Voting. Absentee ballot applications can be downloaded at www.dutchesselections.com/Absentee_Voting/index.html or find a candidate.
And yes, we all still need donations…
EcoTip – know those nifty foaming Method hand soaps? Refill with a quarter of your favorite liquid soap and 3/4 water, gentle swirl and voila.
Millbrook High School students, Emily Walenta and Ashley Cirone, created an Art Club project to get the school and the community talking about recycling again. For less than a week, these two students raided garbage cans and recycling bins throughout the school as well as the Village of Millbrook in search of clear 16-ounce water bottles. The completion of the “recycled water bottle” has made people aware of how much waste the community produces. The reason the girls made this sculpture is to encourage everyone to start recycling again. At the Millbrook Library.
Mushrooms. Check out www.leslieland.com for info and recipes for when you are 100% sure of what you’ve found. Remember, there are evil twins.
Pick your own apples. Ellsworth just past Sharon, Connecticut. 860-364-0025. They also have blueberries, raspberries, gourds and pumpkins.
Expect great bargains on quality items at the Grace Church Tag Sale. Friday Nov 6, and Sat. Nov. 7, 9 AM-4:30 PM, with a Bag Sale Sun. Nov 8, 11 AM-1 PM, upstairs in the Grace Church Parish Hall (3330 Franklin Ave., Millbrook). Please call Helen Ashton 845-266-4389 for more info. Continue your bargain hunting on the main floor of the Parish Hall with a children’s rummage sale and bake sale sponsored by Millbrook Community Preschool at Grace on Saturday, November 7, from 9 AM-4:30 PM. The children’s rummage sale will feature gently used children’s clothing (infant-teen), books, DVDs, games, train tables, doll furniture, and more.
Volunteers/Staff Needed:
The Union Vale Parks & Recreation Department is looking to start new programs in 2010 and we need volunteers and staff to make this all happen. If you or someone you know is skilled and interested in the following positions please contact Rob at 845.724.5691. Ice Skating Instructor: We are looking for an ice skating instructor for January 9, 16, 23, 30 for 1 hour in the morning. Ice Hockey Instructor: We are looking for an ice hockey instructor for January 9, 16, 23, 30 for 1 hour in the morning. Mountain Bike Instructor: We are looking to develop a week long (possibly longer or multiple sessions) Mountain Bike Camp for the summer of 2010. Tymor Park has over 10 miles of trails which need to be conquered and we need a skilled instructor to lead the way. If you are interested in any of these opportunities please contact Rob (845.724.5691) as soon as possible.
Frankenstein’s Fortress in Stanfordville. Friday and Saturday 6:30 to 9:30, Sunday 6:30 to 8:30. $14 for adults, $5 for kids under 10. www.frankensteinsfortress.com and really is amazing. This year, the Lion’s Club Café has treats for the tricksters. Look for the orange slips – that reduces admission by $1.
Hamlet at the Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck, through October 25, Fridays & Saturdays 8pm; Sundays 3pm. Rte. 308, Rhinebeck. $18 adults; $16 seniors & children. (845) 876 – 3080.
Works by local artists Gabriella Kiss and Chris Lehrecke, Warner Gallery, Holbrook Arts Center, Millbrook School through October 30. Gallery hours Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm, Saturday 8am to 1pm Sundays by appointment. Please contact Bill Hardy @ 845.677.8261 extension 132 or bhardy@millbrook.org
Wednesday, October 21:
Arias and Barcarolles at Bard, Olin Hall, 8pm. 845-752-2191, conservatory@bard.edu.
“Business on Board at Bard.” Hunter Lovins, Natural Capitalism. The National Climate Seminar is a biweekly, national phone conversation featuring top climate scientists, political leaders, and policy analysts. 3pm. www.bard.edu/cep/ncs/, cep@bard.edu, 845-758-7073.
Lipizzanner Stallions at the MidHudson Civic Center at 6:30. 454-5800.
