Screening Under the Stars!
The award winning film GASLAND
Outside the Delaware Youth Center 8 Creamery Rd., Callicoon, NY
Sunday, Sept 5
6pm --- Performances! Speeches! Live music!
Bring a picnic and a blanket or lawn chair
Speakers:
Josh Fox, Mark Ruffalo, State Senator Tom Duane and County Legislator & State Senate candidate David Sager.
Musical Performances by:
Janet Burgan, Stacey Cohen & Dennis Newberg, The Mountain Tones, Justin Sutherland & the Frack Free Kids Chorus
and Tannis Kowolchuck (NACL) in a special performance of Frackenstein!
Film starts at 8:15 followed by Q&A with Director Josh Fox
Indoors in case of rain
Free popcorn! Candy and dessert for sale
An evening to celebrate the magnificent Delaware River corridor - and to educate the public about the dangers posed by high-volume hydraulic fracturing.
An inclusive event for the entire community sponsored by Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, Gasland, and Rooftop Films.
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SULLIVAN COUNTY
ALZHEIMER’SMEMORY WALK
Sunday, September 26, 2010at Frontier Insurance Building, 195 Lake Louise Marie Road, Rock Hill, NY. Registration commences at 9:30 AM and the walk begins at 11:00 AM. Enjoy a 3.1 mile scenic walk around Lake Louise Marie followed by a fun filled day of activities, including entertainment by DJ Eric Bressi (Elvis’ long lost brother), face painting, Dr. Prof. Balloon-a-Kiss and there will be lots of scrumptious food and beautiful raffle prizes. Also, visit the very informative and interesting "Maintain Your Brain" Tent. Come and show your support to the local families who have been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia and help the Alzheimer's Association raise monies for services and a cure for this devastating disease. For registration forms and info., contact Janet Troia at 794-3774 or go to www.sullivancountymemorywalk.org.
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Volkan Isik, a renowned Turkish Champion to compete
in the International Rally New York 2010,
the penultimate round of the United States Rally Championship
Forestburgh, New York (August 19, 2010) A noted Turkish Champion Volkan Isik with codriver Vedat Bostanci have entered the International Rally New York in a Lassa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Lassa Racing Tyres are the main sponsor of the team.
This motorsport competition will take place on September 10 and 11 in the beautiful southern Catskill Mountains of New York, merely ninety miles northwest of New York City .
The two-day International Rally New York 2010 with 96 miles of special stages is the final round of the United States Rally Championship. Each day is a separate round of the New York Rally Championship.
Volkan Isik started rallying in 1989. He won the Turkish National Championship six times during his career. Volkan competed in nineteen World Rally Championship events with 7th place at 1999 Rally Portugal , 6th place at 1999 China Rally and 10th place at 1998 Acropolis Rally. He won three events of the European Rally Championship and achieved several podium finishes in forty starts.
Lately, Volkan has been involved with Lassa Racing Tyre research and development project. He also trains and develops new rally drivers under his program “First Step to the Rally with Volkan Isik.”
Rally New York , Ltd. (www.RallyNewYork.com), headquartered in Forestburgh , New York , is the organizer and promoter of three National Championship events: Gravel International Rally New York in the fall, tarmac Rally New York USA in the spring and snow New York Winter Rally. Rally New York has been instrumental in introducing reconnaissance of rally route, pace notes and international rules into US rallying since 2004. Rally New York also organizes regional rallies as part of the New York Rally Championship.
The United States Rally Championship (www.usrallychampionship.com) is taking bold steps to make national competition more affordable and accessible to a larger number of rally teams. The United States Rally Championship was the largest rally Championship in the country in the 2009 season with nearly twice as many participants as any other championship. The variety of racing surfaces offered in the Championship – gravel, tarmac and snow – is unparalleled in US rallying. All events of the United States Rally Championship offer full reconnaissance. This is the fourth season of the new Championship structure that minimizes or, for many teams, eliminates the need for repeated cross-country travel during the Championship season by providing competition on each side of the country. The final round of the Championship at the end of the year counts both in the Atlantic Division and the Pacific Division and together with the results from all previous rounds decides the top spots in the Championship.
