AAUW Kingston Bus Trip
Monday, July 21, 2025
to Glimmerglass to see Sondheim’s
Sunday in the Park with George
(“his best musical”; winner of 10 awards)

Cost: AAUW members: $164
Non-members: $174
(includes ticket, bus and driver tip)
$70 for bus and driver tip just to Cooperstown
Seats are limited, so order now!
Checks are due by 4/15/25.

The bus leaves from the Kingston Plaza
(behind Hannaford) at 8:30 AM
and returns about 7 PM.

Lunch can be purchased at Glimmerglass
or you can bring your own to picnic on the grounds.

For reservations, call or email ViVi (845-331-0155, vvhlavsa@aol.com).
Then make out your check to AAUW Kingston and send it to:
ViVi Hlavsa, 191 Lapla Road, Kingston, NY 12401

Come celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth with AAUW Kingston on Thursday, April 3 from 3 PM to 4:30 PM at the Kingston Library, 61 Crown Street, Kingston.

After a brief branch meeting, our program will begin with a reading by our featured poet Kate Hymes.

Kate is a writer and poet living in New Paltz, NY. She has led Wallkill Valley Writers workshops for over twenty years. Writers who have written with her have dubbed her the story doula. Her poems have been published in national and regional anthologies, including Mightier: Poets for Social Justice, published by Calling All Poets. She is currently working on poems inspired by the history of people of African descent in New Paltz and Ulster County. She serves as Vice President of the Board of the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center for Black History and Culture. Kate was the 2024 Ulster County Poet Laureate, the first to be appointed by Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger and Arts Mid-Hudson.

Next, we will open the floor to poets or poetry readers to share their own work or a favorite poem or two. RSVP to Susan Holland (susan-holland@usa.net). Let us know how many participants to expect and  indicate whether you are interested in reading. In your email, use this Subject: 4/3 poetry open mike.

Please join us! This meeting is open to all.

Directions: Turn off of North Front Street onto Crown Street (one-way). The library entrance is on the right. Park in the front or back of the building. There’s a ramp in front. Once inside: the Community Room is to the left of the circulation desk. To exit afterward, turn left onto Green Street (one-way) at the back of the building.

AAUW Kingston Bus Trip: The Great Gatsby on Broadway
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Cost: $165 for members, $175 non-members
All seats are in the orchestra seats and there are no stairs to climb.

Reserve your ticket by March 8, 2025
Email Lynn Gore (lynngore54@gmail.com).
Send a check after email confirmation.
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The party’s roaring on Broadway! The Great Gatsby is a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly).
Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), this story of extravagance and longing features choreography by Dominique Kelley (So You Think You Can Dance), a book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones), and a jazz- and pop-influenced original score by Jason Howland (Little Women) and Nathan Tysen (Paradise Square).
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Send checks made out to AAUW Kingston to:
Lynn Gore
400 Chestnut Hill Road
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Provide contact information and pick up location (Kingston or Saugerties) for you and your guest(s).

Itinerary:
8:30 AM Departs Kingston Plaza
9:00 AM New Paltz Thruway Park & Ride pickup
11:30 AM Drop off near Broadway Theatre
2:00 PM Show at 1681 Broadway NYC
4:45 PM Pick up near the theatre
7:00 PM drop off in New Paltz
7:30 PM Return to Kingston Plaza
Return times depend on traffic conditions.

Lunch is on your own or you could join the group lunch.
A restaurant and the cost will be announced soon.
There is room on the bus if you want to head to NYC with us.

This trip is a fundraiser for women’s and girls’ scholarships.

Questions? Contact Lynn Gore (lynngore54@gmail.com, 845-687-9210).