Bring the kids to Kindergarten Rocks! The new children's book by Katie Davis (Harcourt Brace). Oblong Books & Music, 6420 Montgomery Street (Route 9), Rhinebeck. (845) 876-0500. www.oblongbooks.com.

Join Fred Poole and Marta Szabo for the "Authentic Writing" workshop program. Barnes & Noble, 1177 Ulster Avenue, Kingston. (845) 336-4691.

Poetry writing workshop in conjunction with Jeff Davis, author of Journey From the Center to the Page (Penguin Books).Free, but preregistration is required. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. (845) 679-2100.

Reading and book signing with Nina Shengold, Clearcut (Anchor Books). Ariel Bookstore, 3 Plattekill Avenue, New Paltz. (845) 255-8041. www.arielbooksellers.com.

Prince A. Gordon (Ocean of Blue Tears), Roger Roloff (Natural Gifts), Christa J. Ryan (Good God! Why Would Anyone Want To Be A Redhead), Lyn Mayo (The Wave), David Reed (Parallax Factor), Herb Trimpe (The Power of Angels). Barnes & Noble, 1177 Ulster Avenue, Kingston. (845) 336-4691.

Featuring Carl Welden of "Dances With Werewolves."  Hosted by Teresa Costa. $3 suggested. Cross Street Atelier/Gallery, 7 Cross Street, Saugerties. (845) 331-6713.

Award-winning writer Dakota Lane's one-hour workshop on how to write sharp, commercial fiction for young adults. All levels. Barnes & Noble, 1177 Ulster Avenue, Kingston. (845) 336-4691.

Noted oboist reads from her memoir Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs and Classical Music (Atlantic). Oblong Books & Music, 6420 Montgomery Street (Route 9), Rhinebeck. (845) 876-0500. www.oblongbooks.com.

Poetry/Prose/Performance w/features. 8/1 Samantha Barrow, Samuel Claiborne; 8/8 Iris Litt, George Guida; 8/15 Duane Esposito, William Seaton; 8/22 Linda Lerner, Bob Wright; 8/29 Regina Cosio, Brett Bevell.  Hosted by Phillip Levine. $3. Colony Cafe, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock. (845) 679-5342. pprod@mindspring.com.