A walk to nurture equality and healing

PORT JERVIS, NY — Students, public officials and advocates for racial justice will dedicate a New York State historic marker on Thursday, June 2 at 4:30 p.m.
The dedication will take place on the site where a local African American man was brutalized and lynched in front of what is now a church.
The walk will start on the steps of the Port Jervis City Hall, and will follow the route on which Robert Lewis was assaulted on June 2, 1892, before he was lynched on East Main Street.
The walk is organized by the Friends of Robert Lewis, a grassroots organization brought together by a desire to understand the events that led to the 130-year-old historic injustice. This will be the sixth remembrance walk, and is held in the spirit of community-building and nurturing equality, organizers said.
For more information, visit Friends of Robert Lewis on Facebook.

‘Babies in the barn’ at Apple Pond Farm

CALLICOON CENTER, NY — This weekend, between 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Apple Pond Farm will open its barn doors so you can meet the baby lambs.
“Babies in the Barn” will be held rain or shine on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29.
Are you interested in raising sheep yourself? Staff at the farm will tell you everything you need to know, organizers said.
The cost for the event is $10 per person aged three and up. No reservations are required.
Apple Pond Farm is located at 80 Hahn Rd.
For more information about this and upcoming events visit the Apple Pond Farm website at applepondfarm.com and social media sites at ApplePondFarm.

Foods of the Delaware Highlands at DHC dinner

HAWLEY, PA — The Delaware Highlands Conservancy (DHC) invites one and all to celebrate the unique Upper Delaware River region.
The DHC will hold its "Foods of the Delaware Highlands" dinner on Friday, June 3, outdoors at the Settlers Inn. This is the DHC’s primary benefit event for the year, and tickets are available for purchase now; see below.
Dinner will be prepared by chefs from the Settlers Inn and the Lodge at Woodloch, and will feature seasonal local ingredients.
There will also be live and silent auctions.
Event tickets cost $150 per person; this includes a $75 charitable gift to the conservancy.
The nonprofit DHC works with landowners and communities in the region to conserve the natural heritage and quality of life. It has conserved more than 18,000 acres so far.
Sponsors are welcome. For more information on sponsorships, visit www.DelawareHighlands.org.
To reserve your place, visit www.DelawareHighlands.org or call the DHC at 570/226-3164 or 845/583-1010.

Remember Stripple’s Drug Store?

SHOHOLA, PA — Ed Nikles Jr. will bring his collection of apothecary bottles to the next Shohola Railroad and Historical Society (SRHS) meeting. It will be held on Wednesday, June 1 at 7 p.m. in the Shohola Township building, 159 Twin Lakes Rd.
If you didn’t grow up here, or don’t remember Stripple’s, the SRHS suggests stopping by and learning more about the history of the area.
There is no charge.
You can join the historical society for refreshments afterward, and take a look at the SRHS museum room.
For more information, visit the SRHS on Facebook at caboosegroup.

Art in May, from the WCAA

HONESDALE, PA — There’s still time to catch a variety of work by Wayne County Arts Alliance artists.
The alliance’s spring exhibition, "Mentors: Guides and Teachers," is still on display at its Main Street gallery, located upstairs from Missing Pieces on Main Street in Honesdale. The exhibit is open through Saturday, June 4.
Elizabeth Castellano’s work, "Past and Premonitions," can still be seen at the Creative Compound on Main Street in Honesdale. It closes Tuesday, May 31.
"Out of the Woods: Sculpture and Paintings," by Jane and Tom Biron, will be shown until Monday, May 30. The exhibit is located at the Missing Pieces Gallery on Main Street.
ReMax Wayne, on Main Street, is hosting a display of sumi-e work by Kat Beisel and her students. The exhibit ends Tuesday, May 31.
For more information about these exhibits or to see what’s coming up, visit waynecountyartsalliance.org/.

Drive-through BBQ with Monti Elks

MONTICELLO, NY — Monticello Elks Lodge #1544 will serve a chicken barbecue from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1. It will be held at the lodge on 46 North St.
The dinner will be repeated on other Wednesdays: July 6, August 3 and September 7.
The menu includes one half-chicken, corn on the cob, baked beans, macaroni salad, a dinner roll and dessert.
The cost is $15.
You can pull into the parking lot and stay in your car.
Reserve your meal now, the Elks caution, as prices could change.
Monticello Elks Lodge, a nonprofit, supports local veterans, Scouts, Little League and the Federation for the Homeless. It also provides coats and gloves for elementary school children.
To make a reservation, call John Greenhill at 845/800-5909.

‘American Pickers’ coming to New York

NEW YORK STATE — Some people collect antiques. Some have had antiques thrust upon them. Some have inherited interesting old things that may or may not be antiques, but the owners could have a great story to tell.
The History Channel show “American Pickers” will film episodes in the state in August, and the show’s producers are looking for leads to private collections in the region.
The show, which chronicles the hunt for antiques in America, sends the pickers to back roads in the search for finds.
Producers are looking for large private collections of antiques, especially those with a story behind them.
The show takes the pandemic very seriously, a producer said, and will follow COVID-19 guidelines and protocols for safe filming.
To reach out to “American Pickers,” send your name, phone number, location and description of the collection with photos to americanpickers@cineflix.com or call 646/493-2184. The show can also be reached on Facebook at GotAPick.

