Catskills Confidential August 2013

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Miss Bagel and Mr. Jr. Bagel.

There’ll even be a bagel triathlon where bagels will be rolled, thrown and stacked, and two record-breaking attempts will be made: to make the world’s longest bagel chain and the world’s largest tie-dyed peace sign bagel in honor of the coinciding Woodstock anniversary in nearby Bethel, NY. For the complete schedule and more info, head to www.thebagelfestival.org!

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hose familiar with Sullivan County’s Catskills know we love a good bagel!

So get ready to celebrate all things bagel on Saturday, August 17 in the Village of Monticello – now known officially as NYS’ Bagel Capital – during the first annual Bagel Festival!

The festival is free admission, with a parade, live entertainment, craft and food vendors, contests between bakeries for best-tasting bagels, play areas for kids, a Bagels and Brunch Center with local chefs, a bagel mascot, plus Mr. and Mrs. Bagel and

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The Fat Lady Café Lakeside dining at its best

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Kayaking the Neversink A new spot to take to the water

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make your appointment with the Fat Lady udith Maidenbaum opened her restaurant in 2004, she was looking for a name no one could forget.

Nearly a decade later, the Fat Lady Café is not only unforgettable but a key part of downtown Kauneonga Lake, NY’s renaissance.

So is Judith herself – opinionated, passionate, a self-described workaholic.

You’re likely to run into her during any visit to the Café, but truly, she’s as warm and hospitable as the rest of her staff.

She just likes to talk politics (often her own).

“I love this business,” she relates. “I like people. I like managing. I love making things work.”

With room for 75 guests at a time, the Fat Lady Café is the former psychoanalyst’s full-time focus these days.

It shows, in everything from the carefully selected local art on the walls and tables to the modern yet inviting decor to the just-redone outside deck, offering gorgeous views of the lake itself.

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TOP: The Fat Lady Café features an exterior nautical theme that nevertheless quietly blends in with downtown Kauneonga Lake, NY. ABOVE: The newly redone outdoor deck offers spectacular views of Kauneonga Lake itself (and White Lake beyond).

The surrounding trees and umbrellas provide protection on sunny/rainy days.

AT RIGHT: Even the ironwork of the steps to the secondfloor patio features the now-iconic logo and acronym of the Fat Lady Café.

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The Fat Lady Cafe 13 Horseshoe Lake Road Kauneonga Lake, NY • 845-583-7113 • yanka2@aol.com (Judith’s email, which will put you on her e-blast list for all the latest news and menu changes) • www.facebook.com/ pages/The-Fat-Lady-Cafe

Families and friends are always in abundance at the Fat Lady, from Denise Frangipane and her son Ian (above, with dad Bill Pammer out of sight) to Ron Berg and mixologist Spencer Cutler (left).

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Open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays noon to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to closing; Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to closing. (Hours will change come winter.)

Offering indoor and lakeside dining, plus onand off-site catering. Live music on the upper deck on weekends.

Menu includes local and organic products, including vegetarian dishes, prepared by two expert chefs to your liking. A full-service wine and juice bar is on premises.

What to try: lemon hormone-free chicken with mashed potatoes and sauteed greens, frenched pork chops and apple chutney, grilled salmon, oven-roasted trout, vegetarian portobello tower with basil and quinoa.

Entreé prices range from $7 to $33. Reservations are suggested on weekends.

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There’s even a dock where boaters can pull up to come ashore for a bite.

Home-cooked meals, a juice bar, an upstairs deck, and a playroom for the kids (allowing parents to relax and dine) combine to make a unique offering in Sullivan County’s Catskills.

And the restaurant has grown in reputation as a result.

“We used to be closed in the winter. We became an all-year-round restaurant,” Judith affirms. “We’re having a very good year.”

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Fat Lady Café founder and owner Judith Maidenbaum is the heart and soul of the restaurant, a sunny presence virtually any time you choose to stop by.

