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Blue Hill Cafe

Owner, Irina Nicoletti, and acclaimed Russian-American artist, Alexander Kaletski, are getting ready to celebrate the opening of the Claryville Art Center this July.

The opening exhibition is being done in conjunction with the Anna Zorina Galleryin Chelsea, New York, and will feature a Kaletski Retrospective:

“Forty Years in America.”View the Exhibit and then try Irina’s “Taste of Russia” specials or have

a traditional home cooked meal at the Blue Hill Café.

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contents4 800,000 Babies to Visit Fishy family fun!

6 Walk the Chalk In beautiful Livingston Manor

8 - 10 A Place at the Playhouse Here comes the 2014 season!

12 - 14 Pizza Heaven Benji & Jake’s delivers

22 Farmstock Take the tour of life on a farm

16 - 20 Good News Calendar Happenings in and around

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The cool interior of Benji & Jake’s Pizzeria andRestaurant in KauneongaLake, NY gives way to thebright, sunlit waters of thelake itself, where guestscan dine while watchingboaters, water-skiiers andswimmers share in the gorgeous natural surroundings.

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F or an unforgettable, utterly uniquefamily adventure, head into theheart of Sullivan County Catskills’

trout country.Eight miles east of Livingston Manor, NY

sits the concrete outdoor pools of theCatskill Fish Hatchery.

Hugging the bank of Mongaup Creek, theNew York State-run hatchery breeds, raisesand stocks brown trout, which have madethe nearby Willowemoc andBeaverkill streams world-famous.

When all six pools are filled,800,000 trout of various sizes swimin enormous swarms, waiting for theDept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC)staff – or you – to sprinkle some specially-formulated food into their habitat.

This is a spot tailor-made for photos andvideos, and despite the fencing and gates,the DEC encourages one and all to strollaround the grounds. Indeed, they provide a25-cents-a-cup feeding station so you canjoin in the fun!

Time it right, and you’ll catch staff notonly feeding the fish but preparing themfor an adulthood spent in any one of thou-sands of streams and lakes – not just locallybut as far away as Long Island and theAdirondacks.

Inside what was formally a privatehatchery, up to two million eggs (you read

that right) are cultivated every year.The entire process is explained at anentrance kiosk, which also includesdetails on the 11 other state-runhatcheries in New York.

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800,000 adorable babies!Mongaup Road, a 15-minute scenic drivefrom downtown Livingston Manor andRoute 17’s Exit 96.

There’s no admission fee, and the handi-

capped-accessible grounds are open 9 a.m.-4p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-noon weekends.

To learn more before you go, check outwww.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/21668.html.

The CatskillFish Hatcherymakes for anentertaining,educationaltrip. Learnabout andfeed thebrown trout!

Saturday, July 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Livingston Manor, NY,the third annual Artwalk/Chalkwalk is your post-Fourth-of-July“now what can we do?” place to land!

Adults can take in the art and browse the high-end crafts in all ofour nooks and crannies. And not forgetting the kids, look for

Chalkwalk at the Catskill Art Society (CAS) and sign yourpint-size Picasso's work for an Artist Certificate and ourYouTube Annual vid.

You can enjoy the latest show at CAS “Artists Untamed”while everyone can watch Ann Higgins, CAS and North-East Watercolor Society member, craft a fine watercolor.

Kids can also learn origami at the library from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., while adults take in the latest exhibit there,“Seasons,” with watercolors by Kate Hyden.

This year we have more indoor displays than everbefore: Madison's Restaurant lets you explore themixed media art of Nina Zherg, Morgan Outdoorshas the wonderful Wendy Hollander's famous flo-ral artwork.

Ed Lundquist's Studio is always popular formultimedia artwork. Susan Pascale onceagain graces Mountain Bear/Yolanda's In-teriors with her beautiful acrylics. CatskillMountainkeeper appropriately hasAudubon photographer Lance Verder-ame's work, and with a yard full of artistsand artisans, Claire Coleman at Plunk hascreated a unique memorabilia installationcalled “Chuck” that you are sure to neverforget!

Willow and Brown, Main Street Farm,and RM Farm all have displays appro-priate to their venues: handmade jew-elry by Beti Horvath and one of akind specialties by Deb Feld, hand-made lampshades by Kathie Fitzger-ald, wildlife photography byWagenknecht, watercolors by localsGreenthal and Harrow – even chil-dren's book author Clara GillowClark will be on hand to sign herbooks.

The list goes on and on, butyou won't miss anyone withthe handy-handout map! Andthe Manor never lacks fortasty treats – be it a full mealor a snack, you won't gohungry!

Full info will be postedby July 1 at www.liv-ingstonmanor.org.

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Art in the windows, streets, shops andsidewalks means a relaxing Fifth ofJuly at the Art-walk/Chalkwalk inLivingston Manor!



