Written on the heart: Sullivan students celebrate poetry
Gus invites all to listen to poetry by young people at the Sullivan County Youth Poetry …
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BETHEL, NY — All are invited to spend time on Saturday, April 15, listening to young people share their poetry. The second annual Youth Poetry Festival will take place beginning at 2 p.m. that day, and will be held at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
Sullivan County students in grades seven through 12 will read their work. The day has been organized by Sharon Kennedy-Nolle, the county’s poet laureate, and it is hosted by the New Youth Poetry Ambassadors. Music is provided by student performers.
The poetry festival is entirely funded by donations, and is administered by the Sullivan County Public Library Alliance.
The kids promise that their work is better than that of Gus the cat.
To learn more, email Kennedy-Nolle at sullivanpoetlaureate22.23@gmail.com.
ONLINE — The Ten Mile River Scout Museum will hold a webinar titled “The World of Narrowsburg” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19.
It is hosted by museum co-director Glenn Pontier.
Narrowsburg was once called Big Eddy, and that was not even its original name. Learn the unique history of this tiny hamlet (population 379 in the 2020 census) and areas that surround it, from the river bridge and Fort Delaware to the National Park Service and Riverfest.
Register at www.tmrmuseum.org.
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum (CFFCM) will host the 2023 Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) on Friday, April 14 at 5:30 p.m. in the Wulff Gallery at the museum.
The F3T is a collection of 10 short films celebrating the art and sport of fly fishing—a traveling roadshow of the best fly fishing films in the world, according to a press release from the museum. It aims to inspire community and support conservation efforts worldwide.
The evening’s live emcee will be CFFCM trustee Tim McCausland.
The CFFCM is located at 1031 Old Rte. 17.
Tickets cost $25 and can be purchased at flyfilmtour.myeventscenter.com.
Learn more at cffcm.com/eventscalendar.
GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — On Sunday, April 16 at 2 p.m. the Catskill Readers’ Theatre will perform “Cranky Seniors!” at the Time and the Valleys Museum on State Rte. 55.
The performers will perform, but they use their scripts. Acting concentration is on voice, facial expressions and bodily stance, with some costuming and props when warranted, according to a press release,.
Admission costs $5 for non-members, and there is no cost for members of the museum. Light refreshments and museum admission are included in the price.
To purchase tickets, call 845/985-7700 or email info@timeandthevalleysmuseum.org.
BETHEL, NY — The Sullivan County PreK-12 Art Show will present the work of students from the county’s eight school districts and Sullivan BOCES at the Event Gallery at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, from Friday, April 14 to Sunday, April 16; the show will hold a public opening and reception from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 14.
During the show, you can see student artwork in ceramics and glass, digital art, design, black and white drawing, color drawing, mixed media, painting, black and white photography, color photography, film and animation and sculpture.
The gallery is located at 200 Hurd Rd.
For more information about the Arts In Education program at Sullivan BOCES, visit scboces.org.
MILFORD, PA — The Pike County Commissioners will host the county’s 25th annual fishing derby on Saturday, April 15 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Lily Pond off Route 6 on Schocopee Road.
Children aged 16 and under are welcome to participate.
Prizes will be awarded to the largest trout caught in each age group. This year’s prizes include fishing poles, rods, reel kits and various fishing accessories. Random drawing prizes will also be awarded throughout the event.
There is no fee to participate. Each child must have their own registration form completed and signed by a parent or guardian.
Registration can be completed online at www.pikepa.org/fishingderby, or in-person at the derby.
If your organization would like to help sponsor the derby, call the Pike County Commissioners’ Office at 570/296-7613.
DINGMANS FERRY, PA — The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), located at 538 Emery Rd., will hold a program titled “Salamanders, Frogs and More” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 15. Participants will learn about breeding pools for various critters. The program costs $5 per person.
On Sunday, April 16, a pond paddle will be held around the PEEC ponds. Beginners are welcome. Participants should dress appropriately. This program is free with lead support provided by the William Penn Foundation.
To register for the events, visit www.peec.org or call 570/828-2319.