Memorial Day observance, exhibit at Time and the Valleys

GRAHAMSVILLE, NY — The Time and the Valleys Museum will open for the season on Memorial Day weekend from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29.
The exhibit "Rendezvous with Death: Local Sacrifice in the First World War" will be open. It highlights Sullivan County residents who participated in WWI and includes photos, artifacts and little-known facts about the war.
The exhibit will be open through the July 4 weekend.
There is no charge for admission for active service members and their families through Labor Day weekend.
Hands-on activities for children will be available. The museum will be open Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. from Memorial Day through September.
Time and the Valleys is a Blue Star museum.
For more information, visit timeandthevalleysmuseum.org.

Karen Mason opens Bradstan cabaret series

ELDRED, NY — Award-winning Broadway actor and singer Karen Mason will perform at the Eldred Preserve on Sunday, May 29 for the opening night of the Bradstan Coming Home cabaret series.
The show, “Kander & Ebb… And All That Jazz,” will begin at 8 p.m. The evening honors John Kander and Fred Ebb, the Tony Award-winning songwriters behind Broadway’s “Cabaret,” “Chicago” and more.
Mason has starred in Broadway’s “Mamma Mia!,” “Wonderland,” “Hairspray” and “Sunset Boulevard.”
The new cabaret series is a revival of the original Bradstan Country Hotel’s Inn Cabaret, which closed in 2008. Mason performed there for 15 years.
“We are thrilled that Karen is not only returning to our beloved cabaret series, but kicking it off in spectacular style,” said Samuelson, now the chief operating officer at the Eldred Preserve.
The series will feature 11 performances across various genres through December 11.
Premium tickets to Karen Mason’s show cost $65; general admission tickets cost $55. Tickets include access to a meet-and-greet with Mason.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit theeldredpreserve.com/2022cabaret.

Learn about lock houses, more at PCHS

GLEN EYRE, PA — The Pike County Historical Society (PCHS) will hold an open house on Sunday, May 29 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the Canal House.
The first panels of an outdoor exhibit will be on display.
Guests can take a look inside the historic lock house 16 as well as take a tour of locks 22 and 23, which are located a few miles away; the latter tours will be guided by the owner of the property.
The Pike County Historic Preservation Trust will be on hand to present lock houses 22 and 16 with plaques recognizing the lock houses’ historic value.
Old-time music will be provided by the Bard of the Hills from 12 noon to 2 p.m., and an old-fashioned barbeque will be held at lock house 16.
Lock house 16 is located at 495 Towpath Rd.
To tour the locks, register at lock house 16 and get passes and directions to visit locks 22 and 23.
The historical society suggests bringing a lawn chair and wearing sturdy shoes if you plan on touring the locks.
Parking is available in the field behind lock house 16.
Claire and Frankie, the resident miniature donkeys, will be on hand too.
There is no charge for the event.
For more information, visit pikehistorical.org.

‘(Un)Titled exhibit’ at Nonneta and Friends gallery

BARRYVILLE, NY — Artist Josh Mull will be exhibiting his illustrations at the gallery at Nonneta and Friends Creative.
The show will open with a reception from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 29 at the gallery, which is located at 16 Old Brook Rd.
Nonna Hall will also show a line of ceramics that reflect Mull’s work.
Mull is an art teacher and works with children. Part of that is “accept(ing) and inquir(ing) about the ideas of others,” he said. The illustrations, done in watercolor or pen and ink, are often gentle and evoke children’s books.
‘(Un)Titled,’ he said, allows people who purchase a work to name it themselves.
The exhibit will be in place until Thursday, June 30.
For more information, call Nonneta and Friends at 845/456-0320 or visit nonnetaandfriends.com.

Art in the Park Day

LAYTON, NJ — The Peters Valley School of Craft will hold its annual Art in the Park Day at the school on Sunday, May 29.
The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and there is no charge.
Artists and artisans will demonstrate blacksmithing, ceramics, fiber art, jewelry-making, woodworking, glasswork and printmaking. There will also be kids’ art activities.
The day’s events will be held outdoors; only the ceramics studio will be open for touring.
The Peters Valley Gallery will be open, showing the work of 200 American artists; the exhibit "Making Matters" is open on the second floor.
Food and music will be available all day.
Peters Valley School of Craft is a nonprofit center for the exploration, promotion and practice of crafts.
For more information, visit www.petersvalley.org or email info@petersvalley.org.

Torn & Frayed in concert

KAUNEONGA LAKE and SWAN LAKE, NY — Rolling Stones tribute band Torn & Frayed will return to the area in two performances on Sunday, May 29.
First, they’ll play at Sticky Fingers Delectables in Kauneonga Lake at 3 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. performance at Swan Lake’s Casa di Longobardi Ristorante.
Mike Beck (“Torn”) and Dennis MC DoNoUgh! (“Frayed”) play a “folked-up” acoustic interpretation of Stones classics. Guitarist Frank Curtis will accompany them. The Sticky Fingers concert will be livestreamed on YouTube.
Torn & Frayed made their concert debut at the 2017 ÉCU Film Festival in Paris and have performed in the Netherlands, Italy, Canada and at venues and festivals across the U.S.
There is no charge for admission.
Sticky Fingers Delectables is located at 10 Horseshoe Lake Rd. The Casa di Longobardi Ristorante can be found at 4755 County Rte. 55.
For more information about Torn & Frayed, visit tornandfrayed.net/.