Thursday, October 22:
“Flatbush in the Seventeenth Century.” Ruth Piwonka, David Voorhees, and Peter N. Miller will discuss the issues they have grappled with in their assessment of Margrieta van Varick’s inventory, including archaeology, language, religion, material culture, and social life. Ruth Piwonka is an independent scholar and contributor to the Dutch New York exhibition catalogue. David William Voorhees is director of Papers of Jacob Leisler, New York University, and managing editor of de Halve Maen, as well as a contributor to the Dutch New York exhibition catalogue. Peter N. Miller is dean and chair of academic programs at the Bard Graduate Center. 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. $25 general, $17 students and seniors. The BGC, 18 West 86th Street, New York City. To register, please call 212-501-3011 or e-mail programs@bgc.bard.edu.
“350 Day of Action.” 350 signifies the safe upper limit of carbon in our atmosphere. October 24 is the culmination of a campus wide letter-writing event competition. At 5p.m. we will be collecting and reviewing 350+ letters to mail to our elected representatives. Participants will be photographed at 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by Bard Environmental Resources Department. Campus Center MPR. Contact reduce@bard.edu, or 845-758-7180.
Late Night at the Lehman Loeb, Vassar. 5:00 – 9:00pm (845) 437-7745 or fllac.vassar.edu.
Shaolin Warriors at UPAC. 7pm. www.upac.org. Wow.
Friday, October 23:
Enchanted Forest at the Sharon Audubon, from 6:30-8:00pm. It is a non-scary, fun event for young children. Please contact Wendy at (860) 364-0520 x21 or wmiller@audubon.org for more information on volunteering or to sign up.
The City, The Country, And The Changing Environment, 7pm at Cary. Professor Emeritus of Vassar, Dr. Harvey Flad, and award-winning author Leila Philip, will discuss their recently published books: Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie, and A Family Place: A Hudson Valley Farm, Three Centuries, Five Wars, One Family. Cary Institute auditorium, 2801 Sharon Tpk., Millbrook. Free. 677-7600 x 121 or freemanp@caryinstitute.org.
If in Rhinebeck, fall book sale through Sunday. At the Starr Library.
Film Screening at Bard. Forest of Bliss. Introduced by Laura Kunreuther, Assistant Professor of Anthropology. Part of a weekend of events honoring filmmaker Robert Gardner. 7:00 p.m., Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center. For more information contact 845-758-7253 or mlipson@bard.edu.
Also at Bard, Fresh from its U.S. premiere at the New York Musical Theater Festival, the Kenyan musical Mo Faya is at the Fisher Center this Friday for one night only. The book, lyrics, and music are by Eric Wainaina, lauded by London’s Guardian newspaper (April 2009) as one of Kenya’s national icons. 8pm, 845-758-7900 and mention Africaweek for a special discount.
Saturday, October 24:
Farmer’s Market in Millbrook. 9 to 1pm.
Maintaining Fruit Trees in the Landscape, Emphasizing Apples taught by Steven McKay is a follow-up to the fruit tree establishment class. Renovating and managing mature apple trees is a primary focus of this class. All aspects of fruit tree care will be covered. Topics will include spraying, pruning, critter protection, and nutrient management—everything one needs to know to manage a successful harvest of luscious tree-ripened fruit. The class takes place from 9 am to 12 noon in Franklin W. Olin Humanities Building at Bard College. $47 for nonmembers and $42 for members.
Over two Saturdays, on October 24 and 31, Gardening from Scratch is for those interested in learning how to navigate the overwhelming variety of plant choices and looking for inspiration to jump-start a dream garden. The classes meet from 10:00 a.m. to 1 pm in the Franklin W. Olin Humanities Building at Bard College. The cost is $93 for nonmembers and $84 for members. Erika Hanson is currently a partner with Anthropek Containers and Gardens, owner of Living Colors and Gardens and head horticulturist at Horatio Productions. She is the former assistant head horticulturist at Martha Stewart Living. She is a graduate of the School of Professional Horticulture at The New York Botanical Garden. To check out more on Ms. Hanson, visit wwwlivingcolorslandscape.com or www.dirtyhorticulture.blogspot.com.
The Horse As Muse, art clinic 10am-4pm $250 (lunch and learning materials included). Mistover Farm, Pawling NY, ridehorsedances.com.
Punch, 20 Main Street in Millerton, has a special day followed by a special reception from 6 to 8pm to welcome painters, Zoe Wood Bontecou and Nina Wood, and jewelry designer, Lisa Hall. Exhibiting Sunday as well, 11 to 4. Fabulous jewelry and paintings, including poultry art. 518.789.6796.
