D & H CANVAS July 2013

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July 2013Covering Orange, Pike & Sullivan Counties,Beacon, Marlboro, Ellenville

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GALLERY AT CHANT REALTORS ..................28GOSHEN GREAT AMERICAN WEEKEND ........15GNSO SUMMER POPS ..............................38GRAHAMSVILLE OLD TIME FAIR ..................40HEALING ARTS STUDIO ..............................25HUDSON HIGHLANDS NATURE MUSEUM ......24KINDRED SPIRITS ARTS ..............................27LAUGH TOUR, THE ....................................40LIBERTY 4TH OF JULY ................................23LIVINGSTON MANOR ARTWALK/CHALKWALK 11MILFORD GARDEN TOUR ............................29MONTSERRAT ART ....................................16NACL THEATRE........................................30NARROWSBURG RIVERFEST ..........................3NEVERSINK AREA MUSEUM ........................37NEWBURGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXHIBIT ..38OLD STONE HOUSE ..................................28PACEM IN TERRIS ......................................27PALAIA VINEYARDS ....................................27PARKSVILLE USA MUSIC FESTIVAL ............31PIKE COUNTY ARTS & CRAFTS ..................35RIVER MARKET GALLERY ..........................29ROLLING RIVER CAFÉ ................................31SHADOWLAND THEATRE ............................14SHANDELEE MUSIC FESTIVAL......................24STORM KING ART CENTER ........................36SUGAR LOAF GUILD ..................................13SUGAR LOAF PAC ....................................13SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ....33SULLIVAN COUNTY MUSEUM ......................37THEATRE AT WEST SHORE STATION ............39UPFRONT EXHIBITION SPACE ......................29WALLKILL RIVER SCHOOL ..........................10WEEKEND OF CHAMBER MUSIC ..................17WURTSBORO ART ALLIANCE ........................5 WURTSBORO FOUNDER’S DAY ......................4

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CALENDARSART & PHOTOGRAPHY CALENDAR ..............22CATEGORY CALENDAR................................19CHILDREN & TEEN’S CALENDAR ................18LECTURE, DEMO, FORUMS..........................18JULY 2013 CALENDAR ........................20, 21MUSEUM CALENDAR ..................................37MUSIC CALENDAR......................................18

COLUMNSCOMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH THE ARTS..23HOLISTIC HAPPENINGS ..............................34MEET ME IN THE GREEN ROOM C. CASTEL 12MEET ME IN THE LIBRARY C. FALCONE ......32MEE OUR ADVERTISERS: TICKLED PINK ......26THE CANVAS BEAT W/ TINA PIAQUADIO ......9WHISPERING PINES CORNER W/ D. FREY ....15

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CANVAS WRITERS’ TIDBITS

“friends” categories, names often seenthroughout the year in recent issues: RobertMilby (the area’s poetry reading go-to personand writer of our first Milford story (theWaterwheel Cafe), Terry Schommer (fromWeekend of Chamber Music), GarySchuster from the arts-friendly law offices ofJacobowitz & Gubitz and a cohort of mineon both the Orange County Arts CouncilBoard of Directors and a Sullivan CountyArts Networking Group, and RoannePatterson who found her NYC High Schoolof Performing Arts classmate Debbie (D.C.)Henriquez for us.

Others, some now friends too, mentionedin the first issue are Marge Bell and her‘Handmade/Fairtrade” emporium NewburghArtisans, present-day CANVAS columnistSusan Handler, artists Ann Higgins,Cynthia Harris-Pagano, Marie Liu, RobertFriedman, Kathy Jeffers, and MaryMugele Sealfon, musicians Suzanne Clune,Sonando, Shallow Oldies, Little SammyDavis, Chris Sullivan, the Swing ShiftOrchestra, Robert Kopec and the PineBush Community Band, Delaware ValleyArts Alliance, Delaware Valley Opera,Catskill Art Society, Cultural Affairs atOCCC, NACL Theatre, Neversink ValleyMuseum, Sullivan County DramaticWorkshop, and Warwick Valley Winery.Almost all of these names can be seensomewhere in this or very recent issues.

I think that’s pretty remarkable.

by Barry Plaxen

It’s our ninth anniversary. I was told towrite something relating to that occasion. SoI decided to look through our first issue,which was July-August 2004, 24 pages.

In those early years we had collages on thecover - small photographs that depicted whatwas inside the issue, covering all theentertainment and arts genres. Today, with asmall size newspaper (not our choice),collages don’t work as well. But I love them.

The issue, edited by D.C. Henriquez ofSwan Lake, is somewhat amazing, in that itcontains articles on names and faces that arewell-known today, some who were knownbefore we began publishing and others whocame into the spotlight later.

The cover collage contained photos of folkduo Ken and Julie, Creative-Theatre-Muddy-Water Players performing the farceNoises Off (see this issue about their farceLend Me A Tenor), artwork by Shawn DellJoyce and Roberta Rosenthal, artwork fromRock Hill’s Swarovsky Disney Gallery,Forestburgh Playhouse (with the headline“Goodbye Dolly, Hello Miss Saigon”), Dr.Woomyung Choe and the GreaterNewburgh Symphony Orchestra, photos ofThrall Library, a Paul Taylor dance concertat Sullivan County Community College,and opera divas Claudia Cummings andMongaup Valley’s gift to the Met Opera andthe world, Stephanie Blythe.

Some of those names are of people we hereat CANVAS consider friends. Certainlyfriends in the sense of camaraderie within thearts and entertainment community, but mostwonderfully some as real “friends”.

Debbie (D.C) had gathered a small groupof writers who also fit into the above

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Celebrate CANVAS’ 9th Anniversary at the Fly Fishing Museum’s Summerfest/Jubilee

CANVAS is sponsoring a Plein Air Paintoutand Art & Craft Sale at the Catskill Fly FishingMuseum’s (CFFCM) Summerfest / JubileeWeekend to complement the Museum’s 30thannual Summerfest and Anglers Market.CANVAS has invited artists and artisans fromall over the region to participate.

Artists will create a fishing themed art piece.The 1,000+ visitors throughout the weekendwill vote on a “Best of Show” award, and theartwork created at the event will be on display inthe Museum’s beautiful new Wulff Galleryfrom August 12 - October 18.

The Hardy Cup, a bamboo rod casting contestbringing in casters from our backyard to as faraway as Japan, will provide a pig roastbarbeque, at no charge for all present.

In the Wulff Gallery on Sunday at 3:00pm:celebrate ‘Doc’ Allan Fried who was veryimportant to the Museum’s community, andorganization. And the Annual Jubilee Day

celebrates events and special occasions that endin three (3) for anyone who has a birthday,anniversary, or other special day ending in athree. Cake will be served immediatelyfollowing the announcing of the Hardy Cupwinners. Present-day CFFCM employee, AgnesVan Put will also join in the festivities. She isalways up for a party!

For a summer day out, bring the wholefamily. Those not interested in fly fishing canroam the field at their leisure and visit withCANVAS’ artists and crafters.

The Anglers Market runs August 3 & 4,Saturday from 8:30am-5:30pm and Sundayfrom 9:00am-3:30pm at 1031 Old Route 17,Livingston Manor.

For more information, call 845-439-4810.

Museum employee Agnes Van Put(with Joan Wulff) will be 97 in August.photo: Eli Ruiz, Sullivan County Democrat

CANVAS is 9 in July! Thank YOU!Music, art, and the environment are the

primary themes of Narrowsburg’s Riverfest,presented by Delaware Valley Arts Allianceand sponsored by Catskill Regional MedicalCenter, embodying the spirit of the DelawareRiver Valley and highlighting the artists wholive and work in the valley.

Riverfest’s distinguishing characteristic isthe access it affords to the artists whoseproducts are being sold. Everything atRiverfest is artist-made and the person who isselling it to you is the artist him/herself:broom makers; potters; jewelers; textile,wood, and glass artists; writers, and painters.Get a book signed or watch a chainsaw artistcreate a new sculpture, a potter throwing clay,or a fly tier making the perfect fly for theperfect catch.

Music opens the festivities just before10:00am, followed by the ever-popular RiverDogs on Parade. Pooches and pups strut their

Music, Art, Environment & Dogs, Oh My!

stuff at the bandstand, all hoping to win the“best of” awards, while emcee KevinMcDonough offers running commentary andthe Dog Parade judges deliberate.

Artists are highlighted most dramatically atthe Riverfest poster auction that takes placeat the bandstand at 12:30pm. The work ofover five dozen artists, whose posters arecreated especially for the festival in everyconceivable medium from watercolor tofabric to wood, are auctioned off by JerryMalek. These beautiful interpretations are ondisplay in the gallery windows of theDelaware Arts Center and National ParkService and can also be seen online atwww.ArtsAllianceSite.org.

The 23rd Annual Riverfest is on July 28,from 10:00am-4:00pm at the edge of theDelaware River on Main Street.

Admission is free.For more information call 845-252-7576.


Wurtsboro’s Wonderful Festive Founder’s Day, July 6

On July 6, Wurtsboro will close SullivanStreet to welcome thousands of visitors to theannual Founder’s Day Street Fair, which isalways a day of family fun.

From 11:00am until 5:00pm a variety ofvendors will be up and down the street sellingtheir arts and crafts, goodies and foods. Childrencan have their faces painted, laugh on rides,challenge the rock wall, or visit with TruthMuller for his free Bat Education series.

Bring a lawn chair to enjoy live music from11:00am - 6:00pm. Midnight Slim kicks offwith the blues, The Bootlegger’s Band bringssoul, The Carl Richards Band is keepin’country strong, The Ponytails take you back tothe fifties and Third Degree East (classic rock)will jam out for the finale.

Need more music? O’Toole’s HarleyDavidson is hosting the band HOTRODthroughout their bike show and Danny’s ishosting Midnight Slim from 2:00pmuntil...whenever!

As if that’s not enough excitement, at 1:00pm

there’s a One Woman Truck Pull, along with aLumber Jack Carving Demo, carving benches,one of which will be auctioned off.

Rifka, the psychic medium from Rifka’sCuriosity Shop and Bill The Wizard (photo)from the Crystal Connectionwill offer psychic readingsthroughout the day.

And back this year: theWurtsboro Board of Trade’s(WBOT) Wheel Barrel Rafflefundraiser, a new Wheel Barrelfilled with gifts that were graciously donated bylocal merchants, who also welcome you to visittheir fine shops on Sullivan Street. All proceedswill help fund the WBOT Scholarship Fund andFounder’s Day expenses.

Visit www.wurtsboro.org for information.

Founder’s Day 2012Midnight Slim (right, with legendary LittleSammy Davis) starts the music at 11:00am

HOTROD rocks out for your listeningpleasure at O’Toole’s Bike Show


Wurtsboro Art Alliance: “We Call It Art”

The Wurtsboro Art Alliance (WAA)celebrates this year’s Founders Day with theopening of their exhibit titled, We Call It Art.

WAA founding member Patti Anderson willbe showing her ceramic pieces. Patti states, “Myfirst experience with ceramics, aside frommodeling clay in kindergarten, occurred in 1973when I was given a gift of ceramic bisque, sixacrylic colors, and one brush from a friend whorealized I needed a hobby. One piece led toanother and by 1977 I had a small ceramicsbusiness of my own mostly making slipcastpieces, teaching, and selling finished ware. In1979 my life took me to a contracting site in theVenezuelan jungle, where, surprisingly, I wasable to buy ceramic supplies locally andcontinue my business on a small scale.”

Following his retirement from teaching, Gene

“All American” by Gene WeinsteinCeramics by Patti AndersonWeinstein continued his interest in outdoorphotography, particularly bald eagle behavior.For 22 years he was a volunteer bald eaglemonitor for the D.E.C. in the NYS Bald EagleRestoration Project. Most recently, over $2,000worth of his local bald eagle framed photos weredonated to the Delaware HighlandsConservancy to support their efforts inpreserving the environment.

The gallery will be open all day on July 6,during Founders Day. Visitors to the gallery thatday will enjoy an exhibit and sale of originalworks of art made by local area artists, artdemonstrations, raffle drawings and vendorbooths.

The WAA members exhibit is on display thruJuly 28 at the Gallery, 73 Sullivan Street.

Visit www.waagallery.org for information.


Bertoni Gallery’s Music FestivalThe 9th Annual Free Music Festival is back

every Sunday in July in the Bertoni GalleryOutdoor Sculpture Garden.

Open to the entire community, this is afamily event for which three different actsmake music and entertain from 12:30pm.to5:00pm, 5:30pm or 6:00pm.

The Festival concludes with four acts onJuly 28 for the 6th annual Bill Perry Day inhonor of the great Orange County bluesguitarist for whom Rachel Bertoni andBarry Adelman of Music for Humanity

“On The Lawn” in Sugar LoafOn the Lawn is one of the Hudson Valley’s

premiere summer concert series. Thousandshave enjoyed the array of musical offeringsover the past eight years.

However, On the Lawn at Sugar LoafCrossing is about so much more than thegreat sound system and impressive musicaltalent. The lovely setting in the magicalhamlet of Sugar Loaf offers a laid backatmosphere, comfortable for all ages. It’s agreat way to kick back with family andfriends all summer long.

Concerts take place rain or shine with lawnand tent sections available. Refreshments areavailable on site such as popcorn, ice creamand grilled favorites from Carrera’s Italian

Sausage truck. Folks are welcome to bringlawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets.

HOTROD is a five-piece band that’s beenrocking the Hudson Valley since 1996.Covering songs from the 50’s to the 90’s, theyperform an ever-expanding repertoire foraudiences of all ages. From the roots of Doo-Wop to the psychedelic 60’s, from the guitarrock of the 70’s to the sounds of the 80’s,HOTROD shares music that awakens oursynapses and makes audiences feel alive.

HOTROD opens the On the Lawn seasonon July 11 which continues Thursdays,6:30pm-8:30pm thru August.

Sugar Loaf Crossing is at the crossroads ofKings Highway and the Railroad Tracks, afew yards from the Post Office.

Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series

created The Music for Humanity Bill PerryScholarship Fund. The 2013 ScholarshipAward Ceremony will be held at at 2:30pm, araffle and the celebration ends at 6:00pm.

This series is sponsored by Jack JManiscalco & Son Ltd. Insurance of RockTavern.

The Bertoni Sculpture Garden is located at1392 Kings Highway in Sugar Loaf.

Visit Bertoni's website at:www.bertonigallery.com or call BertoniGallery at 845-469-0993 for further detailsand updated information.

Sarah Morr performs July 14 at 3:30pm

HOTROD opens for the “On the Lawn”season with their versatile

style on July 11!

July 18th is the eagerly anticipated returnof Parrots of the Caribbean, the #1 Jimmy

Buffet tribute act in the nation.

Bill Perry (1957-2007)


Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series

Amphitheatre, audiences are invited to bring apicnic and a blanket and enjoy wonderful musicat one of the most beautiful vistas in the country.

The season begins on July 6 at 6:00pm withthe band’s Independence Day Celebration witha fireworks display at the end of theperformance.

In the event of rain, the concert will take placeon July 7.

The second concert in the series is the band’sannual Kid’s Night on July 14 at 6:30pm withactivities for children of all ages. The West PointBand’s Quintette 7 will give an entertainingintroduction to a variety of instruments.

Concerts continue through September 1.For concert information, cancellations and

updates, call 845-938-2617 or visitwww.westpointband.com.

Middletown x 2In addition to the City’s Friday concerts in

Festival Square, the newest kid on the block isSweet Summer Sounds, a 6:00pm Thursdayseries in the “pocket park” adjacent toSomething Sweet Eatery at 17 North Street.

Foley Road is a duo that consists of JamesWeatherstone (electric and acoustic guitar) andKurt Emmerich (acoustic guitar andharmonica). They have been performing inNYC and throughout the Hudson Valley forover 10 years and cover a variety of artists,including the Everly Brothers, The Beatles,Simon & Garfunkel, and many more includingartists of today. The band prides itself not onlyon their trademark harmonies, but also on asongbook that includes over 100 songs. Afrequent comment by audience members is“Wow - I haven’t heard that song in awhile!”.

The acoustic concerts feature a wide varietyof music, including a Broadway evening onJuly 25 with Gail Johnson, Christine Hartand Tracy Stroh, and classical guitar, jazz, et alwith Bonnie Law on August 1.

Bring chairs or blankets.

CallicoonTown band concerts were once the main

source of live entertainment in small townsthroughout the country. With the advance of“talking picture shows” in the 1920’s,competition for audience attention increased. Inmany instances, the town band became less andless popular and in many communities, townbands disappeared altogether.

Such is not the case in Sullivan County wherethe Callicoon Center Band still presents 10Wednesday evening concerts in the summer attheir bandstand on Gulf Road beginning at8:00pm, rain or shine.

For information phone 845-482-3768.

West PointFor the Music Under the Stars concert series

at West Point’s historic Trophy Point

Town of WarwickBesides the free summer concerts in

Warwick’s Railroad Park, there are free concertsall season at Pennings Farm Market in the NewMilford area and at Pine Island Park, Kay Roadand Treasure Lane, sponsored by the Pine IslandChamber of Commerce.

The Hudson Valley Jazz EnsemblePine Island Park, July 20, 6:30 PM

The Skye Jazz Quartet at Pennings Farm Market, July 6, 7:00pm.

Callicoon Center Band

Trophy Point Amphitheatre

Foley Road performs on July 11


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Ferry Godmother Productions presents the2013 Newburgh Jazz Series and the 2013Orange County Pop, Rock & Doowop Series,both held at the Orange County Arboretumlocated within Thomas Bull Memorial Park inMontgomery. All concerts are free of charge,held rain or shine and are “bring your own chairor blanket” events. As in the past, there will bethemed days: Veterans Day, Senior Day, EarthRhythms (Green Day).

Ferry Godmother Productions was founded in2006 by Aquanetta Wright. Due to thegrowing size and popularity of the NewburghJazz Series, she announced the search for a newhome for the free concerts. “County ExecutiveEddie Diana, who is a supporter of the arts,provided us with the opportunity to relocate theconcerts to Orange County Park. In 2012 thebeautiful Arboretum became the new home of

Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series at Arboretum

the Newburgh Jazz Series,” she stated. Retaining the “name” of the original concert

series because of her love for the City ofNewburgh where it all began, she added, “wehave carved out a strong jazz music presence inOrange County. Our events are tourist qualityevents that bridge all cultures and generations.”

Indicative of that statement, the eclecticWednesdays at 6:30pm Jazz series opens onJuly 3 with the Walker Valley MarchingBand, classical baritone Jonathan Dobinsinging God Bless America & America TheBeautiful, and, as always for the opening event,Chiku Awali African Dance.

Returning will be one of the best known andhighly respected musicians of Afro-Cuban andLatin music today, the seven time Grammynominee Bobby Sanabria. Latin jazz, worldjazz, and “serious” jazz follow thru August 28.

Every Tuesday at 6:30pm, the Pop, Rock &Doowop series brings a mix of bands to theArboretum starting with Olsen Court on July 2.

Montgomery-based Olsen Court is a five-piece band inspired by folk, rock, jazz, and funk.The band consists of young, talented musicians.They incorporate many instruments, includingguitar, piano, drums, bass, mandolin, banjo,cello, and saxophone. Their music is enjoyed bypeople of all ages.

Hot dogs, bottled water and lemonade areavailable. Or get food-to-go at Noble CoffeeRoasters (see ad page 15), Mike’s Deli, EatThis Bakery, Ward’s Bridge Inn andGarrison’s Tavern (see ads this page).

Coming Soon: MatamorasAnd watch for Ferry Godmother’s Hunts

Landing Jazz Series at Best Western inMatamoras, beginning August 3.

Helping to promote the tradition ofcommunity gatherings and musicappreciation through its series of public bandconcerts, the Pine Bush Community Bandcan be seen and heard not only at the Town ofCrawford free concerts, but they are alsotouring Orange County in July.

Wooster Grove Park in Walden is the sitefor the Village’s free summer Music in theGrove concerts and the Band will performthere on July 8 at 7:00pm.

Then it’s back home to perform for thePine Bush Area Arts Council’s free concertsin the Gazebo on Main Street, July 19 at7:00pm. (You can dine in or get take-out atPine Bush Chinese Restaurant and ParaisoLatino (see ads page 32). Bring chairs.

Back on the road again: Named for alifetime member of the Otisville communityand co-chair of the Otisville Country Fair, theMarilyn Budd Pavilion is the site for theBand’s July 28, 1:30pm performance.

Late breaking news:They will also perform in Middletown’s

Keystone Park (off Route 17M belowWashington Heights) on August 3 at7:00pm.

Walden / Pine BushOtisville / Middletown

Chiku Awali, July 3 Bobby Sanabria, July 24 Olsen Court, July 2 Shallow Oldies, July 16 Old Dawgz Band, July 23


THE CANVAS BEAT with Tina Piaquadio

Looking for a band thatwill keep feet tapping andfingers snapping? This trioof seasoned musiciansprovides the ideal mix ofrock, pop, oldies, country,ballads, and Motown forany occasion.

