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Thur., Oct. 19

Rehearsal

HORTONVILLE — Delaware Valley Chorus begins rehearsal for its fall concert. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to attend. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Hortonville Church Hall. Info: 845/252-3136.

Dinner Meeting

HAWLEY — Wayne County Area Agency on Aging annual advisory council dinner meeting. The public, especially seniors, are invited. $16. Reservations required. 1 p.m. Settlers Inn Undercroft Room. Info: 570/253-4262.

Book Discussion

NARROWSBURG — “Tuesdays With Morrie.” Led by Tom Kane. Western Sullivan Public Library, Tusten-Cochecton Branch. Info: 845/252-3360.

Fri., Oct. 20

Haunted Community Center - Thru Oct. 28

BEACH LAKE — Two weekends. $3 donation. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Beach Lake Community Center, across from Kuester’s Lounge.

Debate

JEFFERSONVILLE — Sullivan West High School Participation in Government senior class hosts a debate featuring local, county and state candidates for office. 9 to 9:45 a.m. Library, Jeffersonville campus. Info: Jonathan Tanous 845/482-4802.

Lecture

WHITE MILLS — The October Sky, an astronomy talk, presented by Dr. Thomas Cupillari. Rescheduled from Oct. 6. 7:30 p.m. Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary. Info: 570/253-1185.

Dinner and Concert

HAWLEY — Polka music by Stanky and the Coalminers. Bavarian buffet dinner. Reservations required. $21.95 (not including tax and gratuity). 6:30 p.m. Woodloch Pines. Info: 570/685-8002.

Blood Drive

ELDRED — Red Cross blood drive. 2 to 7 p.m. Eldred High School. Info: Robert Skibinski 845/557-6014.

Sat., Oct. 21

Train Ride - Thru Oct. 22

HONESDALE — Stourbridge Line Fall Foliage ride. Music, singing and old-fashioned family fun on a train ride from Honesdale to Lackawaxen and back. See the Zane Grey House and Roebling Aqueduct. Adults $18.50. Children 12 and under $12. Seniors $17.50. Oct. 14, 15 and 21 depart 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 22 depart 1 p.m. Info: 800/433-9008 or online at www.waynecountycoc.com.

Insurance Fair

HONESDALE — Medicare Supplemental Insurance Fair for Seniors sponsored by Wayne County Area Agency on Aging and Association for a Better Hideout. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Honesdale High School cafeteria. Info: 845/253-4262.

Concert

LOCH SHELDRAKE — Viva Quetzal! South American jazz and rock music. $15 general admission. $8 students and seniors. 8 p.m. Seelig Theater, Sullivan County Community College. Info: 845/434-5750, ext. 4458.

Art Exhibit - Thru Nov. 10

NARROWSBURG — “Buttonhole in the Sky” a mother-daughter collaborative exhibit by Ramona Jan and Lucille Jan-Turan. Opening reception Oct. 21 2 to 4 p.m. Gallery hours: Monday thru Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Delaware Valley Arts Alliance Gallery, 41 Main Street. Info: 845/252-7576.

Concert

DINGMANS FERRY — Lisa Brigantino and Tomi Milloto. An original mix of folk, blues, pop and rock. 7 p.m. Holy Trinity Luteran Church, Silver Lake Road. Info: 570/828-7411.

Roast Pork Supper

DAMASCUS — To benefit the Cold Spring/Rileyville Presbyterian Church. Adults $6. Children $3. Take outs available. 5 p.m. Damascus School.

Lecture

PORT JERVIS — “Ghouls and Saints: The Significance of Halloween” by Rev. John Forrest, Ph.D. and a second lecture on Halloween customs by Deborah Blincoe, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Port Jervis Free Library, 138 Pike Street. Info: 845/856-7313.

Play

NARROWSBURG — “The Trumpet of Freedom: The Saga of John Brown” featuring Norman Thomas Marshall. Adults $12. Seniors $11. Students $6. 8 p.m. Tusten Theater, 208 Bridge Street. Info: 845/252-7576.

Performance

CALLICOON — “Father Joiner’s Purgative Poetry Project” by Richard Grunn. $10. 8 p.m. Braman Arts Conservatory, 79 Main Street. Info: 845/887-1901.

Open Mike/Coffee House

BLOOMINGBURG — Bloomingburg Restoration Foundation’s October Open Mike/Coffee House. $4 per person. Arts & Cultural Center, High Street, off Main Street. Info: Fern Laks 845/733-1965 or Bob Degraw 845/647-6491 or online at www.mane-event.com/dutch/htm.

