Disaster relief links

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Where to keep cool in Ulster County

Ulster County has produced a very cool map that lists many areas of interest.

Particularly interesting right now is "Swimming." So click on it and bring your bathing suit.



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Ulster County Recreation Map

Via Ulster County Government.

Monday morning blips

* The Rosendale Theatre Collective is number 2 on the Pepsi Challenge, which would give it $50,000 to buy the theater.

* The Hudson Valley Youth Wind Ensembles is 6th.

* The Queens Galley's oven is no more and the soup kitchen is makings its appeal for donations on Facebook.

* We're looking for bloggers! Send me a line at ilajara@freemanonline.com.

* Stone Ridge actress Melissa Leo's new HBO series, "Treme," had its debut Sunday.

* Talking about Oscar-nominated actresses, Ulster County's Vera Farmiga is going to direct a movie somewhere Upstate in June.

Farmiga "cuddling" when she found out about Oscar nod

From USA Today:

Up in the Air's supporting actress nominee Vera Farmiga heard her Oscar nomination news in the best way possible, surrounded by her husband and son at their New York home. "We got the news in bed, the three of us cuddling," says the actress.