So, just who are The Wizzards of Izz? Bassist Barry Weisenfeld has worked with

Grammy-winning internationally known artists,and has contributed to numerous CD, jingle,radio, and TV projects. His performing andrecording credits span a wide variety of genres.He’s shared stages with The Chieftains, TheAssociation, Seatrain, Steve Forbert, TommyMakem, Rick Danko, Dodie Pettit, KevinGray, Carl Corcoran, and numerous others.Barry has toured on three continents, and hasperformed in venues ranging from the small andintimate to an outdoor concert attended by23,000 fans. He has performed at several highlyregarded venues; Carnegie Hall, BB Kings(NYC), and PNC (Garden State) Arts Center,just to name a few. Barry’s own trio, Circle’sEnd was awarded the prestigious title VocalGroup of the Year by the New Jersey CountryMusic Association.

He holds a degree in Music Performance and

Wallkill Welcomes The Wizzards of Izz

Theory, teaches privately and at two colleges,and is a nationally published author. In additionto fretted/fretless electric/acoustic bass guitarsand upright bass, Barry plays flute and piano,and sings. His students have gone on to studymusic at schools such as Berklee College ofMusic and NYU, and some have pursuedprofessional music careers.

On guitar we have John Foley, a professionalmusician and private music instructor with 40years of experience. John holds a B.A. in Music,as well as an additional board-certification inMusic Therapy. He has shared stages with PeteSeeger, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, andmany others notable artists. He’s toured andrecorded with folk singer Oscar Brand, and hasalso made radio and TV appearances.

John’s recordings include folk, rock andchildren’s music, as well as educational materialfor the Smithsonian Institute, the BBC, and the

Music in Ellenville Greg Dinger is a classical

guitar recitalist, concertosoloist and chamber musiciangraduate of The New EnglandConservatory of Music.

Dinger has played electric,steel-string acoustic and bassguitar in many situations, aswell as singing a cappella in WoodstockRenaissance. Presently, he is on the musicfaculty at SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Ulster andBard College.

Dinger joins with the Ellenville ChamberPlayers for the second concert in the ChamberMusic for the Community series on July 18 at7:30pm in St. John’s Episcopal Church, 40Market Street, Ellenville.

Admission is free, donations appreciated.

Encyclopedia Britannica on CD-ROM. He’swritten magazine articles and is the author of theforthcoming book, Guitar Music For The Mid-Life Crisis (Music: Why We Listen, Why WePlay).

Band Creator Izzy Cubito is a professionaldrummer/percussionist with performingexperience in many musical genres, includingrock, hard rock, pop, folk, andprogressive/alternative. He is a NYS CertifiedTeacher of Special Education and VocationalInstructor, as well as a writer and negotiator.Izzy has a long history of performing andrecording in the Tri-State area and HudsonValley with many accomplished musicians suchas Jimmy Eppard, Rich Tirendi, The BushBrothers, Tommy Colello, Bob Grimm, andJohn Yablonsky. He has also organized andushered out several bands to the music scene.Izzy sings back up harmonies, while Barry andJohn alternate lead vocals and harmonies.

The Wizzards of Izz consider themselves aneclectic group of musicians that perform a longlist of rock, pop, and country dance hits. Theydo, however, cater to all musical requests. A fewcrowd favorites are Up on the Roof by JamesTaylor, Always on My Mind by Willie Nelson,Heard it through the Grapevine by MarvinGay, and Rock this Town by Stray Cats. Largevenues, parties, weddings, social/cultural, and

corporate events, as well as private and stagevenues are all welcome gigs.

“We enjoy performing and bringing the musicto the people...” Izzy Cubito.

The Wizzards of Izz will be performing atThe Wallkill Rod and Gun Club, 316 BruynTurnpike in Wallkill, for their Lobster and SteakBake on July 13. They are also scheduled forThe Wallkill Firehouse, Town of ShawungunkBlock Party on July 26.


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Elizabeth Ocskay was born in Vienna,Austria to Hungarian refugees and spent herearly years on a farm in the countryside. Shebegan drawing animals, particularly horses, assoon as she was able to hold a pencil. Her familyemigrated to America when she was five, andshe continued to draw, studying watercolor atthe Woodstock School and more recently pastelsat the Wallkill River School (WRS).

Ocskay has had several careers: travelindustry and personnel, and is now a SocialWorker at a drug rehab. Because she no longerhas to commute to New York she has more timefor art and is devoting herself again to this long-time love. She also has practiced yoga for yearsand finds spiritual strength in nature, meditationand the zen of creating art.

Michael Piotrowski rekindled his passion foroil painting after a forty-year hiatus. For overthirty years his creativity found expressionthrough light in his professional career as aStage Lighting Designer. He received a BS inArt Education with additional graduate coursesin Photography and Art History from SUNYNew Paltz.

Recalling his father’s lifelong passion formusic, Piotrowski felt encouraged to return topainting. It all came together for him at an oil

July Art at the Wallkill River School & Art Gallery

painting workshop offered by William Noonanat the WRS. Michael dug out his old paint box,passed down from his mother, containing painttubes so old and crusted it took pliers to openthem! Soon, Michael’s creative energy alsoreleased, and he has produced a body of oilpaintings ready to be exhibited.

His passion for painting has been seen ingroup shows at the WRS, Gallery Warwick,and the Garrison Art Center in Garrison.

Besides the “main” two solo members’exhibits at the WRS, there is always a secondthemed all-members’ exhibit in the “hallway”gallery. Farms through July 14 and OrangeCounty July 15 through August 14.

The third monthly exhibit is in the“workshop” room and features an “emerging

artist”, exhibiting at WRS for the first time.A misnomer can be a word that is used

incorrectly or misleadingly, as in the case ofartist Catharine DeMaio. True, she is emergingas an exhibition artist, but she has painted all herlife. Not only has she painted since childhood,but DeMaio has taught cartooning, drawing,watercolors and pencil art at SUNY Orangesince 1990, in public and parochial schools inWalden, at Thrall Library (since 2000) forchildren and for adults, at the InteractiveMuseum, and at commercial establishmentssuch as A.C. Moore. Not what one might call‘emerging’.

So, after so many years of painting andteaching, why is she finally ‘emerging’ as an

exhibitor? “It took me so long because oflife....life gets in the way of our dreams. Yet westill dream. If only....”

Come and see the work of Catherine, Michaeland Elizabeth at the WRS from July 1 - July 30.An opening reception will be held on July 13from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.

The WRS is located at 232 Ward Street,(Route 17K) in Montgomery.

For information, call 845-457-ARTS.

“Double Vision” by Catherine DeMaioWork by Elizabeth Ocskay

Work by Michael Piotrowski


Livingston Manor’s Artwalk / Chalkwalk 2013

by Kate Hyden

It’s time to fill Main Street Livingston Manorwith art again, and it’s gettingintense...uhh...make that IN TENTS!

This year the artists and artisans will set uptheir tents for a show date of July 6 from10:00am to 4:00pm (raindate July 7). TheArtwalk will extend from Main Street’sWaterWheel Junction all the way to theLivingston Manor Library, Pearl Street, andRenaissance Park and all the nooks, crannies,stores and porches will be filled with art andcrafts.

As with last year, maps will be handed outand posted at all artist and artisan locations sovisitors can easily find all the participants. Manyartists will be there in person to chat withvisitors while they create new work or to discusstheir works on display.

Participating with inside artist shows this yearare Wildlife Gift, the Plunk Shop, Lundquist

Studio, RM Farm Realty and the Library. TheCatskill Art Society will have Jesse Spaethegiving pottery demos at 11:00am and 2:30pm,and Ramona Jan will be performing at theLivingston Manor Ambulance Corps with herpuppets at 12:30pm and 1:30pm.

Strolling down the Manor’s flower-filledstreets, viewing artists’ work in store windowscan make one mighty hungry, so besides the

great local eateries, look for community-sponsored events and goodies.

Chalkwalk is back for the kids! “LM Artistfor a Day” certificates will be handed out to thekids and their junior works judged best will beposted to the LMArtwalkChalkwalk2013YouTube video. Last year’s video can beseen by searching Livingston Manor ArtwalkChalkwalk 2012 on YouTube.

Help Livingston Manor top off a great Fourthof July weekend at the Livingston ManorArtwalk/Chalkwalk 2013!

Visit www.livingstonmanor.org for updates!

Artist Ann Higgins

Catskill Art Society’s Summer ShowsFollowing The Catskill Art Society’s

Summer Members Show which runs throughJuly 14, where themes of nature and growthshine, an exhibit of paintings and collages byLisa Samalin and found objects by CharlesWilkin will run from July 20 - August 25.

The CAS Arts Center is located at 48 MainStreet, Livingston Manor.

For information call 845-436-4227. “Exodus” by CAS Member TaT Tank-A

Ramona Jan and her puppet friendsentertain at 12:30pm & 1:30pm!

Chalkwalk 2012

“River” by Lisa Samalin


Carol Castel: Artistic Director of the DVO“Eagles Will Soar With the High C’s.”There’s no misprint in that declaration! The

Delaware Valley Opera (DVO)calls Narrowsburg its home andNarrowsburg is the renownedEagle Capital of New York State.This relaxed hamlet, with apopulation of 400 hardy souls, sitsseductively snuggled between theCatskills and the Poconos,overseeing the banks of theDelaware River on the New York-Pennsylvania border.

Beyond symbolic wildlife andtantalizing vistas, there are multiple treasures tobe found in this Western pocket of SullivanCounty. Leading this writer’s list is CarolCastel, the energetic, gregarious ArtisticDirector of the DVO. Ms. Castel returned to theOpera in the spring of 2011, bringing with her arenewed sense of vitality and expansion. Thisseason, Carol’s artful scheme continues itsreaches beyond the confines of the DelawareRiver Valley, stretching the majesty of opera toneighboring counties and across the rivers,Hudson and Delaware.

In addition to the Sullivan County venues ofthe attractive Tusten Theatre in Narrowsburg,the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts and theaccommodating theatre at State University ofNew York at Sullivan, the company will journeyto the Historic Village of Montgomery inOrange County, the Wallenpaupack HighSchool in Hawley, PA and finally crossing theHudson to Dutchess County where on October20 La Traviata will be performed with theNorthern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra at theRhinebeck High School Theater.

DVO’s presentation schedule is exciting andas well as celebratory. It’s the year of musicalgenius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and thebicentennial of the influential Italian romanticcomposer Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi.

Aside from the indisputable genius of Mozartthe concentration on his music creates a“festival approach. The three Mozartproductions all together make an event.”remarked Ms. Castel. She stated further, “Somepeople may not want to come to this but want tocome to that. I want to see all three together. Iwant to understand why they were chosentogether. Like a sonata, you hear one movementfine but what about the whole thing?” Withreference to Mozart’s comic Impresario,sometimes called the Battle of the PrimaDonnas and the Seraglio, an opera singspiel inthree acts, “There’s some incredible singing...,”remarks Carol Castel. She states further,“They’re not done that often so many don’tknow them and the people who like Mozart willcome and expand their musical experiencewhile those not as familiar, will be shocked at

how fabulous they are. The singing is absolutelyastronomical!”

A brief glimpse into the personaland professional development ofthe DVO’s Artistic Director, CarolCastel is to discover therelationship between events ofyouth and the activities of theadult. Ms. Castel’s reaction andcomments related to this topicsupport the experiential school ofdevelopment: “There is onemusical event that changed mefrom musical theatre to opera.” She

explained. “Opera was not anywhere in myhome...it was not a part of my parents’background or culture. I remember when I wasat American University; I was a theatre majorand I got some free tickets to see Donizetti’sLucia di Lammermoor by the New York CityOpera Company. I tried to get rid of them butnobody wanted them. So I went and sawBeverly Sills and I heard Beverly Sills! It wasthe first time I heard the human voice live likethat and I could not leave the theatre. I sat thereand thought: that’s impossible. People can’tsound like that! I actually went back stage andtold her she had changed my life”!

It was the Beverly Sills’ experience thatcaused Carol to proclaim: “Now that’s musicaltheatre!”

As soon as the semester ended, I promptlychanged to a music performance major. Myinstrument? the voice.”

“Eagles Will Soar With the High C’s.”To obtain additional information regarding

the schedule of the DVO, visit its website:www.delawarevalleyopera.org

In addition to pertinent times and locations,find what may be the grandest entertainmentbargain of the year: the cost of a DVO seasonticket!

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Discover the state of your energy levels andchakras with an aura photograph taken atCrystal Connections’ Psychic Fair on July 20,from 11:00am - 6:00pm.

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NYC Cabaret Stars at SLPAC

Andrea McArdle (photo above) is bestknown for her portrayal of the original Annie inthe Broadway musical of the same name. As ayoungster, she was also involved in the superb1978 TV movie Rainbow playing the youngJudy Garland.

McArdle’s big voice’ll come out to SugarLoaf, not tomorrow, but on July 13 as the firstof a new cabaret series in the Pavilion at SugarLoaf Performing Arts Center, Kings Highway.

McArdle premiered her solo cabaret show70’s and Sunny to sold-out houses at NYC’s 54Below in late July 2012. She triumphantlyretuned to the venue with an equally successfulengagement in January 2013.

The show captures her enthusiasticallynostalgic and fascinating performances. As avoice that helped shape and define a decade, shehumbly tributes other influential artists of the70s by presenting audiences with music fromthe likes of Peter Allen, Stephen Schwartz, BillyJoel, Jerry Herman, and Marvin Hamlisch.

McArdle’s set list easily excites listeners withits familiarity and her skill to make each of thesesongs feel surprisingly novel once more.

Hopefully, she will relate her most humoroustale about being scolded by Carol Channingwhen, as an adolescent, she derided the songTomorrow from ANNIE while talking to adancer backstage when she and Channingappeared in Jerry’s Girls, a revue of JerryHerman songs which toured the USA for manyyears with many different stars.

McArdle will be followed on July 27 byNYC cabaret star Karen Mason (photo above)who has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway,television, and recordings, and is a ten-timeMAC Award winner and has won the MACAward for Major Female Vocalist of the Year forsix consecutive years. She has also won the2006 Nightlife Award for Major Female Vocalistand has three Bistro Awards.

Both performances start at 8:00pm.Call 845-610-5335 for info and reservations.

SPOTLIGHT ON: SUGAR LOAF GUILD“Summer Sizzles” at Bliss Co-Op

Sugar Loaf Guild member Bliss Co-op isa women’s cooperative specializing in uniquehome and gift items handcrafted by more than55 local women.

Bliss will have a “Summer Sizzles” eventon July 6 & 7 from 11:00am - 6:00pm.

Saturday, July 6Noon - 4:00pm: Bring

the kids for face paintingby Kate Stigdon of KASArt, along with craftingprojects. Free for all forthe kids.

Noon - 2:00pm: Author Wendy Oliveraswill discuss her book Let’sPlay SHESS, written toinspire women of all agesto play a fun game ofchess and transfer thoseskills into real lifeincluding strategies forbusiness development.Wendy will play chesswith all challengers from 2:00pm - 4:00pm.

2:00pm - 4:00pm: Adrienne Butvinik ofCatmaid will demonstrate her excellent tyedye technique. You can create and take home

your own tye dye t-shirt. $5 material fee.2:00pm - 4:00pm: Author Taylor Sterling

will present her book I Love You...Goodbye(How to Rid Your Life of Toxic Relatives andFriends Without Using Harmful Pesticides).

Sunday, July 7Noon - 2:00pm: Wendy Oliveras will

again present her book Let’s Play SHESS.She will play too, from 2:00pm - 4:00pm.

2:00pm - 4:00pm: Taylor Sterling will readfrom and discuss I Love You...Goodbyedescribed as “a road map on how to createpositive, passionate energy...with a humoroustouch.”

4:00pm - 5:00pm:Author and IllustratorMary Bono ofSnoozeCrafts will readfrom her picture books,Ugh! A Bug and EasyStreet.

Bliss is located at 37 Kings Highway,Romers Alley #4B in Sugar Loaf.

For information, call 518-77-Bliss.Be sure to visit other Sugar Loaf Guild

members...Bertoni Jewelry, BostreeGallery, Endico Watercolors, Into Leather,Sundog Stained Glass, and many more!


by Derek Leet

From Science of Laughter, DiscoveryHealth Website:

“It is a proven fact that laughter is goodfor your health. When we laugh, naturalkiller cells which destroy tumors andviruses increase, along with Gamma-interferon (a disease-fighting protein), T-cells (important for our immune system)and B-cells (which make disease-fightingantibodies). As well as lowering bloodpressure, laughter increases oxygen in theblood, which also encourages healing.

“Laughter can be a great workout foryour diaphragm, abdominal, respiratory,facial, leg, and back muscles. It massagesabdominal organs, tones intestinalfunctioning, and strengthens the musclesthat hold the abdominal organs in place.

“Not only does laughter give yourmidsection a workout, it can benefitdigestion and absorption functioning aswell. It is estimated that hearty laughter canburn calories equivalent to several minuteson the rowing machine or the exercise bike.

“Humor improves brain function andrelieves stress. Laughter stimulates bothsides of the brain to enhance learning. Iteases muscle tension and psychological

Theater as Therapy? HA! That’s a Laugh!stress, which keeps the brain alert andallows people to retain more information.”

Shadowland Theatre and CreativeTheatre-Muddy Water Players areinviting you to laugh and lose weight asyou experience their July plays.

Fasten your Shadowland seat belts,It’s going to be a(n) hilarious ride!

• BC - Greeksinvent “Farce”.

• 8th Century:“Kyogen” is born inJapan.

• 13th Century:farce comes toFrance.

• 14th Century:farce comes to Britain.

• 1960: Frenchplaywright MarcCamoletti writesBoeing, Boeing.

• 1962: Boeing,Boeing comes toLondon and runs forseven years!

• 1965: Boeing,Boeing comes toBroadway and runs for 3 weeks. (Go

know!)• 1965: Film: Jerry

Lewis & Tony Curtis• 1985: Malayan

film adaptation.• 2005: Hindi film

adaptation.• 2008 to 2009:: Hit

Broadway Revival.• Date Unknown:

The play is listed inthe Guinness Book of Records as the mostperformed French play throughout theworld.

• 2013 - July 12-August 4: Boeing,Boeing comes to Ellenville at ShadowlandTheatre, directed by Brendan Burke andco-produced by Collier & Berger,Attorneys at Law; and Candido & MariaPerez. For tickets: 845-647-5511.

Forewarned is Forearmed!Creative-Theatre, Muddy Water Players

Ken Ludwig is an internationallyacclaimed playwright who has had anumber of hits on Broadway, in the WestEnd of London and throughout the world,including Crazy For You, the 1992 “new”Gershwin musical (new story, old songs),Moon Over Buffalo, a new adaptation of the

classic play TwentiethCentury, andShakespeare inHollywood.

Ludwig’s first Tonyfor Best Play was forLend Me A Tenor. Ithas been translatedinto sixteenlanguages andproduced in overtwenty-five countries around the world.

“Oddly enough”, Jane Cronin, originalBroadway cast understudy told CANVAS,“the curtain call was harder to do than theplay because it was based on peoplecoming in and going out like in the wholeplay itself. It was like another play done in60 seconds.”

WARNING: After my viewing Lend MeA Tenor at Shadowland in 2006, my sidesached from the hysterical side-splittinglaughter evoked by Ludwig’s play.

Don’t sweat it: with newly installed air-conditioning, you can watch the mayhemand lose weight at the same time in thePlayhouse at Museum Village, July 12-28.

For tickets visit www.CTMWP.org or call845-294-9465.

1965: Tony Curtisin film version

Thelma Ritter in film version

Brendan Burke Ken Ludwig


Great American Weekend 2013Bring the family, your

friends and everyone youknow to experience Goshen’strue spirit of community,friendship and fun at the 31stAnnual Great AmericanWeekend! (GAW)

Since the first patrioticcelebration back in 1982 tohelp promote harness racingat the Historic Track, theraces today are still anintegral part of the activities.

• 5k/10k road race • arts & crafts fair • foodtent • harness racing at Goshen track •children’s rides • merchants on the square •rock wall • entertainment • strawberry festivaland much more!

Ted Spiegel described the goings-on in aJune 2005 article in Hudson Valley Magazine:“Goshen is not only the Orange County seat,it’s also the site of the Great AmericanWeekend, arguably the Hudson Valley’sliveliest Fourth of July celebration. Twentythousand people a day will stroll through thenine-acre village green that surrounds theFirst Presbyterian Church, inspecting theofferings at 150 craft booths, grazing theirway through a culinary snackopedia, andclapping approval for local entertainers.”

According to former chairperson Wendy

Bynum-Wade, every eventhas a guardian angel andGAW over the years has hadmany. “We have lost anumber of GAW individualswho gave a great deal of theirtime, resources and mostly ofthemselves to help this eventgrow into what it is today.Toni deGeode, Ruth White,Larry Meinwald and ourbeloved Police Chief John H.Egbertson, Sr. were all vital

members of prior committees. Most recently,we lost Sarah “Sally” Wheeler who was aninspiration to all who knew her.

“Today we miss them and will always beindebted to them for being the guiding forcesbehind Goshen’s beloved Great AmericanWeekend.”