Dance

DAMASCUS — Round and square dancing. $2 per person, $5 per family. Featuring the music of Fiddlin’ Around with calls by Jim Rutledge, Jr. 7 to 10 p.m. Damascus School.

Nature Walk

DAMASCUS — One-mile round trip walk led by Ed Wesely through the Damascus Township Forest. 9:30 a.m. Delaware Highlands Conservancy Butterfly Barn. Info: 570/729-7053 or 570/226-3164.

Concert

SLATE HILL — Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge and Shirley Alston Reeves. 8 p.m. Minisink Valley Central School Auditorium, Rt. 6. Info: 570/296-0417.

Road Show

MONTICELLO — “A Road Show and All That Jazz” presented by the Friends of the Community Action Committee to Help the Economy (CACHE). Antique appraisals with music by the Allen Brothers Band plus a buffet. $25. 12 noon to 4 p.m. Fibbers, Concord Monster Golf Course. Info: 845/292-5821, ext. 611.

Book Discussion

WESTERN SULLIVAN — “Marble Goddesses With Technicolor Skin.” Led by Corinne Robins. 11 a.m. Western Sullivan Public Library, Jeffersonville branch. 2 p.m. Tusten-Cochecton branch. Info: 845/482-4350 (Jeffersonville) or 845/252-3360 (Narrowsburg).

Sun., Oct. 22

Train Ride

HONESDALE — Stourbridge Line Fall Foliage ride. See Oct. 21 for details. Info: 800/433-9008 or online at www.wayne-countycoc.com.

Dinner

CALLICOON — SullivanArc’s 11^th Community Recognition Dinner. Featuring the “Wheels in Motion” dance company, which includes dancers who are physically, mentally and emotionally challenged. Reservations required. Villa Roma Clubhouse. Info: 845/796-1350, Ext. 1050.

Guest Speaker

WOODBOURNE — Bill Baunch, area president of the Christian Coalition. 10:30 a.m. Lighthouse Assembly of God Chuch, 507 Hasbrouck Drive. Info: 845/434-5615.

Mon., Oct. 23

Workshop

BLOOMING GROVE — Backyard composting. 7 to 9 p.m. Pike County Conservation District, Rt. 42. Info: 570/296-3400 or e-mail PikeExt@psu.edu.

Clinic

MILFORD — “Is Your Drinking Water Safe?” Drinking water clinic. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Pike County Conservation District Education Building, Rt. 402. Info: 570/296-3400.

Driving Course - Thru Oct. 24

JEFFERSONVILLE — 55 Alive Mature Driving Course. Open to anyone 50 years of age or older. Both sessions must be attended. Limited to 35 participants. $10. 2 to 6 p.m. Jeffersonville Town Hall, Lefion Street. Info: Barbara Hahl 845/482-4000.

Registration Deadline

HONESDALE — For “Deer Resistant Landscaping and Other Deer Management Options” to be held on Oct. 25. 7 to 9 p.m. Honesdale High School, 459 Terrace Street. Info: 570/253-5970.

Class - Thru Oct. 25

HAWLEY — American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. All sessions must be attended. Limited class size, pre-registration required. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wallenpaupack Area High School. Info: 570/296-5229 or 570/253-2310.

Tue., Oct. 24

Workshop - Tuesdays Thru Dec. 5

DAMASCUS — “Parent to Parent” video-based program to help parents deal directly with their children on critical issues. 7 to 8 p.m. Damascus School Faculty Room. Info: 570/224-4114.

Meeting

NARROWSBURG — Upper Delaware Council Operations and Project Management committees. 6:30 p.m. UDC office, 211 Bridge Street. Info: 845/252-3022.

Book Discussion

MONTICELLO — “The Train from Rhodesia” by Nadine Gordimer. Copies of the selection are available at the library. 7:30 p.m. E.B. Crawford Public Library, Broadway. Info: 845/794-4660.

Dinner Meeting

JEFFERSONVILLE — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County 86^th Annual Meeting and Enrollment Round-up. Chicken barbecue dinner. $7.75 in advance. $8.50 at the door. 7:30 p.m. Jeffersonville Fire Hall. Info: 845/292-5250.

Meeting

HURLEYVILLE — Catskill Arts Society Annual Membership Meeting featuring two presentations by CAS members and artists Joanne Maloney and Helena Pittman. 7 to 9 p.m. Main Exhibition Hall, Sullivan County Museum and Cultural Center. Info: 845/436-4227.

Demonstration

MONTICELLO — Art demonstration by artist Bill Ritchie. Two sessions. 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Sullivan County Government Center lobby.

Film Screenings

JEFFERSONVILLE — John Huston’s film based on the James Joyce short story “The Dead.” 6:30 p.m. Western Sullivan Public Library.