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“My Fair Lady,” “La Cage Aux Folles,” “TheChosen,” “Mary Poppins” ... and M*A*S*H starLoretta Swit as both Mame AND MadamMona?

Seems clear that 2014 will be an utterly un-forgettable season at the Forestburgh Play-house!

No matter how many times you’ve seenany of these productions, a Playhouse per-formance is always worth a spot on your cal-endar:


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• June 17-29, “My Fair Lady” – This rags-to-riches tale, and the beloved score which ac-companies it, remains as magical as youremember!

• July 1-13, “Mame” – M*A*S*H’s LorettaSwit brings her beauty, wit and charm to theiconic starring role.

• July 15-27, “The Best Little Whorehouse inTexas” – Loretta Swit spends the rest of Julyas Madam Mona, the plucky proprietor of thetitular establishment.

• July 29-August 10, “MaryPoppins” – Take a perfectDisney movie and turn it intoa perfect Broadway musical,and you have a family showthat’s “practically perfect in every way”!

• August 12-24, “La Cage Aux Folles” – Notall is as it seems in this rather naughty butendlessly entertaining gem of a musical.

• August 26-31, “The Chosen” – Two boys,two fathers, two different Jewish communi-ties in Brooklyn provide the context for this

absorbing drama set in the days of WorldWar II.

* All evening performances begin at 8 p.m.Tuesdays through Saturdays.

* All matinee performances begin at 2 p.m.Wednesdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.

Come to the cabaret!The Cabaret in the Tavern is the perfect

start or finish to a Playhouse performance.On Tuesdays, Wednesdays

and Thursdays, the Cabaretopens for a buffet dinner at 6p.m., followed by a specialshow just for diners (a tributeto the Beatles!).

On Fridays and Saturdays, the actionswitches to late night, when the Cabaretopens after the evening’s performance (usu-ally around 10:30 p.m.). A delicious and in-ventive menu, cocktails and a great showawait!


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Meet up at the TavernLooking for a nightcap, an opportunity to

mingle with friends, or a chance to meet thePlayhouse’s talented cast and crew?

The Tavern remains open after all eveningperformances on Tuesdays, Wednesdays andThursdays, so stop in!

For the younger setThe Playhouse’s Young Audience Festival at

Forestburgh has introduced thousands of kidsto the pleasures and excitement of live theater,and this year will be no different.

Starting June 26 and running through August23, kids and adults (and groups, too) are in-vited to experience “Beauty and the Beast” intrue Disney fashion.

Children 12 and under are just $12, whileadults are $20.

But wait! There’s more ...This year, the Playhouse debuts The Forest-

burgh Tavern Fall Series. Every weekend in September and up until

Columbus Day, the Forestburgh Tavern will beopen Friday and Saturday nights, each with adifferent performance: live music, bands,cabarets, karaoke, and more. Beer and winetastings are also planned.

To find out more or to buy tickets, call 845-794-1194 or head to www.fbplayhouse.org. Don’t forgetto Like the Playhouse on Facebook, too!

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Mouthwatering pizza made with fresh, local ingredients (top) – in a brickoven, to boot (far left) – isn’t the only reason to visit Benji & Jake’s inKauneonga Lake, NY. While sitting at a table adorned with reproductionsof vintage area postcards (left and right), you’re entirely likely to meetJacob and Benji, who are dedicated to making every experience at theirrestaurant a memorable one. Alas, you can’t call them for delivery in thisauthentic Amphicar (above), which was briefly hired to literally swimthrough Kauneonga Lake, creating an unforgettable advertisement for anunforgettable place!

By Dan

ou can taste the love that goes intoevery slice at Benji & Jake’s.

The locally-sourced cheese, bacon,fire-roasted eggplant, zucchini, pesto, pepper-oni, spinach ... this is “gourmet pizza” that livesup to its name in every way, without the highprice tag.

No pretentiousness here, either – just authen-tically good pies, fries, steaks, fish, chicken,salads and homemade desserts, served up togo or in a two-story restaurant and bar withstunning views of Kauneonga Lake, NY.

Credit Jacob and Benji Friehling, brothers


meet Benji & Jake in pizza heaven

Open Wednesdays from 4-9p.m., Thursdays through Satur-days from noon-10 p.m., andSundays from noon-9 p.m. (thebar stays open later). Closedfrom December throughMarch.

Offering indoor and outdoordining with shoreside views ofKauneonga Lake and WhiteLake, in the heart of Kau-neonga’s revitalized down-town “restaurant row.”

Start with a spicy tortillasoup, fried vegetariandumplings or brick oven-roasted chicken wings, then in-dulge in a handmade pizza ofat least 20 different varieties –or choose your own toppings.

Craving something otherthan pizza? Entrees include a16-ounce T-bone steak, grilledyellow fin tuna and a brickoven-roasted half-chicken.

