A spectacular summer fireworks display, home town parades along our Main Streets, blow-out sales on tens of thousands of books, gallery openings and artist receptions, musical events in historic venues such as one of the last standing Catskills resorts and an awe-inspiring former church building with perfect acoustics, theater, dance, comedy, film, writer’s evenings and open mic’s, golf tournaments on an 18-hole championship course, farm tours, farmer’s markets, historic re-enactments – and more!
From annual festivals celebrating horseshoes, our heritage, and scarecrows to one of the area’s largest antique car shows, our many events will keep you so busy you’ll need another vacation!
Below is the Calendar of Events brought to you by the Greater Stamford Area Chamber of Commerce. This Calendar includes non-chamber member events. You may view the events in either a Calendar View or an Agenda view by using the appropriately named buttons.
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May21Tue
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Picturing America11:00 am – 12:15 pm
The Delaware County Historical Association (DCHA) will host a number of free workshops designed to explore our national and local history. Picturing America is a program developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that tells the history of America through its art and photography. It is a program ideal for history buffs and people who wish to learn more about America. Additionally, our local workshops will offer participants the opportunity to link our national story to New York and Delaware County history.
Bill Birns, Ph.D, a noted regional historian, author and former teacher, has kindly volunteered to act as host and leader for each workshop in the program. Each workshop is free and is open to the entire community. They will be held in the large exhibit hall at DCHA in Delhi, a completely accessible facility. The workshop dates are all on the third Tuesday of the month beginning in April and continuing through September: 4/16, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20, 9/17. Each workshop begins at 11:00am and continues to 12:15pm.
Picturing America is composed of forty, carefully selected works of art spanning several centuries — all by American painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects. The NEH has distributed large, high quality reproductions of these images, along with a teachers’ resource book, lesson plans, and materials, to schools, libraries and other organizations nationwide. This series of workshops was made possible by a donation to the DCHA of a complete set of the Picturing America works of art and teachers’ resource books by The Arc of Delaware County (Delarc).
11:00 amPicturing America
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May23Thu
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Holiday Pop-Up Farmers’ Market3:30 pm – 6:00 pmInterested in being a vendor? Click here.
The market is right before the long Memorial Day weekend and the vendors will have all kinds of local goodies available to help complete your celebration. There is plenty of parking available.
Get to know the farmers and other vendors (and GSACC members), as you shop for local flavors. Want to make sure they have what’s on your shopping list? You can pre-order directly from them for pick up at the station – just get in touch with them.
With over thirty vendors, some of the items you can expect to see at the market are:
• Mulch and soil enhancements, to get your garden ready
• Dairy products, including yogurt, butter, cheese
• Farm-fresh meat (chicken, lamb, pork, and beef)
• Baked goods, from galettes to pies and freshly-baked bread
• Farm fresh eggs
• Marmalades, preserves, jams, jellies, fudge and honey
• Pickles
• Local wine
• Body care item such as soaps, salves, creams
• Equestrian riding apparel and accessories
You will also be able to pick up table and home decor, cookbooks, hand-crafted gift items, jewelry, and pottery, including dishware.
Kiddie Corner Pre-School will be serving up their world-famous soups and stews to go, in case you get hungry while you’re shopping. The Stamford Rotary Club will be grilling up fresh burgers on site, made with locally-raised beef from Weinland Farms in Hobart. Grab a couple for dinner that night!
Just some of the vendors are:
Avon By Kristen (KMillerOgborn@gmail.com) – Avon makeup, skin care, fragrance, jewelry and so much more, including items handmade in the Catskills.
Baggies Boutique (mrsalz@hotmail.com or 607.432.1378) – knits and crochets hats, bags, scarves, mitts, and other accessories. Her products are made of wool, cotton, acrylic, or acrylic/wool blends.
Blue Moon Farm (607.832.4416) – From Delhi, will have raw local honey, jams and jellies, whole chickens (Free Range, Cage-Free – Freedom Rangers), eggs, and pickles.
Blue Sky Farm and Winery – offers four varieties of wine that contain blueberries and no other fruit or vegetable. Blueberries are high in antioxidants and are one of nature’s super foods. All of these wines go very well with many types of food.
Buck Hill Farm – has been producing a premium maple product since the 1960s, using nothing but the natural sap from sugar maple trees.
Candles By Nature – handmade soy candles, along with goat’s milk soap and a moisturizing healing balm.
Chrisomaso Production Company – Equestrian riding apparel and accessories, as well as biker clothing. Also available, small bags with embroidery and vests. Sonya, the designer has been doing this for 37 years.
Cowbella – Plain, flavored and fruit yogurts, salted, unsalted, savory and sweet butters, all lovingly produced on the family’s dairy farm that was established in 1817.
Dreamy Switches – Beautiful hand crafted decorative light switch covers.
