-8250. Valuable STEPPING OUT Treasures of lasting value that will change your life – forever. That’s Winter Walk returns to Hudson this Saturday what you’ll fi nd at Mirabai, or perhaps what will fi nd you. ome images from Hudson’s fabulous annual Winter Walk, which takes place this Saturday evening, December 1, from 5 to 8 p.m., along the entire length of Warren Street. Crowds will peer through steamed windows at local hip- Wisdom, serenity, transformation. hop dancers; the large crowd singing along with the Athens Community Band inside the majestic-but-simple old SPresbyterian Church; the smell and taste of kettle corn and hot cider or cocoa; the various tin soldiers high on stilts, Value beyond measure. the belly dancers and a can-can girl, along with the Hudson Valley Performing Arts Center’s ballet troupe and the Kuumba Latin Fever Dancers; plus ever-popular Sax-O-Clause playing a tenor in the 400 block of Warren. It all starts at 5 p.m. with a blare of trumpets and the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus via a special parade, then ends around 8:15 p.m. with fireworks from the riverfront, visible throughout the Winter Walk area. Best of all, for many, may be the aging huts filled with animatronic holiday scenes, first unveiled 50 or so years ago, up in the 7th Street park, where there will also be horse-drawn hayrides and other fun. Restaurants throughout this foodie town make street fare available all evening and set up back garden tents for overflow diners – with reservations, of course. Walkers are advised to dress warmly and arrive early to secure a parking spot, available in lots around the city. It has been up and running for 16 years now, brought to us all by the Hudson Opera House. – Paul Smart

Hudson Winter Walk 2012, Saturday, December 1, 5-8 p.m., Warren Street, Hudson; (518) 822-1438, www.hudsonoperahouse. Mirabai org. of Woodstock Books • Music • Gifts Upcoming Events way, Kingston, $20 /session, $50 /3 sessions, 255-1559. with Homework, Studying, Research, Reading 338-0331. pm- pm 6:30 8:30 Tasty Tunes Weekly Open Mic and Library Help. Sign up today. For grades 7-12. Bringing in the Light: St. Lucia Day/ 6pm-7pm Free Peace Education Event. Featuring (music and spoken word). Every Thursday, 6:30- If there is bad weather, early dismissal, or vacation, New Moon Ritual w/ Kristine Flones a DVD talk by Prem Rawat, a global “Ambassador of 8:30pm. Sign-up at 6pm. Taste Budds Café, 40 Teen Homework Help will be closed. Web: www. Peace.” “Within you is the most amazing feeling you West Market St, Red Hook, free, 860-823-8605. Grinnell-Library.org. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Thurs. Dec. 13 7-9:30PM $15/$20* can possibly imagine. All that you look for, that you 7pm-9pm Speakeasy Jazz Series: Jazz Trio “John Main St, Wappingers Falls, 297-3428. Private Energy Alignment Sessions pm- pm have looked for all your light inside you. Shoes must Esposito + 2”. The trio features John Esposito, 7 10 Live Dinner Jazz. Michael Dell Trio. w/ Kate Anjahlia Loye be removed for part of service. Saugerties Public Web: www.skytopsteakhouse.com. Skytop Steak- keyboards, Lou Scott, bass and Nancy Tierney, Fri. Dec. 21 11:30-6PM Call for apt. Library, Community Meeting Rm, 91 Washington vocals. Stockade Tavern, 313 Fair St, Kingston, house, 237 Forest Hill Dr, Kingston, 340-4277. Ave, Saugerties, 332-2247 or www.wopg. 514-2594. 7pm Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry Winter Solstice Rose Meditation pm 6 Free Financial Budgeting Workshop. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Jim Campilongo Quartet featuring Bob Barlow, Elly Wininger, and Melinda w/ Kristine Flones Participants will learn how to develop a spending with Tony Mason, Jeff Hill & Erik Deutsch. Opening DiMaio. High Falls Café, Stone Dock Golf Club, 12 Fri. Dec. 21 7-10PM $55/$70* plan as well as tips for saving hundreds of dollars Act: Daniel Goodman. Web: www.liveatthefal- Stone Dock Rd, High Falls, 687-2699. each year. Refreshments will be provided. Reg is con.com The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro, 7pm-11pm Best Open Mic in Hudson Valley. * Lower price for early reg./pre-payment required. Web: www.cceulster.org. CCEUC Educa- 236-7970. No cover. Primo’s, 1554 Rt 44/55, Clintondale, made at least 48 hrs. in advance tion Center,232 Plaza Rd, Kingston, 340-3990. 7pm Chamber Jazz Ensemble 3. Students in the 883-6112. pm- pm 6 7 Weekly Sitting Meditation (and walking Jazz Studies program showcase their improvisa- 7pm Author Event: Caleb Carr. Author of “The meditation). On-going Tues & Thurs, 6-7pm. Free tional skills in anenergetic evening of great music. Legend of Broken.” Web: www.oblongbooks.com. Open 7 Days • 11 to 7 & open to the public. 658-8556 or www.skylake. Web: www.newpaltz.edu/music SUNY New Paltz, Oblong Books, Suite 6, 6422 Montgomery St, 23 Mill Hill Road • Woodstock, NY shambhala.org. MeditationShambhala Buddhist Julien J. Studley Theatre, New Paltz, $8, $6 /senior/ Rhinebeck, 876-0500. Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. staff, $3 /student, 257-2700. 7:15pm-8:45pm Free Holistic Self-Care Class: (845) 679-2100 • www.mirabai.com pm 6 Trivia Night. The evening will include trivia 7pm-8:30pm Beginner Ballet for Adults & Teens Partner Massage. Easy Ways To Show You Care, questions about the Hudson Valley, pop culture, with instructor Hillary Jackson. This ongoing American history, and a variety of other interesting weekly class focuses on the development of basic topics. Complimentary refreshments will include ballet technique with an emphasis on proper align- wine, cheese and crackers, softdrinks. Mt. Gulian ment, musicality and finding one’s own personal Historical Site,145 Sterling St, Beacon, 831-8172. expression within the vocabulary of classical ballet. 6:30pm-7:15pm Tai Chi with Martha Cheo. No previousexperience necessary. Mountain View Advanced. Web: www.unisonarts.org. Unison Studio, 20 Mountain View Avenue,Woodstock, $15, Arts & Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, 684-5251. SUNY ULSTER FALL MUSIC CONCERTS at St. Mary of the Snow School

Tuba Christmas Community Band/ Come and join Saint Mary of the Snow Saturday, December 1 Jazz Ensemble Concert School in Saugerties for “Shadow Day” 3:00 p.m. Clinton Hall Wednesday, December 5 every Wednesday in November and Ulster Savings Bank Community 7:30 p.m. Quimby Theater Conference Center Members of the Community Band December. Have your child participate in a Join this seasonal favorite as a par- under the direction of Victor Izzo, Jr. regular school day and experience what ticipant or audience member. Tuba join the members of the Jazz Ensemble Saint Mary of the Snow has to oěer. and euphonium players of all ages under the direction of Chris Earley in perform traditional Christmas music this invigorating concert. The local districts from Catskill, from around the world. Participants Serving the children of Saugerties, Kingston, Onteora and Saugerties SUNY Ulster Choral Concert Kingston, Catskill and Onteora provide busing, Scholarships are register at noon, rehearse at 1 p.m. available. If you register your and perform the free concert begin- Thursday, December 13 school districts! child in November for ning at 3 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Quimby Theater the next fall, you will Enjoy a musical tapestry of many moods get this year’s SUNY Ulster String Ensemble 25 Cedar St., Saugerties, NY tuition and themes by the College’s highly prices. Monday, December 10 regarded chorus under the direction ŞŚśȬŘŚŜȬŜřŞŗȱȊȱ ǯœ–Š›¢˜‘Žœ—˜ œŒ‘˜˜•ǯ˜› 7:30 p.m. Quimby Theater of Janet Gehres. The College’s heralded string ensem- A Foundation for Success ble performs its holiday concert All events held on the Stone under the direction of Anastasia Ridge campus Solberg. and are free. www.sunyulster.edu ǯȱŠ›¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ—˜ ȱŒ‘˜˜• 24 ALMANAC WEEKLY November 29, 2012 8pm MacBeth. Play by William Shakespeare. Directed by Paul Kassel. Web: www.newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, $18, $16 /senior/staff, $10 /student, 257-3880. STAGE 8pm A Viberatto. Record release show. Second album of original instrumentals, A Viberatto “B”. Digital copies of the album will be available for purchase. Emily Sprauge to open. 21 plus only. SPIRITS OF BackStage Studios, 323 Wall St, Kingston. CHRISTMAS Friday FUTURE 11/30 Rondout Repertory Theatre Company Relief Eff ort for Victims of Hurricane Sandy In performs A Christmas Carol at Unison in Exchange for Library Fines. Utility/Work Gloves- New Paltz this weekend $5 per pair (new/unused.) Bleach-$3 per bottle. Hand Sanitizer-$2 per bottle. Paper Towels-$1 per he Rondout Repertory Theatre roll.Anti Bacterial Soap-$2 per bottle. Web: www. Company’s Young Actor Troupe will Grinnell-Library.org. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls, 297-3428. present dramatic performances of A 10am-2pm Art Escape. Creative endeavors in a TChristmas Carol at the Unison Arts supportive and friendly atmosphere. Bring your art and Learning Center in New Paltz on Satur- projects. Fridays. Web: www.miltonlib.org. Sarah day, December 1 at 3 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Hull Hallock Free Library, 56-58 Main St, Milton, 795-2200. December 2 at 3 p.m. General admission tick- 11am-12pm Mind-Body Meditation. Weekly ets are available at the door for $15, or $10 for Exercise Classes offered by the Oncology Support ages 12 and under. Program of Benedictine Hospital. Every Friday. Direction and stage adaptation of the Dickens novel are by Liz Burdick and Stephanie Marrinan. Burdick is a fourth-grade Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston, $6 /suggested donation, 339-2071. teacher at Lenape Elementary School in New Paltz as well as a working director and actress, and Marrinan is artistic and 11am-12pm Senior Strength & Balance (pre- managing director as well as founder of the Rondout Repertory Theatre Company. “I started the Company earlier this year, registration & physician approval required). Open back in the spring,” says Marrinan, “to provide a sound theatrical education for young actors in Ulster County.” to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation Currently working as a substitute teacher in Kingston, with a Bachelor’s degree in Theater and a Master’s in Teaching, Mar- requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. rinan plans to expand the Company next year, offering a junior company for grades five through seven and a senior company 12:15pm-1pm Basic Pilates for seniors with for grades eight and up. Burdick will continue an association with the group, teaching acting workshops in April and serving as Christine Anderson. Open to Woodstock residents director for the summer production of Romeo and Juliet. For more information on the tuition-based program of the Rondout 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Horn- Repertory Theatre Company, visit www.rondoutrep.com. beck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 4pm Reader’s Theatre - developing reading and A Christmas Carol will be the second production for the troupe, whose members range in age from 11 to 15. Their first theatre skills with plays based on litrature ages 6-13. production was A Midsummer Night’s Dream, performed as part of the free “Shakespeare in the Park” event in Rosendale Sign up required. Web: www.woodstock.org. Wood- this past summer. It’s something that they plan to repeat every year, with Romeo and Juliet and As You Like It slated for 2013. stock Library, Library Lane, Woodstock, 657-5867. The company has been in rehearsal for A Christmas Carol at Canaltown Alley Arts Center in Rosendale every Saturday 4:45pm-5:45pm Free Feldenkrais Gentle Exer- cise Class. Led by Tatiana Light. On-going, since September, says Marrinan, with each of the actors (except for Scrooge) taking on multiple roles. “And the costumes are Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm, Fridays 4:45-5:45pm fantastic,” she adds, crediting costumer Mille Weinman. & Sundays 3:30-4:30pm. 679-6299 Community – Sharyn Flanagan Room, 18 Woodstock Meadows Ln, Woodstock. 5pm- 9pm Holiday Open House . Unique gifts for A Christmas Carol by Young Actors Troupe of the Rondout Repertory Theatre Company, Saturday, December 1, 3 and 7 p.m. everyone on your gift list, from the person who has and Sunday, December 2, 3 p.m., $15/$10 age 12 & under, Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz; (845) 255- everything, to the person who needs everythin. No Appointment NecessaryUnion and Insurance Plans 1559, http://unisonarts.org or http://rondoutrep.com. Applicable. Drs. Chasin & Guarente, Optometrists, 240 Lucas Ave ,Kingston, 339-4990 for further information and directions. 5:30pm Artist Talk: Jacob Gallant Raeder, gift shops, a visit with Santa at the North Pole. being offered at Michael’s studio “White Crane more information at whitecranehall.com. contemporary ceramic artists & Lay La Mrozowski, Web: www.afrostyfest.com. Headless Horseman Hall” which is in the “Shirt Factory” 77 Cornell St. 6:30pm 19th Annual Celebration of Lights choreographer. Web: www.byrdcliffe.org. Kleinert/ Hayrides, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park, $10, $8 / Kingston #116. Reiki is a Japanese form of “laying Parade & Fireworks. Parade starts on Main St and James Center for the Arts, Woodstock, 679-2079. child, free /under 1, 339-2666. on hands” healing that helps release painful stress Garden St, proceeds to the evening’s first Christ- 6pm-8pm Drop Off for 4th Annual “Buy Nothing 6pm Downtown New Paltz Unwrapped. Visit patterns, free up vital energy, and enhance our mas tree lighting on Main, near Market St. Santa Day” holiday event. If you have giftable, like-new, downtown in all its holiday finery. Receive Passport health and joy. Times & Dates: Reiki I: Friday Nov. Claus will arrive on a City of Poughkeepsie Fire gently-used items- (clothing, toys, kitchen or house- coupons valid at businesses for the whole weekend. 30 6:00pm-9:30pm. Reiki II (part one): Satur- Engine. Fireworks display at 7:15pm. Web:www. st hold items, books) to donate. New Paltz Friends’ Gnome Hunt along the path, children keep what- day Dec. 1 12:30-4:00pm: Cost $60 per work- pokriverdistrict.org. Main St and Garden St, Meeting House, 8 North Manheim Blvd, New Paltz, ever Gnomes they find. Enjoycider, cookies, goodies, shop. If you have taken levels I and II from me or Poughkeepsie, 473-2072. 658-2027. and events in stores. Water Street Market, 10 Main someone else you may take the workshops at half 6:45pm-8:30pm Children and Teen Ministries. 6pm-8pm A Frosty Fest: A Spectacular Festival St, New Paltz, 802-1197. price. Michael has been practicing Reiki for over Children Ages: 3-12. Teens Ages: 13-18. All Chil- 20 yrs and was instructor certified in 2000 and can of Holiday Lights. An affordable family adven- 6pm -9:30 pm Learn to heal yourself and others dren and Teens Welcome. From September until certify others through to the Reiki Instructor level. ture featuring beautiful works of art in lights, giant with Reiki. Reiki I and Reiki II (Reiki II is three the end of May. Bible Fellowship Church, 6959 U.S. For questions or to register call 845-389-2431 or twinkling sculptures, cascading arches, Frosty’s workshops in length and this is the first one) is 9, Rhinebeck, 876-7214. Enchanted Forest. Holiday music, tasty treats, email [email protected] also there is

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reth to Bethlehem in this fascinating Grinnell-Library.org. Grinnell Library, look at the birth of Jesus Christ. Tues- 2642 East Main St, Wappingers Falls, premier listings days 7 pm at NewPaltz UMC. Wednes- 297-3428. days 2 pm at Vi’s. New Paltz United Book Drive. New & Used books for Contact Donna at [email protected] to be included Methodist Church, New Paltz. ages 3-16. Collected at Assemblymem- Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic for ber Kevin A. Cahill’s Office. All books Register Now! Carl Jung’s Psycholo- for Adults & Teens with instruc- Friday Nov. 30 6:00pm-9:30pm. Reiki Cats. There will be no residential collected will be donated to local area am- gy of Soul and Shadow: Explorations tor Hillary Jackson(Thursdays 7 - II (part one): Saturday Dec. 1st 12:30- requirements and all are welcome. shelters. Drop-off hours 9 5pm. and Guided Meditation on reclaim- 8:30PM). This ongoing weekly class 4:00pm: Cost $60.00 per workshop. Persons interested must call 255-PETS Through 12/7. Governor Clinton Build- ing the enlightened energy of the focuses on the development of basic If you have taken levels I and II from or email info@thenaturalpetcenter. ing, Kingston. shadow(11/3, 2- 3:30pm). Dr. Craig ballet technique with an emphasis me or someone else you may take the com or more information, and to New Actors’ Registry Invites Entries Lennon, Psychologist accompanied on proper alignment, musicality and workshops at half price. Michael has pre-pay and sign up. The Natural Pet Online. The new Actors’ Online Regis- by Jim Davis on Celtic harp. Monthly finding one’s own personal expres- been practicing Reiki for over 20 yrs Center,609 Rt 208, Gardiner. try sponsored by the ASK Playwrights’ gathering of sacred poetry and inner sion within the vocabulary of clas- and was instructor certified in 2000 The Kingston Community Singers Lab of the Arts Society of Kingston is work on facing what we hide from. sical ballet. No previous experience and can certify others through to the are looking for people who enjoy up and running. Send your headshots $20/contribution. Register by phone necessary. Mountain View Studio, 20 Reiki Instructor level. For questions or singing just for the fun of it! Open and information about yourself. Arts or email: [email protected] or Mountain View Avenue,Woodstock, to register call 845-389-2431 or email rehearsals every Wednesday at 1 pm. Society of Kingston, Broadway, Kings- 679-5650. Sage Center for The Healing $15, 684-5251. [email protected] also No auditions required. Old Dutch ton, [email protected]. Arts, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Register Now! Learn to heal your- there is more information at white- Church, Main St, Kingston, 339-8167 Photographic Contest - Submit Holiday Open House (11/30, 5-9pm) self and others with Reiki. Reiki I cranehall.com. Requests for Proposals: The Sky YourWork! “Reflections on Life: . Unique gifts for everyone on your and Reiki II (Reiki II is three work- Vendors Wanted: Winter Fair & is Falling! For details log onto www. The KEEP Conservation German- gift list, from the person who has shops in length and this is the first Outdoor Marketplace. To be held byrdcliffeguild.org Byrdclliffe Kleinert/ town Preserve, Fall/Winter 2012.” everything, to the person who needs one) is being offered at Michael’s 12/9. Web: www.mountainlaurel.org James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 10/1/12, and 3/21/13. There will once everything. No Appointment Neces- studio “White Crane Hall” which is Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, Relief Eff ort for Victims of Hurri- again be adult and youth categories, saryUnion and Insurance Plans in the “Shirt Factory” 77 Cornell St. 16 South Chestnut St, New Paltz, cane Sandy In Exchange for Library and cashprizes for the top three in Applicable. Drs. Chasin & Guarente, Kingston #116. Reiki is a Japanese 255-0033. Fines. Utility/Work Gloves-$5 per each. Photographic artist Gail Leboff Optometrists, 240 Lucas Ave ,Kings- form of “laying on hands” healing that The Journey: Walking the Road pair (new/unused.) Bleach-$3 per will be serving as the contest juror. ton, 339-4990 for further information helps release painful stress patterns, to Bethlehem. A five-week study on bottle. Hand Sanitizer-$2 per bottle. germantownlibraryevents@yahoo. and directions. free up vital energy, and enhance our the birth of Jesus. In the study, Adam Paper Towels-$1 per roll.Anti Bacte- com or www.keepconservation.org. Register Now! Beginner Ballet health and joy. Times & Dates: Reiki I: Hamilton travels with us from Naza- rial Soap-$2 per bottle. Web: www. Germantown.

