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22nd annual "Ice Cream Event" for the Quitman House Center for Preservation. Admission is free and open to all ages, July 12th 6PM to dusk on the South lawn of the 1798 Quitman House, Route 9 North, Rhinebeck. Enterainment by Rhinebeck Legion Band and Bob Burroughs, the journeyman. Ice Cream and cakes available for a small fee, made by Rhinebeck volunteers Can bring picnic suppers to enjoy on the lawn. Free parking, Quitman House open for viewing. For information contact 845-876-7472 or desaram50@earthlink.net.

Rhinebeck Choral Club - Spring 2008 Publicity Release
The Rhinebeck Choral Club, under the direction of Charles E. Kelley, will present its 2008 Spring Concert on Saturday, May 17, 8:00p.m. at the Rhinebeck First Baptist Church, Rhinebeck. In addition, a second concert will be held on Sunday, May 18, 3:00p.m. at the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie.
          Our spring performance is titled A Tribute to Broadway. Highlighting musical theater in America, the concert will feature some of the most familiar and beloved songs representing nearly a century of Broadway musicals. The program features selections from eleven different shows including Wicked, The Fantasticks, Chicago, Spamalot, and Les Miserables. General admission is $10.00 for adults and $8.00 for students. For more information, contact Sheryl DeStafeno at 845-229-9809, or visit www.rhinebeckchoralclub.org.
          This season marks the 63rd year of community service through music performed by literally hundreds of men and women in the Hudson Valley region. While performing two main concerts annually in December and May, the Choral Club centers on its musical community outreach. We have brought music to local hospitals and care facilities, schools and churches, and special community events. This season we are participating in Barnes & Noble Bookfairs in Poughkeepsie and Kingston, the Rhinebeck Tree Lighting, a performance with Joe Daily on 92.1LiteFM, and for the residents of the Ferncliff Nursing Home.

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON - Ageless and Moving at Bard College - Fitness and Wellness Program. Exercise in a safe and enjoyable environment. Ageless & Moving is a fitness & wellness program for active older adults. Registration starts Sep. 8th from 9-11am and is ongoing. Choose from a variety of fitness classes and activities for a reasonable fee and utilize the gym facility and pool for free. Join us at the Bard College Stevenson Gym for the 2006-2007 season. Call 845-758-8522.

HUDSON - MOBILE HOME & RV PARTS - Vedco Enterprises, 3856 State Rte. 9, Hudson, NY 12534. Your one-stop shopping center for Miller Furnaces, A/C, Doors, Windows, Water Heaters, Furnaces and Carpeting for your Mobile Home or RV. Contact: Phone: 518-822-8840 Fax: 518-822-8844 or email: vedcoent@USAdatanet.net.

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MILLBROOK - A new area guide for Millbrook and surrounding communities at WWW.MILLBROOKNYONLINE.COM. New web site features sections on: "Millbrook Afterhours", Antiques, Vineyards and Farmstands, "From Accountants to Veterinarians". "Getting to and around Millbrook", and much more. Also calendar of current events, history and places of interest.

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DUTCHESS — Hudson Valley's Community Band. The Hudson Valley Council Band, route 82 Hopewell Junction, East Fishkill Community Center, will conduct rehearsals on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. More information is available on their web site.

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HYDE PARK — Ave Art Center and Gallery, Mariapolis Luminosa. Open Monday through Friday 2:00 - 5:30 pm and weekends by appointment. The Ave Center, an arts and crafts studio, gallery and gift shop, is located in Hyde Park, NY at Mariapolis Luminosa and is part of the Focolare Movement. At the Ave Center an international team works together to make ceramics, graphics and original art works. We also have a gallery, which displays the paintings of Denise Silva. Located at 200 Cardinal Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. For more information: 845-229-0239 ext. 130, email or visit the web site.

ULSTER COUNTY - Alternative Therapies in Health Care & Whole Body Wellness - USANA HEALTH SCIENCES & SANOVIV HEALTH RETREAT. Featuring Dr. Miguel Lanzagorda, M.D. Learn how to effectively take control of your own health through alternative therapies. The 7 major killer degenerative diseases and how we can decrease our risk of them through hlistic medical systems and natural health. Very powerful and useful knowledge that can be liffe changing. Proceeds go to "Make A Wish Foundation." Call 845-657-2775 or Email for information.

DUTCHESS COUNTY PLUS - Valley Livestock Marketing Cooperative. A farmers cooperative of producer-members who are committed to a "grass-based", ecological agriculture, humane animal management and high quality, clean meats.
How to place an order: Go to our web site, where you may print order forms for beef or pork, complete the form and mail it with a deposit to Valley Farmers. You will then receive a confirmation and an expected delivery date. Or you may call us at 845-868-1826 for more information, to have order forms mailed to you, or to inquire about veal and lamb availability and pricing, since we offer these by special request. Of course you can email us anytime at info@valleyfarmers.com with questions or requests.

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POUGHKEEPSIE — Mid Hudson Community Orchestra. To find out more about the orchestra visit their web page.