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Big Eddy, big film festival he 2nd annual Big Eddy Film Festival (BEFF) will be held September 20 to 22 in Narrowsburg, NY. “We are excited to build on the success of last year’s festival,” says BEFF Program Director Tina Spangler, who is working with a screening committee to select the new independent features, shorts, and documentaries to be shown at the second annual event.

Films will be announced August 16.

In September of last year, the first annual Big Eddy Film Festival brought 18 new independent films to the historic Tusten Theatre, including Jessica Yu’s “Last Call at the Oasis,” Matthew Lillard’s “Fat Kid Rules the World,” and “For Ellen,” directed by So Yong Kim and starring Paul Dano and John Heder.

The River Reporter announced about the Big Eddy Film Festival: “Returns are in: It’s a hit”.

And the Times Herald Record said, “Cheers to the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance and its supporters for enhancing the cultural opportunities in the region

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and elevating the profile of Narrowsburg by launching the inaugural Big Eddy Film Festival.”

Produced by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the arts council for Sullivan County, the Big Eddy Film Festival aims to advance the traditional art of storytelling by showing the newest and best independent films from around the world and our own backyard.

Visit www.BigEddyFilm.com or www.facebook.com/bigeddyfilmfest.

The festival is produced by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA). Founded in 1976, the DVAA serves as Arts Council for Sullivan County, New York and presents programs in the visual, performing, literary, and media arts and services a county-and valley-wide constituency of artists, arts groups and the general public. Visit www.ArtsAllianceSite.org.

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kayakthe thenewest newest paddle up! meet addition to our F public boating lakes

By Dan Hust

rom the serene to the swift, ripples to rapids, we’d dare say Sullivan County’s Catskills offer the widest array of kayaking, canoeing and boating opportunities this close to New York City.

Turns out that our newest prime spot is owned by New York City, too.

Five miles long and 175 feet deep, the Neversink Reservoir holds 35 billion gallons of the city’s drinking water when full, held back by the half-mile-long, 200-foot-high Neversink Dam. Most visitors view this spectacular manmade lake from the dam, over which crosses NYS Route 55, connecting Neversink with Liberty.

And while that’s worth a stop (especially the memorial to the towns which were flooded in the ‘40s and ‘50s to make way for the city’s needs), nothing equals actually taking to the reservoir’s waters.

Up until 2012, however, that pleasure was limited to fishermen. Now, thanks to the NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP),

ABOVE: Kelly Kearns of Cannie D’s in Neversink, NY steam cleans a kayak before its trip on the Neversink Reservoir.

The NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection, which oversees the reservoir’s use as a drinking water source, requires this cleaning for any watercraft new to the reservoir, in order to avoid introducing harmful organisms into the water.

LEFT: Kitty Vetter glides across the Neversink’s sparkling surface, ready for a morning exploring what was, not long ago, off-limits to recreational boaters. She also happens to be a Sullivan County legislator and avid kayaker.

ABOVE LEFT: The access road to Kramer’s Cove was once a road leading to the nowflooded Neversink Valley.

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By Dan Hust

rom the serene to the swift, ripples to rapids, we’d dare say Sullivan County’s Catskills offer the widest array of kayaking, canoeing and boating opportunities this close to New York City.

Turns out that our newest prime spot is owned by New York City, too.

Five miles long and 175 feet deep, the Neversink Reservoir holds 35 billion gallons of the city’s drinking water when full, held back by the half-mile-long, 200-foot-high Neversink Dam. Most visitors view this spectacular manmade lake from the dam, over which crosses NYS Route 55, connecting Neversink with Liberty.

And while that’s worth a stop (especially the memorial to the towns which were flooded in the ‘40s and ‘50s to make way for the city’s needs), nothing equals actually taking to the reservoir’s waters.

Up until 2012, however, that pleasure was limited to fishermen. Now, thanks to the NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP),

ABOVE: Kelly Kearns of Cannie D’s in Neversink, NY steam cleans a kayak before its trip on the Neversink Reservoir.

The NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection, which oversees the reservoir’s use as a drinking water source, requires this cleaning for any watercraft new to the reservoir, in order to avoid introducing harmful organisms into the water.

LEFT: Kitty Vetter glides across the Neversink’s sparkling surface, ready for a morning exploring what was, not long ago, off-limits to recreational boaters. She also happens to be a Sullivan County legislator and avid kayaker.

ABOVE LEFT: The access road to Kramer’s Cove was once a road leading to the nowflooded Neversink Valley.

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Neversink is one of four upstate city reservoirs open to recreational boaters – you know, the ones with kayaks, canoes and sailboats (or a rowboat, if you prefer, so long as it doesn’t have an engine).

Two recently renovated launch sites provide easy access to the Neversink’s sparkling waters, allowing you to mosey along the forested shoreline or power-paddle all the way to where the Neversink River empties into the reservoir.

The dam area – including the spillway, for obvious reasons – is off-limits, however, and regular vehicle and plane patrols keep it that way. (No swimming either, no matter how tempting!)

So this is a trip for the more leisurely- or athletic-minded, rather than the sightseer.

Though it should be added that wildlife and fall colors make for some great sightseeing!

As DEP spokesman Adam Bosch points out, “It just gives you a different perspective.”

Despite plenty of boats kept shoreside (allowing them to be used without steam-cleaning), the Neversink Reservoir is so vast – 1,469 acres in all – that it’s easy to serenely paddle along without ever running in to another soul. But if you’re the more social type, it’s just as easy to pull up alongside a fellow boater for a memorable, enjoyable conversation.

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Recreational boating on the Neversink Reservoir is allowed from Memorial Day to Columbus Day. Lifejackets must accompany every person on the water, though only children 12 and under must wear them.

If you rent a boat (see list ahead), you only need to gain a Water Supply Lands Access Permit, available immediately online from the DEP or in two weeks via regular mail. The permit is free through the DEP but costs $5 if

you garner one at one of the below-listed vendors.

If you bring your own boat, you’ll also need a DEP Recreational Boat Tag – which will only be provided after you’ve gotten your craft steam-cleaned, a $15 process which removes potentially harmful organisms from the boat, so that the reservoir’s waters remain clean.

There are three DEP-certified shops serving the Neversink: • Cannie D’s, NYS Route 55,

Neversink, 845-985-2076 (rentals and steam-cleaning) • Bradley Boat Rentals, 220 Lindholm Road, Bradley, 845-8071145 (rentals only, though they’re the closest to the reservoir) • Eureka Market &a Café, NYS Route 55, Grahamsville, 845-9855152 (steam-cleaning only, check availability ahead of time) For more information, head to www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/recreation/Neversink_Boating_Brochur e.pdf.

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where art meets style

Pedro Boregaard (above) is both designer and host at Boregaard Jewelry in Narrowsburg. His Main Street workshop and gallery (top and facing page) showcase exquisite designs in gold, silver, platinum and precious stones.

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ight seems to dance within Pedro Boregaard’s hands.

It’s not just the gold, silver, platinum and precious jewels he’s showing a visitor to his shop in Narrowsburg, NY. It’s his fingers themselves, gently cradling and caressing the works they brought to life.

“All my jewelry has movement,” he explains inside Boregaard Jewelry’s vault, its foot-thick walls erected a century ago when a bank occupied this part of Main Street.

Golden, diamond-studded moths seem rather to have landed than been pinned to his shirt.

A silver tree with multicolored gems appears to have grown naturally, not been sculpted.

Even dramatically spiked bracelets and necklaces have an organic feel, inviting touch rather than caution.

“You want to feel it,” Pedro explains. “It becomes part of you, and that’s how I think.

It’s meant to be worn, and the more you wear it, the better it looks.”

Found in Bergdorf-Goodman, Barney’s and Bendel, his one-of-a-kind creations draw upon decades of experience in the top jewelry design firms of Europe and North Amer-

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ica – including Tiffany and Co. “I was working for the three top designers,” he recalls referring to star designers Paloma Picasso, Elsa Peretti and Angela Cummings.

