Date

MARCH 2008

1

String Theory; performance by Woodstock Chamber Orchestra; Pointe of Praise; 243 Hurley Avenue, Kingston; 8:00 PM;

246-7045; www.wco-online.com

1

Hike to Rhododendron Dog Walk; easy, 4 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 1:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

1

Hurley English Dance; Hurley Reformed Church, Main Street; 8:00-11:00 PM; 679-8587

1

Immigrants Way Snowshoe Hike with a naturalist; snow permitting; North Street, Kingston; 10:00 AM; 331-1682;

 www.forsythnaturecenter.org

1

Ulster County Choral Music Festival; young musicians from elementary, junior and senior high school choruses perform; Senate Gym, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 4:00 PM; 687-5262

1

Concert of Jazz and Swing  Standards by the New York Swing Exchange; refreshments; Reformed Church of New Paltz;

92 Huguenot Street; 7:00 PM; 255-6340; www.nyswingexchange.com

1

African Drumming and music by Jarama; Bread Alone; 22 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock; 7:00-9:00 PM; 679-2108

1

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

1

Beginner Snowshoe Outing; 3 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz; 10:00-1:00 PM; 255-0752

1

Ski or Hike to Guyot Hill; moderate, 7 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

2

WKNY Race; Belleayre Mountain, Highmount; 800-942-6904; www.belleayre.com

2

Bill Cosby on Stage; Ulster Performing Arts Center; 601 Broadway, Kingston; performances at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM; 339-6088; www.upac.org

2

Intermediate Snowshoe Outing; 2 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz; 12:30-4:00 PM; 255-0752

2

11th Annual Read Across America; musicians, librarians and storytellers will read, sing and perform; family fun; refreshments; The Golden Notebook; 29 Tinker Street, Woodstock; 1:00 PM; 679-8000; www.goldennotebook.com

2

String Theory; performance by Woodstock Chamber Orchestra; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 3:00 PM; 246-7045; www.wco-online.com

2

Snowshoe or Hike to Castle Point; strenuous, 9 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 9:30 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

3, 10, 17, 24, 31

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

4, 11, 18, 25

Adult Nature Walks; stroll with a naturalist; about 2 miles; 8:30-10:30 AM; sponsored by Forsyth Nature Center, Kingston;

331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org

5

Yo-Yo Ma & Friends; Ulster Performing Arts Center; 601 Broadway, Kingston; 8:00 PM; 339-6088; www.upac.org

5

Wendy’s Wine Workshop – Tour De France; tasting tour of France with regional cheeses, sample French cuisine; Benmarl Winery; Marlboro; 7:00-9:00 PM; 236-4265; www.benmarl.com

6 – 9

“The Promise Keeper”; award-winning Latin American drama; Parker Theatre, SUNY New Paltz; Thursday-Saturday performances at 8:00 PM; Sunday performance at 2:00 PM; 257-3880; www.newpaltz.edu/theatre

7

1st Annual Teen Alternative Fashion Show; unique outfits and accessories made from non-traditional or recycled materials; Marlboro Library; Route 9W; 7:00 PM; 236-7272

7

Annual Washington Day Dinner; sponsored by Men’s Club of Old Dutch Church; Kingston; 6:30 PM; 338-6759

7 - 9

14 - 16

21 - 23

“Faith Healer”; by Brian Friel; presented by Performing Arts of Woodstock; Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker Street; Friday and Saturday performances at 8:00 PM; Sunday performances at 4:00 PM; 679-7900; www.performingartsofwoodstock.org

8

Concert:  All-County Band Festival; bands and orchestras from schools perform popular and classical music; Senate Gym, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 4:00 PM; 687-5262

8

Maple Sugaring Day; hands-on class ranging from learning the history of maple syrup to taste tests to tapping trees; Ashokan Field Campus; Olivebridge; 11:00-3:00 PM; 657-8333; www.ashokanfieldcampus.org

8

Swing Dance; VFW; 708 E. Chester Street, Kingston; 7:00-10:00 PM; 236-3939; www.got2lindy.com

8

Catskill Community Radio Dinner Party; live broadcast and variety show with poets, singers, history buffs, storytellers and more; Pine Hill Community Center; 287 Main Street; 6:00-9:00 PM; 254-5469; www.pinehillcommunitycenter.org

8

Contradance with live music; Woodstock Community Center; Rock City Road; 8:00 PM; 246-2121; www.ashokan.org

8

CD Release Party & Concert by Vickie Russell; Unison Arts Center; New Paltz; 8:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

8

Cross Country Ski to Kempton Ledge; 5 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve; New Paltz; 10:00-1:00 PM; 255-0752

