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FORESTBURGH, NY — Catskills Pride will host an LGBTQIA+ family barbecue to celebrate Pride on Saturday, June 17 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Forestburgh …
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FORESTBURGH, NY — Catskills Pride will host an LGBTQIA+ family barbecue to celebrate Pride on Saturday, June 17 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Forestburgh Playhouse, located at 39 Forestburgh Rd.
Tickets cost $25. A vegetarian BBQ lunch option is available. Purchase tickets at www.catskillspride.com. No ticket is needed if you are just showing up to socialize.
For more information, email contact@catskillspride.com.
FORESTBURGH, NY — On Saturday, June 17 at 8 p.m., all are invited to join Broadway star Nicholas Rodriguez for a night of musical celebration under the stars at the Forestburgh Playhouse.
The music includes works by Stephen Sondheim and Stevie Wonder, John Denver and Joni Mitchell—and many more.
Dinner and drinks are available starting at 6:30 p.m.
Purchase tickets at www.fbplayhouse.org or call 845/794-1194.
MONTICELLO, NY — Help spruce up the grounds of the E.B. Crawford Public Library for 2023. All are welcome. The library is located at 479 Broadway.
For more information, call 845/794-4660.
HURLEYVILLE, NY — The Morningside Fishing Classic, sponsored by the Town of Fallsburg Parks and Recreation Program, the Hurleyville Fire Department and the Loch Sheldrake Fire Department, will be held beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, at Morningside Lake.
There will be trophies for first, second and third in three different categories: Bass, Walleye and Pickerel. In addition, there will be a Lunker prize of $50 for the largest single bass, pickerel or walleye caught by weight at the contest.
Fishing can be from boats with trolling motors only; everyone in the boat must be registered. You can also fish from shore.
Morningside Lake is located at at 614 Brickman Rd.
Registration will take place at the lake and will cost $10 per person.
For more information, call Jack at 845/796-8598.
NARROWSBURG, NY — A book on training the actor, written by local resident and NACL executive artistic director Brad Krumhoz, is the subject of a conversation at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, at Delaware Hall in the Narrowsburg Union, as a part of the Deep Water Literary Festival.
In February, Krumholz, who is also the co-founder of the North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL), published “Why Do Actors Train? Embodiment for Theatre Makers and Thinkers.”
For the festival event, all are invited to join the author and Jason Tougaw as they discuss how we—not just actors—encounter the material world and the invisible forces at play within it.
The session will include a short, non-compulsory workshop element. All are welcome to listen and/or participate.
The Narrowsburg Union is located at 7 Erie Ave.
For more information, visit DeepWaterFestival.com.
LIVINGSTON MANOR and LIBERTY, NY — Vanessa Johnson, Syracuse-based storyteller, writer and artist, will visit this area on Saturday, June 17 to share stories in honor of Juneteenth and the freeing of slaves in America; one session will be held in Livingston Manor, and the other will take place in Liberty. See times below.
Johnson is a griot—an African tribal storyteller, musician and historian—who preserved the histories of the people in song and prose.
She will also hold a workshop on the art of storytelling.
The day begins in Liberty at 11 a.m., when at the Liberty Public Library, youth of all ages can join Johnson for “The Soft Whispers of Ancestors.” These are stories to celebrate the voices of those who helped end slavery. If you listen, a spokespersp said, “you can hear the voices of the ancestors from Africa and the Middle Passage, through slavery and the Underground Railroad.”
The next storytelling event will be held at 4 p.m. at Renaissance Park in Livingston Manor. There, Johnson will tell the story of Jerry Henry’s rescue, when on October 1, 1851, the people of Syracuse broke William “Jerry” Henry out of jail. All ages are welcome. In case of inclement weather, the session will be held at the Livingston Manor Library.
The storytelling workshop will be held earlier in the day, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the Livingston Manor Library. In “What Should Not Be Forgotten, Telling our Family Stories,” participants will learn some basic storytelling skills, grab an experience from memory, and turn it into a performance for family gatherings, reunions and evenings around the fireplace. Space is limited for this workshop. Register at livingstonmanorlibrary.org/programsignup.
