The 17th Annual Festival of Wood will be held in September at Grey Towers in Milford, PA. In addition to wood-based craft, this year’s juried work will be accepted in the categories of paper, plant material, and fiber.  Rolling applications will be accepted until August 18th.  For more information go to poconoart.org.

Penn State Extension offers a Pennsylvania Forest Webinar Series on May 9th and June 13th.  These classes are on Hunter’s Perception of Chronic Wasting Disease and Wildlife Adaptations. For more information and to register for available sessions go to extension.psu.edu.

The Rosendale Theatre’s 2023 Short Play Festival features all original short plays that speak to different perspectives on LGBTQ+ issues and themes—personal, political, and everything in between. Performance dates are June 8, 9, and 10 at 7:30 pm and June 11 at 4:00 pm.

For more information visit – https://www.rosendaletheatre.org/

Penn State Extension offers a Pennsylvania Forest Webinar Series on May 9th and June 13th.  These classes are on Hunter’s Perception of Chronic Wasting Disease and Wildlife Adaptations. For more information and to register for available sessions go to extension.psu.edu.

The Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop presents A Lovely Day to Kill Your Spouse at the Rivoli Theatre in South Fallsburg June 9 to June 18.  Friday ant Saturday performances are at 8pm.  Sunday performances are at 2pm.  For more information, www.scdw.net

The Narrowsburg Farmers Market opens for the season on May 20 from 10am to 1pm and is located behind the Narrowsburg Union.  For more information, narrowsburgfarmersmarket.org/

The Barryville Area Arts Association hosts “Picasso Was Right” an exhibit/reception featuring a gallery full of masterpieces by local youth up to age 16 on June 10 from 4 – 6 PM at at the AMCC in Shohola, PA.

Picasso was so successful because he knew the best and most precious art is childlike. It’s simple yet it’s deep; it’s fragile, but resilient; innocent and misbehaved all at the same time.

For more information visit – http://barryvilleareaarts.org/

John Conway, the Sullivan County historian presents a new lecture on local Famous Murder Trials. This program is on Wednesday, May 10th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at our Jeffersonville Branch.

Two of these trials took place in Jeffersonville, and the others in different places throughout the county.

For information go to https://www.wsplonline.org/

The Unison Arts Center in New Paltz presents The Sweet Clementines on Sat. June 10 f rom 6 PM – 8 PM.  For more information,.unisonarts.org

On Sat., June 10, 6:30 pm,  “Mystery at the Library”, a gilded-age, whodunit dinner-theater piece will be performed at the Howland in Beacon.

For more information, howlandculturalcenter.org

Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County Annual Master Gardener Great Plant Swap and Sale is being held Saturday, June 10, 2023, 9AM to Noon
Forsyth Park Pavilion, 157 Lucas Avenue in Kingston, NY.

Zane Grey Plein Air offers art programs holds an open house an summer program preview on June 10 from 9:30 to noon at the Narrowsburg Union in Narrowsburg NY.

For more information, www.ZaneGreyPleinAir.com

Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra’s Season Finale takes place at the Tusten Theatre on Sunday, June 11th at 2:00 PM with works from Coleridge-Taylor and Dvořák.  Tickets are available at delawarevalleyartsalliance.org

On Monday, June 12th, 2023 project leaders will host the Neversink Watershed Management Plan ‘Developing a Vision for the Neversink
Watershed’ in-person public meeting from 5:30pm-7:30pm at SUNY Sullivan in the Paul Grossinger Dining Room (112 College Rd, Loch Sheldrake. Participants will be asked to share their knowledge of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats present in the Neversink and help
develop a management vision for the future. Registration and additional information can be found at FUDR.org/NeversinkWMP.

The effort is supported by a federal grant award from the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program to the Sullivan County Division of Planning and Environment.

The Wayne County Creative Arts Council summer concert series takes place every Monday and Thursday in June and July at Central Park in Honesdale at 7:30pm.   On June 12, it’s Northeasters Barber Shop Chorus.

Rain dates and locations will be posted on Facebook, facebook.com/groups/WayneCreativeArts

Writers in the Mountains (WIM) presents Modern Love II, a six-week creative writing workshop with Elizabeth Koster, June 13 – July 18, 2023. The class will be held online Tuesdays, from 11 am to 1 pm. Once you register and pay, you will be given instructions on how to join the class.

Modern Love II is open to students who have taken a Modern Love course. In this class, participants will continue to study published essays and work weekly on sculpting and refining work to submit to The New York Times Modern Love column, and other publications. Students who have taken this class in the past have found the instructor’s gentle feedback and encouragement tremendously helpful in their work.

For more information visit http://writersinthemountains.org/

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County is offering  gardening lessons on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center Community Garden. Lessons are for all ages and run from 5:00-5:30p.m.

