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September 2 BLOOD DRIVE from 3 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, at Wal-Mart in Monroe. Call 294-3362. Saturday September 3 civil war weekend Sept. 3 and 4 at Museum Village, Route 17M, Monroe, featuring authentic re-enactors from Gettysburg and the tri-state area. Call 782-8248 or visit www.museumvillage.org. FAMILIES WITH BIPOLAR CHILDREN support group for parents and caregivers of children with early onset bipolar disorder meets from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on the first Saturday of every month, at Mental Health Association, Inc. 20 Walker St., Goshen. Call Sally Lewis 294-7411 ext.#246 or Judy Wood at 343-5979. Babysitting available. film screening "Goodbye, Lenin!" at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Warwick Valley Community Center, 11 Hamilton Ave., Warwick, sponsored by the Warwick Film Group. Donation $5. Sunday September 4 hispanic congregation "Latinos Unidos en Cristo el Senor" (non-denominational) meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4 at the Amity Presbyterian Church, 103 Newport Bridge Road, Warwick. Services on the first and third Sundays of each month. Call Pastor John Velez at 908-453-2287. polishfest at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, at the Plav Pavilion in Pine Island. Polish food, music by Jimmy Sturr. Tickets, $13. Send check to Polishfest, Box 1, Florida, NY 10921. field trip at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, to the 6½ Station Road Sanctuary, off Route 17 exit 122A, with the Orange County Audubon Society. Free. Call 744-6047. Monday September 5 Labor Day. Tuesday September 6 fundraiser for Monroe Democratic campaign on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Chicago Grill/Pizzeria Uno, Harriman. With coupon, 20 percent of check is donated to campaign. Print coupon from www.monroenydems.com (upcoming events). Wednesday September 7 audubon society monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at First Presbyterian Church in Goshen. Call 744-6047. Thursday September 8 monroe-woodbury swim club tryouts for ages 6-18, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8 at Monrow-Woodbury Middle School pool. Parent or guardian must be present. Also 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9. Call 782-9447 or visit Mwmarlins.org. Saturday September 10 CHEESE FESTIVAL. The Village of Monroe holds its annual celebration of the Monroe Cheese Company on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. along Lake Street in the village center. CHICKEN BAR-B-QUE. The 26th annual chicken bar-b-que at First Presbyterian Church of Monroe will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 3-6:30 p.m., rain or shine. Chicken, corn-on-cob, homemade potato salad, salad bar, homemade desserts, cold and hot beverages. Adults $8, children (under 12) $5. The chirch is located at 142 Stage Road, Monroe. For tickets and information, call 845-783-1632. Free home delivery to shut-ins within 10-mile radius. ART EXHIBIT "The Hudson: River and Valley" opening reception from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Kenridge Farm Gallery, Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Route 9W, Cornwall. Call 534-5506 ext. 204. folk festival beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, and Sunday, Sept. 11, at Warwick Valley Winery. Food and baked goods available. Admission $10. Call 258-4858 or visit www.wvwinery.com. BUS TRIP to Longwood Gardens and Winterthur on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 and 11, sponsored by the Monroe Free Library. Call 783-4411. Sunday September 11 children's book festival from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, in Stanley Deming Park, Warwick. Meet authors and publishers. Music. Book sales support library building fund. Call 986-1047 or visit www.albertwisnerlibrary.org/events/cbfest.htm. kids day beginning at 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, at Community Park (Carpenter Field), Chester, sponsored by the Chester Kiwanis. Refreshments. Free. end-of-summer concert on Sunday, Sept. 11, at Chester Commons Park, Laroe Road. Free. Upcoming taste of warwick from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Warwick Valley Winery, sponsored by the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce. Tickets ($40) must be purchased in advance. Call 986-2720 or visit Mima's, Peck's Wine & Spirits, Greetings & Salutations, or Inkwell. KNITTING WORKSHOP from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Museum Village, Monroe. Intarsia knitting, taught by Kathleen Braun. Fee, $45. Call 782-8248 or visit www.museumvillage.org. anti-war march in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24, travel by chartered bus. Tickets, $45. Call 255-5779 