Enviro Energy, LLC – Biomass pellets from old meadow weeds, brought and sold to us by farmers. Demonstration of the uses of two of our products; ENVIRO SOIL ENHANCE, which is a mulch and soil enhancement and ENVIRO POND ENHANCE, which is pelleted barley straw for clean, clear ponds.
Fresh Start Bakery (freshstartbakery@gmail.com) – Fresh, homemade baked goods that include breads, bagels, muffins and cookies. They will have some gluten-free goodies as well.
Harpersfield Nanny – hand-crafted right in Harpersfield: Fabric picture frames, patriotic wreaths, and more.
3:30 pmHoliday Pop-Up Farmers’ Market
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May24Fri
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The Sheep’s Nest Open House10:00 am – 5:00 pm
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John Jackson Whimsical Metal Sculptures – Opening Reception5:00 pm – 7:00 pmAt the West Kortright Centre. Exhibit runs from May 24 to July 8.
Whimsical metal sculptor, humor therapist, recycler, prophet (mostly non-profit), political satirist, cello torturer, and haiku dabbler, John Jackson has been creating sculptures for over 35 years. His sculpture palette consists mainly of bike and motorcycle parts, distressed musical instruments, old tools, and gleanings from flea markets. Favorite themes are musicians, masks, critters, and banksters behind bars. As frosting on the sculpture cake, Jackson often composes haiku that the work has inspired. His pieces appeal to the young and the young-at-heart, adding levity to a world run amok.
If his sculptures don’t make you laugh out loud or at least crack a smile, you are probably in need of serious counseling.
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T.P.’s Cafe May Dinner5:00 pm – 8:00 pmThe menu:
Seared Red Snapper with Ginger Soy Sauce
Roasted Mushroom with Feta Tapenade, Lemon Herb Cous Cous and Garlic White Wine Sauce
Choice Of:
Roasted Pork Loin with Morel Sauce and Sauteed Chard
Cinnamon and Coffee Rubbed Steak with Chili Herb Sauce
Strawberry Rhubarb Glazed Chicken with Bacon and Herbs on Homemade Pasta
Dessert:
Seasonal Fruit Tart
Reservations are strongly suggested as we have been regularly selling out of seats early.
5:00 pmT.P.’s Cafe May Dinner
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May25Sat
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Game of Logging – Level 17:30 am – 5:00 pmLevel 1 focuses on varying aspects of chainsaw safety and techniques for properly felling trees.
Participants are introduced to open face felling, personal protective equipment, chainsaw safety features, reactive forces, bore cutting, pre-planning the fell, and understanding hinge wood strength.
Individuals will be responsible to provide their own chain saw, helmet, leather boots, chaps, safety glasses or face screen, ear muffs or plugs, and to dress for the weather.
Participants should pack a brown bag lunch and enough water for the day. Pre-registration/pre-payment is required. Class is limited to 10 participants.
Sponsored by the Catskill Forest Association.
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Huge Book Sale10:00 am – 6:00 pm30% off all books in the Hobart Book Village.10:00 amHuge Book Sale
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The Sheep’s Nest Open House10:00 am – 5:00 pm10:00 amThe Sheep’s Nest Open House
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Jim Caruso’s Cast Party with Billy Stritch7:30 pm – 9:00 pmFor the third consecutive year, Jim Caruso’s long running hit “CAST PARTY, this time with very special guest – Grammy award wining Billy Stritch at the piano, will feature performances by Broadway and Cabaret luminaries along side local performers for a remarkable evening of song and celebration.
While the list of performers for this Memorial Day Weekend event is a lightly guarded secret, past performers have included: Baby Jane Dexter, Donna McKechnie, Eric Michael Gillett and Sally Mayes alongside regional favorites Peg Ellsworth, Dave Riordan, and Karen Neblung. This year’s line up promises to be even more exciting.
You never know who will drop by to join in on Jim Caruso’s CAST PARTY. The show has maintained a “Must See” status for over ten years at Birdland in Manhattan. Riding the wave of that success, Creator and star of the show Jim Caruso has taken the show on the road to sold- out performances in Los Angeles and Las Vegas – and of course Roxbury, New York.
Billy Stritch is a Grammy Award-winning composer, arranger, vocalist and jazz pianist having worked with the likes of Reba McEntire, Patti LaBelle, Kellly Clarkson and Liza Minnelli, the London Times says Stritch is “… equally gifted as a player and a singer, and doing both with no-holds-power…”
Award winning writer, musician, composer, ‘CAST PARTY creator and host, Jim Caruso, has been a contributing writer for InStyle Magazine, served as a producer for “Celebrity Profiles” and covered the Tony Awards for E! Entertainment Television. Jim also co-starred with Kathie Lee Gifford on Showtime Television in “Personal Assistant”.