Born in Austria, raised in Germany, and an American transplant from London, Pedro has an international understanding of style, yet he also recognizes how every piece he creates must be paired to the right individual.

“This is very personalized,” he affirms, relishing those moments when customers gaze into his store’s mirror with profound awe.

His work has been called a “thoughtful collection,” and as a result, rarely does any piece sell for less than $500, with some exceeding $50,000.

“I match the metal to the stones,” he explains. “And I have a very keen color sense.”

Every nuance of every piece has been thought through carefully, with a design born more of a sculptor’s hands than a jeweler’s.

“That’s the art,” Pedro says, smiling. “There is nothing accidental.”

Boregaard Jewelry ... can be found at 101 Main Street in Narrowsburg, NY, and online at www.boregaard.com.

Store hours for the summer are Saturdays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Designer and owner Pedro Boregaard can be reached at 845-252-3833, 845-252-3827 or pboregaard.com

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Thursday, August 15 Cheech & Chong, in Concert, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel; showtime is 7:30 p.m.

Iconic counterculture comedians, Cheech & Chong, bring the funny and funk music to kick-off Woodstock Anniversary Weekend with their Up In Smoke Tour. They will be joined with special guests War, Tower of Power. This is a pavilion only event. Gates open @ 5pm. Ticket prices vary. Call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000.

Friday, August 16 The Bagel Festival takes place in downtown Monticello, along Broadway, all weekend. Friday will be a VIP ticket only ($150) event with high end hors d´oeurves, open bar, top shelf, entertainment, comedy show and the roasting of the bagel. Saturday will feature a parade, celebs, digintaries, the making of the worlds longest bagel chain, the worlds largest tye dye peace sign bagel, bagel and food vendors, music, and more. Sunday will include Bagels and Brunch on Broadway. Local farmers and their produce/food will be brought together with celebrity chefs to create a brunch type dish. Tickets will be available on site for brunch. Aug 16-18; Fri 7pmmidnight $150; Sat 10am-5pm Free; Sun 10am-2pm.

For info, call 665-9230.

Goat Rodeo Sessions live featuring popular cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile with vocalist Aoife O’Donovan in a Pavilion Only concert. Doors open at 6:30 pm., at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, in Bethel. Ticket prices vary. For info, call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000.

Saturday, August 17 The Zac Brown Band, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, in Bethel, showtime 7 p.m., gates open at 5:30 p.m. Ticket prices vary. For info or tickets, call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000.

Parksville Contra Dance introduces Ragtag Rutabagas, at 7:30 p.m., at Just Breathe Yoga, in Parksville. Cost is $9 per person, $27/family. Enjoy live music and dancing. Please wear clean, soft shoes so as not to damage the beautiful bamboo floors. For info, call 807-8704.

Grahamsville United Methodist Church thrift sale will be held at the church from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday, August 18 Farmstock: Bethel Creamery, Happy Ave., in Swan Lake, from noon to 3 p.m. Hay rides with educational info, tour of milking process, and view of bottling plant. Cost is $6 for adults, $4 for ages 5 - 12. For info, call 583-6059.

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Treasures in the Attic: appraisal of individual antiques and collectibles, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Sullivan County Museum and Historical Society, in Hurleyville. For info, call 434-8044 or email hfried@hvc.rr.com.

Stage Performance: South Pacific, at Forestburgh Playhouse, at 3 p.m., Come away with us to a special island in South Pacific. This classic show tells an epic story of love during World War II, set to one of the most beautiful scores in all of American musical theater. Enjoy enduring songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, such as “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair” and “Younger Than Springtime.”For info, call 794-1194 or email info@fbplayhouse.org.

