Art & music with Hogfiddle 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 Levanta with Ev Mann, Thomas Workman, Gabriel Dresdale, and Timothy Hill, 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 5; Hogfiddle, an octet of mountain dulcimers, at 1 p.m. and Mario Rincon, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6; Community Climate Roundtable, Energy and climate change, at 11 a.m. and B2’s, a voice ensemble of ten women founded and directed by musician, songwriter, arranger and choral director, Debbie Lan, at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7; Stone Mountain Sound Collective with Madeleine Grace, Peter Wetzler, and Brian Farmer, 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 12; Julia Howl Haines on harp with Matoaka Little Eagle, at 2 p.m. and Shokoloko with Joakim Lartey, Chris Lane and Richard Carr, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13; Spirit Brothers with Ned Leavitt, Joseph Jastrab, Steve Gorn, and Avinash, at 11:30 a.m., Klezmer, Roma, Balkan, Romanian and Russian folk music with Madarka, at 1:30 p.m., and Madeleine Grace, at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14; and Hungarian and Romani music with Rosza Band, at 5 p.m. Friday, July 19. A basket is passed at all events, and $10 or pay-what-you-can is suggested. Visit railtrailcaferosendale.com or call 845-389-7714 for information.

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Hogfiddle is Carol Walker (founder and director), Sasha Bogdanowitsch, Mary Evans, Lisa Jensen, Flo Jerdan, Kathie McGill, Joe Rosolen and Blake Tutterow.