Come see why Entertainment Tonight says “Jim Caruso is uber-talented!” and Playbill calls CAST PARTY “…an extreme open mic!
7:30 pmJim Caruso’s Cast Party with Billy Stritch
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May26Sun
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Catskill Scenic Tour de Pepacton (all-day)May 26
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Huge Book Sale10:00 am – 6:00 pm30% off all books in the Hobart Book Village.10:00 amHuge Book Sale
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The Sheep’s Nest Open House10:00 am – 5:00 pm10:00 amThe Sheep’s Nest Open House
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May27Mon
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8-Hour EPA Renovator Initial Course8:00 am – 5:00 pmTraining by ConTrax, LLC.8:00 am8-Hour EPA Renovator Initial Course
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Huge Book Sale10:00 am – 6:00 pm30% off all books in the Hobart Book Village.10:00 amHuge Book Sale
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Brooks Chicken BBQ11:00 am – 3:00 pmSponsored by the Stamford First Presbyterian Church.11:00 amBrooks Chicken BBQ
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May28Tue
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Greater Roxbury Business Association Meet & Greet Business Mixer5:30 pm – 7:30 pmExpanded Broadband Service!
Our speaker will be Glen Faulkner of the Margaretville Telephone Company. Mr. Faulkner will discuss the opportunites of expanded broadband service to the Roxbury area and what this will mean for business and residental customers alike.
There will be plenty of tme for networking with others so bring your business cards and literature to share.
Refreshments will be available with a cash bar.
5:30 pmGreater Roxbury Business Association Meet & Greet Business Mixer
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May30Thu
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Motherhood Out Loud7:00 pm – 8:30 pmPerformance Plus presents the critically acclaimed play Motherhood Out Loud. Lots of laughter and tears are sure to ensue as the cast delivers poignant scenes with lots of heart. The show is rated R for “Real” due to strong adult language and adult themes. Children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.7:00 pmMotherhood Out Loud
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May31Fri
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Motherhood Out Loud7:00 pm – 8:30 pmPerformance Plus presents the critically acclaimed play Motherhood Out Loud. Lots of laughter and tears are sure to ensue as the cast delivers poignant scenes with lots of heart. The show is rated R for “Real” due to strong adult language and adult themes. Children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.7:00 pmMotherhood Out Loud
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Jun1Sat
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Annual Plant Exchange10:00 am – 12:00 pmSponsored by the Delhi Historical Society.
Bring one, get one.
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Wild Saturday – Birds of Prey of the Catskills1:00 pm – 2:00 pmWild Saturday, “Birds of Prey of the Catskills,” with Howie Futterman.
Meet on the porch at historic Woodchuck Lodge, summer home of naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921).
Lodge open for free tours June 1 and 2, 11-3.
1:00 pmWild Saturday – Birds of Prey of the Catskills
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Jun7Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Jun8Sat
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Greene County Historical Society’s 37th Annual Tour of Homes10:00 am – 4:00 pmThe Greene County Historical Society’s 37th annual Tour of Homes will focus on the Route 23A corridor between Haines Falls and Lexington.
This year’s tour, held in collaboration with the Mountain Top Historical Society, the Town of Hunter and the Lexington Bicentennial Committee, features a variety of sites on the mountain top. The area has a long history serving as host to visitors from all over the world and that tradition continues today. Included are several sites that capture life in the mountain community in the 1800s and more.
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the creation of the towns of Hunter and Lexington and the 100th anniversary of the Mountaintop Historical Society’s Ulster and Delaware railroad depot in Haines Falls, which will serve as one of two headquarters for the tour. There will also be a ticket sale site at the Methodist Church in the hamlet of Lexington.
Participants will receive a packet of material about the sites along with a marked route map. The tour will be held rain or shine. Picnic lunches will be available at the Lexington Methodist Church on Route 23A in Lexington.
To reserve advance sale tickets, send a check payable to GCHS to: Greene County Historical Society, P.O. Box 44, Coxsackie, NY 12051. Advance sale ticket reservations must be received by June 4. The tickets will be available with your tour packet at the headquarters you specify on your reservation form.
Proceeds from the sale of tour tickets support the Greene County Historical Society, the Bronck Museum and the Vedder Research Library.
10:00 amGreene County Historical Society’s 37th Annual Tour of Homes
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Jun17Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Jun18Tue
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Picturing America11:00 am – 12:15 pm
The Delaware County Historical Association (DCHA) will host a number of free workshops designed to explore our national and local history. Picturing America is a program developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that tells the history of America through its art and photography. It is a program ideal for history buffs and people who wish to learn more about America. Additionally, our local workshops will offer participants the opportunity to link our national story to New York and Delaware County history.
