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Saugerties Historic House Tour explores Palatine history
Saturday, May 19: Hop aboard the bus and learn about the immigrants of 1710 who established West Camp. This docent-led tour offers views of some of the 68 stone houses in Asbury, Saxton and Blue Mountain.
Live reading of Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick’s 100 Views of the Drowning World
Saturday, May 19: The artistic duo works in the fields of photography and installation art, specializing in fictitious histories set in the past or future or what Art + Design has described as “cautionary mythology.”
Women’s Studio Workshop to honor Annie O’Neill & Dani ReStack
Sunday, May 20: The Binnewater workshop is a nurturing space where thousands of women (and now men) have been able to show and share their art, and learn hands-on skills like papermaking, screenprinting, bookbinding and ceramics.
Tully wrings wry comedy from the dark underbelly of new motherhood
If you’ve been there, you’ll be grateful to see the postpartum ordeal depicted so grittily and grungily. The film still manages to qualify as a comedy, but without glossing anything over with unearned cuteness.
Tito Puente Jr. to perform at the Ritz in Newburgh
Saturday, May 12: Raised by the greatest and more than just a torchbearer of the family brand.
Erica’s Cancer Journey: One More MRI and I’ll Stick to the Fridge!
People say that it’s what’s on the inside that counts. In my cancer world, these MRIs are one way doctors actually “count” my insides.
Plans for rail-trail link to be presented in New Paltz
Plans for the last leg connecting the Wallkill Valley and Hudson Valley rail trails will be unveiled by the state Department of Transportation Tuesday, May 15 in New Paltz. When complete, the link will allow bicyclists and pedestrians to travel freely from Walkway Over the Hudson to and from New Paltz, Kingston and Wallkill.
New Paltz Regatta returns to the Wallkill River May 6
Sunday, May 6: It started out as a fraternity stunt and went on to become a beloved community tradition.
Kids’ Almanac (5/3-5/10)
Help your favorite park and get a workout | Free Comic Book Day | Borrow a fishing pole | Hudson Children’s Book Festival