8

Mogul Mash; Belleayre Mountain, Highmount; 800-942-6904; www.belleayre.com

8

Snowshoe or Hike to Awosting Falls; moderate, 7 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 9:30-3:30 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

8, 9

Wine tasting with the Winemaker; Rivendell Winery, New Paltz; 2:00 PM; 255-2494; www.rivendellwine.com

8, 15, 22

Maple Sugaring; learn maple sugaring process with interpretive guide; taste the final product; Forsyth Nature Center; Kingston; 11:00 AM; 331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org

9

Ailey II; dance performance; Ulster Performing Arts Center; 601 Broadway, Kingston; 7:00 PM; 339-6088; www.upac.org

9

Kingston’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade; step off at 1:00 PM; parade route along Broadway; 331-7517 or 800-331-1518; www.ci.kingston.ny.us

9

Opening Reception: Robert Rodriguez Jr., photographer; Marlboro Library, Route 9W; 3:00-5:00 PM; 236-7272

9

Potter Bros. Flex Day; Belleayre Mountain, Highlmount; 800-942-6904; www.belleayre.com

9

5th Annual Kids Day in the Sugar Bush; learn about maple sugaring and other small-scale farming ventures and more; ages 4 and up; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz;, easy, 1 mile hike; 1:00-3:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

9 & 12

Intermediate Snowshoe Outings; Minnewaska State Park, New Paltz; 1:30 PM on Sunday; 10:00 AM on Wednesday; 255-0752

9 & 23

Sacred Chanting with Joseph Jastrab; audience participation; Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz; 10:00-11:30 AM;

255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

10

Dave Leonard’s Annual Pisces Party; free birt hday cake; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 8:00 PM; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com

11

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

12

Women, Wine and Cooking; how to pair traditional Easter foods with wine; Benmarl Winery; Marlboro; 236-4265; www.benmarl.com

12

Lecture by American printmaker Carson Fox; Room 102, SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center; 7:30 PM; 257-3844; www.newpaltz.edu/artsnews

13

Lecture/Slide Show: Elliott Landry, Artist-in-Residence; photos of 1960’s anti-war movement and musical legends; Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 7:00 PM; 687-5262

13 & 27

BookWorms; children ages 3-5 read with a naturalist and do an activity based on the readings; Mid-Town Neighborhood Center, Kingston; 10:30 AM; 331-1682; www.forsythnaturecenter.org

14

Customer Appreciation Day - $15 lift tickets; Belleayre Mountain, Highmount; 800-942-6904; www.belleayre.com

14

Performance by comic hypnotist Frederick Winters; Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 7:00 PM; 687-5262

14, 15;

21, 22

“Half Life” by John Mighton; a Romeo and Juliet for seniors; performed by Mohonk Mountain Stage; Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz; 8:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

15

Introduction to Survival Skills with John McCann, author of Build the Perfect Survival Kit; learn the basics of fire, shelters, signaling, water collection and more; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 1:00-4:00 PM; 255-0919; snow date: March 16; www.mohonkpreserve.org

15

Three Artists: musicians Pamela Sue Mann and Samuel Clairborne and poet Brett Bevell; Muddy Cup Coffee House; 516 Broadway, Kingston; 8:00 PM; 334-8600; www.chronogram.com

Merasi: The Hearts with Hope Tour 2; mix of Rajasthani folk, sacred Hindu Bhajans, Sufi and Qawwali songs; Kleinert/James Arts Center; 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock;

15

Performance by stand-up poet Mikhail Horowitz and guitarist Gilles Malkine; Woodstock Artists Association and Museum;

28 Tinker Street, Woodstock; 7:30 PM; 679-4101; www.woodstockplayhouse.org

15

Snowshoe or Hike to High Peters Kill; strenuous, 8 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-3:30 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

15

Hike on Millbrook Mountain Loop; 5 miles; Minnewaska State Park, New Paltz; 10:00-3:30 PM; 255-0752

15,16

“The Pied Piper of Hamelin”; NYCA Cabaret Theatre; 120 Schildknecht Road, Hurley; Saturday performance at 7:30 PM; Sunday performance at 2:00 PM; 339-4340; www.nyca.org

15, 16

Merasi: The Hearts with Hope Tour 2; mix of Rajasthani folk, sacred Hindu Bhajans, Sufi and Oawwali songs; Kleinert/James Arts Center; 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock; Saturday at 8:00 PM; Sunday at 11:00 AM; 679-2079; www.woodstockguild.org

15, 16

Scout Weekend; Belleayre Mountain, Highmount; 800-942-6904; www.belleayre.com

16

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

16

Swing Dance Jam; White Eagle Hall; 487 Delaware Avenue, Kingston; 6:30-9:00 PM; 339-3032

