Hi, Anne,

I'm familiar with the area, but I'm afraid it's a bad time of year for much to be going on, other than holiday-related programs. The best I came up with is the Town Crier in Pawling, NY. It would be about 45 minutes from Newburgh. Ironically, this is their program:

Sunday, 12/20, 7:30pm: CHERISH THE LADIES
A Celtic Christmas

If you go, you might want to just go for the concert. Dinner is quite expensive there, as I recall. I live about a hour & 15 minutes from Newburgh, but will be pretty tied up at work before Christmas & then will be heading to Maine, to visit my mom. I'll check for PM's, if I can be of more assistance. BTW, for future trips, there is a folk club in Middletown, NY & events in Albany are no further than NYC--Old Songs Concert series, for instance.

best,

Barbara