Festivals
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 13, 2014 - 2:20 pm
This Wednesday, Woodstock's eateries will be putting their best food forward at the second annual Taste of Woodstock.
The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a wine tasting at the Film Center on Rock City Road. There, participants can pick up a wristband and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 8, 2014 - 5:51 pm
This Saturday, Sullivan County celebrates food, wine and public radio at Foodstock, an annual fundraiser for WJFF Radio Catskill. The event, held at the Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon, features a smorgasbord of tastings from local chefs, farmers, bakers,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2014 - 10:01 am
Nature's always close at hand in the Catskills, on Earth Day and every day. Photo by Kellsey Buerge; submitted to our 2014 Catskills Outdoor Guide Photo Contest.
Earth Day turns 44 this year. In cities across America, environmentally-minded citizens are... Read more
By Jenna Scherer on Friday, Apr. 11, 2014 - 3:23 pm
Above: Jason Hackenwerth's Aviary in its original form, as a one-night installation made for a gala at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan. Photo by Kristopher McKay.
Latex balloons are generally considered to be more the stuff of children’s... Read more
By Jennifer Strom on Thursday, Apr. 10, 2014 - 12:21 pm
At the annual TAP New York fest, New York State craft brewers showcase a wide variety of local beers, from crisp lagers and hearty ales to rich, malty stouts and porters. Photo courtesy of Hunter Mountain.
There are lots of reasons to celebrate craft beer... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2014 - 11:18 am
Above: Old-fashioned aprons hang in a Main Street window in Fleischmanns for the annual Maple Bake Off. Photo courtesy of Fleischmanns First.
The sights, sounds and smells of sap boiling in the sugarhouse mean that sweetness, like springtime, is just... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Mar. 17, 2014 - 2:06 pm
At Windham Mountain, even the slopes were clad in St. Patrick's Day green over the weekend. There was plenty of snow on Saturday for Windham's "Irish I Was Skiing/Riding Festival," which featured live music and a skiing leprechaun.
Pictured above: Johan... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Monday, Mar. 10, 2014 - 3:47 pm
Above: The Edward Maloney Memorial Pipe Band marches in the 2013 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Delhi. Photo courtesy of the Delhi St. Patrick's Day Parade committee.
‘Tis time again to celebrate the Irish, those poetic and tenacious folks who’ve brought so... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 - 1:44 pm
This Friday through Sunday, the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge comes alive with the twang of banjos, the stomp of feet, and the sweet sound of voices lifted in harmony. (And even a little "electrified Americana," in the form of a set by Saugerties' Conner... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 - 7:15 pm
Above: Santas hit the slopes at Windham on Sunday. Photo from an album of Santa Day photos on Windham Mountain's Facebook page.
New York City has SantaCon; the Catskills have Santa Day at Windham Mountain. Both raise money for charity, and we're not... Read more
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