• The Uptown Snowflake Festival will take place on Dec. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at locations throughout Uptown Kingston, kicking off with the arrival of Santa at 6 p.m. and a Christmas Tree lighting at the corner of Wall and North Front streets at 6:15 p.m. For a full schedule, visit kuba.network/snowflake/
• The Skyllkill Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America is set to host its Holiday Auction on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Freedom Plains United Presbyterian Church, 1168 Route 55, Lagrangeville. Guests are invited to bid on new, unused, handcrafted gifts. The auction begins at 10:30 a.m., and all sales are final, payable by cash or check only.
• Ulster Savings Bank is set to present a free, virtual Homebuyer Seminar on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 5:30 pm. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the many critical steps to owning their own home, and may be eligible for a $750 Home Buyer Credit for attending. For more information or to sign up for the seminar, visit https://bit.ly/4eMUQkl.
• “Made in Kingston,” an event featuring local artists and vendors, will take place Thursday, Dec. 5, from 3 to 8 p.m. at the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County, 507 Broadway, Kingston. Admission to the event is free, and free parking is available. For more information or to sign up as a vendor, visit madeinkingstonny.com.
• SUNY New Paltz Theatre Arts Department’s staging of “Trouble in Mind” is running at the university’s Parker Theatre, 43 Southside Loop, New Paltz. This play-within-a-play, written in 1955 by playwright Alice Childress, chronicles the story of Wiletta Mayer, a middle-aged Black actress who takes on her first starring role after a career of playing stereotypical characters. Performances are Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 5, 6 and 7. at 8 p.m. There is also a Sunday matinee performance on Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at https://bit.ly/4fVzoup.
• The Boiceville Inn Dinner Theater will present “Miracle on 34th Street” as a radio play on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 through 8, at the inn, 3984 state Route 28, Boiceville. On Dec. 6 and 7, dinner will be at 7 p.m., with the show at 8 p.m. On Dec. 8, dinner will be at 3 p.m., with the show at 4 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for children ages 11 and under. Payment will be accepted at the door by cash or credit card. Following the performance, there will be a Christmas Carol singalong. Lyrics will be provided. To reserve a space, send an email to [email protected] or text Amanda at (845) 594-9050 and leave a message. Leave your name, phone number and how many tickets will be required.
• The Hurley Heritage Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special dinner theater gala at The Chateau, 240 Boulevard, in Kingston on Friday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. The gala features three 10-minute historical vignettes set in Hurley in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The vignettes are written by former longtime Coleman High School drama teacher Lise Hopson, who is just coming off her lead role playing Norma Desmond in Coach House Players production of “Sunset Boulevard.” Reservations, including the performance, hors d’oeuvres, and a three-course dinner, are $110 for Hurley Heritage Society members and $125 for non-members. A cash bar will also be available. For tickets visit https://bit.ly/40WwEsE.
• The Woodstock Historical Society will host its Holiday Market Fair on Friday, Dec. 6, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 7, Sunday, Dec. 8, Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the historical society, 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. The market will feature local crafts, holiday cards, local books, original artwork, food, hand-knit items and more. For more information, visit historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org.
• This year’s Shadowland Stages holiday show is “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley,” running Dec. 6-22 at 157 Canal St, Ellenville. The play, by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, is the follow-up to last year’s hit “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,” and marks a return to Pemberley and the era of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” but with a twist from downstairs, an announcement said. Performances are Fridays, at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $43 for evening performances and $39 for matinees. For tickets visit shadowlandstages.org or call the box office at (845) 647-5511.
• The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park will screen the 1970 film “Tora! Tora! Tora!” on Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. at its Wallace Center. The film offers a dramatic reenactment of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, told from both American and Japanese perspectives. Directed by Richard Fleischer with Japanese sequences by Kinji Fukasaku and Toshio Masuda, the film stars Martin Balsam, James Whitmore, Jason Robards and Joseph Cotton. Admission is free, but registration at https://bit.ly/415CKH9 is required. The FDR Library is located at 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park. For more information call (800) 337-8474 or visit fdrlibrary.org.
