Contributed photo Properly attired serving wenches, from the Family Foundation School, will serve up delicacies including tea, scones and finger sandwiches at St. James Church’s English cream tea in Callicoon on Saturday, April 25.

Taking tea at St. James

CALLICOON, NY—Miss Burnham’s Tea Room will return to St. James Episcopal Church in Callicoon on Saturday, April 25 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The event recreates an authentic cream tea, just like those you might find at many a church in England.

In addition to a wide selection of teas, there will be scones with cream or home made marmalade, finger sandwiches, sugar plums, dainty cookies and more. The tea, in delicate china tea cups, will be under the careful watch of St. James’ resident anglophile, Nellie Burnham.

If you wish to look the part of a proper English lady, you may want to borrow one of the fancy hats that will be on hand to wear, while you sip and munch. Red Hat ladies are encouraged to come in full millinery finery.

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Not just for kids

DVAA presents animated features

NARROWSBURG, NY—The Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, with sponsorship support from Rosanne and David Isom, will present a three-part series of films focusing on animation in the theatrical feature film from April 23 through 25 at the Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main Street.

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Academy-award winner ‘The Reader’ featured at CineArt

CALLICOON, NY—CineArt, a joint program of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA) and the Callicoon Theater, will present “The Reader,” starring Kate Winslet in the role that earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress, from Friday, April 24 through Tuesday, April 28. Screenings are at 7:30 p.m. each day plus 2:00 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Presby Players present ‘Heartsongs’
• Butorides virescens in the valley
• What’s Cooking in Hurleyville
• ‘Human/Nature: Explorations through Poem and Image’
• Celebrate April with a poem in your pocket
• Racing on the Lackawaxen
• NACL-hosted theatre troup to present free experimental theatre
• Tanglewood ski area is all about summer