Bill Birns, Ph.D, a noted regional historian, author and former teacher, has kindly volunteered to act as host and leader for each workshop in the program. Each workshop is free and is open to the entire community. They will be held in the large exhibit hall at DCHA in Delhi, a completely accessible facility. The workshop dates are all on the third Tuesday of the month beginning in April and continuing through September: 4/16, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20, 9/17. Each workshop begins at 11:00am and continues to 12:15pm.
Picturing America is composed of forty, carefully selected works of art spanning several centuries — all by American painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects. The NEH has distributed large, high quality reproductions of these images, along with a teachers’ resource book, lesson plans, and materials, to schools, libraries and other organizations nationwide. This series of workshops was made possible by a donation to the DCHA of a complete set of the Picturing America works of art and teachers’ resource books by The Arc of Delaware County (Delarc).
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When Horseless Carriages Came to Delhi6:30 pm – 8:00 pmSponsored by the Delhi Historical Society.
Speaker – Frank Waterman.
6:30 pmWhen Horseless Carriages Came to Delhi
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Jun20Thu
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GSACC Business Meeting8:00 am – 9:15 amEveryone is welcome to attend and learn what’s going on in the local business community.8:00 amGSACC Business Meeting
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Jun23Sun
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Upper Catskill String Quartet2:00 pm – 3:30 pmThe Jefferson Historical Society has recently launched a fund-raising campaign to rehabilitate the Maple Museum, the 1837 former church that sits on the Jefferson Town Green. Once a home to the Maple Festival, it now is the venue for the Historical Society’s Maple Museum Free Music Series. The concerts for 2013 will start with the Upper Catskill String Quartet presenting its tribute to American music – classics from Scott Joplin, the big band sound, Broadway musicals and late 20th century rock ‘n’ roll. During the summer, the Series will feature performances by the Patti Van Tassel Trio, Harmony Street Doo-Wop, City of the Hills Sweet Adelines Women’s Chorus, and the grand finale at the end of August, A Celebration of Strings, with Linda Magill.2:00 pmUpper Catskill String Quartet
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Jun26Wed
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Children’s Festival10:00 am – 2:00 pmSponsored by Delaware Opportunities.10:00 amChildren’s Festival
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Jun29Sat
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Game of Logging – Level 27:30 am – 5:00 pmLevel 2 focuses on maximizing chainsaw performance. Individuals will learn about chainsaw maintenance; carburetor setting; filing techniques; limbing & bucking techniques; spring pole cutting; & felling techniques. Level 1 is a prerequisite.
Individuals will be responsible to provide their own chain saw, helmet, leather boots, chaps, safety glasses or face screen, ear muffs or plugs, and to dress for the weather.
Participants should pack a brown bag lunch and enough water for the day. Pre-registration/pre-payment is required. Class is limited to 10 participants.
Sponsored by the Catskill Forest Association.
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Chinese Brush Painting10:00 am – 4:00 pmChinese brush painting is intended to be a spontaneous art form, capturing the essence of an image or idea with very little attention to precise details. Come and learn the basics for this meditative art form.
Using the “Four Treasure”-the brush, the ink tick, the ink stone and the paper-you will learn the techniques to create the “Four Gentlemen”: the bamboo, the plum, orchid, & chrysanthemum. Each of these introduces a new stroke or idea and reinforces techniques already learned. Continual demonstrations will be given along side individual attention. Students may purchase needed supplies from the instructor.
More information here.
10:00 amChinese Brush Painting
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Jun30Sun
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Chinese Brush Painting10:00 am – 4:00 pmChinese brush painting is intended to be a spontaneous art form, capturing the essence of an image or idea with very little attention to precise details. Come and learn the basics for this meditative art form.
Using the “Four Treasure”-the brush, the ink tick, the ink stone and the paper-you will learn the techniques to create the “Four Gentlemen”: the bamboo, the plum, orchid, & chrysanthemum. Each of these introduces a new stroke or idea and reinforces techniques already learned. Continual demonstrations will be given along side individual attention. Students may purchase needed supplies from the instructor.
More information here.
10:00 amChinese Brush Painting
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Jul4Thu
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Tuff eNuff Challenge8:30 am – 11:30 am5K Obstacle Challenge.
More details here.
8:30 amTuff eNuff Challenge
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Jul5Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Jul6Sat
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Stagecoach Run Art Festival (all-day)Jul 6Eighteenth Annual Stagecoach Run Art Festival. Many artists participate in this event, opening their homes, studios & galleries to the public along the route of the Old Stagecoach Road, that ran from Unadilla on the Susquehanna River to Catskill on the Hudson. The beauty of the northwestern foothills of the Catskill Mountains has drawn painters, poets, printmakers, sculptors, photographers, and musicians to the area.Stagecoach Run Art Festival (all-day)
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Wild Saturday – Summer Wildflowers1:00 pm – 2:00 pmWild Saturday, “Summer Wildflowers,” with Rich Parisio.
Meet on the porch at historic Woodchuck Lodge, summer home of naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921).