Rombout Hunt Club Events Calendar — Welcome to the Rombout Hunt Club, located in New York State's beautiful Hudson Valley. We're a congenial group of riders who has deep respect for the land, and shares a great love of horses, hounds and wildlife. The Rombout Hunt Club sponsors many community events such as horse shows, junior hunts, picnics, hunter paces and more. Please contact Rita DiRenzo, Hunt Secretary, for more information. E-mail. Or visit our web site at www.Romboutfoxhounds.com.

RHINEBECK — Rhinebeck Alumni Free Website. A free (by invitation) web site, intended to register RCS alumni, so that they and other grads may find friends they've been searching for. Find out how to access the alumni site at www.myfamily.com by contacting Friends of Old Rhinebeck, 471 Biegel Road, Prattsville, NY 12468, email or phone 518-734-3671.

HYDE PARK — Town of Hyde Park Historical Society Museum
located at 4389 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park (Old Firehouse). Our Town of Hyde Park Historical Society Museum is open from June to October on Sundays and Wednesdays from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., or by appointment by calling Helen
Murray at (845) 471-0196. The Little Red Schoolhouse is also available for tours by calling Carl Greico at (845) 229-9029.

DUTCHESS COUNTY — Dutchess County Arts Council's newspaper "ArtScene" now online at www.artsmidhudson.org.

RHINEBECK — High School Seeks Service Opportunities - RHS is recruiting local businesses and organizations to support students in the following capacities: Paid work opportunities; job shadow opportunities; internships; community service opportunities. RHS students are now required to complete 40 hours of community service for graduation. For information or to offer opportunities to students call Pena Reinhardt-Genther at 845-871-5519.

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MILLERTON — Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association —Updated Information! Visit the new website for the Association at http://www.hvrt.org.

Dutchess County Fair Grounds Year-long Events at Dutchess County Agricultural Society Grounds, Rhinebeck, NY. For information, call 845-876-4001. Visit their web site at http://www.dutchessfair.com

ALL NORTHERN DUTCHESS & COLUMBIA COUNTY — Dutchess County Sheep & Wool Growers Association. For all the information about the NYS Sheep and Wool Festival, maps and directions to Rhinebeck, and information about Dutchess County Sheep & Wool Growers Association, please visit our web site: http://www.sheepandwool.com or e-mail.

RHINEBECK — Mid-Hudson Community Orchestra is seeking new members to participate in their concert program through out the year. For more information and current season programs go to MHCO home page or call Dottie 845-876-2765 or e-mail.

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REGIONAL — Hudson Valley Collectors Club Meeting notices. At Ulster Town Hall, off Rte. 209 in Kingston, NY from 7-9 pm. The Hudson Valley Collectors Club meets once a month. Visitors are welcome. For more information contact George Snyder. Mail: Hudson Valley Collectors Club, PO Box 78, Staatsburg, NY 12580; phone: 845-889-4618

RHINEBECK — Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck. For information and reservations on any event listed, call 845-876-3080.

MILAN — Coupons and Free Stuff. A web collection of all kinds of offers for discount coupons, freebies, rebates on national brand items and more. GO HERE!

Researcher For Hire Convenient, professional, affordable and on-time services available on FDR related requests. See our web site and inquire using our electronic form.

RED HOOK-DOVER PLAINS — Family Development Volunteers Needed. Family Development is a proven program based on strengths and community involvement, support and empowerment for families faced with practical challenges. DCCAA, Inc. is committed to our families having a greater stake in their futures. Volunteers work with families a few hours a week in support of reaching their self-defined goals. Volunteers receive 20 hours of valuable training. Call the office nearest you for information as to how YOU CAN GET INVOLVED!

DCCAA, Inc. has a proven history of success with the origination of such programs as Head Start, Literacy Volunteers, Adult Day Care and the Voluntary Action Program. Contact via e-mail.

• Red Hook: Dutchess County Community Action Agency, Inc., 44-46 E. Market St., Red Hook, NY 12571, Cindy Martinez: 845-876-1611.
• Dover Plains: Dutchess County Community Action Agency, Inc., Rte. 22, Dover Plains, NY 12522, Colleen Goettel: 845-877-9272.

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Schedule of Area Religious Services Day, Time, Place and other information for Houses of Worship in our region. NOTE: This list may be incomplete. If any religious organization wants their information added, changed or removed, please use the submission form on the Religion Schedule page to correspond. Thank You.

ALL DUTCHESS — Dutchess County Association for Senior Citizens, 247 Church Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. For information please call 845-473-1265.

PLEASANT VALLEY — Mid-Hudson Lyme Disease Group. 2nd Wednesday of month, 7:30 pm, Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Valley, NY. For information call 845-229-8925 or 845-889-4242.

NORTHERN DUTCHESS — Service Unit of the Dutchess County Girl Scout Council WEB SITE has important information about Girl Scout Activites in the region.