7pm Guided Imagery and Relaxation- Free- Deep thru with Carolers, lite refreshments. Reserva- & Amy Fradon. Web: www.townecrier.com. Towne whatever money they make. Drop off begins at 11 relaxation techniques guide you to focus energy that tions strongly suggested. Web:www.Woodstock- Crier, 130 Route 22, Pawling, 855-1300. am. Party starts at 5 pm. Hangar 18, 99 So 3rd St, can affect your health for a healthier you. Every Playhouse.org. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, 9pm A Brother’s Love: A Tribute to Nina Hudson. Friday. Licensed therapist and music guides you $36, $32, $28, 679-6900. Simone. Featuring Nina’s Brother Sam ‘Magic 2012 Holiday Gift Fair. Featuring handicrafts, to another dimension. Empowering Ellenville, 159 8pm Marshall & Sterling Friday Film Series: Pee Man’ Waymon, and his band The New School. $10, stocking stuffers, yoga mat bags, wine bottle bags, Canal St, Ellenville, 877-576-9931. Wee’s Big Adventure. The 1984 big screen debut 18+$8 adv. Tickets are available at BspLounge.com. pillows, clothing, totes, shawls, and cards. Creat- 7pm Live @ The Falcon: The Holmes Brothers! of Pee-Wee Herman.Bring your library card and BSP, Wall St, Kingston. ing Connections for Social Change, Shanti Mandir, Opening Act: Matt Sucich. Web: www.liveatthefal- get in free. Web: www.bardavon.org. Bardavon, 35 9pm da fl ash band. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, Route 208, Walden, 778-1008. con.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro, Market St,Poughkeepsie. 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484. “Bells & Bows.” The Holiday Small Works Show. 236-7970. 8pm Kinloch Nelson. Web: www.RosendaleCafe. 9pm Fat City. Web: www.hydeparkbrewing.moon- Runs through 12/29. Web: www.AskforArts.org. 7pm-11pm Tina and Roger’s Off Key Karaoke. com Rosendale Café, Rosendale, $10, 658-9048. fruit.com. Hyde Park Brewing Company, 4076 Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, Every Friday, 7-11pm. 883-6112. Primo’s, 1554 Rt 8pm MacBeth. Play by William Shakespeare. Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, 229-8277. for times, call 338-0331. 44/55, Clintondale, 883-6112. Directed by Paul Kassel. Web: www.newpaltz.edu. 16th Annual Winter Walk in Hudson. Festivities 7:30pm Season’s Greetings. Written by Alan Ayck- SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, begin with a Santa Parade that will take off from bourn. Directed by Shauna Kanter. A Hilarious $18, $16 /senior/staff, $10 /student, 257-3880. Saturday the Opera House to City Hall. Musical ensembles, Romp through the Holiday. Cash Bar. Reservations 8pm “2 X Pinter, ” An evening of early Harold solo musicians and caroling. Fireworks will end the Strongly Recommended. Web: www.Voicetheatre. Pinter plays - A Slight Ache with Adele Calcavec- 12/1 evening atopPromenade Hill at the foot of Warren org. Creekside Grille, 114 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, chio, George Allen & The Dumb Waiter with Robert St. 518-822-1438 or e-mail joe@hudsonopera- 679-0154, $22/adults, $18/srs & students. Burke Warren. Clay Tyson. Reservations required. Cheap Art Party. A great chance to hang your art, house.org. Hudson. 7:30pm A Christmas Carol. The Ulster Ballet Price, $25 which includes pre-performance wine see some art, and hear some music at a rundown Christmas on the Farm. Handmade items, local Company will present a unique rendition of Charles and cheese reception at 7:15 pm. To reserve tickets industrial space. $10 to hang & artists get to keep gifts, gift baskets, meats, cheese, syrup, baked good. Dickens’ holiday classic. Featuring a cast of more by phone or if you have questions, call 679-8800. than 60 dancers, actors and stage professionals Web:www.PerformingArtsOfWoodstock.org. St. from the Hudson Valley. Web:www.upac.org. Ulster Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Hall, 2578 Route 212, Performing Arts Center, 602 Broadway, Kingston, , Woodstock, $17, $14 /senior/student, 679-7900. $19, $15 /senior/student, 339-6088. 8pm The SUNY Orange Jazz Ensemble. Web: 7:30pm A Christmas Carol/ Winter Wonderland. www.sunyorange.edu. SUNY Orange, Orange Hall Charles Dickens Bicentennary with a corp cast. The Theatre, Middletown, free, 341-4787. after event includes a Winter Wonderland walk 8:30pm Marc Black Band. with Warren Bernhardt

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Using time-lapse recorders set up across the brutal Arctic landscape, James Balog has created a visually- stunning record of climate change impacts. “In the first few months, we were seeing mind-boggling change, as years went on we realized this is a powerful piece of history. We’ve got monumental change happening in front of our eyes.” To Reserve or Get More Info The event will be held in the Cary Institute auditorium, located at 2801 Sharon Turnpike (Rte. 44) in Millbrook, www.sunyulster.edu/Visit New York. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Seating is first come first served. [email protected] 845. 687.5022 6#46 '4'T 1 #4T Visit our website at www.caryinstitute.org or call (845) 677-7600 x 121. 26 ALMANAC WEEKLY November 29, 2012 Santa arrives at 1pm to 3pm. Sledding, if weather permits, seasonal music, trees, wreaths, hot cocoa and a crackling bonfire are sure to bring out the kid in you. Maple Shade Farm, 2066 County Hwy. 18, Delhi, 607-746-8866. POETRY Downtown New Paltz Unwrapped. Visit down- town in all its holiday finery. Receive Passport coupons valid at businesses for the whole weekend. Gnome Hunt along the path, children keep whatev- Rhyming what er Gnomes they find. Enjoy cider, cookies, goodies, and events in stores. Water Street Market, 10 Main St, New Paltz, 802-1197. comes naturally Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: Balsam Lake Mountain. Aged 18 and above. No Elting Library in New Paltz hosts poetry reservations required. A moderate, 6-mile hike led reading with Roger Roloff by Dale Hughes (679-1196). Call the hike leader this Saturday for the meeting time, location, and fee. 255-0919. 9am-3pm Annual Christmas Craft Fair. Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St, hen one considers that Saugerties. New Paltz-based poet Roger 9am-2pm 4th Annual “Buy Nothing Day” holiday Roloff made his living for 21 event. All goods are free. Free gift-wrapping, years as a baritone on the refreshments and lots of holiday spirit- will all W be available. New Paltz Friends’ Meetinghouse, 8 world’s opera and concert stages before re- North Manheim Blvd, New Paltz, 658-2027. tiring, it might seem curious that his second 9am Annual Cookie Walk and Craft Sale. Tables act in life is as a poet who celebrates our con- of homemade Christmas cookies for $9 a pound. Handmade items including decorations, center- nections to nature and rural living. pieces and gifts. Coffee is free. Atonement Lutheran Turns out that it’s not really such a stretch. Church, 100 Market St, Saugerties. Well, a singer is a poet is a singer,” Roloff LAUREN THOMAS/ ALMANAC WEEKLY Roger Roloff at home in New Paltz 9:30am Pathfi nder Hike: California Quarry & says. “When I was in the singing business, I Coal-Mine Ledge. Join local Hiking-Guide, Dave Holden in an interesting hike into Woodstock’s was known as someone who was very careful with words. If I would get a good comment in a review for something, it would 19thcentury where we will re-visit the bluestone often be for clear diction.” industry and early local mineral-exploration.Part It wasn’t just about pronouncing the words well (“although of course that does matter onstage,” he says). According to Roloff, leisurely amble, part strenuous hike, you will need his main concern in his singing performances was to get the words across in a certain way to convey the essence of each piece. to wear sturdy footwear and bring your favorite hiking-stick. Dress appropriately for the weather And the words were with him all along in the poetry that he wrote throughout his performance years. “I had not published and bring water and a snack. Dogs on leash. Approx. any poetry before retiring,” he says, “but I had been working on it just the same, all along.” 3-4 hrs. $20./adult; $10./child under 12. For more This Saturday, December 1, members of the Mohonk Mountain Stage Company will join Roloff in the Steinberg Room of information and to RSVP call 594-4863 or e-mail [email protected]. New Paltz’s Elting Memorial Library at 4 p.m. to present a program of selections from Earthcraft, Roloff’s latest collection of 10am-4pm Fifth Annual “Bells on Broadway” lyric, narrative and dramatic poems with a focus on nature. At the book-signing afterward, all profits from the new volume Arts & Crafts Show and Children’s Holiday Festi- and previous works by the author will be donated to the Library. val. Ritz Theater Lobby, 111 Broadway, Newburgh, Previous works by Roloff include Gathered from the Wild: Poems of a Wanderer, The Poetry of Earth, Natural Gifts and 784-1109. Illuminations, available locally in New Paltz at Inquiring Minds bookstore, Handmade and More and Maglyn’s Dream in the 10am-2pm World AIDS Day Commemoration. Free HIV Testing at the Center. Web: www.lgbtq- Water Street Market. center.org Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Roloff and wife Barbara Petersen lived in New Paltz for about ten years, he says, before he made the jump officially from Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston, 331.5300. singer to poet. “Certainly New Paltz was a great influence,” he says, “the area that we moved into, particularly: its wild and 10am-1pm Holiday Book Sale. Gift giving books semi-wild nature, so connected with the kind of person and poet that I am.” at low prices. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. He credits Barbara as the major inspiration for his poetry. “I owe a great deal of the direction that our development in nature 10am-5pm 22nd Annual Crafts Fair. Web: www. took to her,” he says. “She’s been a crucial formative part of all this. Not much would be the same without her.” unisonarts.org. New Paltz Middle School, New Her influence is subtle, he says, more in the kind of person that she is than in specific things that she does, although he finds Paltz, $3, free /16 & under, 255-1559. inspiration whenever he sees her outdoors “planting seeds, cutting back raspberry canes or foraging for chickweed.” Barbara am- pm 10 5 Highwoods Pottery Studio Holiday learned about nature as a young girl from her mother, Roloff says, “and it took. She has a lot of this good Mother Nature sense, Sale. Highwoods Pottery Studio, 958 Church Rd, Saugerties, 246-5292. and has passed it along to me. I’m very grateful for that.” The couple has been married for more than 30 years. 10am-3pm Annual Holiday Craft Fair and Roloff says that he’s an “old-style poet,” using meter and rhyme. While some poets find the old forms constricting or in- Luncheon. Handcrafted holiday items, gift items & hibiting, he says, he does not. “The form forces the freedom – and that, by the way, is not a line original with me, but it is the ornaments. Treats for the young and old. Luncheon truth in my particular case.” Working within the structure of the old forms, says Roloff, is “like Houdini getting kicks out of served and soups are also for sale by the pint or quart. Samsonville United Methodist Church, Cty learning a new trick.” Rte 3, Samsonville, 657-2615 or ajkelly037@hvc. – Sharyn Flanagan rr.com. 10am Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Selections from Earthcraft by New Paltz poet Roger Roloff, Saturday, December 1, 4 p.m., Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Beeswax Candles 101. Create a rolled candle from Street, New Paltz; (845) 255-5030, http://rogerroloff.com and http://eltinglibrary.org. harvested beeswax to take home. Learn how bees make wax in their hive, its purpose to the colony and its many uses by humans. Pre-registration required. For 7 and older. Web: www. hhnature- museum.org. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, After the tour, hear “’Twas the Night before Christ- ing bands, caroling, fire jugglers, dancers, arts and ments on the tree listing the names of Ulster County Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall- mas” read aloud play holiday games. Web: www. crafts and more. A completely interactive day for Veterans and active-dutymilitary personnel, their on-Hudson, $7, $5 /child, $6 /candle making kit, friendsofclermont.org. Clermont, One Clermont kids and adults alike. branch and dates of service. Senate House State 534-5506, ext 204. Ave, Germantown, $3, 518-537-4240. 10:30am Super Saturdays Series: Jan Berlin’s Historic Site, Kingston, 338-2786. 10am-12pm Minnewaska Preserve: Two Views 10am-4pm Annual Holiday Fair & Luncheon. Enjoying Animals Safely, an educational program 11am Raptors and Reptiles. Wildlife educator Bill for One Hike. An approximately two-mile-long Vendors, Breakfast Sandwiches; Chili & Soups; Hot with live animals. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Robinson. See a hawk, falcon, owl, alligator, snakes, hike to the best scenic vistas in the Peter’s KillArea. Dogs etc. Accord Fire House, Social Hall, Main St, Kingston, 331-0507. snapping turtle and more. Learn the fascinating Pre-registration is required. Minnewaska Preserve, Accord, 706-6517 or 626-1145. 10:30am Super Saturday Story Adventures. features of each and how it survives. Saugerties Peter’s Kill park office, Gardiner, $8 /per car, 10:30 am Sinterklaas Festival Day. A full day Web: www.woodstock.org Woodstock Library, Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. 255-0752. of family activities and celebrations to honor the Library Lane, Woodstock, 657-5867. 11am-4pm Bethel Woods Annual Holiday 10am-12pm A Child’s Christmas. Children ages Old Dutch tradition in Rhinebeck. Festivities 11am-3pm Tour Festively Decorated Loughran Market. Regional artisan craft and specialty food 3-10 and parents are invited to a short tour of the begin at 10:30 am and go late into the evening, House. The front room of the house will be deco- vendors, music, children’s arts and crafts, and more exquisitely decorated mansion in their stocking feet. with puppets, storytelling, bagpipes and march- rated in a military theme with pictures as orna- fun activities, including photos with Santa!Bethel Woods, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Web: www.BethelWood- sCenter.org. 12pm-4pm Annual Santa’s Run. Meet and greet UNIS N Armadillo Santa Claus and the Trolley Elves. Web: www. TMNY.org. Trolley Museum, 89 East Strand, Kings- 22nd AnnualAnnua Bar & Grill ton, 331-3399. 12pm-5pm Kingston Model Railroad Club’s Annual Open House. An operating O scale 2 rail Arts & Crafts Gift Certificates layout from the steam to the modern era. Museum Fun T-Shirts filled with antique toy trains, railroad memorabilia. Kingston Railroad Club, Buy a Brunch 12pm-5pm 10th Annual Cold Spring by Candle- SStuff a Margarita in light - Holiday Festival & House Tours. Historic FAIR homes will be open to the public to benefit Part- Sat & Sun t
Dec 1st - 2nd their stocking! ners with PARC. Holiday caroling, discounts at 10am - 5pm stores and restaurants, holiday music, visits with Armadillo Gift Certificates Great Stocking Stuffer… Your feet don’t have to suffer. 272 Wall St. You won’t have to stand in line Kingston, NY The fit is always fine…. Shop without the craze… 50 Master Craftspeople Happy Holidaze & Fine Artists: Gift Certificates ceramics, jewelry, glass, baskets, wood, artwork, fiber, food & more... available online www.armadillos.net at the Friday, December 14th & New Paltz Middle School Main Street & South Manheim Blvd You get an Armadillo gift card Saturday, December 15th $3 Adult Admission value is 20% of each 8pm $.50 off admission with this ad! certificate purchased 97 Abeel St. Kingston, NY Come early to get your seat! For information call 845-255-1559 845 339-1550 or visit UnisonArts.org Admission $10.00 Adults / $8.00 Students & Seniors November 29, 2012 ALMANAC WEEKLY 27

museum at the site opened. Monti says that there are actually over 9,000 artifacts in the collection, many in storage up in Albany; but space has been so limited at Washington’s Headquarters in the past that only about 136 of the objects were on display. To have 1,300 items brought out of storage for the new exhibit is a con- siderable accomplishment, she says, with so much to look at that even a full day is probably not really enough to examine everything. In 2010, when the museum became more than 100 years old, says Monti, it qualified for a state grant to renovate and rejuvenate the property. A cooperative grant awarded by the Foundation of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artis- tic Works and TruVue, Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance It was on this site that glazing products, en- Washington rejected the idea that abled the site to pro- vide the highest level of he should be made king after the light protection for the most sensitive collec- war, and he ended the Newburgh Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1837 tion items. By employ- conspiracy, preventing military ing the highest level of ultraviolet filtering control of the government. HISTORY available and avoiding unnecessary exposure, light-vulnerable mate- rials like the 19th-century engraving of George Washington by James Heath (after the General improvements famous 1796 Gilbert Stuart painting), traditionally on very limited display rotation, Free admission this Saturday as Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh will now be readily available to the public. unveils renovated museum In the critical months that Washington spent at Newburgh, from April of 1782 to August of 1783 (the longest that he stayed at any headquarters throughout the 8 losed for two years now, the newly renovated museum at Washington’s ½ years of the Revolution), he made some of his most important contributions to Headquarters in Newburgh is reopening on Saturday, December 1 with shaping the American republic. It was on this site that Washington rejected the idea a new exhibit, “Unpacked & Rediscovered: Selections from Washington’s that he should be made king after the war, and he ended the Newburgh conspiracy, Headquarters’ Collection.” Admission from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be free, preventing military control of the government. He circulated a letter from the site Ccompliments of Central Hudson, and the Fifth New York Regiment, Fifth Connect- to state governors that influenced the writing of the Constitution, announced the icut Regiment and Lamb’s Artillery will perform drills, fire muskets and shoot off cessation of hostilities from there and, perhaps most poignantly, created and awarded cannons throughout the day. The historic Hasbrouck House, used as headquarters the Badge of Military Merit, forerunner of the Purple Heart. by General and Mrs. Washington for 16 ½ months of the Revolutionary War, will The new exhibit will remain on permanent display in Newburgh, and has some- also be open, with costumed interpreters in each room. thing to interest all visitors, says Karen Monti. “This really is a museum for everybody,” “Unpacked & Rediscovered” features more than 1,300 rare, eclectic and impor- she says. “It’s not just for Newburgh and not just for the state of New York. We have tant objects not seen by the public for many years, highlighting military weapons, things in our exhibits that are internationally important, and we have people come domestic implements, dolls, souvenirs of past wars, local Newburgh history and from all over the world to be here. They hear about us in their country, about this more. Displayed in two galleries of open storage, the selection of objects was amassed one particular site, and they want to come here. We have Purple Heart recipients over 160 years and represents the roots of the preservation movement in American coming all the time.” Washington’s Headquarters, she says, “is for the world.” history. In addition, visitors can see revitalized exhibits at the museum, including – Sharyn Flanagan “Defense of the Hudson,” containing a segment of the boom and chevaux de frise used by General Washington to contain passage on the Hudson River. “Unpacked & Rediscovered: Selections from Washington’s Headquarters’ Collection,” Washington’s Headquarters is the first publicly owned and operated State Historic museum reopening, Saturday, December 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free this day only, nor- mally $4 adults/$3 seniors & students/free 12 and under, Washington’s Headquar- Site in the country, acquired and opened by the State of New York in 1850. Once ters, 84 Liberty Street, Newburgh; (845) 562-1195, http://nysparks.com/historic- that happened, according to Karen Monti, historic interpreter at Washington’s sites/17/details.aspx, www.facebook.com/washingtonsheadquarters. Headquarters, donations to the site began to come in from all over the country. The need to house these items and protect them became apparent, and in 1910, the