Magical Messenger Bag at the Millbrook Library, 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Make this great bag with three large compartments and as many pockets as you want, a choice of two sizes. Some preparation will be necessary before the class. You will need to purchase the pattern, 1 ½” velcro, fusible stiffener and an optional key fob from the instructor. The cost will be approximately $10. You will also come to class with the quilt sandwich completed so that you are ready to add pockets and hopefully finish the bag during the time allotted. When you sign up for the class, you will get the instructions to make the quilt sandwich. Registration is required and space is limited so sign up early! The class will be given by Mrs. Sharon Ruth, whose wonderful quilting creations have been viewed at the library for years.
Storytelling with Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi at 1:30pm at Maple Grove, www.maplegroveny.org. African American folktales from Zora Neale Hurston for all ages.
Haunted Tales – A Halloween Treat for Adults at the Millbrook Library @ 7 pm. Treats provided. No tricks necessary. This scary night will be limited to adults over 16 and under 100. Step out of the shadows into a world of ghosts, goblins, spirits and specters. Storyteller Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi (same one as at maple Grove earlier in the day and she is supposed to be enchanting) shares her favorite Halloween tales in a night of stories designed to frighten and fascinate grown-ups.
Dan Mead and Sally Eagle, Earth Designs at MASC Gallery, photographs at Math and Science Center, Millbrook School. Opening is 5 to 7pm.
Ricki Lee Jones at the Bardavon. 8pm. Wow. www.bardavon.org, 473-2072.
Winnakee Land Trust Historic Barn and Working Farms Tour. Great way to see back roads and gather a new appreciation for the barns and farms in the area. 10 to 5:30, 845-876-4213, www.winnakeeland.org. I have gone before and it is a lovely event. info@winnakeeland.org.
Olana Viewshed Tour II. Nine landowners and two historic sites participate and “celebrate the beauty which surrounds Olana’s 250 acre 19th century American Picturesque Landscape”. 10 to 4 with cocktails 4:30 to 6:30. Exclusive special event is Olana’s Bell Tower Tour, a good incentive to get membership at Olana. 518-828-1872 x 103. Benefits Olana’s Hisoric Landscape Restoration. www.olana.org.
At Bard:
Film Screening of Dead Birds. Introduced by John Pruitt, Associate Professor of Film and Electronic Arts. Part of a weekend of events honoring filmmaker Robert Gardner. 1:00 p.m., Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center. For more information contact 845-758-7253 or mlipson@bard.edu.
Film Screening of Rivers of Sand. Introduced by Peggy Ahwesh, Professor of Film and Electronic Arts. Part of a weekend of events honoring filmmaker Robert Gardner. 3:00 p.m., Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center. For more information contact 845-758-7253 or mlipson@bard.edu.
Book signing and reception; conversation with Robert Gardner and Susan Maiselas. Part of a weekend of events honoring filmmaker Robert Gardner. 5:00 p.m., Milton and Sally Avery Arts Center, Integrated Arts Room, room 116. For more information contact 845-758-7253 or mlipson@bard.edu.
Sunday, October 25:
Sharon Audubon Kids’ Day from 12-3pm. Volunteers are needed for food booth, grilling, admissions, parking, and helping with games and crafts. The games and crafts run 12-2, and then the costume parade takes place before the featured performance.
Please contact Wendy at (860) 364-0520 x21 or wmiller@audubon.org for more information on volunteering for these events or to sign up for volunteering.
The Cary Institute will be displaying landscape artist Rebecca Allan’s current exhibition, Tributary, through January 17th, 2010. Encompassing large canvases as well as works on paper, the paintings represent wetland habitats, including the Wappinger Creek—a tributary of the Hudson River that runs through the Cary Institute’s campus. Viewing hours are Monday through Friday (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m) in our auditorium lobby. Artwork in the exhibition is available for purchase; a percentage of the proceeds will help support the Cary Institute.
Interested in meeting the artist? On Sunday, October 25th Allan will present an artist’s talk followed by a short walk to the Fern Glen, a site of inspiration for one of the central paintings in the exhibition. To RSVP for this special event, please contact Pamela Freeman at (845) 677-7600 x121 or e-mail freemanp@caryinstitute.org.
