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CALENDAR: April 28, 2012

Published: Saturday, April 28, 2012

Today, April 28

8 a.m. Field trip to Shaw Pond with the Waterman Bird Club. Meet at 255 No. Mabbettsville Rd. Millbrook. RSVP to (845) 264-2015.

8 a.m.-12 p.m. Kenneth Wilson State Park Bird Walk with the John Burroughs Nature Society. Meet at main parking lot off Wittenberg Rd., Woodstock. pds@netstep.net, www.jbnhs.org

8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Open blood drive. St. Christopher’s Parish Hall/School, 30 Benner Rd., Red Hook. 1-800-933-2566, www.nybloodcenter.org

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Athens Annual Cleanup Day. Must provide proof of Athens residence. No commercial or hazardous waste. Village of Athens Brush Dump behind the Village Firehouse, 3rd St., Athens. (518) 945-1052

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Conference on Equity and Social Justice. SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center, Route 32 South. www.equitysocialjustice.org

9 a.m. Shaupeneak Ridge hike. Esopus. Call (845) 246-4590 for meeting place.

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Annual Spring Rummage Sale. Saint John’s Reformed Church, 126 Old Post Rd. N, Red Hook. (845) 758-1184

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Rummage sale. Fair Street Reformed Church, 209 Fair St., Kingston. (845) 338-7722

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Bag sale. $2/bag. United Reformed Church, Bloomington. (845) 331-7099 Continued...

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Rummage Sale. Coxsackie United Methodist Church, 103 Mansion St., Coxsackie.

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Hudson River Heritage forum: “The Evolution of Preservation.” $85. Henry A. Wallace Center, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) Library, Hyde Park. (845) 876-2474, office@hudsonriverheritage.org

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Get a free one-month Mohonk Preserve membership. Preserve Visitor Center, Route 44/55, Gardiner or Spring Farm Trailhead, High Falls. www.mohonkpreserve.org

9 a.m. Heart of the Hudson Valley Farmers’ Market, Cluett-Schantz Park, 1801-1805 Route 9W, Milton. To 2 p.m. Call (845) 616-7824 or visit www.hhvfarmersmarket.com.

9 a.m. Kingston Farmers’ Market, Wall Street, Kingston. To 2 p.m. Call (845) 853-5812 or visit www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org.

9 a.m. Holy Cross Thrift Shop. Holy Cross Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston. To 12 p.m. year-round. (845) 331-6796

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Art class: “Printmaking,” $140/four classes. Through May 26. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock. www.woodstockschoolofart.org

9 a.m.-12 p.m. Art class: “Basic Drawing and Painting,” $140/four classes. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock. www.woodstockschoolofart.org

9:30-10:30 a.m. Dance class, Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave., Woodstock. (845) 679-0901, mtnviewstudio.com

10 a.m. Enriched Baking Class. $25. Verdigris Tea and Art, 135 Warren St., Hudson. Register at (518) 828-3139 or verdigristea@gmail.com. Continued...

10 a.m. Free class on septic system operation and maintenance. Neversink Town Hall, 273 Main St., Grahamsville. (845) 586-1400

10 a.m. Arbor Day Celebration. Williams Lake, Binnewater Road, Rosendale.

10 a.m. Introduction to Babysitting course. $10. Ages 12-17. Pre-registration required. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. (845) 757-3771, www.tivolilibrary.org

10 a.m. Cat NAP apprentice program kick-off information meeting. Woodstock Community Center. Register at (845) 586-2611 or Kpalm@catskillcenter.org.