“The Pigeoning” at NACL in Highland Lake, at 4 p.m. The Pigeoning is a full-length, live performance that uses bunraku puppetry, video, and original music to explore the ideas of obsessive compulsion, safety, and order in the context of the end of the world. Cost is $20 per person, $10 for students. For info or tickets, call 557-0694 or email nacl@nacl. org.

Claryville Fire Department will host its monthly pancake and French toast breakfast, from 7 a.m. to noon at the firehouse. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children age 5 to 11, and under 5 are free. Takeouts available.

For information, call 985-7270.

Tuesday, August 20 John Mayer with special guest Phillip Phillips will perform on the Pavilion Stage, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, in Bethel. Gates open @ 6pm. Ticket prices vary. For info or tickets, call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000, or email info@bethelwoodscenter.org.

Grahamsville United Methodist Church will host a thrift sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with lunch being

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Thursday, August 22 Children’s Theatre: Pinocchio, at Forestburgh Playhouse, at 11 a.m. The wonderful tale of the lonely toy maker Gepetto who creates a puppet that turns into a real live boy! From there, it’s misadventures and excitement as Pinocchio finally becomes the real boy he was meant to be! For info or tickets, call 794-1194 or email info@ fbplayhouse.org.

(Thurs. and Sat. until Aug. 24) Friday, August 23 Stage Performance: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, at Rivoli Theatre, in South Fallsburg, by the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop. A bawdy story of love and lies in Roman times, togas and all. This hilarious musical comedy has been delighting audiences for many a year and is sure to fill “The Riv” with laughter and song this summer. Fri & Sat @ 8pm and Sun @ 2pm. Every Fri - Sun, until Sept. 1. Ccall 436-5336, or email scdwemail@aol.com.

Luke Bryan with Florida Georgia Line and Thompson Square, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, in Bethel, at 7 p.m. Ticket prices vary. For information or tickets, call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000.

Saturday, August 24 Photography Exhibit: The Castles of Sullivan County by Jerry Cohen, from noon to 4. Reception AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2013

from 4 to 7 p.m. Open Thurs. - Sat. until Sept. 28. For information, call 292-2394.

Farmstock: Rafters Farm, Dutch Hill Rd., in Roscoe, from noon to 3 p.m. Cost is $6 for adults, $4 for ages 5 - 12. Horse rides, free range chickens, home of rescued animals. For info, call (607) 498-5445.

Performance: Black Wizard/Blue Wizard, at NACL Theater, in Highland Lake, at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $20 per person, $10 for students. Black Wizard / Blue Wizard is a musical fantasia depicting an epic duel between two opposing wizard philosophies in a modern and mundane age. Ultimately Black Wizard / Blue Wizard subversively explores the effects of instant-access network technology and internet addiction on the soul. Call 557-0695 or email nacl@nacl.org.

Community Yard Sale: Annual community yard sale at the Delaware Community Center. Rent a space, sell your stuff! For information call 887-5634.

Tuesday, August 27 Stage Performance: The 39 Steps, at Forestburgh Playhouse, in Forestburgh; 8 p.m. Every Tues. - Sat., until Aug. 31. Suspense, murder, mayhem and nonstop laughs – you get all this and more in The 39 Steps. The New York Times called it “an absurdly enjoyable, gleefully theatrical riff on Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film.” For info, call 794-1194 of email info@ fbplay house.org. Wednesday 2 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. performance as well.

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Saturday, August 31 “Ghosts of the Catskills” Group Show at Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor, every Thurs. - Sun., until 10/6. Guest curated by Andrea Brown and Elizabeth Ennis. Aug. 31 features an artist talk @ 3pm and opening reception @ 4-6pm. Open Thurs-Sat @ 11am-6pm and Sun @ 11am-3pm. For info, call 4364227.

Farmstock - Channery Hill Farm in Callicoon Center, from noon to 3 p.m. Cost is $6 for adults, $4 for ages 5 - 12. SAFE (Sustainable All-natural, Free-Range, Ethical) farm tour, food preservation demonstrations, seed saving demonstrations and garlic tastings. For info, call 482-4369.

