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Kids’ Almanac: Feb. 9-16

Kids’ Almanac: Feb. 9-16

Our weekly roundup of family activities. This week: Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom at Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre, Luge Challenge at Belleayre Mountain, Hudson River EagleFest, Puppets perform African Adventure Tales at SUNY-Dutchess, Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck presents Jedi Academy, Valentine’s Day fun, Fishkill Model Train & Hobby Show, Sledding party at Clermont, Cookie-decorating at Children’s Museum

Neko Sushi to become Lola’s Cafe

Neko Sushi to become Lola’s Cafe

“It will serve healthy locally-sourced sandwiches, soups, salads, wraps, ‘bowls’ and the like. As with their other location . . . overall, a business plan similar to Main Course. The New Paltz location will be open later than Poughkeepsie, will have outdoor seating and is likely to serve beer and wine.”

Masterson’s paintings highlight ‘people of the fields,’ now on view in Kingston

Masterson’s paintings highlight ‘people of the fields,’ now on view in Kingston

Barbara Masterson, who lives on a farm at the top of a small mountain in the southern Ulster hamlet of Milton, had always painted landscapes. But one day in May 2015, when she was out painting on a neighboring farm in Marlborough, some migrant workers wandered into the scene and her subject began to change. “I just painted them in quickly,” she said. “It was kismet. I was just innocently painting and they just kind of appeared.”