Old St. Nick. Web: www.coldspringbycandlelight. someone else you may take the workshops at half Glass, 1-11 Sterling St, Kingston, free, 914.806.3573. will create their own books inspired by the color- com. Cold Spring, $35, $25 /senior, $15 /under 12, price. Michael has been practicing Reiki for over 1pm-3pm WAam Education Program presents ful and imaginative children’s book illustrations 278-7272, ext. 2287. 20 yrs and was instructor certified in 2000 and can Family Day: Bookmaking art activity and kid- of Maud and Miska Petersham. WAam Education 12pm-4pm A 1940’s Wartime Christmas. Spon- certify others through to the Reiki Instructor level. friendly tour in conjunction with the exhibition curator Beth Humphrey will lead a kid-friendly sored by the Hudson Valley Historical Society. For questions or to register call 845-389-2431 or Inspired by the North Light: Maud and Miska tour of the exhibition and teach families simple Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route 209, Marble- email [email protected] also there is Petersham on view through Dec. 31, 2012. Families bookmaking techniques. This event is free and town, $8, $5 /senior/student, free /5 & under. more information at whitecranehall.com. 12:30pm-4pm Learn to heal yourself and others 1pm The Met: Live in HD: La Clemenza di Tito. RIDE THE TROLLEY WITH SANTA SAUGERTIES with Reiki. Reiki I and Reiki II (Reiki II is three Mozart’s final Italian opera, conducted by Baroque workshops in length and this is the first one) is specialist Harry Bicket. Bardavon, 35 Market St, SENIOR HOUSING being offered at Michael’s studio “White Crane Poughkeepsie, $26, $19 /12 & under, 473-2072. Hall” which is in the “Shirt Factory” 77 Cornell St. 1pm-4pm Wilderstein Historic Site Holiday Subsidized Housing Kingston #116. Reiki is a Japanese form of “laying Tours. The decorated mansion will kick-off its for Low Income WAITING on hands” healing that helps release painful stress tours on Thanksgiving weekend and continue every patterns, free up vital energy, and enhance our weekend through the end of Dec. Web: www.wilder- Senior Citizens LIST health and joy. Times & Dates: Reiki I: Friday Nov. stein.org. Wilderstein Historic Site, Hyde Park. 30 6:00pm-9:30pm. Reiki II (part one): Satur- 1pm-6pm Open Studio and Pre-holiday Party. SECURE LIVING day Dec. 1st 12:30-4:00pm: Cost $60 per work- Glassblowing demonstrations, refreshments. Pablo shop. If you have taken levels I and II from me or Saturday & Sunday, Dec 1st & 2nd, 12 - 4pm Call or write for an application Fun Gift Shop open both days! at the information below 89 East Strand, Kingston 845-331-3399 155 MAIN STREET • SAUGERTIES, NY 12477 www.TMNY.org — 845-247-0612 — Exceptional stylists with years of experience Charles & Ginny Robinson Heather Besze Jeannie Dorrer Tina Messina Laura Cullen Heather Craig Dennis Fox Junior Hair Dressers Ann Michelle Shannon & Christi 845.876.0330 6400 MONTGOMERY ST. • R HINEBECK

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Free.Woodstock Artists Association shops, a visit with Santa at the North Pole. Web: Burke Warren. Clay Tyson. Reservations required. vendors, music, children’s arts and crafts, and more and Museum,28 Tinker St, Woodstock, 679-2940 www.afrostyfest.com Headless Horseman Hayrides, Web:www.PerformingArtsOfWoodstock.org. St. fun activities, including photos with Santa. Bethel or www.woodstockart.org 778 Broadway, Ulster Park, $10, $8 /child, free / Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Hall, 2578 Route 212, Woods, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Web: www.BethelWood- 1pm-3pm Pallet Puppet Theatre off ers Puppet under 1, 339-2666. , Woodstock, $17, $14 /senior/student, 679-7900. sCenter.org. Story Time. Ongoing on Saturdays, 1-3pm. The 5pm-7pm Annual Chili Dinner Fundraiser. $25 8pm Susan McKeown. Rosendale Café, 434 Main 11am-1pm The Artists Way Cluster. Open to all Green Palette, 215 Main Street inside of the Medusa per person includes a bowl created by Barrett Clay- St, Rosendale, 658-9048. creative souls the first and third Sunday of the Antique Center Building, New Paltz. works volunteers. Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon 8pm Camerata Chorale is Artist in Camerata month. Doantionsaccepted. Web: www.AskforArts. 1:30pm 2nd Annual Family Holiday Scavenger St, Poughkeepsie, $25, 471-2550 or info@barret- Chorale begins 50th Anniversary Season - featur- org Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kings- Hunt. Registrants to pick up item card & area tartcenter.org. ing works by American composers.Lee H. Pritchard, ton, free, 338-0331. map for Scavenger Hunt within Poughkeepsie’s 5pm- 8pm Opening Reception: “Home For The Artistic Director and Gary Palmieri, Accompanist. 11am-3pm Rock’n Brunch. Rondout Music Lounge River District. Prizes will then be awarded to all Holidays.” Objects of functional art from the Tickets $15/$12 and $5 for all students. 943-8962 & Bistro, 21 Broadway, Kingston, 481-8250. who complete their cards, with drawings held at workshop of Michael Lalicki.Show will exhibit or [email protected]. Poughkeepsie 12pm-4pm Annual Santa’s Run. Meet and greet The Derby. Web: www.pokriverdistrict.org. Caffe through 12/22. The Storefront Gallery, 93 Broad- Reformed Church, 70 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie. Santa Claus and the Trolley Elves. Web: www. Aurora, Poughkeepsie. way, Kingston. 8pm Holiday Classic Babes in Toyland, starring TMNY.org. Trolley Museum, 89 East Strand, Kings- 2pm Movie Club variety of classic and newer films 5:30pm-7pm 2012 High Falls Tree Lighting Cere- Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy .$8 for adults and $5 ton, 331-3399. for ages 5-13. Web: www.woodstock.org Woodstock mony. Light Up the Hamlet of Highland. Bring for seniors and children, and tickets and reserva- 12pm-5pm Kingston Model Railroad Club’s Library, Library Ln, Woodstock, 657-5867. a flashlight & join in the Christmas carols to be tions are available at the Shadowland 157 Canal St, Annual Open House. An operating O scale 2 rail 2pm-5pm How to Survive A Plague. In honor of performed by the 5th & 6th Grade Choir of the Ellenville, 647-5511. layout from the steam to the modern era. Museum World AIDS Day. Followed by a panel discussion. Rondout Valley MiddleSchool. After the festivities 8pm Concert with composer Frederic Acquaviva filled with antique toy trains, railroad memorabilia. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale, $7, $5 all are invited to the Community Church for hot and mezzo-soprano Loré Lixenberg. Deep Listening Kingston Railroad Club,334-8233, $6/gen adm, /student, 658-8989. chocolate & cookies. Web: www.highfallscivic.org. Space, Suite 303, 77 Cornell St, Kingston. $2/12 & under. 3pm-7pm “Paws For The Season.” Captain Luis Route 213 and Second St, High Falls. 8:30pm Dell Trio. Web: www.hydeparkbrewing. 12pm-3pm ATHENA Awards Brunch Awards Carlos Montalván, the author of “Until Tuesday: A 5:30pm-8pm Opening Reception: Artists’ Collec- com. Hyde Park Brewing Co, 4076 Albany Post Rd, will be presented to nine honorees. RSVP. Web: Wounded Warrior andthe Golden Retriever Who tive of Hyde Park Holiday Show. New works by Hyde Park, 229-8277. www.chamberfdn.org. The Grandview, 176 Rinaldi Saved Him.” Tuesday, his Service Dog will be present 30 Hudson Valley artists - painting, sculpture, 8:30pm Gus Mancini. Woodstock Roundtables Boulevard, Poughkeepsie, $75, 454-1700. as well. Proceeds from the sales will go to Educated photography, mosaics, stained glass. ACHP Gallery, Sultan Of Sonic Soul. Landmark Grille, 4072 Rte 12pm-4pm A 1940’s Wartime Christmas. Spon- Canines Assisting with Disabilities. Eckert Fine Art, 4340 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. 28, Boiceville, 657-2240. sored by the Hudson Valley Historical Society. pm 34 Main St, Millerton, free, 518-592-1330. 5:30 Herman Krawitz, “Working with 8:30pm M.R. Poulopoulos Concert Crossroads Bevier House Museum, 2682 Route 209, Marble- 3pm “A Christmas Carol.” Presented by Rondout Chagall.” Former Assistant Manager of the Metro- Brewing Company, 21 2nd St, Athens, 518-945- town, $8, $5 /senior/student, free /5 & under. Repertory Theatre Company’s Young Actors. politan Opera discusses his nine years working 2337. 1pm-3pm Pallet Puppet Theatre off ers Spanish closely with Marc Chagall.Woodstock Artists Asso- Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New 9pm Karaoke /Live Music Every Saturday. $5 Puppet Lesson. Ongoing on Sundays, 1-3pm. Paltz, $15, $10 /12 & under, 255-1559. ciation & Museum, 28 Tinker Street, Woodstock Materials for kids provided. The Green Palette, 215 $12, 679-2940. cover includes a Free Drink! Primo’s, 1554 Rt 44/55, 3pm-5pm Opening Reception: Holiday Small Clintondale, 883-6112. Main Street inside of the Medusa Antique Center 6pm-8pm Opening Reception: Roger C. Green. Works Show. Barrett Art Center, Main Galleries, pm Chris Zaloom Band. Building, New Paltz. Saugerties photographer Roger C. Green captures 9 Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n 55 Noxon St, Poughkeepsie, 471-2550 or info@ Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484. 1pm-3pm Hannukah Happening. Community- barrettartcenter.org. beautiful local landscapes throughout the seasons. 9pm 2nd Annual Alexis P. Suter Holiday Concert wide family Hannukah celebration. Enjoy latkes, 3pm 8pm “Crafted,” a one-day only event.Local Web: www.theyogahouseny.com. The Yoga House, donuts, games, and crafts. Win a gift basket in our 57B Crown St, Kingston, 706-9641. Benefit the Washbourne House with special guests, artisans present a variety of usable arts, unique the Lindsey Webster Band & Emcee Miss G - Abbe silent auction and purchase jewelry, gelt, candles. clothing and ceramics, and a variety of other handi- 6:30pm-8:30pm Closing Reception: “Yumili- Temple Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston. cious.” Group show. Ann Street Gallery, 104 Ann Wooden Kazoo. A grand raffle will be held with all crafts.Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts, 103 proceeds benefitting TheWashbourne House. Web: 1pm-4pm Ye Olde Dutch Christmas Open House. Abeel St, Kingston, www.kmoca.com. St, Newburgh, 784-1146 or info@annstreetgallery. Mulled cider and cookies, fresh-baked bread from org. www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 3pm SUNY Ulster’s Tuba Christmas. The event Tinker St, Bearsville, $25, 679-4406. the beehive oven, live music. Free and open to the 7pm Unison presents A Christmas Carol. Present- is open to tuba and euphonium players of all ages pm Dark Blue. public. Historic Elmendorph Inn, 7562 North ed by Rondout Repertory Theatre Company’s Young 9:30 Rock n Roll cover band. Elsie’s who will perform traditional Christmas music from Place, 1475 Route 208, Wallkill, 895-8975. Broadway, Red Hook, free. around the world. Participants register at noon, Actors. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, 1pm-4pm Wilderstein Historic Site Holiday rehearse at 1 pm, and perform at 3 pm. Ulster New Paltz, $15, $10 /12 & under, 255-1559. Tours. The decorated mansion will kick-off its Savings Bank, Community Conference Center, 7pm-10:30pm Hudson Valley English Country Sunday tours on Thanksgiving weekend and continue every Stone Ridge, 687-5262. Dance. Workshop at 7pm. Caller: William Brear- weekend through the end of Dec. Web: www.wilder- 3pm -6pm World AIDS Day Commemoration. ley. Band: Tiddely Pom: Jeanette Hancock-Huttel, stein.org. Wilderstein Historic Site, Rhinebeck. violin, Sue Polansky, clarinet, Katie Jeannotte, 12/2 Candlelight Vigil & Community Commemoration. 1pm “History Mystery” in the Holiday Whodun- AIDS Memorial Quilt Display & UPWords Voices piano, Stewart Dean, concertina.Web: www. Downtown New Paltz Unwrapped. Visit down- it. The young detectives interview costumed inter- Storytelling at the Center. Candlelight Walk to hudsonvalleydances.org. Port Ewen Reformed town in all its holiday finery. Receive Passport preters, who portray Gilded Age houseguests and Old Dutch Church begins at 3:45pm. Web: www. Church, Rte 9, Port Ewen, $10, $5 /full-time coupons valid at businesses for the whole weekend. servants. Children ages 6 to 11 and their family lgbtqcenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community student, 679-8587. Gnome Hunt along the path, children keep whatev- members Staatsburgh State HistoricSite, Ogden Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston, 331-5300. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: KJ Denhert & The New er Gnomes they find. Enjoy cider, cookies, goodies, Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial, Old Post 4pm Playing Back Young People’s Stories: You York Unit. Opening Act: Dante DeFelice. Web: and events in stores. Water Street Market, 10 Main Rd, Hyde Park, $8, $6 /senior, free /12 & under, and Your Story. Deyo Hall, Broadhead Road, www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Rte St, New Paltz, 802-1197. 889-8851. New Paltz (next to the Rail Trail behind Salvation 9w, Marlboro, 236-7970. Education Workshop. Explore ideas about how we 1pm Free Arts Day! Docent Tour of Exhibi- Army).Hudson River Playback Theatre, New Paltz. 7:30pm Mister OH! High Falls Café, Stone Dock inhabit space and the objects we surround ourselves tions from 2pm-4pm. Guest lecture series from Admission is by donation. Visit www.hudsonriver- Golf Club, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls, 687-2699. led by PPV artist Elisa Pritzker. Open to ages 10 4pm-6pm. “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant playback.org for more information. 7:30pm UPAC presents A Christmas Carol. The and up, including adults. Space is limited: RSVP to Child.” Special Screening of the documentary, 4pm Barbara Bash: “True Nature An Illus- Ulster Ballet Company will present a unique rendi- Jo-Ann Brody, [email protected]. Hudson Valley followed by a Q & A with Director TamraDavis. trated Journal of Four Seasons in Solitude.” tion of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic. Featuring Center for Contemporary Art, 1701 Main St, Peek- Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, 1701 Reading and Illustrated Journaling Demonstra- a cast of more than 60 dancers, actors and stage skill, 914-788-0100. Main St, Peekskill, 914-788-0100. tion. The Golden Notebook Bookstore ,29 Tinker professionals from the Hudson Valley. Web:www. 16th Annual Winter Walk in Hudson. Festivities 1pm Music. Bob Lusk performs Christmas music. St,Woodstock. upac.org. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 602 begin with a Santa Parade that will take off from Inquiring Minds, Saugerties. 4pm The Christmas Tugboat with James Broadway, Kingston, $19, $15 /senior/student, the Opera House to City Hall. Musical ensembles, 1:30pm John Burroughs Natural History Ransome. A children’s book about the journey of 339-6088. solo musicians and caroling. Fireworks will end the Society Field Trip: Animal Tracking Adventure. a tugboat captain (& author) George Matteson, his 7:30pm The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company. evening atopPromenade Hill at the foot of Warren Greg Perantoni, a tracker with 17 years experience, wife, & their daughter and their travels by tugboat Web: www.kaatsbaan.org Kaatsbaan Interna- St. 518-822-1438 or e-mail joe@hudsonopera- participants will learn how to identify animal tracks to fetch the giant Rockefeller ChristmasTree. A tional Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli, $30, house.org. Hudson. and to observe clues to what the animalmay have Sinterklaas event. Web: www.oblongbooks.com. $10 /child/student rush, 757-5106 x2 or pgrkaats@ NOW, FORAGER. The story of two foragers trying been doing at the time the tracks were made. Web: Oblong Books, Suite 6, 6422 Montgomery St, bestweb.net. to glean mushrooms to sell to New York City restau- www.jbnhs.org Esopus Bend Nature Preserve, Rhinebeck, 876-0500. 7:30pm Woodstock Playhouse presents A Christ- rants. Time TBA. Directed by Jason Cortlund and Shady Lane entrance, Saugerties, free. 5pm-8pm ASK’s Art Reception. Web: www. mas Carol/ Winter Wonderland. Charles Dickens Julia Halperin. Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery 2pm MacBeth. Play by William Shakespeare. AskforArts.org. Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broad- Bicentennary with a corp cast. The after event St, Rhinebeck, 876-2515. Directed by Paul Kassel. Web: www.newpaltz.edu. way, Kingston, 338-0331. includes a Winter Wonderland walk thru with 10am-2:30pm Mohonk Preserve Singles and SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, 5pm First Saturday: From Uptown’s Historic Carolers, lite refreshments. Reservations strongly Sociables Outing: Lost City. Aged 18 and above. $18, $16 /senior/staff, $10 /student, 257-3880. Stockade District to Downtown’s Historic Rondout suggested. Web:www.WoodstockPlayhouse.org. No reservations required. A moderate, 7-mile hike 2pm-4pm Artists’ Reception: Second Annual Waterfront District, History, architecture, visual & Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, $36, $32, $28, led by John Connolly (691-6521). Mohonk Preserve, PaperWorks Holiday Show. Runs through 1/2/2013. performing arts as well as the culinary arts. Web: 679-6900. West Trapps Trailhead, New Paltz, 255-0919. Web: www.rhcan.com Red Hook CAN, Artists www.KingstonHappenings.org. 7:30pm Season’s Greetings. Written by Alan Ayck- 10am Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Bear Collective Gallery, 7516 N. Broadway, Red Hook, 5pm A Christmastime Gathering. The festive bourn. Directed by Shauna Kanter. A Hilarious Necessities. Learn about Orange County’s largest [email protected]. gathering will feature fun, food and lots of music, Romp through the Holiday. Cash Bar. Reservations mammal the Black Bear. Discussions will include: 2pm “Sunday Silents” Series. Chaplin: The including a preview of the 2013 summer season. Strongly Recommended. Web: www.Voicetheatre. how to avoid bear conflicts, hibernation, bear Mutual Shorts. There will be live accompaniment Bring an unwrapped for distribution to a needy org. Creekside Grille, 114 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. biology and anatomy using bear skulls and pelts. by Marta Waterman. Web: www.rosendaletheatre. child.Altamura Center for the Arts,Round Top, 8pm Metropolitan Hot Club. Rosendale Café, Web: www.hhnaturemuseum.org. Hudson High- org. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale, 518-622-0070, $35. Web: www.altocanto.org. Rosendale. lands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, 658-8989. 174 Angola Rd, Cornwall, $7, $5 /child, 534-5506. 5pm-8pm A Frosty Fest: A Spectacular Festival 8pm Concert. Composer Frederic Acquaviva and 2pm A Christmas Carol/ Winter Wonderland. am- pm of Holiday Lights. An affordable family adven- mezzo-soprano Loré Lixenberg. Web: www.deep- 10 5 Highwoods Pottery Studio Holiday Charles Dickens Bicentennary with a corp cast. The ture featuring beautiful works of art in lights, giant listening.org. Deep Listening Space, Suite 303, 77 Sale. Highwoods Pottery Studio, 958 Church Rd, after event includes a Winter Wonderland walk twinkling sculptures, cascading arches, Frosty’s Cornell St, Kingston, 338-5984. Saugerties, 706-3207. thru with Carolers, lite refreshments. Reserva- 8pm A John Waters Christmas. “The Pope of 10am-2pm Rosendale Winter Farmers Market. tions strongly suggested. Web:www.Woodstock- Trash” will provide a Joyeux Noël like no other. Every first Sunday through April. Every market Playhouse.org. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock, A portion of the proceeds benefit the Hudson offers free coffee, tea and hot cocoa, free Wi-Fi, and $36, $32, $28, 679-6900. Valley LGBTQ Center. Bardavon, 35 Market St, live acoustic music. Kids can print holiday cards, 2pm A Christmas Carol. The Ulster Ballet Poughkeepsie, $100 VIP, $60 golden circle, $40, bookmarks and gift tags usingfruit and vegetable Company will present a unique rendition of Charles am 473-2072. designs from market produce from 11 to 1PM.. Dickens’ holiday classic. Featuring a cast of more 8pm MacBeth. Play by William Shakespeare. Rosendale Community Center, 1055 Rt. 32, Rosen- than 60 dancers, actors and stage professionals Directed by Paul Kassel. Web: www.newpaltz.edu. dale, 658-3467. from the Hudson Valley. Web:www.upac.org. Ulster SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, 10am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Performing Arts Center, 602 Broadway, Kingston, ELMROCK INN $18, $16 /senior/staff, $10 /student, 257-3880. Jeremy Baum’s Soul Jazz Trio. Web: www.liveat- $19, $15 /senior/student, 339-6088. 8pm “2 X Pinter, ” An evening of early Harold thefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Rte 9w, Marlboro, 3pm Collegium Musicum. The university ensem- h a r v e s t Pinter plays. A Slight Ache with Adele Calcavec- 236-7970. ble for early music presents pieces from Medieval, REAL FOOD CATERING & EVENTS 10am-12pm A Child’s Christmas. Children ages Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Web: www. 3-10 and parents are invited to a short tour of the newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz, Nadia & Max ‘Tis The Season To Plan exquisitely decorated mansion in their stocking feet. Shepard Recital Hall, New Paltz, $8, After the tour, hear “’Twas the Night before Christ- 3pm The Newman-Oltman Duo. Presented by the Your Holiday Festivities! mas” read aloud playholiday games. Web: www. Mid-Hudson Classical Guitar Society. Web: www. friendsofclermont.org. Clermont, One Clermont mhcgs.blogspot.com Morton Memorial Library & Ave, Germantown, $3, 518-537-4240. Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff, $10. and nothing captures the spirit of am- pm 10 5 22nd Annual Crafts Fair. Web: www. 3pm Friends of Music Concert: Annual Holiday the holidays like a good party unisonarts.org. New Paltz Middle School, New Concert: City of the Hills Chorus. Refreshments are Paltz, $3, free /16 & under, 255-1559. On & Off Premise Catering served at the end of each concert and are included 10:30am-12:30pm Sundays with Pema. Medi- with your admission donation. Cyr Center, Upper tation (sitting & walking) (instruction available) ELMROCK INN Main St, Stamford, $12, $6. free of charge. 11:45 am : video teachings of Pema 3pm Reading and Signing:Sharon Packer: “Cine- Stone Ridge, NY Chodron w/ discussion. 658-8556 or www.skylake. ma’s Sinister Psychiatrists >From Caligari to Chef Mark Suszczynski shambhala.org. Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hannibal.” The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. Woodstock. 845.687.4492 am- pm 10:30 12 Sacred Chanting & Gong Medi- 3pm Black Violin. The ultimate synergy between [email protected] tation. Web: www.unisonarts.org. Unison Arts & classical music and hip-hop! Web: www.bardavon. harvestrealfoodcatering.com Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, org. Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market St, Pough- $10 /per session, 255-1559. keepsie, $10, 473-2072. elmrockinn.com am- pm 11 4 Bethel Woods Annual Holiday 3pm First Sunday Film Series: Big Eden. 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SCREEN Old dog, top dog Skyfall upholds the James Bond legacy with fl ying colors

