Arts
By Paula Ann Mitchell on Friday, Sep. 25, 2015 - 11:51 am
Above: Two of Steve Heller's robots welcome visitors to the Fabulous Furniture Pop-Up Shop at 40 Mill Hill Road in Woodstock. Photo by Karen Falch.
It’s a bit like the Prada Shop at Barney’s without all the haute couture garments, fragrances, footwear... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 18, 2015 - 3:48 pm
Above: This photo, of a duck in Parksville, was taken by Chris Graham and won second place in the 2015 Catskills Food Guide Photo Contest.
The contest is now closed. Look for the print 2016 Catskills Food Guide next year for the winners! - Ed.
It's... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2015 - 12:50 pm
A John Lennon scarecrow, above, stands watch over Bovina Farm Day on Sunday, Sept. 6, one of the contestants in the festival's scarecrow contest. The Lennon scarecrow didn't win--that honor went to "Edgar Allen Crow," by Marni Greenberg, below. Photos by... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Sep. 14, 2015 - 10:47 am
Above: Bovina-based Esquela wins first prize at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Photo by Wendy Buerge, via Esquela's Facebook page.
Esquela, a rock band based in the Delaware County town of Bovina, took home a national title on Saturday: the best company... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 11, 2015 - 2:29 pm
At the Big Eddy Film Festival in Narrowsburg next weekend, filmmakers Caroline Laskow and Ian Rosenberg will attend the Catskills premiere of "Welcome to Kutsher's," their documentary about the legendary Borscht Belt resort that inspired the film "Dirty... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Sep. 10, 2015 - 4:25 pm
Above: COBU performing at the 2013 Drum Boogie Festival. Photo courtesy of the Drum Boogie Festival.
It’s one of the oldest truths in music, and maybe in consciousness: Rhythm is an intense natural high, and brings people together like nothing else can.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 10, 2015 - 12:35 am
The Ulster County town of Olive has a lot to celebrate this week.
On Tuesday, Sept. 8, State Senator James L. Seward announced that the town will receive $150,000 in grants to buy new police equipment and to replace the roof of the town highway garage.... Read more
By Jenna Scherer on Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2015 - 2:47 pm
Above: The Hobart Festival of Women Writers enters its third year. Photo via hobartfestivalofwomenwriters.com.
For a few days each fall, the Delaware County town of Hobart is ground zero for the Festival of Women Writers, a weekend dedicated to female... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Sep. 5, 2015 - 8:50 am
The last place you'd expect to find a reggae festival is Bloomville, a hamlet in the middle of rolling dairy country. Here, you're lucky if you can get a strong radio signal, and if you do, you'll hear country or rock, or maybe bluegrass and folk.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015 - 11:55 am
Above: Carriage rides at the Bethel Woods Harvest Festival, via the Bethel Woods website.
Harvest season is upon us. This Sunday, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in the Sullivan County town of Bethel kicks begins its weekly Harvest Festival, which... Read more
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