Copyrighted photo by Scott Rando

Peak season in January

Bird fanciers throng to EagleFest

NARROWSBURG, NY—January is supposed to be the doldrums of the tourist season, but you wouldn’t know it this weekend, between the Ice Carnival in Livingston Manor (see page 15) and EagleFest, an annual celebration of America’s national bird and the Upper Delaware region that provides eagles with winter habitat and nurtures the ecosystem to which they belong.

The opening dedications for EagleFest start at 9:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Narrowsburg school building, followed up by entertainment, refreshments and instruction that spread out all over town. For a full schedule see below.

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Feeling and felting

BEACH LAKE, PA—The Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will present a creative workshop in felting, led by minister Laurie Stuart, on Sunday, January 17 at 2:00 p.m. at the Berlin Township Community Center.

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Carnival on ice

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY—Skating exhibitions, featuring nationally and regionally ranked amateur figure skaters, are one of the big attractions of the Livingston Manor Rotary’s annual Ice Carnival in Rotary Park, returning this Saturday and Sunday, January 16 and 17.

The snow sculpture contest will dominate Saturday’s events, with a judging at 3:00 p.m., and hot chocolate provided to students and advisors. Saturday night there will be an Ice Carnival Dance at 6:45 p.m. in the Livingston Manor Central School Gym, featuring the crowning of the 2010 Ice Carnival King and Queen.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Amphibian is back!
• Bethel Woods announces first concert date
• Entertainment briefs
• Casting call
• Dance and dine for our fuzzy friends
• Green Herons roost in Sullivan
• Trees Are Changing the Landscape of My Mind
• Alliance calls for submissions