SULLIVAN COUNTY ALZHEIMER’S MEMORY WALK: Sunday, September 26, 2010 at Frontier Insurance Building , 195 Lake Louise Marie Road, Rock Hill , NY. Registration commences at 9:30 AM and the walk begins at 11:00 AM. Enjoy a 3.1 mile scenic walk around Lake Louise Marie followed by a fun filled day of activities, including entertainment by DJ Eric Bressi (Elvis’ long lost brother), face painting, Dr. Prof. Balloon-a-Kiss and there will be lots of scrumptious food and beautiful raffle prizes. Also, visit the very informative and interesting "Maintain Your Brain" Tent. Come and show your support to the local families who have been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia and help the Alzheimer's Association raise monies for services and a cure for this devastating disease. For registration forms and information, contact Janet Troia at 794-3774 or log ontowww.sullivancountymemorywalk.org.
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THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC…
Celebrate Grandparents Day with sweet bluegrass and country harmonies at The Harvest Festival
BETHEL, N.Y. (September 1, 2010) – The Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods presents Mountain Music Festival on Sunday, September 12th from 11:00am-4:00pm.
The Mountain Music Harvest Festival is a celebration of the music that originated in small towns and mountain villages across America , and became what we know today as bluegrass, old time and country music. Guitars, banjos, mandolins and sweet harmonies are all part of this rich and ever changing tradition of American music.
The Event Tent will be filled with the beauty of handmade quilts from the Catskills and beyond in the Second Annual Airing of the Quilts presented by Calico Geese Quilters, Claryville Quilters and Friends.
The line up on the Stage includes Hudson Crossing at 11:30 a.m., at 12:30 p.m. Break Neck Annie will perform, followed by the Mike Burns Band at 2:30 p.m. The day will feature banjo, fiddling and harmony singing workshops, and will conclude with an open jam session at 3:30 p.m…so bring your instruments along!
There is so much to enjoy at the Festival. Visit the Hamish and Henry Authors Table and meet the Upper Delaware Writers. The kids are sure to enjoy creating a variety of musical instruments with Matt Sherman in the Children’s Area. Kids can also participate in a quilting project with construction paper hosted by The Museum at Bethel Woods.
Stop in the Community Tent to learn more about the Sullivan County Childcare Council, and show your support for the All American Dream Team and Relay For Life who will be operating the corn and hay mazes.
A new highlight of the festival this year is a fun, interactive chef demo with Catie Schwalb of “Pitchfork, Knife and Spoon” who will prepare a tasty dish using products from the farmer’s market.
This year’s special auction presents Adirondack chairs, custom made by Catskill Outdoor Furniture and painted by area artists with their interpretation of “food and farm”. Proceeds from the auction support the children’s and educational programming at the Festival.
Of course, the Harvest Festival will also feature its usual array of vendors and activities for the whole family, including the bountiful farmers market, diverse craft village, delicious festival foods (including vegetarian, barbeque, Brazilian, kettle corn, and Italian ice stands), a children’s area with educational programming, corn & hay mazes, arts & crafts workshops, pony rides, and the annual Gathering of the Scarecrows.
The Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods is supported by sponsors who share a commitment to the community and regional economic development. Generous support of The Harvest Festival Children’s Area provided by ShopRite Supermarkets. Additional support of the 2010 Harvest Festival season provided by Grey’s Woodworks. 2010 event sponsors also include Majek Furniture Warehouse, Thompson Sanitation, Jeff Bank, M&M Auto Group, Catskill Regional Medical Center , and Van Gorders’ Furniture.
Admission to the Harvest Festival is free each week, with a $2.00 parking fee. Pets are not permitted on Festival grounds.
For more information please visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org.
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New York State Decentralization Grants
Available for Cultural Programming in 2011
Grants for cultural programs for 2011 are available through the Decentralization (DEC) Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, which is administered in Sullivan County by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance. DEC funds arts programs such as concerts, arts publications, exhibits, literary programs, lectures, theater performances, film screenings, workshops, and more.
Grant guidelines and applications are now available for download at www.ArtsAllianceSite.org, or may be picked up at the Delaware Arts Center , 37 Main Street , Narrowsburg , NY . Sullivan County nonprofit arts organizations, municipalities, or individual artists (whose projects are conduited through a non-profit organization) that wish to create, produce, or present cultural programs or arts projects during 2011 are eligible to apply for these grants.
