Thursday 6/17
            1:00 PM Seminar: Housing Choices for Seniors sponsored by Rural Ulster Preservation Company‚s NeighborWorks/HomeOwnership Center Sophie Sirpanlis, real estate and The Bank of New York Mortage. Learn more about reverse mortgages, rehabilitation and alternative housing options.
Central Hudson, conference room
Route 28, Kingston, Free. 331-9860 
            2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Tutto Italiano: Pot Luck Pranzo conversation, opera classes every Saturday in the heart of Woodstock. Call for directions. 679-4454                       5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Arts For Wellness: Tree of Life Pilot Program with Instructor Susan Togut. Those dealing w/ life changes, illness, worries about the world at large, or just a need to relax and work creatively in a nurturing environment. All are welcome. Call for directions. Woodstock. 679-4966

Friday 6/18
            7:30 PM Byrdcliffe Theater Works Play reading series. Cost: $15. Byrdcliffe, Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-2079
            8:00 PM Bet Williams Trio Rock. Colony Cafe, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-5342
            10:00 PM Woodstock Tattoo Kick-Off Party Legends, corner of Routes 375 & 212, Woodstock. 679-4999

Saturday, 6/19
            Photographing the Familial Call for time. Center for Photography at, Woodstock, 59 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-9957
            Voice as Practice Call for time. Instrument of the Heart with Meredith Monk Zen Mountain Monastery
S. Plank Rd., Mount Tremper, NY. (845) 688-2228
            „One Enchanted Day‰ garden tour, vase auction and chef‚s dinner. Fundraiser for Woodstock Playhouse
Woodstock Playhouse, Route 212, Woodstock. 679-4104 www.woodstockplayhouse.org
            9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Catskill Mountain Sport and Adventure Expo fishing derby, kayak demos, shooting/archery simulator, hang gliding simulator, guided hikes, golf putting/instruction fly fishing, vendors, music and much more. Belleayre Mountain. Highmount.  Free. 254-5600 www.belleayre.com
            10:00 Am - 3:00 PM  Library Book Sale Woodstock Library, Library Lane, Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-2674
            10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Talk: The Kitchen Garden learn how to design a productive, easy maintenance and beautiful kitchen garden. $10 for just the talk or $20 with heirloom vegetable selection.
Catskill Native Nursery, 607 Samsonville Road, Kerhonkson. 626-3502 or 626-2758
            11:00 AM- 5:00 PM Esopus Creek Shuttle Catskill Mountain Railroad, Mount Plkeasant Station, Mount Tremper. $5 /one way; $8 /round trip; $5 /kids 4-11 yrs. 688-7400    
            1:00 PM The Catskill Center‚s 35th Annual Membership Meeting opening remarks by Maruice Hinchey. Keynote speaker: Peter A. Berle
Byrdcliffe Barn, Woodstock. 586-2611
            4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Artists‚ CO-OP Opening The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock. 679-5342
            5:00 PM Booksigning for Nikki & David Goldbeck Authors of Healthy Highways: The Road Guide to Healthy Eating. Joshua‚s, Tinker St., Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-8000
            5:00 PM - 8:30 PM Summer Solstice Silent Auction with raffles and door prize. Project Cat‚s second gala fundraiser. Hors d‚ouvres, wine and bluegrass music by Heinzevino! $10 door donation to cover food and entertainment
Marbletown Community Center, Route 209, Stone Ridge. 687-4983
            7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Participatory English Country & American Colonial Dance friendly instruction in traditional social dancing provided by Barbara Kidney to live 18th Century period music by the King‚s Delight. No partner necessary. Newcomers welcome. Woodstock Community Center, Rock City Road, Woodstock. $7. 744-5824
            8:00 PM Goddess Perlman‚s Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad Sexy yids of comedy, music & burlesque; no guilt. Colony Cafe, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock, NY. Cost: $15. (845) 679-5342

Sunday 6/20
            Clearwater‚s Great Hudson River Revival Environmental fest with Ani DiFranco, Dar Williams, more. Croton Point Park. Croton-on-Hudson, NY. (800) 67-SLOOP
            9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Catskill Mountain Sport and Adventure Expo fishing derby, kayak demos, shooting/archery simulator, hang gliding simulator, guided hikes, golf putting/instruction fly fishing, vendors, music and much more. Belleayre Mountain. Highmount.  Free. 254-5600 www.belleayre.com
            10:30 AM „In Your Face‰ taping.
The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock. 679-5342
            7:30 PM Byrdcliffe Theater Works Play reading series. Cost: $15. Byrdcliffe, Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-2079


