Trout Parade gives a boost to the arts

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — For the first time this year, the Livingston Manor Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Catskill Art Society (CAS) to produce the annual Trout Parade. This year’s event, the seventh, will step off on Saturday, June 12 at 1:00 p.m.

Artists, community groups and others who would like to add creative flair to the parade are invited to download an application at troutparade.com or pick one up at the CAS Arts Center or Morgan Outdoors. To register your entry, email Kathryn@catskillartsociety.org or call 845/436-4227 or.

The Trout Parade is a fundraiser to support the arts at the Livingston Manor Central School (LMCS. The LMCS art department used the funds this year to improve their ceramics program with a new pottery wheel, glazes, and adjustable stools so that students no longer need to stack books on their seats. In addition, the funds are helping revitalize the LMCS drama programs. New sound equipment “will allow students to be heard clearly after months of hard work,” said high school music/drama teacher Chad Miller. “It will be a critical part of every production.”