Rain or shine, in Village Square, alsoknown as Church Park, in the heart of Goshenat Route 207 (Main St.) and South ChurchStreet: July 6, 9:00am-5:00pm, and July 7,10:00am-5:00pm.

Parking is available throughout the Village.Handicapped spaces are designated at theBerkshire Bank parking Lot at the corner ofSouth Church Street and Route 207.

Please, no dogs.For updates: www.goshennychamber.com.

Whispering Pines Cornerwith Executive Chef Douglas P. Frey

Picnic. Where in the worlddoes the word come from?Eating al fresco duringwarmer climates is atradition enjoyed all over theworld, with picnicsbecoming the focal point ofmany Summers. To many of

us, picnics are an essential part of summeractivity ranging from an intimate and romanticsetting for two to a lively family gathering.

The term picnic comes from the French verbpiquer, which means to pick or peck (at food)and it is claimed that its use originated duringthe latter part of the 17th century. The Frenchcoupled piquer with nique, a term used todescribe something small and of little value. Thedouble barreled piquer-nique was the term thusused to signify a fashionable social gatheringwhere people would contribute by bringingsome of their own food and drink.

Since the 19th century, picnicking hasbecome imbibed in our culture. On a fine dayyou’ll find picnics being held on beaches and inparks and gardens. On an outing, a picnic is thecheapest dining option and, once a suitablelocation is found, it is certainly the mostconvenient.

Here are some of my favorite picnic recipes.Enjoy!

Fennel, Orange, Spinach, & Olive Salad• 1 large bulb fennel, core & stems removed,

fronds reserved • 3 navel oranges, peeled • 1/4 cextra virgin olive oil • 2 tbsp minced shallots • 1/2tsp salt • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper • 2 c babyspinach, stems removed, rinsed well and patted dry• 20 oil-cured black olives • 2 oz parmesan, thinlyshaved with peeler.

• Halve the fennel and thinly slice with amandolin or sharp knife.

• Segment the oranges over a bowl to catch anyjuice. Whisk together the orange juice, oil, shallots,salt and pepper.

• Add the fennel, orange segments and spinach,and toss to coat.

• Divide the salad among 4 plates and top eachwith 5 olives. Top each salad with cheese and thereserved fennel fronds.

Proscuitto, Mozzarella & Tomato Panini• 1 loaf Italian bread • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive

oil • 2 tsp kosher salt • 1/4 tsp ground pepper • 2tomatoes, sliced • 1 2 c arugula leaves • 12 oz freshmozzarella • 12 oz prosciutto de Parma

• Cut bread in half, lengthwise. • In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons olive

oil, and salt and pepper. Brush mixture on insideof bread.

• Layer with tomatoes that have been sautéed in1 tablespoon oil, arugula, mozzarella andprosciutto. Cover with top side of bread. Cut andserve.

For questions, call me at 845-647-1428.


The Art Connection, now in its seconddecade, is a national program that reaches out todiverse audiences providing original visual artto non-profits who work with underservedcommunities. The organization was establishedby the Boston based painter and sculptor FayChandler. As Ms. Chandler considered what todo with some of her inventory of work, shebecame convinced that the best result would betransferring it to interested nonprofitorganizations that have no funds for purchasingart.

As artists, we know that direct access to artcan provide transformative life experiences.Since 2011, the Montserrat College of Art(MCA), located in Beverly, Massachusetts, has

Montserrat Art Connection & Outreach Program

participated in The Art Connection. The collegegallery is now expanding the outreach of theprogram to compassionate senior livingcommunities, teen health centers, and youngadult independent living treatment programsthat are designed for struggling young men andyoung women transitioning into adulthood.

The Montserrat Art Connection and OutreachProgram is placing a call nationally for donatedworks of art in all visual disciplines, includingsculpture and fiber arts. Works need not beframed.

For information about the program, call theMCA Community-Engaged Arts ProgramManager, [email protected] orcall 978-921-4242 x1650.

Untitled by Barbara Moody

Pond Illuminated, Historians Honored

“A Dream of a 5 Year Old” by Fay Chandler

The Downing Park Planning Committee isholding its annual fundraiser to continue therestoration for the beautiful Vaux-Olmsteddesigned park in the heart of the city.

Downing Park was actually the most-usedvenue for the magical and impressive JuneNewburgh Illuminated weekend with six bandsperforming from morning to night, lots ofpeople on the stage, a marketplace, and Trestle,Inc.’s all-day kids activities culminating inawards for their artwork about the Illumination.

The celebratory “electric” joy of the Juneweekend now generates over to the Committee’sJuly 20 fundraiser in The Shelter House andVisitors Center, 123 Carpenter Avenue.

Besides a catered dinner, wine, and dancing,there will be a silent auction. The Polly Pondwill carry on the new ”tradition” of illuminationand its 26 lights, some of which were “bought”at past fundraisers, will illuminate the pond forevening boat rides. The colorful history of thepark’s peacocks will be recognized during theevening’s festivities, and two Newburgh

historians Mary McTamaney and Don Herronwill be honored.

In addition to her role as Newburgh CityHistorian, Mary McTamaney also directs theNewburgh Heritage Center, is on the Board ofthe Historical Society, serves on the NewburghWaterfront Advisory Committee and writesabout Newburgh history for the Mid-HudsonTimes. She was, of course, on the JuneNewburgh Illuminated Planning Committee.

Don Herron was a freelance writer who wroteoften on Newburgh’s history, and in fact, wroteabout the creation of Downing Park forCANVAS in 2005. He was also an artist knownfor his sketches of Newburgh’s historicbuildings. His home on First Street, whereThomas Edison stayed when he came toNewburgh to illuminate it, was one of the open-house venues for the Illumination weekend.

To order fundraiser tickets, call 845-565-5559or mail a check, $60 per person, to DowningPark, PO Box 306, Newburgh, NY, 12550.

Tickets may also be purchased online atwww.downingpark.org - but be sure to send anemail that “ticket payment” is forthcoming.

Mary McTamaney & Don HerronHerron photo courtesy of Jonathan Dobin

M. E. Whitehill’s “Polly Pond & Shelter House”


by Philip Ehrensaft

The likely musical highlight amongmultiple highlights at the aptly namedTransformations, the 20th anniversarytransformation of the Weekend of ChamberMusic, is the world premiere of a violin andpiano duet by the invited composer-in-residence, Pulitzer Prize winner JohnHarbison, performed by the eminent violinistRose MaryHarbison, thecomposer’s wifeand longtimemusical partner,with Harbisonhimself playingpiano (see photo).

In its initial guise, the Weekend of ChamberMusic was literally that: Judith Pearce, thefestival founder, and one of the Big Apple’sfinest flutists, used her networks to bring asummer weekend of A-level chambermusicianship to the Catskills. In 2009, Pearcebrought the University of Syracuse-basedcomposer, Andrew Waggoner, to the festivalas the resident composer - and improvisor.Waggoner also plays a mean violin, and is atthe forefront of a movement to return

Pulitzer Prize-Winner John Harbison at “Transformations”Weekend of Chamber Music's 20th Edition

improvisation to the core of classical music,as it was from Bach through Liszt.

While staying on as the chair of thefestival’s board of trustees, Pearce has passedon the artistic direction baton to a musicalpower couple: Waggoner and his wife, thecellist Caroline Stinson, whose repertoireruns from Bach’s suites for solo cello throughthe works of living composers. Their newartistic direction brings us two extra-longweekends of concerts and talks, July 18-28,prefaced by a free outdoor concert July 14.

Reflecting Stinson’s wide mastery of thecomposed art music repertoire, old and new,Transformations will include music by Bach,Rameau, Haydn, Beethoven, Borodin, Maw,Martinu, Stravinsky, Sergei Wasilenko and, ofcourse, Waggoner and Harbison.

For an opening act for Waggoner andStinson’s artistic strategy for this now 20

year-old chamber music festival, using theword coup is an understatement for bringingHarbison to the Transformations Festival.

Bravo!When not doing the like of winning a

Pulitzer Prize or a MacArthur Genius Award,he’s a prof at MIT, a jazz pianist, a conductor,and a poet. The general musical public knowsHarbison best via his opera The Great Gatsby,commissioned by the Met to celebrate JamesLevine’s 25th anniversary, wielding the batonat the iconic venue.

As a young composer, Harbison was drawnto both serial atonality and Stravinsky’sneoclassicism, and founded his first jazzensemble when he was only fourteen. It didn’ttake long for Harbison to change gearstowards an artistic credo “...to make eachpiece different from the others, to find clear,fresh, large designs, to reinvent traditions.”

David St. George, writing in the NewGrove Dictionary of Music, portraysHarbison’s work as “...eclectic, ever open tofresh sources of development in the music ofany style or period, and always rigorouslyself-disciplined. Reveling in ambiguities ofall kinds, it reveals further levels of meaningupon repeated listening.”

To prepare your ears for Harbison’s musicat Transformations, I suggest starting with theMet Opera Shop’s Great Gatsby CD, or listenonline via the Met Opera On Demand site(www.metoperafamily.org). Or delve into oneof the other 87 recordings devoted in wholeor in part to Harbison’s music.

Then I’d go to Bridge’s overview CD ofboth chamber and orchestral music, featuringLorraine Hunt Lieberson singing Harbison’ssettings of Eugenio Montale’s poems ofmemory and loss; Naxos’ 3-CD series of hischamber music; and the First Edition’s andAlbany’s respective disks of Harbison’sorchestral music. These Naxos, First Edition,and Albany recordings can also be heard viasubscribing to the invaluable Naxos MusicLibrary. (www.naxosmusiclibrary.com)

Tickets can be purchased online atwww.weekendofchambermusic.com. Forinformation: 845-887-5803. See ad page 33.

Andrew Waggoner, Tannis Gibson, Caroline Stinson, John Harbison, Judith Pearce


ConcertsOlsen Court........................................................Arboretum, Montgomery, Jul 2, 6:30pm FREEDave Matthews Band, Fitz & The Tantrums ..................................Bethel Woods, Jul 2, 7pmWalker Valley Band, Jonathan Dobin, Chiku Awali Dance ..........Arboretum, Jul 3, 6:30pm FREEDean Friedman ......................................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 3, 7pmKobo Town & The Garifuna Collective calypso, indierock The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 4, 7pmAlexis P. Suter BAnd roots, blues, soul, Sasha Pepernik ....The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 5, 7pmIndependence Day Celebration concert, rock & jazz bands ......................................................

Trophy Point Amphitheatre, West Point, Jul 6, 6pm FREEJermaine Paul & Family, Allegro Youth Orchestra Benefit for Harriman Church................

Palaia Vineyards Tent, Highland Mills, Jul 6, 6:30pmThe New Swing Sextet salsa, bogaloo, jazz, pop ..................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 6, 7pmJB’s Soul Jazz Trio ......................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 7, 10am-2pmGayle Donnelly, Ariel, Brian Rowe ......Bertoni Sculpture Garden, Sugar Loaf, Jul 7, 12:30pm-5pm(U)nity Latin Cuban jazz ................................................Dead End Cafe, Parksville, Jul 7, 3pmThe Belly Warmers ..........................................Arboretum, Montgomery, Jul 9, 6:30pm FREEFoley Road ..........................Something Sweet Outdoors, Middletown, Jul 11, 6pm-8pm FREEHotrod Band ........................................On the Lawn by RR, Sugar Loaf, Jul 11, 6:30pm FREEPetey Hop roots ....................................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 11, 7pmSonando Latin ....................................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 12, 7pmVictoria Justice & Big Time Rush ..................................................Bethel Woods, Jul 12, 7pmNo Soap Radio ......Palaia Vineyards Outdoor Tent, Highland Mills, July 13, 6:30pm-10:30pmFolk Fest Concert ..............................Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackville, Jul 13 TBAMatuto! world, Living with Elephants ..............................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 13, 7pmThe Compact ..............................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 14, 10am-2pmDarrell Hankins, Black Dirt Band, Sarah Morr ..Bertoni Sculpture Garden, Jul 14, 12:30pm-5pmSpirit Family Reunion Americana ............Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, Jul 14, 2pmThe Dan Brother Band, The Jeremy Langdale Band ......The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 14, 7pmShallows Oldies Band......................................Arboretum, Montgomery, Jul 16, 6:30pm FREEKevin McCabe ....................Something Sweet Outdoors, Middletown, Jul 18, 6pm-8pm FREEParrots of the Caribbean Jimmy Buffet Tribute ....On the Lawn, SugarLoaf, Jul 18, 6:30pm FREEMatt Schofield Trio blues, Dylan Doyle rockabilly, blues..The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 18, 7pmRich Bala Hudson Valley folk songs Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Jul 20, 6pmAmy Helm & The Handsome Strangers, RoseAnn Fino ..The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 19, 7pmFrankie Valli & The Four Seasons ..................................................Bethel Woods, Jul 19, 8pmTisziji Munoz Quartet ........................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 20, 7pmNatalie Merchant & Hudson Valley Philharmonic ........................Bethel Woods, Jul 20, 8pme’lissa jones, Larrama, DrummersBertoni Sculpture Garden, Sugar Loaf, Jul 21, 12:30pm-5:30pmJazz Knights perform Bill JoelTrophy Point Amphitheatre, West Point, Jul 21, 7:30pm FREEOld Dawgz Band..............................................Arboretum, Montgomery, Jul 23, 6:30pm FREEJay Everett Band and Geoff Doubleday ....On the Lawn by RR, Sugar Loaf, Jul 25, 6:30pm FREEJim Campilongo Quartet, Vito Petroccitto ........................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 25, 7pmThe Eagles..........................................................................................Bethel Woods, Jul 25, 8pmTim McGraw, Brantley Gilbert & Love and Theft ......................Bethel Woods, Jul 26, 7pmBeatleFest 2013 w/dancing ............Palaia Vineyards Tent, Highland Mills, Jul 27, Noon-10pmLynyrd Skynyrd & Bad Company ..................................................Bethel Woods, Jul 27, 7pmJonah Smith Band, Jason Myles Goss................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 27, 7pmAnnual Bill Perry Day ................Bertoni Sculpture Garden, Sugar Loaf, Jul 28 12:15pm-6pmIn The Pocket ..................................................Arboretum, Montgomery, Jul 30, 6:30pm FREERon Oswanski Quartet roots, post-bop ..............................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 31, 7pmBonnie Law guitar ..............Something Sweet Outdoors, Middletown, Aug 1, 6pm-8pm FREEMighty Spectrum Band ......................On the Lawn by RR, Sugar Loaf, Aug 1, 6:30pm FREERick Lattimore as Rod Stewart ................Palaia Vineyards Tent, Highland Mills, Aug 3, 7pmWest Point Steelband ..................................Trophy Point Amphitheatre, Aug 4, 7:30pm FREE

Open Mic & In-house musicListings below are not included in our centerspread July calendar due to space limitations.

Open Mic w/Bob Keegan ......................Brian’s Backyard Barbecue, Middletown, Tues & WedsOpen Mic w/Eric Callari ..........................................Eddie’s Roadhouse, Warwick, WednesdaysOpen Mic w/Mike & Ed ..................................Castle Fun Center, Chester, Wednesdays, 7-10pmOpen Mic ............................................................................Mountaindale Inn, Wednesdays, 8pmOpen Mic wJack Higgins ..........................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Aug 1, 7pm-11pmMusician’s Gathering ......................................Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Thursdays, 6:30pmSongwriter’s Circle ..........................Catskill Distilling Company, Bethel, Saturdays, 3pm-5pmMarilyn Kennedy & Jake Lentz pop ..............Giovanni’s Inn, Wurtsboro, Fri & Sat, 6pm-9pmJim and Michelle Ianucci ..........................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Jul 5, 7pm-10pmAcoustic Dirt........................................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Jul 7, 2:30pm-5:30pmAl Westphal................................................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Jul 12, 7pm-10pmJack Higgins ..............................................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Jul 26, 7pm-10pmThe Henhouse Prowlers bluegrass ..............................Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Jul 27, 8pmAcoustic Dirt ..............................................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Aug 2, 7pm-10pmLeo B. ................................................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Aug 4, 2:30pm-5:30pm

Music - blues / country/ folk / pop / rock/ Latinsponsored by Steve’s Music Center, Rock Hill

HHNM ..........................................Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, CornwallHHNM-CoH ................................Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Education Center, Cornwall-on-HudsonPEEC ........................................................................ Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry

concertGustafer Yellowgold & Rachel Loshak ............Ritz Theater Lot, Outdoors, Newburgh, Jul 27, 5pm

magic & acrobatsDomino the Great magic ....................................................................Liberty Library, Jul 18, 6:30pm

museums“Experience the Mastodons”....................................HHNM-CoH Saturdays & Sundays, Noon-4pmMeet the Animal of the Week ......................................HHNM-CoH, Saturdays & Sundays, 2:30pmEco-Zone!................................................................................................PEEC Jul 21 & 27, 1pm-4pm

musicWest Point Band Quintette 7, Kid’s Night ............Trophy Point Amphitheatre, Jul 14, 6:30pmBossy Frog Band Summer Beach Party ....................................Sugar Loaf PAC, Jul 27, 11am

recreation & LecturesDiscovery Quests ..........................................................HHNM Saturdays & Sundays, 9am-1pmIndependence Day ..........New Windsor Cantonment & Knox’s Headquarters, Jul 4, 10am-5pmChalkwalk ......................................................Main Street, Livingston Manor, Jul 6, 10am-4pmFireflies ..........................................................................................................HHNM Jul 6, 10amFace Painting & Crafting w/Kate Stigdon ..............Bliss Cooperative, Sugar Loaf, Jul 6, NoonStory Walks “Rabbits & Raindrops” ages 2-6 ....................HHNM-CoH Jul 6 & 7, Noon-4pm“Stories in Stone” HHNM staff ....................Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, Jul 7, 1pmHummingbirds ............................................................................................HHNM Jul 13, 10amDazzling Deragonflies ................................................................HHNM Jul 20, 9:30am & 11am“Light & Movement” ..................................Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, Jul 21, 1pmBats ..............................................................................................................HHNM Jul 27, 10am“Material Matters”......................................Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, Jul 28, 1pm

storytellingUncle Eye & Julia ..................Liberty Library, Jul 11, 6:30pm & Warwick Library, Jul 14, 7pm

theatre - Musical“Rapunzel” ..........................................................Forestburgh Playhouse, Jul 4, 6, 11, 13, 11am“Pinocchio” ......................................................Forestburgh Playhouse, Jul 18, 20, 25, 27, 11am“Alice in Wonderland” ..................................................Forestburgh Playhouse, Aug 1, 3, 11am

Musket DEMOS ..............................Fort Montgomery Historic Site, Sats & Suns, Noon, 1pm, 3pmPottery DEMO Jesse Spaethe ........Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor, July 6, 11am & 2:30pmDEMO Tie-dye technique Adrienne Butvinik ..................Bliss Cooperative, Sugar Loaf, Jul 6, 2pm“Couples and Money” Nick Constantino ..Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Jul 8, 6pm“Infusing with Herbs” Judith Lahey ........Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Jul 9, 10am“Forests & Geology of Sawkill Gorge” w/hike ................Grey Towers, Milford, Jul 13, 11am & 1:30pmFORUM “The Preservation Forum“The Great Catskills Resorts” ......Liberty Museum, Jul 12-14“Weigh Less, Live More” Lisa Renee Fogarty ....Mount St. Mary, Desmond Campus, Jul 13, 10am“Writing for Publications” Felicia Hodges ..........Mount St. Mary, Desmond Campus, Jul 13, 2pmFrog Frolic ..Pocono Environmenal Education Center, Dingmans Ferry, Jul 13, 1pm & Jul 14, 10am“Using Your Mind, Emotions & Spirit to Help the Body Heal” Puja A.J. Thomson ......................

Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Jul 15, 6:30pmDEMO “Come Paint With Me” painting & sketching ....Grey Towers, Milford, Jul 18, 10am-4pmSCIENCE CAFE Chemistry of Brewing Beer, Jack Chastain..........................................................

Diana’s Restaurant, New Windsor, Jul 24, 7pm“Amazing Reptiles” ............................................................................Liberty Library, Jul 15, 6:30pm“A Perfect Storm:College Funding, Your Retirement & Soon-to-be-Aging Parents” N. Preddice.........

Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Jul 16, 6:30pm“Owls of the Night” ........................................................................Narrowsburg Library, Jul 17, 6pm“Bannerman’s Island” Barbara & Wes Gottlick ..Mount St. Mary, Desmond Campus, Jul 19, 10am“Artending: Making a Place for Art in Your Life” Tom Bosket & Laura E.J. Moran ..................

Narrowsburg Library, Jul 21, 2pm“Taking Women Seriously” Kate Lindemann ......Mount St. Mary, Desmond Campus, Jul 22, 1pm“Alternative Energy” Laurence Lanigan & Richard Galbreth Mt.St. Mary, Desmond Campus, Jul 25, 6:30pm“Grandpa Did What?!? Dealing with Family Secrets & Skeletons” ..............................................

Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Jul 26, 10amOPEN REHEARSAL Weekend of Chamber Music ..Eddie Adams Barn, Jeffersonville, Jul 26, 7pm60th Anniversary of Korean War Cease-Fire Purple Heart Hall of Honor, New Windsor, Jul 27, 2pmRegiments prepare for move to Yorktown VA ....Knox’s Headquarters, New Windsor, Jul 27, 7pmButterfly Walk w/David Trently ..............................................................................PEEC Jul 28, 1pm“Wetland Conservation” Laura Heady ....Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Jul 29, 6pm“Birds of Newburgh” Douglas Robinson Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, Jul 31, 1pm

Children & Teens Calendar

Lectures / demos / Forums


CANvas category calendarsponsored by Hudson Valley Planning and Preservation, Monroe

Doris Lee, Helen Shen, Claudia Hu pianists, Shandelee Festival ..Bethel Woods, Jul 28, 3pmDNA Quintet incl. Loma Mar Quartet ........................Pacem in Terris, Warwick, Jul 28, 5pmWest Point Brass & Percussion ..................Trophy Point Amphitheatre, Jul 28, 7:30pm FREEJupiter Symphony Chamber Players............................Shandelee Music Festival, Aug 1, 8pmAlexander Koprin piano ................................................Shandelee Music Festival, Aug 3, 8pm

Music - jazzThe Jazz Cats ........................................................Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Sundays, NoonHudson Valley Jazz Ensemble ................................................The Dautaj, Warwick, Jul 5, 8pmSkye Jazz Quartet ..................................................Pennings Farm, Warwick, Jul 6, 7pm FREE“A Whirlwind of Jazz” Latino-Cuban jazz ................Parksville Methodist Church, Jul 7, 3pmMr. Gone ..........................................................Arboretum, Montgomery, Jul 10, 6:30pm FREEThe Belly Warmers..........................................Arboretum, Montgomery, Jul 17, 6:30pm FREEHudson Valley Jazz Ensemble ......................................Pine Island Park, Jul 20, 6:30pm FREEBob Rodriguez ............................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 21, 10am-2pmThe Latin Jazz Explosion................................Arboretum, Montgomery, Jul 24, 6:30pm FREESteve Wilson/Bruce Barth Quartet, Rachel Loshak..........The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 26, 7pmErik Lawrence Quartet ............................................The Falcon, Marlboro, Jul 28, 10am-2pmJoe Ray Band ..................................................Arboretum, Montgomery, Jul 31, 6:30pm FREEHunts Landing Jazz Series............................................Best Western, Matamoras, Aug 3, TBA

operaAria Concert Delaware Valley Opera ..........Sullivan County Community College, Jul 11, 8pm“Mostly Figaro”Delaware Valley Opera ....Sullivan County Community College, Jul 20, 8pm

& Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg, Jul 21, 3pm“The Impresario” Mozart, Delaware Valley Opera ......Tusten Theatre, Narrowsburg, Aug 2-4

opera - livecast & Video“Armida” Rossini..............Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, Jul 10, 7pm“La Traviata” Verdi ..........Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, Jul 17, 7pm“Turandot” Puccini ..........Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, Jul 24, 7pm“Barber of Seville” Rossini......Sullivan County Comm. College, Loch Sheldrake, Jul 31, 7pm

poetry & PRose readingRilla Askew & Paul Austin prose ......................................Narrowsburg Library, Jul 5, 7:30pmHaigan Smith, Judith Saunders..............................Howland Cultural Ctr., Beacon, Jul 5, 8pmPoetry at Second-Hand Poetry on the Loose Seligmann Ctr, Sugar Loaf, Jul 6, 3:30pm FREEMike Jurkovic Poetry in the Gallery ..................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Jul 7, 7pmPoetry, Beacon ....................................................................................Beacon Yoga, Jul 17, 7pmPoetry Cafe, Walter Worden, Roberta Gould, Robert Milby ..........Florida Library, Jul 19, 7pm“Wanderings & Wonderings” w/Erica Ehrenberg ....................................................................

Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, Jul 20, 3pmPoetry at the Church..............................................Goshen Methodist Church, Jul 29, 7pmVictoria Sullivan Poetry on the Loose ....Seligmann Center, Sugar Loaf, Aug 3, 3:30pm FREEPoetry in the Gallery..........................................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Aug 4, 7pm

recreation & Dancing & SingingCountry Western Line Dancing ....................Jester’s Restaurant, Chester, Thursdays, 7:30pmBloomingburg Garden Tour ..................................Bloomingburg & Wurtsboro, Jun 29, 10amIndependence Day ..................New Windsor Cantonment & Knox’s Hdqrtrs, Jul 4, 10am-5pm162nd Birthday free tours ................Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh, Jul 4, 10am-5pm“Under the Stars” Polka Dance ......PLAV # 16, Legion Road, Pine Island, Jul 13, 6pm-10pmSecret Garden Tour ....................................................Milford Garden Club, Jul 13, 10am-4pm“Messiah” Singalong Pike Cty. Choral Society ..Good Shepherd Church, Milford, Jul 21, 4pmTime and the Valleys Museum Old Time Fair & BBQ ..........Grahamsville, Jul 27, 1pm-5pmPurple Heart Appreciation Day ..........Purple Heart Hall of Honor, New Windsor, Aug 4, 2pm

theatre - musical“Dolly Parton’s Nine to Five” ..................................................Forestburgh Playhouse, Jul 2-14“Fiddler on the Roof” ..............................Theatre at West Shore Station, Newburgh, Jul 11-28“Monty Python’s Spamalot”..................................................Forestburgh Playhouse, Jul 16-28“Nunsense!”......................................Palaia Vineyards Outdoor Tent, Highland Mills, Jul 18-21“Grease” ..........................................................................Forestburgh Playhouse, Jul 30-Aug 11

Theatre - Play“Love/Sick” by John Cariani ..................................Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, thru Jul 7“$tatu$ Quo Vadi$” Willy Gilly Productions ....First Presbyterian Church, Goshen, thru Jul 14“Lend Me A Tenor” Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players ....................................................

Playhouse at Museum Village, Monroe, Jul 12-28“Boeing Boeing” ..................................................Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville, Jul 12-Aug 4“A Few Good Men” Hatmaker’s Attic Productions ..Ritz Theatre Lobby, Newburgh, Jul19-21“The Merry Wives Of Windsor” Shakespeare ......................Salesian Park, Goshen, Jul 20-28“Love, Loss & What I Wore” Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop ........................................

Rivoli Theatre, South Fallsburg, Jul 26-28“My Machine is Powered by Clocks” ................................NACL Highland Lake, Jul 28, 4pm

ART TOURS / walks/AuctionsLivingston Manor Artwalk/Chalkwalk ........Main Street, Livingston Manor, Jul 6, 10am-4pmSmall Works Auction ......................................................ArtsWAVE Ellenville, Jul 6, 4pm-6pmSecond Saturday in Beacon Beacon Galleries..........Downtown Beacon, Jul 13, all day to 9pmArt After Dark ......................................................................Milford Galleries, Jul 13, 6pm-9pm

cabaret - & magic, burlesque, contortion“Hello Jerry!” Jerry Herman Songs ........................Tavern at Forestburgh Playhouse, Jul 2-13Andrea McArdle ............................................................................Sugar Loaf PAC, Jul 13, 8pm“Born to Hand Jive” doo-wop ................................Tavern at Forestburgh Playhouse, Jul 16-28“Mr. Choade’s Wild Ride” cabaret, magic, burlesque, contortion, NYC’s The Slipper Room..

NACL, Highland Lake, Jul 21, 9pm (doors open 8pm) Karen Mason ..................................................................................Sugar Loaf PAC, Jul 27, 8pm“Naughty or Nice” Broadway Heroes & Villains ..Tavern at Forestburgh Plyhs, Jul 30-Aug 11

Cinema“Tom Jones” talk w/ George Burke ....Mount St. Mary College Desmond Campus, Jul 2, 10am“The Lorax” documentary ............................................Grey Towers, Milford, Jul 6, 7pm FREE“The Shoes of the Fisherman” talk w/ George Burke Mt. St. Mary Desmond Campus, Jul 11, 10am“Rebecca” Hitchcock ......................................................Cornwall Library, Jul 7, 1:30pm FREEAfternoon Movie ................................................Thrall Library, Middletown, Jul 17, 2pm FREE“Red Persimmons” ............................................................Cornwall Library, Jul 18, 6pm FREESurrealist Film Series ......................Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf, Jul 26, 7:30pm

ComedyJessica Kirson The Laugh Tour ..................................Hennings @ Eldred Preserve, Jul 6, 9pm

DANCE & acrobaticsGolden Dragon Acrobats................................................................Sugar Loaf PAC, Jul 13, 2pmFlamenco Ensemble SEGUE Kindred Spirits Arts ..................Milford Theatre, Jul 27, 7:30pm

festival20th Annual Liberty Festival......................................Main Street, Liberty, Jul 4, 10:30am-4pmWurtsboro Founder’s Day........................................................Sullivan Street, Jul 6, 11am-5pmGreat American Weekend ................................................................Downtown Goshen, Jul 6-7“Summer Sizzles in Romer’s Alley” ..Bliss Cooperative, Romer’s Alley, Sugar Loaf, Jul 6 & 7Chinook Dog Show & Olympics ............................ Thomas Bull Park, Montgomery, Jul 12-14Riverfest ..................................................................Downtown Narrowsburg, Jul 28, 10am-4pmThe Two Row Wampum Festival ..........................Riverfront Park, Beacon, Aug 3, 11am-duskFlea Market w/CANVAS 9th Birthday Art Exhibit & Sale ......................................................

Fly Fishing Museum, Livingston Manor, Aug 3 & 4Festival of Wood music, crafts, kids, arts, etc. ........................Grey Towers, Milford, Aug 3 & 4

holistic UFO Support Group ....................................Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1st Wednesdays, 7pmDrumming Circle Kofi Donkor....Pocono Environmental Edctn Ctr., Dingmans Ferry, July 13, 6:30pm“Summer Bliss” Psychic Fair ......................Crystal Connection, Wurtsboro, Jul 20, 11am-6pm

Music - broadway - opera - operetta - Tin Pan Alley - etc.Broadway Concerts Direct “Summer Lovin’” ......Wurtsboro Community Church, Jul 20, 8pmGail Johnson, Christine Hart, Tracy Stroh Broadway................................................................

Something Sweet Outdoors, Middletown, Jul 25, 6pm-8pm FREEThe Lyric Quartet “Fire and Ice” ................................Dead End Cafe, Parksville, Aug 4, 3pm

Music - classical & BandCallicoon Center Band Light Classics, etc. ......Gulf Road, Callicoon Center, Wednesdays 8pmPine Bush Community Band ............................Wooster Grove Park, Walden, Jul 8, 7pm FREESong Concert Delaware Valley Opera ..........Sullivan County Community College. Jul 13, 8pmWeekend of Chamber Music Opening Concert..Jeffersonville Presby. Ch., Jul 14, 3pm FREEGregory Hayes harpsichord, Albery Brouwer flute, Ted Mook cello ........................................

Pacem in Terris, Warwick, Jul 14, 5pmEllenville Chamber Players & Greg Dinger, guitar “A Potpourri” ..........................................

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ellenville, Jul 18, 7:30pmWeekend of Chamber Music Music Talks! ..........................North Branch Inn, Jul 18, 7:30pmPine Bush Community Band ..........................................Pine Bush Gazebo, Jul 19, 7pm FREEWeekend of Chamber Music “A Tribute to Judith Pearce” ........................................................

Eddie Adams Barn, Jeffersonville, Jul 20, talk:7pm, concert: 8pmMarket Music Weekend of Chamber Music ....Callicoon Farmers’ Market, Jul 21, 11am FREEAllen Yueh piano, Shandelee Music Festival ....................................Bethel Woods, Jul 24, 8pmWeekend of Chamber Music Music Talks ..........Catskill Distilling Co., Bethel, Jul 25, 7:30pmWeekend of Chamber Music Open Rehearsal ..............Eddie Adams Barn, Jul 26, 7pm FREEGreater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops ..........................................................

Downing Park, Newburgh, Jul 27, 4pm FREEWeekend of Chamber Music Grand Finale & Reception w/Harbison World Premiere ..........

Eddie Adams Barn, Jeffersonville, Jul 27, talk:7pm, concert: 8pmPine Bush Community Band ................Marlyn Budd Pavilion, Otisville, Jul 28, 1:30pm FREE


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Opening Receptionssee page 22

Cinema“Tom Jones” MSM-DC

Cabaret“Hello Jerry!” FP 6pm

Music Olsen CourtArboretum,Montgomery,

6:30pmMusic Dave Matthews

Band BW 7pmTheatre-Musical

“Nine to Five” FP 8pm

Theatre-Musical“Nine to Five” FP 2pm & 8pm

Cabaret“Hello Jerry!” FP 6pm

Music Newburgh Jazz SeriesArboretum, Montgomery, 6:30pmMusic Dean Friedman FAL 7pm

Music - BandCallicoon Center Band

Gulf Road, 8pm

Independence Day ....New Windsor Cantonment & Knox’ Headqrtrs, 10am-5pmFestival ..20th Annual Liberty Festival ..Main Street, Liberty, 10:30am-4pmCabaret ....................................“Hello Jerry!” ..........................FP 6pmOpen Mic Musicians Gathering ....Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, 6:30pmRecreation ..............Country Western Line Dancing........JCC 7pmMusic ................Kobo Town & The Garifuna Collective ..FAL 7pmTheatre - Musical ......“Dolly Parton’s Nine to Five” ............FP 8pmTheatre - Play ..........................“Love/Sick ..........................ST 8pmMusic - Jazz...Jazz Trio ..Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm

Festival ....................Great AmericanMusic..............Alexis P. Suter Band

Prose...............Rilla Askew & Paul AustTheatre - Musical ......“Dolly Parton’s NTheatre - Play ..........................“Love/SPoetry......................Haigan Smith, JudMusic - Jazz......Hudson Valley Jazz EnsCabaret ....................................“Hello Je

MusicPine Bush

Community BandWooster Grove Park,

Walden 7pm

Cabaret“Hello Jerry!”

FP 6pmMusic

The Belly WarmersArboretum, Montgomery,

6:30pmTheatre-Musical“Nine to Five”

FP 8pm

Theatre-Musical“Nine to Five”FP 2pm & 8pm

Cabaret “Hello Jerry!” FP 6pmMusic-Jazz Mr. Gone

Arboretum, Montgomery, 6:30pmOpera-Livecast

“Armida” RossiniSCCC 7pm

Music - BandCallicoon Center Band

Gulf Road, 8pm

Cinema.....“The Shoes of the Fisherman” ........MSM-DC 10amCabaret ....................................“Hello Jerry!” ..........................FP 6pmMusic ..........................................Foley Road ..........................SSO 6pmOpen Mic Musicians Gathering ..Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, 6:30pmMusic...........HOTROD Band ..On the Lawn by RR, Sugar Loaf, 6:30pmRecreation ..............Country Western Line Dancing ........JCC 7pmMusic ........................................Petey Hop ..........................FAL 7pmTheatre - Musical ............“Fiddler on the Roof” ......TWSS 7:30pmTheatre - Musical ......“Dolly Parton’s Nine to Five” ............FP 8pmOpera - Concert..............Delaware Valley Opera............SCCC 8pmMusic - Jazz...Jazz Trio ..Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm

Music ......Victoria Justice &Music..........................................SonanTheatre - Musical ............“Fiddler on tTheatre - Musical ......“Dolly Parton’s NTheatre - Play..“$tatus Quo Vadi$”..FiTheatre - Play ......................“Boeing BTheatre - Play ....................“Lend Me ACabaret ....................................“Hello Je



Cabaret“Born to Hand Jive”

FP 6pmMusic

Shallow Oldies BandArboretum, Montgomery,

6:30pmTheatre-Musical

“Spamalot”FP 8pm

Cinema Afternoon Movie TL 2pmTheatre-Musical

“Spamalot” FP 2pm & 8pmCabaret “Born to Hand Jive”

FP 6pmMusic-Jazz Mr. Gone

Arboretum, Montgomery, 6:30pmOpera “La Traviata”SCCC 7pm

Poetry Beacon Beacon Yoga , 7pmMusic Callicoon Center Band

Gulf Road, 8pm

Cabaret ..................“Born to Hand Jive” ......................FP 6pmMusic ..........................Kevin McCabe ................SSO 6pm-8pm

Open Mic Musicians Gathering ..Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, 6:30pmMusic......Parrots of the Caribbean ....On the Lawn by RR, Sugar Loaf, 6:30pmRecreation ..................Country Western Line Dancing ..........CFC 7pmMusic ......................Matt Schoenfield Trio, Dylan Doyle ........FAL 7pmMusic - Classical..Weekend of Chamber Music....North Branch Inn, 7:30pmMusic-Classical.Ellenville Chamber Players&Guitar St. John’s Ch., 7:30pmTheatre - Musical ................“Fiddler on the Roof” ..........TWSS 7:30pmTheatre - Play ..........................“Boeing Boeing ..........................ST 8pmTheatre - Musical ......................“Nunsense!” ......................PVOT 8pmMusic - Jazz...Jazz Trio ........Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm

Poetry Cafe.Walter Worden, RoMusic ......Amy Helm & The Handsome SMusic............Pine Bush Community BanTheatre - Musical ............“Fiddler on tTheatre - Play ......................“Boeing BTheatre - Play ....................“Lend Me ATheatre - Play....................“A Few GooTheatre - Musical ....................“NunsenMusic ....................Frankie Valli & TheCabaret ............................“Born to Ha



Cabaret“Born to Hand Jive”

FP 6pmMusic

Old Dawgz BandArboretum, Montgomery,

6:30pm

Theatre-Musical“Spamalot”

FP 8pm

Theatre- Musical“Spamalot” FP 2pm & 8pm

Cabaret “Born to Hand Jive”FP 6pm

Music-JazzThe Latin Jazz Explosion

Arboretum, Montgomery, 6:30pmOpera-Livecast

“Turandot” Puccini SCCC 7pmMusic - Classical Alan Yueh piano

Bethel Woods 8pmMusic Callicoon Center Band

Gulf Road, 8pm

Cabaret ..................“Born to Hand Jive” ......................FP 6pmMusic B’way.Gail Johnson, Christine Hart, Tracy StrohSSO 6pm-8pmMusic.Jay Everett Band & Geoff Doubleday On the Lawn, Sugar Loaf, 6:30pmOpen Mic Musicians Gathering ..Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, 6:30pmRecreation ..................Country Western Line Dancing ..........JCC 7pmMusic.........Jim Campilongo Quartet, Vito Petroccitto............FAL 7pmMusic - Classical..Wknd of Chmber Music Catskill Distilling, Bethel, 7:30pmTheatre - Musical ................“Fiddler on the Roof” ..........TWSS 7:30pmTheatre - Play ..........................“Boeing Boeing ..........................ST 8pmTheatre - Play ......................“Lend Me A Tenor” ................CTMW 8pmTheatre - Musical ..........“Monty Python’s Spamalot”................FP 8pmMusic ..........................................The Eagles ............................BW 8pmMusic - Jazz.......Jazz Trio ....Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm

Music....Tim McGraw, Brantley GMusic - Jazz.Steve Wilson/Bruce Barth Cinema............................Surrealist FilTheatre - Musical ............“Fiddler on tTheatre - Musical ......“Monty Python’sTheatre - Play ......................“Boeing BTheatre - Play ....................“Lend Me ATheatre - Play ............“Love, Loss & WCabaret ............................“Born to Ha

Poetry ReadingPoetry at the Church

Goshen Methodist Ch., 7pm

Cabaret“Naughty or NIce”

FP 6pmMusic In the Pocket

Arboretum, Montgomery,6:30pm

Theatre-Musical“Grease”FP 8pm

Theatre-Musical“Grease” FP 2pm & 8pm

Cabaret“Naughty or NIce”

FP 6pmMusic-Jazz Joey Ray Band

Arboretum, Montgomery, 6:30pmOpera-Livecast “Barber of Seville”

Rossini SCCC 7pmMusic - Band

Callicoon Center BandGulf Road, 8pm

Cabaret ........................“Naughty or Nice” ....................FP 6pmMusic.......................Bonnie Law guitar ....................SSO 6pm-8pmMusic......Mighty Spectrum Band On the Lawn by RR, Sugar Loaf, 6:30pmOpen Mic Musicians Gathering ..Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, 6:30pmRecreation ..............Country Western Line Dancing........JCC 7pmTheatre-Musical.”Joseph&Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” FP 8pmTheatre - Play ......................“Boeing Boeing ......................ST 8pmTheatre - Musical ......................“Grease” ............................FP 8pmMusic - Classlcal..Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players ..SMF 8pmMusic - Jazz...Jazz Trio ..Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, 8pm-11pm

Theatre - Musical ......................“GreasTheatre - Play ......................“Boeing BOpera..............“The Impresario” DelaCabaret ..............................“Naughty o

July BERT = Bertoni Sculpture Garden, Sugar LoafBW = Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, BethelCTMW = Creative Theatre-Muddy Water Players, Playhouse at Museum Village, MonroeFAL = The Falcon, MarlboroFP = Forestburgh Playhouse, Forestburgh