• A Holiday Craft Fair will take place Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Marbletown Elementary School, 12 Pine Bush Road, Stone Ridge.
• The Craft, Art & Design Fair at Unison Arts takes place Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The fair is taking place at Unison’s new location at 9 Paradies Lane in New Paltz. The indoor event will feature handmade jewelry, pottery, textiles, stationery, furniture, and other woodworking. There will also be artworks, including photography, beauty and skincare products, and a variety of other arts, crafts and design pieces. A $5 donation at the door is suggested. Visit unisonarts.org or call (845) 255-1559 for more information.
• Copake Grange No. 935 is set to host a Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Grange, 628 Empire Road, Copake. The event will feature hot chocolate, cider, holiday treats, music, and tree decoration, as well as a CookieFest, where guests are invited to bake or bring two dozen cookies, and take some home with them. The Grange will also be collecting donations for the Roe Jan Food Pantry as well as the Taconic Hills Central School District’s Supply Closet. For more information, send an email to [email protected] or visit copakegrange.org/events.
• The Wiltwyck Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will have an open house on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at its chapter house at 3 Crown St., Kingston. The house will be decorated in Colonial-era style with live music and light refreshments.
• The Mid-Hudson Misfits Roller Derby Team will hold its annual Jingle Jam Scrimmage and toy drive for Toys for Tots on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. at Skate Time, 5164 Route 209, Accord. Two gender-inclusive teams will go head-to-head in a WFTDA rule-set scrimmage. Spectator admission is $12, or half-price with an unwrapped toy donation. Tickets can be purchased at the door or before the event at https://bit.ly/3OCBS5c.
• The Festival of Trees, sponsored by the Friends of the Saugerties Library, will be held Sunday, Dec. 8, from noon to 4 p.m. in the community room at the Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave., Saugerties. Small holiday trees decorated by community members and organizations will be judged, with contests for the best trees in various categories and small prizes awarded. Community chorus Saugerties Sings will perform at 1 p.m. and local ukulele players will perform at 2 p.m. For more information, visit saugertiespubliclibrary.org.
• Grace Community Evangelical Free Church, 160 Seremma Court, Lake Katrine, will have a live nativity on Monday, Dec. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. The free event is a drive-thru, no-contact production that attendees can watch from the safety of their vehicles. Attendees will hear a radio narration in English or Spanish as they drive through almost a dozen sets telling the story of Jesus’ birth. The event will include a stable of live animals and costumed characters, a Victorian choir with members dressed in period garb, and a children’s choir singing classic Christmas songs. There will also be refreshments, free Bibles and Christmas comic books. The snow or rain date is Tuesday, Dec. 10. Visit grace4ulster.org for more information.
• The Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Drive, Staatsburg, N.Y., will host the Holiday Whodunit, a mystery for children to solve, on Sundays, Dec. 8, 15 and 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. (Last reserved entry time is 2:30 p.m.) Children ages 6 to 11 and their family members become detectives and solve a mystery by interviewing costumed interpreters who portray Gilded Age houseguests and servants. Site admission is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors. Advanced registrations are required at www.Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS. Children 12 and younger are free. Visit parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/staatsburgh/details.aspx for more information.
• An art exhibition titled “In and Out of Lineage: Tracing Artistic Heritage Through SUNY New Paltz Faculty,” will run through Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. Guest-curated by Eva Zanardi, the exhibition features artwork by 20 members of the university’s departments of art and design, exploring themes of creating, teaching, and mentoring. For more information, call (845) 257-3844 or visit newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum.
• A shoe drive fundraiser, supporting the Kingston High School class of 2027, is being held through Wednesday, Dec. 11. Collected shoes also will help support micro-enterprises in developing nations. Drop-off locations are Kingston High School, 403 Broadway, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7.
