🌱 Holiday Candle Making Workshop and 10 more events

Hey there, Esopus! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Holiday Candle Making Workshop
• New Paltz Eras Club: First episode screening of 'The Eras Tour' docuseries at State University of New York at New Paltz
• NPMS Snow Date for Gr 7 and Gr 8 Winter Concert at New Paltz Middle School

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with a snow shower, with a high of 32 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 34, low: 16.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 35 and low of 22 degrees.

📸 Around Esopus

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Esopus

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• 2025 Holiday Gathering and Meeting
  The Hudson House & Distillery, 1835 US-9W, West Park
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Holiday Candle Making Workshop
  1835 US-9W , West Park
  7:00 pm

Monday December 15

• New Paltz Eras Club: First episode screening of 'The Eras Tour' docuseries
  State University of New York at New Paltz , 1 Hawk Dr , New Paltz
  12:00 pm
• NPMS Snow Date for Gr 7 and Gr 8 Winter Concert
  New Paltz Middle School , 196 Main St , New Paltz
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• NPMS Gr 6 and School of Rock Winter Concert
  New Paltz Middle School , 196 Main St , New Paltz
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• NPMS Snow Date for Gr 6 Winter Concert
  New Paltz Middle School , 196 Main St , New Paltz
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Lenape Winter Concert @ NPHS
  Lenape Elementary School , Eugene L. Brown Drive , New Paltz
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County: Ulster - Annual Meeting
  Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce , 232 Plaza Road , Kingston
  6:00 pm
• Vickie & Nickie's Holiday Sleigh Ride!
  The Muse , 1 Madeline Ln , Rosendale
  8:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Classified Staff Holiday Luncheon
  State University of New York at New Paltz , 1 Hawk Dr , New Paltz
  12:00 pm
• pajama play — Play Haven
  Play Haven , 402 Albany Ave , Kingston
  5:00 pm
• The Cornell 1st Annual Christmas Spectacular
  The Cornell Restaurant + Bar
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All northbound and southbound lanes of I-87, NYS Thruway, are blocked due to a serious personal injury automobile crash, with a diversion at Exit 18 in place.
  2:58PM on Dec 9: Injury crash on I-87 northbound between exits 18 and 19 blocks all lanes with diversion off exit 18. (Nextdoor )

• Abilities First, Inc. posted a job opening for Preschool Special Education Teacher - Hyde Park Education Center, UPK Program in Hyde Park. Apply here.
• Shaner Hotel Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Auditor | Inn at Bellefield Hyde Park in Hyde Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Esopus here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rosendale

• Victims Of Deadly I-87 U-Turn, Rollover Crash ID'd By New York State Police (patch.com)
• Into the Light Brings 18 Years of Magic to Rosendale Theatre (wjffradio.org)
• What's happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Dec. 10, 2025 (dailyfreeman.com)

Kingston

• Public invited to weigh in on resilient food system plan in Kingston (hudsonvalleyone.com)
• High school girls basketball: Kingston loses close one at Cornwall (dailyfreeman.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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