Ulster County Area Events
JULY 2007
Kingston International Jazz Festival
Weekend, July 1. Music, food, fun.
Call 800-331-1518 or 331-7517 or visit www.ci.kingston.ny.us.
The Zucchini Brothers, 11
a.m. July 1, Byrdcliffe Barn, Woodstock. Musical
stir-fry of styles. Call 679-2079 or visit
www.woodstockguild.org.
Outdoor events at Mohonk,
Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. Call 255-0919
or visit www.mohonkpreserve.org.
Schedule includes:
- Singles and sociables hike to Giants Workshop,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 1. Strenuous 8-mile hike.
- Singles and sociables hike to Stokes Loop,
9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. July 7. Strenuous 10-mile
hike.
- Dragonflies demonstration, 10 a.m.-2:30
p.m. July 8. Catch little critters flying
by with speeds of 60 mph or less by an Audubon
member. Easy 2-mile hike.
- Singles and sociables hike to Awosting,
9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. July 8. Moderate 8-mile hike.
- Butterflies and Blooms program, 10 a.m.-noon
July 14. Butterflies and plants in fields
and forests of Spring Farm. Easy 2-mile hike.
- Singles and sociables hike to Table Rocks,
9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. July 15. Easy 5-mile hike.
- Singles and sociables hike to Two Falls,
9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. July 21. Strenuous 8-mile
hike.
- Music at the Spring Farm Pavilion, 6:30-8
p.m. July 21. With blues band Soul Purpose.
- Singles and sociables hike to Lost City,
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. July 22. Strenuous 8-mile
hike.
- Skyhunters in Flight, 7-8 p.m. July 28.
Program with raptors, such as screech owl,
barn owl, kestrel, harris hawk, white falcon,
more. Easy 1-mile hike.
- Singles and sociables hike to Castle Point,
9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. July 29. Moderate 7-mile
hike.
"Reds,Whites and Blues!"
Independence Day free concert, 3-6
p.m. July 4, Rivendell Winery, New Paltz.
Call 255-2494 or visit www.rivendellwine.com.
Kingston’s Biennial Sculpture
exhibition opening, July 7, sculptures
on exhibit throughout Kingston, outdoors and
inside. Exhibition runs through October. Call
338-0331 or 800-331-1518 or visit www.askforarts.org.
Secret Gardens Tour, 11 a.m.-5:30
p.m. July 7. Self-guided tour through six
Saugerties gardens. Rain date, July 8. Call
246-0710.
First Saturday Art Receptions,
5-8 p.m. July 7, various galleries throughout
Kingston. Call 331-0331 or visit www.askforarts.org
for schedule.
Beginner windsurfing lessons by Hudson
Valley Windsurfers, 5 p.m. July 12
and Aug. 9, Kingston Point Beach, Kingston.
Bring bathing suit and water shoes. Instruction
includes land simulator and water time with
provided boards and individual instructors.
$10 singles, $15 families. Reservations one
week in advance, call Ed Donnely, 242-5565.
Children’s Day parade,
6 p.m. July 13, Broadway to Kingston Plaza.
Fireworks follows. Call 331-1682.
Hurley Stone House Day, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. July 14, Main Street, Hurley.
Explore America’s oldest private homes
(1690s-1790s) in 344-year-old National Historic
Landmark Dutch village. Costumed guides, militia
re-enactors, colonial era demonstrations,
more. Call 331-4121 or visit www.stonehouseday.org.
Gardens Plus Tour, 10 a.m.-4
p.m. July 14. Self-guided tour of private
gardens in New Paltz. Call 255-0243 or visit
www.newpaltzchamber.org.
Guided Tour of the Byrdcliffe Arts
Colony, 1 p.m. July 14, meet at Byrdcliffe
Theatre, Woodstock. Call 679-2079 or visit
www.woodstockguild.org.
Times Travelers week for kids,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 16-20, Huguenot Historical
Society, New Paltz. Explore history through
arts, crafts, food and games. Call 255-1660
or visit www.hhs-newpaltz.org.
A Taste of Kingston, 5:45-9:30
p.m. July 17. Sample great menu choices at
restaurants. Historic trolley transportation
provided. Call 331-3725 or visit www.ci.kingston.ny.us.
St. Joseph’s FESTA,
6-11:30 p.m. July 19-21, 34 South Chestnut
St., New Paltz. Games of skill and chance,
children’s rides and games, specialty
foods and pastries, music nightly, craft vendors,
more. Call 255-5635.
White Pines Gala at Byrdcliffe,
5 p.m. July 21, Woodstock. Call 679-2079 or
visit www.woodstockguild.org.
Jonny Lang performance, 8
p.m. July 21, Bardavon, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie.
Grammy Award winner Jonny Lang brings his
smokin’ blues band back to the Bardavon
by popular demand. All seats $44.50, $39.50
members. Call 473-5288 or visit www.bardavon.org.
Archaeology weekend for adults,
9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 21-22, Huguenot Historical
Society, New Paltz. Discover, examine and
interpret artifacts. Two sessions per day.
Call 255-1660 or visit www.hhs-newpaltz.org.
Latino festival, noon-9 p.m.
July 22, T.R. Gallo Park, Kingston. Vendors,
food, live music, dancing, more. Call 340-1106.
Hudson Valley Tri/Tiathlon,
July 22.Tri: swim-0.3 mi.; bike-13 mi.; run-3
mi.; Bi: run-1 mi.; bike-18 mi.; run-3 mi.
Call 247-0271 or visit www.nytri.org.
Archaeology week for kids,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 23-27, Huguenot Historical
Society, New Paltz. Examine evidence from
people who lived on Huguenot Street including
Native Americans, the Huguenots and Dutch.
Call 255-1660 or visit www.hhs-newpaltz.org.
HITS-on-the-Hudson IV, July
25-29, Saugerties. World-class equestrian
show jumping. Call 246-8833 or visit www.hitsshows.com.
Latino festival, July 28,
Rondout waterfront, Kingston. Live music,
food, dancing, more. Call 331-7517 or 339-6925
or visit www.ci.kingston.ny.us.
Guided Walking Tour of Olde Hurley,
2 p.m. July 28, Main Street, Hurley. Rain
or shine. Call 338-1661 or visit www.hurleyheritagesociety.org.
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