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As vaccinations rise and case numbers go down in New York State, we continue our transition to in-person events. Here’s a sampling of in-person and online happenings for the week ahead.
Event Honors Wappingers Baseball Giant | through April 30
To celebrate the return of baseball season, the Wappingers Historical Society is currently hosting a free online program about local legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Dennis “Big Dan” Brouthers through April 30. Called the “Terror of all Pitchers,” the 19th-century slugger led the league in batting average five times, the most by a 19th-century player, and his career .342 batting average still ranks ninth all-time. The virtual presentation, which can be viewed at the society’s website, features special video interviews with Brouthers biographer Roy Kerr and WHS member Rena Corey, who discusses growing up in Brooklyn during the heyday of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Times Herald-Record
One minute last March, Amanda and Anthony Stromoski were considering whether they’d have to permanently close the popular Kingston bookstore, bar and coffee shop they opened in November 2017 because of the pandemic.
The next minute, with community interest strong, the couple, who own Rough Draft Bar & Books, swiftly, emotionally and gratefully set up an online book and merchandise ordering system.
The pair, both age 38, piled into their dark gray Subaru Forester and attempted to fill more book and coffee bean home delivery orders than they could handle within a 30-mile radius of their shop.
But now, even with the store open for regular business again, space constraints have eliminated its ability to have customers sit inside and sip coffee and alcoholic drinks, a key profit driver for Rough Draft.