Festivals
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 - 5:37 pm
Native Tongue Dance (Bill Barrett, lead singer, shown above with Maria Todaro at Mama's Boy in Phoenicia) headlines Saturday's Shandaken Pan Arts Festival kick-off.
The Shandaken Pan Arts festival kicks off 10 days of music, art and writing in venues... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 - 10:18 am
A pair of medieval fiddles built by John Bromka, half of the Bells and Motley duo who will be playing at the Empire State Railway Museum this Saturday.
Something magical happens when a community actually celebrates together; when it’s
not just going... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011 - 3:53 pm
Today, the Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith, Delaware County, did its first "ice check" of the season. It's a winter ritual that culminates in the annual Ice Harvest, a festive occasion each February that involves kids wielding traditional ice-... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 - 9:09 am
Two canine participants in Sunday's Halloween parade in Phoenicia. Photo by Bruce Barry.
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 - 2:06 pm
Footage from the First Annual Saugerties Zombie Crawl in 2010, by Zachary Coons.
The undead walk again in Saugerties, as the town plays host to a crew of shambling, rotting, groaning zombies. Tonght, October 22, is the second annual Zombie Crawl -- and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 - 11:54 am
Pink Pearl apple at Montgomery Place Orchards, an orchard and cidery in Red Hook, NY on the Cider Route. Photo from Montgomery Place's website.
The Apple Project, a scion of local farm advocacy group Glynwood, is sparking a revival of old-school... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 - 12:05 pm
Belleayre Mountain and the German-American Club of the Northern Catskills hosting their annual Oktoberfest celebration at Belleayre Ski Center last Saturday. Photo by Mary McKeon.
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 - 12:24 pm
A century or two ago, country doctors were likely to take a good portion of their pay in things like chickens and vegetables.
Today, the idea of bartering for healthcare is alive and well in our own backyard -- and attracting a lot of attention, thanks to... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Sep. 30, 2011 - 12:20 pm
Photos from Windham Chamber of Commerce website.
The recent flooding from Irene and Lee has showed that tragedy can join people in positive ways. In the hard-hit town of Windham, many people have been talking about how the floods were not going to affect... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 9:23 am
10:15am: Photos of flooding in Livingston Manor taken by the Liberty Independent added to this post. Go to the Liberty Independent page for continuous updates, or see our live blog coverage of the storm, to which they are contributing.
9:30am: A state of... Read more
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