Catskills Confidential Holiday 2013

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Catskills C O N F I D E N T I A L HOLIDAY, 2013 EDITION

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Fred Stabbert III Dan Hust Rosalie Mycka Laura Stabbert Liz Tucker Katie Peake & Cecilia Lamy Sandy Schrader Sue Conklin & Petra Duffy Sue Owens Tracy Swendsen ON THE COVER Katelyn’s Kreations Candles – handmade by Creative Impulse co-owner Bonnie Schlottmann – smell every bit as sweet as they look! See the incredible variety offered at the gift shop in Liberty, NY. Dan Hust Photo

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Katelyn’s Kreations Candles (above), intricate candle-holders (right), Sumari pottery (lower right), luxuriously scented soaps (above right), jewelry, incense and metaphysical stones (facing page) dot the beautiful shelves of Creative Impulse, the merging of two artistic spirits to create an engrossing, immersive gift shop in downtown Liberty, NY. Even the store itself, inside a former bank (facing page), is a sight to behold.

give in to that Creative hat just a few pleasant minutes with Susan Petry and Bonnie Schlottmann, and you realize exactly why their brand new shop is called Creative Impulse.

That’s what brought them together, after years of separate ventures in the retail and art worlds.

Susan took her college degree in pottery on the road for decades, exhibiting her creations under the name “Sumari.” She ran stores in the Hudson Valley hamlets of Sugar Loaf and New Paltz while also teaching fine arts. Eventually, she brought her teaching and artistic skills to New Hope Community, an area nonprofit for the developmentally disabled.

Bonnie spent many years in retail businesses, all the while honing her candlemaking, soapmaking and painting talents. Many got to know her through her Katelyn’s Kreations store at the Liberty Mall in Liberty.

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That brand name is now thriving just across town at Creative Impulse, the result of Susan and Bonnie’s “merger.”

“I was consigning in her store,” says Susan.

“She wanted a partner, and I said ‘yes’. It felt right!”

“So we opened in the middle of August,” adds Bonnie.

The duo immediately found a warm welcome from the downtown community, which is currently experiencing an artistic and economic renaissance.

“Liberty is really coming alive,” affirms Susan. “I like being part of a community.”

Located across from LaPolt Park and next door to the town hall, Creative Impulse is well-poised to be an integral part of this very walkable downtown.

Inside a handsomely-built former bank, the store offers candles and soap created by Bonnie, pottery and jewelry crafted by Susan, and H O L I DAY S 2 0 1 3

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Story and photos by Dan Hust

a host of items made locally, regionally and globally: wind chimes, metaphysical stones, incense, candle accessories, honey, tea, coffee, lanterns and home decorations.

Much of that is under $20, with nothing more expensive than $200.

By appointment, Creative Impulse even features psychic readings – a hint of what is to come, literally and figuratively.

Susan and Bonnie have ambitious plans for the entire first floor of the building, with a cafe and art classes now in the works (and may be open by the time you read this).

Their first gallery exhibit – displaying the works of watercolor and weaving artist Diane Ivancich – debuts in December, and next year, they’re aiming to provide more classes and hands-on workshops to become an artistic hub for the area.

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with them,” Susan says.

Surrounded by that peaceful setting, Bonnie adds that the customers complete the experience.

“I like being around people,” she affirms.

Stop by 126 North Main Street anytime between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and you can meet them in person – they’re the store’s sole proprietors and employees.

“We’re making art available to everyone through reasonably priced gifts,” says Susan.

To find out more, visit www.facebook.com/CreativeImpulseStore or call 845-292-7027.

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Items of rare and unique quality define Willow & Brown.

At left, a custom shade encloses a lamp mounted on a tripod, while a ruby red pendant perfectly compliments a warm sweater. Below, an array of kitchen accessories and housewares lend a dash of art to otherwise quite practical serving dishes and utensils.

Story and photos by Dan Hust pscale but affordable, Willow & Brown is a shop as tailored to the customer as the clothing and gifts for sale within it.