Don’t forget the extensiveselection of beer, wine, mixeddrinks, soda and juices, thenfinish off lunch or dinner witha brick oven brownie, home-made sugar donut, or one oftheir unforgettable gelatochoices.

BENJI & JAKE’S5 Horseshoe Lake RoadKauneonga Lake, NY845-583-4031www.benjiandjakes.com(also on Facebook and Instagram)

Y who spent childhood summers in next-doorWhite Lake, water-skiing, exploring town, andscarfing down the enormous pies at the late,great El Monaco’s Pizzeria.

Their love of food went so deep that afterhigh school, Benji studied sustainable agricul-ture and Jacob learned to professionally bakebread. Though by then on opposite sides ofthe country, the duo saw potential in their oldsummer haunt, and they returned to theCatskills to try their hand at pizza-making – viaa wood-fired oven sitting on a jet ski trailer.

They ported the contraption to a variety of

farmers’ markets and events, eventually havingto build a larger version to handle demand.

By that time, both Kauneonga Lake andWhite Lake were without a single pizzeria – ormuch else, in fact.

“There was nothing here,” Benji remembers.“Everything had closed down.”

Yet Jacob wasn’t really interested in return-ing to the Virginia suburbs where he grew up.

“That’s a rat race I didn’t want to start my ca-reer in,” he relates.

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built a two-story brick home for Benji &Jake’s – which seven years later remains thepremiere destination in a downtown theyhelped bring back to life.

“This town was starving for pizza,” Jacobsays. “And obviously we have a great spot!”

Do they ever. Two floors both feature enor-mous windows looking out on the lake. Juststeps from Horseshoe Lake Road and Route55, Benji & Jake’s front door (incorporatingan old gearwheel as the handle) leads straightinto the takeout area, then into a dining room

right off the wood-fired brick oven.The outdoor covered deck beckons, over-

looking a dock area specifically reserved forcustomers who arrive by boat.

But an inside seat is just as scenic – maybemore so, thanks to tabletops that feature re-productions of Dick Benjamin’s vast localpostcard collection.

Head upstairs, and there’s a bar and moretables waiting – plus another outdoor deckand, on weekends, live entertainment.

Or for those inclined to get back to nature,there’s a new beer garden right next door,with a grassy lawn and campfire to cozy upto – not to mention a large selection of beersby the pint or pitcher.

You can even bring the party to your home,as Benji & Jake’s has catered private eventseven longer than it’s been a restaurant.

“The food inspires me,” says Jacob, who isthe creator behind such pies as the “DrunkenChef” and “Pizza Bernadette.”

Benji handles more of the business end, buthe agrees with Jacob that “the best thing ishaving a really busy weekend ... and you justknow people are leaving happy.”

Their staff of 16 play a large role in ensur-ing that happiness, so don’t forget to intro-duce yourself when you stop in!

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Live entertainment, a full range of spirits and drinks,Fourth of July fireworks and an outdoor beer gardenin which to enjoy them all make Benji & Jake’s amust-visit destination, especially on a warm summer’snight. In fact, the beer garden tends to stay open laterthan the restaurant itself and sits right on the shoreof Kauneonga Lake, accessible by foot, car and boat.



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Tuesday, June 17Pre-Show Cabaret, at 6 p.m., at the Forestburgh Play-

house. Cabaret shows are presented before the mainstage show Tuesday through Thursday and after themain stage show Friday and Saturday. Tuesday throughThursday dinner/cabaret begins at 6 p.m. sharp. Fridayand Saturday post-show, late night supper cabaret be-gins after the main stage production ends (approx. 10:30p.m.). A full bar is available. Reservations are a must,and can only be made by calling the Box Office at 845-794-1194. There is no cover charge. Pre-show dinnercabaret: $24.95; dinner cabaret (Subscriber Discount):$22.95. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, untilAugust 28. For info, call 794-1194, visit www.fbplay-house.org.

Journey and the Steve Miller Band, at Bethel Woods Cen-ter for the Arts, Bethel; Doors open at 4:30pm. $45.50Lawn; $71, $81, $101, $117 & $147 Reserved $143Lawn 4-Pack (while supplies last). For info, call 583-2000or 800-745-3000 or visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org.

Stage Performance at Forestburgh Playhouse, at 8 p.m.Shows are presented nightly Tues-Sat @ 8pm and mati-nees on Wed @ 2pm & Sun @ 3pm. Call 794-1194 orvisit www. fbplayhouse.org.

Friday, June 20Exhibit at Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg: Glenn

Lieberman, photography; Tuesday through Saturday, untilJuly 12. For information, call 252-7576 or visit www.art-salliancesite.org.

Exhibit at Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg: Kit Sailer,paintings; Tuesday through Saturday, until July 12. For in-formation, call 252-7576 or visitwww.artsalliancesite.org.

