Taking it to the streets in Saugerties for New Year’s Eve
Monday, Dec. 31: This will be the fifth annual “stay local, stay safe” event, which draws thousands of people out into the crisp winter air.
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Farm & Flea Holiday Market at Basilica Hudson
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 23-25: It’s the largest market of its kind in the region, featuring 100+ purveyors of local, handmade and vintage wares. The event also features fresh food (including an oyster bar) and beverages, plus plenty of kid-friendly activities.
Luthiers Showcase returns to Bearsville
The Tenth Annual Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase will return to the Bearsville Theater complex and other venues around the town over the weekend of October 26-28, bringing an almost magical communion with wood and wires to the region that breathes music and reveres the finest instruments.
NYS Sheep & Wool Festival at Dutchess Fairgrounds
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 20-21: This Rhinebeck festival features live demonstrations of shearing and spinning, master classes and expert talks, the Northeast Angora Goat Show, kid-friendly activities such as llama parades, sheepdog demos and Mad Science shows, and of course, vendors of wool, tools and supplies for the hobbyist.
Feed the animals & eat vegan treats at Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s Gobble & Groove
Saturday, Oct. 20: You can join in a special feeding of the turkeys’ (and pigs’) favorite treats, decorate a pumpkin for Halloween, shop a vegan marketplace, do yoga outdoors, learn new recipes and try free samples at food demos. Best-selling author Gene Stone (The How Not to Die Cookbook) will be the guest speaker.
Garden Party at Bontecou Farm helps Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley community
Sunday, September 30: Proceeds from the annual Garden Party help support the group’s Community Grants program, which has granted more than $1.2 million since 2000 directly to nonprofits in our region.
“Green Amendment” lecture at SUNY-Ulster
Monday, Sept. 17: There’s a growing rumble of popular interest in a movement to pass a “Green Amendment” or Environmental and Social Responsibility Amendment to the US Constitution. It takes varying forms, but in general would establish a constitutional right to a healthy environment, grant the natural environment “personhood” and standing in court and/or require large corporations to recertify at regular intervals that their business practices are environmentally responsible or lose their charters.
Saugerties’ Hope Rocks Festival takes aim at addiction, suicide
August 19-20: Elementary school teacher Joseph Defino founded Hope Rocks to combat addiction and its associated despair after 13 of his former students died in a space of four years. More than 30 live musical acts are scheduled.
Head for Rhinebeck to enjoy the second-largest fair in NY state
August 21-26: The 173-year-old tradition continues in Rhinebeck.
Libertyville lights: Ulster County Fair materializes on the outskirts of New Paltz
Tuesday-Sunday, July 31-August 5: Thunder Ridge, the Charlie Daniels Band and Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters headline this fair’s musical acts.