Farm-To-Table Dinner, at Hills Country Inn, in Callicoon Center, beginning at 7 p.m. Cost is $65 credit, $60 cash. Enjoy farm-fresh ingredients transformed into delicious, wholesome meals. Appetizers are served at 7pm with the 1st course following at 8pm.

Reservations are a must. For info, call 482-4729 or 932-7994.

Sunday, September 1 “Ghosts of the Catskills” Group Show at Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor, every Thurs. - Sun., until 10/6. Guest curated by Andrea Brown and Elizabeth Ennis. Open Thurs-Sat @ 11am-6pm and Sun @ 11am-3pm. For info, call 436-4227.

The exhibit, On Assignment: Woodstock – Photos by Rolling Stone Photographer Baron Wolman, will feature 100 of the best photographs donated by Baron Wolman to the Museum. The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was photographed by scores of professional photographers and photojournalists, but only Baron Wolman’s images of the festival told the story in Rolling Stone magazine immediately following the event. For info, call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000 or email: info@ bethelwoodscenter.org. (Ends Sept. 2) Callicoon Farmers Market: A season-long farmers’ market featuring farm-fresh locally grown produce and artisan products, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Callicoon Creek Park, in Callicoon. For information, call 866-270-2015. (Continues all month) Stage Performance: The 39 Steps, at Forestburgh Playhouse, in Forestburgh; 3 p.m. Suspense, murder, mayhem and nonstop laughs – you get all this and more in The 39 Steps. The New York Times called it “an absurdly enjoyable, gleefully theatrical riff on Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film.” Four actors portray over 150 different characters in this uproarious homage to all things Hitchcockian! For info, call 794-1194 or email info@fbplay house.org.

Concert: Ljova and the Kontraband - Klesmer and more, Parksville USA Music Festival 2013, at the Methodist Church, at 3 p.m. Cost is $18 per person. The sounds and rhythms that make you want to sing and dance. For more information, visit www. parksvilleusa.com.

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dred, at 8 p.m. Cost is $20 online, $25 at the door.

For info, call 917-498-1810, or 557-8122.

Stage Performance: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sullivan County Dramatic Worksyop, Rivoli Theatre, South Fallsburg, at 2 p.m. A bawdy story of love and lies in Roman times, togas and all. This hilarious musical comedy has been delighting audiences for many a year. For info, call 4365336 or visit www.scdw.net.

Champagne Sipping and Shopping, at Global Home, in Jeffersonville. Sip champagne and shop for unique, exotic and rustic furniture, home decor and gifts. For info, call 482-3652, www.globalhomeny.com.

Bethel Flea Market, Rte. 17 and Pine Grove Rd., Bethel, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until Nov. 17). Visit the market! Selling antiques, vintage clothing, barbecue, ices, pickles, dollar store items, shoes and bags, household items and much more. For info, call 798-5088, bethelfleamarket@yahoo. com.

Exhibit: Collecting Catskill Souvenirs, at the Sullivan County Historical Society, in Hurleyville. A collection of antique travel souvenirs of the Catskill Mountains is on display this summer in a new exhibit at the Sullivan County History Museum. The collection, created by Sullivan County native Ginny Brown Davis focuses on souvenirs associated with several communities located in the western part of Sullivan County, New York. Featuring postcards, chinaware, decorative items, and other small tchotchkes, the exhibit contains many examples of the large variety of items that tourists could acquire to remember their visit to the Catskill Mountains, a popular vacation destination of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibit includes Ms. Davis’ written analysis of the souvenir items featured in this display with a special focus on the regional at-

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tributes that were featured in these souvenirs. Last day to see the exhibit. Call 434-8044 or visit www.scnyhistory.org.

Root n’ Roost Farm Tour, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 64 Mineral Springs Rd., Livingston Manor. Fun for the family. See the animals, the gardens, permaculture technicques and recycled building techniques. Cost is $5 per person, kids 3 and under are free. Call 2929126 or visit www.rootnroost.com.