Exhibit: Art in Bloom at Delaware Arts Center, in Narrows-burg; art & floral arrangements. Until June 22. For info,call 252-7576 or visit www.artsalliancesite.org.

Kauneonga Lake Farmers’ Market at the Firefighter’s Pavil-ion, in Kauneonga Lake, from 4 to 7 p.m. Area’s largest,season-long farmers’ market featuring farm-fresh locallyproduced produce and artisan products. For info, call866-270-2014 or visit www.sullivancountyfarmersmar-kets. org.

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, at Bethel Woods Center forthe Arts, Bethel; $31.50, $39.50, $51.50, $65 and $85 forreserved seating. Direct from their phenomenally suc-cessful Broadway engagement, the internationally-ac-claimed Beatles concert, RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles,performs. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN hasmastered every song, gesture and nuance of the leg-endary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-noteperformance that’s as infectious as it is transporting.From the early hits to later classics (“I Want To Hold YourHand,” “Hard Day’s Night,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely HeartsClub Band,” “Let It Be,” “Come Together,” “Hey Jude”and more), this adoring tribute will take you back to a

time when all you needed was love, and a little helpfrom your friends! For info or tickets, call 583-2000 or800-745-3000 or visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org.

Live Music: Cloud Nyne at Monticello Casino & Raceway,in the Lava Lounge, at 9 p.m. Free. For info, call 794-4100or visit www.monticello casinoandraceway.com.

Saturday, June 21The Sixth Annual SullivanArc Garden Tour will feature an

exclusive look at private gardens in and around theHamlet of Narrowsburg. Cost is $40 per person for theguided bus tour, which includes travel on a Rolling Vcoach bus, tip, guide, door prizes and snacks. Self-guidedtour tickets and maps are also available for those whowant to drive their own vehicles for $25 per person (notper car). Following the tour is a complimentary wineand cheese reception for all ticket holders and gardenowners. The tour is hosted by SullivanArc and SullivanRenaissance with support from the Narrowsburg Cham-ber of Commerce – to benefit SullivanArc programs forpeople with developmental disabilities. Tickets are avail-able by calling SullivanArc at 796-1350 ext. 1050; or on-line by going to http://www.sullivanarc.org – click on“Buy Tickets.” Tickets are limited.

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Day To Be Gay: Join us for a good old-fashioned (and fab-ulously stylish!) community picnic. Judy Maidenbaumfrom the Fat Lady Café is welcoming us onto her prop-erty on Horseshoe Lake Road (behind the Bethel BakeHouse), and we’re planning the program and event de-tails right now. Look for a separate announcement verysoon on our website (www.galacatskills.org) or on ourfacebook page (have you “liked” Gala Catskills yet?).

Concert: At Phillipsport Community Center - Join us forsome great musical talent in our 1800s School Housefeaturing Jeremy Langdale, Debbie Fisher; 7 to 11 p.m.Cost is $2 per person. For info, call 210-4303.

Live Music: New Kings at Callicoon Brewing Company, at8 p.m. For information, call 887-5500.

Sunday, June 222nd Annual Barry Foster Memorial Yankee Baseball Trip,

$99/person. The Barry Foster Memorial Fund was estab-lished in June 2013. The fund will be used to provide fi-nancial support for under-privileged kids to experienceteam sports and field trips that they might not otherwisebe able to participate in because of socio-economic cir-cumstances. The plan is to utilize the funds raised totake kids from Livingston Manor, Liberty and Fallsburg toa major league baseball game during the summer of2014 and beyond. Limited tickets are available. For info,call 798-2188 or visit www.cdtrips.com.

Wednesday, June 25Callicoon Center Band Concert, 8 p.m., at the Callicoon

Center Band Stand. The Callicoon Center Band Cele-brates its 80th year of free public concerts. Concerts are

presented every Wednesday at the bandstand beginningat 8 PM (Rain or Shine) through August 27. Refresh-ments will be available at the Country Store or at theFirehouse. Enjoy a turn-of-the-century experience featur-ing marches, solos and show tunes. For info, call 436-4635.

Thursday, June 26Children’s Theatre: “Beauty and the Beast” at Forestburgh

Playhouse, at 11 a.m., every Thursday and Saturday untilAugust 23. YAFF (Young Audience Festival at Forest-burgh), the Playhouse’s children’s theatre will presentDisney’s “Beauty and the Beast”. For info, call 794-1194or visit www.fbplayhouse.org.

Live Music at Rolling River Cafe, Gallery & Inn, inParksville, from 7 to 9 p.m. Free. For info, call 747-4123or 413-627-6981 or visit www.rollingriver.net.