For more information visit https://cceorangecounty.org/

Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County Master Gardeners and the Newburgh Armory Unity Center are offering 30-minute gardening lessons once a month. Garden topics covered will range from soil health, seeding & transplanting, to garden management, pest management, and harvesting & cooking.

The next class will be held on Tuesday June 13 from 5:00 -5:30PM at the Armory Unity Center Garden in Newburgh.

For more information, newburgharmory.org  

The Caregivers Support Group, sponsored by the Wayne County Area Agency on Aging, meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the Earl J. Simons Senior Center in Honesdale from 2 to 3:30 pm. The Support Group provides a place to share experiences, ideas, situations, solutions, and frustrations. If you need someone to “sit” with your loved one while you attend the meeting, please call. For more information, contact the Wayne County Area Agency on Aging.

Art Hawker, Town of Tusten historian speaks at the Tusten-Cochecton branch of the library on Wednesday June 14 at 4pm.  Hawker explores the past buildings of Main Street in Narrowsburg using old pictures and highlights the history of several buildings in our town.

The program is free but registration is required, as space is limited: www.wsplonline.org,

The Catskills Toastmasters meet at the Hurleyville General Store 5:50-6:30 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month beginning June 14,  More information at  www.catskilltoastmasters.org

The public is invited to attend.

The Tusten Humor Committee calls on all comedians, poets and storytellers to participate in the 2nd Open Mike Night on Wednesday June 14th from 6 – 8 PM at Estelle’s in Narrowsburg.

For more information contact tustenhumorcommittee@gmail.com

The Wayne County Creative Arts Council summer concert series takes place every Monday and Thursday in June and July at Central Park in Honesdale at 7:30pm.   On June 15, it’s Lenoxville Community Bank.

Rain dates and locations will be posted on Facebook, facebook.com/groups/WayneCreativeArts

The public is invited to attend.  Contact sara.stuart.nyc@gmail.com for meeting details.

The Honesdale (PA) Public Library hosts a free showing of the movie ET along with refreshments on Friday June 16, at 12:30pm.  For more information, waynelibraries.org

The Western Sullivan Public Library offers  a Craft Lovers program on Friday, June 16th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Delaware Free Branch for creating bottle cap flowers
Registration requested at wsplonline.org

The United Methodist Church of Liberty celebrates the completion of the restoration of their 100 year old pipe organ with a concert by filmmaker and musician Harrison Killian playing pieces by Bach, as well as interpretations of music ranging from Ray Charles to The Doors.  The concert takes place at 7pm on June 17 (doors open at 6:30).

The Narrowsburg Farmers Market opens for the season on May 20 from 10am to 1pm and is located behind the Narrowsburg Union.  For more information, narrowsburgfarmersmarket.org/

The Howland Cultural Center is hosting Beacon Litfest June 17th and 18th from 11:00 to 5:00p.m. in Beacon, NY. Detailed information about presentations and workshops is found at http://www.howlandculturalcenter.org/

The Historical Society of Middletown hosts the 10th Living History Cemetery Tour on Saturday, June 17 at Margaretville Cemetery. Rain date is June 18. One-hour walking tours will be offered six times between 4 and 6 p.m. There will be a special early bird performance at 2 p.m. on stage at the Open Eye Theater on Main Street to accommodate those with mobility issues.

This year’s tour will feature portrayals of six people from Middletown’s past. Tour goers led by costumed guides will meet these spirits and learn about their lives.

Reservations for both staged and on-site performances are required and can be made by calling 845-586-4736.

For more information visit http://mtownhistory.org

The Frederick Cook Society will and Sullivan County Museum hosts  “FA Cook, Reimagined”  on Saturday, June 17 from 4 – 7 PM at the museum in Hurleyville, NY.

Three speakers will present: author Darrell Hartman, curator Laura Kissel from the Byrd Polar Center at the Ohio State University, and Carol Smith, Executive Director of the Cook Society.

Dr. Cook wrote several important books about his polar expeditions and many articles on a vast array of topics, from Inuit health, to world hunger and climate change. A quiet, reflective man, Cook’s literary works were not just about his life, but about life itself.

For more information visit http://www.frederickcookpolar.org

The Unison Arts Center in New Paltz presents The Hudson Valley String Quartet on Sat. June 17 f rom 6 PM – 8 PM.  For more information,.unisonarts.org

A new Summer Saturdays Concert Series kicks off at the Stone Church in Cragsmoor, NY with groundbreaking cellist Brent Arnold on June 17, 7PM.  For more information and tickets, go to thehilltopexp.com

Sullivan County Poet Laureate Dr. Sharon Kennedy-Nolle hosts a Saturday reading featuring the poetry of the county’s Youth Poetry Ambassadors on June 17 at 11:00 at the Ethelbert B Crawford Library in Monticello.