10 a.m.-12 p.m. Growing Vegetables gardening class. Ellenville Public Library, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530

10 a.m.-12 p.m. Carriage Road Bike Ride. Mohonk Preserve, Route 44/55, Gardiner. RSVP to (845) 255-0919.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Catskill Animal Sanctuary Tour. Adults $10, seniors/children $5. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd., Saugerties. www.casanctuary.org

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Volunteers will collect expired or unused medication. New Paltz Shop Rite, 263 Main St.; and New Paltz Police Department, 83 South Putt Corners Rd., New Paltz. (845) 255-8801

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saugerties High School Car Show. Registration at 9 a.m. Proceeds benefit Post Prom Party. $10 to enter, $2 for spectators. Saugerties High School Parking Lot, 310 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-0610

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Earth Day Celebration. Hudson Highland Nature Museum, Muser Dr., Cornwall. hhnaturemuseum.org, (845) 534-5506, ext. 204 Continued...

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mohonk Preserve Singles and Sociables Outing: Mud Pond. Free for members, $12 for non-members. Meet at the Minnewaska State Park Preserve Awosting (lower) Lot. (845) 679-1196

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Spring Plow. Free. Saunderskill Farm, 5100 Route 209, Accord. (845) 294-9016

10 a.m.-11 p.m. Pine Bush UFO Festival. Throughout Pine Bush. (845) 744-5648, www.ufopinebushfestival.com

10 a.m. Knimble Knitters, Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville. (845) 647-5530

10 a.m.-12 p.m. Digital Natives, By appointment. Red Hook Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Kingston Farmers’ Winter Market, First and third Sat. of every month, Dec.-Apr. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org

10:15 a.m. Yoga Class, the Yoga Way, 2 Commerce Court No, 3, Wappingers Falls. Combination of hatha and raja yoga techniques of all levels. Call (845) 227-3233 or visit yogaway.info.

10:30 a.m. Petite Picasso. Painting for toddlers. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241

10:30 a.m. Walk and Dog Parade over the Hudson. Benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Walkers should meet at 9 a.m. at Rose Hill Day Care, 15 Haviland Rd., Highland. (845) 527-8998, www.walkanddogparadeforleukemia.eventbrite.com

10:30 a.m. Meditation group, Free. Photosensualis Gallery, 15 Rock City Rd., Woodstock.

10:30-11:30 a.m. Silent Vigil for Global Peace and Non-Violence. Kingston Women in Black, Outside Cornell Street Post Office. (845) 339-0637.

10:30 a.m. Zumba with Alicia, Cornell Street Studios, 168 Cornell St., Kingston. (845) 331-0191.

11 a.m. Digital Native Tech Support. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241

11 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 28, Mohonk Preserve interpretive program. Preserve fee applies. Meet at the Trapps Bridge.

11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution Lineage Workshop. Starr Library Local History Room, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck. RSVP to (845) 518-4008.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Ellen Shapiro Walk. Picnic 1-4 p.m. Walkway Over the Hudson, Highland. Ellenswalk@gmail.com

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Go club. Free and open to the public. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Spring to Health fair. Free. Andy Murphy Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston. (845) 334-3182

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Rock Art Poster Fair. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 200 Hurd Rd., Bethel. www.BethelWoodsCenter.org

11 a.m. Happy Paws Thrift Store, 282 Main St., Saugerties. To 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit UCSPCA.

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Go club, Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241

11 a.m.-7 p.m. Coffee’s Ready, Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St., Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org

12 p.m. Beltane Festival. Music at 1 p.m., pageant at 4 p.m. Center for Symbolic Studies, Stone Mountain Farm, 475 River Rd. Ext., New Paltz. www.symbolicstudies.org

12-3 p.m. Rabies vaccination clinic. $12. Cash only. Ulster Town Hall, 1 Town Hall Dr. (845) 382-2455

12-4 p.m. “Can We Help You?” Performance art by abcdefgCORPS. 462 Main St., Catskill.