Friday, June 27Farming With Kids, at Apple Pond Farm, in Callicoon Cen-

ter, at 10 a.m. Children do farm work: milking goats,feeding chickens & turkeys, planting & picking vegeta-bles, grooming horses. Activities vary. Cost is $6 foradults, $4 for children age 3 and over. For info, call 482-4764 or visit www.applepondfarm.com. Every Friday andSaturday until September 6.

Live Music: Kayla Calabrese at Monticello Casino & Race-way, in the Lava Lounge, at 9 p.m. Free. For info, call 794-4100 or visit www.monticello casinoandraceway.com.

Boston with special guest, Cheap Trick, will perform onthe Pavilion Stage, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts,Bethel; $49.50, $77.00, $95 and $125 Reserved; $28.50Lawn, $21.50 Lawn (first weekend only) and $90 Lawn



4-Pack (while supplies last). For information or tickets,call 483-2000 or 800-745-3000 or visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org.

Saturday, June 28Barnfest: Join us at the 6th annual Barnfest, Catskill

Mountainkeeper’s community celebration of all thingsCatskills. There will be local food and beer, featuredspeakers, great music, celebrity hosts and lots of familyactivities. For info, call 482-2235 or visit catskillmoun-tainkeeper.org.

Upper Delaware BioBlitz, noon, Ten Mile River Boy ScoutsCamp, Narrowsburg; Families can take advantage of aspecial educational opportunity for all ages to experi-ence the diversity of life on a unique parcel of privateproperty. During this event, biologists and volunteerswill gather to identify as many living things as possiblewithin 24 hours on a demarcated parcel of about 200acres within the Ten Mile River Scout Camp in the Townof Tusten, Sullivan County, NY. Collection will start atnoon on Saturday and continue until noon on Sunday.The public is invited to tour the site from 9 am to 3 pmon Sunday. For free, families can view the specimens, talkto experts, and enjoy a tour of the site to learn how dif-ferent species live and thrive in the context of the overallproperty. Teams and sponsoring organizations will pro-vide information and offer educational programs ontheir particular areas of expertise. The public should at-tend for an opportunity to meet scientists of differentdisciplines, see what they have collected and take a tourof the site. A BioBlitz is an event where teams of scien-tists gather on a demarcated property for 24 hours tocollect, identify, and catalogue every single species theycan find visible to the naked eye. The latter part of theevent is open to the public for youth and their families tomeet the scientists, see what they have collected, andlearn more about biology in the context of the site.Teams of researchers will focus on specific categories oflife, including aquatic macro invertebrates, birds, botany,fish, fungi, reptiles and amphibians, invertebrates, mam-mals, mosses, and lichens. The scientists are asked toidentify what they find down to the species level usingspecialized methods. Some of this will be done in thefield either by photos or visual identification. Other itemswill be brought back to the collection tables for furtheridentification through careful analysis through micro-scopes and reference material on site. For info, call 292-6180. Ends June 29.

Live Music: Crossroads at Monticello Casino & Raceway,in the Lava Lounge, at 9 p.m. Free. For info, call 794-4100or visit www.monticello casinoandraceway.com.

Sunday, June 29H-D World Ride, at noon at O’Toole’s Harley Davidson, in

Wurtsboro. Celebrate the freedom of the open road asthousands of HOG riders come together to celebrate theH-D World Ride! For info, call 888-2426 or visitwww.otooleshd.com. Ends June 30.

Tuesday, July 1Exhibit: America Meets the Beatles, at The Museum at

Bethel Woods, 200 Hurd Rd., Bethel, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In-cluded in regular museum admission; $5 for Special Ex-hibit ONLY See never-seen photographs shot by LIFE

photographer Bill Eppridge as he spent six days photo-graphing the young pop stars during their first visit tothe U.S., and their performances on the Ed SullivanShow. The exhibit will also feature an amazing collectionof albums, posters, figurines, pins, fan club ephemera,and collectibles as it explores the idea of fan devotionand Beatlemania. Open daily until August 17. For info,call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000, or visit www.bethel-woods center.org.

Exhibit at Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg: GlennLieberman, photography; Tuesday through Saturday, untilJuly 12. For information, call 252-7576 or visit www.art-salliancesite.org.

Exhibit at Delaware Arts Center, Narrowsburg: Kit Sailer,paintings; Tuesday through Saturday, until July 12. For in-formation, call 252-7576 or visitwww.artsalliancesite.org.

Exhibit: Remembering Woodstock – A Timeline of Re-unions, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel.Check out the Corridor Gallery exhibit that features amural filled with photos, clippings and memorabiliatelling the story of the official and unofficial celebrationsof the Woodstock anniversaries–from the proposedMountaindale festival in 1970 to Day In The Garden ’98.Along with the mural, the gallery displays framed an-niversary t-shirts, and festival posters. Every day, until De-cember 31. For info, call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000 orvisit www.bethelwoodscenter.org.

