Date

April 2008

1

Kairos: A Consort of Singers; Shepard Recital Hall, SUNY New Paltz; 8:00 PM; 257-2715 or 256-9114; www.kairosconsort.org

1, 8, 15,

22, 29

Adult Nature Walks; stroll with a naturalist at a local natural area; about 2 miles; Forsyth Nature Center; Kingston;

8:30-10:30 AM; 331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org

2

Wendy’s Wine Workshop – Interpreting Labels of the World; Benmarl Winery; Marlboro; 236-4265; www.benmarl.com

2

Lecture: Cultural Diversity Day; keynote speaker Kenny Roman, a police officer; Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 1:00-3:00 PM; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu

2

Art Lecture: Akiyama Yo, ceramics; Lecture Center 102, SUNY New Paltz; 7:30 PM; 257-3872; www.newpaltz.edu

3

Sheryl Wheeler, Gospel Singer; Old Dutch Church; Kingston; 12:15 -12:45 PM; 338-6759; www.olddutchchurch.org

3

Tour of waterfalls; 2 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz; 5:30-6:30 PM; 255-0752

4

“Oddly Enough”; Mohonk Mountain Stage Company meets Actors and Writers; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz; 8:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

4, 5

Rally New York USA; round one of the US Rally Championship; for spectator information call 794-4096; www.rallynewyork.com

4–6

Women’s Wellness Weekend; “Inner Peace” theme; workshops; Frost Valley YMCA; Claryville; 985-2291; www.frostvalley.org

4–6

“Les Miserables”; John A. Coleman High School; Hurley Avenue, Kingston; Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM; Sunday at 3:00 PM; 338-2750

5

Swing Dance with Vanaver Caravan; High Meadow School; Lucas Avenue, Stone Ridge; 256-9300; www.vanavercaravan.org

5

First Saturday Art Receptions; held throughout Kingston in various galleries; 5:00-8:00 PM; 338-0331; www.askforarts.org

5

Hat Making; a children’s program; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz; 1:00-3:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

5

Performance by Lila Downs, Latin Grammy winner; Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz; 8:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

5

Chocolate Social; sample chocolate creations from fine restaurants and caterers; Marbletown Community Center;

Route 209, Stone Ridge; 7:00-10:00 PM; 687-9101; www.marbletown.net

5

Ryan Montbleau Band; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com

5

Amphibian Watch; help inventory the unique amphibians of Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz;

10:00-2:00 PM; 255-0752

5

Spring Peeper Prowl; look and listen for early signs of spring; discuss habitats and behaviors; Forsyth Nature Center, Kingston; 7:00 PM; 331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org

5

Larry Ham Trio performance; Adam’Space; Olive Plaza, Route 28, Shokan; 7:00 PM; 331-1300; www.adamspiano.com

5

Hike to Compass Rock; strenuous, 8 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-3:30 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

5, 6

Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s Opening; tours and up-close encounters with over 150 happy horses, goats, pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, rabbits and others; Old Stage Road, Saugerties; 11:00-4:00 PM; 336-8447; www.casanctuary.org

6

Wild Creatures Party; hands-on discovery program to meet some of the many creatures who swim, float, stroke and dive to survive in the waters of Mohonk Preserve; New Paltz; 10:00-11:30 PM; 255-0919; ages 5 and up; www.mohonkpreserve.org

6

Concert by Orleans, Robbie Dupree and Joe Bouchard; benefit performances for The Queens Galley; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM; 679-4406 or 338-3489; www.bearsvilletheater.com

6

23rd Annual Kingston Train and Hobby Expo; dealers, manufacturers, test track, working layouts, crafts and other hobbies; sponsored by Kingston Model Railroad Club; Tech City; Enterprise Drive, Kingston; 10:00-4:00 PM; 334-8233

6

Magic and Music; with magician Andy Weintraub and musician Uncle Rock; Shandaken Theatrical Society; 10 Church Street, Phoenicia; 2:00 PM; 688-2279; www.stsplayhouse.org

