October 2012
Pumpkin party and children’s parade
GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — The 27th annual Giant Pumpkin Party and Children’s Parade will be held on Saturday, October 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the fairgrounds.
A benefit for the Daniel Pierce Library, this old-time country fair and autumn festival has costume parades, pony rides, giant pumpkin growing contest, haunted house, petting zoo, live country music, hay rides, hay maze, a “Better” Book Sale, harvest baking contest, food and other amusements.
Call the Daniel Pierce Library at 845/ 985-7233 or visit www.danielpiercelibrary.org.
Email this page‘Reflections on Light’ art show
YOUNGSVILLE, NY —Domesticities & The Cutting Garden will present a new exhibition of custom lamps by Kathie Fitzgerald, glass sculpture and mobiles by Joan Nicole and photography by Joan Glase beginning Saturday, October 6 with a reception at 2 p.m. at 4055 Rte 52.
View the works on Saturdays and Sundays through the month of October. Call 845/482-3333 or visit www.thecuttinggarden.org
Catskill churches celebrate the harvest season
LIBERTY, NY — A concert of music, drama and dance will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Sunday, October 7 at 3 p.m. The program will include piano and organ music, instrumental and voice solos, a skit, choral pieces and audience participation (hymn-singing). Light refreshments will be served following the concert. There is no admission charge, but donations of money and non-perishable food items will be accepted to benefit the needy in the communities of Liberty, Ellenville and Narrowsburg. St. Paul’s is located at 24 Chestnut St.
Call 845/292-4626.
Political songwriter Roy Zimmerman to perform
NORTH BRANCH, NY — Roy Zimmerman, who has driven 25,000 miles this year to fulfill his “campaign promise” of performing his satirical songs in all 50 states, brings his live show to North Branch on Saturday, October 13. His in-house concert, “Hope, Struggle and Change,” will include songs and comic commentary on presidential politics, the Occupy Movement, the Tea Party, abstinence, Creationism and same-sex marriage with a dose of Lefty rabble rousing thrown in. Read more
City Lights Vocal Ensemble to perform
MILFORD, PA — City Lights, a five-piece vocal ensemble, will appear in concert at the Milford Theatre on Saturday, October 6, at 7 p.m. The group features tight vocal harmonies in the style of the Manhattan Transfer and 50’s Doo-Wop groups. Tickets cost $10 and will be available at the door. Read more
Honesdale annual barbershop show
HONESDALE, PA — The Northeasters Honesdale Barbershop chorus of the Barbershop Harmony Society will present its 34th annual show, “Hollywood,” on Saturday, October 6, at 7 p.m. at Honesdale High School. The 24-person chorus of all ages is directed by Bob Mains. The guest professional barbershop quartet will be “Up All Night.” Tickets cost $10.
The chorus is always looking for additional singers. Rehearsal is every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Chapel at 10th and Church Streets in Honesdale.
Call Richard Bionda at 570/685-1554 or email carasso@ltis.net.
Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant brings show to NACL
HIGHLAND LAKE, NY —A group of theatrical performers who call themselves Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant will present the play, “Irina’s Name Day Party,” at the NACL Theatre on Saturday, October 13 at 7 p.m. For this performance, NACL’s theatre space will be transformed into a banquet hall and guests will be served food and drink.
Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant is devoted to the ongoing celebration of the work of Conni Convergence, the beloved (and fictional) icon of stage and screen. Read more
Sunday Night Cinema at Cinema 6
HONESDALE, PA —The Wayne County Arts Alliance Sunday Night Cinema series will feature a Monty-Python-styled comedy this week on Sunday, October 7 beginning at 8:15 p.m. In “Erik the Viking,” an unusually principled young Viking becomes increasingly uncomfortable with all the killing and plundering that goes with his job, and he sets out on a magical journey to bring about world peace. Read more
Lakeside Players to present thriller ‘Scandal Point’
LAKEVILLE, PA — A scheming Southern belle, a crooked lawyer, a jilted husband, a shrewd police detective and a poisonous snake all take center stage in “Scandal Point,” The Lakeside Players’ fall production. The play is set for October 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m., and October 7 and 14 at 3 p.m. at Lakeville Community Hall, Route 590.
“Scandal Point,” written by John Patrick, stars Kelly Ann Walsh as Joy Desmond, David J. Spitzer as Bruno Capra, Tony Schwartz as Dr. Kerwin Desmond and Frank DeSando as Detective Quinn. Roxan Schwartz is directing. Read more
Filmmaking workshop for youth
NARROWSBURG, NY — Icehouse Arts filmmaking workshops for kids will be held the weekend of October 13 and 14. Students will write, direct, act, shoot and edit their own collaborative short film. The two-day workshop will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday at the Tusten-Cochecton Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library. The program is recommended for ages 12 and up. The cost is $45. Read more