Exhibit: Remembering Woodstock – A Timeline of Re-unions, at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel.Check out the Corridor Gallery exhibit that features amural filled with photos, clippings and memorabiliatelling the story of the official and unofficial celebrationsof the Woodstock anniversaries–from the proposedMountaindale festival in 1970 to Day In The Garden ’98.Along with the mural, the gallery displays framed an-niversary t-shirts, and festival posters. Every day, until De-cember 31. For info, call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000 orvisit www.bethelwoodscenter.org.

Outdoor Exhibit: Tom Gottsleben – What Goes AroundComes Around, at Bethel Woods Center For the Arts,Bethel; daily until October 13. View five sculptures byartist Tom Gottsleben. Gottsleben’s stone and crystalsculptures are the engagingly accessible result of his in-tellectual, poetic, and metaphysical explorations. Hiswork as a sculptor and painter creates for the viewer anexperience of the harmony and beauty inherent in na-ture’s patterns. Continuing the success of our outdoorexhibits, The Museum at Bethel Woods is pleased topresent this installation of five sculptures. For info, call583-2000 or 800-745-3000 or visit www.bethelwoods-center.org.

Pre-Show Cabaret, at 6 p.m., at the Forestburgh Play-house. Cabaret shows are presented before the mainstage show Tuesday through Thursday and after themain stage show Friday and Saturday. Tuesday throughThursday dinner/cabaret begins at 6 p.m. sharp. Fridayand Saturday post-show, late night supper cabaret be-gins after the main stage production ends (approx. 10:30p.m.). A full bar is available. Reservations are a must,and can only be made by calling the Box Office at 845-

794-1194. There is no cover charge. Pre-show dinnercabaret: $24.95; dinner cabaret (Subscriber Discount):$22.95. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, untilAugust 28. For info, call 794-1194, visit www.fbplay-house.org.

Stage Performance at Forestburgh Playhouse, at 8 p.m.Shows are presented nightly Tues-Sat @ 8pm and mati-nees on Wed @ 2pm & Sun @ 3pm. Call 794-1194 orvisit www. fbplayhouse.org.

Wednesday, July 2Callicoon Center Band Concert, 8 p.m., at the Callicoon

Center Band Stand. The Callicoon Center Band celebratesits 80th year of free public concerts. Concerts are pre-sented every Wednesday at the bandstand beginning at8 PM (Rain or Shine) through August 27. Refreshmentswill be available at the Country Store or at the Firehouse.Enjoy a turn-of-the-century experience featuringmarches, solos and show tunes. For info, call 436-4635.

Thursday, July 3Exhibit: Edible Plants; Wild & Cultivated, at Morgan Out-

doors, in Livingston Manor, at 10 a.m. “Edible Plants –Wild & Cultivated” an exhibition of botanical illustrationsby Wendy Hollender.This exhibit features awide variety of Hollen-der’s work, includingbotanical illustrationsfrom the new book“Foraging and Feast-ing: A Field Guide andWild Food Cookbook”written by herbalistDina Falconi. The beau-tiful, instructive illustra-tions focus on thedetails that will helpyou identify each plant.“They are soulful, rich,incredibly textureddrawings” said authorDina Falconi, whose de-licious, enlighteningrecipes bring the draw-ings to life. The exhibi-tion also includes oilpaintings of cultivatededibles and the whimsical “Mouse in the Rutabaga” se-ries, inspired by vegetables grown at the farm whereWendy lives. Rounding out the diverse exhibition, is a de-lightful drawing of a garlic plant and a “Peanut Plant” il-lustration, commissioned by the National Peanut Board,which is well publicized in New York City subways andstations this year. For information, call 439-5507 or visitwww.morgan-outdoors.com. Thursday - Monday untilJuly 7.

Children’s Theatre: “Beauty and the Beast” at ForestburghPlayhouse, at 11 a.m., every Thursday and Saturday untilAugust 23. YAFF (Young Audience Festival at Forest-burgh), the Playhouse’s children’s theatre will presentDisney’s “Beauty and the Beast”. For info, call 794-1194

or visit www.fbplayhouse.org.Exhibit: Artists Untamed, at Catskill Art Society in Liv-

ingston Manor; a jury-selected group show. Opening re-ception 4 to 6 p.m. Exhibit open Thurs. - Mon., until July6. For info, call 436-4227 or visit catskillartsociety.org.

Exhibit: Summer Colors, at Rolling River Cafe, Gallery &Inn, in Parksville; continues until August 31. Summer Col-ors features works by Susan Pascale and Anya Roz. Thurs5-9pm, Fri 5-10pm, Sat 12-10pm & Sun 12-8pm. Call747-4123 or 413-627-6981 or visit www.rollingriver.net.

