ONLINE — On Sunday, February 11 at 2 p.m., author Bart Charlow will discuss his book “A Catskill Carnival: My Borscht Belt Life Lived, Lost and Loved.” The discussion will be held on Zoom and sponsored by Time and the Valleys Museum.

The book is a memoir of Charlow’s early years growing up in the Irvington Hotel in South Fallsburg, how he came to terms with it and the life lessons he cherished.

This is the real Borscht Belt, told by a third-generation insider with no illusions, the museum said. 

Learn how the era flourished and faltered, how it felt to watch the life you knew and your livelihood fall apart, and how to pick it all up again in new ways. “The dying embers of a life that was never before and will never be again,” a museum staff member said.

Admission to this online program is free for museum members and costs $5 for non-members. 

To join the program, register by email at info@timeandthevalleysmuseum.org  and put Borscht Belt Talk in the subject line, or call 845/985-7700. A link will be sent to you.

Non-members will be asked to first make a donation at www.timeandthevalleysmuse.org.