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Manifest Your Creative Destiny with the syntax rugrat

This Tuesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

In a “manifesting” workshop you’ll learn to use…

creativity as the soul’s breath (thrive to survive, kiddos!)
meditation and mantra as tools for giving creativity breath (like nap time for grownups! time to recharge!)

Apply these ideas to your microbusiness or personal project. Learn how to:

see through the three filters for perception (imagine, create, do!)
develop a concept map (organize your thoughts and ideas!)
begin to see your idea as “a thing in the world” (go from thought to thing!)
determine how circumstances can work for you (calm the crazy outside influences!)

Grow Your Business with Email and Social Media Marketing

Thursday, June 6 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

This free workshop by David Fischer of Solutions for Growth, a marketing firm for small businesses and a Constant Contact “Authorized Local Expert,” is designed to give companies and nonprofit organizations simple ideas for growing their organizations using email marketing and social media.
Topics include:

What to write about
How to get more people to stop and read your messages
How to get more action or reaction to your messages and offers

We will discuss what it means to run a campaign and tactics for measuring success without spending a lot of time or money.
Participants will leave with a workbook full of ideas for timing their messages, how to write a winning subject line, what kinds of offers or content they want to try and how best to approach their next outreach project.

The workshop will define and discuss the following topics and have you brainstorm about how you can best apply them:

Engagement marketing
Marketing objectives
Marketing goals
Marketing campaign
Channels that matter
Measurable results

We will touch on Facebook, using images for higher impact and we will even cover the importance of mobile-friendly content for higher engagement. This is a great class for any organization looking to accomplish more in less time and with a small budget.

You will leave with a greater understanding of how to optimize your email and social media marketing from a standpoint of where to find and how to cultivate the best relationships.

The presentation is approximately an hour and a half long and includes a great interactive question and answer session.

Of Time and the River: Songs of the Historic Hudson

Wednesday, June 12 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Hudson River has been the backdrop for a wealth of human history. In the 17th and 18th centuries, pirates hid in the coves and soldiers built forts on its banks. In the mid-19th century, it was inspiration for artists, poets and inventors. In the 20th century, it was a neglected, dirty stream transformed by Pete Seeger and others into an environmental success story. This program traces life along the Hudson as seen in folk ballads, Erie Canal ditties and dance tunes accompanied by guitar, pennywhistle and hammered and mountain dulcimers. For 30 years, Linda Russell has explored America's past through song. She served as 18th century balladeer at Federal Hall National Memorial in NYC. She has recorded eight albums of traditional and historical music, including: Stephen Foster Songs on Albany Records, The Good Old Colony Days on Prairie Smoke Records and Christmas Past, on Helicon Records. This program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities program.

Ongoing Events

Coinology 101

Third Saturday of every month 2:00-3:30 PM

Open to teens and adults

Children under 12 with parental supervision please

Learn how to start collecting and searching pocket change for valuable mint errors!

No prior experience necessary. FREE

Teen ArtLab after school art program

Thursdays, 3:30-5:00 Open to all students aged 13-18

No registration required

Come explore the arts: painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, sculpture, crafts and more with local artist and SUNY New Paltz Professor Jessica Poser.

No prior experience necessary. FREE

Bard Clemente Courses

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 PM, September 2012 through May 2013

Bard College will be offering free college credit humanities courses at the Kingston Library. All tuition, books and child-care expenses will be covered. To apply for this course, please pick up an application at the library's circulation desk.

Bard Math Circle

Second Saturday of the month at 1:00 PM, September through June

Math puzzles, logic games, problem solving and a hands-on math project. This gentle and encouraging mathematical environment is led by Bard math professor Japheth Wood and undergraduate math majors. Middle school and upper-elementary aged students welcome.

Bookmark Club

Mondays at 4:00 PM

A book reading journey for elementary age students with Sasha Finlay. Short stories and chapter books by various authors, drawing, bookmaking, films, printmaking, comics, cartooning, bookmark making!

Children's Story Hours

Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10:30 AM

Toddler Time Tuesday (18 mos. to 3 years) and Preschool Wednesday (3 years to 5 years) followed by crafts and music.

Stress Reduction Through Meditation

Thursday mornings 10:30 AM

A great way to find inner balance and deep relaxation. This program is free and all are welcome. Call Ann at 339-8567 with any questions.

Knitting Club

Third Saturday of the month at 2:00 PM

This informal group welcomes all skill level knitters. For more information, please contact Stephanie at stephcosta2@yahoo.com and reference "knitting" in the subject.

Origami Kingston

Second Saturday of the month at 10:30 AM

Explore the art of Japanese paper folding with Anita Barbour. Ages five and up; teens and adults may attend as well.


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