For more information, ebcpl.libcal.com

The Howland Cultural Center is hosting Beacon Litfest June 17th and 18th from 11:00 to 5:00p.m. in Beacon, NY. Detailed information about presentations and workshops is found at http://www.howlandculturalcenter.org/

The Unison Arts Center in New Paltz presents singer-songwriter Adam Falcon in a celebration of Juneteenth on Monday, June 19 f rom 6 PM – 8 PM.  For more information,.unisonarts.org

Janus Adams, journalist, author, publisher and historian curates and hosts a Juneteenth evening that will include a play reading from her work “ St. Stephen a Passion Play” and other related works of literature on Monday, June 19th at 7pm at Farm Arts Collective in Damascus, PA.   The event includes a Juneteenth celebration and conversation, with refreshments.

For more information, farmartscollective,org

The Wayne County Creative Arts Council summer concert series takes place every Monday and Thursday in June and July at Central Park in Honesdale at 7:30pm.   On June 19, it’s Wayne County Choralaires.

Rain dates and locations will be posted on Facebook, facebook.com/groups/WayneCreativeArts

The Ethelbert B. Crawford Library is partnering with The Sullivan County NAACP Chapter and the Village of Monticello will hold a Juneteenth parade and celebration on June 19th from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm RAIN OR SHINE.

The  Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library holds a DIY Lab  on Tuesday, June 20th from 4:30 – 5:30pm. This program is intended for teens & tweens ages 11-17,  During this time together participants will learn to make something totally unique. Supplies will be provided.

For more information visit and registration visit http://www.wsplonline.org/

The Pike Co (PA) Conservation District is sponsoring a twilight walk in Dingman’s Ferry for landowners who wish to learn more about care of their ponds.  The program includes discussion of pond water testing and land use issues.  The walk takes place on June 21 from 6-8pm.  Register by June 20 at extension.psu.edu/pond-twilight-walk

Hyperrealist Eye Drawing, (An Introduction to Pencil Drawing) will be presented by Kat Beisel, a WCAA Artist and Art Teacher in a Two Day Workshop at the Honesdale, PA library on Wednesday June, 7 & 21 at 4:30.  For more, waynelibraries.orghttp://waynelibraries.org

The Western Sullivan Public Library offers The Cricut Machine Meet-Up  on Wednesday, June 21st at 5:30pm at the Jeffersonville Branch.
Registration requested at wsplonline.org

For more information and registration, cceorangecounty.org/events

The Ethelbert B. Crawford library presents an author book talk on June 22 at 6pm with Allen Frishman. The presentation will be a combination of showing some of Allen’s collection of Catskill items and a discussion of his new book, ‘More Borscht from a Catskill Mountain Plumber’.

The Wayne County Creative Arts Council summer concert series takes place every Monday and Thursday in June and July at Central Park in Honesdale at 7:30pm.   On June 22, it’s Clarence Spad.

Rain dates and locations will be posted on Facebook, facebook.com/groups/WayneCreativeArts

Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange sponsors a movie night at the Warwick Drive-in to support of their “Relatives as Parents Program”,  the only community-based program providing resources, education, and peer support to kinship families in Orange County.

The Disney Pixar movie ELEMENTAL will be shown on Thursday, June 22 starting at 8:15.  For more information and tickets, go to cceorangecounty.org/events

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County is hosting movie night at the Warwick Drive-In to support the Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP)

Thursday, June 22, 8:15 – 10:30PM at the Warwick Drive-In.

For more information go to https://cceorangecounty.org/

Liberty High School inducts two alumni,  Joyce Teed and Daniel Thalmann, to the “Wall of Fame” for their contributions to our school and the community. The ceremony will be June 23 with a reception at 5 and the ceremony at 5:30 p.m., in the high school lobby.

Author Melissa Hope Ditmore reads from her book Unbroken Chains: The Hidden Role of Human Trafficking in the American Economy on Friday, June 23rd at the Callicoon Library Delaware Free Branch at 5:30pm. A Q& A will follow.

Registration is required.  More information at wsplonline.org

Damascus Manor United Women in Faith host a Garage and Yard Sale on June 24, 2023 from 9:00 am – 3:00pm at the Damascus Manor Church Parsonage in Damascus, PA.

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Sullivan Allies Leading Together (SALT) hosts a “Day of acknowledging our Daily Super Heroes” with an event where kids can see and touch all kinds of trucks while learning about preventing youth substance abuse. The event takes place on Saturday June 24, 2033 between 10 AM and 3 PM on Sullivan Avenue in Liberty, NY.

