Drawn Music with Natalie Boburka
Jul
11
11:00 AM11:00

Drawn Music with Natalie Boburka

Let the music guide your soul! By using music as your muse, you will create a visual depiction of notes, harmonies, beats, high and low notes, and rhythms with subconscious line.  Continuing, you’ll be guided through the addition of color defining shapes enhancing your musical masterpiece.  Letting loose and moving without predetermining the direction helps you be more flexible and encourages you to begin looking for opportunities in unlikely places.  Intensive listening helps you to be mindful and to fully enjoy sensory experiences at a deeper level. Limited Space, please sign up in advance.

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Music Cafe: Ann Osmond & Dennis Yerry
Jul
17
6:30 PM18:30

Music Cafe: Ann Osmond & Dennis Yerry

A jazz cabaret duo whose unique vocal blend and fresh arrangements breathe new life into classics spanning jazz, Broadway, and the Great American Songbook.

July 17 • 6:30pm

FEATURING

Ann Osmond & Dennis Yerry

Ann Osmond, a singer and actor with theatrical roots, joins accomplished jazz pianist and composer Dennis Yerry to create a vibrant, genre- spanning sound. Their unique vocal blend and fresh arrangements breathe new life into classics. From Mercer and Bernstein to Jobim and Stevie Wonder, this duo bridges jazz, Broadway, and the Great American Songbook.

NO RESERVATIONS. Just come by and enjoy the music!

Donations are welcome to support this community event.

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Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention (Beginner level)
Aug
19
12:30 PM12:30

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention (Beginner level)

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 P.M. to 1:30 P.M., Starting August 19, 2025, TWICE a week for eight weeks at the Olive Free Library.

We ask that you be willing to make the commitment to be at this class twice a week for all eight weeks. This is a program that builds on each class.

MUST R.S.V.P. Space is limited! Call 845-340-3456

What is tai chi? Tai chi is a slow, rhythmic, and graceful exercise that promotes good health & overall wellbeing.

What are the benefits? Increase strength, flexibility, and mobility, improve posture and balance, reduce pain and stress , an alert, serene mind Harmony of body, mind, and spirit.

Sponsored by U.C. Office for the Aging 845-340-3456

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Music Cafe: Rhythm Rising Quartet
Aug
21
6:30 PM18:30

Music Cafe: Rhythm Rising Quartet

 Led by Grammy-nominated percussionist Tomas Martin Lopez, this talented quartet fuses Afro-Caribbean Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova, and Samba into a vibrant, rhythm-rich experience.

Friends of the Olive Free Library MUSIC CAFÉ

August 21 • 6:30pm FEATURING Rhythm Rising Quartet

Rhythm Rising Quartet is a talented ensemble of Hudson Valley musicians, led by Grammy-nominated percussionist Tomas Martin Lopez. Their music blends Afro-Caribbean Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova, and Samba, with the vibraphone adding a smooth yet fiery drive. Get ready for a vibrant, rhythm- rich experience.

NO RESERVATIONS. Just come by and enjoy the music!

Donations are welcome to support this community event.

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Book It for the Olive Free Library 5K Run/Walk
Sep
13
9:00 AM09:00

Book It for the Olive Free Library 5K Run/Walk

Book It for the Olive Free Library!

5K walk/run Saturday September 13, 2025, 9:00 am start time. 

Join us for a 5K walk/run to benefit our wonderful library nestled in the Catskill mountains. Our run will take place at the gorgeous Ashokan Reservoir Promenade with the most beautiful views around. It's mostly flat, with one uphill at the start of the course, and much of the route is closed to traffic. 

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Craft Supply Swap
Oct
4
10:00 AM10:00

Craft Supply Swap

If you are thinking of trying a new hobby or art style, come and check it out! You may find all you need to get started. Free of charge!

Bring items in great condition, for swapping and get some fabulous new things to try out!

Donations can be dropped off beginning Sat. Sept. 27 and shopping begins October 5!