16

Ski or Hike to Bonticou Crag; easy, 5 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-1:30 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

16

Walk with a naturalist around Lake Minnewaska and learn cultural history; New Paltz; 2:00-4:00 PM; 255-0752

17

Awosting Falls Hike; 3 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz; 1:00-3:00 PM; 255-0752

18

Animal Super Sleuths; for parents and children 5-10 years of age; Minnewaska State Park, New Paltz; 1:00 PM; 255-0752

19

Nature Tales; storytelling & finger painting;  kids 3-7 years; Minnewaska State Park; New Paltz; 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM; 255-0752

20

Celebrate the Vernal Equinox; children 5-12 years; Minnewaska State Park; New Paltz; 1:00 PM; 255-0752

20

Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Regional Final; Quimby Theater; SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 7:00 PM; 687-5262

21

Mud Country Adventure for Teens; learn outdoor skills; Minnewaska State Park, New Paltz; 10:00-2:00 PM; 255-0752

22

Pine Hill Arms Triathlon and Turn and Burn Mogul Challenge; Belleayre Mountain, Highmount; 800-942-6904; www.belleayre.com

22

Annual Easter Egg Hunt; for adults; Rivendell Winery, New Paltz; 12:00 Noon; 255-2494; www.rivendellwine.com

22

Ski or Hike to Duck Pond;  strenuous, 9 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 9:30-3:30 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

22

Performance by Susan McKeown, Grammy-winning singer and songwriter; folk, rock and world music; Kleinert/James Arts Center; 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock; 8:00 PM; 679-2079; www.woodstockguild.org

22

Beacon Hill Glacier Hunt; 2 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-12:00 Noon; 255-0752

23

Bach Cantatas; performed by Kairos; Holy Cross Monastery; Route 9W, West Park; 4:00 PM; 257-2715 or 256-9114; www.kairosconsort.org

23

Easter Day Special; sunrise service and Easter Egg Hunt; $25 lift tickets; Belleayre Mountain, Highmount; 800-942-6904; www.belleayre.com

23

Classic swing music and dance; vintage dress contest with prizes; Reformed Church of Port Ewen, 160 Salem Street;

8:00-11:00 PM; 236-3939; www.got2lindy.com

23

Ski or Hike to Rainbow Falls; moderate, 6 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-3:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

26

Mossy Glenn Hike; Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-2:00 PM; 255-0752

26

Lecture by artist Luba Lukova; Room 102, SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center; 7:30 PM; 257-3844; www.newpaltz.edu/artsnews

27

Lecture: Achebe, Conrad and Images of Africa in the West; Vanderlyn Hall, SUNY Ulster; Stone Ridge; 7:00 PM; 687-5262

28

NRBQ’s Terry Adams Rock and Roll Quartet; mix of rock, jazz, blues, country and pop; Bearsville Theater; Route 212, Woodstock; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com

28

Movie screening: Fahrenheit 451; sci-fi with Julie Christie; Shandaken Theatricial Society; 10 Church Street, Phoenicia;

7:00 PM; 688-2279; www.stsplayhouse.com

28-30

“Narnia”; youth musical production; Colony Café, Woodstock; Friday and Saturday performance at 6:00 PM; Sunday performances at 1:00 and 6:00 PM; 688-2068

29

Festival of Dance; presented by Ulster Ballet Company; Ulster Performing Arts Center; 601 Broadway, Kingston; 8:00 PM;

339-6088; www.upac.org

29

Dinner Theater: “The Mystery of the White Wolves of Napanoch”; silent auction, Sherlock Holmes trivia contest; prizes; White Wolf Restaurant; Route 209, Napanoch; 7:00-9:00 PM; 594-4509

29

12th Annual Spring Penny Social; Highland Hose Station #1; Milton Avenue, Highland; 6:30 PM

29

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

29

Hike to Napanoch Point; strenuous, 8 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-4:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

29

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

29

Classic Celtic Concert; Unison Arts & Learning Center; New Paltz; 8:00 PM; 255-1559; www.unisonarts.org

29

Hike to Millbrook Mountain; 5 miles; Minnewaska State Park Preserve; 9:30-1:00 PM; 255-0752

30

“Hairspray”; the musical comedy; Ulster Performing Arts Center; 601 Broadway, Kingston; 7:00 PM; 33-6088; www.upac.org; www.ticketmaster.com

30

20th Annual Signs of Spring Walk; easy, 2.5 miles; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 2:30-4:30 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

30

Hike to Zaidee’s Bower; easy, 5 mile hike; Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-2:00 PM; 255-0919; www.mohonkpreserve.org

30

Make Your Own Leaf Book; Minnewaska State Park Preserve, New Paltz; 10:00-12:00 Noon; 255-0752