American Red Cross blood drive in PAC building.

"A time of prayer with music for county and country."

The Mayor of Hudson will hold a public hearing in the Common Council Chambers, on the following proposed Local Law which was adopted by the Common Council on April 19, 2016: Local Law Introductory No. 1 of 2016 - Establishing the R-S-C-2 Zoning District and to Designate "Hotel" as a Conditionally Permitted Use in the Southern Waterfront Area R-S-C-2 District.

The public is encouraged to attend the Cairo Planning Board monthly meeting. Anyone recording audio of the meeting is urged to send it to info@wgxc.org, where we can post it for all to share.

The Town of Austerlitz Planning Board holds a Public Hearing, before its regular Planning Board meeting, about the clearing of six acres for a pond at 61 Flint Crossing, submitted by HJB Holdings. All persons wishing to comment on the applications will have an opportunity to do so.

The public is encouraged to attend the monthly Stockport Town Board workshop meeting. Anyone recording audio of the meeting is urged to send it to info@wgxc.org, where we can post it for all to share.

A Budget Hearing for the residents of the Cairo-Durham Central School District, for the purpose of discussion of the expenditures of funds and the budgeting thereof for the 2016-2017 school year. The Election will be held on Tuesday, May 17.

Chatham Town Board Special Meeting with a presentation by Thomas C. Baird, P.E., Barton & Loguidice, Engineers, on the Albany Turnpike traffic signal and Route 295 intersection. The community is encouraged and welcome to attend.

Legendary saxophonist and drummer duo, Flaherty and Corsano. Chasny records as Six Organs of Admittance.

Nik Bärtsch’s Swiss jazz quartet Mobile uses basic musical concepts within a ritualistic framework to produce a sound that is sometimes funky, sometimes ambient, and always obsessively charged. Recording for ECM since 2006, bandleader and pianist Bärtsch plays with drummer Kaspar Rast, reed player Sha, and percussionist Nicolas Stocker.

Live performance.

Annuals, herbs, and perennials, decorated and terra cotta flower pots and planters for the garden. Plus costume jewelry, chocolates and fudge from local chocolatiers. Information at www.templeisraelofcatskill.org, or (518) 943-5758.

Live music performance from a South African singer, and an old movie and new beer garden, and more, at grand re-opening.

Opening reception. Work by Kaya Deckelbaum, Carole Kunstadt, Eric Camiel, Marisa G. Silverstein, and Vida Sabbaghi. Through May 29. Free and open to the public. Information at (845) 809-5838, or www.gallery66ny.com.

2600.com monthly hacker meeting. All meetings take place on the first Friday of the month at Starbucks, 1244 Western Ave., Albany.

Abigail Disney’s directorial debut, "The Armor of Light," follows the journey of an Evangelical minister trying to find the courage to preach about the toll of gun violence in America. Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), Independent Lens, WMHT Educational Telecommunications, and the Old Chatham Quakers, is excited to offer an advance screening of Peace Officer, a film by Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber.

Ought (Montreal), Priests (Washington DC), Curse Purse (W.Mass), and Longings (W.Mass) perform.

Arlo Guthrie performs.

The Barr Brothers perform.

The Non-Believers includes Mac McCaughan from Superchunk.

Michael Hesslein, Michael “Donny” Amidon, Brendan Smith, and William Lawrence perform.

John Hiatt performs.

Live performance.

Coxsackie Riverside Park cleanup. Wear gloves and bring your garden tools including rakes and pruners. Call Jeffrey at 518-478-5414.

Columbia Land Conservancy, Pollinate This, and Riverkeeper cleanup of the Greenport Conservation Area for the 5th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep, a day of service for the Hudson River. Volunteers are asked to park and meet at the main parking lot. Sweep volunteers are asked to wear sturdy shoes or boots, clothing that they can get dirty, and to bring a hat, eye protection, and other personal protective gear, sunscreen, a reusable water bottle and snack. This site is suitable for elementary-aged children with proper adult supervision. Information at sweep@riverkeeper.org, nated@clctrust.org or thebeekeeper@pollinatethis.org.

Join the DEP and the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District for a tree planting on Windham’s Batavia Kill (at South Street). Volunteers will meet on South Street on the Batavia Kill at (448 South Street, Windham, NY 12496). For volunteers coming from Main Street (Route 23) heading west, South Street is on the left. Parking is located after the Batavia Kill Bridge, and will be the first driveway on the left. We ask all Sweep volunteers to wear sturdy shoes or boots, clothing that they can get dirty, and to bring a hat, work gloves, sunscreen, a reusable water bottle and snacks. This project is suitable for elementary-aged children with proper adult supervision. Questions? Contact Riverkeeper at sweep@riverkeeper.org or site leaders Laura Weyeneth and Josh Sutton at laura@gcswcd.com.