Free tours of the Lodge 11-3 July 6 and 7.
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Sculpture & Painting – Opening Reception2:00 pm – 4:00 pmPainting & collages of Barbara Arden and sculpture from Dennis Stahl.
Fine crafts such as pottery, jewelry, felted scarves and many other items from local artists will also be on display.
Exhibition runs through September 2.
2:00 pmSculpture & Painting – Opening Reception
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Stagecoach Run Art Festival (all-day)Jul 7Eighteenth Annual Stagecoach Run Art Festival. Many artists participate in this event, opening their homes, studios & galleries to the public along the route of the Old Stagecoach Road, that ran from Unadilla on the Susquehanna River to Catskill on the Hudson. The beauty of the northwestern foothills of the Catskill Mountains has drawn painters, poets, printmakers, sculptors, photographers, and musicians to the area.Stagecoach Run Art Festival (all-day)
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Antique Auto Show10:00 am – 4:00 pmSponsored by the Stamford Rotary Club.10:00 amAntique Auto Show
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The New York Volunteer: Songs & Stories of the Civil War – A lecture by Linda Russell of NYC3:00 pm – 4:00 pmThis presentation looks at New York’s involvement in the Civil War through eyewitness accounts – letters, diaries and songs.
The Civil War has been called the “singingest war” in history. This program lets us hear the voices of those New Yorkers who lent their time, talents and tunes to the struggle.
This Speakers in the Humanities event, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Speakers in the Humanities program has linked distinguished scholars with diverse audiences since its launch in 1983, bringing the best in humanities scholarship to thousands of people at hundreds of cultural organizations in virtually every corner of New York State. This program is just one of the ways the New York Council for the Humanities helps all New Yorkers to lead vibrant intellectual lives by strengthening traditions of cultural literacy, critical inquiry, and civic participation.
3:00 pmThe New York Volunteer: Songs & Stories of the Civil War – A lecture by Linda Russell of NYC
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Jul12Fri
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Wijnanda Deroo: Local Interiors – Opening Reception5:00 pm – 7:00 pmAt the West Kortright Centre. Exhibit runs from July 12 to August 25.
Wijnanda Deroo was born in the Netherlands in 1955. She received a Liberal Arts Degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Arnhem, where she later became a professor. Originally visiting New York City on sabbatical in 1988, she found herself a year later to be the recipient of an artist residency at P.S.1. Since then she has divided her time between Amsterdam and New York. She is very well-known in Holland. Working in both color and black & white, Deroo utilizes natural light and an absence of human subjects to create an atmosphere that draws the viewer in. The photographs in this exhibit portray the abandoned but beautiful old bars, restaurants, and hotel lobbies that pepper the towns and villages of Delaware County.
5:00 pmWijnanda Deroo: Local Interiors – Opening Reception
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Heritage Day (all-day)Jul 13Pie and jam contest. Parade. Music. Vendors.
Fun for the whole family!
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Backyard Edibles & Medicinal10:00 am – 12:00 pmThere might just be something you can use to fill your stomach with, boost your health, while saving your wealth. We’ll explore some of the plants, shrubs, and trees that can be used just outside your door. Who knows – maybe we’ll even find an edible mushroom or two.
Sturdy shoes required.
Sponsored by the Catskill Forest Association.
10:00 amBackyard Edibles & Medicinal
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Jul15Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Jul16Tue
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Picturing America11:00 am – 12:15 pm
The Delaware County Historical Association (DCHA) will host a number of free workshops designed to explore our national and local history. Picturing America is a program developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that tells the history of America through its art and photography. It is a program ideal for history buffs and people who wish to learn more about America. Additionally, our local workshops will offer participants the opportunity to link our national story to New York and Delaware County history.
Bill Birns, Ph.D, a noted regional historian, author and former teacher, has kindly volunteered to act as host and leader for each workshop in the program. Each workshop is free and is open to the entire community. They will be held in the large exhibit hall at DCHA in Delhi, a completely accessible facility. The workshop dates are all on the third Tuesday of the month beginning in April and continuing through September: 4/16, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20, 9/17. Each workshop begins at 11:00am and continues to 12:15pm.
Picturing America is composed of forty, carefully selected works of art spanning several centuries — all by American painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects. The NEH has distributed large, high quality reproductions of these images, along with a teachers’ resource book, lesson plans, and materials, to schools, libraries and other organizations nationwide. This series of workshops was made possible by a donation to the DCHA of a complete set of the Picturing America works of art and teachers’ resource books by The Arc of Delaware County (Delarc).