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Gong Meditation with HariPrakaash at our Shokan Branch at the American Legion Hall
Oct
18
11:00 AM11:00

Gong Meditation with HariPrakaash at our Shokan Branch at the American Legion Hall

Come and Experience the vibrational healing of the Symphonic Gong.

When the Gong is played well, the vibration causes all thirty trillion cells of the body to resonate...

Within this creative cosmic flow, we find fulfillment, harmony, and love. Expect breath work before relaxing to the sounds of Gong.

Bring yoga mat & blanket

This program is taking place at our Shokan Branch at the American Legion on Mountain Rd. in Shokan.

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Book Reading and Q&A  with local author Henry Sapoznik @ OFL
Oct
25
1:00 PM13:00

Book Reading and Q&A with local author Henry Sapoznik @ OFL

Henry H. Sapoznik is a five-time Grammy-nominated producer/performer of over fifty recordings and author of the award-winning book Klezmer! Jewish Music from Old World to Our World.

The Tourist's Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City offers a new look at over a century of New York's history of Yiddish popular culture...

Culled from over five thousand Yiddish and English newspaper articles of the period, and thanks to new research from previously inaccessible materials, the book reveals fresh insights into the impossible-to-overstate influence of Yiddish culture on New York City.

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Native American Stone Structures of the Catskill Mountains
Jun
21
1:00 PM13:00

Native American Stone Structures of the Catskill Mountains

This program focuses on presenting locational data of potential Native American sacred sites within the Catskills and surrounding regions, in order to discern patterns in their construction techniques, environmental positioning, and event-specific structural alignments related to sky observation. Presented by author Glenn Kreisberg.

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Keepers of the Light: Women Lighthouse Keepers of the Hudson River
Jun
12
5:30 PM17:30

Keepers of the Light: Women Lighthouse Keepers of the Hudson River

“Keepers of the Light: Women Lighthouse Keepers of the Hudson River”
​Women have kept the lights since the earliest days of the Hudson River lighthouses. Starting in the 1830s until automation in the 1950s, nearly a dozen women were official lighthouse keepers on the Hudson River, several with careers of over forty years. Others were unjustly turned out from their posts. Some weren’t official keepers at all, but did the duties nonetheless. Learn about the careers and personal lives of these female keepers, what it took to be a lighthouse keeper, and why the Hudson River had more women lighthouse keepers than most places in the United States.  Emma Cariello from Hudson River Maritime Museum will be presenting.

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OFL's Library Fair
Jun
7
10:00 AM10:00

OFL's Library Fair

Join us for our ANNUAL LIBRARY FAIR! This year will be bigger and more family friendly than ever! We will have our plant sale & book sale to benefit our Friends Group. We have a juggler, Jester Jim, coming to give us a great show, juggling knifes and so much more. Music, Kids activities and food! Tettas will be here serving lunch & snacks. And closing out the day we will have an author coming in in to discuss their book. More details to come!

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Hot Wrk Ensemble
May
31
4:00 PM16:00

Hot Wrk Ensemble

Hot Wrk Ensemble is a saxophone/woodwind and percussion trio founded in 2020 by award-winning musicians J Brooks Marcus (J Why), Lois Hicks-Wozniak and Brad Hubbard, explores, deconstructs and wrks out concepts of traditional chamber music and the concert experience by engaging communities to interact with and partake in the creation process. Performances can include everything from contemporary art music, jazz, world music styles to early Baroque, and arrangements of Dolly Parton and The Beatles. Expect the unexpected! The Hot Wrk Ensemble is performing a free concert at Olive Free Library, West Shokan, NY. This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.