• United Reformed Church, 9 Church St., Bloomington, will have a soup sale on Friday, Dec. 13, from 3 to 6 p.m. A pint of soup and a roll will sell for $6. call (845) 331-7099 for more information.
• An evening of Christmas music from the Baroque era will be performed Friday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery St. (U.S. Route 9), Rhinebeck. Attendees are encouraged to lend their voices and sing along with the choruses in the Christmas portion of Handel’s “Messiah.” The program will also feature a violin concerto by Antonio Vivaldi written for “Christmastide,” with violinist Lap Yin Lee as our soloist. The concert is free and open to the public.
• A holiday double feature, “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Polar Express,” will be presented by the Kingston Parks and Recreation Department on Friday, Dec. 13, at the Andy Murphy Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston, N.Y. “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring Jimmy Stewart, will be shown at 2 p.m. and “The Polar Express,” starring Tom Hanks, starts at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Adult supervision is required for youngsters under 18. Complimentary donuts and hot cocoa will be provided. Attendees are asked to bring chairs and/or blankets.
• Ars Choralis will present a trio of holiday concerts. “Welcome Yule: Time Was” will take place Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. at Holy Cross/ Santa Cruz Episcopal Church, 30 Pine Grove Ave., Kingston, and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. at Overlook United Methodist Church, 233 Tinker St., Woodstock. “Together We Rise,” a concert that captures the spirit of the holiday season through multicultural music and traditions that bring people during December celebrations, takes place Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 6 p.m. at Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. In honor of its 60th anniversary, Ars Choralis has added a special $60 anniversary ticket for every show that includes tax-deductible contribution of $30. Other ticket prices are $30 at the door, $25 in advance and $10 for students. Visit arschoralis.org for tickets or more information.
• Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill, will have its annual Homemade Cookie Sale & Handmade Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cookies will be available until they run out. For more information, call (518) 943-2042 and leave a message.
• The Mid-Hudson Woodworkers will hold its annual show on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hurley Reformed Church, 11 Main St., Hurley. Items displayed will range from decoratively turned bowls, peppermills and pens to musical instruments, 18th-century furniture and skin-on-frame canoes and everything in between. Craftsmen will be there to answer woodworking questions and demonstrate various techniques. A sale area with selected items will be available for viewing. Admission is $3 per person. Veterans with valid IDs are admitted free.
• The Saugerties Community Band will have a Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St., Saugerties. There will be a bass prelude at 2:40 p.m., followed by the concert at 3 p.m. There will be traditional holiday music, including big band and samba-style holiday music, as well as a sing-a-long. Children and bells to ring are welcome.
• “Wreaths Across America,” in honor of the 13 veterans resting at Finger Ground in Saugerties, will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, at noon at 607 Kings Highway, Mount Marion. For more information or to participate, call Donna at (845) 430-2801.
• Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368 Mill St., will have its annual Cookie Walk Sale on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon. In case of inclement weather, the sale will start Sunday, Dec. 15, at 11 a.m.
• ArtPort Kingston is set to host its Artists and Makers Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at ArtYard, 80 Smith Ave., Kingston. The market will feature a variety of art, locally crafted goods, antiques, local cuisine, and one-of-a-kind items, as well as performances, children’s workshops, and art installations. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/41adoI1.
• “To Warm the Winter’s Eve,” a musical celebration of the Celtic mid-winter and Christmas season by Irish harpist and singer Áine Minogue, will be performed Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m. at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 3021 Route 213, Stone Ridge. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit aineminogue.com.
• Rhinebeck Grange No. 896 will hold its fall soup sales on Thursday, Dec. 19. Soup is $10 per quart and will be served in two pint-size containers. Soup is available for takeout only. Orders can be picked up at the side door of Rhinecliff Firehouse, 17 Shatzell Ave., from 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., or at Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. To preorder online or receive the soup choices for each month, send an email to [email protected].