Attendance at a grantwriting seminar is mandatory for first-time applicants, but all potential applicants are strongly urged to attend one. They are free and open to the public, but registration is required. The seminars include information on the program’s priorities and review criteria, contractual obligations, and budget and narrative development. Seminars will take place:
Thursday, September 30 at 6 p.m.
Sullivan County Visitor’s Association Conference Room
100 Sullivan Ave, rear entrance
Ferndale, NY
Saturday, October 2 at 11 a.m.
Delaware Arts Center
37 Main Street, 2nd floor
Narrowsburg, NY
To register for one of the above seminars, call 845-252-7576 no later than the day before the seminar.
Completed grant applications must be submitted to the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance by Friday, October 22. Applicants are notified of the decision in January 2011, and projects may begin immediately thereafter. For further information, call (845) 252-7576 or visit ArtsAllianceSite.org.
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Sullivan Renaissance Seminar:
COMMUNITY DESIGN TOOLBOX
Ins and Outs of Architectural Review Boards & Design Guidelines
[ FERNDALE ] – How can communities regulate the way new construction looks without being too restrictive? What are the advantages and disadvantages of adopting design guidelines? What is an Architectural Review Board and what does it do? These questions and more will be covered at Sullivan Renaissance’s upcoming “Community Design Toolbox” seminar on Wednesday, September 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the CVI Building in Ferndale .
Earlier this year, the Town of Fallsburg became the first local community to create an Architectural Review Board charged with reviewing proposals for new construction, as well as renovation of existing structures in established downtowns. Other communities in Sullivan County are also looking for ways to better regulate the design of new construction and preserve the historic character of their Main Streets.
This seminar will include a panel of experts that will speak from firsthand experience about how Architectural Review Boards work, including an overview of their powers and responsibilities, as well as the advantages of adopting formal design guidelines. The panel will be moderated by Helen Budrock, Community Planner for Sullivan Renaissance, and will include:
· Alan Sorenson, AICP, Planit Main Street (author of the Fallsburg law)
· Penny Steyer, Chairperson, Town of Warwick Architectural Review Board
Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served. Continuing education credit is offered for members of planning and zoning boards.
To register for the program, contact 845-295-2445 or info@sullivanrenaissance.org. Registration is also available on-line at www.sullivanrenaissance.org.
Sullivan Renaissance is a beautification and community development program principally funded by the Gerry Foundation.
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David F. Curreri Memorial Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament
Last month David Curreri lost his life in a horrific ATV accident. Since his passing his family has started a scholarship in his name to benefits the students at Sullivan West where David graduated from and eventually taught before taking a position at The Center for Discovery. On Sunday, September 5th they are putting on a golf tournament in his name and all proceeds will benefit this great cause.
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Tour Award-Winning Gardens with the Master Gardeners
How about a leisurely early fall afternoon stroll through a beautiful award winning Xeriscape Garden? Take in the sights of a spectacularly lush and colorful garden that features flourishing perennial herbs, robust shrubs and captivating flowers.
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County¹s Master Gardeners on Sunday, Sept.19 for a guided tour of their Xeriscape Garden. The group will meet at 1PM at the garden on the SUNY Ulster Campus grounds in Stone Ridge. The Tea and Tour of Victoria Gardens located at 1 Cottekill Road in Rosendale immediately follows from 2:30 4:30PM. The cost of the tours, talk and tea is $15 per person. All participants will also receive a comprehensive list of water-wise plants to help start their very own Xeriscape Garden.
The Xeriscape Garden is an interactive teaching tool in the selection of heat tolerant, waterwise plants, integrated pest management, and alternative landscaping techniques. Master Gardeners will explain the principles of drought resistant garden design and planting techniques which help to create this incredible gardening spectacle.
For more information or to pre-register call Dona Crawford at 845-340-3990. A registration form can also be downloaded online at www.cceulster.org. under the Master Gardener section.
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Toast the Beginning of Fall
12th Annual Harvest Festival
at Bethel Woods Kicks off 2010 Season
with Delectable Wine Tasting Event
The Harvest Festival at Bethel Woods begins its 12th season with the ever-popular Wine Festival on Sunday, August 29th from 11AM to 3PM.
The Wine Festival features a sampling of thirteen regional wineries from New York¹s Hudson Valley and the Finger Lakes region. Cheese, chocolate and wine will be available for tasting and for sale. There is a $5 tasting fee, which includes a complimentary souvenir glass.