Tuesday 6/22
            6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Spirit of the Woodstock Generation Opening Elliott Landy photographs. Special guest, Melanie. NYS Museum, Empire State Plaza, Madison Ave., Albany, NY. (518) 474-5877

Thursday 6/24
            5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Arts For Wellness: Tree of Life Pilot Program with Instructor Susan Togut. Those dealing w/ life changes, illness, worries about the world at large, or just a need to relax and work creatively in a nurturing environment. All are welcome. Cooper Lake Road (parking area by the lake), Woodstock. 679-4966

Friday 6/25
            7:00 PM Royal Lipizzan Stallions of Austria benefit for the Elting Memorial Library, Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz. 744˜1728
www.herrmanns,lipizzans.comSaturday 6/26
            10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Making Herbal Infusions and Salves from the Garden enjoy creating your own salves and herbal oils from herbs fresh from you garden or dried. Catskill Native Nursery, 607 Samsonville Road, Kerhonkson. $20. 626-3502 or 2758      
            11:00 AM Antares Young people‚s concert with strings, clarinet, piano. Maverick Theater, Maverick Rd., Woodstock, NY. Free. (845) 679-8217
            11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Esopus Creek Shuttle Catskill Mountain Railroad, Mount Plkeasant Station, Mount Tremper. $5 /one way; $8 /round trip; $5 /kids 4-11 yrs. 688-7400
            4:00 PM Concert to Benefit the Woodstock Fringe champagne reception to follow in the garden! Concert will feature Greg Otten, classical pianist; excerpts from 2004 Festival of Theatre and Song. St. Gregory‚s Church, Route 212, Woodstock. 679-0167          
            7:00 PM Royal Lipizzan Stallions of Austria benefit for the Elting Memorial Library. Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz. www.herrmanns,lipizzans.com
744-1728.
            8:00 PM Little Feat Broadway Theater, UPAC, Kingston, NY. (845) 339-6088
            8:00  - 10:00 PM Bar Scott Acoustic paino/vocals, benefits www.34millionfriends.org. Colony Cafe, 22 Rock City Rd., Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-5342
            8:00 PM Keigwin Dance Company Contemporary energetic troupe. Byrdcliffe Theater, Woodstock, NY. Cost: $15/$20 (845) 679-2079


Sunday 6/27
            10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Casting Concrete Stepping Stones Catskill Native Nursery. 607 Samsonville Rd., Kerhonkson, NY. Cost: $55. (845) 626-3502
            10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sand-Cast Concrete Pavers/Stepping Stones learn how to sand-cast concrete and make three 18"X18" stepping stones/pavers for your garden. Catskill Native Nursery. 607 Samsonville Road, Kerhonkson. $55. 626-3502 or 2758      
            12:00 PM Independence Day Celebration fireworks at 9:45pm. Gallo Memorial Park, Kingston. 338-7517
            2:00 PM Royal Lipizzan Stallions of Austria benefit for the Elting Memorial Library. Ulster County Fairgrounds, New Paltz. www.herrmanns,lipizzans.com
744-1728.
            3:00 PM Tokyo String Quartet Mozart, Beethoven to benefit Maverick Concerts & honor the late Gerald Widoff. Maverick Theater, Maverick Rd., Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-8217

Monday 6/28
            Figure Drawing & Anatomy with Deane Keller through Wednesday 6/30. Call for time. Woodstock School of Art. Rt. 28, Woodstock, NY. (845) 679-2388
            6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Writing Poetry, Short Story, Novel, Memoir or Creative Non-fiction with Iris Litt. Cost: $10. Woodstock location. (845) 679-8256
            7:00 PM Monday Night Open Mic- Poetry/Prose/Performance featuring Prima Materia (Vol 3: Stories We Tell Ourselves) - Selected Readers: Irene McGarrity (short fiction), and Bill Boyle (short fiction.) Hosted by Phillip Levine. The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock. $3. 679-5342

Tuesday 6/39
            7:30 PM Olive Planning Board Meeting Town Meeting Hall, Bostock Road, Shokan. 657-8118