Wed., Oct. 25

Workshop

HONESDALE — “Deer Resistant Landscaping and Other Deer Management Options.” 7 to 9 p.m. Honesdale High School, 459 Terrace Street. Info: 570/253-5970.

Discussion

JEFFERSONVILLE — Panel discussion of the film by John Huston and the short story by James Joyce, “The Dead.” Featuring Joe Bray, Cristine Ahearn, Frank Rizzo and Meme Black. 6:30 p.m. Western Sullivan Public Library.

Film - Thru Oct. 29

CALLICOON — “Butterfly,” a Spanish picture that uses historical context to emphasize truths about human nature. Part of the CineArt film series. Adults $6. Children $4. Oct. 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at 9:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at 3 and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. Callicoon Theater. Info: 845/887-4460.

Thur., Oct. 26

Chamber Meeting

Narrowsburg— Narrowsburg Chamber of Commerce — 5:30 p.m., 2nd floor Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.

Meeting

BEACH LAKE — Upper Delaware River Safety Committee. 7 p.m. Conference room, Operations Building of the National Park Service Headquarters.

Play - Thru Oct. 29

DEPOSIT — “Painting Churches” presented by Theatricks by Starlight. $10 general admission. Seniors $9. Oct. 26-28 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 2 p.m. Info: 607/467-4273.

Meeting

HONESDALE — Wayne County Genealogy Group. Meeting topic: “Help! How do I organize all this stuff?” 4:30 p.m. Research Library, Wayne County Historical Society, 810 Main Street. Info: 570/253-3240 or e-mail wchspa@ptd.net.

Workshop

HONESDALE — “Eating Times - The Ups and Downs.” For child care providers and interested parents. 7 p.m. Penn State Cooperative Extension Office, basement, Wayne County Court House. Info: Debra Bryant 570/253-5970, Ext. 239.

Dinner Meeting

MONTICELLO — Sullivan County Reading Council (SRC). Featuring guest speaker Dorrie Lounsbury and Jennifer Unverzagt on how to connect English Language Arts to the Social Studies Standards. SRC members $15. Non-members $19. 4:30 p.m. Blue Horizon Diner, Rt. 42. Info: Suzanne Cecil 845/794-4580.

Fri., Oct. 27

Benefit Extravaganza

FERNDALE — Sullivan County Community College Foundation 14^th Annual Scholarship Benefit Cocktail Party Extravaganza. 7 p.m. One Cablevision Center.

Masked Ball

STROUDSBURG — 2^nd Annual Monroe County Arts Council Masked Ball. Featuring an hors d’oeuvre reception, cash bar and entertainment and dancing. A mask is required. 7 p.m. to midnight. Stroudmoor Country Inn. Info: 570/476-4460.

Make a Difference Day

MONTICELLO — Join the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in a celebration of “Make a Difference Day.” Featuring a craft sale and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sullivan County Government Center lobby. Info: 845/794-3000, Ext. 3026.

Film Festival thru Oct. 29

milford — Black Bear Film Festival. Opening party at Tom Quick Inn. Tickets and schedule available at Old Lumberyard Antique Shops, Milford, the Pike County Chamber of Commerce or call 570/409-0909. Info: www.BlackBearFilm.com.

Ball

HAWLEY — Wayne County Unit of the American Cancer Society 1^st Annual Hope Ball. Featuring a buffet dinner, music and more. $40 per person, $70 per couple. 6:30 p.m. Ehrhardt’s Lakeside Restaurant. Info: 570/253-3350.

Sat., Oct. 28

Safe Trick-or-Treating

MONTICELLO — Annual Safe Trick-or-Treating for children 12 and under. While supplies last. 6 p.m. Apollo Plaza, East Broadway.

Contest

JEFFERSONVILLE — Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest. Pumpkins provided. Age group competition in 5 categories. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Western Sullivan Public Library Jeffersonville Branch. Info: 845/482-4350.

Halloween Party

LAKE HUNTINGTON — Town of Cochecton Spruce-up Committee Costume Halloween Party. Featuring music by DJ Dancing Dan, costume prizes, games and more. $2. 9 p.m. to midnight. Pete’s Pub, Rt. 52. Info: 845/932-8110.

Roast Beef Dinner

YOUNGSVILLE — Annual Youngsville Fire Department Roast Beef Dinner. Adults $8. Children under 12 $4. All take outs $8. Under 4 free. 4:30 p.m. Fire house, Shandelee Road. Info: Sue Ridley 845/482-4073.

Clothing Distribution

BEACH LAKE — 2^nd Annual Clothes for Kids children’s clothing distribution. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Church on the Way, The Beach Lake Free Methodist Church, Main Street. Info: Pat Del Mauro 570/729-7544.