anting, at some point in one’s life, to be James Bond seems to be a fairly universal Guy Thing – for girls, not so W much. Consequently, the whole Bond-movies phenomenon more or less passed me by. In fact, the Playboy fantasy worldview that became moving pictures thanks to the Bond franchise felt pretty scary to girls reaching puberty in the 1960s. (At age 12 or so, I did fantasize about being Emma Peel from The Avengers, but she was only available on TV and didn’t turn into a 50-year franchise.) Consequently, though I’ve seen chunks from a number of the films, and though it’s im- Daniel Craig and Judi Dench in Skyfall possible to dodge the Bondian memes that abound in this culture, I think that Skyfall is the first Bond movie that I’ve actually paid to watch in a ing field, and Q is not the only one of Bond’s colleagues who loses no opportunity theatre from beginning to end. to remind him of that fact. Ultimately, of course, even though the young smartass This odd status makes me, in a way, the perfect test audience for “Bond 23,” seeing Q wrote the code that Silva is using, it falls to Bond’s well-honed battle instincts to it as it were in a vacuum, relatively untainted by insidious comparisons with favorite change the nature of the playing field. No surprise after his role in No Country for Bonds of the past. I have no favorites – just vague impressions of several actors’ Old Men, Bardem proves a fine addition to the roster of over-the-top Bond villains, personas. I’m willing to accept the popular premise that Sean Connery is the iconic with an affect of perpetual exasperation that comes across much funnier than the 007, but also “get” that a certain portion of the audience preferred Roger Moore’s standard-issue cold, calculating megalomania. larger injection of humor into the part…and so on. I’m also well aware that the Bond If Skyfall is about anything more than hyperkinetic macho fun, it’s about the fear franchise overall set the standard for the tech-heavy shoot-‘em-up, blow-‘em-up, of aging and obsolescence. While the script belabors this theme rather more ham- car-chase thrillers that dominate the movie industry still – a standard that makes handedly than strictly necessary, it still serves as a deeply resonant pitch to the Baby virtually all its imitators pale in comparison. So, for the purposes of this review, I’ll Boomer segment of the moviegoing audience who grew up on these movies in the pocket most of my usual complaints about the genre itself. first place. Seeing him much the worse for wear and off his game – not to mention The down side, of course, of being a Bond semi-virgin is that I don’t get nearly all capable of human attachment and sorrow – adds welcome dimension to the Devil- the jokes and references. I blush to admit that it was only from reading stuff on the may-care Bond character. Daniel Craig excels at capturing these nuances, and is Internet that I realized that the spirally thing that I’ve always seen as a camera-lens much more believable than the early concept of the super-agent who can whup six iris in the opening credits sequence is in fact supposed to be a view down the barrel thugs at once without wrinkling his expensive Italian suit. M (Judi Dench) even has of a gun pointed at 007. to wrinkle her nose and tell him to take a shower at one point. Still, I went into the movie feeling refreshingly free of the burden of five decades of Ah, and then there’s M. I’ll assume that the news of Dench’s retirement from action predecessors that doubtless haunts every Bond geek whenever a new installment is flicks due to failing vision is widespread enough that it’s no great spoiler to praise her released. And you Bond geeks can wring your hands all you like about Daniel Craig swan song here. Really this story is as much about the long-serving fictional head being no Sean Connery. I’m happy to report that I had an unadulterated good time of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service as it is about her favorite agent himself, and watching Skyfall. It stands up quite well on its own, thank you very much, and in of the tough love between them. The bureaucratic nagging directed at Bond that this reviewer’s opinion far outclasses any of the comic-book-based action thrillers his era is over goes double for M, and the deliberately low-tech final act takes place that I’ve seen this past year. not in the villain’s secret lair (we saw that already in Act II) but in Bond’s childhood Part of the appeal for me, I suppose, is the relative deemphasis on gadgetry, home in Scotland, establishing M even more indelibly as a strict mother figure at in comparison both to those comic-book movies and to Bond installments of the past. the same time that it positions her as Skyfall’s true Bond Girl who needs a rescue. Skyfall even makes a joke about it: When the new Q – played very winningly as an It almost goes without saying that Dench is heartrendingly wonderful in this last overconfident, handsome young computer geek by Ben Whishaw – hands the agent go-round as Bond’s boss. his latest ration of new high-tech toys, consisting only of a tiny radio transmitter They say that a door opens for every one that closes, and Skyfall introduces some and a handgun that no one else can fire, the look on Craig’s face is like a kid finding fine new actors to the franchise whom we may hope to see again in “Bond 24.” They coal in his Christmas stocking. include Albert Finney as Kincade, an old family retainer who could become the The iconic silver Aston Martin DB5 does make a long-awaited reappearance; but Alfred to Bond’s Batman, and Naomie Harris as Eve, a competitive field operative here again, its built-in arsenal serves as much as fodder for jokes as for practical destined for a familiar desk job. Ralph Fiennes’ character Gareth Mallory evolves use against the baddies, and it doesn’t even figure in the movie’s mandatory high- from an interfering government bureaucrat to someone who has earned 007’s respect. speed chase sequences. The directors of the Bond movies – in this case Sam Mendes, Keeping foreshadowing light and discreet does not seem to be the Bond movies’ showing a heretofore-unknown facility with the genre – seem as honor-bound as strong suit, so why should I? the folks behind Santa’s annual arrival in Woodstock to come up each time with Skyfall sustains and perhaps even surpasses the series’ commitment to high some new far-fetched vehicular outing for their master spy. In this case, we get a production values, spectacular locations and a sophisticated look. Roger Deakins’ rousing motorcycle chase across endless rooftops of a Turkish bazaar and a very silly cinematography is dazzling, particularly in its use of backlighting. And Thomas sequence in which Bond just naturally knows how to operate an excavator perched Newman’s soundtrack weaves in just enough of the themes that even we non-Bond- atop a moving train. Of course; he’s James Bond. geeks all know to keep us grounded in a fantasy world that has survived five decades Modern technology does play a central role in the narrative, however. The post- of onscreen exposure. As Eve observes, James Bond may be an old dog, but he still Cold-War evolution of what MI6 is up against in Bond’s universe has caught up with keeps learning new tricks. the fact that in the real world, cyberterrorism is the new international bête noire. – Frances Marion Platt Skyfall’s villain Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem) is a super-hacker with whom old-school field operatives like 007 simply cannot compete in a technology-dominated play- Skyfall, directed by Sam Mendes, starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Helen McCrory, 143 minutes, PG-13.

ments, community & fun. Free admission — dona- No. 62, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland. Holy com. The Factory, 169 Ulster Ave, Saugerties, $15 / ful and just world. Local representatives and volun- tions welcome. Web: www.lgbtqcenter.org. Hudson Cross Monastery, Route 9W, West Park, $10 / adults, $8 /students, 246-7723. teers will provide information aboutopportunities Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, suggested donation. 4pm-5:30pm Chess Club! Play & learn the game of to study abroad, host an international student, or Kingston. 4pm Playing Back Young People’s Stories. Chil- the masters. For ages 8-80. Ellenville Public Library volunteer. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main St, 3pm Unison presents “A Christmas Carol.” dren and young people of all ages are invited to talk & Museum, 40 Center St, Ellenville, 647-5530. New Paltz, 594-7591. Presented by Rondout Repertory Theatre Compa- about what’s happening in their lives—then watch 4pm-6pm Woodstock Community Drum Circle. 5pm-8pm A Frosty Fest: A Spectacular Festival ny’s Young Actors. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain as stories are transformed into theatre and music Drummers on the Green are hosted by Birds of a of Holiday Lights. An affordable family adven- Rest Rd, New Paltz, $15, $10 /12 & under, 255-1559. on the spot. Web: www.hudsonriverplayback.org. Feather. Singers, dancers, all are welcome. Bring ture featuring works of art in lights, giant twinkling 3pm Mid Hudson Women’s Chorus Winter Deyo Hall, Broadhead Rd, New Paltz, 255-7716. your drums. Woodstock Community Center, 56 sculptures, cascading arches, Frosty’s Enchanted Conert 2012. “Love’s on the Way.” Snow Date Mon. 4pm Jazz Workshop @ The Factory. Every Rock City Rd, Woodstock, 679-1025. Forest. Holiday music, tasty treats, gift shops, a visit Dec 3th 7:30pm. Web: www.midhudsonwomen- Sunday. RSVP. Presented by LVANHART Artist 4:30pm-6pm Information Night (High School with Santa at the North Pole. Web: www.afrostyfest. schorus.org. St. James United Methodist Church, Productions. Web: saugertiesperformingartsfactory. Exchange.) Learn about opportunities to be com. Headless Horseman Hayrides, 778 Broadway, corner of Fair and Pearl sts, Kingston. involved in AFS’ mission to promote a more peace- Ulster Park, $10, $8 /child, free /under 1, 339-2666. 3pm-5pm Holiday Tree Lighting. A traditional Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D celebration of the season with music, stories, activi- ties and wonderful goodies. Web: www.miltonlib. Have You Had a Beyond the Cup Davenport org. Sarah Hull Hallock (Milton) Free Library, Spiritual Experience? 56-58 Main St, Milton, 795-2200. Psychic reading through the art of Farms 3:30pm-4:30pm Free Feldenkrais Gentle Exer- Free Spiritual Discussion Turkish coffee cise Class. Led by Tatiana Light. On-going, Share and Discover Flea Market Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm, Fridays 4:45-5:45pm Spiritual Tools for Today Sessions by phone or in person & Sundays 3:30-4:30pm. 679-6299 Community We’re back and we’re Thurs., Nov. 29th, 7:30 – 8:30 PM Call or email Roya for an appointment Room, 18 Woodstock Meadows Ln, Woodstock. packed to the rafters. 4pm-6pm Woodstock Community Drum Circle. 521 Main St., New Paltz, NY turkishcoffeereading.com Drummers on the Green are hosted by Birds of a (The Living Seed) 1/2 mile east of Thruway [email protected] Art, antiques, wood crafts, jewelry, vintage clothing, specialty foods • LIVE glass blowing demonstrations Feather . Singers & dancers are all welcome. Bring ECKANKAR – Religion of the your drums and percussion. 679-1025. Community 845.598.3909 Gifts galore and so much more Light and Sound of God Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Gift Certificates Available Every Saturday & Sunday now through Dec. 2nd pm 4 Bach Cantata Series Concert. Kairos: A eckankar-ny.org or 800-749-7791, Ext. 2 The Perfect Gift Consort of Singers’ presentation of Bach’s Cantata 3411 US 209, Stone Ridge 30 ALMANAC WEEKLY November 29, 2012 Parts & 10% Off Labor Not to be combined with any other offer 128 Rte. 28 Kingston Exit 19 off NYS Thruway ART CHRIS RAY JOHN KRISTEN JIM TOM FRAN CHRIS

