Art & music with Unfurling and more, at the Rail Trail Café

There is a natural backdrop and canopy of trees, a small sound system, a few lights, and open ears and hearts at the Rail Trail Café, 310 River Road Extension, Rosendale. Upcoming performances and events include the healing soundscapes of Unfurling, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17; Community Climate Change Roundtable at 11 a.m.; Irish Gaelic music with Jeanne Nametz, Sean Nos singer and Steve Stanne, guitarist with musical friends Julie Last, Ned Leavitt, Lynn Margileth, and Sarah Underhill, at 2 p.m.; and Singer songwriter Steven Michael Pague, at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18; Sonic Tonic with Peter Blum, Katie Down, Ev Mann, and Thomas Workman, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23; Fourth Annual Chant Festival, 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24; Madelaine Grace, 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25; Gamelan Sekar Raja, the traditional percussion orchestra from Indonesia with Jody Diamond (director), Peter Wetzler, Henry Lowengard, Dean Jones, Sasha Bogdanowitsch, Corrine Wolcott, Bibi Jordan and guests; 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30; Talismania with Hearn Gadbois and Sasha Bogdanowitsch, 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31; Community Roundtable Climate Discussions, at 11 a.m.; Brazilian standards and more with Ann Belmont on guitar and vocals; Todd Anderson, flute and sax; Kim Anderson, guitar and vocals; and Bram Kincheloe on percussion, at 1 p.m.; and Spanish and Latin-American folk songs with Mario Rincon, at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1. A basket is passed at all events, and $10 or pay-what-you-can is suggested. For more information, visit railtrailcaferosendale.com or call 845-389-7714.