Above: Arm-of-the-Sea Theater, which will perform this weekend at the Batavia Kill Stream Celebration.
For those who might not know what, exactly, the "kill" in Catskill stands for, there's a whole festival happening this weekend that will cement the definition of the old Dutch term once and for all.
On Saturday, the Batavia Kill Stream Celebration will jam every conceivable stream-related activity into a day-long festival alongside against stream-inspired arts, music, crafts and puppetry in Ashland, just outside of Windham. From 10am to 4:30pm, on the banks of, yes, the Batavia Kill, there will be live music, hands-on environmental activities like stream walks and stream tables, and all-around general festivity. There’s going to be old-timey music by the Almost Original Synthetic Swampgrass Jug Band, which is just about the best band-name ever. There will also be Japanese Taiko drumming, a theatrical performance called City That Drinks The Mountain Sky by Arm-of-the-Sea Theater (see video above), and an appearance by Green Peas TV, a new TV show about food and cooking. Not to mention exhibits by just about every Catskills- and water-oriented group in the region. The whole day is free, which is pretty sweet.
5th Annual Batavia Kill Stream Celebration. Saturday, August 6, 10am to 4pm. Country Suite Bed and Breakfast, 11365 Route 23, Ashland, NY, approx. 3 miles west of Windham. Free admission. Rain date Aug. 7. 518-589-6871. www.gcswcd.com/swp/eo/bksc. For more info, see the event listing in the Watershed Post Catskills Calendar.
The Batavia Kill Stream Celebration is a Watershed Post advertiser -- see their event banner at right. - Ed.