Shriners Hospital for Children — Free orthopaedic & burn care evaluations. Any child from birth to age 18 is eligible. We have helped cerebral palsy and muscular dysthropy children. For information call Bill Dowden, 845-876-6020. Also, a link to more Shriners Hospital information.

STAATSBURG — Outdoor Recreation — Mills-Norrie State Park. Route 9 off Old Post Road, Staatsburg, NY 845-889-4646. Two 9-hole golf courses (clubhouse), picnicking, campground, marina, environmental center, hiking, concert series, various events.

What's Showing at Upstate Films This Week? — 26 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY. For information, call 845-876-2515 or go to their website.

Find out how the old-timers used to do things with their fantastic machines!
Hudson Valley Old Time Power Association, Inc.

Book Discussion Group — Red Hook Public Library, 37 South Broadway, Red Hook, NY. Second Tuesday of the Month. Interested readers meet at 2:30 p.m. to discuss books chosen by the group. Call the library if inclement weather at 845-758-3241. For more information contact Judy Rockefeller at 845-756-2609 or E-MAIL.

Cancer Support Group Meetings — for persons with cancer are ongoing at St. John's Reformed Church in Upper Red Hook, sponsored by the Dutchess County branch of the American Cancer Society. For information, call 845-452-2635 or 845-876-1987.

Rhinebeck Offers Guided Tours of Community — With a reputation of being one of upstate New York's most charming and vibrant Hudson River communities, Rhinebeck has many historic and aesthetic features for residents and tourists to enjoy. The Rhinebeck Travel Center offers informative and personalized sightseeing tours that feature mansions once inhabited by historic New York families, the Beekmans and the Livingstons. It also features the museum of Rhinebeck History, the Rhinecliff Hotel, the Huckleberry Rail Line and the Rhinebeck Aerodrome. Tours cost $10 per person. They depart frequently from the travel center on Saturdays. For information, call 845-876-2076.

Visit our Sponsor: Montgomery Place — Historic Hudson Valley Web Site
For more information call 845-758-5461 or Visit our web site for more information on HISTORIC HUDSON VALLEY ESTATES..

Hudson Valley Raptor Center. Located South Rd., Stanfordville, NY. May 1 - Nov. 1, Sat. 1 - 3 p.m. Winter by appointment. Promotes awareness of raptors' role in balance of nature; rehabilitating injured birds and release, breeding. Onsite, outreach educational programs for schools or groups including two unique environmental education programs for children: "Raptor Rookies," for children entering grades K-2, and "Raptor Explorers," for children grades 3-5. The sessions are four days and run from 9 a.m. - noon. For information, call Gwen Saylor 845-758-6957. VISIT OUR WEB SITE

Institute for Ecosystem Studies — Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum. Located Rt. 44A, Millbrook, NY. Winter hours Oct. 1 - Apr. 30, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun. 1 - 4 p.m. Trails, ecology shop, tropical greenhouse. Closed public holidays. For continuing education schedule, call 845-677-9643; for general information, call 845-677-5359.

Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, Tivoli Bays. Located Red Hook, NY. 1,700 acre reserve for research/education re Hudson River Estuary; Canoe the marsh, bicycle, 5 trails. For information, call 845-758-5193.

Northern Dutchess Hospital Mother's Club — Meetings are held the first Monday of every monthSeptember through June at 7 p.m. in the Northern Dutchess Hospital conference room. For more information, call 876-5859.

Thrift Shop — Northern Dutchess Hospital. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 95 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. Periodic specials on books, toys, games, shoes, pocketbooks, clothing, furniture, televisions, clocks, luggage, more. Call 845-876-4255. No consignments. Donations accepted.

Narcotics Anonymous — Church of Messiah Parish Hall, Route 9, Rhinebeck. For teens who want to be clean. The only requirement for membership is the desire to become clean and sober. Meetings are held Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Clermont State Historic Site — former Livingston family estate. Woods Road entrance to Park facilities, Visitor Center, Livingston Home tours. Home site closed for winter, reopens April 1. The grounds are open daily year-round, 8:30 a.m. to sunset. Admission to grounds is free, while a fee of $3.00 per adult, $2.00 for seniors and $1.00 for children ages 5-12 is charged for visiting the home. Tours are offered Tuesday through Sunday and on Monday holidays. For updated information and details on all current programs, visit Friends of Clermont WWW Home Page.

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill), Hyde Park. Grounds open all year. House closed from November to April. For information call 845-229-9115. Visit the National Park Service website for more Val-Kill information on-line.

Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park. Grounds and house open. House closed Tuesday and Wednesday, November through April. For information call 845-229-9115. Visit the National Park Service website for more FDR Home information on-line.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum, Hyde Park. Visit this FDR website for more FDR Library & Museum information on-line.

Mills Mansion State Historic Park, Old Albany Post Road, Staatsburg. Grounds open all year. House open mid-April through October. For information call 845-889-8851.

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Rte. 9, Hyde Park. Grounds open all year. Grounds and house open Thursday to Monday, November to April. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday, December to March. For information call 845-229-9115. Visit the National Park Service website for more Vanderbilt Mansion information on line.

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