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• The Puppet People will be performing “A Christmas Carol” on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 10:30 a.m. at the Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St., Kingston. For more information or to register, call the Children’s Library at (845) 331-0507, ext. 1005, or register online at www.KingstonLibrary.org.
• “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “Frosty the Snowman,” two winter holiday family specials in one live-on-stage event complete with all of the beloved characters and music as well as skating on stage, takes place Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. Tickets ar $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and children. Call (845) 679-6900 or visit woodstockplayhouse.org for more information.
• Unison Arts Center’s 31st Annual Craft, Art and Design Fair will take place Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the center, 68 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz. There will be a wide choice of work by jewelers, quilters, potters, painters with high-quality items and& gifts such as guitars, jams and pickles, herbs, and more. Entry is a $5 suggested donation at the door. Children 12 and under are free. Visit www.unisonarts.org or call(845) 255-1559 for more information.
• The Vanaver Caravan and Arm-of-the-Sea Theater will team up for two performances of “Into the Light” Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Rosendale Theatre at 408 Main St., Rosendale. This family-friendly performance, first premiered in 2005, brings together the magic of Arm-of-the-Sea Theater’s giant puppets and the celebratory vision of Vanaver Caravan’s world dance repertoire. Tickets are $17.72 online including fees and can be purchased at https://bit.ly/3ik3tLz.
• The Catskill Glee Club will present its 93rd annual Winter Concert on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Reformed Church, 310 Main St., Catskill. The club will present a variety of traditional and contemporary seasonal songs. The Glee Club’s guest artist this year will be the Greenville High School’s Select Treble Chorus. The combined choruses will sing G.F. Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” and J. Rutter’s arrangement of “Silent Night.” An array of home-baked treats and fellowship will follow. A donation of $10 is suggested. The 26-voice male chorus, with members from Greene and surrounding counties has been bringing quality music to the Hudson Valley since 1927. Doors open at 7:00 pm for the 7:30 pm performance. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Visit the Club’s Facebook page or website: CatskillGleeClub.org for further details.
• St. James United Methodist Church, 29 Pearl St., will have a Cookie Caper and Gift Fair on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Homemade cookies will be sold for $12 per pound. Preorders will be accepted until Dec. 9 and can be made by calling (845) 331-3030 or sending an email to stjamesumc.kingston.news@gmail.com.
• The Olive Free Library, 4033 state Route 28A, West Shokan, will have its annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature, local makers, raffle prizes and homemade cookies for sales. Local artisans and craftspeople will be set up in the library’s Community Room and lower floor to offer unique, handmade goods ranging from embellished denim and holiday ornaments to hand-knit and hand-crocheted scarves and original artwork and more. All proceeds will benefit the library. Call the library at (845) 657-2482, send an email to programs@olivefreelibrary.org or visit olivefreelibrary.org for more information.
• The Rhinebeck Choral Club will perform family-friendly concerts at Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368 Mill St., Rhinebeck, on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, at 3 p.m. Admission is free, although donations will be accepted. Visit rhinebeckchoralclub.org for more information.
• Get your broken items repaired free at the next Esopus Library Repair Café on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library at 128 Canal St. in Port Ewen. Eligible items include clocks, lamps, fans, vacuums, other small electrical or mechanical appliances, computers, jewelry, textile repairs and more. For more information or to volunteer contact esopusdirector@esopuslibary.org or visit repaircafehv.org.
• St. James United Methodist Church, 29 Pearl St., Kingston, will host its Star in the Valley Christmas Market and Cookie Caper on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Homemade Christmas cookies, crafts and refreshments will be available for purchase. Pre-ordered cookie trays are $12 per pound. Call (845) 331-3030 to place your order. Parking and an accessible entrance are located at 29 Pearl St.
• The Woodstock Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair will take place at Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave., Woodstock, on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 2 to 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be clothing, jewelry, art, food and more.
• The Ashokan Center’s Holiday Craft & Book Faire at 477 Beaverkill Road, Olivebridge is Sunday Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature hand-crafted gifts and shop for children’s books. Participants can make an ornament in the tin shop, make a wood-handle sorghum broom in the broom shop or a fire poker, heart-shaped trivet or plant hanger in the blacksmith shop. The performance hall will offer a large assortment of children’s books on music, nature, history and art. The event will also feature a rustic family photo booth with photographer Ovi Horta, music offerings and food for sale. All craft and food sales benefit the Ashokan Center. Bring coats, hats, boots and gloves for a winter clothing drive. For more information visit https://ashokancenter.org/.
• The Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church St., continues the TroupEnigma’s production of “World War II Radio Christmas” by Pat Kruis Tellinghusen. This holiday show recreates the experience of attending a recording of a 1940s radio show. The production runs through Dec. 11, with performances Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20, $18 for seniors and students. Military veterans will be admitted free. Visit phoeniciaplayhouse.com or call (845) 688-2279 for more information.
• Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368 Mill St., Rhinebeck, will have its annual cookie walk sale on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Cordes Hall. There will be more than 40 kinds of homemade holiday cookies. Cookies can be purchased for $11 per pound.
• The High Falls Fire Department hosts its annual holiday food and toy drive Sunday, Dec. 11, from 1-4 p.m. at the High Falls Firehouse at 1 Firehouse Road, High Falls. The event will feature pictures with Santa, hot cocoa or hot coffee and fresh baked cookies. Participants are asked to donate a new unwrapped toy. Donations of hams, turkeys and all trimmings, canned goods, dry goods, juices, personal health and beauty items, baby food and diapers will be collected Gift cards for older teens and monetary donations will also be accepted. All donations benefit the Rondout Valley Food Pantry.
• The Ruby Fire Department will host “Pancakes with Santa” on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the firehouse, 1214 Main St., Ruby. All are welcome. Donations will be accepted.
