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Environmental center to offer chance to identify local trees

STAATSBURG - There will be a family-friendly environmental program, Winter Tree ID, at Norrie Point Environmental Center at 2 p.m. Saturday.

The event will include a leisurely hike while participants are taught to differentiate between oak, maple and the other species of trees that live in the Hudson Valley.

Hiking shoes are strongly recommended.

Discover Norrie programs are held monthly. For more information, call 845-889-4745, Ext. 109.

GERMANTOWN - Holiday events are scheduled for this weekend at Clermont State Historic Site, 400 Wood Road.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the site will be open for tours featuring holiday decorations based on "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Each room's decor will be inspired by a line from the classic holiday poem, rewritten to incorporate elements relating to the history of the house and the Livingston family.

The Friends of Clermont will also hold its annual Holiday Party from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday.

The board of trustees and volunteers will serve drinks and hors d'oeuvres. Admission is free for members and $10 (suggested donation) for the general public. Reservations are encouraged; call 518-537-6622.

Author, educator to talk about kayak memoir at library

PINE PLAINS - Author Susan Fox, a visiting associate professor at Bard College, will talk about her new book, "My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir," from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Pine Plains Library, 7775 S. Main St.

The book explores Fox's growth as a kayaker and her discovery of herself as she explores the Hudson River from Albany to Manhattan.

Contact the library at 518-398-1927, email pinelib@fairpoint.net or visit http://pineplains.lib.ny.us.

Sun River fundraiser to feature workshop on teaching teens

STONE RIDGE - There will be an interactive workshop on parenting and educating teens from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at High Meadow Performing Arts Center, 3643 Main St.

The workshop will feature keynote speaker Elisabeth Lesser and presentations by a wide range of adolescent education specialists on how to help young people grow and thrive.

The event, a fundraiser for Sun River High School, will be an opportunity to learn about the newly formed school and talk with its founding directors.

Suggested donation is $35-$75 per participant. To register and for information about the school, email inspire@sunriverschool.org, visit www.sunriverschool.org or call 845-853-0505.

Adults to make edible gifts in a jar at Kingston Library

KINGSTON - Local volunteer librarian Allyson Urie will teach adults to create their own holiday gifts in a jar from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St.

Attendees will make one of two unique holiday gifts in a jar: an M&M cookie mix or a friendship soup mix. Gifts will be decorated with scraps of cloth, holiday ribbons and other materials. Supplies will be provided.

The event is free.

Visit www.kingstonlibrary.org.
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