11:00 amPicturing America
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Jul18Thu
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GSACC Business Meeting8:00 am – 9:15 amEveryone is welcome to attend and learn what is going on in the local business community.8:00 amGSACC Business Meeting
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Jul20Sat
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Walking tour of Historical Sites in Delhi10:30 am – 12:00 pmSponsored by the Delhi Historical Society.10:30 amWalking tour of Historical Sites in Delhi
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Jul26Fri
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Magnificent Mosaics10:00 am – 4:00 pm
An understanding of Roman laying patterns (opus) is still the foundation from which contemporary mosaic artists approach the medium today. In this workshop students will learn about the rich history of the medium, materials, tools and substrates; instruction in a variety of methods of mosaic assembly with the major focus on the indirect method; color and the mosaic palette and how tile shape creates visual texture. Lecture time is kept to a minimum and there is an emphasis on one-on-one guidance maximizing interests of individual students. I am eager to share my considerable knowledge and experience working in this medium, anything from artistic considerations unique to mosaic to pricing work and everything in between. All materials and supplies provided. All levels welcome.
More information here.
10:00 amMagnificent Mosaics
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Jul27Sat
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Catskill Forest Festival10:00 am – 4:00 pmThe 4th Annual celebration of our region’s forests located at Margaretville Village Park Pavilion. Logging Competition, Arts & Crafts, Maple Products, Sawmill, Wood Products, Recreation Vendors, Forestry Equipment, Food & Beverage Tent, and Fun for the entire family.
Sponsored by the Catskill Forest Association.
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Magnificent Mosaics10:00 am – 4:00 pm
An understanding of Roman laying patterns (opus) is still the foundation from which contemporary mosaic artists approach the medium today. In this workshop students will learn about the rich history of the medium, materials, tools and substrates; instruction in a variety of methods of mosaic assembly with the major focus on the indirect method; color and the mosaic palette and how tile shape creates visual texture. Lecture time is kept to a minimum and there is an emphasis on one-on-one guidance maximizing interests of individual students. I am eager to share my considerable knowledge and experience working in this medium, anything from artistic considerations unique to mosaic to pricing work and everything in between. All materials and supplies provided. All levels welcome.
More information here.
10:00 amMagnificent Mosaics
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Jul28Sun
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Magnificent Mosaics10:00 am – 4:00 pm
An understanding of Roman laying patterns (opus) is still the foundation from which contemporary mosaic artists approach the medium today. In this workshop students will learn about the rich history of the medium, materials, tools and substrates; instruction in a variety of methods of mosaic assembly with the major focus on the indirect method; color and the mosaic palette and how tile shape creates visual texture. Lecture time is kept to a minimum and there is an emphasis on one-on-one guidance maximizing interests of individual students. I am eager to share my considerable knowledge and experience working in this medium, anything from artistic considerations unique to mosaic to pricing work and everything in between. All materials and supplies provided. All levels welcome.
More information here.
10:00 amMagnificent Mosaics
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Jul30Tue
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Catskill Mountain Flowers6:30 pm – 8:00 pmSponsored by the Delhi Historical Society.
A PowerPoint presentation by photographer Virginia Hoyt.
6:30 pmCatskill Mountain Flowers
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Aug2Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Aug3Sat
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Experimenting with Two Unique Watercolor Surfaces10:00 am – 4:00 pmIn this workshop we will work on two exciting surfaces…Yupo..a bright white synthetic watercolor paper with a slick non-absorbent surface for easy lifting and brilliant color. Your brush dances across this paper and you can go detailed or abstract with ease. The second paper is Strathmore Aquarius II which will allow for a textured gesso surface ideal for painting streams, water, rock etc. A fun forgiving paper. Students may purchase paper from the instructor. Beginner & Intermediate levels welcome, some watercolor experience necessary.
More information here.
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Ginseng Woodswalk10:00 am – 12:00 pmAmerican ginseng is revered throughout China for its medicinal attributes. Ginseng also grows throughout the Catskills, but oftentimes goes unnoticed. Come along and learn how to identify this long-lived herb in our own Catskill forest.
Sturdy shoes required. Limit 20 participants; Pre-registration required
Sponsored by the Catskill Forest Association.
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Wild Saturday – Life of the Honeybee1:00 pm – 2:00 pmWild Saturday, “Life of the Honeybee,” with Joe Hewitt.
Meet on the porch at historic Woodchuck Lodge, summer home of naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921).
Free tours of the Lodge 11-3 August 3 and 4.
1:00 pmWild Saturday – Life of the Honeybee
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Aug4Sun
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Experimenting with Two Unique Watercolor Surfaces10:00 am – 4:00 pmIn this workshop we will work on two exciting surfaces…Yupo..a bright white synthetic watercolor paper with a slick non-absorbent surface for easy lifting and brilliant color. Your brush dances across this paper and you can go detailed or abstract with ease. The second paper is Strathmore Aquarius II which will allow for a textured gesso surface ideal for painting streams, water, rock etc. A fun forgiving paper. Students may purchase paper from the instructor. Beginner & Intermediate levels welcome, some watercolor experience necessary.
