Serving Rhinebeck and Neighboring Towns
Issue 61 | May 30, 2023
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Your Summer Fast Forward and Rewind
This country has a curious bait and switch tradition when it comes to holidays: President’s Day is largely observed as a sale day for linens; Thanksgiving is about families, football and food; and yesterday, Memorial Day, is about barbecuing and the unofficial beginning of summer. To be sure, while each of these holidays has an origin story which carries deep meaning for some, we nonetheless celebrate them the way we do, with a certain amount of attention paid to economics and pleasure.
Since we are now into the summer season, it is time to consider summer plans, summer wants and desires, and, for those of us who are not fond of the crowds, heat, and mosquitos, how we may be able to endure the season with grace. But maybe summer shouldn’t be about endurance, maybe it should be like New Year’s – a time of personal ambition and remaking. The days are longer, the nights are shorter, and we have plenty of time to put the kind of energy we cannot muster in dark, cold January, into making ourselves incrementally better.
Are you going to tackle a personal project? Are you going to pick up your smart phone less often? Are you going to keep a journal? Learn an instrument? Start being nicer to strangers? Are you going to try to approach life with more humor and compassion and less reactivity?
We realize that this is also vacation and beach-read season, but we want to dangle this carrot in front of you to see who might be up for the challenge. Write to editor@hvpilot.com about your summer plans. It is a challenge, so there is no shame in not reaching your goal; the glory is all in the intention.
Thanks for all of your support and happy (unofficial) summer.
Eric Steinman
Executive Editor
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Memorial Day Parade in Rhinebeck Village
The annual Rhinebeck Village Memorial Day Parade was held yesterday in perfect May weather, with an exemplary turnout of children, parents, and other Rhinebeckers lining the parade route. The event, organized by the American Legion Post #429, began with the ceremonial flag raising. The many marchers and riders in the parade included firefighters and EMTs from the Rhinebeck and Rhinecliff fire departments in both antique and spanking new fire trucks, as well as the Capitol Region Celtic Pipe Band (bagpipes), kids on skateboards representing The Board Room in Rhinebeck, the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Rhinebeck Crew Team, and the American Legion Band, among others.
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Warnock Gets Pushback at Bard // U.S. Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock (D) was in town this past weekend to provide the one hundred sixty-third commencement address at Bard College. Warnock spoke at length about Bard’s long history of reaching out to political refugees over the last century or more, including efforts to provide an educational safe haven for Hungarian students in the 1950s and more recently students from Belarus, Afghanistan and Ukraine. However, his opening remarks were interrupted by protesters chanting “Stop Cop City,” a reference to the Atlanta Public Training Safety Center which has been a source of great controversy and opposition recently. The relevance to Bard is the alleged financial connection between the funding of “Cop City” and the Chair of Bard’s Board of Trustees, James Cox Chambers. The protestors unfurled a banner and distributed fliers about the grass roots action against “Cop City” and derailed the Senator’s speech for several minutes, before the Senator addressed the protestors with an affable laugh and the observation, “Bard College, you are living up to your reputation,” which won him some applause.
Amtrak Keeps the Trains Running // Earlier this month, we reported on rumors that Amtrak might be temporarily halting service to and from Rhinecliff Station in light of the ongoing construction and parking problems (see story). Now the Pilot has official word from Amtrak that there has not been, nor will there be, any significant interruption of service for Rhinecliff. Amtrak Senior Public Relations Manager Jason Abrams told the Pilot in an email that “Amtrak service will continue at Rhinecliff Station. Amtrak is partnering with New York State DOT to make improvements at the station. Design work is underway and includes accommodations for continued train service during construction.” He added that an update to plans and a more solid timeline of the multi-year renovation would be made available to the public this summer.
