Congregation Emanuel News Today

KINGSTON, N.Y. – A half dozen film and television productions premiered in April that were shot in Hudson Valley locations including Kingston, Woodstock, Red Hook and Olivebridge, according to the Hudson Valley Film Commission. Additionally, the commission said on Tuesday that a half dozen projects are set to begin production in the region in May. […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Police are investigating an incident involving a banner hung outside Congregation Emanuel on Albany Avenue stating “F*** Israel” which a rabbi at the synagogue called hate speech and an act of violence. Rabbi elect Jack Sherratt said the banner was put up sometime between when he left after Purim services on Sunday […]

• The play “God of Carnage” continues at Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock. The play will run each weekend until March 24, with Friday and Saturday shows starting at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday shows starting at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at performingartsofwoodstock.org. For more information, contact Lesley Sawhill at […]

• The play “God of Carnage” continues at Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock. The play will run each weekend until March 24, with Friday and Saturday shows starting at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday shows starting at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at performingartsofwoodstock.org. For more information, contact Lesley Sawhill at […]

• The Rhinebeck Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 10 a.m. at Rhinebeck Village Hall, 76 East Market Street, Rhinebeck. Visitors are welcome and refreshments will be served. For more information, call (914) 263-5298 or contact the Rhinebeck Garden Club on Facebook at https://bit.ly/42wXDcY. • The music ensembles of […]

• The Rhinebeck Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 10 a.m. at Rhinebeck Village Hall, 76 East Market Street, Rhinebeck. Visitors are welcome and refreshments will be served. For more information, call (914) 263-5298 or contact the Rhinebeck Garden Club on Facebook at https://bit.ly/42wXDcY. • The 2018 film “Black […]

• SUNY Ulster is looking for participants in the upcoming “Your Black History” showcase. Anyone wishing to share their story can do so between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Macdonald DeWitt Library, 491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge. Participants’ stories will be made into one-minute audio-video portraits and shared on […]

• “Next Year’s Words,” a poetry reading forum, will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m., at the Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz. The event is open to all and can also be joined via Zoom. To register for the event, visit the link https://cutt.ly/NYW-Feb-2024. • SUNY Ulster is looking […]

• Sunrays, Inc. will host a free screening of the documentary film “The Legacy of Black Horsemen” on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 6:00 p.m. at the Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff. The film is the first part of the Black History Month program, “The Role of Black Horsemen & Horsewomen in Thoroughbred Racing.” […]

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Mayor Steve Noble emphasized addressing the city’s housing crisis in his next term at his inauguration at City Hall on Monday, Jan. 1. In his State of the City address, Noble promised the city will approve the construction of 1,000 housing units over the next five years, along with an ongoing commitment […]