Olana State Historic Site is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation join with The Olana Partnership to invite the public come spend a few hours and help make a difference.

Eighth annual children's book event, with many authors.

Hudson Sloop Club and Apollonia Project cleanup of the Middle Ground Flats for the 5th Annual Riverkeeper Sweep, a day of service for the Hudson River. Volunteers will meet at Hudson Waterfront Park and then travel to the Flats by boat. Sweep volunteers are asked to wear sturdy shoes or boots, clothing that they can get dirty, and to bring a hat, eye protection, and other personal protective gear, sunscreen, a reusable water bottle and snack. Information at sweep@riverkeeper.org, nickzachos@gmail.com or stephen.merrett@gmail.com.

These workshops offer studio experiences for children ages 4 ½ - 12. Themes and activities are connected with the artists, artworks, and ideas featured in the current exhibition in The Fields Sculpture Park. Workshops begin with an adventure in The Fields, focusing on artworks pertinent to a weekly theme. Groups meet at the Charles B. Benenson Visitors Center. No pre-registration necessary.

Basilica Farm & Flea assembles farmers, collectors, and artisans in the Hudson region as retailers for two days.

The American Dance Institute begins renovations that will transform the former Dunn Builders Supply buildings into ADI’s new headquarters in Catskill. Local food trucks, a beer garden with beer donated by Crossroads Brewing Company, live music, games, and a raffle will be included in this event with state and local officials at the future theater on Catskill Creek off Bridge St. in Catskill.

The Fortnightly Club of Catskill hold their annual Rip Van Winkle Wine and Cheese Festival at the historic Freight Master's Building at the Catskill Point. The funds from the festival support the upkeep, and this year, installation of handicap accessible equipment and adult playground equipment at Dutchman's Landing.

Reception for the "Barn Show" with artists James Coe, Judith Warren, Deanna Schrell, and Beth Schneck which runs from May 6 to May 31. Paintings and Photos of mostly New England barns with some midwestern and western barns included.

Bird Talk and Walk at the Siuslaw Model Forest. Craig Thompson, bird enthusiast and Audubon Society of the Capital Region Board Member to learn more about birding, gives an introduction to birds, bird migration, and identification techniques, followed by a bird-watching tour of the Siuslaw Model Forest across from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties’ Agroforestry Resource Center.

What can you find tucked away in Olana’s landscape? Search the grounds high and low to find clues that lead you to the prize. Environmental educator, Fran Martino teaches how to use compasses, maps, and GPS systems.

Burger Night is a family-friendly evening centered around celebrating the bounty of farming. Milking time is at 4 p.m., so if you want to see that process come early. Bash Bish Bluegrass will be playing music for you and the cows. Send an RSVP email to chaseholmfarm@gmail.com to give us a sense of how many people to expect. The event will be held rain or shine.

Gil Gutierrez and Bob Stern perform on violin and guitar.

6th annual TBR BikeFest gathering with bike games, raffle prizes, burritos, beer, cake, and dancing.

Soprano Melissa Coombs, accompanied by Virginia Sircy on piano and Otice Sircy on cello, perform selections from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, including the music of Bach, Rachmaninov, and Andre Previn, among others.

“Landscapes” show will be on view from Friday, May 6 to Memorial Day, Monday, May 30 with unnamed artists using various medias, including photography, oil, watercolor, and more.

Live performance.

Dixon, a cellist and composer, with guitarist Freddie Bryant and bassist Kenny Davis.

A public hearing will be held before the Village of Kinderhook Planning Board to consider the following proposed application. Kinderhook Library, Site Plan Review, 18 Hudson Street in the Village of Kinderhook, lot # 43.20-2-37. The plans are available for inspection at the Kinderhook Village Hall, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesdays 5-7 p.m.

Here & Now Jazz Quintet performs at the 5th Annual George B. O'Neill Tribute Concert.

Sunwatchers and P.G. Six perform.

Live DJ performance.

Evening of Balinese Gamelan (orchestra) music and dance featuring Bard's own Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar and Chandra Kanchana. Under the musical and artistic direction of I Nyoman Suadin, with special guest artists, the evening includes both the Bard student ensemble and the community ensemble performing tradtional and new works from the Gamelan Gong Kebyar repertoire. Opening with a traditional Balinese procession and blessing and closing the evening out with a Kecak or Balinese rhythmic vocal chorus. There will be a brief gender wayang interlude and a couple of works-in-progress featuring composers I Nyoman Suadin, Ibu Tzu Tzupahlah, and others. At Olin Hall on campus.

