Ribbon cutting ceremony for the Stray Cat Gallery
BETHEL, NY — Owner Stacy Cohen, at right of sign, cuts the ribbon for the opening of the Stray Cat Gallery in Bethe on Friday, May 3. The gallery, which features fine art by local artists, is the latest addition to the Catskill Distilling Company family. Visit www.straycatgallery.com.
Email this pageWayne County Historical Society holds yard sale
WHITE MILLS, PA — The Wayne County Historical Society (WCHS) will hold a benefit yard sale on Saturday, May 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lock 31 House, Rt. 6. All proceeds go to benefit the WCHS and its programs.
They are looking for donations of clean and lightly used household items. Drop- off times for items are May 18 from 10 to 2 p.m., May 22 from 4 to 6 p.m., May 23 from 4 to 6 p.m., and May 24 from 4 to 6 p.m.
If you have any questions, or need to schedule a drop off time, call 570/614-8791.
Student art show and sale at UpFront Exhibition Space
PORT JERVIS, NY — The Port Jervis Council for the Arts is sponsoring the Port Jervis High School (PJHS) student art show and sale at Upfront Exhibition Space on Saturday, May 18, from 6 to 9 p.m.
PJHS art teachers Bess Moran, Eleanor Horst, Ashley Kaufmann, and tech teachers Kyle Hyziak and Tracy West-Barnes, have inspired and challenged students to explore and create new forms of self-expressive art through a variety of mediums and techniques. Read more
‘Lincoln at Gettysburg’ presentation
MILFORD, PA — The Pike County Historical Society will hold a presentation of “Lincoln At Gettysburg” on Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Columns Museum. The talk will be open to the public. Read more
Liberty Free Theatre on the move with ‘Kind Of Kin’
LIBERTY, NY — The Liberty Free Theatre will inaugurate its ninth season with a free reading and book signing of “Kind of Kin” by author Rilla Askew at the Liberty Museum & Arts Center on May 24 at 7 p.m. The audience is invited to gather after the performance for food, drink and a book signing. Proceeds from the book sale will benefit the theatre. Read more
Shorts begin workshop season
SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — The Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop opens its 2013 season with a showcase of short works for the stage. Performances will be held on Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. at the Rivoli Theatre. Read more
‘Above and Beyond’ mixed media by Erica Hart at Alliance Gallery
NARROWSBURG, NY — “Above and Beyond,” an exhibit of mixed media works by Erica Hart, opens with a reception on Friday, May 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Delaware Arts Center’s Alliance Gallery. The exhibit will be on view through June 8. Read more
A field day for writers
NARROWSBURG, NY — There will be something for almost everyone at River Rocks Poetry Jamboree (PoJam, for short), the all-day event on May 18 in Narrowsburg that marks the 20th anniversary of the Upper Delaware Writers Collective (UDWC). From 1 to 10 p.m., seven individual events, all free of charge, will celebrate the art and craft of writing: a parade; a panel discussion; an afternoon wine and cheese reception; a book launch and signing; an open microphone session; a poetry reading followed by a Q&A session; and an evening reception with refreshments. Read more
Lake Huntington News may 16
What a great time I had this weekend. You know how it is when you just need to get away, and so I went camping with my husband, brother Teddy, his granddaughter Kayla and our friend Trevor at Jelly Stone National Park in Woodburne. They rent cabins there that are like little apartments. There’s nothing like watching a burning fire till the sun goes down, and when you go to sleep listening to the rain hitting a tin roof. On the way home, we stopped off at McDonald's; it was Mother’s day and I was in a blah mood. My mother was a big ice cream lover, so to honor her I got a strawberry sundae. Read more
My first pedicure
I hadn’t really thought about getting a pedicure ever before. Not because I’ve made an active choice not to get one, but it just hadn’t ever come up. The opportunity never presented itself. Well, not until last weekend.
I suppose that when you have a serious girlfriend these kinds of things seem much more doable.
Funny thing is, Emily didn’t even ask me to do it. She had said casually last Saturday, “I need to get a pedicure,” and went on to explain that now that it’s warmer she would want to be wearing open-toed shoes. Read more
The Dance Center presents ballet ‘Giselle’
Maura Falli of Port Jervis, NY will star as Giselle in the ballet of the same name, and Larry Utter also of Port Jervis will dance opposite her as Albrecht as the Delaware Valley Dance Company presents the ballet on Saturday, May 18 at 12 noon and again at 7 p.m. at Delaware Valley High School on Route 6 in Milford, PA. Advance tickets cost $12 and $8 for children and seniors; at the door $14 for adults and $10 for children and seniors. Contact The Dance Center at 845/856-3373.