A new highlight of the wine festival this year is a fun, interactive tasting seminar illustrating the structure, aromas and flavors commonly found in wine: Discovering your Palate with Divine Events. The demonstration will show participants how to identify their likes and dislikes and communicate this information to others, using "wine speak."
The Harvest Festival will also feature its usual array of vendors and activities for the whole family, including the farmers market, craft village, festival foods, a children's area, corn & hay mazes, arts & crafts workshops, pony rides, and the annual Gathering of the Scarecrows. The corn and hay maze will benefit the Bethel Lions Club and the Alzheimer's Association.
Performances will include Darren and Albi of the band Somerville, a performance by The Janice Center, plus a book signing by Carolyn Summers, author of Designing Gardens with Flora.
Admission to the Harvest Festival is free, with a $2.00 parking fee. For more info, please visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org.
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Collecting for Giant Children's Book Sale at the DeBruce Labor Day Parade!!
The Livingston Manor Free Library is still looking for children's books for their Giant Book Sale at the 2010 DeBruce Labor Day Parade. The 2010 parade will benefit the Livingston Manor Free Library. This year's theme is "Books, Bubbles and Balloons"
Please drop off donated books during regular library hours only Mondays from 11 a.m. 7 p.m., Tuesdays from 1 5 p.m., Wednesdays from 10 a.m. 5 p.m., Thursday from 1 5 p.m., Fridays from 11 a.m. 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. 1 p.m. We¹ll even pick up your books if you can't drop them off.
For more info, call the library at 845-439-5440. The Livingston Manor Library is located at 92 Main Street, across from the fire department. Stay tuned for more information about the 2010 DeBruce Labor Day Parade including details on music, entertainment, food and much, much more.
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Willard Schadt’s
Current Paintings at Alliance Gallery
“While my work is inspired by the human face, I do not consider the paintings portraits,” says painter Willard Schadt, whose exhibition of paintings of human facial expressions opens at Alliance Gallery in Narrowsburg on Friday, September 10, with a reception from 7–9 p.m. The exhibit will be on view through October 2.
Schadt was born and raised in Sullivan County, NY before receiving a BA in studio art from Wesleyan University in 1970. He started painting with black and white acrylics in the early 70s. After a long hiatus during which he did not paint, he began again in 2003, now using black and white oils. He was not so much “inspired” to paint again, but instead found that he could no longer not paint.
Schadt’s current oil paintings on view in this, his first gallery exhibit, are reminiscent of line drawings. He starts with photographic studies. “I have many photographs taken of the subject, constantly changing the lighting. These serve as sketches. From these I find my image,” says Schadt. “Each image is its own ‘universe.’ I search for strong graphics serving as portals into that universe as if one were mining for moments.”
Free and open to the public, the exhibit is sponsored by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the Arts Council for Sullivan County, NY, and is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State ’s 62 counties.
Alliance Gallery is located at the Delaware Arts Center at 37 Main Street , Narrowsburg , NY . Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about the exhibit call (845) 252-7576 or visit www.ArtsAllianceSite.org.
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“Naked Bodies, Naked Souls”
a group exhibit at Loft Gallery
An international array of artists is showing original paintings, sculptures, photographs, and limited edition hand-pulled prints for the first time in the Upper Delaware Valley as part of “Naked Bodies, Naked Souls,” a group exhibit curated by Jan Kapera of JKK Fine Arts. The exhibit will be on view through September 4.
“The realm of ‘Naked Bodies, Naked Souls’ is a very private, personal world; a world of artists’ secrets, dreams, feelings, and deepest emotions,” says curator Kapera. “They have expressed the unexpressed—they have found the way to show spiritual and mystical states of soul in dream-like, symbolic images.”
This exhibit features the work of 16 international artists: Daniel Barkley (Canadian), Luigi Casalino (Italian), Joanna Chrobak (Polish), John Dugdale (American, NYC), Barbara Falender (Polish), Michel Henricot (French), Michael Kuch (American, MA), Tom Misztal (American, OR), Aleksandra Nowak (American, NJ), Darek Nowakowski (American, NYC), Egidijus Rudinskas (Lithuanian), Krzysztof Skorczewski (Polish), Lubomir Tomaszewski (American, CT), David Vance (American, FL), Damian Wojtowicz (Polish), and Piotr Woroniec (Polish).