Girls on the Run // Congratulations to the Rhinebeck Girls Varsity Track & Field team, who turned in an outstanding performance at Monroe Woodbury High School on Thursday, May 25th for Varsity Sectionals. Senior Lola-Dillon Cahill was the 2023 Section IX Class D Triple Jump Champion, as well as the 2023 Section IX Class D Long Jump Champion; Anna Savolainen was the 2023 Section IX Class D High Jump Champion; and Anna Savolainen, June Nathan, Olivia Pulver, and Delilah Tumolo were the 2023 Section IX Class D 4X800 Champions! Next stop is state qualifiers on June 1 in Monroe and this Friday in Middletown. Best of luck this week!
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"Correct Me If I'm Norm"
This week’s guest is a singer, a mother, a movie producer, a fine art photographer, a screenwriter, & an accomplished gratitude artist, Rhinecliff’s own Carolyn Marks Blackwood.
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Wednesday, May 31st, 11:00AM - 11:30PM
Landscape and Birding Walk at Wilderstein Historic Site. Tickets are $12 with advance registration at Wilderstein.org. At the site, 330 Morton Rd., Rhinebeck.
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Thursday, June 1st, 7:30PM
Yiddish Song and Klezmer Music by Levyosn Trio. Suggested donation $10-$25. Reservations requested at eventbrite.com. At Morton Library, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff.
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Friday and Saturday, June 2nd and 3rd, 10AM - 5PM
(and, if needed, Sunday, June 4, Noon - 3PM)
Spring Marketplace sale of planters, perennials, hanging baskets, shrubs, and trees. Plus a bake sale, raffle, and silent auction. See rhinebeckreformed.org for details. At Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368 Mill St. (Rte. 9), Rhinebeck.
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Friday, June 2nd - Sunday, June 18th
Kaatsbaan Spring Festival. Art, music, dance, cooking, nature walk, and more. See kaatsbaan.org for details. At Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli.
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Friday, June 2nd, 6:00 - 8:00PM
Opening reception for Don Battershall Silkscreen Exhibit; show runs through June 30. At Morton Library, Rhinecliff.
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Friday, June 2nd, Noon to 4:00PM
BY APPOINTMENT, and Saturday, June 3, 10AM - 4PM – BY APPOINTMENT AND WALK-INS. Owners of antique samplers are encouraged to bring them to Sampler Identification and Documentation Days, co-sponsored by the Rhinebeck Historical Society, Starr Library, and the Dutchess County Historical Society. For more information contact Stacy Whittaker, swhitt@prodigy.net. At Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck.
[image courtesy of the Museum of Rhinebeck History]
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Saturday, June 3nd, 11:00AM - 4:00PM
Skate Jam at Board Room Skate Shop. Live music, food, demos, and more. All ages welcome. At Board Room Skate Shop, 6423 Montgomery St. (Montgomery Row, Rte. 9), Rhinebeck.
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Saturday, June 3rd - Sunday, June 4th
Friends & Family Weekend at Ramapo. Eat, Play, Give! All ages welcome at the 250-acre lakefront campus. Come for the day or stay overnight (lodging must be purchased separately). Rain or shine. Tickets $50 for ages 4-16; $75 for ages 17+. See ramapoforchildren.org for more information, registration, and sponsorships. At Ramapo, off Salisbury Tpke., Rhinebeck.
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Saturday and Sunday, June 3rd - 4th, 6:00PM
Limon Dance Company and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company present contemporary and classical choreography. For details and tickets, see kaatsbaan.org. At Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli
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Sunday, June 4th, 4:00PM
Recital on the newly restored 1923 E.M. Skinner organ by world famous organist Ken Cowan. Free. At the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery St. (Rte. 9), Rhinebeck.
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Friday, June 9th, 7:30PM
Rev-It-Up: Tales of a Truck Stop Chaplain; “Stories from the crossroads of saints and serial killers,” with author Sherry Blackman. At Morton Library, Rhinecliff.
