Living Nativity in Milton
A live Nativity is about as close as you can get to the manger in Bethlehem, and on Sunday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m. at the Milton-Marlboro United Methodist Church, you can experience it for yourself in the 200-year-old building.
The Milton-Marlboro United Methodist Church is located at 112 Church Street in Milton. For more information, call (845) 795-2302 or visit https://mm-umc.com.
Saint Nicholas Day activity in Fishkill
Our Savior Lutheran Church is hosting a Saint Nicholas Day activity for children on Sunday, December 9 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.: “a chance for the kids to play and learn, and the parents to have a few hours of kid-free time!” The Church also has a family Advent service and potluck supper on Wednesday, December 11, with a festival of music with the congregation afterwards.
Our Savior Lutheran Church is located at 1400 Route 52 in Fishkill. For more information, call (845) 418-6752 or visit https://oursaviorlutheran.org.
Santa schedule
Adams Fairacre Farms: Adams hosts Santa at each of its four locations in Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh and Wappinger on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. in Kingston and Poughkeepsie and 11 a.m. in Newburgh and Wappinger, and all until 4 p.m. Not only do we love the groceries and greenhouse, but the free Santa photo is also a real treat, and it’s fine to take your own pictures as well. For locations and more information, visit https://adamsfarms.com.
Hudson Valley Mall: Santa is on duty Monday through Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Santa has extended hours beginning December 16. The Mall is located at 1300 Ulster Avenue in Kingston. For more information, visit https://shophudsonvalleymall.com.
Kingston Trolley: On Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8 from 12 noon to 4 p.m., ride the trolley with Santa for $2.
Newburgh Mall: Santa’s hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a .m. to 6 p.m. The Mall is located at 1401 Route 300 in Newburgh. For more information, visit www.newburghmall.com.
P & G’s: Santa visits on Friday, December 6 from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, December 7 from 12 noon to 3 p.m., charging $5 per photo to support Rotary community service projects. The pub is located at 91 Main Street in New Paltz. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/nprotarian.
Poughkeepsie Galleria: Santa appears in lower Center Court Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Galleria is located at 2001 South Road in Poughkeepsie. For more information or to visit the interactive online Santa’s Village activity, visit www.poughkeepsiegalleriamall.com.
Sinterklaas: See the Dutch version of Santa Claus during the family-friendly daylong festival throughout Rhinebeck. For more information, visit www.sinterklaasrhinebeck.com.
Trolley Museum of New York: On Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8 from 12 noon to 4 p.m., ride the trolley with Santa for $2. The Museum is located at 89 East Strand in Kingston. For more information, visit www.tmny.org.
Interactive Bubble Show in Kingston
If you have kids, then bubbles are probably a part of your life in a way that they weren’t before becoming parents. Here’s a chance to see a bubble professional! On Friday, December 6 at 7 p.m., Jeff Boyer presents Bubble Trouble: An Interactive Bubble Show at George Washington Elementary School: “A bubble volcano! A bubble roller coaster! A kid in a bubble? Jeff Boyer takes bubbles to the max in this one-man bubble extravaganza. It’s the craziest, most creative bubble show around. Jeff juggles bubbles, sculpts and builds with bubbles, makes fog-filled bubbles and more. Mixing comedy, music and interactive bubble magic, he engages and delights audiences of all ages.”
The suggested donation for admission is $3 per person and benefits the school’s natural playground project. George Washington Elementary School is located at 67 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 750-7295 or e-mail gwlovesmontessori@gmail.com. To learn more about the performer, visit https://jeffboyer.com.
Community Candle Walk in New Paltz
On Thursday, December 12 from 5 to 7 p.m., join in on the Community Candle Walk: Light one of a thousand candles at the Water Street Market and contemplate what is meaningful to you. Donations for Family of New Paltz can be made in the special jars in the courtyard.
The Water Street Market is located at 10 Main Street in New Paltz. For more information, call (845) 255-1403 or visit https://waterstreetmarket.com.
Stories Big and Small in New Paltz
I wish everyone could attend a Hudson River Playback Theatre performance. I experience them as a wild, magical blend: simple, profound, hilarious, moving, liberating, uplifting and always expansive. This weekend is its family show: Stories Big and Small. My kids really enjoyed this interactive show last year, and I can’t wait to take them again.
Stories Big and Small takes place on Saturday, December 7 at 4 p.m. in the historic Huguenot Street district in Deyo Hall, located at 6 Broadhead Avenue in New Paltz. Admission costs $8 suggested donation, and refreshments will be shared after the show. For more information, call (845) 255-7716 or visit https://hudsonriverplayback.org.
Rhinebeck hosts choral performance of Hansel and Gretel
For 35 years, the not-for-profit Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society has delivered quality music to the Hudson Valley. On Sunday, December 8, the ensemble combines forces with the Graduate Vocal Arts Program of the Bard Conservatory of Music to present Hansel and Gretel, a free family concert. The show begins at 3 p.m. at the Parish Hall of the Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck. After the performance, stay for refreshments. Families are invited to bring a nonperishable food item to be donated locally. The Church of the Messiah is located at 436 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. For more information, visit https://rhinebeckmusic.org.
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