Roscoe Farmers Market, downtown Roscoe, every Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., until October 13. Gifts, fruits and vegies, jams, jellies, cheeses, breads, syrups, homemade wares, flowers, plants, pastas, wines and baked goods.

Callicoon Farmers Market, every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at A. Dorrer Dr., until November 24.

Featuring farm-fresh local produce and artisan products. For info, call 866-270-2015, sullivancountyfarmersmarket.org.

Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Held every Sunday in September - features a farmers market, crafts, live performances and hay mazes, pony rides and more. Each week is a new theme. For info, call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000.

“Quantum States of Light” from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., until September 11, at the Stray Cat Gallery, in Bethel. Features stained glass work by Joan Nicole, Giclee prints by Nicholas Clemente and Photography

by Charlie Dill. For info, call 423-8850 or visit www.straycatgallery.com.

Jazz Lunch with the Jazz Cats, from noon to 3 p.m. at Dancing Cat Saloon, in Bethel. Barry Scheinfeld, guitar, and Don Miller, bass. Call 583-3141 or visit dancingcatsaloon.com.

Exhibit: “Mounted” at River Market, in Barryville.

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tember 9. Call 557-3663 or visit rivermarketny. com.

Wednesday, September 4 Unplugged Wednesdays, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Monticello COG, 19 Woodcliff Ave. Join a group of young people to discuss youth culture, current events, social challenges and community involvement. Live music. Refreshments for purchase. For info, call 6651359.

Thursday, September 5 The Great Catskill Resorts: Collection of Ross Padluck, at Liberty Museum and Arts Center, 46 S. Main St., Liberty, at noon. Free. For info, call 2922394. Exhibit open until Sept. 29.

Exhibit: “The Castles of Sullivan County” from noon to 4 p.m., at Liberty Museum and Arts Center, Thurs.

- Sun., until September 28. Photography Exhibit by Jerry Cohen. For info, call 292-2394.

Friday, September 6 Exhibit: Color at Delaware Arts Center, in Narrowsburg, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., until September 28 (closed Sunday and Monday). Opening reception Sept. 6 - 7 to 9 p.m. Featuring Jane Blake - paintings on silk, and Carolyn Duke - raku pottery. For info, call 252-7576 or visit artsalliance site.org.

Liberty Farmers Market, 3 to 6 p.m., SCVA Parking Lot, every Friday, until October 11. A season-long farmers’ market featuring farm-fresh locally grown produce and artisan products. Call 270-2015 or visit sullivancounty farmersmarkets.org.

Kid Rock and ZZ Top, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 6:45 p.m. Special guest Uncle Kracker.

Gates open at 5:15 p.m. Ticket prices $29 lawn and reserved all-in price. Call 583-2000 or visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org.

Saturday, September 7 Forest Stewardship Field Day, Delaware Highlands Conservancy, 9 a.m., Kauneonga Lake. Learn tree identification and take a walk on the protected property. For info, call (570) 226-3164 or visit www.delawarehighlands.org.

Farming with Kids, at 10 a.m., at Apple Pond Farm, in Callicoon Center. Saturdays until October 19. Children do farm chores and learn about the farm. Minimum of 5 people. No reservations needed. Cost is $5, children age 4 and older $4. For info, call 4824764, visit applepondfarm.com.

Barryville Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Saturday until October 26, behind River Market. The Market offers the finest local fruit, vegetables, eggs, meat, bread, wine, pastry, dairy, crafts and prepared foods produced by our region’s farmers and food artisans. Visit www.barryville farmersmarket.com for info.

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cut flowers and locally made botanicals. There is live music under the gazebo. The market is sponsored by the Rock Hill Business and Community Association and the Delaware Highlands Conservancy. For info, call 699-4976.

Poet Barry Wallenstein and the jazz trio of Tony DeCicco, Mario Marchisella and Larry Ravidin, at Beekman Pavilion, in Kauneonga Lake, at 7 p.m.