That’s thanks to proprietor Carolin WaltonBrown, who with co-owner and husband David Walton has repeatedly resurrected the store from floods and a devastating fire.

In fact, the latest location is a return to the original home: 36A Main Street in Livingston Manor, where Carolin first opened Willow & Brown six years ago.

“I was working in the city as a catering chef and was experiencing some burnout, so I thought this would be a good idea,” she relates.

It turned out to be a better idea than she could have imagined, as both the local and secondhome community embraced her style and taste.

“I’ve made many friends here,” she affirms.

“I see a community here that’s really pushing for a development that’s very interesting. And despite the floods and fires, nobody seems to lose that spirit.”

Including Carolin, who painfully watched her shop burn to the ground in a major downtown fire a year ago.

“I certainly had my ‘do something else’ moments. It was a soul-searching time, a time when I was sad and felt a little bit lost,” she remembers. “But I missed the camaraderie of being in town. I missed my customers. I missed the social aspect of having a store.”

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Outfit yourself in an array of designer styles at prices well below what you’d expect. Women’s and men’s clothing, scarves and candles, purses, and felt-lined rubber boots (as waterproof as they are comfortable) beckon closer inspection at Willow & Brown.

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So she reopened, first as a “pop-up” store inside the Catskill Art Society, one of Manor’s major downtown anchors, then just across Main Street.

Today, she’s just down the road with a carefully-selected inventory that will appeal to anyone interested in a well-made product at a fair price.

“I’m very aware of price and quality,” Carolin nods.

And of what makes merchandise uniquely attractive.

“I like things that have a story,” she says, pointing out the necklaces and scarves made by women from the rural South, the custom painted lampshades from local artist Kathie Fitzgerald, or the stunning clay creations of Anne-Marie Kremer of Claryville Pottery.

Housewares and cooking implements have been joined by clothing – both brand new designer outfits and more affordable mens-and womens-wear.

A portion of the shop, in fact, is devoted to secondhand designer clothing (chosen by Carolin, not provided on consignment).

“The Re-Chic Boutique has been very successful and fun,” she affirms, “because it brings in a different crowd.”

Seeing new faces delights Carolin as much as greeting familiar customers, and it is her quietly charming presence which ultimately defines Willow & Brown.

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good taste and great style

Items of rare and unique quality define Willow & Brown.

At left, a custom shade encloses a lamp mounted on a tripod, while a ruby red pendant perfectly compliments a warm sweater. Below, an array of kitchen accessories and housewares lend a dash of art to otherwise quite practical serving dishes and utensils.

Story and photos by Dan Hust pscale but affordable, Willow & Brown is a shop as tailored to the customer as the clothing and gifts for sale within it.

That’s thanks to proprietor Carolin WaltonBrown, who with co-owner and husband David Walton has repeatedly resurrected the store from floods and a devastating fire.

In fact, the latest location is a return to the original home: 36A Main Street in Livingston Manor, where Carolin first opened Willow & Brown six years ago.

“I was working in the city as a catering chef and was experiencing some burnout, so I thought this would be a good idea,” she relates.

It turned out to be a better idea than she could have imagined, as both the local and secondhome community embraced her style and taste.

“I’ve made many friends here,” she affirms.

“I see a community here that’s really pushing for a development that’s very interesting. And despite the floods and fires, nobody seems to lose that spirit.”

Including Carolin, who painfully watched her shop burn to the ground in a major downtown fire a year ago.

“I certainly had my ‘do something else’ moments. It was a soul-searching time, a time when I was sad and felt a little bit lost,” she remembers. “But I missed the camaraderie of being in town. I missed my customers. I missed the social aspect of having a store.”

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Outfit yourself in an array of designer styles at prices well below what you’d expect. Women’s and men’s clothing, scarves and candles, purses, and felt-lined rubber boots (as waterproof as they are comfortable) beckon closer inspection at Willow & Brown.

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So she reopened, first as a “pop-up” store inside the Catskill Art Society, one of Manor’s major downtown anchors, then just across Main Street.

