As part of the Visiting Artist program at Ulster County Community College, Portia Munson, an artist who works in a variety of media, will present a slide show and lecture on her work, followed by the opening reception for her “Installation and Images.” The lecture will take place on Thursday, October 12, at 7:00 p.m. in Burroughs Hall, Room 120, on SUNY Ulster’s Stone Ridge campus. The opening reception will follow in the Muroff Kotler Gallery, where the exhibition will be open through November 10. The gallery, located near the Student Dining Center in Vanderlyn Hall, is open from Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and by appointment.
Thursday 9/28
Call for time Queen of Myself: A Mama Donna workshop on entering sovereignty in mid-life Inspired! Books and Gifts, 41 North Front St.. Kingston www.inspiredkingston.com
7pm Talk by Dr. Rolande Hodel Founder of AIDSFreeAFRICA SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center, New Paltz 800-66-MENSA
7 pm Gypsy Tribal Style Bellydance at the Copperhood Spa on Thursday eves in Shandaken, also at Ancient Callings Studio Monday day, Tuesday and Wednesday eves in Olivebridge. Call Perizad at 657-7276, website www.twistedtassels.com.
7:30pm Cultural Encounters in the New Netherlands Hurley Reformed Church 331-0593
Friday 9/29
Through Sunday 10/1 Call for times Introduction to Zen Training Retreat Zen Mountain Monastery, Mount Tremper 688-2228
11am golf /dinner 7pm 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, Dinner and Dance Party to support Family Of Woodstock; Woodstock Golf Club; Dinner/dance party at Blue Mountain Bistro, Call 679-8652.
11am - 5:30pm Ulster County Business Showcase SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge 338-5100
3pm Up the Creek With a Paddle Explore Rondout Creek by kayak; Forsyth Nature Center, Kingston 331-1682
5:30 PM-10:00 AM Colonial Overnight; for kids ages 8-14; sleep in an old stone house, play colonial games, travel back in time; Huguenot Street Historical Society, New Paltz 255-1660; www.huguenotstreet.org
Saturday 9/30
All Day Jennie Bell Pie Festival & Draft Horse Fall Harvest Talent Show & Fireworks; Kelder’s Farm & U-Pick, Rte. 209, Kerhonkson; 626-7137 www.kelderfarm.com
8:30am - 8:30pm In Praise of Divine Mother: Ritual & Poetry Vivekananda Retreat, Stone Ridge 687-4574
9 a.m. to 3 p.m The Integrated Early Intervention Child Network is having its annual yard sale at RCAL, 592 Ulster Avenue, Kingston, (845) 331-0541.
9am - 4pm Come Out and Find Out LGBTQ conference, Holiday Inn, Kingston 331-5300
11am Rondout National Historic District Guided Walking Tour, Kingston Heritage Area Visitor Center 339-0720
3pm workshops/9pm dance Woodstock Tango Workshop and Dance Mountain View Studio, Woodstock, www.WoodstockTango.com
4pm - 8pm Fifth Saturday Art Show Many venues in the town all featuring artists’ works, Town of Rosendale 658-3713
6:30pm Linda Young Dinner Dance & Auction Benefits Ovarian Cancer Support Program, Wiltwyck Golf Club, Kingston, www.benedictine.org
7pm - 7pm King of the North Country Adirondack painting & furniture, Be Gallery, High Falls, 687-0660
8pm Lecture featuring photographer Antonin Kratochvil Center for Photography at Woodstock 679-6337
Sunday 10/1
Through Tuesday 10/31 Call for time Dream Festival ione’s 11th annual Dream Festival, Alternative Books, 35 North Front St., Kingston, www.deeplistening.org/ione
Through Friday 10/6 Call for times Five Mountains in Five Days: Hiking the Catskill Peaks Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville 985-2291 ext. 205
1:00-5:00 PM 31st Annual Mum Festival; Seamon Park, Route 9W, Saugerties; art exhibits, crafts, food; see thousands of mums in bloom; 246-2919
2pm Blessing of the Animals With Tibetan Lamas, Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, Willow, www.WoodstockSanctuary.org
Monday 10/2
7pm Poetry Open Mike Featuring Bonnie Singman and Olive’s own Judith Boggess, Colony Café, Woodstock 679-5342
7:30pm Learn to Meditate, Woodstock Community Center 797-1218
Wednesday 10/4
10:30am The Showings of St. Juliana of Norwich Discussion about English mystic and her visions; Community Room of the Kingston Library 334-8404
7pm Kim Wozencraft Book Signing Signing her new psychological thriller The Devil’s Backbone, Barnes & Noble, Kingston, 336-0590
7pm Introduction to Marriage Enrichment CourseInstitute for Human Development, 275 Fair St., Kingston, www.i4hd.com
Thursday 10/5
12:15-12:45 PM Pianists Kimberly and Jennifer Vam; Old Dutch Church, Kingston
6pm The Fate of Humanity and the Future of Science SUNY New Paltz, College Hall 115. 257-2849
6pm - 7:30pm Breast Cancer Support Group, Shandaken Town Hall 657-7010
7 pm Gypsy Tribal Style Bellydance at the Copperhood Spa on Thursday eves in Shandaken, also at Ancient Callings Studio Monday day, Tuesday and Wednesday eves in Olivebridge. Call Perizad at 657-7276, website www.twistedtassels.com.
