Saturday, Aug. 31: The parade of farm animals includes horses, ponies, an alpaca, baby goat, pot-bellied pig, baby bunnies, chicks, ferrets, chinchillas and bees in their hive. At this free event, children and families are welcome to touch and hold and the animals, take pony rides, climb on the antique tractors, make art, get a face-painting and more.
Sunday, Sept. 1: Taking place at the T. R. Gallo Waterfront Park on the Rondout Creek, the Hooley’s four main venues feature live music, step dancing, storytelling and traditional music for all ages. Many food and craft vendors will be on-site. Focused on family, this event is free to all, Irish or not. For a full schedule of events and performances, visit the website below.
Winning the title of Mrs. Philippines America 2019 was not about wearing the crown for New Paltz resident, Cecille Castillon-Weinstein,
The executive director of the Ulster County SPCA, she’s a very interesting person with a range of life experiences who has been many places. You can tell she takes her job helping animals seriously.
The rhino statue is life-sized, close to six feet tall at the rump and about double that in length. But he’s not quite as sturdy as he looks. They’re not supposed to, but children have been climbing on him since soon after he was first installed, the kiln cooled down and closed off.
Several local teens, aged 12 to 16, who have been disciples of the Fighting Spirit Karate dojo in New Paltz, have recently been chosen to represent their entire country as an international sparring team at the British Kyokushin Karate World Tournament in London, England on October 5.
Saturday, August 24 : There will be two vintage base ball (yes, two words) games between the Mountain Athletic Club of Fleischmanns and the Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn at the Grahamsville Fairgrounds. The first game will be played by the rules in effect in 1864, and the second game will be played by rules from 1895.
Wednesday-Sunday, Aug. 28-Sept. 2: We’re getting late into summer. The light has begun to look autumnal. NFL teams are heading into their third preseason game, and those children possessed of a tragic disposition have begun to mourn the passing of summer. Despair not, however, as fair season still has some kicks left.
Her figure will be added to a previously planned sculpture of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Richardson can often be found at his Wall Street bike shop helping customers or having a conversation with people stopping in to say hello. He also has been throwing semi-casual concerts with local charm out of the space.