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5pm Taizé service. An Advent candlelight Taizé Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia. The SUNY New Paltz, The Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, 7:30pm Celtic Session. All are welcome to play or service of readings and chant will be offered as a door opens at 7pm with music beginning at 7:30 free, 257.3844. just come and enjoy the Traditional Irish music. gift to the community from the congregation. The pm sharp. Admission is $18 or $16 with RSVP to 2pm-4pm Senior Art with Judith Boggess. with No cover! New World Home Cooking, Saugerties- theme is “Gratitude.” A “white linen reception”will [email protected]. For information call Edith LeFever, open to Woodstock residents 55 and Woodstock Rd, Saugerties, 246-0900. follow in the parish hall. Christ Episcopal Church, 688-9453. older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck 7:30pm-8:30pm Qigong. Web: www.unisonarts.org Rt 9W and Old Post Rd, Marlboro. 8pm dharma bums. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New 5pm-10pm Hudson Valley LGBTQ Tea Dance. 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484. 3:30pm-4:45pm “At Home in Nature.” Barbara Paltz, 255-1559. Drag shows at 7pm and 8 pm. All ages 21+ are Pidel’s kindergarten programs explore living on 8pm Harmony Poetry Series. Featured poet plus welcome. Entrance fee supports the Hudson Valley Monday the farm and in the wild with weekly themes, such open mic. Hosted by Michael Platsky. Harmony LGBTQ Community Center and the Hudson Valley as: “Homes & Habitats, ” “The Colors of Nature, ” Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. LGBTQ Pride March andFestival. Out Bar, 206 “Animals in Motion.” Register Sarah Hull Hallock Main St, Poughkeepsie, $10, 331-5300 or Kather- 12/3 Free Library, 56-58 Main St, Milton, 795-2200. Tuesday [email protected]. 4:30pm-6:30pm Healing Arts for Children & am- pm Milton Muffi n Mondays. 5pm Season’s Greetings. Written by Alan Ayck- 9 12 Pick up some Teens facing cancer in the family. 1st Monday of the bourn. Directed by Shauna Kanter. A Hilarious reasonably priced baked goods, while doing your Month. Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s 12/4 Romp through the Holiday. Cash Bar. Reservations errands. We’ll put on coffee/tea, and get out cross- Ave, Kingston, 339-2071. word and jigsaw puzzles, for those who would like 9am-10am Dance Exercise with Inyo Charbon- Strongly Recommended. Web: www.Voicetheatre. 5pm 16th Annual Winter Walk in Hudson. Festiv- to sit and stay awhile. FirstMonday of the Month. neau. org. Creekside Grille, 114 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. ities begin with a Santa Parade that will take off Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library, Community donation requested.. Mescal Hornbeck Community 6:30pm Playwights Lab: Reading Performance from the Opera House to City Hall. Musical ensem- Room, 56-58 Main St, Milton, 795-2200. Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. of “Far From the Tree, ” a two-act play that renews bles, solo musicians and caroling. Fireworks will am- am am- pm the eternal question of whether filial love can over- 9 9:50 Fit Dance for Seniors with Adah end the eveningatop Promenade Hill at the foot of 9:30 1 Minnewaska Preserve: Tuesday come or even survive unshared values, fundamen- Frank. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, Warren St. 518-822-1438 or e-mail joe@hudsonop- Trek - Lake and Cliffs Hike. An approximately tally disparate approaches to living, and, of course, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Commu- erahouse.org. Hudson. three-and-a-half-mile-long hike. Pre-registration money Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, nity Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 5:15pm-6:15pm Tai Chi. Weekly Exercise Classes is required. Minnewaska Preserve, Nature Center, Kingston, free, 658-8510. 10am-11:15am Smart Bells Exercise! Taught offered by the Oncology Support Program of Bene- Gardiner, $8 /per car, 255-0752. am- pm Local History Room. 7:30pm Flying Cat Music presents Aoife by Smart Bells creator Paul Widerman, and Rita dictine Hospital. Every Monday. Benedictine Hospi- 10 3 Open Tuesdays Clancy and Robbie O’Connell, part of the Irish Harkins. Held Mondays through 12/17. Ellenville tal, Auditorium, Kingston, $6 /suggested donation, & Thursdays. Web: www.starrlibrary.org. Starr music group The Clancy Legacy, in concert at the Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St, Ellenville, 339-2071. Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck, free, $5, 647-5530. 5:30pm-7:30pm Movement to Amend the Consti- 876-4030. 10am-12pm Woodstock Comets, Senior Impro- tution Discussion Group. Inquiring Minds Book- 11am-12pm Senior Strength and Balance with visation Class with Edith LeFever, open to Wood- store, 65 Partition St, Saugerties, 246-5775. Christine Anderson (pre-registration & physician stock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. 5:30pm-6:30pm Qigong with Zach Baker. Unison approval required). Open to Woodstock residents 55 Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $12 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Rd, Woodstock. /per class, 255-1559. Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. am- am Tai Chi. pm- pm Thai Yoga Massage with Alex Zivian, 10 11 Weekly Exercise Classes offered 6pm Teen Group Therapy. Group is held for Teen 12 6 LM. by the Oncology Support Program of Benedictine Life Issues-Peer Pressure, Bullying, Say “NO”, Self- Call Mirabai to schedule an appointment Hospital. Every Monday. Reuner Cancer Support Image/Esteem etc. Licensed professionals on staff. Mirabai Books, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $95 / House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston, $6 /suggested Every Monday. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal 80 minutes, 679-2100. donation, 339-2071. St, Ellenville, 877-576- 12pm-6pm Private Spirit Guide Readings with am- pm Senior Qigong. Psychic Medium Adam Bernstein. 11 12 Web: www.unisonarts. 6pm T McCann Band. Rondout Music Lounge & Receive org Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Bistro, 21 Broadway, Kingston, 481-8250. messages from spirit guides and deceased loved Paltz, 255-1559. ones and benefit from the divine wisdom they have 7pm Old Chatham Quaker Meeting. “Joyeux 12pm-6pm Energy Healing Sessions and Soul to offer. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Wood- Noel.” A 2005 film about the World War I Christ- Readings with Intuitive Bente Hansen. Working stock, 679-2100, $40/half hour, $75/full hour, call mas truce of December 1914, depicted through Mirabai for an appointment. with ORION energy & the channeled guidance of the eyes of French, Scottish and German soldiers. pm Metastatic Support Group. Edgar Cayce, a session accesses the energy of your PG-13. Refreshments willbe served. Web: www. 2 First & Third soul, assists inhealing your body gently & effectively oldchathamquakers.org. Powell House Quaker Tuesday of each month. Reuner Cancer Support resulting in significant improvement in health & Conference and Retreat Center, 524 Pitt Hall Rd, House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston, 339-2071. well-being. Mirabai Books, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Wood- Old Chatham, free, 518-766-2992. 4pm Preschool - Kindergarten Story Hour. Web: stock, $75 /one hour, 679-2100. 7:30pm Course in Miracles Group. On-going www.woodstock.org Woodstock Library, Library pm- pm Carl Jung’s Psychology of Soul and 2 3:30 Monday evenings, 7:30pm. Call for directions. Lane, Woodstock, 657-5867. Shadow: Explorations and Guided Meditation Shokan, free, 657-2046. 4pm-8pm Art Foray. A unique travelling show on reclaiming the enlightened energy of the pm featuring a selection of works by area’s outstand- shadow. Dr. Craig Lennon, Psychologist accompa- 7:30 Bannerman Island. 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21 Broadway, Kingston, 481-8250. perform under the direction of Dr. Edward Lunder- looking for people who enjoy singing just for the 8pm Open Mic. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 6:30pm “Far From the Tree, ” Play by Sidney gan. Web: www.newpaltz.edu/music. SUNY New fun of it! Open rehearsals every Wednesday at 1 pm. Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484. Norinsky. Perfromed in a reading. Arts Society of Paltz, Julien J. Studley Theatre, New Paltz. No auditions required. Old Dutch Church, Main St, 8:30pm Legendary Hyde Park Open Blues Jam. Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, free, 338-0331. Kingston, 339-8167. Going strong 10 years. No Cover! Web: www. 7pm The Journey: Walking the Road to Beth- Wednesday 1pm-2pm Brain Games. Web: www.starrlibrary. HydeParkBrewing.com. Hyde Park Brewing lehem. A five-week study on the birth of Jesus. org . Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck, Company, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, In the study, Adam Hamilton travels with us from free, 876-4030. 229-8277. Nazareth to Bethlehem in this fascinating look at 12/5 5pm-7:30pm The Gardiner Library Teen Tech 9pm Open Mic w/ Lara Hope. Signup at 8:30pm. the birth of Jesus Christ. Tuesdays 7 pm at NewPaltz Tutors. Offering computer help on the first 9:15am-10:15am Senior Kripalu Yoga with Susan Rondout Music Lounge & Bistro, 21 Broadway, UMC. Wednesdays 2 pm at Vi’s. New Paltz United Wednesday of the month. If you have a computer Blacker. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, Kingston, 481-8250. Methodist Church, New Paltz. problem with the machine itself (hardware) or how $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Commu- pm to use it (software), you can sign up foran appoint- 7 Blues & Dance w/Big Joe Fitz. High Falls nity Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Thursday Café, Stone Dock Golf Club, 12 Stone Dock Rd, ment. Web: www.gardinerlibrary.org. Gardiner 9:30am-1:30pm Mohonk Preserve Bob Babb High Falls, 687-2699. Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner, free, Wednesday Walk: Walkway Over the Hudson. pm 255-1255. 7 Open Mic with Chrissy Budzinski. Inquir- Aged 18 and above. No reservations required. an 12/6 5pm-8pm African Diaspora Film Series: “Favela ing Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties, easy, 3-mile hike. Walkway Over the Hudson, High- Rising.” Panel discussion to follow. Sponsored by 8am-12pm Promoting, Protecting and Support- free, 246-5775. land, free, 255-0919. Black Studies. Website: www.newpaltz.edu/black- ing Normal Birth Conference. The presenter is 7pm-9pm Part 4 of a 4-Part Morphology Work- am 9:30 Oakwood Friends School Information studies. SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center 104, New Judith Lothian, RN, PhD, LCCE, a maternal- shop with John Carroll. Learn face reading and session. 90-minute program begins with a brief Paltz, free. child nurse with specialization in evidence-based the four temperaments to clearly understand and overview of Oakwood Friends presented by Peter F. 5:30pm Financial Aid Workshop. Workshops maternity care and childbirtheducation. Web: www. diagnose behavioral patterns, general health, Baily, Head of School, and Anna Bertucci, Assistant are open to all prospective college students, not misn-ny.org. Registration required by 11/30. SUNY nutritional requirements, suitable career growth Head for Academics and StudentLife. Followed by only those interested in attending SUNY Orange. Ulste, Stone Ridge, $20, 928-7448 ext. 301. and relationships.Mirabai Books, 43 Mill Hill Rd, tour. Register in advance. Oakwood Friends School, Contact the Office of Financial Aid for a listing of Woodstock, 679-2100. Turner Math and Science Building, 22 Spackenkill 9am-7pm Book Drive. New & Used books for paperwork and forms necessary toparticipate. Web: 7pm-8pm Qigong. Weekly Exercise Classes offered Rd, Poughkeepsie, 462-4200, ext 245l. ages 3-16. Collected at Assemblymember Kevin A. www.sunyorange.edu. SUNY Orange, Bio-Tech by the Oncology Support Program of Benedictine am- am Cahill’s Office. All books collected will be donated 9:30 10:45 Gentle Yoga. Weekly Exercise Building, Room 113, Middletown, free, 341-4190. Hospital. Every Tuesday. Benedictine Hospital, Classes offered by the Oncology Support Program of to local area shelters. Governor Clinton Building, 6:30pm-7:30pm Free Feldenkrais Gentle Exer- Auditorium, Kingston, $6 /suggested donation, Benedictine Hospital. Every Wednesday. Benedic- Suite G-4, 1 Albany Ave, Kingston. cise Class. Led by Tatiana Light. On-going, 339-2071. tine Hospital, Auditorium, Kingston, $6 /suggested 9:30am-10:45am SmartBells. Weekly Exercise Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm, Fridays 4:45-5:45pm 7pm “Blue Christmas Service.” People who are donation, 339-2071. Classes offered by the Oncology Support Program & Sundays 3:30-4:30pm. 679-6299 Community not having a very merry Christmas and friends am of Benedictine Hospital. Every Thursday. Benedic- 9:30 Settle and Staying in Place. Weekly Social Room, 18 Woodstock Meadows Ln, Woodstock. who support them are invited to come and sit with Gatherings. A social, advocacy, support group to tine Hospital, Auditorium, Kingston, $6 /suggested 7pm Women’s Music Showcase. $5 recommend- one another in a liturgy that speaks of the love of increase opportunities for those over 50 to stay in donation, 339-2071. ed donation; no cover charge. New World Home God for the grieving. St. James United Methodist their own homes. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, 9:30am-10:30am Senior Exercise (strength and Church,corner of Fair & Pearl, Kingston,331-3030. Cooking, 1411 Route 212, Saugerties, 679-0900. Kingston, 339-8210 or [email protected]. flexibility) with Diane Collelo. Open to Woodstock pm 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Zach Brock’s Criss Cross 7:15 Award-winning Canadian documentary 10:30am Toddler Story Hour. Web: www.wood- residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Quartet. Opening Act: Neil Alexander. Web: www. You Don’t Like the Truth (never seen in U.S.) stock.org Woodstock Library, Library Lane, Wood- Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Rte 9w, Marl- followed by Q&A from Guantanamo. Security stock, 657-5867. Rd, Woodstock. camera footage of Canadian teen being questioned boro, 236-7970. 10:30am Classics in Religion: An Attempt in am in Guantanamo Bay Prison. Rosendale Theatre, 408 7pm-8:30pm Milton’s Quiltin. Calling all quilters. 10 Laughter Yoga. Simple, effective, gentle Jungian Dream Analysis. Conducted by Dr. William Main Street. Free. 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Web: www.alwaysthere- ing silk puppets, 200 lavish costumes. Web: www. 7:30pm The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barber- 876-4030. homecare.org. Always There Adult DayProgram, palacealbany.com. Palace Theatre, Albany. shop Chorus meets every Wednesday night. The am Women’s Cancer Support Group. Clinton Alliance Church Youth Center, 1192 Centre 11 Meets pm Newyorkers Chorus is a male a cappella group 7:30 Women of All Ages Who Like to Sing! Rd, Rhinebeck, 339-6683, or info@alwaysthere- the first & third Thursdays of the month. Web: that sings in the uniquely American “Barbershop Join the Chorus! To learn more about acapella homecare.org. www.hahv.org. Herbert H. and Sophia P. Reuner singing and this group visit the rehearsals on Style” of close four-part harmony. Guests are always Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston, 12pm-2pm Minnewaska Preserve: Homeschool- Tuesday nights. Mulberry House Senior Center, welcome. Web: wwwnewyorkerschorus.org. 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Staatsburgh State Historic Site, pm Coykendall Science Bldg, Auditorium, New Paltz. 9 Young Citizens. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n 1pm-3pm Scrabble. Web: www.starrlibrary.org Rhinebeck. 7:30pm Community Band and Jazz Ensemble. Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, 679-3484. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck, free, 12pm-2pm Senior Writing with Lew Gardner. SUNY Ulster, Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge, 8pm Fall Choral Concert. The Concert Choir, 876-4030. Meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays each month. Open 687-5262. Chamber Singers, and College-Community Chorale 1pm The Kingston Community Singers are to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation 32 ALMANAC WEEKLY November 29, 2012 requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 5pm Holiday Ham Dinner & Craft Fair. Take-outs 7pm NIDO Meeting. Photographer Mary Ann Glass expression within the vocabulary of classical ballet. Rock City Rd, Woodstock. available 5:30pm. RSVP. High Woods Reformed and artist Linda Richichi. Italian Center, 277 Mill No previousexperience necessary. Mountain View 12pm-5pm Arlington Farmers’ Market. Fresh Church, 1290 Church Rd, Saugerties, $12, $6 /6-12, St, Poughkeepsie, free. Studio, 20 Mountain View Avenue,Woodstock, $15, produce, food, and specialty items every Thursday 679-6618 or 246-9492. 7pm-11pm Best Open Mic in Hudson Valley. 684-5251. from November through May. Vassar College, Main 5:30pm-6:30pm Tai Chi with Martha Cheo. No cover. Primo’s, 1554 Rt 44/55, Clintondale, 7:30pm Veterans Memorial Committee Meeting. Building, North Atrium, Poughkeepsie, 437-5831 Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New 883-6112. Town Park, Plattekill. or [email protected]. Paltz, $12, $120 /12 weeks, 255-1559. 7pm Teen Homework Help Program. Free Help 7:30pm-9:30pm Life Drawing Sessions. Ongoing 1pm-4pm Senior Duplicate Bridge with John 6pm-9pm Figure Drawing with Live Model led with Homework, Studying, Research, Reading Tuesdays & Thursday. Web: www.unisonarts.org Stokes. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, by James Martin. Every Thuirsday. Web: www. and Library Help. Sign up today. For grades 7-12. Unison Arts & Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest $1 donation requested. Woodstock Rescue Squad, AskforArts.org Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broad- If there is bad weather, early dismissal, or vacation, Rd, New Paltz, $13, $48 /4 class, 255-1559. Rte 212, Woodstock. way, Kingston, $20 /session, $50 /3 sessions, Teen Homework Help will beclosed. Web: www. 8pm Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, 3:30pm-4:45pm “I Am An Animal! We All Are 338-0331. Grinnell-Library.org. Grinnell Library, 2642 East Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch and Bill Keith. Animals!” Educator, folk-singer and ardent environ- 6pm-7pm Weekly Sitting Meditation (and walking Main St, Wappingers Falls, 297-3428. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, mentalist Shirl Kaplan invites 3rd-to-5th gradersto meditation). On-going Tues & Thurs, 6-7pm. Free 7pm-10pm Live Dinner Jazz. Michael Dell Trio. Woodstock, 679-3484. create an entertaining series of puppet plays, starring & open to the public. 658-8556 or www.skylake. Web: www.skytopsteakhouse.com. Skytop Steak- 8pm MacBeth. Play by William Shakespeare. very special animals. Register Sarah Hull Hallock shambhala.org. MeditationShambhala Buddhist house, 237 Forest Hill Dr, Kingston, 340-4277. Directed by Paul Kassel. Web: www.newpaltz.edu. Free Library, 56-58 Main St, Milton, 795-2200. Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. 7pm Newburgh Free Library: Poetry Night. Read SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, 4pm-5:30pm Secondary Education Information 6:30pm Astronomy Night. Planetarium show. your work or that of a favorite poet. Sponsored by $18, $16 /senior/staff, $10 /student, 257-3880. Session. The department chair will talk about After the show the observatory will be open for the Hudson River Poets. No cover. Meets 1st Thurs- 8pm Brain Strain Trivia. Rondout Music Lounge the Secondary Education graduate programs telescope viewing if the sky is clear. Web: www. days, 7pm. Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand St, & Bistro, 21 Broadway, Kingston, 481-8250. and Second Degree program. Registration is not newpaltz.edu/planetarium. SUNY New Paltz, John Newburgh, 562-7342. 8pm “2 X Pinter, ” An evening of early Harold required. Website: www.newpaltz.edu/second- R. Kirk Planetarium, New Paltz, free, 257- 1110. 7pm Live @ The Falcon:Akie B. & The Falcons. Pinter plays. A Slight Ache with Adele Calcavec- aryed. SUNY New Paltz, Old Main 130, New Paltz. 6:30pm-8:30pm Tasty Tunes Weekly Open Mic The Falcon’s House Band! Web: www.liveatthe- chio, George Allen. The Dumb Waiter with Robert 4:30pm-7pm Homework Help Center. Mon - (music and spoken word). Every Thursday, 6:30- falcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Rte 9w, Marlboro, Burke Warren. Clay Tyson. Reservations required. Thurs 4:30pm -7pm. REE program for children in 8:30pm. Sign-up at 6pm. Taste Budds Café, 40 236-7970. Web:www.PerformingArtsOfWoodstock.org. St. grades Kindergarten through 6th. Participants will West Market St, Red Hook, free, 860-823-8605. 7pm-8:30pm Beginner Ballet for Adults & Teens Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Hall, 2578 Route 212, receive help with homework, assistance reading, 6:30pm-7:15pm Tai Chi with Martha Cheo. with instructor Hillary Jackson. This ongoing , Woodstock, $17, $14 /senior/student, 679-7900. studying and researching, as well asLibrary help. Advanced. Web: www.unisonarts.org Unison Arts & weekly class focuses on the development of basic 8:30pm MDO Jazz Trio. Web: www.hydeparkbrew- Web: www.Grinnell-Library.org. Grinnell Library, Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, ballet technique with an emphasis on proper align- ing.com. 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LEGAL NOTICE “0”. In the event that all of the three (3) additional in the year ending in “3”. If the Commission on Charter based upon population. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Local Commission members are not appointed by the Reapportionment’s plan is subjected to a permis- 3) The Commission shall hold one (1) or Law, published herewith has been adopted by the prescribed November 15th deadline, the appoint- sive referendum and is defeated or otherwise not more public hearings not less than ten (10) days County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New ment of the initial four (4) members and additional enacted in such permissive referendum, such plan before it submits its fi nal plan to the Clerk of the York on August 14, 2012, approved by the County members appointed by the four (4) Commissioners shall not take effect and a new Commission on Ulster County Legislature, in accordance with Executive on August 30, 2012, and approved by will no longer have force and effect and these Reapportionment shall be established and such subdivision 4 of this section. The Commission the voters of Ulster County on November 6, 2012, members will no longer be eligible to serve on persons on the Commission shall meet all criteria shall make its draft plan available to the public and the validity of the obligations authorized by the Commission on Reapportionment. as the prior Commission. The County Executive for inspection and comment not less than ten such Local Laws may be herinafter contested 3) The majority and minority leaders will then shall undertake the same or substantially similar (10) days before the fi rst such public hearing. only if such obligations were authorized for an make new appointments, other than any previously procedures as were utilized in the formation of 4) The Commission shall prepare and adopt object or purpose for which said County is not selected who could not agree on the selection of the Commission on Reapportionment in the prior by majority vote, a plan for reapportionment and authorized to expend money, or if the provisions the three (3) additional members, in the manner year to solicit volunteers for the pool who will be submit its plan to the Clerk of the Legislature on or of law which should have been complied with as prescribed in Subsection “C” above but no later considered for the Commission on Reapportion- before May 1st of each year ending in “2”. Such of the date of publication of this notice were not than December 1st of each year ending in “0”. ment. Such pool of candidates shall be established plan shall divide the County into twenty-three (23) substantially complied with, and an action, suit or 4) In the event that these four (4) Commission by December 15 of the year ending in “1”. The single member districts for the election of the proceeding contesting such validity is commenced members fail to select all of the three (3) additional Majority Leader and Minority Leader in offi ce as County Legislature. Such plan shall be able to within twenty days after the date of publication of members by December 15th of each year ending of January 10 in a year ending in “2” shall pick be subjected to a permissive referendum, as if this notice, or such obligations were authorized in in “0”, then by January 1st of each year ending two persons each from the pool of candidates it were a local law, provided the New York State violations of the provisions of the Constitutions. in “1”, the three (3) additional members of the to serve on the Commission by January 15 in a Legislature shall have enacted legislation and DATED: November 29, 2012 Commission shall be selected by a drawing of year ending in “2”. the Governor shall have signed into law such Kingston, New York names from a receptacle containing the names of The four (4) appointed Commissioners shall legislation or such legislation is otherwise caused Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk the remaining members of the pool of interested select the additional three (3) Commission to become law. Ulster County Legislature parties that the four (4) Commissioners have members from the pool previously established 5) If the Commission on Reapportionment’s Local law Number 9 Of 2012 agreed by majority vote meet the criteria set forth no later than February 1st of each year ending in plan is not subjected to a permissive referendum County of Ulster in Subsection C-10 (A) of this Charter. The four “2”. In the event that all of the three (3) additional or is approved at referendum, it shall have the A Local Law Amending The Ulster (4) newly appointed members shall verify that the Commission members are not appointed by the force and effect of law and shall be deemed the County Charter, Local Law No. 2 Of 2006, receptacle contains the names of all remaining prescribed February 1st deadline, the appointment reapportionment plan of the County Legislature To Modify Various Provisions Of The Ulster members of the pool of interested parties. The of the initial four (4) members and any additional commencing with the General Election in the County Charter County Clerk shall draw three (3) names from members appointed by the four (4) Commission- year ending in “3”. If the Commission on Reap- BE IT ENACTED, by the County Legislature the receptacle containing the names of all of the ers will no longer have force and effect and these portionment’s plan is subjected to a permissive of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: remaining interested parties. If the four (4) newly members will no longer be eligible to serve on referendum and is defeated or otherwise not § C-10. Commission on Reapportionment appointed members determine that any one (1) the Commission on Reapportionment. enacted in such permissive referendum it shall (Redistricting). of the three (3) additional members together with 6) The majority and minority leaders will not take effect. In such a case, any resident of A. A Commission on Reapportionment shall the four (4) appointed members thus selected do then make new appointments, other than any Ulster County may apply to a Court of Competent be established pursuant to this section. It shall not represent the criteria set forth in section C-10 previously selected who could not agree on the jurisdiction to reapportion the County Legislature meet as soon as practicable after the availability (A) of this Charter, the process shall be repeated selection of the three (3) additional members, in into twenty three (23) single member districts of data from each decennial census to evaluate with respect to the number of additional members the manner prescribed in subsection “C” above which otherwise meet the criteria of this Charter existing legislative districts pursuant to the pro- to be appointed. The rejected members shall not no later than February 10th of each year ending and applicable laws. cess established herein and reapportion them as be placed back in the receptacle. This process in “2”. The four (4) newly appointed members will 6) Upon any such Reapportionment plan necessary to meet established standards in state shall be repeated until a majority of the four (4) appoint three (3) additional members as set forth becoming effective, it shall be submitted to the and federal law for equal and fair representation members determine that the three (3) additional above by February 20th of each year ending in Ulster County Board of Elections, which shall of all people in Ulster County, keeping districts members together with the four (4) appointed “2”. In the event that all of the three (3) additional make adjustments as may be necessary and compact and contiguous while taking also into members represent the criteria set forth in section Commission members are not appointed by the appropriate to comply with the adopted plan or account existing town, city, village and election C-10 (A) of this Charter. The three (3) names thus prescribed February 20th deadline, the three (3) pursuant to any Court Order. district boundaries, defi ning geographic features, selected shall constitute the three (3) additional additional members of the Commission shall be I. The County Legislature shall appropri- and equal population within applicable law, but members of the Commission on Reapportionment. selected by a drawing of names from a receptacle ate such funds as it deems are necessary for the giving no consideration to providing advantage E. The Commission shall meet no later than containing the names of the remaining members Commission(s) to effectively conduct its business. to one or another political party. This Commis- fi fteen (15) days after it is fully appointed. The of the pool of interested parties that the four (4) The expenditure of such funds shall be under the sion shall consist of seven (7) members who are Commission shall elect a Chairperson at its fi rst Commissioners have agreed by majority vote sole control and discretion of the Commission(s) County residents, are eligible to register to vote meeting by a majority vote of the entire member- meet the criteria set forth in Subsection C-10 subject to the provisions set forth in this Charter and are not currently, nor have been for the three ship of the Commission. (A) of this Charter by February 25th of each year and applicable federal, state, and local laws. (3) years preceding the formation of the Commis- F. Powers and Duties of the Commission; ending in “2”. J. A Reapportionment Commission shall be sion, public offi cers, employees of New York State, hearings; submissions and approval of the plan. The four (4) newly appointed members shall dissolved on the day following the General Elec- Ulster County or any Town, City or Village in that 1) Following each decennial census, the verify that the receptacle contains the names of tion in which it submits its plan to the Clerk of County, or members or offi cers of any political Commission shall prepare a plan to divide the all remaining members of the pool of interested the County Legislature. committee. For the purposes of this statute, County into twenty-three (23) single member parties. The County Clerk shall draw three (3) K. A vacancy in any Reapportionment public offi cers shall not include notaries public. districts as set forth in subsection C-8 of this names from the receptacle containing the names Commission shall be fi lled in the manner that the B. To establish a pool from which Commis- Charter for the election of County Legislators. The of all of the remaining interested parties. If the vacant position was originally fi lled. A vacancy sion members will be appointed, the County plan shall be solely limited to the designation of four (4) newly appointed members determine that shall be fi lled no later than fi fteen (15) days from Executive shall, no later than June 1st of each creating district boundary lines delineating each any one (1) of the three (3) additional members the date of the vacancy. year ending in “0”, commence the process for of the twenty-three (23) Legislative districts. The together with the four (4) appointed members L. If the County of Ulster is not authorized to widely soliciting interest in serving on the Com- Commission shall have no power or authority to thus selected do not represent the criteria set reapportion in the manner provided for mission through such means as direct mail and increase or decrease the number of Legislative forth in section C-10 (A) of this Charter, the herein pursuant to an applicable State law, e-mail, contact with civic groups, public service districts as that power and authority shall vest process shall be repeated with respect to the including but not limited to the portion authoriz- announcements on radio and television and in daily solely with the power and authority granted to the number of additional members to be appointed. ing a permissive referendum, the Ulster County and weekly newspapers, paid advertisement and Ulster County Legislature, Ulster County Executive The rejected members shall not be placed back Charter Revision Commission shall be reconvened, announcement on the County website. The pool and the electorate pursuant to the Ulster County in the receptacle. This process shall be repeated as provided for in Section C-5 of the Ulster County of candidates qualifi ed to serve as members of Charter and Section 23 of Municipal Home Rule until a majority of the four (4) members determine Charter, not earlier than September 1, 2017 and the Commission shall be submitted to the County Law. In preparing the plan, the Commission shall that the three (3) additional members together not later than November 1, 2017 for the purpose Legislature no later than September 1st of each be guided by the criteria set forth in section C-10 with the four (4) appointed members represent of providing for a method of reapportionment year ending in “0”. (A) of the County Charter. the criteria set forth in section C-10 (A) of this of the twenty-three (23)Ulster County legislative C. Initial appointments to the Commission 2) Each of the twenty-three (23) single member Charter. The three (3) names thus selected shall districts pursuant to Section C-10 of the Ulster on Reapportionment from the pool of interested Legislative districts shall be created, taking into constitute the three (3) additional members of County Charter. parties gathered in this manner shall represent consideration subsection C-10 of this Charter the Commission on Reapportionment. SECTION 2. Paragraphs I, K and P of various geographic areas of the County and shall based upon population. G. The Commission shall meet no later than SECTION C-11 of the Ulster County Charter be made no later than October 1st of each year 3) The Commission shall hold one (1) or more seven (7) days after it is fully appointed. The are hereby REPEALED and new Paragraphs I, ending in “0”, with two (2) members appointed public hearings on or prior to May 20 of each year Commission shall elect a Chairperson at its fi rst K and P of Section C-11 of the Ulster County by the Legislature’s majority leader and two (2) ending in “1” and shall make its draft plan available meeting by a majority vote of the entire member- Charter are added to read as follows: members by the Legislature’s minority leader. to the public for inspection and comment not less ship of the Commission. I. To approve all labor contracts and amend- D. 1) The four (4) appointed Commissioners than ten (10) days before such public hearing. H. Powers and Duties of the Commission; ments thereto; shall select the additional three (3) 4) The Commission shall prepare and adopt hearings; submissions and approval of the plan. K. To conduct studies and investigations in Commission members from the pool previ- by majority vote, a fi nal plan for reapportionment 1) The Commission shall prepare a plan furtherance of its legislative functions and, in ously established no later than October 15th of and submit its plan to the Clerk of the Legislature to divide the County into twenty-three (23) single connection therewith, to obtain and employ pro- each year ending in “0”. In the event that all of on or before June 1st of each year ending in “1” member districts as set forth in subsection C-8 of fessional and technical advice, appoint citizens’ the three (3) additional Commission members are unless the Legislature shall adopt a resolution this Charter for the election of County Legislators. committees, commissions and boards, subpoena not appointed by the prescribed October 15th extending the deadline for a period of up to fi fteen The plan shall be solely limited to the designation witnesses, administer oaths, and require the deadline, the appointment of the initial four (4) (15) days if the necessary census data has not of creating district boundary lines delineating each production of books, papers and other evidence members and additional members appointed by been supplied in a timely fashion and the Commis- of the twenty-three (23) Legislative districts. The deemed necessary or material to such studies the four (4) Commissioners will no longer have sion requests such extension. Such plan shall be Commission shall have no power or authority to or investigations. A subpoena issued under this force and effect and these members will no able to be subjected to a permissive referendum, increase or decrease the number of Legislative section shall be regulated by the Civil Practice longer be eligible to serve on the Commission as if it were a local law, provided the New York districts as that power and authority shall vest Law and Rules together with any state or federal on Reapportionment. State Legislature shall have enacted legislation solely with the power and authority granted to the laws or rules that may be applicable. The sub- 2) The majority and minority leaders will and the Governor shall have signed into law such Ulster County Legislature, Ulster County Executive poena shall not extend to disclose the identity then make new appointments, other than any legislation or such legislation is otherwise caused and the electorate pursuant to the Ulster County or jeopardize the safety of victims, confi dential previously selected who could not agree on the to become law. Charter and Section 23 of Municipal Home Rule informants, witnesses, and undercover offi cers selection of the three (3) additional members, in 5) If the Commission on Reapportion- Law. In preparing the plan, the Commission shall or operatives; the manner prescribed in subsection “C” above ment’s plan is not subjected to a permissive be guided by the criteria set forth in section C-10 P. To appropriate funds for the annual audit no later than November 1st of each year ending referendum or is approved at referendum, it shall (A) of the County Charter. of the books and records of the County by inde- in “0”. The four (4) newly appointed members will have the force and effect of law and shall be 2) Each of the twenty-three (23) single pendent auditors. appoint three (3) additional members as set forth deemed the reapportionment plan of the County member Legislative districts shall be created, SECTION 3. A new section C-11.1 is above by November 15th of each year ending in Legislature commencing with the General Election taking into consideration subsection C-10 of this hereby added to the Ulster County Charter November 29, 2012 ALMANAC WEEKLY 33 legals