“’Naked Bodies, Naked Souls’ is not about eroticism, it is about the beauty of the body and the soul,” says Kapera. “It is about human emotions—loves, sorrows, desires and quests, happiness and despair.”
Free and open to the public, the exhibit is sponsored by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the Arts Council for Sullivan County, NY
Loft Gallery is located at the Delaware Arts Center at 37 Main Street , Narrowsburg , NY . Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about the exhibit call (845) 252-7576 or visit www.ArtsAllianceSite.org.
Egidijus Rudinskas, "Sleep 1", etching, 8" x 18", 1987.
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Local Businessman Sponsors
Work Exchange Students
from Eastern Europe
Russian businessman Guennadi Nestoiter of Global Communications in Liberty has brought a touch of the “old country” to Sullivan County, and he can’t stop smiling about it. Nestioter was recruited last year by Igor Danov of Work & Travel Services to sponsor 27 college students from Russia and Ukraine‹students who wanted to come to this area to work. Nestoiter’s responsibility “and housing at the bungalow colony of Mountain Pearl in Swan Lake.” He adds, “I was glad to help out these young people from Eastern Europe.” He has also become something of a father figure to his flock of students, who gather in his store after work each day.
Most of the students who join this international program want to improve their English, widen their exposure to the world and gain valuable work experience.These 27 students, whose ages range from 20 to 23‹will work for three months, then plan to travel around the U.S. for a month, includingtrips to Niagra Falls and Washington DC.
Nestoiter encourages other business owners in Sullivan County to sponsor more students next year. “These are some of the nicest, most polite kids you could meet,” said a supervisor from Werlau. “We are happy to help them assimilate and learn the ropes.”
If you are interested in sponsoring international students, call Nestoiter at 845-292-6053.
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17th ANNUAL FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL
& STREET FAIR
SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
DOWNTOWN PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK
The Port Jervis Tourism Board is pleased to announce the 18th Annual Fall Foliage Festival to be held in downtown (Front St.) Port Jervis, New York on Sunday, September 26, 2010. This tremendously popular festival will feature continuous live entertainment, as well as foods and all types of vendors, antique cars and much more. This well advertised event draws thousands of people to downtown Port Jervis for the festival.
The festival hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Set-up will begin at 8 a.m. (No earlier). Breakdown will begin at 5 p.m. Any exhibitor or vendor breaking down prior to that time will not be permitted to participate in future Port Jervis Tourism Board events.
Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Remember, spaces are limited and will be reserved on a first come, first served basis. Complete the enclosed application form and forward it along with your check or money order made payable to the Port Jervis Tourism Board, to P.O. Box 27, Port Jervis, NY 12771. BE SURE TO DO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE YOURSELF A SPACE. For further information call Debbie (845) 856-2727. We hope this will be a very worthwhile and profitable day for all those participating and we hope that you will join us.
“Lord of the Trout” to Host
‘Conga across America and the first ever
Human Line of Hope’”
Eldred, NY- “Lord of the Trout” Lou Monteleone, Manager of the Eldred Preserve and the Corner in Eldred, NY, announced today he and the Corner Ice Cream Shop in Eldred, will be hosting “The Lord of the Trout’s ‘Conga Across America and Human Line of Hope” Event on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
The event will begin at 11:00 AM at the 4 corners in Eldred between the Eldred Preserve and the hamlet of Eldred. Registration for this event is a $10 donation per person to stand in line, and the entire donation will go to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Food and beveages will be available for purchase at the event. Great music by the local band SJP, a comedy routine by Ava Levy, and plenty of fun and games are also available throughout the afternoon.
New to this year’s event will be the official St. Baldrick’s head shavings starting at 11:00 AM where local residents who have raised money for St. Baldrick’s will go bald in solidarity of kids battling cancer. The head shavings will be performed by Pam’s Cutting Corner of Eldred. People can still sign up to be shavees at this event by signing up at www.stbaldricks.org and typing the word conga in the search field.
Another new feature at this year’s event will be the first ever ‘Human Line of Hope’ The human line of hope will consist of people of all ages holding hands while displaying letters that form either words of encouragement or names of those either lost or battling cancer. People will line up along the streets of Eldred in a show of hope to all cancer patients. Letters can be sponsored for a $10.00 donation. People should make sure they have someone there at the event to wear their letter(s) while in line. A song of hope will be played during this very special time.