These events are funded in part by the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the governor’s office and the state legislature. It is administered by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance.
WOODBOURNE, NY — The Sullivan County Community Chorus will perform “The Three Rs of Music: Redo, Reuse, Reprise,” Saturday, June 17, at 12:30 p.m., at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 6317 Rte. 42.
A suggested donation is $10 for adults and $5 for students.
For more information, visit www.scchorus.org or call 845/594-6786.
DELHI, NY — The Lost Bookshop will hold its grand opening at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 16.
The new independent bookstore, located at 120 Main St., carries fiction, nonfiction and children’s books, as well as toys, games and gifts.
Going forward, the Lost Bookshop will host events, including book discussions, classes and storytimes for kids.
The grand opening will begin with a ribbon cutting with the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, followed by a reception featuring local food and drink from Hollow, Tay Tea and more.
The bookstore will also debut its book recommendation station, asking visitors what they would like to read—or the name of a favorite book that could be shared with others.
“We’re thrilled to finally open our doors on Main Street in Delhi,” said Emily Helck, owner of the Lost Bookshop. “We’ve gotten an incredible reception from the community, and look forward to many years of connecting people with life-changing books.”
The bookstore, located at 120 Main St., is open Wednesday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The bookstore uses personal recommendations from the community to guide its selections, a spokesperson wrote, and it “will place absorbing books in the hands of all readers, including those at crossroads in their lives.”
Learn more at thelostbookshop.com.
MILFORD, PA — All are invited to enjoy a performance by Concordia Dawn, at the Pool Pavilion at Grey Towers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 17.
The New York City-based early music ensemble performs 12th- to 15th-century French songs of “Fate, Fortune and Fin’amor,” as the group describes them, from its album “Fortuna Antiqua et Ulta.”
The performance is sung a cappella, and is accompanied by historical instruments.
Director Christopher Preston Thompson has performed and led workshops and lectures for Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, the CUNY Graduate Center and the Medieval Academy of America, among others.
Tickets cost $25 and are available at the door, in advance on eventbrite.com and in person at The Artisan Exchange, 219 Broad St.
Grey Towers is located at 151 Grey Towers Dr.
For more information, email kindredspir@yahoo.com or call 570/390-8699.
NARROWSBURG, NY — The Narrowsburg Union invites artists to submit their work for an upcoming show, titled “Smoke and Mirrors”; submissions are due Saturday, June 17.
The Union is seeking work that reflects on the many facets of fire—from its destructive nature to its symbolic and cultural significance. Artists are encouraged to explore the theme in any medium or style, from realistic to abstract, and everything in between.
Artwork must be two-dimensional and ready to hang. All artwork must be family-friendly and suitable for a public exhibition. Artists can submit up to 10 pieces for consideration.
Submit digital images of your work, along with a brief artist bio and statement, plus a price list if the work is for sale.
All artwork must be original and created within the past five years. If selected, artists are responsible for shipping/dropping of their artwork to and from the Union.
Work will be displayed at the Narrowsburg Union itself, not the Digital Gallery.
To submit your artwork, email your images and submission materials to curator@narrowsburgunion.com by Saturday, June 17.
LONG EDDY, NY — Colin Dempsey, singer-songwriter and bassist, returns to the Rock Valley Schoolhouse with his own brand of acoustic rock along with friends Ruby Rae, Mary-Elaine Jenkins and Joseph LeDoux.
Organizers promise an afternoon of original music, ranging from folk and rock to country.
The cost is a $10 donation.
The Rock Valley Schoolhouse is located at 9178 County Hwy. 28.
For more information, call 917/612-8585.
HURLEYVILLE, NY — A brave explorer or another P.T. Barnum? On Saturday, June 17 at 4 p.m. at the Sullivan County Museum, the Frederick Cook Society will host a symposium that reexamines Cook
Titled “FA Cook, Reimagined,” the discussion will include presentations by author Darrell Hartman, curator Laura Kissel from the Byrd Polar Center at the Ohio State University and Carol Smith, executive director of the Cook Society.