Party

JEFFERSONVILLE — Pampered Chef party, a fundraiser for a new furnace. Hosted by Room at the Inn. 1 p.m. First Lutheran Church, Rt. 52. Info: Donna Knack 845/482-4366.

Halloween Party and Parade

CALLICOON — Delaware Youth Center Annual Children’s Halloween Parade and Party. Line up at 12:45 p.m. behind Western Sullivan Library, Callicoon Branch.

Halloween Party

HAWLEY — Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department Halloween Party. Featuring hayrides, games, costume parade and more. $1. Hayrides begin at dusk. Parade at 9 p.m. Fire house, Rt. 739, Lords Valley. Info: 570/775-7355.

Sun., Oct. 29

Halloween Dance

HURLEYVILLE — Halloween Dance featuring ballroom dancing. Couples $15. Singles $8. 2 to 5 p.m. Sullivan County Museum and Cultural Center, Main Street. Info: Helen Roth 845/292-4312.

Celebration

HONESDALE — Habitat for Humanity of Wayne County celebrates their 10^th Anniversary as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. $20. Family style meal and speakers. Music by Steve Jacobi and Fiddlin’ Around. 1:30 to 5 p.m. Ehrhardt’s Waterfront Banquet Facility. Info: 570/251-8115.

Trick or Trim

HONESDALE — Support Victims Intervention Program by having the cost of your haircut donated. Kids $5. Adults $10. Appointments preferred, but not required. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sandy Clark’s Beauty Shop, 618 Main Street. Info: Visible Changes 570/253-7757 or Sandy Clark’s Beauty Shop 253-4111.

Anniversary

BEACH LAKE — 160^th Anniversary and Mortgage Burning for the Beach Lake Untied Methodist Church. Featuring Bishop Susan M. Morrison and other special guests. 10:15 a.m. worship service. United Methodist Church, Rt. 652. Info: 570/729-7011.

Tue., Oct. 31

Halloween Pizza Party

NARROWSBURG — Open to all Tusten youth. 4 to 5 p.m. Tusten Town Hall. Info: Sari 845/252-3063, Donna 252-6668 or Anna 252-3532.

ONGOING

Play - Thru Oct. 22

SHAWNEE-ON-DELAWARE — The Shawnee Playhouse presents “Anything Goes.” $18 matinees, Wed., Thurs., Fri., and Sun., 2 p.m. $21 evening performances, Fri. and Sat., 8 p.m. Children 13 and under $11. Info: 570/421-5095.

Exhibit - Thru Oct. 27

WAYNE COUNTY — Victims’ Intervention Program’s “An Empty Place at the Table.” Wayne County Courthouse Lobby. Oct. 23 to 27. Wayne County Public Library.

Art Exhibit - Thru Oct. 28

MIDDLETOWN — The Hudson Valley Pastel Society members’ exhibit. Gallery hours Tuesday thru Friday 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Star Gallery, 22 Cottage Street. Info: 845/334-2190 or online at www.thestargallery.com.

Tour and Demonstration - Weekends Thru Oct 29

PORT JERVIS — Glass factory tours with glass blowing demonstration featuring guest artist Al Hough. Adults $3.75. Children and seniors $3.25. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Gillinder Glass, Erie & Liberty Streets. Info: 845/856-5375.

Art Exhibit - Thru Nov. 6

MILFORD — The work of guest artist Janet Stewart. Gallery hours Thursday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ARTery. Info: 570/409-1234.

Art Exhibit - Thru Nov. 18

ARKVILLE — “Wilderness Preserved: A Black and White Photographic Exploration of the Catskill Mountains” by Thomas Teich. Gallery hours Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Erpf Gallery, Catskill Center, Rt. 28. Info: 845/586-2611.

MONTHLY MEETINGS:

3rd week of the month

Town of Thompson Monthly Meeting - Tuesday

MONTICELLO — 7:30 p.m. Info: 845/794-2500.

Town of Delaware Monthly Meeting - Wednesday

HORTONVILLE — 7 p.m. Info: 845/887-5250.

Chronic Pain Support and Seminars - Wednesday

MIDDLETOWN — Horton Hospital Auditorium, Info: 845/386-9280 or 845/883-6726.

Book Discussion - Wednesday

JEFFERSONVILLE — Jeffersonville Public Library, Books available at library. Info: 845/482-4350.

Sullivan County
Legislature Regular Meeting - Thursday

MONTICELLO — Sullivan County Government Center, 2 p.m.

Tusten Seniors - Fridays

NARROWSBURG — Tusten Community Center, 1:30 p.m.