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DIY Gourd-geous birdhouses built at the Esopus Library

KINGSTON, N.Y.  — A round of funding totaling $250,000 from the office of state Assemblywoman Sarahana Shrestha has been awarded to a total of 10 groups, community organizations, a school district and a municipality, among others, her office said Wednesday, Nov. 15. Shrestha, D-Esopus, who represents the 103rd Assembly District, said funding was awarded to […]

• Bard Fiction Prize winner and Writer in Residence at Bard College, Violet Kupersmith, will read new work at a free, public event on Monday, Sep. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Reem-Kayden Center’s László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson. Kupersmith won the Bard Fiction Prize for her debut novel, “Build […]

• The Honeybee Jubilee will take place at Ross Park, 208 Bowne St., Port Ewen on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., to celebrate National Honey Bee Month with local vendors, nonprofits, food music and activities for kids. • The Saugerties Chamber of Commerce will auction 35 artist-designed horses previously found on […]

• The Red Feather Drummer and Singers Performance Group will be at the Olive Free Library, 4033 state Route 28A, West Shokan, on Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. They will drum, sing, dance, and teach about Native Women in Matrilineal Societies. • MARS Gallery, 441 Malden Turnpike, Saugerties, is hosting a retrospective by John Kahn, […]

• John Barry will discuss his book “Levon Helm: Rock, Roll & Ramble — The Inside Story of the Man, the Music and the Midnight Ramble” on Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. at CO at 6571 Spring Brook Ave, Rhinebeck.  The book documents Helm’s Midnight Ramble Woodstock house concerts exploring how they came into existence, […]

• Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, hosts a Banned Books Club with Carol Bergman on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Join Bergman, an educator and journalist, to discuss “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison and “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman. Other book club dates include Oct. 12: “Out of Darkness” by […]

• Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, hosts a Banned Books Club with Carol Bergman on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Join Bergman, an educator and journalist, to discuss “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison and “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman. Other book club dates include Oct. 12: “Out of Darkness” by […]

• Hurley Reformed Church, 11 Main St., Hurley, will have a barbecue provided by Brooks’ House of BBQ in Oneonta on Tuesday, Sept. 12, from 4 to 6 p.m. A meal is $15 and includes a half-chicken, coleslaw, a baked potato, a dinner roll and dessert. Drive up or takeout are available. Call (845) 331-4121 […]