The new principal of the New Paltz Middle School students, Ann Sheldon, assumed the school’s top leadership position on July 1. She previously served two years as assistant principal. Sheldon replaces Dr. Richard Wiesenthal, who retired at the end of the present school year.
Selections from the July 26 issue of Kingston Times.
The event, which featured food and craft vendors, games, beer and live music, was scheduled for three more weekends this year.
Thursday-Sunday, July 26-29: The main event, an artistic tent revival featuring Amanda Palmer, Rebel Girls and more at Andy Lee Field, happens on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 29: New Jersey’s Centenary Stage Company will mount a new production of the “tribal love/rock musical” at the bluestone sculpture park in Saugerties.
Maurice Hinchey, the long-time Saugerties resident, assemblyman and congressman who died last November, was honored today with the passage of a bill to name the Saugerties Post Office for him.
Saturday-Sunday, July 28-29: This troupe dedicates itself to reviving the stageworks of Horton Foote, a 20th-century Texan popularly known for his Oscar-winning screenplays for To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies. The venue is Carver’s Barn Outdoor Stage so picnics, blankets and folding chairs are welcome.
Saturday, July 28: The professionals pay a visit to the Summer Jazz Academy at Olin Hall.
With ten cannons, 7,500 square feet of sails, six miles of rigging and a ten-story-high mainmast, the Kalmar Nyckel is a sight to be seen.
The Rosendale Street Festival marked its 40th anniversary this past weekend.