HCC = Howland Cultural Center, BeaconMSM-DC = Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, NewburghNACL = NACL Theatre, Highland LakeNCR = Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell HallPEEC = Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry

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DAY SATURDAY SUNDAYn Weekend ........Downtown Goshen, Sasha Papernik ..............FAL 7pmin ........Narrowsburg Library, 7:30pmNine to Five” ....................FP 8pmSick ....................................ST 8pmdith Saunders................HCC 8pmsemble ....The Dautaj, Warwick, 8pmerry!”..............................FP 10”30pm

Art Walk....................Artwalk/Chalkwalk ....................Main Street, Livingston Manor, 10am-4pmFestival ............................Great American Weekend ....................Downtown Goshen, 9am-5pm

Festival.................“Summer Sizzles in Romer’s Alley” ..........Romers Alley, Sugar Loaf, Noon-4pmFestival ..................................Wurtsboro Founder’s Day ........................Sullivan Street, 11am-5pmPoetry....................“Poetry at Second-Hand” Poetry on the Loose ........................SLGMN 3:30pmMusic ..........Independence Day Celebration concert & rock bands ........................TPA 6pmMusic....Jermaine Paul & Family, Allegro Youth Orch. benefit concert ............PVOT 6:30pmCinema ..............................“The Lorax” documentary ....................Grey Towers, Milford, 7pmMusic - Jazz ..........................The Skye Jazz Quartet ................Pennings Farm, Warwick, 7pmTheatre - Play ..................................“Love/Sick ..............................................................ST 8pmTheatre - Musical..............“Dolly Parton’s Nine to Five”................................................FP 8pmComedy ........................................Jessica Kirson ....................Hennings, Eldred Preserve, 9pmCabaret ............................................“Hello Jerry!” ..........................................................FP 10:30pm

Music ..............................JB’s Soul Jazz Trio ..................FAL 10am-2pmFestival........Great American Weekend ........Downtown Goshen, 10am-5pmFestival.........”Summer Sizzles in Romer’s Alley ......Sugar Loaf, 11am-4pmMusic - Jazz.........The Jazz Cats ........Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, NoonMusic...............9th Annual Free Music Festival ......BERT 12:30pm-5pmCinema ....................................“Rebecca” ....................Cornwall Library,1:30pmTheatre - Play ..............“Love/Sick ..................................ST 2pmMusic - Latin Cuban Jazz.........(U)nity ....Dead End Cafe. Parksville, 3pmPoetry ..................................Mike Jurkovich ............................WAA 7pm

Big Time Rush ................BW 7pmndo ....................................FAL 7pmthe Roof” ................TWSS 7:30pmNine to Five” ....................FP 8pmrst Presbyterian Ch., Goshen, 8pm

Boeing ................................ST 8pmA Tenor” ......................CTMW 8pmerry!” ..............................FP 10:30pm

Art Walk ........................Second Saturday............................Downtown Beacon, all dayTheatre - Musical ......“Fiddler on the Roof”................................TWSS 2pm & 7:30pm

Art Walk ........................................Art After Dark ..........................Downtown Milford, 6pm -9pmHolistic ............................Drumming Circle Kofi Donkor ....................................PEEC 6:30pmMusic............................................No Soap Radio ..................................PVOT 6:30pm-10:30pmMusic..................Folk Fest Concert ................Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddebackville, TBARecreation...........”Under the Stars” Polka Dance ..............PLAV # 16, Pine Island, 6pm-10pmTheatre - Musical..............“Dolly Parton’s Nine to Five”................................................FP 8pmTheatre - Play.............................“$tatus Quo Vadi$” ........First Presbyterian Ch., Goshen, 8pmTheatre - Play..............................“Boeing Boeing ..........................................................ST 8pmTheatre - Play ..........................“Lend Me A Tenor”..................................................CTMW 8pmMusic - Classical...........Delaware Valley Opera Song Concert ................................SCCC 8pmCabaret ......................................Andrea McArdle....................................................SLPAC 8pmCabaret ............................................“Hello Jerry!” ..........................................................FP 10:30pm

Music ......................................The Compact ....................FAL 10am-2pmMusic - Classical..Weekend of Chamber Music ..Callicoon Farmers Market 11am

Music - Jazz..The Jazz Cats ..Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, NoonMusic.....9th Annual Free Music Festival ..BERT 12:30pm-5pm

Theatre - Play ......................“Boeing Boeing ..............................ST 2pmTheatre - Play ....................“Lend Me A Tenor” ......................CTMW 2pmTheatre - Musical ......“Dolly Parton’s Nine to Five” ....................FP 2pmTheatre - Musical ............“Fiddler on the Roof” ....................TWSS 2pmTheatre - Play....“$tatu$ Quo Vadi$”......First Presbyterian Ch., Goshen, 2pmMusic.....Spirit, Family, Reunion....Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, 2pmMusic - Classical..Weekend of Chamber Music ......Jeff’ville Presby Ch, 3pmMusic - Classical ........................Baroque Trio ....................................PIT 5pmMusic ........The Dan Brother Band, The Jeremy Langdale Band ..FAL 7pm

oberta Gould Florida Library, 7pmStrangers, RoseAnn Fino FAL 7pmnd ..............Pine Bush Gazebo, 7pmthe Roof” ................TWSS 7:30pmBoeing ................................ST 8pmA Tenor” ......................CTMW 8pmod Men” ..........................RTZ 8pmnse!” ............................PVOT 8pme Four Seasons ................BW 8pmnd Jive” ....................FP 10:30pm

Holistic“Summer Bliss Psychic FairCrystal Connection, Wurtsboro, 11am-6pmTheatre - Play.........”The Merry Wives of Windsor” ..........Salesian Park, Goshen, 2pm

Theatre - Musical ....................“Fiddler on the Roof”................................TWSS 2pm & 7:30pmMusic - Folk.....................Rich Bala ................Mount St. Mary College, Desmond Campus, 6pmMusic - Jazz ..................The Hudson Valley Jazz Ensemble ............Pine Island Park, 6:30pmMusic...Weekend of Chamber Music ..........Eddie Adams Barn, Jeffersonville, (7pm, talk) 8pmTheatre - Play..............................“Boeing Boeing ..........................................................ST 8pmTheatre - Play ..........................“Lend Me A Tenor”..................................................CTMW 8pmTheatre - Musical ..........................“Nunsense!” ........................................................PVOT 8pmOpera ...............................“Mostly Figaro” Delaware Valley Opera ........................SCCC 8pmTheatre - Play ..........................“A Few Good Men”......................................................RTZ 8pmMusic...................Natalie Merchant & Hudson Valley Philharmonic............................BW 8pmMusic - B’way-Opera-Pop.....Broadway Concerts Direct ..Wurtsboro Community Church, 8pmCabaret ....................................“Born to Hand Jive” ................................................FP 10:30pm

Music - Jazz ................Bob Rodriguez ......................FAL 10am-2pmMusic - Jazz......The Jazz Cate ......Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Noon

Music............9th Annual Free Music Festival ..........BERT 12:30pm-5:30pmTheatre - Play ..........................“Boeing Boeing ..................................ST 2pmTheatre - Play ......................“Lend Me A Tenor” ........................CTMW 2pmTheatre - Musical ......................“Nunsense!”................................PVOT 2pmTheatre - Musical ................“Fiddler on the Roof” ........................TWSS 2pmTheatre - Play..”Merry Wives of Windsor” ........Salesian Park, Goshen, 2pmTheatre - Play ......................“A Few Good Men” ............................RTZ 3pmOpera.......“Mostly Figaro” Delaware Valley Opera......................SCCC 3pmSingalong.......Handel’s “Messiah” ..Church of Good Shepherd, Milford, 4pmMusic ..........................Jazz Knights perform Bill Joel ..............TPA 7:30pm

Gilbert & Love and Theft....BW 7pmQuartet, Rachel Loshak....FAL 7pm

lm Series ..............SLGMN 7:30pmthe Roof” ................TWSS 7:30pms Spamalot” ......................FP 8pm

Boeing ................................ST 8pmA Tenor” ......................CTMW 8pmWhat I Wore” ..............SCDW 8pmnd Jive” ....................FP 10:30pm

Music ..........................BeatleFest 2013 ....................................PVOT 10am-NoonRecreation ..Time & Valleys Museum Old Time Fair & BBQ ..Grahamsville, 1pm-5pm

Theatre - Play.........”The Merry Wives of Windsor” ............Salesian Park, Goshen, 2pmTheatre - Musical ................“Fiddler on the Roof” ..........................TWSS 2pm & 7:30pmMusic - Classical..Greater Newburgh Symphony Summer Pops ......Downing Park,.4pmMusic...Weekend of Chamber Music Eddie Adams Barn, Jeffersonville, (7pm, talk) 8pmMusic ........................Lynyrd Skynyrd & Bad Company ......................................BW 7pmDance ............................Flamenco Ensemble Segue ..................Milford Theatre, 7:30pmTheatre - Musical ..........“Monty Python’s Spamalot”............................................FP 8pmTheatre - Play ..........................“Boeing Boeing......................................................ST 8pmTheatre - Play ......................“Lend Me A Tenor” ............................................CTMW 8pmTheatre - Play................“Love, Loss & What I Wore” ....................................SCDW 8pmCabaret ......................................Karen Mason ................................................SLPAC 8pmCabaret ................................“Born to Hand Jive” ..........................................FP 10:30pm

Festival..........Riverfest................Downtown Narrowsburg,10am-4pm Music - Jazz ..........Erik Lawrence Quartet ................FAL 10am-2pmMusic - Jazz.....The Jazz Cats ......Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, Noon

Music..................6th Annual Bill Perry Day ....................BERT 12:15pm-6pmMusic.Pine Bush Community Band Marilyn Budd Pavilion, Otisville, 1:30pmTheatre - Play ..........................“Boeing Boeing ..................................ST 2pmTheatre - Play ......................“Lend Me A Tenor” ........................CTMW 2pmTheatre - Musical ..........“Monty Python’s Spamalot” ........................FP 2pmTheatre - Musical ................“Fiddler on the Roof” ........................TWSS 2pmTheatre - Play................“Love, Loss & What I Wore”..................SCDW 2pmTheatre - Play..”Merry Wives of Windsor” ........Salesian Park, Goshen, 2pmMusic - Classical.......Doris Lee, Helen Shen, Claudia Hu ................BW 3pmTheatre - Play ........“My Machine is Powered by Clocks” ............NACL 4pmMusic - Classical ......DNA Quintet & Loma Mar Quartet ..................PIT 5pmMusic - Classical ........West Point Brass & Percussion ..............TPA 7:30pm

se”......................................FP 8pmBoeing ................................ST 8pmaware Valley Opera ..........TT 8pmor Nice” ......................FP 10:30pm

Recreation. Flea Market & Art Sale Fly Fishing Museum, L Manor, 8:30am-5:30pmFestival......The Two Row Wampum Festival ....Riverfront Park, Beacon, 11am-duskFestival ................................Festival of Wood ..................Grey Towers, Milford, TBAPoetry ................Victoria Sullivan Poetry on the Loose ..................SLGMN 3:30pmMusic - Jazz..........Hunts Landing Jazz Series ........Best Western, Matamoras, TBAMusic ......................Rick Lattimore as Rod Stewart................................PVOT 7pmMusic - Classical ..........Alexander Kobrin, piano ......................................SMF 8pmTheatre - Musical ......................“Grease” ......................................................FP 8pmTheatre - Play ......................“Boeing Boeing ................................................ST 8pmOpera..............“The Impresario” Delaware Valley Opera ............................TT 8pmCabaret ..............................“Naughty or Nice” ........................................FP 10:30pm

Recreation..Flea Market-Art Sale ..Fly Fishing Museum, L Manor, 9am-3:30pmMusic.........The Jazz Cats ..................Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel, NoonFestival......................Festival of Wood ..........Grey Towers, Milford, TBATheatre - Play ......................“Boeing Boeing ..............................ST 2pmTheatre - Musical ......................“Grease” ....................................FP 2pmOpera..............“The Impresario” Delaware Valley Opera ..........TT 3pmMusic-Opera-B’way.The Lyric Quartet ..Dead End Cafe, Parksville, .3pmPoetry ..................................Mike Jurkovich ............................WAA 7pmMusic ..............................West Point Steelband ..................TPA 7:30pm

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SLGMN = Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar LoafSLPAC = Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center (formerly Lycian Centre)SMF = Shandelee Music Festival, Livingston ManorST = Shadowland Theatre, EllenvilleSSO = Something Sweet Outdoors, Middletown

TL = Thrall Library, MiddletownTPA = Trophy Point Amphitheatre, West PointTT = Tusten Theater, NarrowsburgTWSS = Theatre at West Shore Station, NewburghWAA = Wurtsboro Art Alliance

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ART exhibitsCAS ..........................................................................................Catskill Art Society Arts Center, Livingston ManorDAC ............................................................Alliance Gallery & Loft Gallery, Delaware Arts Center, NarrowsburgSUNYO-KH ....................................................................................................SUNY Orange Newburgh, Kaplan HallSUNYO-OH ........................................................................SUNY Orange Middletown, Orange Hall Gallery & Loft WRS ....................................................................................................................Wallkill River School, Montgomery

Carolyn Duke pottery................................................Duke Pottery, Tennanah Lake, Roscoe, ongoingLisa Strazza paintings ............................................................Strazza Art Gallery, Warwick, ongoingT.A. Clearwater paintings, pastels, prints ......Clearwater Gallery at Jones Farm, Cornwall, ongoingDavid & Joann Wells Greenbaum pottery, paintings ..............BlueStone Studio, Milford, ongoingArt Exhibit ................................................................................Caffe Macchiato, Newburgh, ongoingJules Medwin outdoor sculpture ......................Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf, ongoingSheila St. Lawrence “Renditions in Watercolor” ..................................Goshen Music Hall, thru JulMatt Pozorski “We Few, We Happy Few” sculpture & drawings............................DVAC thru Jul 6Al Bialos “Bold- Colorful - Rhythmic”........................................ARTery Gallery, Milford, thru Jul 8Barbara Lanza............................................................................................Elant at Goshen, thru Jul 8“Leaving on Track 9: The Train Show” paintings, photos ..RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon thru Jul 8Middletown Art Group Spring Exhibition ..................................................SUNYO-OH thru Jul 12“Farms” WRS members ............................................................................................WRS thru Jul 14CAS Summer Members Show ..................................................................................CAS thru Jul 14Louis Pantone ............................................................................Stray Cat Gallery, Bethel, thru Jul 14Frank Shuback “Anticipated Projects” ..................................................Sugar Loaf PAC, thru Jul 16Summer Group Show ..........................................UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, thru Jul 28Erika Joy Walker “Synchronicity” ................................Healing Arts Studio, Newburgh, thru Jul 29David Borenstein paintings ............................................................The Falcon, Marlboro, thru Jul 31Group Show ..................................................................Wulff Gallery, Livingston Manor, thru Aug 6Artists in the Park “A Day in the Parks” ........................................Bear Mountain Inn, thru Aug 10“Light as Medium” Art & Photography group show..............Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, thru Aug 17Andy Brennan “People, Places & Things” & Galen Pittman ..Rolling River Cafe, Parksville, thru Sep 2“Botanicals” River Valley Artists Guild ......................Town of Deerpark Hall, Huguenot, thru Sep 6Elizabeth Castaldo, Carol Kronyak, Ella Guma ”Aesthetic Aspirations” SUNYO-KH thru Sep 6Gordon Graff art, sculpture ......................................................River Market, Barryville, thru Sep 9“The New York Collection for Stockholm” Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf, thru Sep 30Karune McLaughlin “Birds, Barns, and More” ................Caffe a la Mode, Warwick, thru summer

New art ExhibitsElizabeth Ocskay & Michael Piotrowski, Catherine DeMaio....................................WRS Jul 1-30County Quilters Guild ................................................Brick House Museum, Montgomery, Jul 1-31Hemlock Farms Artists “Salon d’Arte”........Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Jul 1-Aug 29“Black Dirt” paintings, photographs, woodcuts ......Orange Regional Medical Center, Jul 2-Sep 13Group Show Washingtonville Art Society ..........Weathervane Clubhouse, Jul 5 & Aug 2, 5pm-8pm“We Call it Art” WAA members show ............................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Jul 6-28Troy Mack ....................................................................................................Elant at Goshen, Jul 8-15Holly K. Jackson mixed media ..............................................Back Room Gallery, Beacon, Jul 11-28Betty Ann Enos-Damms “Far Away & Home Again” ..Karpeles Museum, Nwbrgh, Jul 11-Aug 29“Art in Bloom” group show - art & floral arrangements ..........................................DAC Jul 12-14Richard Gubernick drawings ................................................................................DAC Jul 12-Aug 3Edward Evans, Joyce Pommer paintings ............................................................DAC Jul 12-Aug 3Debbie Gioello & Carol Margreither Mainardi “Enchanting Metamorphosis” ARTery, Milford, Jul 12-Aug 8“Peter & Paul Fiore “Father/Son” ................................................The Forge, Milford, Jul 13-Aug 5Shawn Dell Joyce........................................................................................Elant at Goshen, Jul 15-29“Orange County” WRS members ........................................................................WRS Jul 15-Aug 14Pike County Arts & Crafts Exhibit ................................................Milford Borough Hall, Jul 17-28Helen K. Garber, Naomi Teppich, Ray Fiero ............................Stray Cat Gallery, Bethel, Jul 19-31“Change - A World in Motion” group show ................Green Door Gallery, Liberty, Jul 19-Aug 17Vince Sanborn Open Studio ................................................ArtsWAVE, Ellenville, Jul 20, 6pm-8pmLisa Samalin paintings, collages, Charles Wilkin found objects........................CAS Jul 20-Aug 25Maryann Maffe ..................................................................................Elant at Goshen, Jul 29-Aug 12

photography exhibitsHPG ..............................................................................................................Highlands Photographic Guild, Milford

“Early to Rise: Working Farms in Orange County”..Cornell Cooperative Extension, MiddletownJohn Strazza ............................................................................Strazza Art Gallery, Warwick, ongoingJoe Statuto “Perhaps in a Dream” ..............................................................................DAC thru Jul 6Julia Zimmerman “The White Album” ......................................................................HPG thru Jul 7Michael Bloom, Shane Cashman ..............................................Stray Cat Gallery, Bethel, thru TBDLonnie Schlein ......................................................UpFront Exhibition Space, Port Jervis, thru Jul 28Tom Kneiser “Night-light Photographs ..........Capt. David Crawford House, Newburgh, thru Jul 31Nick Zungoli “Tuscana” ....................................................Exposures Gallery, Sugar Loaf, thru Jan 1

New Photography ExhibitsLouis Jawitz “India” ..............................................................Old Stone House, Hasbrouck, Jul 7-28Jerry Cohen....................................................................................Stray Cat Gallery, Bethel, Jul 5-17