Immediately following the Human Line of Hope people will remain in line for a special tribute to our troops and veterans where all will be waving small American flags in honor of all those we lost and are still serving. People will then remain in line for the Conga Across America portion of the event where we will create the longest Conga line in Sullivan County.
People from other states are encouraged to host their own Conga across America and Human Line of Hope on this same day and time as the New York event.
The mission of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation is to raise awareness and funds to cure kids’ cancer by supporting cancer research and fellowships. Monteleone has been involved with The St. Baldrick’s Foundation for more than four years, and in 2007 even designed a “Bear My Heart” teddy bear with his personalized message, specifically to benefit the children of St. Baldrick’s.
Advanced registration to save your place in the Human Line of Hope and Conga Across America is recommended. To register for this event, or for more information, please contact “Lord of the Trout” Lou Monteleone at 845-557-3321
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Rally New York, Ltd. opens entry for International Rally New York 2010
with a new more compact schedule
Forestburgh, New York (July 11, 2010) Entry is now open for all-gravel International Rally New York scheduled for September 10 – 11, 2010. Rally program, online entry, printable entry forms, itinerary, supplementary regulations, reconnaissance schedule, lodging information, printable order form for course notes (can also be ordered online) and printable poster are available at www.RallyNewYork.net/irny2010.html. Regular entry ends on August 19. The entry will close on September 2.
The International Rally New York is the penultimate round of the United States Rally Championship. Each day of the rally is a separate round of the New York Rally Championship – Thunder 102 Cup sponsored by Tearoff Guys and presented by Thunder 102 Rally Radio.
Top teams in the National Championship will be competing for $12,000 in travel subsidies to attend the final round of the 2010 United States Rally Championship at Prescott , Arizona on October 1 - 2, 2010.
An additional prize fund guarantees that each team in top 30 percent of all finishers, including at least one production car and one two-wheel-drive car, will be awarded prize money.
Robert Cella, a retired engineer and a radio operator at Rally New York events for many years, will again sponsor three selected local teams. Teams should submit their requests for sponsorship to rally registrar upon submitting their entry. This is the sixth Rally New York event in a row when competitors become beneficiaries of Mr. Cella’s awe-inspiring generosity.
The rally is even more compact than in the previous years with reconnaissance on Thursday afternoon and prize-giving on Saturday night. The rally headquarters is at Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center . All racing will take place on gated, privately-owned 12,500-acre Ten Mile River Scout Reservation on purpose-built and continually refurbished gravel roads. The ceremonial start is at Villa Roma in Callicoon , NY on Thursday evening. The rally ends with the ceremonial finish at Keowa Rally Village .
Hundreds of participants, spectators and fans will gather for two days at the exciting Keowa Rally Village located on the Ten Mile River Scout Reservation in Narrowsburg , NY with spectator parking, the main spectator area, lodging and camping, and a service park with a vendor area next to it. During the two days of racing, a number of special stages will pass by the Keowa Village spectator area both in the morning and in the afternoon. Several special stages start or finish at the Keowa Rally Village .
The rally takes place in southern Catskill Mountains of New York only 90 miles northwest of New York City . It is conducted according to the international FIA regulations with two-pass reconnaissance and pace notes.
The United States Rally Championship is taking bold steps to make national competition more affordable and accessible to a larger number of rally teams. This is the fourth season of the new Championship structure that minimizes or, for many teams, eliminates the need for repeated cross-country travel during the Championship season by providing competition on each side of the country. The final round of the Championship at the end of the year counts both in the Atlantic Division and the Pacific Division and together with the results from all previous rounds decides the top spots in the National Championship.
More information on the 2010 United States Rally Championship can be found at www.usrallychampionship.com. Information on other Rally New York events and on the New York Rally Championship is at www.RallyNewYork.com.
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Call for Artists: Arts Council to Host Open Studios in October
The search is on to find artists to take part in the Open Studio Tour sponsored by the Orange County Arts Council. This year’s Open Studio will include communities in the northern part of Orange County , those above route 84 including the cities of Port Jervis, Middletown and all of Newburgh , during which Orange County artists and craftspeople open their studios to the public for the sale and demonstration of their work on the weekend of October 16-17. Artists from southern Orange County are encouraged to collaborate with artists in the north and share a studio for the weekend. The decision to split the County into two areas was made because the County is so large and it was just not possible to get around to all the studios in one weekend. The 2011 Open Studio will focus on the southern part of the County.