6

Antique Postcard Show; largest postcard show in upstate New York; Midtown Neighborhood Center; 467 Broadway, Kingston; early buying 8:00 AM; 9:00-4:00 PM; 338-4825; kaaterskillpcclub@yahoo.com

6

Hike to Mine Hole; strenuous, 9 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 9:00-4:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

6

First Sunday Songwriters Circle; Arts Society of Kingston’s Art Center; 97 Broadway; 2:00 PM; 338-0331; www.askforarts.org

7, 14, 21, 28

Celtic Session; play or come and enjoy traditional Irish music; no cover charge; New World Home Cooking; Route 212, Saugerties; 7:30 PM; 246-0900

9

Art Lecture: Peter Bauhuis, metals; Lecture Center 102, SUNY New Paltz; 7:30 PM; 257-3872; www.newpaltz.edu

10

Girls’ Teddy Bear Tea; fun little tea party for girls age K-3 and the stuffed animal of their choice; Pine Hill Community Center; 6:00-7:00 PM; 254-5469; www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org

10

Julie Martyn-Baker, flutist; Old Dutch Church; Kingston; 12:15-12:45 PM; 338-6759; www.olddutchchurch.org

10

Preview screening and reception of National Geographic Channel’s “Human Footprint”; filmed in the Hudson Valley; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 8:00 PM; 679-4265; www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org

10

Wellness Walk; 5 mile hike to Lake Minnewaska Carriageway and Millbrook Mountain Carriageway; New Paltz;

10:00-1:00 PM; 255-0752

10

Young Peoples Concerts; featuring the Hudson Valley Philharmonic; Ulster Performing Arts Center; 601 Broadway, Kingston; 10:00 AM and 12:00 Noon performances; 339-6088; www.upac.org

10-13

“Dancing at Lughnasa”; play about family love and loyalty in Ireland in 1936; Quimby Theater; SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; Thursday-Saturday performances at 8:00 PM; Sunday performance at 3:00 PM; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu

11

Performance by Steve Earle; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com

11

Salamander Sweep; learn and experience these creatures first hand; Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz;

4:00-6:00 PM; 255-0752

11 – 12

“Dinner With Friends”; performed by Mohonk Mountain Stage Readers’ Theater; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz; 8:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

11–13

“Les Miserables”; John A. Coleman High School; Hurley Avenue, Kingston; Friday and Saturday 7:30 PM; Sunday 3:00 PM; 338-2750

11-13

“Characters in Motion”; imagination, improvisation and transformation with Lanny Harrison; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper; 688-2228; www.mro.org

12

Joe Jackson performance; Ulster Performing Arts Center; 601 Broadway, Kingston; 8:00 PM; 339-6088; www.upac.org

12

Our Valley a la Carte; local restaurants and food vendors prepare generous tastes of their special menu items; Unity Hall; Berme Road, Napanoch; 11:00-3:00 PM; ourvalleyalacarte@yahoo.com

12

Ham Dinner; First Presbyterian Church of Kingston; 80 Elmendorf Street; 6:00 PM; 331-0633; RSVP by April 8

12

Hike to scenic views of Minnewaska; Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz; 2:00-4:00 PM; 255-0752

12

Performance by pianist Don Friedman; Adam’Space; Olive Plaza, Route 28, Shokan; 7:00 PM; 331-1300; www.adamspiano.com

12

Opening Reception: Annual Members Exhibition of Woodstock Byrdcliff Guild; Kleinert/James Arts Center; 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock; 5:00-7:00 PM; 679-2079; www.woodstockguild.org

12

Opening Reception: “Bokeh” - photos by Jeri Eisenberg; GalerieBMG; Woodstock; 5:00-7:00 PM; 679-0027; www.galeriebmg.com

12

Acoustic Artists Coalition & Art Party; music, food and art; A.I.R. Studio Gallery; 71 O’Neil Street, Kingston;

8:00-11:00 PM; 331-2662; www.airstudiogallery.com

12

Wildlife Program with Bill Robinson; children’s program; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz; 1:00 PM;