Distinguishing the Hurleyville symposium will be an exhibition of over 60 photographs taken by Dr. Cook between 1891 and 1909, during his expeditions to Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, and the North Pole. The photographs, which have been mounted alongside quotes and excerpts from Cook’s own extensive collection of writings, present an authentic and comprehensive portrait of the man.
The Sullivan County Museum is located at 265 Main St.
For more information, visit www.frederickcookpolar.org or call 845/434-8044.
HAWLEY, PA — The Pike County Historical Society will host the third annual Tunes Along the Towpath music event, which will take place in in the fields behind Canal House 16 at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 24.
The show features two cover bands playing the music of the Doors and the Grateful Dead. Music begins at 3 p.m.
Bring a lawn chair and a cooler; the event is BYOB. Food and drink will be available for purchase.
Canal House 16 is located at 495 Towpath Rd.
Tickets for the show cost $25 in advance and can be purchased at www.pikehistorical.org/events/tunes-along-the-towpath-3.
For more information, visit www.pikehistorical.org or call 570/296-8126.
MONTICELLO, NY — All are invited to join Sullivan County Poet Laureate Dr. Sharon Kennedy-Nolle for a reading featuring the poetry of the county’s youth poetry ambassadors on Saturday, June 17 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the E.B. Crawford Library.
The group of talented high school and middle school students were nominated by their teachers for the quality of their creative writing and their commitment to community activism, Kennedy-Nolle wrote. The students work with her to help cultivate an appreciation of poetry throughout the county.
“Come hear their words and be inspired!” she wrote. “Celebrate the power of poetry!”
Refreshments will follow.
Learn more at www.facebook.com/SullivanCounty.PoetLaureate/.
MILFORD, PA: Artists and art lovers rejoice—Plein Air Milford is back and will be held on Saturday, June 17; artists should meet at 10 a.m. on the porch of the Columns Museum.
Then artists will spread out to any area of interest to start creating. A free lunch will be provided to all participating artists.
The event gives artists and art lovers another chance to celebrate the historic buildings, parks, gardens and streetscapes of one of Pennsylvania’s most charming towns, a spokesperson said.
“Milford is such a welcoming place,” said one of the organizers. “The first year I was expecting people to say ‘Hey, stop blocking up the sidewalk,’ but instead they take pictures of us, ask us about our work and bring us coffee.”
During a time when there is so much to disagree about, this event brings together artists, art lovers, businesses and consumers in a way that doesn’t happen often enough, the spokesperson wrote.
A free reception will be held a few weeks later, showcasing the work created.
The Columns Museum is located at 608 Broad St.
This is a free event, but preregistration is required for artists.
For more information or to register, e-mail barryvilleareaarts@gmail.com.
WHITE LAKE, NY — A tricky tray fundraiser to benefit the Sullivan/Orange Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held starting at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 17 at the White Lake Fire House.
Calling begins at 2 p.m.
The cost of admission is a $2 donation.
On offer will be an assortment of baskets with a minimum value of $25, as well as gift certificates to local
stores, restaurants and businesses; theme baskets for every age and interest; handmade knitted items; and more. In addition, there will be a door prize, a table for special items and a 50/50 raffle.
Refreshments will be available.
It’s a chance, organizers said, to get out, mingle in a social setting, win some wonderful items, enjoy refreshments, have fun and support the Sullivan/Orange Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
The firehouse is located at 1596 State Rte. 17B.
For more information or to donate an item to the event, email alztrickytray@gmail.com.
DINGMANS FERRY, PA — To assist private pond owners and members of lake-based community organizations with making informed and sound management decisions a Twilight Pond Walk will take place on Wednesday, June 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Delaware Township pond on Wilson Hill Road.
The walk, which is sponsored by the Pike County Conservation District and Penn State Extension, will cover subjects such as getting to know your pond, water testing and land-use issues that affect pond health.
The cost of the workshop is $10 per person and includes educational materials.
Register by June 20 at https://extension.psu.edu/twilight-pond-walk.
For more information, call 570/296-3400.
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