to read as follows: in connection therewith, to obtain and employ Legislature on or before the fi rst day of March counsel where necessary and within appropria- § C-11.1 professional and technical advice, appoint citizens’ and at such other times as either may require; tions made therefore by the County Legislature. There shall be an Audit Committee consisting committees, commissions and boards. 7) Have all the powers and perform all SECTION 17. Section C-106 of the Ulster of seven (7) members: The Chairman of the Legis- SECTION 10: Paragraphs B and E of the duties conferred or imposed by law upon a County Charter is REPEALED and a new lature or his/her designee will serve on and chair Section C-26 of the Ulster County Charter County Commissioner of Finance and perform Section C-106 is hereby added to the Ulster the committee and will appoint two (2) additional are hereby REPEALED and new Paragraphs such other duties required by the County Execu- County Charter to read as follows: members, at least one of whom must be a County B and E of Section C-26 of the Ulster County tive or County Legislature; § C-106. Membership; appointment; com- Legislator; the minority leader will appoint two (2) Charter are added to read as follows: SECTION 13. Paragraph B of Section pensation. members, at least one of whom must be a County B. The appointment by the County Executive C-53 of the Ulster County Charter is amended A. There shall be a Board of Ethics consisting Legislator; the County Executive or designee; the of the head of each department or other admin- by adding two new sub-paragraphs, 8 and of fi ve (5) members appointed by the Comptroller or designee. The County Executive istrative unit shall, unless otherwise specifi ed in 9, to read as follows: County Executive, subject to the confi rma- and the Comptroller shall be non-voting members. this charter, be subject to the confi rmation by the 8) Be the chief accounting offi cer of the tion of the County Legislature. Board of Ethics It shall take the affi rmative action of three out of County Legislature by vote of a majority of the County; and members shall serve without compensation and the fi ve voting members to act. whole number of members elected to that body, 9) Maintain the fi nancial books and records for for a term of fi ve (5) years. No more than two A. The Audit Committee shall: (1) select the taken at a regular or special meeting pursuant all units of County Government unless otherwise (2) members shall be of the same political party. independent auditor to perform the annual audit to section C-15 of this Charter. required by law. Members of the Board of Ethics shall receive no of the books and records of the County; (2) select E. The County Executive may designate a SECTION 14. Section C-57 of the Ulster compensation for services rendered but shall be the independent auditor in a fashion consistent qualifi ed person to serve temporarily or on an County Charter is REPEALED and a new entitled to their reasonable and necessary ex- with the County’s existing procurement policy and interim basis as the head of a department or Section C-57 is hereby added to the Ulster penses incurred in the performance of their duties, the Audit Committee shall consult with the Director administrative unit until an appointment is made County Charter to read as follows: within appropriations made for such purposes. of Purchasing in this respect; and (3) report the pursuant to this Charter. § C-57. Powers and Duties. Vacancies shall be fi lled for the unexpired term. independent auditor’s fi ndings to the Legislature, SECTION 11: Section C-29 of the Ulster The Comptroller shall be the chief auditing B. The County Legislature shall vote on any County Executive and County Comptroller. County Charter is hereby REPEALED and a offi cer of the County. Except as may otherwise nominee of the County Executive to SECTION 4. Section C-15 of the Ulster new Section C-29 is hereby added to the be provided in this Charter he or she shall: the Board of Ethics. The Legislature shall County Charter is hereby REPEALED and new Ulster County Charter to read as follows: A. Examine, audit, and verify all books, vote on the confi rmation of such individual at its Section C-15 is hereby added to the Ulster § C-29. Acting County Executive. records, and accounts kept by the administra- next regular meeting at least thirty (30) days after County Charter to read as follows: A. The County Executive shall designate in tive units, offi ces and offi cials paid from County such nomination has been made by the County § C-15. Confi rmation of Appointments. writing, and in order of succession, the person or funds, institutions and other agencies of the Executive. If the Legislature fails to vote upon A proposed appointment or proposed appoint- persons who shall serve as Acting County Execu- County, including bond and note registers and the proposed appointment or appointments, the ments to County offi ce by the County Executive tive in the event that he or she resigns, dies or trust accounts, and the accrual and collection proposed appointment or appointments shall be that requires confi rmation by the County Legis- certifi es in writing and fi les with the County Clerk of all County revenues and receipts, and for this deemed confi rmed. When an appointment is not lature under provisions of this Charter shall be a statement that he or she is unable to perform purpose have access to all such books, records, confi rmed by the Legislature, but such appoint- presented by the County Executive to the Clerk and/or exercise the powers and duties of the and accounts at any time except where precluded ment was considered at a regular meeting of the of the Legislature in writing in suffi cient time to Offi ce of County Executive, or in the event that, by law. The Comptroller shall prepare an annual Legislature, the appointment of the same individual allow the Clerk to inform the full Legislature of upon advice sought by a majority of the whole audit report including a risk assessment of the for the same position may not be resubmitted the proposed appointment or appointments at number of members elected to the Ulster County accounting methods utilized by the County, and by the County Executive for twelve (12) months least thirty (30) days prior to the Legislature’s Legislature by formal action not subject to veto shall submit a copy of the report to the County after the Legislature votes upon the proposed next scheduled meeting. The Legislature shall by the County Executive, his or her inability to Legislature and the County Executive by April appointment. vote on the confi rmation of such individual at its serve is certifi ed by qualifi ed and competent 1st of each year; C. Notwithstanding the preceding portions of next regular meeting at least thirty (30) days after medical authority. B. Procure from the depositories with which this section of the County Charter, the existing such nomination has been made by the County B. Only persons incumbent in County govern- the Commissioner of Finance shall have deposited members of the Board of Ethics, existing as of Executive. If the Legislature fails to vote upon ment may be designated to any list of succession the funds and monies coming into the Comptrol- December 31, 2012 shall be re-appointed by the the proposed appointment or appointments, the for possible service as Acting County Executive. ler’s possession statements, at least monthly, County Executive for initial terms of one, two, proposed appointment or appointments shall be C. If a vacancy occurs in the Offi ce of County of all monies deposited by the Commissioner of three, four, or fi ve years, unless they decline such deemed confi rmed. When an appointment is not Executive other than by regular expiration of the Finance or paid out pursuant to the Comptroller’s nomination, such terms to take effect January 1, confi rmed by the Legislature, but such appoint- term, the person designated under subsection order, and reconcile such statements with the 2013. Upon the expiration of such initial term, ment was considered at a regular meeting of the C-29 (A) as the fi rst successor shall become County accounts; the term of offi ce for any person nominated or Legislature, the appointment of the same individual Acting County Executive until the vacancy is C. Audit records of appropriations, encum- renominated to the Board of Ethics shall be for for the same position may not be resubmitted fi lled in accordance with subsections D, E and F brances and expenditures, and prescribe generally fi ve (5) years. Confi rmation by the Legislature by the County Executive for twelve (12) months of this section. Should the person designated as accepted government accounting methods to be of such appointees for initial terms of one, two, after the Legislature votes upon the proposed the fi rst successor be unable to perform and/or used by all units of County government, unless three, four, or fi ve years shall not be required appointment. exercise the duties of the offi ce, then the person otherwise required by the State Comptroller; provided such person has previously been con- SECTION 5. Section C-19 of the Ulster next designated under C-29 (A) shall become the D. Certify the availability of funds for all req- fi rmed by the County Legislature to membership County Charter is hereby REPEALED and Acting County Executive. uisitions, contracts, purchase orders and other on the Board of Ethics and such person was a a new Section C-19 is added to the Ulster D. If the vacancy in the Offi ce of the County documents by which the County incurs fi nancial member of such Board on December 31, 2012. County Charter to read as follows: Executive occurs more than one hundred eighty obligations or for the expenditure of funds for If a member of the Board of Ethics in offi ce as § C-19. Clerk of the County Legislature. (180) days before the next general election, it which the County is responsible; of December 31, 2012 declines re-appointment, A Clerk of the County Legislature shall be shall be fi lled for the remainder of the unexpired E. Prescribe the form for records of appro- then any other such person nominated for a term elected by the County Legislature on an annual term by a special election to be held no later priation, encumbrances, and expenditures for all of year(s) effective January 1, 2013 shall require basis commencing upon the organizational meet- than ninety (90) days from the date the vacancy units of County government, receipts, vouchers, confi rmation of the Legislature pursuant to the ing of the County Legislature which shall take occurs. The person so elected shall serve for bills and claims, unless otherwise required by the provisions of C-106(A) and C-106(B). place in January, 2014. Until such time, the Clerk the balance of the unexpired term commencing State Comptroller; SECTION 18. Paragraph C of Section shall be appointed by the Chairman of the County thirty (30) days from the date of the certifi cation F. Audit and certify for payment all lawful C-116 of the Ulster County Charter is RE- Legislature. The Clerk shall be and remain an by the Board of Elections. The Acting County claims or charges against the County, whether for PEALED and a new Paragraph C of Section elector of the County, and he or she shall serve Executive shall continue to serve until such time payroll or otherwise, or against funds for which C-116 of the Ulster County Charter is added at the pleasure of the Legislature until his or her as the person so elected takes offi ce. the County is responsible in whole or in part; to read as follows: successor shall be appointed and shall qualify. Notice of a special election called hereunder G. As he or she determines necessary or C. The Council shall meet at the call of the A vacancy in the offi ce of Clerk shall be fi lled shall be in a manner set forth in election law for appropriate, audit any department, program or County Executive, or upon the call of a majority by election of the County Legislature effective notice of a general election. It shall be the duty of function of County government to assess the of the Council Members, but no fewer than two after the organizational meeting of the County the Board of Elections to prepare ballots, voting degree to which its operation is economical, times annually, to consider matters or issues that Legislature in January, 2014. The Clerk of the machines and other matters so that such election effi cient and/or effective; might be brought before it by any member and to Legislature incumbent as of December 31, 2013 may be properly held and conducted. Notwith- H. To conduct studies and investigations in fur- take initiatives designed to advance its objectives. shall holdover and continue in his or her position standing any law to the contrary, the expenses therance of his or her functions and, in connection SECTION 19. Mandatory Referendum as Clerk of the County Legislature until his or her of a special election conducted pursuant to this therewith, to obtain and employ professional and Question: The question that shall be submit- successor shall have been elected; provided, section shall be borne by the County, except where technical advice, appoint citizens’ committees, ted to the voters is as follows: however, that nothing shall preclude the election the special election will be held on the date of commissions and boards, subpoena witnesses, Shall the amendments to the Ulster County of the incumbent in the position of the Clerk of the a primary election or the next general election. administer oaths, and require the production Charter approved as Proposed Local Law # 11 of County Legislature as of December 31, 2013. E. If said vacancy may be fi lled by a general of books, papers and other evidence deemed Ulster County for 2012 be adopted and become Effective January 1, 2014, Deputy Clerks of the election to be held no more than one hundred necessary or material to such studies or inves- part of the Ulster County Charter? Legislature and employees of the Legislature eighty (180) days after the vacancy occurs, tigations. A subpoena issued under this section SECTION 20. SEVERABILITY shall be appointed pursuant to the Rules of the then no special election shall be held, and the shall be regulated by the Civil Practice Law and In the event that any portion of this local law Legislature. Until January 1, 2014 such Deputy vacancy shall be fi lled by a general election. The Rules together with any state or federal laws or is found to be invalid, such fi nding will not have Clerks and employees shall be appointed by the person so elected at the general election shall rules that may be applicable. The subpoena shall any effect on either the remaining portions or Chairman of the Legislature. serve for the balance of the unexpired term and not extend to disclose the identity or jeopardize applications of this local law or any provisions SECTION 6. Paragraph C of Section shall take offi ce on the fi rst (1) day of January the safety of victims, confi dential informants, of the Ulster County Charter, which shall remain C-20 of the Ulster County Charter is hereby next succeeding the vacancy. witnesses, and undercover offi cers or operatives; in full force and effect. REPEALED and a new Paragraph C of Section F. At any time during the remainder of the I. Submit to the County Legislature and SECTION 21. EFFECTIVE DATE. C-20 is added to the Ulster County Charter term for which a County Executive was elected Executive, and post on the County website as Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law Section to read as follows: after he or she was found unable to perform and/ frequently as he or she deems necessary, but 23, this Local Law shall not become operative C. Minority Counsel. There shall also be a or exercise the duties of the offi ce by competent at least quarter-annually, reports on the fi nan- unless and until this Local Law is approved by Minority Counsel who shall be an attorney at law medical authority, that authority may fi le a retrac- cial condition of the County and the economy, the duly qualifi ed voters of Ulster County in a licensed to practice law in the State of New York tion in writing with the County Clerk, and thereafter effi ciency and/or effectiveness with which the manner prescribed by law at the general election and who shall generally provide legal advice and the County Executive may immediately resume County government or any of its departments, on November 6, 2012, and thereafter fi led with assistance to the members of the County Legis- service in that offi ce so long as he or she has not agencies or programs is managed; the Secretary of State. lature belonging to the political party holding the been replaced at a special or general election. J. Have all the powers and perform all the Adopted by the County Legislature: August second largest number of seats in the Legislature. G. Commencing with the enactment of these duties conferred or imposed by law upon a county 14, 2012 He or she shall be selected by that party’s caucus provisions, the County Executive comptroller, and perform such other related du- Approved by the County Executive: August and shall serve at the pleasure of said caucus. shall, on or before December 1, 2012, and ties required by the County Executive or County 30, 2012 SECTION 7. Section C-20 of the Ulster for every new County Executive entering into a Legislature.; and Approved by the Voters of Ulster County: County Charter is hereby amended by adding term thereafter on the fi rst day of such term, be SECTION 15. Section C-60 of the Ulster November 6, 2012 a paragraph D to the Ulster County Charter authorized to fi le the name of two persons to serve County Charter is REPEALED and a new to read as follows: as Acting County Executive to take effect immedi- Section C-60 is hereby added to the Ulster LEGAL NOTICE D. To advise the Legislature, the Legislature ately. Within ten (10) days thereafter, the County County Charter to read as follows: NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will may retain Special Counsel where it deems it Executive shall fi le a list with the County Clerk and § C-60. Vacancy. be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster necessary notwithstanding the provisions of § Clerk of the County Legislature consisting of a list A. Filling Comptroller Vacancy. If a vacancy County Purchasing Department, 310 Flatbush C-72 of this County Charter. of one or more names to serve as Acting County occurs in the Offi ce of the Comptroller of Ulster Avenue, Kingston, NY on Friday, December SECTION 8. Paragraph A of Section Executive. Such list shall take precedence over County for any reason other than the expiration of a 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM for Legal Services, C-25 of the Ulster County Charter is hereby the fi rst persons initially designated forty-fi ve (45) term, the County Legislature shall fi ll this offi ce ad RFQ-UC12-93. Specifi cations and conditions REPEALED and a new Paragraph A is added days after the fi ling of such list. interim by the appointing of a person fully qualifi ed may be obtained at the above address. to Section C-25 to read as follows: Such list may be modifi ed from time to time, by law to hold that offi ce by a majority of its full Robin L. Peruso, CPPB, Ulster County Director A. Appoint department heads and other of- but shall not take effect until the expiration of number at its next regularly scheduled session of Purchasing fi cers and employees as provided in this Charter. forty-fi ve (45) days the entire duration of which or at a special session held for the purpose, and Should the County Executive fail to make such the County Executive who fi led such list shall any such session shall be held no sooner than LEGAL NOTICE appointment in writing, signed and fi led in the have had to remain in offi ce, or such list shall two (2) weeks after the vacancy occurs, and no NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals for offi ces of the Clerk and the County Clerk within not otherwise take effect. During such 45 day later than one (1) month after the vacancy occurs. PRODUCE will be received, publicly opened and a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from period, the prior list shall remain in effect. B. Appointee to serve on interim basis. A read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, a vacancy in such department or administrative In the absence of such written designation of person appointed by the Legislature in this manner 310 Flatbush Avenue, Kingston, NY on: unit, except in the case of the departments of order of succession and in the event of the County to fi ll an offi ce ad interim shall serve until the end BID NUMBERS: health and social services, in which case such Executive’s inability to perform and exercise the of the 31st day of December following the fi rst DATE OF OPENING: appointment shall be made within one hundred powers and duties of his or her offi ce, the County general election day at which a general election TIME: eighty (180) days, the County Legislature may Legislature shall appoint a person then serving may be held under law to fi ll this position. RFB-UC13-08 appoint such department head or administrative in County Government to serve as Acting County C. Election; person to serve for duration of unex- DEC.13, 2012 unit head. In no event shall, unless a default oc- Executive. pired term. The person chosen at general election, 3:00PM curs in the confi rmation process by the County H. The Acting County Executive shall have held as soon as practicable on a general election RFB-UC13-09 Legislature, any person appointed by the County all the powers and perform all the duties of the day under state law to fi ll a vacancy in the position FEB. 14, 2013 Executive enter upon his or her offi ce unless County Executive. of the Comptroller of Ulster County, shall serve for 3:00PM confi rmation by the County Legislature shall have SECTION 12. Sub-paragraphs 6 and the duration of the unexpired term of the offi ce. RFB-UC13-10 been fi led by the Clerk in the offi ces of both the 7 of Paragraph B of Section C-53 of the SECTION 16. Section C-72 of the Ulster APR. 11, 2013 County Clerk and the Clerk; Ulster County Charter are REPEALED and County Charter is REPEALED and a new 3:00PM SECTION 9. Section C-25 of the Ulster new sub-paragraphs 6 and 7 are added to Section C-72 is hereby added to the Ulster Specifi cations and conditions may be obtained County Charter is hereby amended by add- Paragraph B of Section C-53 of the Ulster County Charter to read as follows: at the above address or on our website at www. ing a new paragraph P to read as follows: County Charter to read as follows: § C-72. Special counsel. co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. P. To conduct studies and investigations in 6) Submit a complete statement of County Except as provided in § C-20(D), the County Robin L. Peruso, CPPB, Ulster County Director furtherance of his or her executive functions and, fi nance to the County Executive and the County Attorney shall have the power to retain special of Purchasing 34 ALMANAC WEEKLY CLASSIFIEDSCLASSIFIEDSCLASSIFIEDS November 29, 2012 “Happy hunting!”

