A.J. Schenkman is the author of several books about local and regional history. He has written for many magazines, blogs, and academic journals including numerous articles on Hudson Valley history in Ulster…
Category: Local Culture
How Deep is the Big Eddy in Narrowsburg?
Lisa Glover, also known as Lisa the Maker, visited Narrowsburg last year and looked out at the Deeps, or Big Eddy, of the Delaware River. She wondered just how deep it truly…
Borscht Belt Festival Returns to Ellenville
The second annual Borscht Belt Fest, featuring comedy, food, music and storytelling, starts July 26 and runs through the weekend in Ellenville. Andrew Jacobs, one of the festival’s organizers and the President…
Weekend of Chamber Music Hosts Final Performances Over the Weekend
Weekend of Chamber Music is ending this week with the Piano works of John Luther Adams, an improvised score for Nanook of the North, as well as three works rooted in the…
House of Waters to Play at Harmony in the Woods
Grammy nominated experimental jazz band, House of Waters will play at Harmony in the Woods in Hawley, PA this Friday, July 26, 2024. The group will play at 6:00PM. Tim Bruno…
“Bagels & Locks” Event Delves into the History of the D&H Canal Locks
Saturday, July 27th, at noon, the D&H Canal Interpretive Center in Summitville is hosting an event titled “Bagels & Locks.” This event features a free lecture by Bill Merchant on the historic…
New Play Explores Displacement and Migration Wordlessly
MIGRATIONS is a wordless play with original sound design exploring journeys of displacement and migration. It is drawn from interviews with displaced people and personal stories of the international performance collective Long…
Joe Johnson Talks Science: Mammoths, Cave Paintings, and “Hot Jupiter”
Joe Johnson is a retired Port Jervis science teacher and Radio Catskill volunteer and he regularly brings us science stories that have caught his eye. This week Johnson discussed a woolly mammoth…
“A Flight Along the Delaware River”: New Documentary Takes a Broad View of the Region’s Main Waterway
The Delaware River is a major waterway and holds the distinction of being the longest free-flowing river in the Eastern United States. The Delaware River Basin stretches across four states, and supplies…