Falcon hosts Alexis P. Suter birthday concert
Saturday, Feb. 8: A talent celebrated rapturously by the likes of B. B. King and Levon Helm, Suter is supporting her widely acclaimed 2019 full-band release Be Love.
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The Orchestra Now plays Beethoven at Bard
Saturday/Sunday, Feb. 8/9: The celebration concludes with one of the master’s most famous works, his heroic Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.”
Kaatsbaan hosts voguing lectures and Love Is Love Ball
Thursday/Friday, Feb. 13/14: The Kaatsbaan Cultural Park for Dance observes Valentine’s Day with a two-day extravaganza of voguing, scholarship and practice.
Climate Action Film Fest comes to Upstate Films
Wednesday, Feb. 12 and Sunday, Feb. 16: It’s the first festival of its kind exclusively featuring storytelling around solutions, rather than simply the impacts of climate change.
Researchers date demolished New Paltz house using tree ring data
For her senior research project, Jaimie Kaefer, a December 2019 graduate of the SUNY New Paltz Environmental Geochemical Science program, used wood samples from a recently demolished house adjacent to the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail between Rosendale and Kingston to determine the age of the structure.
Poll: The rising cost of rent
Rents are increasing across Ulster County. What, if anything, should be done?
Mayor: New Paltz is unaffordable
New Paltz Mayor Tim Rogers writes that the New Paltz school board should be mindful of the effect the school budget has on the cost of living when seeking a new superintendent. “Candidates need to discuss how they plan to balance high-quality school district programming while being as prudent as possible with our district that is largely funded by property taxes.”
Letter: Rent control is not the answer
In a letter, a Kingston realtor writes that rent control, which is now being considered by city lawmakers, is the wrong solution to the issue of affordable housing because it causes fewer new units to be built and leads to a spike in the cost for those units that aren’t regulated. Instead, the letter suggests, the city should encourage construction of new units.
‘Secrets of the Shawangunks’ lecture series begins February 6
Topics include: Bouldering and Biology; Forest Bathing; Fishers Past & Present; and Enhancing Visitor Experience Through Wayfinding. All lectures are free.
Notes from the Saugerties Village Board
Police stage bank robbery; plain-clothes officers to be dispatched during peak nightlife hours to ticket public urinators; sewer plant needs repairs; fees to increase; and more.