More information here.
10:00 amExperimenting with Two Unique Watercolor Surfaces
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Aug17Sat
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Ginseng Woodswalk10:00 am – 12:00 pmAmerican ginseng is revered throughout China for its medicinal attributes. Ginseng also grows throughout the Catskills, but oftentimes goes unnoticed. Come along and learn how to identify this long-lived herb in our own Catskill forest.
Sturdy shoes required. Limit 20 participants; Pre-registration required.
Sponsored by the Catskill Forest Association.
10:00 amGinseng Woodswalk
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Aug19Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Aug20Tue
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Picturing America11:00 am – 12:15 pm
The Delaware County Historical Association (DCHA) will host a number of free workshops designed to explore our national and local history. Picturing America is a program developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that tells the history of America through its art and photography. It is a program ideal for history buffs and people who wish to learn more about America. Additionally, our local workshops will offer participants the opportunity to link our national story to New York and Delaware County history.
Bill Birns, Ph.D, a noted regional historian, author and former teacher, has kindly volunteered to act as host and leader for each workshop in the program. Each workshop is free and is open to the entire community. They will be held in the large exhibit hall at DCHA in Delhi, a completely accessible facility. The workshop dates are all on the third Tuesday of the month beginning in April and continuing through September: 4/16, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20, 9/17. Each workshop begins at 11:00am and continues to 12:15pm.
Picturing America is composed of forty, carefully selected works of art spanning several centuries — all by American painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects. The NEH has distributed large, high quality reproductions of these images, along with a teachers’ resource book, lesson plans, and materials, to schools, libraries and other organizations nationwide. This series of workshops was made possible by a donation to the DCHA of a complete set of the Picturing America works of art and teachers’ resource books by The Arc of Delaware County (Delarc).
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History of the Delhi Telephone Company6:30 pm – 8:00 pmSponsored by the Delhi Historical Society.6:30 pmHistory of the Delhi Telephone Company
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Aug24Sat
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Plein Air Painting on the Mountain Top10:00 am – 4:00 pmThis watercolor and gouache workshop will start in the studio with a few loosening up watercolor exercises and a look at some of the Masters Landscape paintings. We will then go out and paint on site at some of the magic places on the Mountain Top. On Sunday we will meet at the studio and then car caravan to a special spot from where we will walk to a gorgeous waterfall that is almost lost in the cloves of the high peaks.
More information here.
10:00 amPlein Air Painting on the Mountain Top
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Aug25Sun
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Plein Air Painting on the Mountain Top10:00 am – 4:00 pmThis watercolor and gouache workshop will start in the studio with a few loosening up watercolor exercises and a look at some of the Masters Landscape paintings. We will then go out and paint on site at some of the magic places on the Mountain Top. On Sunday we will meet at the studio and then car caravan to a special spot from where we will walk to a gorgeous waterfall that is almost lost in the cloves of the high peaks.
More information here.
10:00 amPlein Air Painting on the Mountain Top
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Aug30Fri
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2013 Annual Benefit Exhibit: Artists from the Longyear Gallery – Opening Reception5:00 pm – 7:00 pmAt the West Kortright Centre. Exhibit runs from August 30 to October 10.
For our annual Fundraising Exhibit, we are pleased to be presenting artists from the Longyear Gallery in Margaretville, NY, curated by their director, Gerda Van Leeuwen. The Longyear is an artist-run cooperative representing professional artists from the New York Metropolitan area, as well as rural New York State. To assure the highest standards of work, as well as a broad range of styles and media, artists must be juried into the gallery. Since the gallery’s founding in 2007 the gallery has been visited by numerous collectors from all over the United States and abroad.
5:00 pm2013 Annual Benefit Exhibit: Artists from the Longyear Gallery – Opening Reception
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Aug31Sat
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Busk & Bard – a Street Performers Festival12:00 pm – 5:00 pmBusk and Bard – Join us for another stupendous and unrivaled afternoon as street performers from near and far converge in downtown Roxbury! This full day of merriment and entertainment includes performances by internationally touring acrobatic dance ensemble Galumpha, together with fire and circus arts specialists Bacchanal Promotions and countless other street performers.12:00 pmBusk & Bard – a Street Performers Festival
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Sep6Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Sep7Sat
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Wild Saturday – Foxes and Other Fur-Bearers1:00 pm – 2:00 pmWild Saturday, “Foxes and Other Fur-Bearers,” with Aaron Engel.
Meet on the porch at historic Woodchuck Lodge, summer home of naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921).
Free tours of the Lodge 11-3 September 7 and 8.
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Works on Paper – Opening Reception2:00 pm – 4:00 pmThis is a group show featuring the art work of: Joan Dworkin, Rhonda Harrow, Alexander Sazonov, Jerry Scheck and Carla Shapiro.
