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• Our Lady of Fatima
Church, 1250state Route 32, Plattekill, will have its annual Fall Penny Social on Saturday, Oct. 30. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the calling starting at 6:30p.m. Masks must be worn at all times. Call (845) 564-4972 for more information.
• Kairos: A Consort of Singers will open its Bach Cantata Series on Sunday, Oct. 24, at Holy Cross Monastery, 1615U.S. Route 9W, West Park. Admission is free and all are welcome. A $20donation is suggested. Seating is limited to 50, and reservations are required at www.kairosconsort.org. All attendees are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, and masks are required. More info: (845) 256-9114.
• The Fairly New Thrift
Shop, 58Pearl St., Kingston, is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for shopping. It is also open Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to accept donations only. Call (845) 481-4171 for more information.
• Family of Woodstock has postponed its planned gala from Nov. 4, 2021, to May 5, 2022.
• Coach House Players, 12 Augusta St. Kingston, will present Agatha Christie’s murder mystery “Night Watch” on Nov. 12-14 and Nov. 19-21. Friday and Saturday evening performances are at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. CDC protocols will be in place and proof of vaccination will be required. More information can be found at www.coachhouseplayers. org. Reservations can also be made by calling (845) 331-2476. Ticket prices are $20, $18 for seniors 62 and over, and $10 for youths 18 and under.
• The Arts Society of Kingston has suspended figure drawing for the time being.
• The Hurley Heritage Museum has reopened for Saturday visits and tours. Walking tours of Historic Main Street will take place at 1and 3p.m. Tours cost
$5. Meet in front of the museum; reservations are advised. Museum hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturdays through the end of October. Online: hurleyheritagesociety.org.
• City of Kingston municipal buildings are open, but all employees and visitors must wear masks, regardless of vaccination status.
• The Bardavon in Poughkeepsie and the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston have reopened. Go to bardavon.org for info about upcoming shows.
• Ulster County’s offices are open, but all employees and visitors must wear masks, regardless of vaccination status. The Department of Motor Vehicles office remains open by appointment only. Go to clerk.ulstercountyny.gov or dmv.ny.gov.
• The Kingston Library is open. More info: kingstonlibrary.org.
• The Kingston Farmers Market takes place Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Ulster County Courthouse parking lot. (Enter from John Street or Wall Street.) The market is scheduled to run, rain or shine, through Nov. 20. Online: kingstonfarmersmarket.org.
• The Rhinebeck Farmers Market is open Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the municipal parking lot at 61 E. Market St. It will run outside until Dec. 26. (There will not be a market on Dec. 5.) Go to rhinebeckfarmersmarket. com for more information.
• The Ulster County Historical Society, 2682U.S. Route 209, Marbletown, has opened for the season. Hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10for adults, $5 for seniors and students. Admission for society members is free.
• Opus 40, located at 50 Fite Road in Saugerties, is open Friday through Sunday.
• The Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St. (U.S. Route 209), is open. Hours are Monday, 1:30 to 7 p.m.; Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More info: stoneridgelibrary.org.
• Friends of Historic Saugerties, a program of the Saugerties Public Library, has suspended its monthly local history lecture. Online: FHSSaugerties.wixsite. com/home
• The town of Ulster’s Russell Brott Senior Center is now open for daily activities. Contact group leaders or the Town Clerk’s Office
(845) 382-2455 for class schedules.
• Happy to Help Food Pantry is located at St. James United Methodist Church, 35Pearl St., Kingston. The food pantry is only open on Sundays, from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Participants are asked to follow COVID procedures by wearing masks, bringing in their own bags, entering through the Fair Street entrance, and observe social distancing. The food pantry does not deliver food. (845) 331-3030.
• The People’s Place Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 17 St. James St., Kingston. Donations of fresh and shelf-stable foods are being accepted. Call (845) 338-4030.
• The People’s Place Community Café is open and free to all Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., serving continental breakfast and lunch.