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Relax, Reflect, and Recharge: An Online Stress Relief Workshop
May
24
11:00 AM11:00

Relax, Reflect, and Recharge: An Online Stress Relief Workshop

Unwind and release tension with guided relaxation techniques. Through reflective  journaling, gentle movement, breathing exercises, and meditation this workshop is the perfect opportunity allowing you to center yourself and find a sense of peace and balance. The knowledge and tools you acquire here will also serve you well in your day-to-day life. This program is co-hosted by the Amenia Free Library, Millbrook Library, Olive Free Library, Staatsburg Library, Stanford Free Library, and Stone Ridge Public Library. Please sign up in advance to receive the link.

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Support the Friends of the Olive Free Library
May
22
to Jun 2

Support the Friends of the Olive Free Library

Last year your generous contributions enabled the library to make much-needed capital improvements and create several community events:

  • New sofas and chairs

  • New book-drop box at the library entrance

  • New bookcases for The Peck Collection

  • Community events including The Murder Mystery Supper Club Spring Fundraiser, Community Yard Sale, Library Fair, Garden Tour, Olive Day booth, and volunteer support for the Library Holiday Fair

  • A book release celebration for two books by local authors: Melissa McHugh's "Town of Olive", and Kate McGloughlin's "Do Good"

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Piano Plus Concert: Marilyn Crispell
May
10
4:00 PM16:00

Piano Plus Concert: Marilyn Crispell

Our third and final Piano Plus artist will be Marilyn Crispell. Marilyn Crispell is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music where she studied classical piano and composition, and has been a resident of Woodstock, New York since 1977 when she came to study and teach at the Creative Music Studio. She discovered jazz through the music of John Coltrane, Cecil Taylor and other contemporary jazz players and composers. Her program will be mostly improvised. Buy tickets here

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Did you ever want to play the harp? A Pop-Up Experience
May
3
10:00 AM10:00

Did you ever want to play the harp? A Pop-Up Experience

Julia Haines will be teaching mini harp lessons for people of all ages! Please sign up in advance, there are limited harps. In order to allow as many people as possible the opportunity to try a harp lesson, please only sign up for 2 slots total from now through July. Adults should attempt to sign up for the first slot at each Pop-Up, kids and families for the second session. All guardians should remain with their child whether or not they are trying the harp. This is a free program "This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson."

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Clothing Swap
May
3
9:00 AM09:00

Clothing Swap

Join us for our bi-annual clothing swap! Please bring items in for the swap from April 26- May 1st for sorting. There is no need to bring items to the swap to come and shop, we always have plenty! Great for the whole family!

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Did you ever want to play the harp? A Harp Pop-Up Experience
Apr
19
10:00 AM10:00

Did you ever want to play the harp? A Harp Pop-Up Experience

Julia Haines will be teaching mini harp lessons for people of all ages! Please sign up in advance, there are limited harps. In order to allow as many people as possible the opportunity to try a harp lesson, please only sign up for 2 slots total from now through July. Adults should attempt to sign up for the first slot at each Pop-Up, kids and families for the second session. All guardians should remain with their child whether or not they are trying the harp. This is a free program "This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson."

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Did you ever want to play the harp? A Pop-Up Experience
Apr
15
1:00 PM13:00

Did you ever want to play the harp? A Pop-Up Experience

Julia Haines will be teaching mini harp lessons for people of all ages! Please sign up in advance, there are limited harps. In order to allow as many people as possible the opportunity to try a harp lesson, please only sign up for 2 slots total from now through July. Adults should attempt to sign up for the first slot at each Pop-Up, kids and families for the second session. All guardians should remain with their child whether or not they are trying the harp. This is a free program "This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson."

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Piano Plus: Steven Beck
Apr
12
4:00 PM16:00

Piano Plus: Steven Beck

Our second Piano Plus concert of the season stars Steven Beck. As a soloist Mr. Beck has performed with the New York Philharmonic and the National Symphony and has appeared at Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Library of Congress; summer concerts have been at the Aspen Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, and Lincoln Center Out of Doors. As an orchestral musician he has played with the New York Philharmonic, the New York City Ballet Orchestra, and Orpheus. Buy Tickets here

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