The Orange County Arts Council is producing this unique event for two equally important purposes: to educate the public about the skill and processes that go into the production of craft and art work and to generate sales during and following the event. It is through education that visitors become loyal customers and supporters of art and craft traditions.
Visitors will find their way to Artists Studios by using the Orange County Open Studio Tour Map which locates and contains directions to the studios. The map will be available throughout the county in galleries, local lodging businesses and tourist information centers, and is also on the Arts Council web site. In addition the map will have a shelf life in that studios with regular business hours will be listed for visitors throughout the year.
Special reasons artists may want to participate in Open Studio are if an artist has recently moved to a new location, refurbished a studio, or opened for the first time, use Open Studio to invite neighbors, clients and friends to see the new environment; use the Open Studio as a special event to offer better prices on certain sections of your inventory; or if others are not normally invited into the studio, use this event as a once a year open house. If an artist does not have a space or the studio is inappropriate for visitors, hubs are being established for artists to display and demonstrate their work that weekend. If you are interested in being part of a group, contact the arts council. This is on a first come, first served basis.
The event offers artists an opportunity to make connections that will be stronger and may possibly result in more lucrative relationships than will a typical craft fair or gallery show. Many artists and craftspeople like this type of event because it is different than other sales venues.
The Arts Council is working with Orange County Tourism to promote this event through their Cooperative Advertising Program, putting together weekend and overnight packages, and distribution of save-the-date postcards and tour maps.
On the weekend prior to the Open Studio Tour, October 8-10, there will be a Preview Exhibition where each artist can submit one piece and promotional materials for display. Friday evening will host a Preview Reception (free to the artists) and the Exhibition will continue throughout the weekend, which is the weekend of the Sugar Loaf Arts and Crafts Weekend where thousands of people will pass through Sugar Loaf and have the opportunity to view the exhibit and pick up materials about the Studio Tour. The deadline for submitting an application for the Open Studio is July 23. For information visit the Council website, www.ocartscouncil.org, or call 845-469-9168.
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Shadowland Theatre Heralds New Season
“Over the past years Ellenville’s ‘little theatre that could’ has earned a place as one of the Valley’s hottest theatre venues...” —HUDSON VALLEY MAGAZINE
Subscriptions to the Shadowland are one of the best values around. Five fully professional, diverse and engaging shows for as low as $100. Get your subscription now and set yourself up for a great summer of music, mayhem, mystery and mirth! Just call the box office at 845-647-5511
Yankee Tavern by Steven Dietz
September 17 - October 3
This intriguing new comic-thriller explores the nature of conspiracy theories and why we believe them.
Shadowland is located at 157 Canal St., Ellenville, NY. To subscribe, call the box office at 845-647-5511 or visit us at: www.shadowland theatre.org
SPECIAL GROUP DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE!!!
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FREE “Learning in the Garden”
Workshop Series
The “Learning in the Garden” workshop series is a hands-on approach to explain the principles of gardening and will take place on the third Saturday of each month, from April through October, at the Xeriscape Garden at Ulster County Community College located in Stone Ridge.
Each month there will be a specific topic discussed and demonstrated by Master Gardener volunteers as the garden moves through the season. Master Gardeners will be on hand from 9AM to 12PM working in the garden and available for general questions. A short lecture and demonstration will take place at each workshop at 10AM. No pre-registration is needed and all sessions are FREE. All workshops will take place rain or shine
Garden Workshop Schedule:
September 18: Extending the Season – How to extend the beauty of your garden, removing and adding plants to extend the season, what to clean up now.
October 16: Putting your Garden to Bed – What to prune and pull out now before the cold sets in.
The Xeriscape Garden is an interactive teaching tool in the selection of heat-tolerant, water-wise plants, integrated pest management and alternative landscaping techniques. For more information about CCEUC community programs and events call 845-340-3990 or visit us online at www.cceulster.org or follow us on www. facebook.com.
Catskill Shopper 5512 State Route 55 PO Box 389
Liberty , NY 12754
845-292-0500
