Board-game café to open in Hudson
Cafés dedicated to board games are a relatively new thing. Miller says that the first one she heard about is in Toronto: a place called Snakes and Lattes.
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Dale Ziegenfelder’s pipe dream
His desire for an in-house pipe organ was triggered when he was a high school senior in 1969. It took most of his lifetime and nearly superhuman attention to detail to make that wish come true.
St. Patrick’s Day parades in Kingston, Beacon and Goshen
Saturday & Sunday, 3/11-12: Perambulating a city and contemplating life on its streets, like Stephen Dedalus in his odyssey across Dublin in James Joyce’s Ulysses, is certainly a time-honored Irish tradition worth reviving. Here are three mid-Hudson communities presenting appealing opportunities to do just that this coming weekend, in an organized fashion in the company of other perambulators
Hudson Valley Rail Trail WinterFest in Highland
There will be plenty of family-friendly activities, including hayrides and games, but the centerpiece is the chili competition, in which more than 20 regional restaurants bring their best batches of chili.
Oncology Support Program in Kingston holds celebration
It’s often the case that survivors of a life-threatening disease really know how to celebrate life. They’ve come through
Dutchess Habitat for Humanity moves house from Staatsburgh to Poughkeepsie
Dutchess Habitat for Humanity faced a challenge: to move an intact house from Staatsburgh and reposition it on an empty lot in Poughkeepsie, and do it fast.
Zydeco dance at Kingston’s White Eagle Hall this Friday
Hudson Valley Community Dances sponsor a wide variety of participatory dance events at venues throughout the region: Swing dancing, ballroom dancing, traditional English dancing and contra are among the many traditions recognized, practiced and taught. On Friday, November 11, zydeco dance is the order of the evening.
Halloween is a big deal in New Paltz & Woodstock
The parades are just the beginning.
Stylish scarecrows at Frog Alley ruins on Saturday
Scarecrows at Frog Alley features stylish scarecrows creatively crafted by members of the community, competing for prizes that include Best Design, Most Original Concept and Most Frightening Creation.
Field & Supply: A Modern Maker’s Craft Fair this weekend
Billed as “a modern interpretation of a traditional arts and crafts fair,” Field & Supply presents a carefully curated selection of makers highlighting goods, old and new, from a variety of studios and workshops representing a wide range of crafts.