or write to jacdon@earthlink.net. WASHINGTON, d.c., trip with Pine Island Seniors from Sept. 23 through Sept. 25. Cost of $249 includes tips. Call 986-1286. lancaster, pa., trip with AARP #377 Oct. 12 through 14, to see two shows. Cost of $300 includes bus driver tip, meals, and taxes. Singles, $45 extra. Call 258-3528. Ongoing women's open soccer league plays every Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. across from Warwick Town Park. Age 22 and older, all levels of experience. For more information, write to chixsoccer2004@yahoo.com. CHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY local history museum at the 1915 Erie Rail Road Station, 19 Winkler Pl. in Historic Downtown Chester, open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays through October. Call 469-2591 (leave message) or write to chester_historical@mac.com. BALLROOM DANCING every Wednesday evening; Latin from 7:30 to 8:30, beginner ballroom from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Kids Club House, 17 Main St., Warwick. Call 914-489-7402. LATIN CULTURE music, events, and guests on the radio every Saturday at 5 p.m. with "Latin Jubilee" show on WTBQ, 1110 AM, or wtbq.com. SONG OF THE VALLEY CHORUS women's a capella group, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, meets every Tuesday evening at 7:15 p.m. at the BOCES Special Education building, Goshen. Call 355-3412 or write to elliefly@frontiernet.net. EATING DISORDERS support group for families or friends of those with eating disorders, sponsored by Mental Health Assoc. O.C. and O.C.E.D. Coalition. Regular meetings the second Thursday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 25 Orchard St., Middletown. Call 294-7411 ext. 248. SINGLE PARENTS Monroe-Woodbury area support group meets 7-8:30 p.m. every other Wednesday in the Sapphire Elementary School gymnasium. Call 781-5809 or 224-9631. TEEN COFFEEHOUSE for poets, writers, and performers in grades 6 to 12, at the Chester Public Library. Kids perform their original work. Snacks, coffee, tea, and cocoa provided. Call 469-4252. TAI CHI a slow-moving sequence of exercises benefitting balance, flexibility, and circulation, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at 24 Lake St., Monroe. Free sample class. Also Warwick, Goshen, and Middletown. Call 782-3849. MOMS Club of Goshen support and activities including playgroups, mom's night out, park days, field trips, craft activities, and community service projects for stay-at-home moms and their children in the Goshen, Florida, Minisink, Warwick or Washingtonville school districts. Call 355-2430, or e-mail goshenmoms@yahoo.com. FAMILIES WITH BIPOLAR CHILDREN support group meets 10 a.m.-noon, the first Saturday of the month, at the Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc., 20 Walker St., 2nd floor, Goshen. Call 294-7411, ext. 246. Orange Blossom Decorative Artists meets 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month upstairs at the Central Valley Firehouse. Monthly project and additional painting classes. Call 928-6842. WOMEN OF THE MONROE AREA (WOMA), a non-profit social and civic organization, meets 7:45 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the American Legion Hall Post #488 on Lakes Road in Monroe. Call 782-7579. Yiddish club meets 2:30-4 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Jewish Community Center, 1019 Route 17M, Monroe. Each session $2, members free. Call 783-6522 or e-mail registration@jccorange.org. The MOMS Club of Monroe support and activities for stay-at-home moms and their children, meets the first Tuesday of every month and schedules playgroups, mom's night out, park days, field trips, craft activities and community service projects. Call 782-1734. warwick Valley Quilters GUild meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month in the lower meeting room at Warwick Town Hall, Kings Highway. The guild is open to visitors. Call 291-7217 or 728-9043. Alcoholics Anonymous speaker meetings 9:30-10:30 a.m. Sundays at Mount Alverno Center Garden Room, Saint Anthony Community Hospital, Warwick. Call 534-8525. OFFICE FOR THE AGING needs volunteer drivers to deliver midday meals to the frail, homebound elderly in Monroe Monday through Friday. Call 291-2175. WARWICK VALLEY GARDENERS club meets the third Tuesday of every month, new members always welcome. Call Lori Testa, 986-0314. SONS OF UNION VETERANS The Col. S Van Horne Ellis Camp No. 124, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, meets 7:30 p.m. the last Monday of each month at the 1841 Courthouse, 101 Main St., Goshen, open to males 14 and older who with documented proof of an ancestor who served in and was honorably discharged from the Union forces during the Civil War. Associate membership available. Call Comdr. Paul Ellis-Graham, 928-8945 or e-mail pellisgr@mw.k12.ny.us.