255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

12

Friends of Fiddle and Dance; Woodstock Community Center; Rock City Road, Woodstock; 8:00 PM; 246-2121

12

Land Navigation Workshop; learn to read topography maps and use a compass in the woods; moderate, 3 mile hike; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-4:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

12

Hike to Stokes Loop; strenuous, 9 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 9:30-3:30 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

12

Rondout Paddle Part 1: Wawarsing to Accord; 8 miles; 667-4664 or 297-5126; www.midhudsonadk.org

13

Sacred Chanting with Serge Ivanov; audience participation; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz;

10:00-11:30 AM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

13

Healthy Kids’ Day; a fun way for kids to learn healthy habits; Frost Valley YMCA; Claryville; 1:00-4:00 PM;

985-0419; www.frostvalley.org

13

Hike to Giants Workshop; moderate, 6 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 9:30-3:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

13

Hudson Highlands Trombone Ensemble; Saugerties United Methodist Church; corner of Washington Avenue and Post Street, Saugerties; 3:00 PM; 246-3522

13

Singer/Songwriter Elly Wininger; New World Home Cooking; Route 212, Saugerties; 7:00-9:00 PM; 246-0900; www.ricorlando.com

13

Hike to Peter’s Kill; 2 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz; 1:00-3:30 PM; 255-0752

13

Opening Reception:  Photos by Allen Bryan; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz; 4:00-6:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

13

Millbrook Ridge Trail Work Day in the Catskill Forest Preserve; New Paltz; 454-5441; www.midhudsonadk.org

13 & 27

Sacred Chanting; audience participation; Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz; 10:00 AM; 255-1559l www.unisonarts.org

16

Pre-school Nature Explorers; nature stories, arts & crafts program and spring walk; for children 3-5 years with parents; Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz; 10:30-11:30 AM; 255-0752

16

Art Lecture: Victoria Verlichak, critic; Lecture Center 102, SUNY New Paltz; 7:30 PM; 257-3872; www.newpaltz.edu

16 & 18

SUNY Ulster Improv Club; student stand-up comedy; Student Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall; SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; Wednesday at 1:00 PM; Friday at 7:00 PM; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu

17

Bethany Slater, oboist; Old Dutch Church; Kingston; 12:15-12:45 PM; 338-6759; www.olddutchchurch.org

17

Sunset Strollers; learn about the two resorts that once stood at Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz;

5:30-6:30 PM; 255-0752

18

New Orleans Musicians Benefit Concert; Adam Markowitz Trio; Adam’Space; Route 28, Shokan; 7:00 PM; 331-1300; www.adamspiano.com

18

Performance by The Nields; singing duo of sea chanteys, spirituals and even Pachelbel with banjo and mandolin; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz; 8:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

18, 19

Relay for Life of SUNY New Paltz; Elting Gym, SUNY New Paltz; 6:00 PM-6:00 AM; 338-8308; www.events.cancer.org

18–20

“Wait Until Dark”; mystery; presented by Coach House Players; 12 Augusta Street, Kingston; Friday and Saturday performances at 8:00 PM; Sunday performance at 2:00 PM; 331-2476; www.coachhouseplayers.com

18-20

“Music Mind”; liberation through sound with Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper; 688-2228; www.mro.org

18-20

A Spring Outdoor Sporting Weekend; outdoor events featured for the entire family; Frost Valley YMCA; Claryville; 984-2291; www.frostvalley.org

19

Earth Day Bonticou Hike; easy, 4 mile hike with some uphill walking over rocks; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz;

11:00-2:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

19

Native American Social Circle; drumming, dancing, food and short ceremony to celebrate the emergence of spring; Pine Hill Community Center; 12:00-4:00 PM; 254-5469; www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org

19

Ulster County Science Fair Competition; Student Dining Center, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 9:00-2:00 PM; 688-1581 or 687-5035; www.sunyuslter.edu

19

Earth Day Tree Planting Workshop; Pine Hill Community Center; 9:00 AM; 254-5469; www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org