12-5 p.m. Strawberry, Chocolate and Wine Festival. $15. Baldwin Vineyards, 176 Hardenbergh Rd., Pine Bush. (845) 744-2226, www.BaldwinVineyards.com

12:30 p.m. Stories and crafts. Ages 4-7. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-4317

1 p.m. Mid-Hudson Vegetarian Society meeting. Speaker Victoria Moran and buffet at 2 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Rhinebeck Town Hall, 76 East Market St,. Rhinebeck. RSVP@MHVS.org, (845) 876-2626

1-2:30 p.m. Cindy Brody will hold a talk demonstration on Animal Communication and Energy Balancing. $25 suggested. Benefits the Ulster County SPCA. Doc’s K-9 Center, 385 Foxhall Ave., Kingston. (845) 679-3393

1-3 p.m. Crafternoon. Free and open to the public. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook. (845) 758-3241

1-4 p.m. Stamp Making with ezerd. $40. Register in advance. Cornell Street Studios, 168 Cornell St., Kingston. (845) 331-0191

1-4 p.m. Art class: “Artful Use of What’s at Hand,” $140/four classes. Through Feb. 25. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock. www.woodstockschoolofart.org

1-4 p.m. Sketch class, $20. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock. www.woodstockschoolofart.org

1-5 p.m. The Great Tortilla Conspiracy: Free Art for the Masses. BRIK Gallery, 473 Main St., Catskill.

3 p.m. “Dancing for the CENTER: A Lineage of Love.” Adults $20, seniors/children $10. The CENTER for Performing Arts, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-3080

3-5 p.m. “Change is in the Air,” a free workshop/seminar about shamanism. Catskill Community Center, 344 Main St., Catskill.

5 p.m. Presentation by the Kids’ History Club. Free. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock.

7 p.m. “Jane Eyre, the Musical.” $15, seniors/students $12. New Paltz High School, Otto Grassel Auditorium, New Paltz. (845) 256-9657

7:30 p.m. “Nana’s Naughty Knickers.” General admission $18, seniors and children $15. Coach House Theatre, 12 Augusta St., Kingston. www.CoachHousePlayers.org, (845) 331-2476

7:30 p.m. Faculty Dance Concert. Adults $15, seniors/alumni/students $10, free for Bard community. Bard College, Richard B. Fisher Center Theater Two, Annandale-on-Hudson. (845) 758-7900

7:30 p.m. Cave Dogs’ “Sure-Minded Uncertainties.” The High Meadow Performing Arts Center, 3643 Main St., Stone Ridge.

7:30 p.m. “A Three Hats Production of Underage Thespian Action.” $5. Rondout Valley High School Auditorium, Kyserike Rd., Accord.

7:30-9 p.m. The Kirtaniyas. $15. Sadhana Yoga, 403 Warren St., 3rd Floor, Hudson.

8 p.m. “Cabaret.” $20, $18, $9. McKenna Theatre, SUNY New Paltz, Route 32 South, New Paltz. www.newpaltz.edu/theatre

8 p.m. “Dancing for the Center: A Lineage of Love.” Adults $20, children $10. The Center for Performing Arts, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck. (845) 876-3080

8 p.m. “Next to Normal.” Adults $18, students/seniors $14. Hudson High School, 215 Harry Howard Blvd., Hudson. 1-866-811-4111, www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org

8 p.m. The Hamilton Bacon Duo. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz. (845) 255-1559

8 p.m. American Symphony Orchestra. Preconcert talk at 7 p.m. $25/$35/$40. Bard College, Fisher Center, Annandale-on-Hudson. (845) 758-7900, fishercenter.bard.edu

8 p.m. Joan Rivers. $40/$45/$60. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. (845) 339-6088, upac.org

9 p.m. Milonga Bohemia. Beginners’ lesson at 7 p.m., intermediate at 8 p.m. Adults $15, students/seniors $10. Saugerties Performing Arts Factory, 169 Ulster Ave., Saugerties. (845) 246-1122

9-11 p.m. Ballroom by Request with Joe Donato and Julie Martin. Lesson 8-9 p.m. $12. Snap Fitness, Route 55 and 82, Lagrange. www.hudsonvalleydance.org, (845) 227-2706