Art & photography receptionsMiddletown Art Group Spring Exhibition................................................SUNYO-OH Jun 30, 1pm-4pm“Black Dirt” paintings, photographs, woodcuts ..................Orange Regional Medical Center, Jul 2, 4pmCreating Community:The Life of Allan Berube Exhibit ............Liberty Museum, Jul 3, 2pm-4pmGroup Show Washingtonville Art Society....................Weathervane Clubhouse, Jul 5 & Aug 2, 5pm-8pmHemlock Farms Artists “Salon d’Arte” ............Gallery at Chant Realtors, Lords Valley, Jul 5, 5pm-8pm“We Call it Art” WAA members show........................................Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Jul 6, 11am-5pmJerry Cohen........................................................................................Stray Cat Gallery, Bethel, Jul 6, TBALouis Jawitz “India” ..........................................................Old Stone House, Hasbrouck, Jul 7, 2pm-4pmRichard Gubernick drawings, Edward Evans, Joyce Pommer paintings..........DAC Jul 12, 7pm-10pm“Art in Bloom” group show - art & floral arrangements ....................................DAC Jul 12, 7pm-10pmBetty Ann Enos-Damms “Far Away & Home Again” ......Karpeles Museum, Nwbrgh, Jul 13, 1pm-3pmElizabeth Ocskay & Michael Piotrowski, Catherine DeMaio ..............................WRS Jul 13, 5pm-7pmHolly K. Jackson mixed media ..........................................Back Room Gallery, Beacon, Jul 13, 6pm-8pm“Peter & Paul Fiore “Father/Son” ..................................................The Forge, Milford, Jul 13, 6pm-8pmDebbie Gioello & Carol Margreither Mainardi “Enchanting Metamorphosis” ..ARTery, Milford, Jul 13, 6pm-9pm“Change - A World in Motion” group show ..............................Green Door Gallery, Liberty, Jul 19, 6pmPike County Arts & Crafts Exhibit ..........................................Milford Borough Hall, Jul 19, 7pm-10pmLisa Samalin paintings, collages, Charles Wilkin found objects ......CAS Jul 20, (talk @3pm) 4pm-6pmHelen K. Garber, Naomi Teppich, Ray Fiero ........................Stray Cat Gallery, Bethel, Jul 20, 4pm-7pmVince Sanborn Open Studio ........................................................ArtsWAVE, Ellenville, Jul 20, 6pm-8pm

booksBook Lover’s Club............................................Greenwood Lake Library, Fourth Tuesday, 7pmPage Turners Book Club ..................................................................Florida Library, Jun 27, 6:30pmReading & Photography showing “New York Coty of Trees” Benjamin Swift ....CAS Jul 5, 3pmDiscussion “Let’s Play SHESS” Wendy Oliveras ....Bliss Cooperative, Sugar Loaf, Jul 6 & 7, NoonDiscussion “I love You...Goodbye” Taylor Sterling ..Bliss Cooperative, Sugar Loaf, Jul 6 & 7, 2pmDiscussion “Boy who Harnessed the Wind”..........................................Liberty Library, Jul 18, 1pmDiscussion “Fever” w/author Mary Beth Keane ............................Newburgh Library, Jul 18, 7pmDiscussion “Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters”......................Fallsburg Library, Jul 25, 7pmBook Chat & Chocolate “Peaches for Father Francis” ....................Cornwall Library, Jul 25, 7pmGreat Books Discussion ..............................................................Newburgh Library, Jul 26, 11:30am

clubsChess Club..................................................................................Ellenville Library, Wednesdays, 4pmFriday Night Chess ......................................................................Narrowsburg Library, Fridays, 6pmKnit and Stitch ..........................................................................Narrowsburg Library, Mondays, 6pmKnitting “Chain Gang Knitting Club” ..............Mamakating Town Hall, Wurtsboro, Tuesdays, 9amKnitters & Crocheters “Crochety Knitters” ..............................Liberty Library, Tuesdays, 10:15amKnitting Club........................................Noble Coffee Roasters, Campbell Hall, Wednesdays 2:30pmKnitting Stitch & Bitch ....................................Palaia Vineyards, Highland Mills, Wednesdays, 7pmKnitting Group................................................Josephine-Louise Library, Walden, Tuesdays, 6:30pmKnit/Crochet Club ......................................................................Wallkill Library, Thursdays, 6:30pmKnimble Knitters ........................................................................Ellenville Library, Saturdays, 10amKnitting Circle ........................................................................................Florida Library, Jul 15, 6pmLaurel & Hardy Sons of the Desert Int’l Org ......Last Sundays, Ellenville, [email protected] Music Lovers Guild ..........................................3rd Thurs, 7:30pm, Montgomery 845-457-9867Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop ....St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chester, 2nd Monday, 7:30pmCalico Geese Quilters Guild ..................Cornell Cooperative Extension, Liberty, 2nd Monday, 7pmCountry Quilters Guild Stitch & Bitch ................................Walker Valley School House, MondaysScrabble Mania ..............................................................................Ellenville Library, Tuesdays, 6pmTrivia Night ..............................................................2 Alices, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Thursdays, 8pmWoodcarving Guild ......................................................Museum Village, Monroe, Wednesdays, 7pm

School & COnservatoryPine Bush HS Students Art Show ................................Town of Crawford Gov’t Center, thru July 31“Honk, Jr. Acting Out Playhouse ....................................Sugar Loaf PAC Jul 20 & 21, Aug 10 & 11“Alice in Wonderland” SCDW Youth ....Rivoli, South Fallsburg, Jul 19&20, 8pm, Jul 22, 2pmDisney’s Winnie the Pooh Kids Acting Out Playhouse ............Sugar Loaf PAC, Jul 29-Aug 2“Babes in Toyland” Youth Opera Workshop ........................Bethel Woods, Aug 3, 10am FREE

CANvas category calendarsponsored by The Wurtsboro Art Alliance & The Wallkill River School of Art


COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH THE ARTSwith Susan Handler

Rarely do we have anopportunity to explorethe birth of an activistand the impact that oneperson can have onsociety. This month theLiberty Museum andArt Center exploresCreating Community:

The Life of Allan Bérubé. He was devoted toproviding a voice about the everyday lives ofthe women and men in our gay communities.Although he passed away in 2007, his voiceas a community-based scholar, publishedauthor, social justice advocate, anti-warorganizer, anti-AIDS activist, and visualartist, continues to have an impact on thiscountry.

At the heart of his life’s work were hisefforts to communicate the human rightsstruggles in the American GLBT community.In essence, he was a sociologist bondingnetworks and building bridges. In his essayIntellectual Desire he writes, “I do my workin the borderlands between social classes,between the university and the community,between heterosexual and homosexual,

Creating Community: The Life of Allan Bérubé

between educated speech and down-to-earthtalk, between Franco-American andQuébécois, between my family and the gaycommunity, between the past and thepresent.”

As an awarding winning author and therecipient of the MacArthur Genius GrantFellowship, his extensive research files, oralhistories, and manuscripts have made asignificant contribution to changing thepolitical environment for the GLBTcommunity. In his influential book Coming

Out Under Fire, based on the correspondenceand interviews of dozen’s of men and womenfrom all branches of the service, he exploredthe uneasy relationship between the UnitedStates military and its gay members. Thedocumentation in this book provided SenatorTed Kennedy with the material to challengethe ban on gays in the military.

From July 5-August 18 Hudson Valleyresidents are encouraged to attend the exhibitCreating Community: The Life of AllanBérubé. This show is an opportunity to learnmore about the community-engaged heart-felttemperament and contributions of the lateAllan Bérubé.

The Center is located at 46 South MainStreet, Liberty.

For more information call 845-292-2394 ore-mail [email protected].

Visit www.LibertyMuseum.com for moreinformation.

The Museum is also holding a three dayforum “The Preservation Forum: The GreatCatskills Resorts” from July 12-14 and TheGreat Catskill Resorts - photos and artifactsfrom the Ross Padluck Resort Collection,July 4-September 29.

July 4 in Liberty

The 20th Annual Liberty Festival CelebratingLiberty on the 4th of July will take place onMain Street from 10:30am-4:00pm with aclassic car show, a parade at Noon, and musicby the Carl Richards Band, Gary Cormier,and Whiskey Bent.

A special tribute to Liberty’s Poet LaureateWalter Keller, (see photo)will be held at 10:35am.

Pamela Murphy ofWalden’s Hudson ValleyConservatory is bringingthe Hudson Valley FineArts Singers to entertainon Main Street.

Of course, there will be vendors and yummyfood all day too. And don’t forget to find yourcreative side at the art-picnic (for all ages).

Oh Yes! -- Get your frustrations out...take ashot at the dunking booth!

For information call 845-292-9797.

Allan Ronald BérubéDecember 3, 1946 – December 11, 2007


Shandelee Music Festival’s 20th AnniversaryFor its 20th anniversary, the Shandelee

Music Festival is collaborating with BethelWoods Center for the Arts to present twoconcerts that feature Shandelee pianists fromprevious years.

In 2004, 13 year old Allen Yueh was one offive solo pianists toperform at theShandelee MusicFestival. A formerscholarship studentof the Festival, hecompleted the gamutfrom child performer,advanced student andpromising artist toconcert pianist while still in his teens. Yueh’supcoming performance on July 24 at 8:00pmis his fourth appearance for the Festival.

(Editor’s note: Google “Ay, There’s the Rubato” to readBarry Plaxen’s review in the Catskill Chronicle of Yueh’ssuperb 2012 Shandelee concert.)

Four days after Yueh’s solo concert,audiences will have the pleasure of seeing andhearing three other graduates of Shandelee’ssummer coaching program for youngprofessional concert pianists, Doris Lee, HelenShen, and Claudia Hu.

A junior at Princeton University, Doris Leehas been regarded as “poised and elegant” bythe Echoes Sentinel. Lee was a top prize winner

at numerous competitions, including the YoungPianist Competition of New Jersey (2004-2010),the Greater Princeton Steinway Society (2008),Piano Teachers Congress of New York (2010),and Goldblatt Scholarship Competition (2010),among others. Lee attended the ShandeleeMusic Festival (Shandelee, New York) in thesummer of 2009 and 2011 where she studiedwith Alexander Shtarkman and Yong-Hi Moonof Peabody Conservatory, as well as MykolaSuk of Nevada University.

At the age of 5, Helen Shen began to studythe piano with Lana Ivanov, Shandelee ArtisticDirector. Within one year, Shen began to wincompetitions and at the age of 6, performed forthe first time at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie

Lt to rt: Doris Lee, Helen Shen, Claudia Hu

Hall as a winner of the 2006 Russian MusicFestival Competition. Since then, Shen hasperformed with the Orchestra Sinfonica delFestival di Chioggia, (Chioggia, Italy) duringthe summers of 2008, 2010 & 2012.

Manor InkFor those of you who are not aware, Manor

Ink is THE newspaper of Livingston Manor andShandelee. What is unique about this monthlypublication is that the staff is solely comprisedof Livingston Manor High School students.

Reprinted from the August 2012 issue ofManor Ink by Gem Helper:

“On Friday, August 3, 2012, Khris, Tyler,Hannah and Gem of Manor Ink went up to theShandelee Music Festival site to interview thatyear’s class of five student pianists. Up andcoming students are the heart of the pianofestival.

“Claudia Hu - Age 14, from New Jersey.“Claudia started playing piano at age 5. She

started playing as soon as she started tounderstand music. In the future, she wants tobecome a better performer. She has decided tomake a career in music because it makes herhappy to play and she likes to be challenged byharder pieces.

“Claudia also plays the violin as well as thepiano. She advises people to keep trying andnever give up when you’re stuck on a problem.If you do this, you are sure to move forward, shesays. To succeed in music, she believes that youneed to understand the structure and practice.Her favorite composer is Chopin because shelikes his nocturnes.”

Claudia Hu has appeared numerous times atWeill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center’s Alice TullyHall and Steinway Hall.

The triumvirate pictured above left willperform Bach, Mozart & Beethoven at BethelWoods on July 28 at 3:00 pm.

For tickets: 845-439-3277.

Warwick sculptor Daniel Mack recentlyhelped to create the Hudson HighlandsNature Museum’s new GrasshopperGrove at the Outdoor Discovery Center inCornwall.

“My favorite part is ‘Loose Parts’, just agreat collection of stuff for kids to figureout what to do with,” Mack said.

Open Saturdays and Sundays with guidedactivities.For information: 845-534-5506.

Cornwall’s New Play Area


July Art at The ARTery

Artist Debbie Gioello, who is passionateabout her collection of bigger than life, realisticbutterflies, states, “After a winter solace, springbrings life and brightness to the natured earth.For me, the life cycle of butterflies representsthis beauty of metamorphisms. Emerging withtheir splendid color configurations, a butterfly’sbeauty represents transformation at itsgrandest.”

Gioello’s butterfly paintings are vividlycolorful and were made using acrylic paints andvarnish in a multiple glazing technique. Thecompleted painting of the butterfly is cut awayfrom the original canvas and superimposed onanother painted canvas producing a layered,three-dimensional textured painting.

Carol Margreither Mainardi hasdiscovered a potent and transcendent metaphorfor her life’s journey embodied in the image of

the mermaid. Using her own multi-texture self-developed

collage techniques, lumiere metallic andpearlescent colors blend to inhabit theirenvironment. The mixed media backgrounds,including suede board, fabric, and canvasembellished with materials found in naturebooks and decorative papers, are the essentialingredients of this enchanting archetypalalchemy.

The exhibit is at the ARTery Gallery, 210Broad Street, Milford, July 12-August 5. TheReception is during Milford’s Art After Dark,July 13, 6:00pm-9:00pm. 570-409-1234.

Synchronicity at Healing Arts StudioAn eclectic selection of works by Erika

Joy Walker in oil paint, ink, watercolor, wireand organic materials will be on displaythrough July 29 at Healing Arts Studio, 75Broadway, Newburgh.

These vibrantly saturated pieces werecarefully chosen to accentuate Erika’s boldconviction that all life in the universe, nomatter how dissimilar, is connected.

She brings science and symbolism/spirituality in collusion, portrayed by intricaterepresentations of the flower of life, thefibonacci integer sequence, the golden ratioand mandalas.

Furthermore, she emphasizes the naturalbeauty of the world in landscapes and figuredrawings and paintings.

The Healing Arts Studio boasts manyenergetic healing modalities. Everything fromreiki, reflexology, IET, violet alchemy,aromatherapy, acupressure, plant spirithealing, integrated nutritional counseling,sound healing, crystal resonance therapy,chakra clearing, deep memory process,Barbara Brennan healing science, raindroptherapy, neuro auricular technique,reiki/aromatherapy for pets, to facials,skincare products, mineral makeup, books,crystals, vibrational jewelry, stone essences,crystal bowls, boji stones, healingcards/decks, an art gallery (their featured

Work by Erika Joy Walkerartists changes every two months) andmore...how could there even be more!?

They have monthly workshops, communitydays and meditations too!

Visit the Healing Arts Studios’ website at:www.thestudiosat75broadway.com or callthem today: 520-609-1866 for moreinformation.

Wait...I forgot. They have Yoga too!


Meet Our Advertisers...Tickled Pink: Beauty and The Breast

by Joe Di Bello

In a tumultuous world with an overabundanceof emotional bombardments and a daily dose offrightful, horrific news casts, it seems onetragedy follows the other with monotonous andpredictable repetition. Breaking stride, apersonal event may interrupt a life with aterrifying roar of thunder and a searing bolt oflightning. Such an event crashed into the life ofMarie Burger of Walden’s Tickled Pink, afashion conscious boutique designed to meetpost mastectomy needs.

A mere seven years ago, Marie wasconfronted by her physician. With gentle eyesand an appropriately stern face, he looked atMarie straight ahead and convincingly stated,“You have breast cancer!”

Fortunately, and in terms of friendship andsupport, Marie’s cousin, who was in fact morelike a sister, confronted an identicalpredicament. Emotionally holding hands theyembraced while each courageously braved thechemotherapy, the radiation and then thedreaded surgery. Completing the prescribed,arduous therapy each was unequivocallyconvinced: they had earned a vacation!However, the task of finding swim suits and

sportswear to accommodate theirnow altered bodies provedHerculean.

Marie recalls with fine detailthe next chapter of herdetermined quest. “There was notype of boutique around here! InManhattan they had them butthere was nothing in this area andfor us to go to the City to buy bras and thingswas not doable! I promised myself, once I madeit through the three-year window, (the period oftime required to determine if the cancer has beenclinically eradicated) I was going to open up aboutique in this area, that’s on a smaller scalethan the one at Sloan Kettering but with thesame idea.”

Emphatically, she continued, “So I decided Iwould carry top-of-the-line fashions: swimsuits,wigs, prosthetics, bras, and pocketed bras! I hadto go back to school and become accredited bythe BOC.” (Board of Certification /Accreditation, for orthotic & prostheticcertification.

Marie went on to reference the LBBC’s(Living Beyond Breast Cancer) simple yetcomplex definition of breast cancer as follows,“Breast cancer occurs when normal breast cells

grow and reproduce out ofcontrol, turning into cancerous(malignant) cells. Theseabnormal cells grow so muchthat they fill the ducts (ductalcancer) or the lobules (lobularcancer) of the breast. The lobulesare glands that produce breastmilk, and the ducts are the

passageways that carry the milk from thelobules to the nipple.”

A mastectomy calls for the complete removalof one or both breasts followed by options. Themost common are reconstructive surgery orprosthesis, which is an artificial breast form thatfits into the bra. Prosthesis is designed to presenta breast shape under the clothing.

The design and creation of a prosthesis or, asin numerous cases, prostheses have recentlydeveloped into their own art form. To followMarie Burger’s recent training in the design andapplication of “custom prosthetics” isfascinating.

“I actually do a mold of the chest wall, so ifthere’s any missing tissue or extra tissue, theback of the prosthesis will fit that person. It’svery realistic. First you do a mold of the chestwall. Then you fit that person with a bra and an

off-the-shelf prosthesis. Then you manuallyshape it and send it to an art studio in Detroitwhere they actually make the prosthesis that isvery life like and the back wall of it iscustomized to fit that person’s chest wall. And Ican also do custom nipples. For example, ifsomeone comes to me before surgery, I canconstruct a mold of their nipples and place it inthat individual’s file. Then after surgery, I canduplicate the nipple that was lost in surgery. Thefinal product is very realistic, frequently withveins and beauty marks showing.”

The molding referenced above is completedas an at-home-service, where the recipient willbe most comfortable. It is after all a traumaticexperience and most will be more at ease in afamiliar setting, i.e., the recipient’s home.

Marie Burger began her business, TickledPink, on a demonstrated need, complemented bya burning passion. She’s located at 35 MainStreet in Walden and her business is operated asa fashionable boutique for cancer survivors.There is no hint of anything pharmaceutical ormedical. When a potential post op customerenters, Marie is quick to note the comfort level.

And for those who appear a tad timid, Mariereassures in the most caring manner, extendinga hand and saying, “Don’t worry; I’ve beenthere, done that.”

See Marie’s ad on page 27.


Local crafters and artists representing avariety of media and subjects will practice theircrafts on the lawn of the Jacob T. WaldenHouse, 34 North Montgomery St. in Walden onJuly 13 from 9:00pm-4:00pm.

There is no charge and light refreshments willbe served. Info: Sandy Magill at 845-401-2795.

Art on the Lawn

André George Louis Onslow (1784-1853)was an Anglo-French composer, widelyrecognized during his lifetime but virtuallyforgotten today.

During Onslow’s lifetime and up to the endof the 19th century, his 36 string quartets and34 string quintets were held in the highestregard, particularly in Germany, Austria andEngland, where he was regularly placed in thefront rank of composers. His work wasadmired by both Beethoven and Schubert, thelatter modeling his own double-cello quintet(D.956) on those of Onslow and not, as is sooften claimed, on those of Boccherini.

Robert Schumann, perhaps the foremostmusic critic during the first part of the 19thcentury, regarded Onslow’s chamber musicon a par with that of Mozart, Haydn andBeethoven. Mendelssohn was also of thisopinion.

For the July 28, 5:00pm concert at Pacem

Music in the Mill in New Milfordin Terris in theNew Milford areaof Warwick on thebanks of theWawayanda Creek,the DNA Quintet(including LomaMar Quartet) willperform music by Bach,Haydn’s Quartet Op 64 No 5The Lark, and Onslow’sQuintet Op. 51, No 21 in gminor.

Come early and visit themuseum, created byFrederick and ClaskeFranck or meditate in theSculpture Garden, 96 Covered Bridge Road.Bring pillows for comfort.

Visit www.frederickfranck.org forinformation.

Loma Mar Quartet

Flamenco EnsembleSEGUE features musiciansand dancers who haveperformed in a variety ofprestigious venuesincluding Carnegie Hall’sWeill Recital Hall and Steinway Hall in NYC.

For Milford’s ongoing Kindred Spiritsmusic program, SEGUE founder Sarah E.

Jermaine Paul of NBC’s The Voice wants todo something for his church, the HarrimanUnited Methodist Church, so PalaiaVineyards in Highland Mills is hosting. “Whata voice this wonderful man has, and his equallytalented brothers and sisters will be joining himwith the Allegro Youth Orchestra conductedby Viktor Prizgintas for part of the show,”Palaia co-owner Jan Pallagi said. “Bring a chairor blanket. No outside beverages. please.”

Tickets for the July 6, 6:30pm concert areavailable at www.PalaiaVineyards.com orthrough PayPal, and at the winery. $22 pre-sales, $25 at the door. Children under 13 arefree. For information call 845-928-5384.

SEGUE Stomps in Olde Milford

Harriman Benefit

John Feeney

Jermaine Paul & the Allegro Orchestra

Geller brings herensemble’s Ritmo, Color yPasion, music and dancesof Spanish Gypsies to theMilford Theatre, 114 EastCatharine Street in Milford,

on July 27 at 7:30 pm.Children under 15 are admitted free.For tickets: 570-409-1269.


Visit India at the Old Stone House

Catskill-area photographer Louis Jawitz’work has been displayed at the Catskill ArtSociety, the Sullivan County Museum and isin the permanent collection of the LibertyMuseum & Arts Center.

“People might say a picture is worth athousand words,” says Jawitz, “but from time totime, a single image can be more like severalchapters in a long novel.” That’s the case withany number of his own photos, in whichmultiple subjects seem to each tell a totallyseparate story, while all contributing to theunified whole. “I look for clarity andindividuality on the smaller scales,” Jawitz

explained, “but significant fusion when it’sviewed all together.”

Jawitz returns to The Old Stone House ofHasbrouck this July with another collection ofhis images in a new show titled India thatdepicts the lives of everyday people in that vastand diverse nation. This is his third exhibitionat the Old Stone House, each previous showhaving generated record-setting attendance.

The opening reception is on July 7, from2:00pm-4:00pm, at 282 Hasbrouck Road(Woodbourne) and by appointment throughoutthe month. For info call 845-436-0070, or for anappointment call 212-929-0009.

A French Twist at Chant GallerySalon d'Arte, an exhibition featuring

original art by Hemlock Farms artists andtheir friends, curated by Joan Polishook,will run from July 1-August 29. Polishookalso heads the Come Paint With Me pleinair events in Pike County.

The opening reception is on July 5 from5:00pm-8:00pm. Join everyone and listento music while viewing art and tastingwine, at The Gallery at Chant Realtors,631 Rte 739, Lords Valley.