19

A Kids’ Camp Equestrian Center Open House; Frost Valley YMCA; Claryville; 11:00-2:30 PM; 985-2291; www.frostvalley.org

19

Three Artists:  musician Robert Burke Warren; writer Holly George-Warren; artist Carol Zaloom; Muddy Cup Coffeehouse; 516 Broadway, Kingston; 8:00 PM; 334-8600; www.chronogram.com

19

Hike to Beacon Hill; 2 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz 12:30-2:30 PM; 255-0752

19

Performance by Railroad Earth; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com

19

Frog Watch; learn about frogs with a naturalist; make a frog craft; for children 5-12 years with adult; Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz; 5:30-6:45 PM; 255-0752

19

Hike to Table Rocks; moderate, 7 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-3:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

19, 20

Pasta Primo Vino; tour wineries along the Shawangunk Wine Trail pairing their best wines with delicious pasta recipes;

10:00-6:00 PM; call 255-2494 for advanced tickets; www.shawangunkwinetrail.com

20

Early Spring Wildflowers Walk with experienced field botanists; easy, 3 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz;

2:00-4:00 PM;

255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

20

Ashokan Earth Day Celebration; nature art contest, interpretive walks and hikes, live animals, music, giant inflatable earthball games and more; Ashokan Field Campus; Olivebridge; 11:00-4:00 PM; 657-8333; www.ashokanfieldcampus.org

20

Hike to Millbrook Mountain; 6 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz; 10:00-3:30 PM; 255-0752

20

Performance by Ira and Laurie McIntosh; mix of local traditional stories and singing, legends, anecdotes and Catskill Mountain lore; Dutch Arms Chapel; 16 John Street, Saugerties; 3:00-5:00 PM; 338-8587; www.heritageconcerts.com

20

Swing Dance Jam; White Eagle Hall; 487 Delaware Avenue, Kingston; 6:30-9:30 PM; 339-3032

20

Unplugged Acoustic Open Mic; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz; 4:00-6:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

20

Hike to Bonticou Crag; moderate, 6 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 9:30-2:30 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

20–23

A Kids’ Camp Spring Horse Week; kids learn equestrian skills; Frost Valley YMCA; Claryville; 985-2291; www.frostvalley.org

22

Earth Day Celebration; Forsyth Nature Center; Kingston; 3:30 PM; 331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org

22

Readings by award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye; Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; performances at 10:30 AM and 7:00 PM; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu

22

3rd Annual 3 x 3 Contemporary Art Slide Slam; sponsored by Women’s Studio Workshop; Rosendale Theater; Main Street, Rosendale; 7:30 PM; 658-9133; www.wsworkshop.org

22

Going, Going Green Event; learn about green initiatives, green education, green resources and more; guest speakers and dinner; Stoutridge Vineyard; 10 Ann Kaley Lane, Marlboro; 5:00 PM; 691-6070; www.southernulsterchamber.org

22

Artist Slide Lecture; no_space gallery, Rosendale; 7:30 PM; 658-9133; www.wsworkshop.org

23

Art Lecture: Jeff Talman, sculpture; Lecture Center 102, SUNY New Paltz; 7:30 PM; 257-3872; www.newpaltz.edu

24

Vince Vincent, baritone vocalist; Old Dutch Church; Kingston; 12:15-12:45 PM; 338-6759; www.olddutchchurch.org

24

Lecture: “History of the Cragsmoor Art Colony”; Hurley Reformed Church, Main Street; 7:30 PM; 338-1661; www.hurleyheritagesociety.org

24

Wellness Walk to Peter’s Kill; 2 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz; 10:00-12:30 PM; 255-0752

24-27

“Our Town”; Pulitzer Prize winning play; McKenna Theatre, SUNY New Paltz; Thursday-Saturday performances at 8:00 PM; Sunday performance at  2:00 PM; 257-3880; www.newpaltz.edu/theatre

25

Performance by Mandara; a multi-instrumental/vocal trio; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz; 8:00 PM;