• The People’s Place Bounty Table, located just outside the doors, offers free produce, breads, baked goods, dairy items and proteins.
The items change daily and are first-come, first serve during business hours, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• The People’s Place Thrift Store and Boutique has reopened. Hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• The Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, is open from noon to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays for 30-minute visits by groups of up to four. Advance tickets are required. Go to hrmm.org.
• The Saugerties Public Library is open to the public. Go to saugertiespubliclibrary.org or call (845) 246-4317.
• The Arts Society of Kingston’s gallery has reopened. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays to Sundays. Visit askforarts.org.
• The Highland Public
Library is open. Hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2-6 p.m.; and Saturdays, noon to 2 p.m. More info: (845) 691-2275 or highlandlibrary.org.
• The Starr Library in Rhinebeck has reopened. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. More info:
starrlibrary.org or (845) 876-4030.
• The Woodstock Library is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visit woodstock.org.
• The Red Hook Public Library is open. Call (845) 758-3241, email director@ redhooklibrary.org or go to www.redhooklibrary.org.
• The Olive Free Library is open. More info: olivefreelibrary.org.
• The Rosendale Library is open. (845) 658-9013, rosendalelibrary.org.
• The Hurley and West Hurley libraries have reopened.
• The D.R. Evarts Library in Athens is open. More info: (518) 945-1417.
• The Clinton Community Library has reopened.
• The Ellenville Public Library and Museum is open. Call (845) 647-5530.
• The Town of Esopus Library is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursdays. More info: (845) 338-5580, info@esopuslibrary.org or www.esopuslibrary.org.
• The Morton Memorial Library & Community House in Rhinecliff has reopened to the public. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. (845) 876-2903 or email sandy@mortonrhinecliff.org.
• The Morton Memorial Library in Pine Hill is open. More info: (845) 254-4222, www.pinehilllibrary.org.
• The Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Tower in Arkville has reopened its top cab to visitors.
• The Food Pantry at Trinity Lutheran Church, 72 Spring St., Kingston, is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The pantry is closed on Mondays and Fridays. Wear a mask when picking up a bag of groceries at the door.
• The city of Kingston’s playgrounds have reopened.
• The Dutchess County Department of Motor Vehicles, 22Market St., Poughkeepsie, has resumed in-person license, permits and non-driver ID transactions by appointment only.
Appointments may be made by calling (845) 486-2388 between 9a.m. and 4:45 p.m. For information about vehicle registrations, go to dutchessny.gov/countyclerk.
• The city of Poughkeepsie has reopened its parks and skate park.
• The town of Ulster transfer station is open.
• Dutchess County Public Transit and Ulster County Area Transit have increased bus service. Go to bit.ly/ bus-resume for details.
• Kingston’s Emergency Food Hotline has added a website, www.kingstonemergencyfood.com. To provide meals and groceries to those in need across the Kingston City School District, the Emergency Food hotline, (888) 316-0879, was created to streamline the intake of requests.
• The Samuel Museum of
Art at SUNY New Paltz has reopened. Its hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendance is limited to allow for social distancing. Go to newpaltz.edu/ dorskymuseum for more information.
• All requests for Kingston Police Department reports should be directed to Records Clerk Alyssa Rockefeller at (845) 331-2061 or arockefeller@kingston-ny. gov.
• The Dutchess County Office for the Aging prepares hot meals that are delivered to home-bound seniors Monday to Friday. During the COVID-19 outbreak, New York state has temporarily expanded eligibility for the home-delivered meals program for seniors. Contact the Office for the Aging to find out more, (845) 4862555, or email nbhargava@ dutchessny.gov.
• Catholic Charities Case Management Services, including the Housing Resource Center, remain available for assistance with emergency food and shelter, and other basic social safety net support. Requests for assistance should be initiated with a phone in Ulster at (845) 340-9170, extension 3000, or by email at cccosuhelpline@cccsos.org.
• The state police have suspended employment fingerprinting, along with child safety seat checks, at their stations.