Today, she’s just down the road with a carefully-selected inventory that will appeal to anyone interested in a well-made product at a fair price.

“I’m very aware of price and quality,” Carolin nods.

And of what makes merchandise uniquely attractive.

“I like things that have a story,” she says, pointing out the necklaces and scarves made by women from the rural South, the custom painted lampshades from local artist Kathie Fitzgerald, or the stunning clay creations of Anne-Marie Kremer of Claryville Pottery.

Housewares and cooking implements have been joined by clothing – both brand new designer outfits and more affordable mens-and womens-wear.

A portion of the shop, in fact, is devoted to secondhand designer clothing (chosen by Carolin, not provided on consignment).

“The Re-Chic Boutique has been very successful and fun,” she affirms, “because it brings in a different crowd.”

Seeing new faces delights Carolin as much as greeting familiar customers, and it is her quietly charming presence which ultimately defines Willow & Brown.

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item, visitors are assured of sensitive service.

“It’s important to know when someone wants help and when someone doesn’t want help,” she explains. “I try to gauge whether somebody does.”

And if something is not available at Willow & Brown, Carolin can direct customers to local businesses that do stock the product.

“We all try to cross-market the town,” she says of her fellow Manor merchants.

Still, there’s plenty to be found in what Carolin calls her “small department store,” much of it American-made: Pendleton wool men’s shirts, National Picnic women’s clothing, BKG sweaters, Wally Woodshop cutting boards, and jewelry from local artist Karin Houeland, to name a few.

Prices range from less than $5 up to $350.

Willow & Brown is open Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m.3 p.m. (Call for extended holiday hours.)

To find out more before you go, head to www.willowandbrown.com or call Carolin at 845-439-1088.

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as local as it gets W

hen Henning Nordanger says his food is fresh, you can believe him.

Likely that very day he’s receiving vegetables from Willow Wisp Organic Farms, chicken from Campanelli’s Poultry, trout from the Beaverkill Trout Hatchery, bread from Beach Lake Bakery, coffee from Java Love, or wine from Eminence Road Farm Winery. All of those are less than an hour away from Henning’s Local, the restaurant Henning and wife Karen Flood created just last year.

It’s the first restaurant Henning has ever owned, but a life of culinary creation is one he knows well.

The Norway native landed his first job at 14, manning a snack bar. His father’s friend worked in a test kitchen, giving him further insight into the food world.

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culinary arts, a two-year apprenticeship taught him the hard work but also the reward of a delicious meal served well.

Indeed, his skills took him from the International Olympic Committee Hotel at the Lillehammer Winter Olympics in 1994 to the New York City kitchen of Graydon Carter, the editor of Vanity Fair magazine.

Along the way, he had to repeatedly restart his career, cooking spinach and steak in the basement of a Lower East Side lounge, taking up carpentry in the Catskills, and ultimately relocating to upstate Barryville, where he bought and fell in love with what was supposed to just be a weekend getaway.

“I liked what I saw,” he said.

“As rural as possible but as close to the city as possible.”

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HENNING’S LOCAL 1040 State Route 55 Eldred, NY • 845-557-8122 • henningslocal.com (also on Facebook)

Take up Henning Nordanger and Karen Flood’s invitation and visit Hennings Local in Eldred, NY. Delicious dishes taste as good as they look, often served with airy, buttery popovers inside a rustic dining room with engrossing views of the surrounding countryside and wildlife.

Though Karen still maintains a Brooklyn apartment to be close to her freelance costume design efforts, Henning happily made the transition upstate and has turned his eight acres into a home for himself, Karen, several chickens and a couple of vegetable gardens.

In 2012, the former Eldred Preserve’s restaurant – a longtime local destination – came up for lease, and with construction work drying up due to the recession, Henning took a chance.

“It was a reasonable price,” he related, adding that the interior was “gorgeous.”

Besides, construction is far more wearying.

“I asked myself, ‘Why am I stapling Tyvek?’” he recalled, a grin spreading across his face.

“I can make just as little doing this!”

