Catskills
By Robert Burke Warren on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2016 - 12:46 pm
Above: Abbie Gardner. Contributed photo.
The housekeeping staff is pounding on Abbie Gardner’s door.
“I was recording last night in Nashville,” said the acclaimed singer-songwriter and master of the Dobro-style resonator guitar, laughing into her phone... Read more
By dgalusha on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2016 - 12:25 pm
There was a full house at the Catskill Center last weekend when author Stephen Silverman gave a talk based on his book, The Catskills: Its History and How It Changed the World. The program was the Third Annual John Burroughs Spring Lecture sponsored by... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Friday, Apr. 1, 2016 - 6:19 pm
This weekend, the Delaware County village of Fleischmanns continues its sweet community tradition with the annual Fleischmanns First Maple Festival.
The festival is the largest event of the second weekend of Maple Weekend, happening Saturday, April 2, and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 1, 2016 - 5:13 pm
Above: Rick Roberts, the president of the Catskill Mountain Club, advocating for dedicated funding for the Catskill Park in the 2016-2017 New York state budget in Rep. Kevin Cahill's office on Feb. 9, 2016. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Despite months of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 1, 2016 - 10:00 am
Above: "Peter with a Brown Trout,” by Joan Challacombe, one of the runners-up in the 2015 Catskills Outdoor Guide Photo Contest. (The 2016 photo contest ends tonight, so enter now!)
It's the first day of fishing season in the Catskills, and the oddly... Read more
By root2shoot on Friday, Apr. 1, 2016 - 9:46 am
Maples are not considered by most folks to be a flowering tree. Most people won’t even notice them until the fallen flowers collect on the windshields of their vehicles.
A single female flower
Close up, maples flowers are recognizable as flowers. Red... Read more
By West Kortright Centre on Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2016 - 10:34 am
Five time Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson returns to The WKC!Her current trio features Miro Sprague (piano) & David Picchi (bass).
On her most recent album, Many a New Day, Allyson sings selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein.
“A... Read more
By West Kortright Centre on Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2016 - 10:19 am
Traditional mountain music with modern singer-songwriter sensibilities.
Della Mae is a multi-talented combo with a contemporary style that’s steeped in tradition. These five versatile musicians honor their roots in bluegrass, folk, and rock while creating... Read more
By Jessica Porter on Tuesday, Mar. 29, 2016 - 3:41 pm
Above: LIBRA, a new store on Main Street in Tannersville, was formerly a boutique in Brooklyn. Photo by Jessica Porter.
LIBRA, a women’s clothing and gift shop, opened in August 2015 on Main Street in Tannersville, featuring affordable and eco-conscious... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Friday, Mar. 25, 2016 - 11:20 am
Above: Delaware County Economic Development Director Glenn Nealis, pictured here at an October county board meeting, is one of the seven members of the new Delaware County Tourism Advisory Board. Photo by Robert Cairns.
The members of the Delaware County... Read more
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