Continum in Beacon at the Howland Cultural Center. 4pm, Latin American composers. $30. 845-297-9243, www.howlandmusic.org.
Hudson Valley Horrors Roller Derby on Route 9 in Hyde Park. All female team takes the 1950’s sport to 2009 with horror fashion. 6pm. $15 unless you’re under 10. www.hydeparkrollermagic.com.
Good things at Bard:
Filmmaker Robert Gardner will give a presentation at 12:00 p.m., followed by a luncheon reception at 1:30 p.m. At 2:00 p.m. there will be a panel discussion with Stanley Cavell, Susan Maiselas, Luc Sante, and Charles Warren. Part of a weekend of events honoring filmmaker Robert Gardner. Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center. For more information contact 845-758-7253 or mlipson@bard.edu.
Chamber Music. Program includes Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds, Schubert Quintet in C Major (“Two Cello Quintet”). Performers include Marc Goldberg, Laura Flax, Frank Corliss, Robert Martin and students of the Conservatory. Presented by the Bard College Conservatory of Music. Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, 3:00 p.m. 845-758-7900 or fishercenterboxoffice@bard.edu. Tickets must be purchased, proceeds to benefit the Conservatory Scholarship Fund. Free to the Bard community with I.D.
Monday, October 26:
The Waterman Bird Club’s monthly program will feature Carol Anderson and Peter Relson, who traveled to the Pantanal and Iguacu areas of southern Brazil in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Come and enjoy highlights of these trips.
The public is welcome to the Bird Club’s monthly programs held at Freedom Plains Church Hall on Rt. 55 across from the Arlington High School. Refreshments are served after the program, and interested visitors will have an opportunity to find out more about the Club’s activities. In case of bad weather, meeting will be cancelled. For more information call Binnie Chase at 845-724-5912 or www.watermanbirdclub.org.
Fountains in Millbrook, CLS “The Day Before Henry – Native American Culture in the Hudson Valley” by Vernon Benjamin, Adjunct Lecturer in History, Marist College. 2pm.
Millbrook Garden Club will meet from 9:30 am – 1 pm in The Bennett College Community Room at the Millbrook Library.
Two events at Bard:
Film Screening: Robert Bresson, Diary of a Country Priest, introduced by John Pruitt. Presented by the First-Year Seminar. Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. 4:30 pm. inside.bard.edu/firstyear/.
A conversation with Barney Rosset. The founder of Grove Press and editor of the groundbreaking Evergreen Review, Barney Rosset makes a rare public appearance to discuss his life as a champion of First Amendment rights and his landmark legal battles to publish such authors as D. H. Lawrence and Henry Miller. During his long career, Rosset also published Samuel Beckett, Allen Ginsberg, Jean Genet, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Kenzaburo Oe, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, among many others, assuring his status as one of the most influential editors and publishers of the 20th century. Bradford Morrow introduces and moderates. 7:00 p.m. Weis Cinema, Bertelsmann Campus Center, 845-758-1539. Prior to the event, at 6:30 p.m., there will be a rare showing of the short, nearly silent movie called “Film”(1965), written by Samuel Becket, commissioned by Barney Rosset, and starring Buster Keaton.
Tuesday, October 27:
Bard Conservatory students in concert, Olin Hall, noon. 845-758-7196 or conservatory@bard.edu.
Wednesday, October 28:
If you missed the Botany of Desire at the Millerton Moviehouse Columbus Day weekend, as I did, watch it on PBS tonight.
Community Visioning Workshop at the Millbrook Firehouse, 7pm.
Thursday, October 29:
Palmer Gallery Exhibition. An exhibition in honor of the celebration of the Hudson River Quadricentennial. 5pm. On view through December 18. James W. Palmer III Gallery, College Center, Main Building, (845) 437-5370 or palmergallery.vassar.edu.
Late Night at the Lehman Loeb. 5:00 – 9:00pm. (845) 437-7745 or fllac.vassar.edu.
One more goody at Vassar: Samuel R. Delany, award-winning novelist, critic, and professor of creative writing at Temple University, will give a public reading and lecture about his forthcoming novel, Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders. The program, free and open to the public, will begin at 7:00pm in the Villard Room on the second floor of the College Center in Vassar’s historic Main Building. There will be a question-and-answer session after the reading.