Live Music at Rolling River Cafe, Gallery & Inn, inParksville, from 7 to 9 p.m. Free. For info, call 747-4123 or413-627-6981 or visit www.rollingriver.net.

Friday, July 4 Annual Liberty Festival & Parade, at 10:30 a.m. on South

Main Street and surrounding area. Activities and eventsthroughout the day. Free to attend. For information, call292-9797.

Liberty Farmer’s Market will be open from 3 to 6 p.m., atthe Municipal Parking Lot, on Darby Lane, in Liberty.Area’s largest, season-long farmers’ market featuringfarm-fresh locally produced produce and artisan prod-ucts. Every Friday, until August 29. For info, call 866-270-2015 or visit www. sullivancountyfarmersmarkets.org.

Kauneonga Lake Farmers’ Market at theFirefighter’s Pavilion, in Kauneonga Lake,from 4 to 7 p.m. Area’s largest, season-long farmers’ market featuring farm-freshlocally produced produce and artisanproducts. For info, call 866-270-2014 orvisit www.sullivancountyfarmersmarkets.org.Live Music Fridays, at 7:30 p.m., at theDead End Café, in Parksville. Enjoy livejazz, blues, country and folk music everyFriday. Dinner and refreshments will beserved prior to each performance. Pleasearrive 45 minutes early to be seated andto place your orders. Credit cards wel-come! Continues every Friday, until August29. For info, call 292-0400 or visitwww.parksvilleusa.com.Post-Show Cabaret, at Forestburgh Play-house, at 10:30 p.m. Cabaret shows arepresented before the main stage showTuesday through Thursday and after themain stage show Friday and Saturday.

Tuesday through Thursday dinner/cabaret begins at 6p.m. sharp. Friday and Saturday post-show, late nightsupper cabaret begins after the main stage productionends (approx. 10:30 p.m.). A full bar is available. Reser-vations are a must, and can only be made by calling theBox Office at 845-794-1194. There is no cover charge.$15/person minimum order for Post-Show Cabaret.Minumum order $14. Every Friday and Saturday, until Au-gust 30. For info, call 794-1194 or visit www.fbplay-house.org.

Saturday, July 5Barryville Farmer’s Market: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., behind River

Market. Local products including fruits, vegetables, cutflowers, baked goods, milk, cheese, jams, meat, poultry,


eggs, wine and more. Every Saturday until October 25.Livingston Manor Art Walk/Chalk Walk, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Our local artists and artisans will bring out their bestworks to share with you on Main or Pearl Streets or inour Renaissance Park. Rain date: July 6. For info, visitwww.livingston manor.org.

Independence Day celebration, in downtown Roscoe, from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parade and craft fair. Parade starts at11 a.m. Free and open to public. For information, call607-498-5222, ext. 306 or 607-498-5464.

Parksville USA Music Festival Concert, at 7:30 p.m., atDead End Café, Parksville. Join the Hudson Valley StringQuartet for an evening of classical ensemble perform-ances. For info, call 747-4247 or visitwww.parksvilleusa.com.

Concert: Crosby, Stills & Nash, at Bethel Woods Center forArts, in Bethel. The group will perform, on the PavilionStage, songs from their extensive catalog, as well as newmaterial from each member. $47.50, $68 and $88 for re-served seating, and $33.50 for lawn seats. For informa-tion, call 583-2000 or 800-745-3000 or visitbethelwoodscenter.org.

Sunday, July 6Farmers Market: Niforatos Field in Roscoe, from 10 a.m. to

2 p.m. All the vegetables, pasta, cheeses, eggs, bakedgoods, wares are all grown or made in USA! Every Sun-day until October 12.

Jazz Brunch at the Dancing Cat Saloon, in Bethel, from 10a.m. to 1 p.m., Barry Scheinfeld Guitar /Don Miller Bassjazz duo – a sure to be favorite on a Sunday! Every Sun-day through December. For info, call 583-3141 or visitwww.dancingcatsaloon.com.

Callicoon Farmers’ Market, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., CallicoonCreek Park. A collection of locally produced goods. Forinfo, call 866-270-2015 or visit www.sullivancountyfarmersmarkets.org.

Saturday, July 12CAS Summer Members Show. Open Thurs-Sat & Mon

11am-6pm & Sun 11am-3pm. Opening reception July12 @ 4-6pm, at Catskill Art Society, in Livingston Manor.For info, call 436-4227 or visit catskillartsociety.org.Open until August 10.

Neversink Afternoon of History at the Daniel Pierce Li-brary, in Grahamsville, at 2 p.m. Anyone interested in oldphotos, records, stories and artifacts from the Town of

Neversink is invited. It is hoped that local residents willattend and bring special history items to share –whether it be postcards, ledgers or photos. PhotographerLaVerne Black will be presenting her program “TrampingAlong the Neversink River.” For info, call 985-7233.

