Thursday, Dec. 6: The yield of a unique British/Russian scholarly collaboration, The Kremlin Letters examines and makes sense of more than 600 messages exchanged between Joseph Stalin and the Allied leaders Churchill and Roosevelt during the Second World War.
‘When Jordan came into our troop, he was younger and undisciplined… He’d be the first to tell you that. Now he’s a fine example of an Eagle Scout.’
One Saugerties woman’s crafting prowess and love of the winter holidays took on a new dimension four years ago when a friend asked her to add a few recipients in need of holiday cheer to her Christmas list.
This year, New Paltz resident Maria Savino and her 11-year-old daughter Ava are enjoying their time at home even more than most — because they nearly lost that home a little over a year ago.
Diamond Mills and People’s Place will be distributing turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, corn, butternut squash and apple pie to each applicant.
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 23-25: It’s the largest market of its kind in the region, featuring 100+ purveyors of local, handmade and vintage wares. The event also features fresh food (including an oyster bar) and beverages, plus plenty of kid-friendly activities.
Family of Woodstock’s annual Community Thanksgiving Day dinner, which runs for free from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, November 22 at the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, got its start during this nation’s bicentennial 42 years ago.
“I think what we do here is more important now than it’s ever been,” says director Jim Tinger. “The struggle with anxiety and other mental health issues has been more prevalent for kids in recent years than I’ve ever seen before. And isolation is our big battle now. Before electronics, I used to say we were combating boredom, because kids get in trouble when they’re bored. And that’s still true, but now battling isolation is the new war.”
Housed in a building meant to store equipment for the transfer station, the Saugerties Animal Shelter on Route 212 is hoping for improvements that will help the animals housed there.
The 15th annual Turkey Trot, sponsored by Family of New Paltz, will take place Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22.