Fine crafts such as pottery, jewelry, felted scarves and many other items from local artists will also be on display.
Exhibition runs through October 27th.
2:00 pmWorks on Paper – Opening Reception
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Sep10Tue
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Parlor Games7:00 pm – 8:30 pmSponsored by the Delhi Historical Society.
Bring your favorite game.
7:00 pmParlor Games
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Sep14Sat
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Mushroom Woodswalk10:00 am – 12:00 pmWhy buy Portobello mushrooms from the store when you can take a walk in the woods and pick your own for free? Learn about some of the easily identifiable & edible mushrooms found locally in our forests. Come prepared! We’ll be walking in the woods.
Limit 20 participants.
Sturdy shoes required. Pre-registration required.
Sponsored by the Catskill Forest Association.
10:00 amMushroom Woodswalk
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Sep16Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Sep17Tue
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Picturing America11:00 am – 12:15 pm
The Delaware County Historical Association (DCHA) will host a number of free workshops designed to explore our national and local history. Picturing America is a program developed by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that tells the history of America through its art and photography. It is a program ideal for history buffs and people who wish to learn more about America. Additionally, our local workshops will offer participants the opportunity to link our national story to New York and Delaware County history.
Bill Birns, Ph.D, a noted regional historian, author and former teacher, has kindly volunteered to act as host and leader for each workshop in the program. Each workshop is free and is open to the entire community. They will be held in the large exhibit hall at DCHA in Delhi, a completely accessible facility. The workshop dates are all on the third Tuesday of the month beginning in April and continuing through September: 4/16, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20, 9/17. Each workshop begins at 11:00am and continues to 12:15pm.
Picturing America is composed of forty, carefully selected works of art spanning several centuries — all by American painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects. The NEH has distributed large, high quality reproductions of these images, along with a teachers’ resource book, lesson plans, and materials, to schools, libraries and other organizations nationwide. This series of workshops was made possible by a donation to the DCHA of a complete set of the Picturing America works of art and teachers’ resource books by The Arc of Delaware County (Delarc).
11:00 amPicturing America
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Sep28Sat
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Cauliflower Festival10:00 am – 4:00 pmRain or shine.
Celebrating farming, cooking and culture in the past, present and future of the Catskill Mountains.
A great fall event so get involved and volunteer, donate or be a vendor.
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Delhi Harvest Festival10:00 am – 4:00 pmWant to register as a vendor? Click here.10:00 amDelhi Harvest Festival
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Vintage Clothing from 1860-1900’s1:00 pm – 2:30 pmSponsored by the Delhi Historical Society.
Mr. & Mrs. Larry McMasters, speakers. They will entertain us with commentary about vintage clothing and along with this will be music and song.
1:00 pmVintage Clothing from 1860-1900’s
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Oct4Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Oct5Sat
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Wild Saturday – Forest Invaders: The Catskills’ Least Wanted1:00 pm – 2:00 pmWild Saturday, “Forest Invaders: The Catskills’ Least Wanted,” with Molly Marquand.
Meet on the porch at historic Woodchuck Lodge, summer home of naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921).
Free tours of the Lodge 11-3 on October 5 and 6.
1:00 pmWild Saturday – Forest Invaders: The Catskills’ Least Wanted
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Oct12Sat
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Game of Logging – Level 17:30 am – 5:00 pmLevel 1 focuses on varying aspects of chainsaw safety and techniques for properly felling trees. Participants are introduced to open face felling, personal protective equipment, chainsaw safety features, reactive forces, bore cutting, pre-planning the fell, and understanding hinge wood strength.
Individuals will be responsible to provide their own chain saw, helmet, leather boots, chaps, safety glasses or face screen, ear muffs or plugs, and to dress for the weather. Participants should pack a brown bag lunch and enough water for the day.
Pre-registration/pre-payment is required. Class is limited to 10 participants.
Sponsored by the Catskill Forest Association.
7:30 amGame of Logging – Level 1
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Oct21Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Oct24Thu
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The New School Opens – It Promises Good Things6:30 pm – 8:00 pmRetired professor, Robert Russell, will discuss his newly published book. Sponsored by the Delhi Historical Society.6:30 pmThe New School Opens – It Promises Good Things
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Nov1Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Nov18Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Dec6Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Dec16Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Jan3Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Jan20Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Feb7Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Feb17Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Mar7Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Mar17Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Apr4Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Apr21Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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May2Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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May19Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Jun6Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Jun16Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Jul4Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Jul21Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Aug1Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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Aug18Mon
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Writer’s Evening7:00 pm – 9:00 pmWriters present new works in progress. Moderated Q&A. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmWriter’s Evening
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Sep5Fri
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Open Mic Night at 76 MAIN!7:00 pm – 9:00 pmHosts Kevin Prior and Mike Herman. Musicians welcome to drop in and play. Sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group.7:00 pmOpen Mic Night at 76 MAIN!
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