Live performance.

Live rock performance.

Mother's Day Tea

A fashion show of vintage clothing, plus homemade cakes and cookies with tea from Verdigris-Hudson. Styling tips from the experts at FACE Stockholm. Vintage clothing provided by Discipline Park. Plus mother and daughter models. Proceeds benefit the Hudson Area Library. Information at hudsonarealibrary.org.

Classical pianist Roy Eaton in a special Mother's Day recital. Information at BridgeSt.org.

Fruit Bats is an American rock band formed in 1997 in Chicago, Illinois. Horse Feathers is an American indie folk band from Portland, Oregon. Live performance. Information at helsinkihudson.com.

Comedy night hosted by Annie Bielski and Alexandra Schmidt with Allison Brainard, Becca Kauffman, Lily Marotta, Sam Regal and music from DJ Shanny McIntosh.

The public is encouraged to attend monthly Informal Hudson Common Council Meeting, the second Monday every month. Anyone recording audio of the meeting is urged to send it to info@wgxc.org, where we can post it for all to share.

The public is encouraged to attend monthly board meeting. Anyone recording audio of the meeting is urged to send it to info@wgxc.org, where we can post it for all to share.

The public is encouraged to attend the monthly Taghkanic Town Board meeting. Anyone recording audio of the meeting is urged to send it to info@wgxc.org, where we can post it for all to share.

A Budget Hearing for the residents of the Hudson City School District, for the purpose of discussion of the expenditures of funds and the budgeting thereof for the 2016-2017 school year. The Election will be held on Tuesday, May 17.

The Village of Hunter Board of Trustees holds a Public Hearing regarding the Tentative Budgets and consider adopting the Budgets at the Regular Meeting to be held at 8 p.m.

Waxahatchee (solo), and Circuit des Yeux.

Nate Radley, Drew Gress, Mark Ferber perform jazz music.

The Ghent Town Board holds a special meeting for the purpose of appointing a temporary Deputy Building Inspector for the Town of Ghent.

The Annual Budget Hearing of the Kinderhook Central School District will be held by the Board of Education, at which Hearing, the proposed 2016-2017 School District budget will be presented to the voters of the District.

The Annual Budget Hearing of the Chatham School District will be held by the Board of Education, at which Hearing, the proposed 2016-2017 School District budget will be presented to the voters of the District.

A Public Hearing on the proposed 2016-2017 Budget for the Taconic Hills Central School District shall be held in the Board of Education Room of the Taconic Hills Central School. The budget will be available for review on May 3, 2016, at the District Office.

Brooklyn songwriter Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn and Los Angeles musical polymath Jherek Bischoff team up for an evening of songs arranged for strings. The night will feature sets from both Mirah and Bischoff, with a string quartet rounding out the band.

Town of Chatham Planning Board holds a Public Hearing on a site plan review request from HJB Holdings, LLC (Crelling Self Storage), located on Route 295, before regular meeting.

The Town Board of the Town of Coxsackie holds a public hearing about Local Law #1 of 2016 regulating and approving standards for solar collection systems.

The public is encouraged to attend the monthly Stockport Town Board meeting. Anyone recording audio of the meeting is urged to send it to info@wgxc.org, where we can post it for all to share.

Ingrid Laubrock on saxophone and Tom Rainey on percussion perform.

American Red Cross blood drive at Hunter Tannersville High School, 6094 Main St.

The Town of Catskill Zoning Board of Appeals holds a Public Hearing about allowing a Subdivison of lands on lands owned Columbia Memorial Hospital located at 161 South Jefferson Heights Ave. Application Area Variance V-3-2016 Tax Map # 155.12-5-23.

Village board meetings take place on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. The public is encouraged to attend village meetings. Anyone recording audio of the meeting is urged to send it to info@wgxc.org, where we can post it for all to share.

The Clermont Planning Board holds a public hearing and SEQRA review for Thomas and Nancy Jantzen, who are seeking to install ground mounted solar panels at 199 Commons Road.

RONiiA and Howardian perform. RONiiA is Nona Marie Invie (Dark Dark Dark, Anonymous Choir), Mark McGee ( Marijuana Deathsquads, To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie), and Fletcher Barnhill (Fugitive, Joint Custody). Howardian is a New York City based art rock group fronted by Ian Vanek (Japanther)