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contact GAPPING MACHINIST III telephone Call 334-8200. For regular line ads, ask for Tobi or Amy; real estate display Operates Robo, E-Core, toroid and/or high-speed gapping equipment to modify magnetic cores to ads or help wanted display, Genia; automobile display, Ralph. Hours: MWThF 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday: 9-11 a.m. customer specifi cations. Inspects parts per established inspection procedures. e-mail [email protected] The ideal candidate is hands-on and mechanically inclined with a strong desire to learn and grow website Classified line ads can be placed at www.ulsterpublishing.com with an organization. fax Our fax-machine number is 845-334-8809 (include credit card #) General understanding of mechanical equipment drop-off Sunflower Health Food store, Bradley Meadows, Woodstock; 259 Main Good hand-eye coordination St., New Paltz; 322 Wall St., Kingston. Ability to use small hand tools as well as measuring devices such as a micrometer & caliper. deadlines Good working knowledge of basic math. phone, mail The absolute final deadline is Tuesday at 11 a.m. drop-off Monday at 11 a.m. in Woodstock and New Paltz; Tuesday in Kingston. There is some light to moderate lifting and standing for the majority of the work day. rates Elna operates on a four-day/week, ten hour/day schedule. weekly $20 for 30 words; 20 cents for each additional word. Pay rate is dependent on experience and skill level within a range of $9.28 to $14.74/hour. special deals $72 for four weeks (30 words); $225 for 13 weeks; $425 for 26 weeks; 800 Full benefi ts including medical, dental, vision, holiday, personal and vacation time as well as a for a year; each additional word after 30 is 20 cents per word per week. 401K retirement plan. Future credit given for cancellations, no refunds.

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reach print Almanac’s Calendar is included in Woodstock Times, New Paltz SHIPPING CLERK Times, Saugerties Times and Kingston Times. It’s also distributed as This position is responsible for pulling inventory from warehouse shelves per a packing list and/or a stand-alone throughout the region. Over 18,000 copies printed. shop orders and prepare the product for shipment to a customer. web Ads also appear on ulsterpublishing.com, part of network of sites with over 60,000 unique visitors. Knowledge of shipping and inventory procedures is a defi nite plus Light to moderate lifting is required

Use of material handling equipment such as a pallet jack and forktruck is required 8-12+ hours/week. [email protected]. workshops Must be profi cient in math and have good reading comprehension skills Restaurant Help Wanted: SAUTE COOK, Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions FULL-TIME. Historic restaurant in 215 Gardiner. 255-4151, ask for Joe or Gary. Must always exhibit a very high degree of accuracy and always perform at a very high quality level TEACHERS AIDE SUBSTITUTES. On Must possess neat and legible handwriting. PRIVATE POETRY TUTORIALS. call flexibility! Highly regarded preschool Experienced, well-published poet, Gretchen The typical work week is Monday thru Friday, eight hours per day. for children with and without special needs. Primack, will work with you to nurture your Salary will depend on experience and incoming skill level within a range of $9.28 - $14.74/hour Experience with preschoolers necessary. poetry in one-hour sessions. 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Apply in person: College Diner, this position may perform some or all of the HUDSON VALLEY BALINESE 500 Main St., New Paltz. following, as well as other related activities GAMELAN ORCHESTRAS Giri Mekar not described: operation of power tools and and Chandra Kanchana at Bard College compressors; loading and unloading trucks; invite you to mark your calendars and Foster snow and ice removal; grounds mainte- plan to attend our Concert featuring Hope nance activities including mowing, raking, The Music and Dance of Bali on Sat., As a KidsPeace dumping and shoveling; tree, bush and Dec., 8 at 8 pm at Olin Auditorium, foster parent, you brush removal/cutting; inspection and qual- Parent/InfantToddler Group Group 1-2 2-3 yrs. yrs. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, can make all the ity control of materials received/outgoing; NY. We welcome our very special guest ToddlerPreschool Group Group 2-3 3-4 yrs. yrs. difference in the operating motor vehicle/equipment. Does artists/master musicians & dancers from life of a child. related work as required. Working knowl- PreschoolPreschool Group Plus Group 3-4 4-5 yrs. yrs. Bali, Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem, Prof. Dr. edge of a variety of routine work related Preschool Plus Group 4-5 yrs. N.L.N. Suasthi Bandem. Artistic director: I Nyoman Suadin. Suggested donation $10./ fostercare.com construction and maintenance procedures; Cheryl Chandler ability to carry out oral instructions; ability Cheryl Chandler tickets available at the door. This is a fam- 845-331-1815 B.S. Ed. / M.S. Ed. 200 Aaron Court to learn and follow safety procedures; will- B.S. Ed. / M.S. Ed. ily friendly concert. http://www.facebook. Kingston, NY 12401 ingness to respond to emergencies and work Mafalda Chandler com/pages/Hudson-Valley-Gamelans- © 201201212K2 KidKidsPeace.sPePeaceeace. 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HOME ATTENDANT NEEDED FT/ (845)255-8456. PT. Weekdays, Weekends, Evenings Shifts. OFFICE ASSISTANT-WOODSTOCK/ $11.30/hour. Disabled 48-yr. old female ULSTER PUBLISHING POLICY LAKE HILL: Cheerful, creative, focused, It is illegal for anyone to: ...Advertise or make any statement that indicates a limitation or preference based on race, color, national origin, looking for female home attendant to help w/ religion, sex, familial status, handicap (disability), age, marital status or sexual orientation. Also, please be advised that language that basic needs. Reliable, caring + live within 40 computer literate, self-starter, great on indicates preference (i.e. “working professionals,” “single or couple,” “mature...professional,” etc.) are considered to be discriminatory. To phones, good writer, QB /MS Access. Assist avoid such violations of the Fair Housing Law, it is best to describe the apartment to be rented rather than the person(s) the advertiser minutes of Phoenicia. 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Great mountain views Short distance to skiing and golf. 2 hours from NYC. 8 miles from Thruway exit 20 and 6 miles Ulster & Greene MLS stats Jan to from HITS equestrian center. A rare find...... $349,000 Nov 2011. Brokers Protected www.VillageGreenRealty.com VIPLERREALTY LLC. New Paltz Stone Ridge Woodstock Kingston Windham/Greene Co Manhattan (917) 375-5673 Catskill 845-255-0615 845-687-4355 845-679-2255 845-331-5357 518-734-4200 [email protected] www.viplerrealty.com CONVENIENT CHARMING STAND- WOODSTOCK: COMMERCIAL ALONE OFFICE SPACE in Woodstock SPACE AVAILABLE. Rt. 212. Ground highland/ WATERFRONT: Sail the Hudson from Center. 2 floors 400 sq.ft. each. For profes- clintondale level. Great for office or retail space. 420 rentals your shore. 3-bedrooms, 1.5 baths, EIK, sional practice. Internet business. Quiet. Across from The Woodstock Playhouse. Living room, dining room, observatory, fam- Great location. Parking. $990/month Approximately 600 plus sq.ft. Call Joanne ily room, den, wet bar and wood stove. Enjoy includes some utilities. Can be divided. Call (845)679-0031. EFFICIENCY: UTILITIES INCLUDED. the spectacular sound and sight of the majes- (845)679-7978. No pets. Country setting. Quiet. Available now. WOODSTOCK; STORE on Tinker tic WATERFALL from your multi-level 5 miles from New Paltz. Call 845-883-0072. NEW PALTZ - Creative & energizing Street, next to Woodstock Wine Store. decks. 50 feet of water frontage. Fish, swim, 3 areas/rooms plus private kitchen & HIGHLAND: 1-bedroom apartment, boat and more from your shore. REDUCED: Heart of town, great visibility, large pic- washroom. Approx. 1000 sq ft w/heat, (845)417- Village. $700/month. NEW PALTZ: 2-bed- $345,500. Call owner: 845-679-5529. ture window. C/O for food. central AC, views & use of parking lot. 5282, owner/realtor. room, private home, rural. $1200/month. No WEST HURLEY - Why rent when you can Located opposite Trailways & Ulster Bus pets please. 845-691-7669. Bordi Realty. buy this spacious 2BR condo located 5 mins Stops. Sec. & refs required. Asking $1,250/ garage/ HIGHLAND EFFICIENCIES at villabagl- from Woodstock Village, on bus route & close mo. plus electric. Call Harris Safier, Lic. 380 workspace/ ieri.com Furnished motel rooms w/micro, refrig, to skiing & hiking. Laundry & pool on prem- R.E. Broker/Landlord; Westwood Metes storage HBO & WiFi, all utilities. $135-$185 Weekly, ises. Incl. heat, water, ext. maintenance & & Bounds, Ltd. Cell: 914-388-3351 Office: $500-$700 Monthly, w/kitchenettes starting at landscaping. Live here or rent it out for extra 845-679-0006 $205-$220 weekly, $760-$820 monthly + UC income! $114,900 Call Joan Hagedorn, GARAGE. Main Street, New Paltz. Storage OFFICE SPACE, NEW PALTZ. Taxes & Security. No pets. 845.883.7395. Lic. Assoc. R.E. Broker, Westwood Metes & only. $125/month. 845-399-0775. Professional/residential mix. Suitable Bounds Realty, Ltd. (845)750-7047 LOVELY SPACIOUS 3-ROOM apart- for therapist, massage, chiropractor, etc. ment for responsible person. Nice mountain Small kitchenette, multiple entrances. land and ASHOKAN STORE-IT views. 10 minutes to Bridge & New Paltz. $1075/month, some utilities included. real estate Ask About Our Long Term Storage Discount Heat included. No smoking. Security & 340 (845)594-5540. wanted 5x10 5x15 10x10 10x15 10x20 references. Available immediately. $685/ STORE FOR RENT. Commercial loca- $35 $45 $60 $80 $100 month. For information call 845-883-5309. tion for rent; 74 Tinker Street, Woodstock. PRIVATE BUYER (non-realtor) $1850/month. 2 entrances- can be split in 845-657-2494 new paltz rentals SEEKING PROPERTY to purchase w/a half and rented separately. Send e-mail private natural waterfall. 2-10 acres needed. 845-389-0504 430 for information; info@woodstockleg- Maybe subdivide? Can be either a vacant, ends.com 1 Ridge Rd., Shokan, NY 12481 SECLUDED parcel of land, OR property w/a house with a natural, private waterfall (w/ TWO OFFICES AVAILABLE PART- gardiner/ 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT, 31 Church year-round views, NOT just seasonal). Must TIME in charming building w/exquisite modena/ Street. Laundry room & private parking on be secluded (absolutely no homes in view), tin-pressed ceilings, wood accents. Waiting 410 plattekill rentals premises. No pets. No smoking. 1-year lease. AND MUST BE WITHIN 10 MINUTES rooms, Wifi, Off-street parking, secu- $1150/month plus utilities & 1 month securi- DRIVE TO WOODSTOCK. CASH rity system. Uptown Kingston. Available ty. Available now. STUDIO & 2-BEDROOM OFFERED, CAN CLOSE IMMEDIATELY! Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, GARDINER: 1-BEDROOM. $750/ APARTMENT available in January! Contact: [email protected] w/pho- Saturdays, Sundays. (845)246-8601, month includes utilities and heat. Security (845)255-5319 or (845)256-8252. and references required. Available 12/1. tos/info. or call (518)965-7223. (518)956-3902. TWO 2-BEDROOM APARTMENTS. 845-219-4811 One WOODSTOCK COMMERCIAL is recently renovated, new tiled full bath, tin ceil- offi ce space BUILDING. 2000 s/f w/huge open main MODENA: PRIVATE COUNTRY ing in eat-in kitchen, wood floors throughout. commercial 360 space, 3 offices, loading dock, kitchen & SETTING; 2-bedrooms, 2 baths, laun- Good light. Other is larger unit in 1870s barn. rentals 1/2 bath. Rt 212, w/great visibility, signage dry, family room, fireplace. Professional Full bath, wood floors, chopping block coun- & parking. Large windows. $1150/month couple. $1300/month plus utilities. ter, washer/dryer on site. BOTH: 5 minutes A PLUS downtown New Paltz Village retail plus utilities. 1 yr. min. Agent/Owner: Lisa References, security required. Available BY CAR outside New Paltz Village. NO DOGS. location for rent. Heart of the Village loca- Halter, Coldwell Banker Village Green, January. (845)255-4151, ask for Toby or SMOKING OUTDOORS. Please call 845- tion. For info call David: 845-417-7733. 917-658-0535. Joe . 255-5355. 36 ALMANAC WEEKLY November 29, 2012