• The Tivoli Artists Gallery, 60 Broadway, Tivoli, will have its annual Holiday Show through Saturday, Dec. 21. The gallery will be exhibiting handmade gift items in a variety of media, including jewelry, prints, paintings, ceramics, cards, ornaments, small works and handcrafted pieces. There will also be a closing cookie reception on Dec. 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. Visit tivoliartistsgallery.com or call (845) 757-2667 for more information.
• The Woodstock Film Festival will screen the film, “Will & Harper,” on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. at Upstate Films Starr Cinema, 6415 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck. The film follows the story of Will Ferrell when his close friend of 30 years comes out as a transgender woman. The two embark on a cross-country road trip to process the new stage of their relationship. For more information or to RSVP, visit https://bit.ly/41fDt8R.
• A concert featuring The Felice Brothers, with special guest Merce Lemon, will take place Monday, Dec. 30, and Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively, at Assembly, 236 Wall St., Kingston. Tickets are $48.65 for the Dec. 30 show and $66.39 for the Dec. 31 show. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://bit.ly/4hft5Dt.
• “Ancient Aliens LIVE,” a live production of the long-running History Channel show, “Ancient Aliens,” will be performed Friday, April 11, 2025, at 8 p.m. at Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. The show will feature theorist Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, investigative mythologist William Henry, UFO investigator Nick Pope, and author David Childress, discussing various historical extraterrestrial theories. Tickets range between $45, $55, and $65, as well as a $121 VIP package including a post-show photo-op. To purchase tickets, visit the Bardavon or UPAC box offices from Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased online at ticketmaster.com.
• Knit ‘n Knatter has restarted at Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. The group meets on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 3 to 5 p.m. in the library’s reading room. Come to knit, crochet or just for the confab. Participants will drop purls, collaborate on projects or work on their own. Call (845) 876-2903 or visit morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us for more information.
• Hurley Library, 48 Main St., Hurley, offers drop-in tech help on Mondays and Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m.
• ESL Tutoring at the Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St., Phoenicia runs every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., with librarian Susan teaching English to those who wish to learn. All levels of English-speaking proficiency are welcome, and the tutoring lessons are free. For more information, call (845) 688-7811 or send an email to [email protected].
• Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner, presents Bard Math Circle with Mason Eyler on Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The program is free for all middle school students interested in mathematical problem solving, especially for those preparing to take the AMC 8 or MathCounts. It is led by New Paltz High School student and Upstate New York Math Team member Mason Eyler. Students will develop their mathematical problem-solving skills in the context of mathematical topics not frequently encountered in school, like combinatorics, number theory, algebra, logic and geometry. Attendees should bring pencils and paper. For more information, call (845) 255-1255 or visit www.gardinerlibrary.org.
• People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center’s monthly Evening Of Holistic Health collaboration with the Holistic Health Community continues the first Wednesday evening of each month from 3 to 7 p.m. at 775 Broadway, Kingston. Visit https://peoplesplacewec.simplybook.me/v2 for more information.
• People’s Place Wellness Empowerment Center offers free weekly workshops, featuring wellness classes, health screenings, nutritional guidance, alternative health modalities, and financial education. 775 Broadway, Kingston. For more information and to register for workshops, visit www.peoplesplace.org/wellness-empowerment-center/ or call (845) 338-4030.
• People’s Place Food Pantry is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Wednesday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. at 17 St. James St., Kingston. Donations of fresh and shelf-stable foods are being accepted. Call (845) 338-4030.
• People’s Place Bounty Table, located just outside the doors, offers free produce, bread, baked goods, dairy items and proteins. The items change daily and are first-come, first-serve during business hours from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call (845) 338-4030 for additional information.
• A weekly Mah-jongg group meets Mondays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Congregation Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave., Kingston. The group is for everyone from beginners to experienced players. Lessons are available. Send an email to [email protected] of call (845) 338-4271, ext. 101, for more information.