So he removed the restaurant’s old carpeting, replaced it with locally-sourced rough-cut wooden planks, then built a service bar and the very tables upon which diners enjoy their meals.

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Open from 5-10 p.m. every day of the week except Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Offering indoor dining and catering overlooking the scenic fish ponds of the Eldred Preserve, plus a full bar.

Menu includes local and organic products, including vegetarian dishes, served with delicious popovers.

What to try: trout sashimi wasabi and soy to start, followed by bouillabaisse red snapper, shrimp, mussels and crab, or chateau briand double center cut filet mignon in a mushroom cream jus, or a breast of Campanelli duck in a lime honey glaze with ginger, quinoa and organic market vegetables.

Entreé prices range from $12-$36.

gesturing to a trout mounted on the wall, the accordion doors leading to the banquet hall (where on-site catering is offered), and the fully-stocked bar.

It’s Henning’s method of paying tribute – while adding his own spin – to the local way of life.

“It’s important for me to make this a local place,” he affirmed.

Open since June 2012, Henning’s Local has achieved that goal – in far less time than usual for a new restaurant.

“I’m surprised I’m as successful as I am,” Henning admitted. “I am enjoying it!”

So is everyone else, thanks to a place that combines delicious, one-of-a-kind culinary creations with the timeless natural beauty surrounding the restaurant, whose windows still look out on a glistening pond where bald eagles swoop to catch fish.

“I want the locals to embrace us again,” said Henning. “And I want to support our local community.”

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Sun., NOV. 17 Film: Mary Poppins @ 2 P.M. Cost is $8 regular admission; $6 members; $5 children 3-12; 2 and under free, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Considered by many to be the crowning achievement of the Walt Disney Studios, Mary Poppins is a film adaptation of the popular children’s books by P.L. Travers. The nanny Mary Poppins flies down with her enchanted umbrella to the London home of the Banks family. Using her magic, she brings the troubled household together while simultaneously introducing the children to a world of make-believe adventure. For info, call 5832000 or visit bethelwoodscenter. org.

Reading: Last Words at NACL in Highland Lake, at 4 p.m. Cost is $20 per person, $10 for students. NACL resident poet/playwright Laura Moran has written a new work entitled Last Words. Both dramatic poetry and poetic drama, the performance is inspired by the last words of the first one-hundred women legally executed in colonial America, and is set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony where riparian worlds collide: tame/wild, history/fantasy, spirit/body, male/female, church pews/secret coves, death/life. Where history silences, imagination blooms. Last Words reconstructs the plight of Constance Greene, a young woman built from ephemera—part fiction, part poetry, part science, part artifact. The staged reading is directed by NACL resident director Mimi McGurl. For info, call 557-0694 or visit nacl.org.

Fri., Nov. 22 Live Music, at Cafe Devine, in Callicoon, from 8 to 10 p.m. Come and join us for this monthly music night! If you haven’t been yet, you don’t want to miss the 4th Friday of every month, when local musicians come to Cafe Devine and entertain you with their eclectic blend of music. If you play or sing, feel free to come join in! Our full menu will be available until

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9pm and the cafe is open until 11pm for grab and go items, drinks and beer and wine. For info, call 8873076, email patti@cafedevine.com or visit www.cafedevine.com.

Sat., Nov. 23 Members Show and Holiday Fair, at Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor. Free. CAS Winter Members Show and Holiday Fair. Reception on Nov 23 @ 24pm. Open Thurs-Sat @ 11am-6pm and Sun @ 11am3pm. For info, call 436-4227 or visit catskill artsociety.org. Ends December 31.

Exhibit: Art in Sixes, at Delaware Arts Center, Main St., Narrowsburg, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A curated small works group show featuring 6 works by 100 artists.

Opening reception on Nov 23 @ 2-4pm. For info, call 252-7576 or visit artsalliancesite.org. Ends December 22.

Arlo Guthrie at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, at 8 p.m., in the Event Gallery. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $75, reserved seating. For info, call 583-2000 or visit bethel woodscenter.org.