• Advent/Christmas Concert will take place on Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. at Comforter Kingston Reformed Church (upper fellowship hall), Wynkoop Pl., Kingston. For more information, call Dianna, (845) 901-5330 or email ewepurly@hotmail.com. Admission is a free-will offering.
• The Highland Public Library at 14 Elting Place, Highland, will host a diabetes meal plan program Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 1-3 p.m. in the library’s meeting room. The session will be led by nurse and nationally certified diabetes care and education specialist Gary Anello. Those with a library card register for the program at https://highlandlibrary.org/.
• A soup sale will take place at the Rhinecliff Firehouse, 17 Shtazell Ave., Rhinecliff, on Thursday, Dec. 15, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Soup will be sold by the quart for $10 per quart. Only take-out orders will be available. Soup can be picked up at the firehouse side window on Orchard Street. The sales are sponsored by the Rhinebeck Grange. Send an email to JoBaer2@gmail.com to preorder online and to be emailed the soup choices.
• The United Reformed Church at 9 Church St., Bloomington, is hosting Heavenly Soups to Go featuring 14 different varieties of soup Dec. 16, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Soup and roll are $5. Call (845) 331-7099.
• HUDSY, a streaming service focused on the Hudson Valley, will host Beyond the Screen, A Night of Local Films, Music and Connection at the Rosendale Theatre at 408 Main St., Rosendale Friday, Dec. 16, starting at 7 p.m. The free event features film screenings of films by local creators and Hudsy Originals. https://hudsy.tv/events/.
• A cookie walk will take place on Dec. 17 from 1 – 3 p.m. featuring a craft bazaar, white elephant table, etc. at the Comforter Kingston Reformed Church, (lower fellowship hall), Wynkoop Pl., Kingston. For more information, call Betsy at (845) 339-4471.
• The Movies with Spirit series will screen the drama “Merry Christmas,” on Saturday, Dec 17, at 7 p.m. at the Rondout Valley United Methodist Church, 25 Schoonmaker Lane, Stone Ridge. The film chronicles the true story of an unofficially declared truce by opposing soldiers in World War I on Christmas Eve 1914. The film is rated PG–13. Attendees over age 12 are asked to contribute $10 a person.
• The Lord’s Acre Project Craft Fair & Bake Sale will take place Saturday, Dec. 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rochester Reformed Church, 5142 U.S. Route 209, Accord. There will be vendors, handmade crafts, a bake sale, raffles, a silent auction a 50/50, and more. Donations of homemade crafts or gift baskets are wanted for the raffle and silent auction. Contact Jennifer Gregory by calling (845) 706-0607 or sending an email to niffer20@aol.com if you would like to donate. People interested in being vendors should also contact Gregory.
Theatre troop Dzieci will perform “Fools Mass” Saturday, Dec. 17, at 3 p.m. at the Old Dutch Church at 272 Wall St. in Uptown Kingston. Admission is free. Donations are greatly appreciated. Doors open 15 minutes prior to the performance. Reservations are not required.
• Up In One Productions will present the Christmas classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” at The Center for Performing Arts, 661 state Route 308, Rhinebeck, runs through Sunday, Dec. 18, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling (845) 876-3080 or visiting centerforperformingarts.org.
• The Tivoli Artist Gallery, 60 Broadway, Tivoli, will have its Holiday Show through Dec. 18. The show will offer unique, handcrafted items such as ceramics, jewelry, small paintings, ornaments, greeting cards, sculptures, textiles and photographs. Gallery hours are 5 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays, noon to 8 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call (845) 757-2667 or visit tivoliartistsgallery.com for more information.
• Old Dutch Church at 272 Wall St. in Uptown Kingston will host its 73rd annual Living Nativity in the churchyard on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Performance times are 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
• The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale, will screen the 2017 film “Kong: Skull Island” at 3 p.m on Dec. 30. A team of scientists, explorers and soldiers arrive on an uncharted island dominated by prehistoric animal life where Kong is King. The journey soon turns into a fight for survival to escape a world where death is around every corner. Tickets are $10, $6 for members and those in costume. For more information and tickets, visit https://bit.ly/3VqcQI0.
• Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox’s Life in The Past Lane returns to the Bardavon, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie, on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $49. Members get $5 off. Call Bardavon at (845) 473-2072 or the Ulster Performing Arts Center at (845) 339-6088 or email boxoffice@bardavon.org to purchase tickets. Tickets can also be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com but fees apply.
• People’s Place, in partnership with Institute for Animal Happiness, has brought back the Happy Cart to the parking lot at 17 St. James St., Kingston every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. The Happy Cart offers plant-based food to our community to taste and is free. happyvegancart.org.
• People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center’s monthly Evening Of Holistic Health collaboration with the Holistic Health Community continues. The first Wednesday evening of each month from 3 to 7 p.m. at 775 Broadway, Kingston. https://peoplesplacewec.simplybook.me/v2/.
• People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center offers free weekly workshops, featuring wellness classes, health screenings, nutritional guidance, alternative health modalities, and financial education. 775 Broadway, Kingston. For more information and to register for workshops, visit www.peoplesplace.org/wellness-empowerment-center/ or call (845) 338-4030.
• People’s Place Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Wednesday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. at 17 St. James St., Kingston. Donations of fresh and shelf-stable foods are being accepted. Call (845) 338-4030.
• People’s Place Bounty Table, located just outside the doors, offers free produce, breads, baked goods, dairy items and proteins. The items change daily and are first-come, first-serve during business hours, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call (845) 338-4030 for additional information.
• The Rhinebeck Farmers Market has opened for the season in the municipal parking lot at 61 E. Market St., Rhinebeck. The market will take place every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Dec. 18. Visit rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com for more information.
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