For information, call 570-775-6896. “Poppy Fields” by Joan Polishook

“Light as Medium” on Ann StreetIn Light as Medium, artists using holographic

and photographic techniques explore light asmedium on their own terms.

Works of particular interest are the hologramsand laser works by Rudie Berkhout. Berkhoutplayed a significant role in establishingholography as an art form in the 70’s and laterbecame known as one of its foremostpractitioners.

Also on view in the exhibit are recent worksby holographer Mary Harman and SusanCowles-Dumitru. Harman uses the holographicimage as a sculptural entity. Cowles-Dumitruconcentrates on holograms using silver halideon glass, sometimes combining ink drawings onpaper into her work.

This exhibition also features the works ofphotographers Eric Anthony Johnson,

Amanda Mean & Sally Weber. Johnson is aphotographer working in the wet-plate collodionTintype tradition. Mean explores the creation oflarge-format Polaroid prints. Weber focuses onthree-dimensional, large-format digital prints.

The works in this show will be on viewthrough August 17 at the Ann Street Gallery,104 Ann Street in Newburgh. 845-784-1146.

“Soap Dish & Light Bulb” by Mary Harman


UpFront’s Summer 2013 ShowFor over 35 years, Lonnie Schlein worked

as photo-editor for the New York Times whilesimultaneously pursuing his own career as aphotographer. In 2001, he was assigned tohandle all photography documenting the 9/11attacks for the paper’s special section, ANation Challenged, which won the PulitzerPrize. He also edited the Times’ photo book,A Nation Challenged, which remained on thebest-seller list for several months.

UpFront Exhibition Space’s Summer2013 Show features the photography ofLonnie Schlein and will run through July 28.

UpFront currently has over 35 artists of allmediums included in this exhibit.

UpFront Exhibition Space is located at 31Jersey Avenue, Port Jervis.


“Irish Pub” by Lonnie Schlein

Wood Meets Fur in BarryvilleLocal artist-sculptor Gordon Graff is an

assemblage artist and co-owner of the UpFrontGallery in Port Jervis. His work has been shownat UpFront Exhibition Space and Twenty SevenGallery in Port Jervis, The Bluestone Galleryin Milford, Marion Royael Gallery in Beacon,and the River Market in Barryville.

Gordon has also exhibited in the Art FromDetritus Shows in Soho and in WilliamsburghArt & Historical Center in Brooklyn.

Graff and the River Market have joined forcesto create a spectacular scope of artworkincorporating taxidermy and reclaimed wood. Itincludes exotic animal mounts, repurposedfurniture and sculptures.

The show runs thru September 9 at 3385New York 97 in Barryville. 845-557-3663.

For more information e-mail Maggie at:[email protected].

The Milford Garden Club’s 21st AnnualSecret Garden Tour will take place on July 13,from 10:00am - 4:00pm.

Locations of the eight gardens are “secret”until the day of the tour. The mission of the clubis the beautification of Milford. Proceeds fromthis event will be used for the many plantingsalong the streets and in the parks.

Pre-event $15 tickets are available at JillDeal,101 W. Harford Street until July 6. On July 13tickets may be purchased for $20 from 9:00amto 2:00pm at the Milford Community House& Library or at Remembrance Place, cornerof West Ann Street. & Elderberry Alley.

Treats, freshly baked and beverages will be

Milford’s 21st Annual Secret Garden Tour

provided at Remembrance Place throughout theday for attendees. Children under 12 are free.

Call 570-296-6345 or 570-296-3833.

Hallelujah, it’s July! Let’s Singalong!Beat the heat; think cool; think

Christmas; think “Christmas in July/ Messiah Singalong.”

That’s what the Pike CountyChoral Society is offering, directedand accompanied by Henry Reppon organ. The decade-old group willsing the Christmas portion ofHandel’s work, featuring the“Hallelujah Chorus.”

Concertgoers are invited to bringtheir own scores and sing along.Refreshments will be servedfollowing the festive event at 4:00pm,July 21 at the Church of the GoodShepherd & St. John, corner of Fifthand West Catharine Streets in Milford.

More information and tickets areavailable by calling Carolyn Krejmasat 570-296-6124.


When The Slipper Room, New York City’srenowned palace of variety, opened in 1999,neo-burlesque was in its infancy. Before thattime there had been some random shows in loftsand bars around Manhattan, but the SlipperRoom was the first venue built specifically toshowcase the work of this burgeoning newcollective. It was an art project in itself, an artistrun venue designed to nurture emerging talent,and push performers to reach their truepotential.

The early shows were mostly comprised ofperformance artists, drag queens, experimentaldancers, sideshow acts, and anyone who showedup with an idea, no matter how outrageous,messy, lewd, or illegal. Very often in the earlydays there were not enough performers to makeup a full show, and producer James Habackerwould ply his friends with drinks, dress them upin outrageous costumes and quickly concoct aplot before pushing them out on stage.

It wasn’t long before word got around aboutthis new artist collective, and enough youngtalent presented themselves at the Slipper Roomto make it possible to put up high quality showsmost every night. As master of ceremonies,James allowed performers a forum to pushthemselves and try out new work without fearof censorship. He also added comic relief withhis wide variety of characters, his satirical wit,and love of Vaudeville.

The Slipper Room, brings Mr. Choade’s WildeRide to NACL for one special night of cabaret,burlesque, magic and contortion. Hosted by“borscht belt legend Mel Frye”, the eveningfeatures burlesque legend Gal Friday, magicman Mat Holzclaw, go-go sensationCamillicious, acrobatic madman Topher, andcontortionist Ekatarina.

NACL Theatre is at 110 Highland Lake Road,Highland Lake. 21 and over? But, of course.

For reservations: 845 557-0694.

“Neo-Burlesque” at NACL

James Habacker a.k.a. Mel Frye, Gal Friday, Mat Holzclaw and Ekatarina

After eight years of hard work and a relentlesstour schedule, Chicago’s Henhouse Prowlershave gained a reputation for their highlyoriginal, tradition-inspired bluegrass built on astrong foundation of intricate harmonies andelectrifying stage energy.

The Henhouse Prowlers use traditionalbluegrass as a base, and make it their own byproviding a show that’s danceable throughoutwith uptempo drive and bouncing mid-tempogrooves, all while covering contemporary topicsin a largely original repertoire. Their reverencefor the forefathers of bluegrass is palpable asthey push the music forward on their own path.

The Prowlers wear the Bill Monroe mantlewith spit and polish. They perform - andconduct media interviews - in suit-and-tie andwork in a tightly choreographed, one-mic stage

Henhouse Prowlers at Dancing Cat

setting, which adds a dynamic dimension totheir shows. Combining passion, confidence,and flair with instrumental and vocal prowess,the Prowlers deliver bluegrass with an edge.

With a PBS series soundtrack already to itscredit and a critically acclaimed recordingproduced by Grammy winner, Sally Van Meter,and a new recording in production withGrammy Nominee Greg Cahill, HenhouseProwlers have been barnstorming on to the redhot bluegrass scene. Not just another bluegrassband, Henhouse Prowlers are adeptlypositioning themselves for nothing less thansuccess.

Listen to the Prowlers’ groove at the DancingCat Saloon, 2037 State Route 17B Bethel, onJuly 27 at 8:00pm.



The Dead End Café in Parksville was oncea major Sullivan County restaurant/musicvenue. Everything was put on hold while ourtax dollars went to work building the “Future86” Parksville bypass and the I-86 contractorrented the restaurant space to house theconstruction crew.

Now that the bypass is completed, theParksville USA Music Festival will move intothe Dead End Café, re-opening this favoritehaunt of gourmands and music lovers for itsJuly (U)nity concert.

Festival producer and Dead End Caféowner, basso Tom Caltabellotta, will servefood after the performance.

(U)nity was conceived in 2006 by Cuban-American drummer Amaury Acosta andCuban pianist Axel Tosca Laugart, whoaspired to create a completely original sound,fusing their Afro-Cuban roots with modernjazz and hip hop. Ironically, the group refersto this original genre, as “genre-less”, witheach and every musical note and beat able tobridge what typically segregates music andpeople. As such, their music is able to reacheach listener in its own unique way,regardless of age or taste. By doing so,listeners feel enlightened, refreshed andinspired by music again.

At age 11, Amaury began studyingprivately with master drummer Alex Garcia.

Groove to (U)nity’s Afro-Cuban Jazz in Parksville

Soon after, Amaury was awarded ascholarship to Boysharbor Conservatory ofMusic in New York, studying with the famousDavid Oquendo, among others, latergraduating from the New School for Jazz &Contemporary Music.

Amaury and Axel studied at The NewSchool for Jazz and Contemporary Music inNYC and were soon joined by Frenchguitarist extraordinaire Michael Valeanu,Minneapolis’ bass prodigy ChristopherSmith and alto saxophonist Max Cudworth.(U)nity’s strong heritage and eclectic moderninfluences parallel many well-known artists

Andrew Crown Brennan, a member of theUnison Art Center in New Paltz, works in thefields of architecture/interior design. He alsoruns a small orchard in Wurtsboro, and operatesa cidery which produces Aaron Burr Cider.

Aaron Burr Cidery is a small homestead farmdating back to the early 19th century thatspecializes ingrowing cider-apples, which aredifferent fromeating-apples inthe same waywine-grapes aredifferent fromtable-grapes. Theyuse apples andother locally grownand foraged apples for one mission: to re-create“true cider”, the most popular drink in Americafor nearly 300 years.

People, Places & Things, an exhibit ofpaintings and drawings by Brennan and GalenPittman is being shown at the Rolling RiverCafé Gallery & Inn, 25 Cooley Road,Parksville, through September 2.

For information and/or reservations for preand post festival dining, call 845-747-4123.

Editor’s note: see August CANVAS for anupcoming interview with accomplished artist (andbeginner piano tuner) Galen Pittman.

Artist & Cidermaker

(U)nity: Amaury Acosta, Axel Tosca, Chris Smith, Max Cudworth, & Michael Valeanuand composers such as Chucho Valdez,Arnold Schoenberg, Freddie Hubbard, etc.

They have performed at distinguished jazzvenues such as The New York Winter JazzFest, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, The HighlineBallroom, Shape Shifter Lab, The New JerseyJazz Summit, Spike Hill, and many more!

Come groove to their sound at the DeadEnd Café, 6 Main Street, Parksville on July 7at 3:00pm.

For tickets call 845-747-4247.Tickets are also on sale at Floyd & Bobo’s

Bakery, the official Parksville USA Festivalbox office, 89 North Main Street, Liberty.

“Pinocchio & Son” by Andrew Brennan


SSHHOOPP && DDIINNEE PPIINNEE BBUUSSHH!!

Carol Nelson Falcone is a bright, articulatehumorist, enhanced with captivating wit andcharm. Her appeal is contagious weather foundover a cup of coffee or between the covers ofher recent publication, Smirk, an intriguingcompilation of humor, the joys of morningsickness and the inherent irony of those teeney-weeney blue pills.

So what is humor? Can it be defined?Reportedly some of this world’s greatestthinkers - Plato, Socrates, Freud, et al.- haveattempted without success to define the causalrelationship of laughter to identifiable acts orevents. For the academic, the quest isn’t evenfunny. If an author is able to judiciously employthe elements of humor and make people laugh,the plane of the goal line has been crossed.Simply score for the funny guys!

Falcone’s academic background produced awriter well-versed in the fundamentals ofwriting humor. Not the least of her numerousfortes is the prudent use of hyperbole, anelement of humor. Take for example her

reference to morning sickness inthe first paragraph. Although acommon, nothing-funny-about-it experience for mothers, Carolis able to use this rhetoricaldevice to create humor: “I hadmorning sickness, afternoonsickness, midnight sickness, andthat 3am sickness in your sleepthat you thought you dreamt butunfortunately woke up to realizeit was all too real when you find puke on thepillow. I christened every street in my county, afew others, and at least one or two other states.The Sanitation department gave me such dirtylooks for months and I had panic attacksthinking the cops were gonna haul me outta’ thehouse in handcuffs. I could see the headlines,“Preggo gets Busted for Puking on Streets;Sanitation Dept. Pissed.”

Preparation and inspiration are critical in allfields, but for the writer the combinationremains sine qua non. While in high school, the

teacher/advisor for an awardwinning literary publicationtook Carol “under her wing” and“inspired” her. Carol went on tothe State University of NewYork at Fredonia earning a B.A.and M.A. in English. Althoughhandsomely rewarded foremployment by IBM and

Motorola she realized finally“This is not what I want to do.

I’ve wanted to be a writer since kindergarten!”Carol worked briefly for a publication in the

state of Connecticut before returning to theHudson Valley where up until a few weeks agoshe worked for The Shawangunk Journal, aweekly publication located in Ellenville.

“I knew this was coming, I had been at theJournal four or five years. There I built theSmirk brand which is what I wanted to do. I builtthe Smirk brand and under that umbrella I haveall other things going now, the kids’ books, thescreen plays, the other things but the main

mothership is Smirk, which has the cartoons andthe humorous column. I’d love to be the nextErma Bombeck. That’s really why I got intowriting.” She goes on to recall earlier events thatdefined her path, “I was only in elementaryschool when I was reading Erma Bombeck,because I thought she was hilarious. I don’tthink other kids got into that. As a child, mygrandmother served me coffee and gave me theNew York Times. That’s how I learned to read.

“I try to appeal to everybody and the brand isthere. I have a “Smirk of the Day” on my twitterand facebook. Once a week I update the websitewhich has a running blog on it. I’ve left theJournal and I am going out. I’ll give it all I got.I’ll get the screen plays and the children’s bookssold and I am toying with the idea offreelancing, but promoting the book consumesall my time.”

Carol is a joy to talk with and a trip to read.For an articulate dip into her world ofhyperbolic frenzy treat yourself to Carol’swebsite: smerkme.com.

Check her website for book signing dates for thesummer at the Pine Bush Library and other local venues..

Carol Nelson Falcone: Mother, Author, Artist, Sarcastic Humorist

Carol Falcone with her twochildren, Zoe & Lucca


by Barry Plaxen

In 1580, Italian poet Torquato Tasso (1544 -1595) wrote his best known poem, JerusalemDelivered, a fictionalized account of the firstcrusade, circa 1099. Various sections (stories) ofthe poem were used as a basis for many operas,and in today’s world of opera his story ofRinaldo and Armida is somewhat known fromperformances of Handel’s opera Rinaldo.

In April 2010, the Metropolitan Operaproduced a version of the same story written bylibrettist Giovanni Schmidt that had its worldpremier in 1817. The opera was never done atthe Met before, and after viewing it “Live inHD” on May 1 in the acoustically perfect SeeligAuditorium at Sullivan County CommunityCollege (SCCC) in Loch Sheldrake, one easilyunderstood why.

This adaptation by Schmidt of Tasso’s epicpoem, titled Armida, was the brainstorm ofGioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) and wascomposed during what might be called his“middle period”, after Barber of Seville andCenerentola. Breaking with convention, Rossinicreated an opera with roles for - count them - noless than six tenors. “Rossini tenors” are hard tocome by, but to find five of a high caliber for aproduction (one tenor sang two roles in thisinstance) is often almost impossible. Hisconvention-breaking also includes - I know of

no other example - an outstanding trio writtenfor three tenors.

And expanding on convention, for his futurewife, soprano Isabella Colbran, Rossini createdone of the longest and most demanding sopranoroles in the repertoire, containing extremelydifficult coloratura passages along with bothlyrical and dramatic passages of every sort. Ingeneral, most sopranos choose not to take on arole that includes these three different styles ofsinging: coloratura, lyric, dramatic.

The story contains a combination of real andimagined historic characters, in addition tomythical and imagined creatures from thenetherworld, which aid in the creation of a“grand” opera with scores of beings and thefascinatingly costumed creatures singing,dancing, running, jumping and pirouetting allover the stage and each other. (Yes, Armida hasthe obligatory fifteen minute ballet that grand

opera had to include in the early 19th century).The production under the helm of Mary

Zimmerman was a spectacle. A grandentertainment. And necessarily so, because thecast of characters are all immersed in, and singabout, feelings of hate, rage, jealousy, revenge,pride, killing, manipulating, controlling, etc.,and the performers were so perfect in theirdepictions of these unsavory qualities that it wasdifficult to find someone with whom to identifyand to root for. So the viewer needed theentertaining spectacle to compensate for the lackof any ‘good character’ with whom to identify.

And that also means the viewer had to beheavily involved with the music, more than withthe usual combination of music and drama.Fortunately, that was easy to do. Though not asmemorable as in the famous Rossini operas, themusic was a joy to listen to. Highlighted byincredibly long melodic lines and tempestuously

difficult runs and glissandos (glissandi?), theaudience thrilled to the technical perfection ofthe singing actors. And with the appearance ofone tenor after another, it got better each time -from superb performers such as John Osbornand then Barry Banks, to the magnificent andcharismatic performance of Met star LawrenceBrownlee as Rinaldo.

Which brings us to the other reason forproducing Armida. Renee Fleming. Claimingnot to be a coloratura specialist, or a spintospecialist, or a dramatic specialist, Fleming iscapable of singing to perfection in all threestyles. (Spinto, from the Italian, “pushed”, is avocal term used to characterize a voice of aweight between lyric and dramatic.) As the onlysoprano in the cast, she “competed” with thetenors and with the massive production and“carried the show” with her technical abilities,her charm and her presence.

And, once again, the Met chorus andorchestra need to be recognized for theircontributions. Conductor Riccardo Frizza wasshown to be “having a ball” conducting theriveting music and his enthusiasm was evident.I guess that’s who this viewer was rooting for.

Thanks again go to SCCC for giving us thechance to see world class opera close-up. Theywill re-show Armida on July 10 at 7:00pm aspart of the “Live from the Met in HD” series.

For tickets: 845-434-5750 ext. 4472.

A Grand Rossini Spectacle in a Grand Sullivan Theatre

Backstage with Lawrence Brownleeand Renee Fleming

Onstage with Lawrence Brownleeand Renee Fleming


Holistic HappeningsBut I WANT to Suffer! - Learning About Emotional Freedom Techniques

by Debra Hollinrake

What would you say if someone offered youa chance to feel better and lead a happier life?

What would you say if you were told itinvolved releasing stress, anxiety, grief, sadness,phobias, trauma, guilt, fear, chronic pain andmore, quickly and permanently? Would you say,“Tell me more!?” Would you shake your headin disbelief and not pursue it at all?

I am often amazed when the last reaction isthe response I’ve gotten from many people.Why is it that many people would prefer tosuffer? In other words, why don’t certain peoplewant to live a happier life?

Consider this. Over the last fifty to sixtyyears, western medical practitioners haveembraced alternative methods of treatment thatcause no harm and no negative side effects tothe patient, i.e Reiki, Neuro LinguisticProgramming, Hypnotherapy, Biofeedback,Acupressure or Meditation. These practices arenon-invasive, safe and effective. No drugs areused for these methods and the only side effectsare that you probably feel better and your lifebegins to move in a more positive direction.

There is another method, however, that I haveseen work almost 100% of the time. It’s called

Emotional FreedomTechniques, also knownas EFT, or “tapping”.

EFT is based on 5000year old research andstudy of the body’selectrical system,originally known asa c u p u n c t u r e .Acupuncture branchedoff into acupressure; noneedles, and is quiteeffective on animals andhumans. Then it evolvedinto EFT.

With EFT, you useyour fingers to lightly tap specific acupoints onyour face and upper body to release negativeenergy. While you tap these points, you focuson the current disturbing issue while affirmingsomething positive about yourself.

Can it really be that simple? The answer is aresounding, “Yes!” I’ve seen people and animalsalike relieved of serious physical and emotionalpain within 20-30 minutes, often in less timethan that. They’re relieved of pain and sufferingthat they’ve been walking around with for a verylong time, sometimes for many years.

Documented researchnow proves undeniablythat soldiers with PostTraumatic StressDisorder (PTSD), andtheir families can go onto lead much happierlives with only a fewsessions of EFT.

A 2010 documentary,Operation EmotionalFreedom, followsveterans through EFTtreatment. The VeteransStress Project withDawson Church, Ph.D.

is doing ongoing EFT work with veterans,producing positively life-altering results formany military families. EFT is proven to reducepsychological distress to the point wherepatients no longer meet the criteria for clinicalPTSD - within just a few sessions.

EFT works on animals just as effectively ashumans. From eliminating fear of thunder, toseparation anxiety to behavioral issues, EFTrelaxes the animal to a point where they arewell-behaved and calm. I recently saw arambunctious puppy calm down and wait

patiently for her owner within 10 minutes ofusing EFT.

Children experience the same results. Workwith a child for a short time on anger, sadness orany negative emotion and they feel thedifference immediately because they’re sosensitive. After they experience such results,children not only tend to use EFT, but they teachothers how to use it as well!

Why is EFT so effective? Because thesetechniques actually change the chemistry inyour brain. Typically, when you respond to agiven situation, you are responding from a pastexperience that is still alive and well in yourbrain. Following EFT protocol, within minutesyour brain chemistry actually changes, and oldresponse mechanisms are released.

