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The Kids in the Kaatskills 3rd Annual Winter Festival: A Catskill Winter Wonderland is a magical, candlelight performance of music, dance, and spoken word celebrating Christmas, Solstice, and Chanukah. This year, visits from Jack Frost, Saint Nicholas, fairies, snowflakes, and reindeer will make it an unforgetable evening for all! Following the performance are gastronomical delights representing each holiday tradition and donated by The Black Bear Hollow Cafe, the Peekamoose Restaurant, Lucky's Chocolates, Shandaken Bake, and more! Directed by Cara Cruickshank, musical direction by Diana Mae Munch. Performances by Maraleen Manos-Jones (the Butterfly Lady), Sparrow, James Krueger, Ilfra Halley and others! The event will be held at the Parish Hall on Main Street, Phoenicia on Friday, December 21 at 7pm.
Thursday 12/20
4:30 PM Junior Manga Drawing Club for 7-12 year olds. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. 679-2213
Friday 12/21
6:00 PM Toys 4 Tots benefit with Uncle Rock at Memorial United Methodist Church, Shandaken, Bring a toy for admission…
6:30-8:00 PM 58th Annual Living Nativity; reenactment of the birth of Christ with live animals; Old Dutch Church, Kingston; 338-6759; www.olddutchchurch.org
7:00 PM Longest Night Celebration. Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild’s Community Choir, and Children’s Choir will sing songs from around the world. Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock. 679-2079
7:00 PM Kids In The Catskills Winter Production and Meal; at the Phoenicia Parish Hall on Main Street.
7:30 PM “Nuncrackers, the Nunsense Christmas Musical,” Backstage Studio Productions, 323 Wall Street, Kingston. 338-8700
8:00 PM Naked / Ben Vita / Les Bicyclettes. The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock. 679-5342
Saturday 12/22
12 noon Benefit for Family with Uncle Rock, Elizabeth Mitchell and more… Bearsville Theater, Woodstock.
6:30-8:00 PM 58th Annual Living Nativity; reenactment of the birth of Christ with live animals; Old Dutch Church, Kingston; 338-6759; www.olddutchchurch.org
7:30 PM “Nuncrackers, the Nunsense Christmas Musical,” Backstage Studio Productions, 323 Wall Street, Kingston. 338-8700
8:00 PM Tom Pacheco. The Colony Café, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock. 679-5342
Sunday 12/23
6:30-8:00 PM 58th Annual Living Nativity; reenactment of the birth of Christ with live animals; Old Dutch Church, Kingston; 338-6759; www.olddutchchurch.org
Monday 12/24
6:00 PM Santa On The Green! Family festivities and a visit from Santa. Village Green, Woodstock. 679-6234 or www.woodstockchamber.com
Tuesday 12/26
1:00 PM The 22nd Annual Community Christmas Dinner . New Paltz United Methodist Church, Main Street, New Paltz
1:00 PM Woodstock Christmas Feast with Uncle Rock, Community Center, Woodstock
Wednesday 12/26
Kids’ & Family Winter Camps. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291ext. 205 or www.frostvalley.org
10:30 AM Pathwork Spiritual Lecture Reading/Discussion. Begins with meditation. 74 Main Street. Phoenicia. 688-2211
Thursday 12/27
Kids’ & Family Winter Camps. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291ext. 205 or www.frostvalley.org
7:00 PM Ulster County Lyme Support Group. Hudson Valley Sudbury School, 84 Zena Road, Kingston. 246-2429
Friday 12/28
8:00 PM New Riders of the Purple Sage With special guest Professor Louie and the Crowmatix. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker Street, Woodstock. 679-4406 or www.bearsvilletheater.com
Saturday 12/29
4:00 PM on Arkville Holiday. Starts with Parade of Lights and includes railrides, barbecue, events at firehouse and Catskill Center. Route 28… Call 845-586-3300 or visit www.margaretville.org.