Friday 10/6
6pm - 8pm Art by the Foot: Group show by Marbletown Arts Association member artists in 12" format; Be Gallery
6:30 PM Dinner/Dance in celebration of 25th anniversary of Ulster Literacy; Wiltwyck Golf Club, Kingston 331-6837
8pm Manuel Barrueco, Classical guitar, Studley Theater, SUNY New Paltz 255-1559
8:00 PM Brian Regan in concert; Ulster Performing Arts Center, Broadway Theater; Kingston; 339-6088; www.upac.org
Saturday 10/7
All Day through Sunday 27th Annual Fall Festival and Craft Fair; over 100 crafts vendors, German cuisine, sky rides, live music and more; Belleayre Mountain, Highmount; 254-5600; www.belleayre.com
Through Sunday 10/8 Call for times ASK Artists’ Studio Tour More than 30 Kingston-area artists will open their studios, www.askforarts.org
Call for times WWII Veterans Conference, Holiday Inn, Kingston 336-8880
9:00 am -3:00 pm Fall Into the Holidays Craft Fair; handcrafted items, food and more; St. John’s Catholic Church, 12 Holly Hills Drive, Woodstock; 679-7696
10am - 6pm Ceramic Artists’ Open Studios Call for locations 687-9440
10am through Sunday 10/8 5pm 18th Country Seats Tour Hudson River Heritage, Rhinebeck, www.hudsonriverheritage.org/seats.html
11:00-4:00 PM 1st Annual Chili Cook-off; booths, tastings, music, crafts and more; T.R. Gallo Park, Kingston; 800-331-1518
8:00PM-11:00PM English Country Dance at Hurley Reformed Church, 679-8587
11am through Sunday 10/8 5pm Woodstock Artists Studio Tours Tours begin at the center of Woodstock 679-6234
11am through Sunday 10/8 6pm Melissa Harris: Open Studio Sale 104 Morgan Hill Road, Hurley, 340-9632 or melissaharris.com
2pm - 4pm Susan Zimet for NYS Senate Fundraiser Woodstock Community Center
5:00-8:00 PM First Saturday Art Receptions in Kingston - uptown, midtown and downtown; receptions held in various galleries; 338-0331; www.askforarts.org
7:00 PM 28th Annual Benefit Auction at Center for Photography at Woodstock; Bearsville Theater 679-9957; www.cpw.org
8pm Glorious Mozart Hudson Valley Philharmonic, UPAC, Kingston, (845) 339-6088 or www.upac.org
Sunday 10/8
10am - 4pm Civil War Reenactment Hurley Heritage Society Museum 331-0593
10am - 5pm Catskill Mountain Ginseng/Medicinal Herb Festival, Historic Catskill Point, Catskill (518) 943-0989
10am - 6pm Kingston Folk Festival Cornell Park, Kingston 339-6925
10:30am Pathwork Spiritual Lecture Reading/Discussion/Potluck, 74 Main Street, Phoenicia 688-2211
10:30am - 12:30pm Feed Your Head: A Literary Brunch Local writers, poets, and musicians offer uplifting and controversial works. High Falls Cafe 687-2284
12pm - 6pm Bluestone Festival Demos, tradesmen, geologists, exhibits, music, Gallo Park, Kingston 338-0895
8:00 PM Ian Anderson plays orchestral Jethro Tull; Ulster Performing Arts Center; Kingston; 339-6088; www.upac.org
Monday 10/9
3pm Is There Really a Human Race? Storytime with stickers, activities, and a new picture book by Jamie Lee Curtis, Barnes & Noble, Kingston, 336-0590
Wednesday 10/11
Through Sunday 10/15 Call for times Woodstock Film Festival, call 679-4265 or visit www.woodstockfilmfestival.com
7:30pm Art Lecture Series: Lilla LoCurto/William Outcault SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center 257-3872
6-7 p.m T'ai Chi Chuan Class for Beginners at Phoenicia Elementary School. Free of charge. All welcome.