According to David Feinstein, PH.D., DonnaEden, Energy Medicine Expert and EFTFounder Gary Craig, “EFT frequently producesundeniable improvement in only one sessionand often works where other approaches donot.”

Do you really want to walk around with pain,grief or stress hindering your true happiness? Orthat of your child or your pet? The world canuse a lot more happy people.

With EFT, you can be one too.

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PCAC’s 63rd Fine Art & Craft Showby Tod Westlake

The Pike County Arts & Crafts Center(PCAC) will be hosting its 63rd annual arts andcrafts show later this month, from July 17-28.

PCAC has developed a devoted followingthrough the decades and always attracts a largenumber of visitors every year. The membershipfamously transforms the Milford Borough Hallat 109 Catherine Street into a great galleryspace, big enough to hold several hundredpieces!

Matilda Gretch, one of the charter membersof the center, says that the show will present adiverse selection of artworks, mostly byprofessional artists, but also including the worksof talented local amateurs.

“The PCAC will be exhibiting works from thewhole area,” says Gretch. “This includesmembers of the North East WatercolorSociety, Sussex County Art Society, RiverValley Arts Guild and Middletown Art Groupartists.”

The center acts as nexus for local artists,giving people a chance to network with like-minded folks. It also works to broaden theexperience of members by hostingdemonstrations on the first Sunday of each

month, providing a wide range of arts classes,and, of course, the once-a-year art show.

“We have life classes, watercolor classes, oil,all mediums,” Gretch says. “And alsoworkshops.”

Gretch says that one of the center’s goals isto encourage the fledgling artist by providing acommunity through which someone who is justlearning can grow. The center doesn’t jury theworks that are submitted to the shop, so it’sreally very open when it comes to those who arenew to their craft.

“People are really encouraged to enter theshow,” Gretch says. “If you’re a beginningartist, we encourage that so you can show yourwork.”

In fact, if you live in the area and are

interested in showing your work, you candownload a copy of the prospectus off the artscenter website. The center also gives away anarts scholarship to a local student each year. This$500 prize is named after Georgie Kiger, whowas one of the founding members.

“She was the moving force behind this [thecenter],” Gretch says, adding that the Kigerfamily provides the funds for the award eachyear. Gretch says that the show wouldn’t likelyexist without Kiger’s tireless work, as well asthe work of Ada and Gaetano Cecere.

“The Ceceres, along with Georgie Kiger, theyreally started it,” Gretch says.

One of Gretch’s other passions is her role asa founding member of the North EastWatercolor Society (NEWS), another group that

has been going strong for many decades. Gretchsays that several NEWS members will be ondisplay at the Milford show, so visitors will alsobe seeing work by artists who do it for a living.

“It’s a very professional bunch of artists,”says Gretch. “Whoever is exhibiting from theNEWS group, you are going to get some goodwork.”

Harriet Cotterill is another fine artist whohas been with the center since its verybeginnings. She says that she really enjoys thecamaraderie of working with other artists.

“I enjoy the painting together,” Cotterill says.The center will be hosting an opening

reception for the show on July 19 from7:00pm-10:00pm.

For more information about the center or theshow, visit www.pikecountyartsandcrafts.org.

“Peacock” by Harriet Cotterill


Storm King Arts Center:Mountainville

Thomas Houseago: As I Went Out OneMorning is the first large-scale presentationof the work of artist Thomas Houseago.Born and raised in England, Houseago alsolived in the Netherlands and Belgium beforemoving to Los Angeles in 2003, becoming aUnited States citizen in 2012.

Houseago has taken a particular interest inoutdoor sculpture, and as such Storm KingArt Center is an ideal venue for an exhibitionof his work. This exhibition includes indoorand outdoor sculpture in several media,including bronze, aluminum, wood, Tuf-Calplaster, and charcoal, as well as drawings,displayed in Storm King’s Museum Building.

Houseago began to create outdoor

Enjoy the Abundance of Museums in Our Regionat 1 Museum Road, Mountainville.

For further information call 845-534-3115.

Bethel Woods Museum: BethelThe Woodstock Music and Art Fair was

photographed by scores of professionalphotographers and photojournalists, but onlyBaron Wolman’s images of the festival told thestory in Rolling Stone magazine immediatelyfollowing the event.

Wolman’s photos focus on the attendees andbehind-the-scenes action, rather than theperformers on the stage. “I spent more timephotographing the festival ‘experience’ than Idid the musicians,” Wolman writes. “I had shotmost of the bands before so I thought whywould I want to photograph them again? I didn’tneed any more band pictures. But all thosepeople...that was something else. I had neverseen anything like this before in my life.” Hisiconic images helped to create the long-lasting,idealized myth of the festival.

Museum Director Wade Lawrence explains,“Baron Wolman has been a pleasure to workwith and we are honored that he has decided todonate his Woodstock festival images to theMuseum. We are excited for the opportunity toshare his extraordinary images with the public.”

In conjunction with On Assignment:Woodstock, the Museum is displaying the firstseventy-five covers of Rolling Stone magazine.

sculpture in 2007, and this exhibition includesthe earliest example of his large-scale workin bronze, and outdoor and indoor workscompleted as recently as 2013, and on viewfor the first time. As he has said, “In myapproach to making sculpture, I try to behonest to the experience of looking andrecording. You could argue that sculpture is adramatization of the space between your eyeand the world, between what you see and feel,and memory”

David Brooks’ A Proverbial Machine inthe Garden comprises a 1970s modelDynahoe tractor, complete with backhoe andfront-end loader, that has been buried beneathStorm King’s iconic landscape. Brooks hasselected visually arresting areas of themachine - including the excavating andloading buckets, and part of its cab - that areframed out in concrete shaftways left open tothe sky, while the remaining body of thetractor is buried beneath the earthen hillside.

Visitors are invited to stand on theshaftways’ steel grates and peer down into theexposed compartments of the tractor belowthe earth. The notion of a ‘machine in thegarden’ is a cultural symbol that underlies thetension between the pastoral ideal and therapid and sweeping transformations wroughtby industrialized technology.

The exhibit is on view until November 11

The covers feature the photography and artworkof Baron Wolman, Robert Altman, AnnieLeibovitz, Jim Marshall, and Rick Griffin,among others, documenting the first five yearsof the venerable music, pop culture, andpolitical newspaper/magazine.

On the Cover of the Rolling Stone and OnAssignment: Woodstock are on display untilAugust 18.

And along the entrance plaza...what betterway to celebrate peace than with the deep,resonant sound of hand-crafted, large-scalebells? The Museum at Bethel Woods presentsthe 2013 outdoor sculpture exhibit, ShoholaBells: The Sound of Peace - a sculptural andaural art installation by renowned potter David

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“Sleeping Boy” by Thomas Houseago

Woodstock by Baron Wolman


Sculpture Exhibits ......................................................................................Dia:Beacon, ongoingTerwilliger House Museum ....................................................................Ellenville, ongoingBrick House & Hill Hold Museums ....................Montgomery & Campbell Hall, ongoingSullivan County History ..........................Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, ongoing19th Century Rural Living ..........................................Museum Village, Monroe, ongoingDelaware Valley Settlers ..........................................Fort Delaware, Narrowsburg, ongoing

“Tunnels, Toil and Trouble: New York City’s Quest for Water & the Rondout-Neversink Story”Time and the Valleys Museum, Grahamsville, thru summer

Fly Fishing Exhibit ................................Fly Fishing Museum, Livingston Manor, thru summer“Mark Twain”..........................................Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Newburgh, thru Sep 1

Baron Wolman “On Assignment: Woodstock Photos” and “On the Cover of the Rolling StoneMuseum at Bethel Woods, thru Aug 18

Florescent Mineral Exhibit ..........................................Museum Village, Monroe, thru Oct“Thomas Houseago :As I Went Out One Morning” ................Storm King Art Center, thru Nov 11David Brooks “A Proverbial Machine in the Garden” ..............Storm King Art Center, thru Nov 11“Unpacked and Rediscovered” ................Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh, thru Oct 27Creating Community:The Life of Allan Berube Exhibit ........Liberty Museum, Jul 5-Aug 18“The Great Catskill Resorts” Ross Padluck collection..............Liberty Museum, Jul 5-Sep 29Sullivan County related moviesSullivan Cty Museum, Hurleyville, Jul 7, 14, 28, 1pm-4pm

Museum Calendar

Museums...continuedGreenbaum. Embodyingthe magic of meditativesound and a graceful,restrained aesthetic,Shohola Bells have aprofound transformativepresence. The installationconsists of four handmadeceramic bells - whichhave been fired to over2100° F - mounted inbeautiful wooden stands.The sculptures are ondisplay thru October 14.

Bethel Woods Museumis located at 200 Hurd Road.

Call 1-866-781-2922 for more information.

Sullivan County Museum: HurleyvilleSunday Matinee at the Museum, presented

by The Sullivan County Historical Societyis a special exhibit in July and August at theSullivan County Museum where you canview Sullivan County-related movies in theWoodstock Theater. The films runcontinuously from 1:00pm-4:00pm.

On July 7: Bridal Gowns of the 19th and20th centuries. July14 brings the D & HCanal, and last but not least, on July 28:

Sullivan County in the 20th century as told byJoe Purcell.

Enjoy light refreshments courtesy of theSociety. No reservations needed. Admissionis free, but of course, donations are alwayswelcome.

265 Main Street, 845-434-8044.

Neversink Area Museum:Cuddebackville

The Neversink Area Museum occupieshistoric canal-era buildings in the D&H CanalPark right on the Neversink River. In additionto their exhibitions on the canal and thehistory of early 20th century film-making byD.W.Griffith and others, the Museum offersconcerts and pancake breakfasts throughoutthe spring-summer-fall.

On July 13, the Museum is presenting abenefit: Folk Festival Concert at the LeuraMurray Center backyard on Hoag Road inCuddebackville, presenting a full day concertfeaturing all the great folk musicians whohave performed at the Museum. A time for theevent was not yet available at press time.

Visit www.neversinkmuseum.org forupdated information.

Quilt Exhibit at Brick HouseThe Pine Bush County Quilters Guild is

exhibiting at the Brick House Museum, 850Route 17K in Montgomery throughout themonth of July. Phone: 845-457-4921.

Fort DelawareFort Delaware is an authentic depiction of

the life of the Delaware Company pioneerswho settled in the Upper Delaware Valley in1754. It is located in Narrowsburg at 6615Route 97. Phone: 845-252-6660.

David Greenbaumworking on a

“Shohola Bell”


Magic begins when the sun goes down andthe lights turn on. Things that you are familiarwith suddenly change and you see them againfor the first time.

“Sometimes after a concert on thewaterfront we would drive up Broadway inNewburgh and notice how beautiful it wasunder the lights,” says photographer TomKneiser. “It wasn’t just Newburgh; it was inall the cities we traveled through.

“With the perfection of the digital camera,I could capture that magic using the availableglow from street lights. It was easy: mount thecamera on a tripod, select the night exposuresetting, aim and push the button. The cameradid the rest. With a little help from PhotoShopthe magic was enhanced.”

An exhibit of Kneiser’s night-lightphotographs, in conjunction with theNewburgh Illuminated Festivities that tookplace in June, was inspired by Thomas AlvaEdison. “It was Edison who gave light to thenight when he perfected the light bulb andbuilt generating stations like the one inNewburgh to supply the current.”

Images are woven together to tell the taleof America’s most famous inventor coming toNewburgh in 1883 to personally oversee theconstruction of the Montgomery Street PowerStation and the installation of the electric linesthroughout the city. Edison wired the Deyo

house on Quality Row, where he stayed whilein Newburgh and oversaw the electrificationof the Calvary Presbyterian Church.

His team of rivals (including GeorgeWestinghouse and Nikola Tesla) helpeddevelop the electrical system we now enjoy.In our area, Central Hudson supplies thepower to illuminate the night. “Thank you all- this exhibition is for you,” said Kneiser.

The photographs have been hung at theCaptain David Crawford House and will beon view through July 31.

The Crawford House, 189 MontgomeryStreet, Newburgh, is open to the publicSundays from 1:00pm-4:00pm April throughOctober, and by appointment.

For information, call 845-561-2585.

Seeing a Familiar Place for the First Time

The old court house (now the Heritage Center) by Tom Kneiser.

An American Salutewith Guest ConductorRichard F. Regan andeverybody’s favoriteMini Maestros plusNarrator Erich Tuschmake up The GreaterNewburgh SymphonyOrchestra’s (GNSO)free annual outdoor Summer Pops Concert.

After opening with the “title track”American Salute by Morton Gould, GNSOand Regan will perform John Philip Sousa’ssuite, Tales of a Traveler, a sonic souvenir ofthe march king’s travels around the world.Erich Tusch, the voice of the Hudson Valleywho needs no introduction, will narrate AaronCopland’s iconic Lincoln Portrait.

Then come the Mini Maestros. All thechildren in the park who want a turn atconducting the orchestra are invited to thepodium to lead us in another Sousa march,Washington Post. (see photos).

After intermission is Leonard Bernstein’sever energetic Candide Overture, someGershwin, and a stirring rendition ofAmerica’s official march, Sousa’s The Starsand Stripes Forever.

Regan is the Artistic Director of theGreater New York Wind Symphony. Healso maintains conducting positions with the

Summer Pops at Downing Back Again!

Orange County Youth Symphony and theHudson Valley Honors Youth WindEnsemble. Additionally, he is in demand as aguest conductor of bands and orchestrasthroughout the east coast and has served onthe brass and conducting faculty of varioussummer youth music institutes in New YorkState. Rick is employed by the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District in CentralValley, where he teaches brass and percussionand conducts their award winning HighSchool Wind Ensemble.

The Summer Pops concert is being held inbeautiful Downing Park on July 27 at4:00pm. Bring blankets or chairs, take achance on one of the baskets brimming withgoodies, and enjoy an afternoon of wonderful,light-hearted music.

In case of rain or extreme heat, the concertwill be at Aquinas Hall, Mount Saint MaryCollege. Visit www.newburghsymphony.orgor call 845-913-7157.


“H” is for Lyrics in NewburgH and ForestburgHIn the beginning God gave us these guys

(along with many others) who honed andadded to the art of great lyric writing, whichbegan with W.S. Gilbert.

Otto Harbach (1873-1963) lyricist andlibrettist of about 50 musical comedies ismost remembered for being OscarHammerstein II's mentor and was one of thefirst librettists to believe that songs should bewoven into a show, not just placed there. Heis also considered one of the first greatlyricists, because most of his contemporarieswere considered hacks. This was because theshows usually didn’t focus on lyrics, just themusic, the costumes, and the stars.

Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)collaborated with composers Jerome Kern,Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, andSigmund Romberg; but his most famouscollaboration, as we know, was with RichardRodgers after Rodgers’ earlier careercollaborating with lyricist Lorenz Hart (1895-1943) who brought great charactervulnerability and highly poetic verses to hispainful lyrics that contain great depth andunderstanding of human nature.

Isidore Hochberg (1896-1981) known asE.Y. (Yip) Harburg, wrote the lyrics forBloomer Girl, Finian’s Rainbow, Flahooley(which introduced Barbara Cook to

Broadway) and Jamaica, as well as all of thesongs in The Wizard of Oz, brought even morewit and humor to lyricwriting, adding to the punsand cleverness of Gilbert,Porter, Berlin and Gershwin.

Broadway lyric word playreached its peak with AlanJay Lerner (My Fair Lady,Camelot). No one haspinpointed when the GoldenAge of Musicals ended. Though Fred Ebbcontinued writing into the 90s, this kind oflyric writing could be said to have culminatedwith Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Herman.

THeatre at West SHore StationMoving forward from Alan Jay Lerner,

Harnick continued to createsongs that were even moreheavily character driven yetstill full of clever word playand unequaled alliterationsin his three pre-Fiddlermusicals, Fiorello,Tenderloin, She Loves Me(and later The Apple Tree andThe Rothschilds). But for Fiddler on the Roofhe plays second fiddle to his partner JerryBock whose music for Fiddler is generallygiven more prominence (“longer shrift”) than

Harnick’s lyrics.Starring Ed Romanoff as

Tevye and Mary EllenNelligar as his loving andpatient wife Golde, directedby Joyce A. Presutti, withassociate director andchoreographer AndrewsGlant-Linden and musicaldirector Scott R. Test, Just Off BroadwayInc. is presenting Fiddler on the Roof fromJuly 11-28 at the Theatre at West ShoreStation, 27 South Water Street, Newburgh.

For tickets, call 845-565-3791.ForestburgH PlayHouse

Whether you’re an early bird or a nightowl, there’s no reason to miss the fun! If youdon’t like to be out too late, ForestburghPlayhouse presents PRE-show cabarets witha delicious buffet dinner every Tuesday,Wednesday, and Thursday evening at 6:00pm.

Still a night owl? Friday and Saturday nightthey present POST-show cabarets - withspecial favorites included in the Late NightCabaret Menu.

The Playhouse has welcomed Jill Padua,caterer and former owner of the award-winning Jill’s Kitchen and the originalChatterbox Café of Narrowsburg. Her talentfor making her customers happy has given

her a reputation for beingcreative as well as offeringup delicious meals. A fewmenu items she is wellknown for are herSpanakopita, SesameNoodles, and Turkey-Cranberry Wrap.

Though songs like Hello Dolly, If HeWalked into My Life and I Am What I Am arewhat Jerry Herman is most well-known for,he also continued in the Lerner-type lyrictradition with musicals such as Mame, Mackand Mabel and La Cage aux Folles for whichhe conceived character driven, clever lyrics,inspired never-before rhymed words, andbrilliant word play.

Hello Jerry! at Forestburgh Playhouse,July 2-13 is the cabaret show with DollyParton’s Nine to Five on the Main Stage. July16-27 features a Doo-Wop cabaret (withSpamalot on the Main Stage) and from July30-August 11, running with Grease, is a funcabaret based on a musical sing-off betweengood and evil: Broadway songs from heroesand villains, heroines and villainesses.

Don’t forget to make your reservations forbefore-or-after viewing of the Main Stageshow. Call 845-794-1194.

You’ll be happy you did.

Jerry Herman

Sheldon Harnick

Mary EllenNelligar

Ed Romanoff


Comedian JessicaKirson’s unique styleand stage presencecaptures the attention ofaudiences and clubbookers everywhere sheperforms. Her widevariety of charactersbrings a diverse energy toher routine.

Kirson grew up inSouth Orange, NewJersey and attended theUniversity of Maryland.She was in social workbefore she consideredcomedy as a career.

“My mother is a therapist. She had clientsin the house, so I always had to be quiet. Iwas like Anne Frank in my own house,”says Kirson. She has performed on NBC’sLast Comic Standing, seasons 2 and 3,NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly, and TheTonight Show with Jay Leno, and is comingback to Sullivan County and performing forThe Laugh Tour, this time at Henning’sLocal at the Eldred Preserve.

Henning’s Local supports localsustainable agricultural practices andbusiness. Norwegian chef HenningNordanger and wife Karen Flood have

searched for the perfectplace to showcase theirlove of good, fresh foodshared with friends. Theyhave been buildingrelationships with localfarmers, purveyors,winemakers and anyother culinary artisans toensure the best qualityproducts. They arecommitted to contributeto the communitythrough local purchasingand staffing.

They believe they havefound the perfect place,

surrounded by so many hardworking anddedicated producers of fresh, local andsustainable products.

The main room at Henning’s has receiveda facelift in the form of rough-cut pinelumber floors, bar and tabletops. They alsohave a catering room with a 200 personcapacity and an outdoor deck with pristineviews of forests and ponds.

See Jessica perform at Henning’s, 1040State Route 55, Eldred, on July 6 at8:00pm.

Email [email protected] for tickets,or visit www.thelaughtour.com

Kirson in Eldred for The Laugh Tour A Fair to Remember in Grahamsville

by Carol Montana

It’s happening come rain or come shine onJuly 27 from 11:00am to 5:00pm at theGrahamsville Fairgrounds, Route 55 inGrahamsville. That’s where you can enjoyold-fashioned fun at the Old Time Fair andBBQ sponsored by the Time and the ValleysMuseum.

Try your hand at corn shucking and skilletthrowing, while the kids roll hoops, race inpotato sacks and toss a bean bag. The wholefamily can partake in the ice-cream makingdemonstration and then enjoy the fruits of thelabor, perhaps while watching theblacksmithing or spinning and quiltingdemos.

Food aplenty will be available for purchase:hot dogs, ice cream, coffee and tea, and theMiller Chicken Barbecue will be available

from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Don’t forget to takehome an old-fashioned homemade pie fromthe ever-popular pie auction!

Just to keep things fresh, there will be some“new” old fashioned activities this year,including a beekeeping demo, wood crafting,fly fishing tying and casting, and some localhistory exhibits.

Keeping things affordable in an old-fashioned way, there’s free admission and freeparking, with a nominal fee for certaincontests. All proceeds will benefit theeducational programming for the Museum’snew exhibit Tunnels, Toil and Trouble: NewYork City’s Quest for Water and the Rondout-Neversink Story.

For more information on the Old Time Fair,the museum exhibits, hours or directions, callthe Time and the Valleys Museum at 845-985-7700.

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