HURLEYVILLE, NY — The Frederick Cook Society will present an afternoon of music from the ‘60s and ‘70s at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 16 at the Sullivan County Museum.
The day will feature special guest guitarist Henry Simon. Henry is a Sullivan West High School student who started playing music at age nine, picked up a guitar at age 11, and at 16, found himself performing in the band Little Sparrow with Carol and Aldo Troiani.
While at the museum, the audience can see exhibits about Frederick Cook.
The Sullivan County Museum is located at 265 Main St. There is no admission charge, but donations are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
For more information visit www.facebook.com/littlesparrowny, or call 845/434-8044.
HIGHLAND LAKE, NY — Storyteller Mike Daisey will bring his unique monologues to the North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL) from Thursday, April 20, to Saturday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. on all nights at the NACL theatre.
He “tells stories that exist in the air they are told in,” a spokesperson said.
NACL is located at 110 Highland Lake Rd. Admission to Daisey’s show costs a suggested donation of $25 at the door. Members are admitted at no charge.
For more information, visit www.nacl.org or call 845/557-0694.
COVINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — A Conservation and Natural Resource (CNR) certificate can turn your love of nature into a career, according to Lackawanna College, which is holding an open house for interested people at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 15 at the college’s environmental education center.
Attendees can learn more about the CNR certificate, can meet with a program adviser, understand financial aid and funding options and tour the environmental education center.
The center is located at 93 MacKenzie Rd.
There is no charge to attend the open house. Lackawanna College’s application fee will be waived for all who attend and apply.
Register by calling 570/842-1506 or email yaniks@lackawanna.edu.
MILFORD, PA — On Saturday, April 15 and on Sunday, April 16, the Pike County Historical Society and Museum will be open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for those who wish to see and learn more about the Lincoln Flag, which supported the dying president’s head after he was shot.
At 4 p.m. on April 16, the society and the Grey Towers Heritage Association will co-host a special performance of a play titled “Thinking Inside the Box,” which tells the story of the three women who were in the Presidential box the night Lincoln was shot.
The Lincoln flag has been authenticated by numerous experts, and was given to the historical society by the son of Jeannie Gourlay, who was an actress in “Our American Cousin,” the play being performed the night Lincoln was assassinated.
The Pike County Historical Society is located at 608 Broad St.
For more information, visit www.pikehistorical.org or call 570/296-8126.
HYDE PARK, NY — The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County will host a screening of the 1924 silent film, “The City Without Jews” on Tuesday, April 18 at 2 p.m.
The show will include live original music composed and performed by klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and silent film pianist Donald Sosin.
Set in the Austrian city of Utopia (a thinly-disguised stand-in for Vienna), the story follows the political and personal consequences of an anti-Semitic law passed by the National Assembly, forcing all Jews to leave the country.
At first, the decision is met with celebration, but when the citizens of Utopia eventually come to terms with the loss of the Jewish population—and the resulting economic and cultural decline—the National Assembly must decide whether or not to invite the Jews back.
The movie is based to some extent on the book of the same title by Hugo Bettauer, published in 1922.
The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the Roosevelt Library to commemorate Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day).
There is no charge to attend, but registration is required at www.jewishdutchess.org/events.
For more information, call Cliff Laube at 845/486-7745.
PORT JERVIS, NY — Monologues from movies down the decades are on tap in “Reel People,” the latest production of the Presby Players Community Theater, which opens at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 20 at Marsh Hall. See more dates and times below.
Twelve members of director Jeffrey Stocker’s adult acting workshop will perform at least one monologue that the actor found inspirational.
“In the past, the actors chose monologues from stage plays; this will be the first time performing monologues from screenplays,” Stocker said.
The audience can expect to hear performances from different genres of film, from movies such as “Poltergeist” and “The Devil Wears Prada” to “Tootsie.”
“Reel People” will be performed at 7 p.m. from April 20 through Saturday, April 22 at Marsh Hall, 60 Sussex St. Tickets cost $10 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
To learn more, visit the Presby Players Facebook page.
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