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Saturday, June 10th, 2:00PM
Author’s talk with Jane Delury and Amy Parrella, Bard’s Director of Horticulture and Arboretum, about Delury’s new novel, Hedge, which takes place at modern-day Montgomery Place; followed by mansion walk-throughs with docents. Register at arboretum@bard.edu. At the Montgomery Place Visitor Center, River Rd., Bard College.
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Sunday, June 11th, 2:00PM - 5:00PM
Rhinebeck-Red Hook First Annual Pride Celebration, with food, resources, crafts, clothing swap, games, music, trans closet, dancing. Free. Hosted by The Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery St. (Rte. 9), Rhinebeck.
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Sunday, June 11th, 3:00PM - 5:00PM
“Achieving Medicare for All in New York State,” talk with Q&A by Dr. Oliver Fein, MD, Professor Emeritus, Cornell Weill Medical School. Sponsored by the Rhinebeck Democrats Club. At Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck.
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Sunday, June 25th, 2:00PM
Mikhail Baryshnikov at 75: A Day of Music and Celebration. WILL HE ATTEND? Featuring Laurie Anderson, Diana Krall, Regina Spektor, Kaoru Watanabe, and Mark Morris, among others. Go to kaatsbaan.org for tickets and more information. At Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli.
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Now through May 31 – Rhinebeck Central School District Art Show. At Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck.
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Now through June 25 – Exhibition of works of Rhinebeck artist Audrey Francis, featuring her bird-centric paintings and drawings. At LabSpace Art, 2642 Rte. 23, Hillsdale, NY (45 minutes from Rhinebeck). You can also see an ever-changing selection of Francis’ smaller works at the Little Gallery box she has placed on the front lawn of her house on Chestnut St. between Beech and Parsonage in Rhinebeck.
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Call for submissions: artworks inspired by the Rhinecliff Train Station, to be exhibited at Morton Library, Rhinecliff, later in 2023. Contact Chadkleitsch@gmail.com to submit a piece.
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Need support with substance abuse? Alcoholics Anonymous of Northeast New York sponsors several regular face-to-face and virtual meetings in our area – including in Rhinebeck and Red Hook – at various times of the day. For more information https://nenyaa.org/meetings.
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Wednesday, May 31st
Rhinebeck Village Board of Ethics
Rhinebeck Village Hall
2:00PM
Agenda includes report on the annual reminder to Village officers and employees regarding the Village Code of Ethics and review of any disclosure statements transmitted to the Board since the last meeting (September 22, 2022). At Village Hall, 76 East Market St., Rhinebeck.
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Thursday, June 1st
Rhinebeck Town Cemetery Committee
Rhinebeck Town Hall
1:00 - 2:00PM
Agenda not yet available. See Town website. At Town Hall, 80 East Market St., Rhinebeck.
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Monday, June 5th
Rhinebeck Town Planning Board
Rhinebeck Town Hall
6:00PM
Agenda not yet available. See Town website. At Town Hall, 80 East Market St., Rhinebeck.
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Tuesday, June 6th
Rhinebeck Village Planning Board
Rhinebeck Village Hall
7:00PM
Agenda not yet available. See Village website. At Village Hall, 76 East Market St., Rhinebeck.
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Thursday, June 8th
Rhinebeck Village Comp Plan Committee
Rhinebeck Village Hall
6:00PM
Agenda not yet available. See Village website. At Village Hall, 76 East Market St., Rhinebeck.
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Tuesday, June 13th
Rhinebeck Village Public Hearing
Rhinebeck Village Hall
6:00PM
Rhinebeck Village Public Hearing of Expansion of the Historic District Overlay; and Board of Trustees Meeting. For Historic District materials and Board meeting agenda when available, see Village website. At Village Hall, 76 East Market St., Rhinebeck.
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Volunteers Needed!
TOWN OF RHINEBECK IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS to join various town committees. For a list of town committees and an application form, see Town website.
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"Pumpkin"
Pumpkin is a three-year-old Maltese who spends part of her time in Florida but considers herself a resident of Rhinebeck.
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