For info, call 798-1527. Organized by Liberty Free Theatre.

Sunday, September 8 Line of Hope Across America, at The Corner in Eldred. The 4th annual Human Line of Hope & Conga Against Cancer across America, a fund raising event for St. Baldrick’s, will take place in Eldred, NY. If you would like to be part of this event in your state on this day please contact lineofhope@ hvc.rr.com. The NY event will encompass plenty of entertainment throughout the day: the Human Line of Hope across America, the Conga Against Cancer traveling dance line, and the shaving of heads in solidarity for all kids with cancer. All these events will take place simultaneously all across America. New this year will be the first nationwide message of our cause. Each state that participates will be given one word from our 50 word message to display on Sept. 9th. The state organizer will then email a picture of the word to me where I’ll combine it with the other 49 states to reveal our message for this year. We need at least 1 person from every state to complete this message.

The donation to be part of the Human Line of Hope is only $10 per person per letter. Letters can be formed into names of loved ones lost or words of inspiration. The nation will then come together on 9/9/12 to stand in line for all kids lost and still battling cancer. Please join us and make a difference for all kids with cancer. For info, call 557-3321, visit www.stbaldricks.org/events/conga.

Jazz Lunch with the Jazz Cats, from noon to 3 p.m. at Dancing Cat Saloon, in Bethel. Barry Scheinfeld, guitar, and Don Miller, bass. Call 583-3141 or visit dancingcatsaloon.com.

Farmstock: Bridle Hill Farm, Jeffersonville; noon to 3 p.m. Bareback water pony ride, children’s obstacle outside jump course (on foot), hay ride, chicken coop & ducks, solar powered farm tour. Cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children. For info, call 482-3993 or visit bridlehillfarm.com.

Mushroom Workshop at Root n’ Roost Farm, 64 Mineral Springs Rd., Livingston Manor, from 1 to 2 p.m. Cost is $10 per person. For info, call 292-9126 or visit www.rootnroost.com.

NACL presents “Same River” at 4 p.m., at 110 Highland Lake Rd., Highland Lake. Melding live music, modern dance, theater, video and visual art, the NYC-based collective Strike Anywhere returns to NACL to present Same River. Using first person accounts as source material, Same River is a multimedia improvisation on “fracking” and its impact on 22

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communities. Cost is $20 per person, $10 for students. For info, call 557-0694 or visit www.nacl.org.

Wednesday, September 11 Unplugged Wednesdays, from 2:15 to 4 p.m., at Monticello High School Gym. Join a group of young people to discuss youth culture, current events, social challenges and community involvement. Live music. Refreshments for purchase. For info, call 6651359.

Unplugged Wednesdays, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Monticello COG, 19 Woodcliff Ave. Join a group of young people to discuss youth culture, current events, social challenges and community involvement. Live music. Refreshments for purchase. For info, call 6651359.

Friday, September 13 Photography Exhibit: Four Visions, work by Jerry Cohen, J.G. Riley, Greg Fiske and Charlie Dill, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Stray Cat Gallery, in Bethel. Open daily until September 25. For info, call 423-8850 or visit www. straycatgallery.com.

Joan Osborne in concert at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, at 8 p.m., in the Event Gallery. Reserved seats $40 and $43. For info, call 5832000 or visit bethelwoodscenter.org.

Saturday, September 14 Performance: The Complete & Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O’Neill, Volume 2: MORE Early Plays / Lost Plays, at NACL in Highland Lake, at 7:30 p.m. Volume 2 focuses on Recklessness, Warnings, Fog, Abortion, The Movie Man, The Sniper, and The Personal Equation. As a collection, they represent O’Neill’s deepest fears and his fixation with death and darkness between souls. Dynamic at its core, the performance creates an environment of pure, specific, moment-to-moment action. Stage directions are read by a narrator, and the performers act them out, creating an exciting approach to character and acting. Cost is $20 per person, $10 for students. For info or tickets, call 557-0694 or visit www.nacl.org.

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