The SOS4Kids is designed to be an age and distance appropriate triathlon modeled off the Survival of the Shawangunks multi-stage triathlon for adults. Our goal is to introduce young girls and boys to the sport of triathlon and promote a healthy and active lifestyle for kids and their parents throughout Hudson Valley.  

The SOS4Kids is put on by a group of volunteers who are dedicated to this purpose and without whom this race would not be possible. 

See website here.

Join us for a swing dance concert at the Community Center this month! Saints of Swing will perform, featuring vocalists Marti Elkins and Dale DeMarco, and our resident Lindy Hop teacher Tank will teach a Frankie Manning solo jazz sequence to start off the evening. 

Light refreshments will be served. Board games for kids in the conference room.

May 28th from 8:00 to 11:00pm (Community Center).

Salsa at the Community Center is ongoing.

No partner needed. Well-behaved kids can join in or play board games in the hall. For more information, go to www.newpaltzdance.com. Classes are by donation.

Fridays from 6:30 to 7:30pm (Community Center)

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention with Martha Cheo

A relatively short and simple sequence of movements safe for people with arthritis and other physical limitations.  Research has shown this program helps relieve arthritis pain and prevent falls. New students are welcome to join anytime. FREE

Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:00am. (relocated to Redeemer Church, still at the Community Center on occasion)

We will leave from the Community Center at 10am to visit the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar Collage in Poughkeepsie, with an optional stop at La Deliziosa Italian bakery after.

Please contact Joanna at recreation@townofnewpaltzny.gov or call 845-255-2512 for more information or to register.

Current Exhibition: My Brain Finally Broke: Between Truth and Fiction

“Today we are flooded with fake images that we mistake as real, and just as many real images that seem utterly unbelievable. Truth and fiction are becoming almost indistinguishable—but were they ever?” - Jessica D. Brier, Curator

(photo) It’s Not Easy Being Seen, Farah Al Qasimi (b. Abu Dhabi, 1991)

Join us for a trip to the Orange County Arboretum on Wednesday, June 6th. We will leave from the Community Center at 10:00am. After the garden visit, we will stop for lunch at the Gardiner Bakehouse at Full Circle. 

Please call Joanna at (845) 255-2512 or email recreation@townofnewpaltzny.gov if you would like to participate.

The Ulster County Office for the Aging Senior dining program provides a place where Seniors can visit for group meals, special events, physical activity opportunities and social engagement. The Office for the Aging operates five Community Cafés throughout the county, which offer nutritious, hot meals.

This program is open to Ulster County Seniors 60 years and older.

Lunch is served at Ellenville, Rosendale, New Paltz, Saugerties, Town of Ulster, and Woodstock. Check below for specific days that cafés are open.

Reservations and registration are required for this program. For meal reservation please call Gateway Hudson Valley at 845-331-2180.

The recommended voluntary contribution for a Community Café meal is $3.00 per meal but not mandated.  All contributions are voluntary and confidential. No one will be denied a meal if they do not contribute.  Guests under the age of 60 will be expected to pay the full price of the meal $11.04/meal.

Call the Ulster County Office for the Aging at 845-340-3456 for details.

The New Paltz Community Café is on Thursdays. Meals are served at 12 noon, but you may come a little earlier.

Thursdays from 12:00 to 1:00pm. (Community Center)

We are a group of seniors who get together weekly to socialize, share, request and/or offer help to our fellow members.

Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:30pm. (Community Center)

Yang Style Long Form with Martha Cheo

A slow, flowing sequence of 108 postures, this traditional form has been passed down through generations of Tai Chi Masters.  Tai Chi promotes balance, alignment, coordination, strength, flexibility, body awareness, circulation, immunity, and relaxation. It is largely practiced for health and fitness but becomes a martial art when internal abilities are developed with practice.  Weekly attendance is recommended because the sequence of moves is taught step by step; each class builds upon the previous one.  $15 per class ($13 for New Paltz residents) or $12 per class if you pay for a 2 month series ($10 for New Paltz residents).

While these classes are not for beginners, students are welcome to try out a class, follow along and catch up gradually. Beginner classes sometimes offered at the Living Seed in New Paltz.

Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:15pm. (Community Center or Field of Dreams in warmer weather)

Saturday from 9:00 to 10:30am. (Community Center or Field of Dreams in warmer weather)

Free Practice (not open to beginners)

Taught by Joe Bergin (Tuesdays) and Manny Sloan (Thursdays). FREE

Tuesdays from 9:00 to 10:00am. (Community Center)

Thursdays from 9:00 to 10:00am. (Community Center)

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention with Martha Cheo

A relatively short and simple sequence of movements safe for people with arthritis and other physical limitations.  Research has shown this program helps relieve arthritis pain and prevent falls.  New students are welcome to join anytime. FREE

Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:00am. (Community Center or Field of Dreams in warmer weather)

Town Highway workers installing our bright new signs. Thanks, guys!