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1-BEDROOM, 4-ROOM APARTMENT. 1-BEDROOM w/very large porch. Heat, hot water, 3-BEDROOM HOUSE, garage, small yard. enclosed front porch, fenced front & side Small bathroom, kitchen, additional electric, garbage disposal included. $850/month. North Elting Rd, New Paltz/Highland. yards, has back deck w/large rear yard, room: den/bedroom, LR w/wood burning Walking distance to everything. 845-664-0493. $1300/month plus utilities. Call 914-475- washer/dryer in basement, includes fridge & stove, breakfast counter w/chairs. Home stove. Village location. Rail Trail. Stream. 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT; $950/ 2833. has L-shaped dining/living room. 2 minutes Immediate occupancy. $995/month most month includes all utilities. 5 miles to New 3-BR IN 2-FAMILY HOUSE on ridge. from Thruway, exit 18. 3 parking spaces. utilities included. Lease through August. Paltz. Pet friendly. Security & references $1700/month includes utilities (heat, hot Well-behaved small pets welcome (under References/security. 845-594-5540. required. Call (845)658-9140, cell (845)978- water, electric, internet, laundry, garbage, 2804, (845)591-7285. 20 lbs). Available now. $1650/month plus 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Rent lawn maintenance, snow plowing). 10 utilities. Call 845-629-1760. includes all utilities, cable TV, wireless inter- 2-BEDROOMS, 5.5 rooms, newly renovated. minutes to SUNY. Lease, references, secu- FOR RENT or FOR SALE: 2-bedroom, net. Carpeted bedroom & living room. Walk New Wood floors, new bathroom, newly paint- rity required. No smoking. Wallkill School. two bathroom home. Anna Devine School to town/college. Off-street parking. No pets. ed. 2-family house on first floor. $995/month (845)800-7088. District, Rt. 32, North of New Paltz. W/D. $900/month. 1 month security required. includes heat. Country setting, 1 mile Thruway, Beautiful, pet friendly 2-BEDROOM $1000/month plus utilities. No pets. (845)255-5341. Exit 18. 718-851-7940 or 917-270-4568. APARTMENT NEAR VILLAGE. $1388/ Security and ref required. 845-658-9337. 3+BEDROOM, 2 BATHROOM HOUSE month- Just reduced for immediate occu- 1-BEDROOM AVAILABLE in 4-bedroom LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT. house share, Main St., New Paltz. $675/ in New Paltz. W/D, large yard, pond. $1850/ pancy. Bright, large rooms, wood floors, high month plus utilities. Owner interview. Call Walking distance to college. Heat & hot month includes utilities. Lease and security. ceilings, w/d, and so much more. Includes Sadia at (845)489-0824. almost all utilities, and off-street parking. water included. Off-street parking. No Call (845)399-0775. 845- Must see. Call for Appointment: 845-729- smoking. No pets. $795/month. Call 255-0839. 3728. LARGE TWO BEDROOM CHARMING SMALL VILLAGE HOME. APARTMENT in the heart of New Paltz 1-bedroom, possibly 2. Nice porch, yard, loca- village historic district. Quiet setting, close tion. Lease possible. Available in December. to rail trail. Off-street parking. No smok- $1250/month plus security. Call (845)514- ing, no pets. Heat and hot water included. 4558. 1-1/2 month security, references required. $1350/month. Available now. (845)255- 2BR Apts. 1660. THE RIDGE AT NEW PALTZ MODERN THREE-BEDROOM HOUSE in village for rent. Bright, airy, spacious NEW 2BR, Energy Star Rated, rooms. Half year or one year lease avail- w/NG heat, central AC, fi replace, able. $1750/month. Call 845-849-8295 washer/dryer connection, ceramic for info, 845-257-3450 for appointment. tile fl ooring in kitchen/bath, carpeted MULBERRY SQUARE: LARGE living/bedrooms, private deck, 2-BEDROOM. Central A/C, washer/dryer NG range/microwave/dishwasher. connection, dishwasher, private balcony. EASY ACCESS TO MAIN STREET. $1225/month. No pets. References. Call (845)255-5047. Call 845-255-5047. NEW PALTZ HOME for rent. Newly CONVENIENT VILLAGE LOCATION; remodeled 2-BR, 2 BA, Kitchen, LR, DR, 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT and washer/dryer hookup. $1200/month plus 3-BEDROOM HOUSE-SHARE. Both utilities. Call (845)594-6721. units with all inclusive rent. ONE WITH New Paltz Schools; Minutes SW of NP. HOUSEKEEPING! Available mid-January. Beautiful, large 2-story condo. EIK, new Call for more details 845-857-4192. floor, newer appliances, many cabinets, DON’T MISS OUT! New carpet, new tile wood floor in living room, washer/dryer floors & kitchen, bedrooms are hardwood, hook-up, walk-in pantry, huge private deck. new tub & surrounds & spacious bath, 2 huge bedrooms upstairs, tiled bath, excel- 3-BEDROOMS, 1.5 baths in this cape-cod lent condition. $1250/month plus security. style home. Features a large mud room, 914-388-0697, broker/owner. 37 November 29, 2012 ALMANAC WEEKLY 300 real estate

WOODSTOCK • (845) 679-9444 KINGSTON • (845) 339-1144 SAUGERTIES • (845) 246-3300 WORKING HARDER & SMARTER! Westwood clients expect results and get them! In the current complex market, we CATSKILL TWO- RED HOOK COLONIAL JUST LISTED! JUST LISTED! understand the power of compelling pricing based on real, up-to-the-minute data. Privately sited mini STORY Lovely 3BR estate is framed by 4 home that’s in pretty It’s the reason we’ve led the residential market in Ulster Co. for 19* consecutive acres. 4BR, 2.5 baths good condition. years! Whether buying or selling, take advantage of our results driven strategies & over 4,000 SF of fin- Roof, windows, hot and call a Westwood agent today! Trust your success to ours. It works! water heater, boiler ished living space laced *UC MLS stats residential transactions 1993-2011 with detailed crown & oil tank were all moldings throughout. Multiple fireplaces accent large gath- replaced about 10 ering rooms. In-ground pool, Jacuzzi and Koi pond. Master yrs ago. Washer and suite greets you with a 15 foot towering ceiling, luxurious dryer are also pretty bath with Queen Anne cherry detail, radiant floors & a walk new. All it needs is your finishing touches. Well worth in California closet...... $649,000 checking out at this price...... $89,000

RENOVATED WOODSTOCK REDUCED! GEM Nestled in RANCH Beau- the beautiful Blue tifully sited Mtn area framed ranch on 3 pri- by over 6 acres of vate acres w/ private land. New seasonal Mtn. kitchen, stainless views. Has 2+ GREAT PRICE, GREAT LOCATION - Convenient HISTORIC STONE - Discover the abundant original appliances, bath BR’s, 2 full West Hurley location just minutes to Woodstock & charm and detail in this beautifully maintained stone & flring. Dining baths, open shopping plaza. 1+ acre tree shaded site boasts this farmhouse c. 1798- wide board floors, beams, Dutch rm has sliders to private deck overlooking landscapes & kitch., dining & LR floor plan w/sliders opening to a large sweet high ranch offering living and dining rooms, door, brick fireplaces in 24’ LR and 20’ formal DR, rock outcroppings. Fully finished lower level boasting ce- wraparound deck & screened gazebo. 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Intact original SIGNIFICANT 3600+ SF contemporary is resplendent ULSTER COUNTY MORTGAGE RATES charm - hewn beams & wide board floors - with all with soaring beamed ceilings, gorgeous chef’s Rates taken 11/26/2012 30 YR FIXED 15 YEAR FIXED OTHER modern amenities. Gourmet kitchen w/ soapstone & gourmet kitchen, sensuous sculptural staircase, 5 are subject to change RATE PTS APR RATE PTS APR RATE PTS APR SS appliances, open plan LR/DR with cozy fireplace, BRs, 4.5 deluxe baths, window walls everywhere, Hudson Heritage FCU 3.50 0.00 3.57 2.88 0.00 2.97 2.50 0.00 2.87 F 3 BRs, 2.5 baths, period barn, organic garden PLUS stone patio, separate guest house & IG pool. ONE- 845-561-5607 Check your credit score for FREE! IG saline POOL for summer fun! ...... $695,000 OF-A-KIND! ...... $1,399,000 Hudson Valley Fed'l CU 3.38 0.00 3.38 2.75 0.00 2.76 2.75 0.00 2.87 F 800-468-3011 APR quoted assumes 20% dn pymt w/no mtge ins. requirement www.westwoodrealty.com Mid-Hudson Valley FCU 3.38 0.13 3.41 2.88 0.25 2.14 3.25 0.00 3.27 F 800-451-8373 Rates are historic lows. Great time to buy or refinance. Call Jodie ext 3111 Woodstock Stone Ridge New Paltz West Hurley Kingston (E)3/1 Arm(F) 5/1 Arm Call 973-951-5170 for more info Copyright 2010 Cooperative Mortgage Information 679-0006 687-0232 255-9400 679-7321 340-1920 NICE ROOMS; $445-$500/month. month plus low utilities. Available 1/1/13. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. 845-687-9253 or 845-807-1270. (914)474-5176, All utilities included. Call FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED to between 8 a.m.-9 p.m. (845)255-6029, share house w/2 females (mom & daugh- between 12-9 p.m., leave message. ter) in Tillson. $450/month plus heat, other www.MurphyRealtyGrp.com ROOMS AVAILABLE for STUDENT utilities included; Washer/dryer, dish- HOUSING. Close to SUNY, New Paltz. washer, garbage pick-up, WiFi, internet (845) 338-5252 Newly renovated, clean, large kitchen, appli- access. Small pet OK. Available now. Call ESOPUS CREEK ances, WiFi/computer access/TV, plenty of (845)706-0627. COUNTRY RETREAT parking. $550/month/room, electric & heat Major Outstanding 1920’s federal style FOR RENT or FOR SALE: 4-bedroom, Price charmer is nicely nestled amongst included. $550 deposit. Available now. 845- beautiful English gardens, pear 705-2430. Cape Cod, exc. condition, fully renovated, Reduction & apple trees, and 1,000 feet W/D, central air. Located on dead-end street of Esopus Creek frontage. This SOUTHSIDE TERRACE in Rifton in the Anna Devine school dis- immaculate home is a true delight APARTMENTS w/ original oak floors, gorgeous offers semester leases for trict. $1300/month plus utilities. No pets. tin ceilings, spacious rooms and Spring 2013 and short term for the Summer! high ceilings throughout. An Security and ref. required. 845-658-9337. updated kitchen features butcher Furnished, studios,one & two bedrooms, block & Corian counters & a includes heat & hot water. Recreation facili- LARGE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. lovely window overlooking the ties. Walking distance to campus and town. $900/month plus utilities. Spacious 1200 Esopus creek. All this on 7.5 acres, complete with an above-ground 845-255-7205 sq./ft. 1-BR w/adjoining 12x12 den. Large pool & barn! $329,900, kitchen, dining and living room. W/D STUDENT RENTAL. Available imme- BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED diately. 4 ROOMS in 6-bedroom, 3 bath hookup. Ground level. Newly renovated. FARMHOUSE PRICE Pvt. road, park-like setting in Stone Ridge. house. 2 miles from college. NO PETS. NO This lovely 3 BR, 2 full bath renovated REDUCED SMOKING. $600/month includes heat, hot No Smoking. No Dogs. References, security farmhouse is conveniently located close deposit required. (845)532-2248. to New Paltz, and the Thruway. The train water, plowing, lawn care & garbage remov- station is just minutes away, and of course al. Call (845)594-4433 or e-mail: rr709@ the walkway over the Hudson. All the CHARMING 1840’S COLONIAL systems in this home have been replaced aol.com or renovated. There are professional HEART OF STONE RIDGE STUDIO APARTMENT; $775/month. top of the line appliances, a new water 3 bedrooms with tile bath and kitchen softener & purification system, as well Utilities included. Located 49 North fi replace, porch and bluestone terrace. as a UV light. Lovely tiered backyard Chestnut Street. No pets or smokers, please. perfect for enjoying the mountain views Wood fl oors, dishwasher, washer dryer, & relaxing. $249,900 845-229-0024. cast iron radiators, steam heat. STUDIO TYPE APARTMENT available includes electric $1700/month parking. $1100/month all utilities included. 12/1. No pets, no smoking. $750/month references and security deposits required kingston/hurley/ Security required. Some pets allowed, no port ewen rentals includes utilities. First, security. References. 845-687-3499 440 dogs. (845)389-2132. 845-255-6315. UPTOWN KINGSTON CONVENIENCE. TOWNHOUSE APARTMENT, NEWLY MARBLETOWN: STREAMSIDE EFFICIENCY STUDIO; $500/month KINGSTON: 3-BEDROOM, rural setting RENOVATED. 2-bedrooms. Mountain 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE w/lake view. plus utilities. References & 1 month secu- between Kingston and Rosendale. Complete views. Walk to town & college. No smokers or $725/month. Also, LAKE VIEW rity. No smokers, no pets. (845)417-1325 or renovation. Small fenced-in yard. Shared dogs. $1100/month plus utilities. Available 1-BEDROOM in duplex. Front porch, yard, (845)338-0807. off-street parking. $950/month plus utili- 12/10. Call for appointment (845)256-9723. garden space. $600/month. Both: suitable ties. Income and reference verification. 914- esopus/ for 1 person, plus utilities, security, refer- 474-3224. Available in December. rosendale/ ences, non-smoker, no dogs. 845-687-7822. 442 ulster park 435 high falls/tillson/ LARGE 2-BEDROOM, 3 BATH unique rentals stone ridge rentals STONE RIDGE APARTMENT: carriage house with garden on Fair Street in 1-BEDROOM w/adjoining room, living Kingston. $1300/month + electric. Available room, kitchen w/dining area, full bath, light FOR RENT: ONE BEDROOM now. Call Carmon 845-688-7200, ext. 0. APARTMENT, BEAUTIFUL 24’x24’ PINE-PANELED, & airy, second floor. No pets/smoking. $800/ Ulster Park. Bright, STUDIO SPACIOUS 2-BEDROOM with skylights & cathedral ceil- month includes heat. References, lease & 2 Beautiful, Well Maintained 2nd floor apart- ing in Cottekill (near UCCC). Adjacent to APARTMENT, just outside Port Ewen: ment. On site, off-street parking. $800/ months security requested. 845-705-2208. Sustainable Living Resource Center. $750/ Plenty of closet space. Covered & off-street month includes utilities. First month rent 38 ALMANAC WEEKLY November 29, 2012 and security deposit required. Credit check COLONIAL HOUSE w/beautiful gar- required. Call Lou between 3-9 p.m. den & access to Sawkill. 3-bedrooms, 3 seasonal rentals fi rewood for sale (845)656-2533. fireplaces, porch, terrace, W/D, dish- 500 605 washer. No smoking/dogs. $1495/ saugerties rentals month plus utilities, security, referenc- 450 es. (845)679-4439, (845)706-4439 or FLORIDA RENTAL; Anna Marie BioBricks woodstove fuel Kiln dried [email protected] Island. Go to VacationRentals. Firewood- available in less than cord quanti- com #94551. 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References BEAUTIFUL HOME FOR RENT in the washer/dryer hook-up, $1000/month, required. 845-679-6236 or 845-594-9409 3 yrs. Aged Hardwood woods. Quaint 1-bedroom home w/loft locat- first & security. Well behaved pet OK. ed on 4 acres of land overlooking babbling (845)802-4777. brook. Newly renovated. Must see. Contact lodgings/ $ 00 Jane 845-548-7355. $1250/month. SPACIOUS 1-BEDROOM, pergo floors, 560 bed and new appliances. $750/month includes breakfasts 200 LARGE 1-BEDROOM (w/skylight) trash, water sewer, snow plowing. First & per cord- 4x4x8. BARN/APARTMENT on private estate- security. Call (845)802-4777. like property. Whirlpool tub, washer/dryer, Call (845)658-8996 5-burner gas range, Beautiful secluded set- STUDIO APARTMENT, center of ting w/3.5 acre pond, large inground pool. town. Large deck. Private parking. FIREWOOD, CUT, SPLIT AND $1000/month. Available 12/1. (845)246- Propane heat. No dogs. $800/month DELIVERED. Also log length. Cash paid 2699. plus utilities. RETAIL SPACE next to for standing timber. All stages of excavation cinema. $450/month plus electric. Call work. Band sawed rough cut lumber. Best 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE (845)853-2994. prices. Credit cards accepted. 518-249-7069; Conveniently located. Private parking. Very clean. TWO 1-BEDROOM APARTMENTS. 845-688-5922 $775/month all utilities included plus cable & trash Excellent location & condition inside FIREWOOD for sale. FREE local delivery. removal. Work/Rent References. Non-smoker. No & out. Hardwood floors, baseboard hot Also all phases of EXCAVATION includ- pets. 1st month plus security & lease. water heat. $800/$750/month plus utili- ing ponds, foundations, utilities, driveways (845)246-3856 ties. References, First month & 1 month for sale & land clearing. SHALE, TOPSOIL, FILL security due at signing. Available 12/1. available. GPH Construction (845)255-8250 SAUGERTIES VILLAGE: 2-BEDROOM 845-383-1792. 600 APARTMENT. Private deck, washer/ dryer hookup. $850/month plus utilities. 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Call (845)255- 2 quiet acres. 10 minutes from center of two months security, Call 845-481-0521 8352. Woodstock. Off-street parking, includ- ing garage. $850/month utilities included UPSTAIRS DUPLEX APARTMENT, MEDIUM OAK HARDWOOD DINING buy and swap except electric. 845-679-6582. Shokan: 2-Bdrms, 1 bath. Large bright, TABLE; 72x48 wide w/2-self storing 20” 620 open living room/dining area w/stone leaves & lion claw feet & 6 Windsor chairs- Center of Woodstock: 1-BEDROOM 2 Captain, 4 regular. Call (845)255-8352. APARTMENT. Second floor, full bath, love- fireplace. Sun porch & covered deck w/ mtn. views. $1275/month incl. heat/ BOTTOM LINE... I pay the highest ly terrace, parking. $850/month includes all tree services utilities. NO DRUGS, NO SMOKING. For HW, snow plowing and garbage pick-up. prices for old furniture, antiques of quiet person. References, security deposit Avail. Jan. 1st, sooner if necessary. Refs, 603 every description. Paintings, lamps, rugs, required. 845-679-7978. 1st & sec. deposit req. (845)657-9705. Orientalia, etc. One item to entire contents. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972). COUNTRY LIVING & vacation rentals DIETZ TREE SERVICE mobile# (845)389-7286 or (845)679-2506. MOUNTAINVIEWS. Private apartment. INCORPORATED. Tree removal, trim- 1-large bedroom, open kitchen/living room 490 OLD FURNITURE, CROCKS, JUGS, ming, stump grinding. Also, PROPERTY layout, S/S appliances, W/D, big closets. paintings, frames, postcards, glasswares, MAINTENANCE. Call 255-7259. Convenient to Woodstock, W. State Park & sporting items, urns, fountain pens, lamps, FIREWOOD. $195/cord. Seasoned. Free Route 28. $975/month includes heat, elec- FLORIDA RENTAL; Anna Marie dolls, pocket knives, military items, bronz- Local delivery. 18-24”, other sizes avail- tric, cable, WiFi, garbage pick up & snow- Island. Go to VacationRentals. es, jewelry, sterling, old toys, old paper, old able. Call Will (845)255-7259 plowing. Pets considered. 845-389-4511 com #94551. For more info contact boxes, old advertisements, vintage clothing, LARGE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. [email protected] anything old. Home contents purchased, LAWLESS (select items or entire estates purchased.) The nicest you’ll see. Modern kitchen & tiled VISTA HOUSE: PALENVILLE, NY. FULLY INSURED TREE SERVICE CASH PAID 657-6252 bath, private deck, big closets. Great location. 100 MILE VIEWS, adjoined state pre- CERTIFIED ARBORIST • CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES A wonderful home. Available now. $850/ serve. 3-bedrooms, 1 bath, oil heat, wood- CASH PAID. Estate contents- attic, cel- month. 845-684-5193. stove. $1300/month. Cooking propane, STUMP GRINDING lar, garage clean-outs. Used cars, junk cars, ALLEN LAWLESS • 845-247-2838 internet, snow plowing included. For SAUGERTIES, scrap metal. Anything of value. (845)246- LOVELY WOODSTOCK 1830s NEW YORK CELL.: 845-399-9659 lease. Call (518)965-6606. 0214.

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grown crops that feed fresh produce to more than 330 outboard motor, great Christmas items, cas- “We’ve lost families.

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