Chimps in Tuxedos at the Dancing Cat
BETHEL, NY — The Dancing Cat Saloon and Catskill Distilling Company welcome Chimps in Tuxedos (www.chimpsintuxedos.com) performing standards of the ‘40s and ‘50s, as well as classic rock and Motown, Saturday, May 11 at 8 p.m. The Cat’s Friday night performer will be local favorite Gabe Rikard, starting at 7 p.m. Beginning this week, the saloon will be open Wednesdays through Fridays for dinner starting at 5 p.m., and beginning May 28, six days a week, Tuesdays through Sundays for lunch and dinner, starting at 11. Visit www.dancingcatsaloon.com.
‘Readings at The Coop: Writers in Conversation’ launches in Honesdale
HONESDALE, PA — The first of a new series of happenings at The Cooperage, “Readings at the Coop: Writers in Conversation,” will take place on Saturday, May 11, with three authors reading some of their work. Mason Currey, who grew up in Honesdale, PA, will read from “Daily Rituals: How Artists Work;” Owen King from his novel “Double Feature;” and Domenica Ruta from her New York Times bestselling memoir “With or Without You.”
The monthly readings and conversations with writers is curated by Kelly McMasters and Mark Milroy, owners of Moody Road Studios at Maude Alley. Read more
Prom king and queen crowned
Joshua Taylor, son of Charlene Taylor, was crowned king and Bridget McVeigh, daughter of Sean and Lynda McVeigh, was crowned queen at Honesdale High School’s annual junior-senior prom held Saturday, May 4. The theme of this year’s prom was “Light the Night.” The dinner dance, attended by 364 students and 20 chaperones, plus principal Diane Scarfalloto and vice principal John Kretschmer, was held at Camp Bryn Mawr. Junior class advisors Laura Lockwood, Shawn Garing and Joseph Kosiuk were in charge of the evening’s events.
Take a walk on the wild side
Ramps. I’ve heard the word bandied about for years here in the country, but until now, was completely ignorant about them. With the onset of gorgeous weather and the shedding of the coats, I decided that rather than relying on armchair research, I’d head out for Ramps Fest in Callicoon, NY (www.visitcallicoon.com) to see what all the fuss is about. Read more
The doctor has a good barnyard manner; Making one chiropractic adjustment at a time
BEACH LAKE, PA — Harry the horse is seeing a chiropractor.
At first his owner, Holly Johannes of Beach Lake, didn’t know what was wrong. Harry’s a show horse, but last year he stopped cooperating in the show ring. The judges told Johannes that Harry was probably burned out, tired of competing, that it might be the end of his show days. Read more
Lake Huntington News May 9
The Pride of Cochecton awards brunch was very nice at the Villa Roma. I was sitting next to Judy Yavarkovsky and we were talking about how hard it is cleaning out our mothers’ houses.
I suggested that we have a penny social and call it in honor of our dead mothers, but Judy did not think we had time to get it together before Mother’s Day. You have to laugh; there is so much to do and so many memories. It will make you nuts if you do not laugh. Read more
The Bill Principle
When we bought our house, “sustainability” wasn’t part of our everyday vocabulary. We did know that a 100-year-old house was likely to bankrupt us with heating bills unless we made serious changes. Other than new wiring, no major renovations had been undertaken since the 1960s, a plus since the scary vintage state of the house meant that we could afford to buy it. But we had a lot of work to do if we were going to be both snug and solvent. Read more
Welcome aboard
“Go West, Young Man!” Well, that is exactly the advice this Brooklyn boy took 12 years ago when I moved west to Glen Spey in Sullivan County to make it my year-round home.
However, there’s another saying with a promise of its own—“There are great riches in the East!” and for the readers of this column, the East is New York City—the Big Apple. Five days a week I arise at the crack of dawn and head east, commuting to my desk in a midtown Manhattan office, across the street from New York’s Penn Station (aka NYPenn).
It’s a full life. Read more
| Thu., May. 16 | Dance Journey |
| Thu., May. 16 | Planting day at the library |
| Fri., May. 17 | Jazz Friday at the Dancing Cat |
| Fri., May. 17 | Exhibit: 'Above and Beyond' |