Concert: Peter Frampton & The DoobieBrothers, at Bethel WoodsCenter for the Arts, Bethel,at 7:30 p.m. $99.50,$90, $69, $58.50,$36.50 Reserved;$26.50 Lawn $86.00Lawn 4-Pack (whilesupplies last). 6:00PM Gates open; 7:30PM Showtime. Forinfo, call 583-2000or 800-745-3000or visitwww.bethel-woodscenter.org.

Performance: Mr.Choade’s PerfectStorm at NACL The-atre, in Highland Lake, at7:30 p.m. Twirling umbrellas,trapeze art, dancing raincoats, magical galoshes…… and the bad jokes! The vibrant performers fromNew York City’s premier variety cabaret return to NACLafter a sold out show last season. This year it’s a varietyshow with a weather theme. This events is for ages 21and over. $20 adult, $10 student, $5 children; tickets @door are cash only. For info, call 557-0694 or visitwww.nacl.org.

Parksville USA Music festival: The Hudson Valley StringQuartet, at 7:30 p.m., at the Dead End Café, in Parksville.Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 at the door. For informa-tion, visit parksvilleusa.com or call 292-0400.

Sunday, July 13Seminar: Solar/Wind Power at Apple Pond Farm, Callicoon

Center; from noon to 3 p.m. Inspection of energy effi-ciency and renewable energy systems, straw bale house,used vegetable truck and furnace, solar thermal, solarelectric, air source heat pump and several wind turbines.Full financial information. Reservations required. Mini-mum of 4. Cost is $20 per person. For info, call 482-4764or visit www.applepondfarm.com

Weekend of Chamber Music Summer Festival Perform-ance, at 3 p.m., at the Jeffersonville Presbyterian Church.Donation $10, free for students 18 & under. OpeningDay on the Lawn/ Music for Winds, Sounds withJewish/Folk/Klezmer influences. Call 932-8527 or visitwww.wcmconcerts.org.

Monday, July 14Puppetry Workshop for Families, 1 to 4 p.m., at NACL, in

Highland Lake. Free. Ramona Jan will help children andtheir parents build and operate marionette doves. Thedoves will be used in The Weather Project CommunityPlay–operated by the children who created them. Forinfo, call 557-0694 or visit www.nacl.org.

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E ver wondered where your milk andeggs come from? Or how the meatand vegetables in your local super-

market get there? Or how wool is made?Understanding the sources of the food we

eat and the clothes we wear is a popularmovement these days, but who knew itcould be just as much fun as it is educa-tional?

And that’s why Farmstock 2014 is a seriesof can’t-miss working farm tours being of-fered all summer long.

For just $4 per child (5-12 years old) and$6 per adult, you can answer thatage-old question: “How do they dothat?”

It’s the only agritourism of its kind in Sulli-van County’s Catskills, and here’s the run-down (hours are noon to 3 p.m. for everylisting):

• Sat., July 5 – Snowdance Farm, 218Knickerbocker Road, Livingston Manor, NY –chicks, piglets, spring lambs, petting zoo(845-439-5561)

• Sun., July 13 and Sun., August 3 – Imag-ine Alpacas, 132 East Hill Road, Jefferson-ville, NY – farm tours, educational talks,petting/feeding alpacas, felting demonstra-tions (845-231-3315)

• Sat., July 19 – Diehl Farm, 93 Diehl Road,Callicoon, NY – honey extracting, maplesyrup production, milking demonstration,cheesemaking (845-482-5047)

• Sat., July 26 – AnDe’s Acre at HalloranFarm, 147 Keller Road, Callicoon Center,NY – small-scale vegetable produc-

tion, red deer and antler crafts (860-371-1193)

• Sat., August 16 – Root ‘n Roost Farm, 64Mineral Springs Road, Livingston Manor,NY – permaculture with pigs and chickensand ducks, hoop house construction, poly-culture garden (845-292-9126)

• Sun., August 24 – Bethel Creamery, 522Happy Avenue, Swan Lake, NY – hay rides,milking tours, view of bottling plant (845-583-6059)

• Sun., September 7 – Bridle Hill Farm, 190Hemmer Road, Jeffersonville, NY – barebackpony rides through water, outdoor children’sobstacle course, chicken coop, ducks, solar-powered farm tour (845-482-3993)

• Sat., September 13 – Majestic Farm, 134Majestic Road, Mountaindale, NY – heritagepigs, pasture-raised sheep, chickens (917-566-6120)

All events are sponsoredby the nonprofit Sullivan

County Farm Net-work. Find outmore at sullivan-

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FAR OUT FUN IN ANY SEASON!

And you won’t want to miss out on everything else that makes our region famous, too:

There’s so much to enjoy in our Sullivan County Catskills any time, all year long. Help mark the 45th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival with song and celebration.

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