Sun., Nov. 24 Arlo Guthrie at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, at 8 p.m., in the Event Gallery. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $75, reserved seating. For info, call 583-2000 or visit bethel woodscenter.org.

Fri., Nov. 29 Holiday Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Delaware Youth Center, in Callicoon. A unique assortment of merchandise for all your holiday shopping is available, as well as breakfast, lunch, and snacks for purchase. For info, call 887-5634. Ends November 30.

Sat., Nov. 30 Handmade for the Holidays, Duke Pottery, Roscoe, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Quality local art, craft and vintage gifts to give or keep. Pastry cafe and hot soup. For info, call 607-498-5207 or visit dukepottery.com. Ends December 15.

Sun, Dec. 1 Theme Tree Exhibit, at Sullivan County Historical Society, in Hurleyville. Display of holiday trees decorated by different organizations and individuals. For info, call 434-8044 or visit scnyhistory.org. Ends January 1.

Callicoon Indoor Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Delaware Youth Center, in Callicoon. Free. A collection of locally produced goods…fair trade, organic, rain forest alliance certified coffee; maple syrup, maple candies, creamed maple; varieties of honey, creamed honey with cinnamon; artisan pasta made with NY organic wheat; varieties of goat & cow cheese; goat’s milk soap; herbal tea blends; fresh flowers & potted H O L I DAY S 2 0 1 3

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Sullivan County plants; wool blankets & dresses; fresh baked bread; organic vegetables; apple cider; fresh fruit; quiche; soups; wine; meat (chicken, pork, beef, goat); eggs and much more! For info, call 866270-2015 or visit sullivancountyfarmersmarket.org.

Concert: The Lyric Quartet, at Parksville Methodist Church - Parksville USA Music Festival 2013, at 3 p.m.

Cost is $18 per person. A grand Holiday Musical Feast. For more information, visit www.parksvilleusa.com or call 747-4247.

Sat., Dec. 7 Live Performance: “Once Upon a Time: The Best Holiday Show Ever - Even If You’ve Seen Them All!” at the Tusten Theatre, in Narrowsburg. Cost is $15 with discounts for seniors and children under 16 (not appropriate for under 5 years old). This new holiday variety show featuring singing, dancing, and comedic acting is directed by Dave McCracken and produced

by DJM Productions, in association with the DVAA. Shows will be at 2 & 7 p.m. For info, call 252-7576 or visit www.artsalliancesite.org.

Christmas in Callicoon - 1 to 3 p.m. at the Delaware Youth Center. Children’s Christmas Party with arts and crafts projects for holiday giving, cupcake decorating, photos with Santa for a nominal fee. For info, call 887-5155.

Sun., Dec. 8 Chamber Music Series at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethe; 3 to 5 p.m. Cost is $42.50 advance; H O L I DAY S 2 0 1 3

$15 students. “Lincoln Center Family” Holiday Con cert in the Event Gallery. Includes Post-concert “Meet the Musicians”. For info or tickets, call 5832000 or visit bethelwoodscenter.org.

Sat., Dec. 14 Bradstan Cabaret Series: Karen Mason, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $49.50 reserved cabaret-style seating. Karen Mason has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway, television, and recording. “(Mason) has few peers when it comes to ripping the roof off with her amazing voice that knows no bounds,” says TheatreScene.net. Karen is a ten -time MAC Award winner and has won the MAC Award for “Major Female Vocalist of the Year” for six consecutive years. She has also won the 2006 Nightlife Award for “Major Female Vocalist” and has three Bistro Awards. For info, call 583-2000 or bethewoodscenter.org.

Sun., Dec. 15 World Stage Series: Hansel & Gretel at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, at 2 p.m. Free admission, ticket required. The Delaware Valley Opera returns for their third annual holiday opera performance. Join us for holiday cheer and a popular fairy tale at this weekend performance that is great for youth and families. An art activity at 12:30 p.m. will provide a fun opportunity for holiday decorating, and there will be gingerbread cookies for all afterwards. For info or tickets, call 583-2000 or visit bethelwoodscenter. org.

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