255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

25

Movie screening of “Metropolis”; Fritz Lang’s silent 1927 sci-fi classic; with live musical accompaniment; Shandaken Theatrical Society; 10 Church Street, Phoenicia; 7:00 PM; 688-2279

25-27

“Mid-Summer’s Night’s Dream”; presented by Catskill Ballet Theatre; Ulster Performing Arts Center; 601 Broadway, Kingston; Friday and Saturday performances at 8:00 PM; Sunday performance at 2:00 PM; 339-6088; www.upac.org

25–27

“Wait Until Dark”; a mystery; presented by Coach House Players; 12 Augusta Street, Kingston; Friday and Saturday performances at 8:00 PM; Sunday performance at 2:00 PM; 331-2476; www.coachhouseplayers.com

26

Opera!; Mozart’s “Don Giovanni”; performance by Woodstock Chamber Orchestra; Pointe of Praise Family Life Center; 243 Hurley Avenue, Kingston; 8:00 PM; 246-7045; www.wco-online.com

26

Tivoli Bays Birding Adventure; look for bald eagles and other types of waterfowl; Forsyth Nature Center; Kingston; 7:00 AM; 331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org

26

“A Scandalous Minister in a Divided Community: Ulster county in Leisler’s Rebellion, 1689-1691; presented by Kaffee Klatch, Dutch Culture Group; Historic Huguenot Street; New Paltz; 7:00 PM; 255-1660; www.huguenotstreet.org

26

Staged reading of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations; with Donald Brenner; Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 7:00 PM; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu

26

Musician Lipbone Redding; blues and jazz; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz; 8:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

26

Cornell Garden Day; hands-on and how-to classes for gardeners from beginners to advanced; Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 8:30-3:30 PM; 340-3478; www.cce.cornell.edu/ulster

26

Performance by Felice Brothers; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com

26

All About Trees walk; with Christopher Roddick, arborist at Brooklyn Botanical Gardens; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz;

1:00-3:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

26

Global and National Youth Service Day; youth-centered event; Block Park, Kingston; 9:00 AM; 331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org

26

Hike to Top of the Gunks; strenuous, 8 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-3:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

27

Opera!; Mozart’s “Don Giovanni”; performance by Woodstock Chamber Orchestra; Reformed Church of Saugerties; 3:00 PM; 246-7045; www.wco-online.com

27

Annual Catskill Glee Club Concert; Saugerties United Methodist Church; corner of Washington Avenue and Post Street, Saugerties; 3:00 PM; 246-3522

27

6th Annual Earth Day Fair; displays, demonstrations, food and fun; Reformed Church of New Paltz; 92 Huguenot Street, New Paltz; 11:30-3:00 PM; 255-4170

27

Kairos: A Consort of Singers; refreshments; 1717 Walloon Church reconstruction; Historic Huguenot Street; New Paltz;

4:00-6:00 PM; 255-1660; www.huguenotstreet.org

27

Fire!; interpretive hike exploring the fire ecology of the Shawangunks; Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz; 10:00-2:00 PM; 255-0752

27

Parker String Quartet performance; Holy Cross Church; 30 Pinegrove Avenue, Kingston; 3:00 PM;  340-9434; www.ulsterchambermusicseries.org

27–5/2

Elderhostel Program – Fly Fishing and Watercolors; Frost Valley YMCA; Claryville; 800-454-5768; www.elderhostel.org; www.frostvalley.org

29

Symphonic Band II; Julien J. Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz; 8:00 PM; 257-3872; www.newpaltz.edu/artsnews

30

Opening Reception: SUNY Ulster Student Show; student artists exhibit their drawings, paintings, graphic design and photography; Muroff Kotler Visual Arts Gallery; SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 12:00-1:00 PM; 687-5113; www.sunyulster.edu

30

Peacocks on Parade; see the peafowl and their elaborate display of courtship; Forsyth Nature Center; Kingston;

3:30 PM; 331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org

30

College Wind Ensemble; Quimby Theater, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 7:30 PM; 687-5262; www.sunyulster.edu