Coronavirus Update: 3/12/20

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• The Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual St. Patrick's Day breakfast, scheduled for Tuesday, March 17 at the Best Western Plus Hotel in Kingston, will not be held. Also canceled is the chamber's March 19 mixer at Mariner's Harbor in Kingston and the Young Ulster Professionals' March 26 trivia event at the Best Western.

• The Sloop Clearwater March Open Boat, scheduled for Saturday, March 14, at the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston, has been canceled. Visit www.clearwater.org/calendar-of-eventsfor more information.

• The Town of Ulster Russell Brott Senior Center will be closed beginning on March 16, 2020. It is scheduled to reopen on April 1.

• Etain Health, a medical marijuana dispensary in the town of Ulster, will not hold its Patient Support Group meeting on Thursday, March 12.

• The Kingston Winter Farmers Market will not take place on Saturday, March 14. Market organizers said that customers can reach out to local farms directly. Visit kingstonfarmersmarket.org/winter-market for more information.

• SUNY classes to be taught online only for rest of semester due to virus concerns; New Paltz extends spring break.

• Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan and Ulster's annual Celebration of Charity and Caritas Awards Dinner has been postponed until Tuesday, June 9, at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor.

• The Anderson Center for Autism's Community Field Day, scheduled for Saturday, April 18, in Rhinebeck, has been canceled.

• The Saugerties Pro Musica concert featuring the Ekstasis Piano & Cello Duo, scheduled for Sunday, March 15, at the Saugerties United Methodist Church, has been canceled.

• The benefit fundraiser for Taylor Block scheduled for 7 p.m. March 13 at the Reformed Church of Saugerties has been postponed indefinitely.

• The Saugerties Democratic Committee has postponed its March 26 forum with author Anne Nelson. No new date has been announced.

• The Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock, has canceled the upcoming Student Exhibition 1 reception scheduled for Saturday, March 14, but the exhibition is on view through May 2.

• The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum has canceled its upcoming opening reception scheduled for Saturday, March 14. The museum, at 28 Tinker St., Woodstock, remains open for now on Fridays and Saturdays, from noon to 6 p.m.; and Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from noon to 5 p.m. for now. More info: woodstockart.org.

• The Woodstock Farm Sanctuary in High Falls will not be opening in April, as has been customary, but expects to open May 3 for members and May 9 to the public. More info: woodstocksanctuary.org.

• The Kerhonkson Synagogue has canceled its Purim Party scheduled for Saturday, March 14.

• Some nursing homes in Ulster and Dutchess counties have barred visitors.

• The Ulster County Jail has suspended visits to inmates.

• The 48th annual Hudson Valley Philharmonic string competition, scheduled for March 14-15 at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, has been canceled.

• Woodstock Bookfest 2020, scheduled for March 26-29, has been canceled.

• The town of Kingston has canceled its March 16 meeting about the proposed 850 Route 28 project.

• Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh has closed its campus. Classes will be taught online.


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