Community

Long time residents will have the opportunity to share with the Rhinebeck Historical Society and community their stories about growing up and living in our town years ago. RHS is looking for stories that describe what life was like the town and village 20, 30 or more years ago.   
 
If you, or someone that you know would like to get on the speaker list, please have them either email or call David Miller at dmiller@citytech.cuny.edu, 876-6298. The programs are usually 60-90 minutes long. RHS needs a dozen or so people with one or two stories each. Some of the stories may trigger other memories from the audience and lead to a lively discussion. Please spread the word about the event. 
 
Refreshments will be served.

WKZE (98.1 FM) will launch its Help Haiti concert series with a benefit for earthquake victims at the Rhinecliff Hotel Monday night.

The Women of Note Concert to Benefit Family of Jerrice Baptiste is set to start at 6 p.m. and will feature performances by Bar Scott, Mary Courtney, Abby Lappen, Rebecca Martin, Kelleigh McKenzie and Gail Ann Dorsey. Additional performers will be announced.

Baptiste is a Haitian native, Kingston resident and host of "Women of Note," a program featuring female musicians, on WKZE each Sunday, from 5-7 p.m.

Baptiste, who lived in Haiti until she was 13, has many relatives living in the Caribbean nation, which was struck by a colossal 7.0-magnitude earthquake Jan. 12.

Baptiste and relatives living in Brooklyn and throughout the U.S. and Canada worked desperately to contact family members in Haiti, learning that some had survived and some had died during teh days that followed the tragedy.

The Rhinecliff Hotel is at 4 Grinnell St., Rhinecliff. Organizers are suggesting a donation of $10, though nobody will be refused entry.

Rhinebeck Town Hall: 

Tom Daley will give a slide presentation on The Astors:  Family History and Mansion. Light refreshments follow the talk.

For more information call David Miller at 845-876-6298.

First Appearance of the Grumpus!
Walk the Gauntlet!
The Unveiling of this year's Illuminated Book
The St. George and the Dragon Play
Sing along with the
Rhinebeck Choral Club
Bill and Livia Vanaver
The Wild Man Dance
accompanied by singing, exceptional music and more !
Cash Bar.

Friday, December 4th from 5:30-7:30, Red Hook Village will be featuring an evening of carolling, hayrides, and ornament making.

This year many village restaurants will also be offering affordable dishes to eat as you stroll thru the village. Tree Lighting ceremony to take place at 7:30. For more info. call 845-224-7692.

Fries in the Field: Potato Harvest
Sunday, October 25th; 10AM to 1PM.
Wigsten Farm, 1096 Salt Point Turnpike, Pleasant Valley

Join Slow Food Hudson Valley and students from the Culinary Institute of America in celebrating the harvest! We will be helping farmer Paul Wigsten harvest a variety of potatoes and making french fries in the field! It will be fun for the whole family!

Bring your gardening gloves, a water bottle, your good cheer, a blanket or folding chairs and your favorite dipping sauce for french fries. (You can bring your lunch too, if you like.)

Please RSVP!
If you are planning to attend, please rsvp to e_raider@culinary.edu

HOUSEHOLD PHARMACEUTICAL COLLECTION EVENT

Concerned about the proper disposal of expired/unused drugs in your medicine cabinet? If so, you are invited to participate in this FREE one-day collection event sponsored by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Date: October 20, 2009

Time: 8am to 1pm (no appointment necessary)

Location: NYSDEC - Region 3 Office
21 South Putt Corners Road
New Paltz, NY 12561

For more information, please see the attached flyer or visit the NYSDEC website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/45083.html

The Northern Dutchess Hospital Auxiliary will host a "Chinese Moon Festival: Zhong Qiu Jie" cocktail party at 5 p.m. Sept. 29 at China Rose in Rhinecliff. Guests will be offered a variety of little dishes, moon cakes and a cash bar. The $30 admission includes Asian appetizers, stargazing and fortune-telling. All funds benefit the Rhinecliff-Rhinebeck unit of the NDH Auxiliary. Contact Ethel Arnell at 876-4987.

The Woodstock Film Festival 

The Woodstock Film Festival is a not-for-profit, 501 (C)(3) organization with a mission to present an annual program
and year-round schedule of film, music, and art-related activities that promote artists, culture, inspired learning, and diversity.
The Hudson Valley Film Commission promotes sustainable economic development by attracting and supporting
film, video and media production in the Hudson Valley - Catskills.

Click HERE for a complete schedule.

Discard electronics at fairgrounds:

RHINEBECK — The Dutchess County Fairgrounds and Advanced Recovery Inc. will host an Electronics Take-Back Days program Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Businesses, government agencies and school districts must pre-register to turn in old equipment Friday by calling 845-858-8809. On Saturday and Sunday, individuals can bring as much old electronic equipment as they can fit into their cars to the fairgrounds between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for a flat fee of $10 per car. Items accepted include cables, cell phones, computer monitors, copiers, CPUs, CRTs, DVD players, radios, fax machines, keyboards, laptops, MP3 players, modems, old computers, printers, rechargeable batteries, scanners, stereo equipment, telephones, terminals, televisions, typewriters, VCRs and VHS players.

For information, call 845-876-6330.

Come celebrate the field in Rhinecliff!

The Rhinecliff Volunteer Fire Co, Rescue Squad and Ladies Auxilliary invite the community of Rhinecliff to a Field Day.

Free play games (Frisbee, kickball, horseshoes) for both kids and adults begin at 3pm, with a community chili cook off at 5pm.

Bring your best recipe hot and ready to share. 1st Place prize: $100. Runner Up $50.

Hot dogs, beverages and desserts provided. Located on the corner of Valley Way Rd and Loftus, next to the Old Schoolhouse Condos in Rhinecliff. 

Call Cynthia at 845-876-5738 for more information. 

Click here for our previous article on the renovation of Fireman's Field.

As part of Heritage Weekend
Montgomery Place

Saturday, September 12, 2009 to September 13, 2009

The house at Montgomery Place will be open with free admission as part of
New York's celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage
along the river that bears his name.

10-5pm
Free admission
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