Events

Rhinecliff Hamlet Advisory Council
Agenda
June 11, 2009
Morton Library, 7 p.m.

I.    Call to Order/Announcements

II.    Approval of Minutes

III.    Comprehensive Plan –
Latest Changes / Timeline

IV.    Quadricentennial Flotilla – Recap

V.    Old Business

VI.    New Business

VII.    Adjournment

Town of Rhinebeck Town Supervisor Tom Traudt, in collaboration with the Rhinebeck Central School District, together with the New York State Police, has announced a community informational forum on INTERNET SAFETY FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

With his experience as a detective with the Dutchess County Sheriffs Office, Mr. Traudt, along with an investigator with New York State Police Department Computer Crimes Unit, will offer information on issues of internet use.

This Internet Safety informational forum will be held on June 11, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the Rhinebeck Central School District Auditorium. There is no admission charge to the public to attend this informational forum.

Pre-Furred Pet Sitters has partnered with Scenic Hudson to hold the First Annual Pet Palooza and Dog Walk. Come join the fun and you'll be eligible to win a fantastic Grand Prize drawing at the end of the day.

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009-----Rain date: June 14, 2009 11-4 p.m.
Location: Poet's Walk (off River Road in Red Hook)
Tickets: Adults $13/Familes $35/Children under 12 are free
For more information call: (845) 399- 5894.

If you raise $100 online or before the Dog Walk & Pet Palooza, you get to register and walk for FREE! Or, if you purchase your tickets in advance, you will receive a free gift at the door, and you will be automatically entered into the Grand Prize drawing. Please press the donate button at the top of the page to help raise money for P.A.N.T.

The goal: To raise money for P.A.N.T. , the Partnership for Animals Needing Transition, which is an animal welfare organization, AND to help gain more exposure for many of the pet-related businesses in the Northern Dutchess area during these difficult economic times.Come join us for a day of fun for the whole family to benefit homeless animals in DutchessCounty! Click here for more information.

Fill one bag for just $3.

Morton Memorial Library Ground Level

82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff

876-2903

The Environment and Horticulture Programs of Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County are pleased to present an Open Educational Forum:

*Sustainable Landscaping

With Speakers:

Cheryl Hearty, CCEDC
Carolyn Klocker, CCEDC
Judy Wolf, CCEDC Master Gardener Volunteer

Sustaiable landscaping, or “GreenScaping” encompasses a set of landscaping practices that can improve the health and appearance of your lawn and garden, while protecting and preserving natural resources (USEPA).

By incorporating sustainable landscaping principles into your lawn and garden care, you can:

• Save Time, since the use of locally-adapted species requires less care to maintain
• Save Money, by eliminating the need for unnecessary water and chemicals, and
• Protect the Environment, by conserving water supplies, using chemicals properly and only when needed, and reducing yard waste.

Greenscaping can include building and maintaining healthy soils, choosing the plants that are adapted to their locale, practicing smart watering, using a holistic approach to pest management, and practicing natural lawn care. Come to the free forum to learn more about greenscaping, rain gardens, and the benefits to our local natural resources and water supplies.

The Forum will be held at the:
Dutchess County Farm and Home Center
2715 Rt. 44, Millbrook, NY

This Program is Free and Open to the Public. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is not required. For more information, contact Vicky Buono at (845) 677-8223, ext. 153, or vcb4@cornell.edu.

Come early to tour the tour the CCEDC Sustainable Gardens from 6:30-7:00pm.
The GIS Special Interest Group Meeting is held before the forum from 6:00-6:45pm, and the EMC Meeting is held following the forum from 8:30-9:30pm.

Join your friends and neighbors, stroll through the village, shop, dine, dance to live music, enjoy entertainment, browse sidewalk sales and find red hot deals.

Scheduled to appear:
6-7:30: Family Fun with FROGS, BUGS AND ANIMALS - an interactive show full of music and learning!
7:30 - Jazz with the RITHOLZ-NAPOLI QUINTET

Plus, Ice Cream Social

Please note, this is a rain or shine event. If weather is poor, head to the Village Hall for Entertainment.

Hey Kids, Let’s Grow Plants!

Join Morton Memorial Library for a fun afternoon of container gardening. You bring a container you would like to use and a love of dirt. We’ll provide the seeds and the dirt. Please call 876-2903 for information.

82 Kelly Street
Rhinecliff, NY  12574

On Saturday, July 4th Clermont State Historic Site will celebrate Independence Day with an afternoon event crammed full of nostalgic Independence Day fun and games. Designed with families in mind, this event will include music, stories, food by Spacey Tracy, and fun children’s crafts for just $8 per vehicle. Beginning at 3pm, the museum will host an array of these activities on its back lawn, with the event culminating in an exquisite view of the Saugerties fireworks reflected in the Hudson River after dark.

The Old-Fashioned Independence Day will kick off at 3:00pm with a visit from the Headless Horseman Fife and Drum Corps, who will march around the grounds, playing historic tunes from the 18th century. Children’s contests will commence promptly at 4:00 with Cherry Pit Spitting, a Three-Legged Race, and the hilarious Grinning for Cheese. Prizes will be awarded. At 5:30, story-teller Tom Hanford will perform a historically-inspired show full of music and audience participation that is sure delight young children and parents alike. Throughout the afternoon, children will also be able to play with 18th century games, including the Games of Graces, stilts, and rolling hoops. A crafts tent will teach children the “language of the fan” and allow them to decorate their own old-fashioned paper fan, as well make a Liberty Cap (to protest English rule in America), and design their own American flag. Vivacious face painting designs will be available by Barbara Arpante.

For older children and inquisitive adults, special tours of the historic Clermont mansion will run every half hour from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Inside, visitors will meet the marvelous Margaret Beekman Livingston, who rescued Clermont from the ashes in 1777, Chancellor Robert R. Livingston, her son, who helped to draft the Declaration of Independence, and a Germantown resident, pining for her soldier love. This tour lasts approximately 35 minutes, and will cost $5 for adults, $4 for seniors/students, children 12 and under are free.

Also at 6:00, a live demonstration entitled “Under Where?: Women’s Clothes in the 18th Century” will let visitors in on the secrets of women’s clothing from 250 years ago. The demonstration will be accompanied by an educational talk by Curator of Education Kjirsten Gustavson.

Finally, from 8pm until dusk The Providers will perform classic soul and rock music on the hills overlooking the Hudson River to take visitors into the night. Dancing and picnicking are encouraged while you wait for a view of the Saugerties fireworks after dark. Those patrons who wish to see the fireworks are encouraged to come early as the park will close its gates when capacity is reached. The price for entry after 8:00pm is $10 per vehicle.

For more information on the Old-Fashioned Independence Day event, or being a vendor or a volunteer, please call Kjirsten at (518) 537-4240. More information can be found at www.friendsofclermont.org.

This year the annual fireworks show will by the evening of July 5th

Friends of Morton
Presents:
A special concert featuring
Acoustic Singer/Songwriter
Willy Porter

Saturday, July 11th
Morton Hall
& Morton Memorial Library
82 Kelly St.  Rhinecliff, NY
Doors: 7:30PM/Show 8PM Tickets: $25  available through
Mark’s Music - Rhinebeck, NY  845-876-1006
One Night Only!