4:00 PM Ashokan Fiddle & Dance: New Years Winter Camp (12/29-1/1). Three nights of Swing, Cajun, Contras & Squares, Waltzes & Blues! Plus daytime workshops in dance, fiddle, banjo, guitar and singing. Hosted by Jay Ungar & Molly Mason. Ashokan Field Campus, Olivebridge. 246-2121 or www.ashokan.org
7:30 PM “A Tuna Christmas”; presented by Theatersounds; Community Center at UUCC; 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston; 8:00 PM; 331-2884; www.theatersounds.com
8:00 PM Spitting In The Face Of The Devil. Bob Brader’s monologue presented by Fred Poole and Marta Szabo, Authentic Writing. Fletcher Gallery, 40 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. 679-0306 or www.AuthenticWriting.com
8:00 PM Savion Glover, the world’s most famous tapper. The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany. 518-473-1845 or www.theegg.org
Sunday 12/30
4:00 PM Concert by Kairos. Holy Cross Monastery, Route 9W, West Park. 257-2715 or www.kairosconsort.org
Monday 12/31
6:00 PM Roller Skate Into 2008. Skate Time 209, 5164 Route 209, Accord. 626-7971
6 PM on Ashokan’s New Years Eve Dance. Featuring Jay Ungar & Molly Mason with Swingology; The Red Sticks Ramblers & Tidal Wave. Ashokan Field Campus, Olivebridge. 246-2121 or www.ashokan.org/ashokan/campnyrs.shtml
8:30 PM Bruce on the Mountai. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live in Barcelona (exclusive theatrical premiere to benefit the Catskill Mountain Foundation. Doctorow Center for the Arts, Main Street, Hunter. 518 263 4702 or www.catskillmtn.org.
9:00 PM New Years Eve Dance Party. With Marc Black and Friends. Kleinert/James Arts Center, 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock. 679-2079
Friday, 1/4
All Day SUNY Ulster Instant Admissions Day, Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge
7:00 PM P3 Phoenicia Phirst Friday concert and open mic, The Arts Upstairs, Main Street, Phoenicia.
8:00 PM Big Brother and the Holding Company; Janis Joplin’s original band; Bearsville Theater; 291 Tinker Street, Woodstock; 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com
Saturday 1/5
10:00 AM-2:00 PM Winterfest; variety of activities for the family; Forsyth Nature Center; Hasbrouck Park Stone Building, Kingston; 331-1682, x132; www.forsythnaturecenter.org
11AM Kidtopia with Uncle Rock and Band, Utopia Studios, 291 Tinker Street (rte 212), Woodstock
5:00-8:00 PM First Saturday Art Receptions; held throughout Kingston in various galleries; 338-0331; see www.askforarts.org for schedule
5:00-7:00 PM Artist’s Reception: The Boudoir Project by photographer Charise Isis; Galerie BMG; Woodstock; 679-0027; www.galeriebmg.com
8:00 PM Hurley English Dance; Hurley Reformed Church, Main Street; 679-8587
Sunday 1/6
Scout Day; Belleayre Mountain, Highmount; 800-942-6904; www.belleayre.com
Friday 1/11
8:00 PM “Grease”; NYCA Cabaret Theatre; 120 Schildknecht Road, Hurley;; 339-4340; www.nyca.org
Saturday 1/12
11AM Kidtopia with Dog On Fleas and Uncle Rock, Utopia Studios, 291 Tinker Street (rte 212), Woodstock
2:00 PM Poets Georganna Millman and Alison Koffler will be the featured readers when the Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival, Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker Street
7:00 P.M. Rebecca Martin with Larry Grenadier at Adam’s Space, Olive Plaza, Route 28, Olive. www.adamspiano.com
8:00 PM “Grease”; NYCA Cabaret Theatre; 120 Schildknecht Road, Hurley;; 339-4340; www.nyca.org
8:00 PM Contradance with live music; Woodstock Community Center; Rock City Road; 246-2121
Writing Workshop
10:45 AM - 1:15 PM Workshop for writers of fiction and memoir with Nanci Panuccio, The Arts Upstairs Gallery, 60 Main Street, Phoenicia. 688-7328 or www.EmergingWriters.us.
Sunday 1/13
Alzheimer’s Race to Remember and breakfast; Belleayre Mountain, Highmount; 800-942-6904; www.belleayre.com
2:00 PM “Grease”; NYCA Cabaret Theatre; 120 Schildknecht Road, Hurley;; 339-4340; www.nyca.org