For more information – http://saltcares.com/

Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County is hosting a day of pollinator fun. There will be activities for the kids, informative talks, Pollina-tours of the garden, door prizes, giveaways, and more on Saturday, June 24, 2023, from 10 AM to 2 PM at
SUNY Ulster,  Stone Ridge, NY

For more information go to https://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/

The Narrowsburg Farmers Market opens for the season on May 20 from 10am to 1pm and is located behind the Narrowsburg Union.  For more information, narrowsburgfarmersmarket.org/

Catskill Art Space (CAS) in Livingston Manor, NY presents a solo exhibition from Forrest “Frosty” Myers of the artists’ sculptures, wall pieces and furniture from the 1960s to the present. This survey exhibition opens on Saturday, June 24, with an artist talk from 3-4pm followed by a reception from 4-5pm; the show remains on view through August 26.

Myers work will be shown alongside long-term installations by James Turrell, Sol LeWitt, Francis Cape and Ellen Brooks on the second floor of the newly expanded multi-arts center.

For more information visit http://catskillartspace.org

Ashokan Music and Dance Camps in Olivebridge, NY hosts a series of concerts, dances and jams.  On Saturday, June 24 a Western and Swing Dance BBQ and Dance starts with Dinner at 6 with a Dance Lesson at 7:30 pm and Dance at 8pm.

For more information, ashokancenter.org

The Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster – Master Gardeners holds a pollinator park on Saturday June 24 from 11am to 2pm. The event will be held in the CCEUC Master Gardener xeriscape garden at SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge, NY and it’s a free event for the whole family with garden tours, pollinator presentations and children’s activities.

More information at ulster.cce.cornell.edu/events

The public is invited to attend.

The Wayne County Creative Arts Council summer concert series takes place every Monday and Thursday in June and July at Central Park in Honesdale at 7:30pm.   On June 26, it’s Radio Replay

Rain dates and locations will be posted on Facebook, facebook.com/groups/WayneCreativeArts

The Callicoon Book Club will meet Tuesday, June 27th at 6pm at the library to discuss Solito by Javier Zamora, described as “A memoir as gripping as it is moving, Solito provides an immediate and intimate account not only of a treacherous and near-impossible journey, but also of the miraculous kindness and love delivered at the most unexpected moments.”

The book and ebook is available from the library.

For more information on the Western Sullivan Public Library Bookclubs, go to wsplonline.org

The Narrowsburg Book Club will meet Wednesday, June 28th at 11am at the Tusten-Cochecton Branch in Narrowsburg to discuss Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson, described as “A witty twist on classic whodunits”.

The book and ebook is available from the library.

For more information on the Western Sullivan Public Library Bookclubs, go to wsplonline.org

The Ethelbert B. Crawford Library in Monticello holds a book discussion on Monday, June 28 at 1:30pm. Discussion focuses on The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

For more information including an online link, go to ebcpl.libcal.com

Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County’s Horticulture Program Coordinator Katie Gasior will host an educational program at the Extension Education Center in Liberty on planting seeds. The program will take place on Wednesday, June 28th from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

The class will be taught in person and begin with a short lesson on plant care and basic biology. This will be followed by a demonstration of seed planting, where participants will have a chance to choose from a variety of flower, herb and vegetable seeds, then plant their chosen seeds with Katie’s guidance. Participants will take home and care for their planted seeds.

Pre-registration is required.  For more information visit – http://sullivancce.org/events

The Catskills Toastmasters meet at the Hurleyville General Store 5:50-6:30 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month beginning June 14,  More information at  www.catskilltoastmasters.org

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County hosts a free Healthy Cooking Class: “Tasty Dips & Spreads” on Wednesday, June 28, from 6-7 p.m. on Zoom.

To register: ulster.cce.cornell.edu

The Pike County (PA) Conservation District holds a Spotted Lanternfly Program on June 28th, 6-7:30pm at the Dingman Volunteer Fire Hall.  Spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that has spread throughout Pennsylvania and nearby states. The Penn State Extension free program provides information on how to recognize spotted lanternfly and how to help stop its spread.

Register at extension.psu.edu/ and chose the Milford option

Cornell Cooperative Ulster holds an online healthy cooking class focused on snacks for dinner when it’s too hot to cook.  The class is Wednesday, June 28th, from 6 to 7 PM.  For more information and the online link, go to ulster.cce.cornell.edu/

For more information and registration, cceorangecounty.org/events

On June 29 at 5:30pm, local artist Chris Parrow holds a watercolor painting class to create a floral still life.  Participants learn about brushwork, composition, color mixing, and the loose and spontaneous nature of watercolor paint.  No experience is necessary; all levels are welcome.

For more information, ebcpl.libcal.com

The Wayne County Creative Arts Council summer concert series takes place every Monday and Thursday in June and July at Central Park in Honesdale at 7:30pm.   On June 29, it’s Lighten Up.

Rain dates and locations will be posted on Facebook, facebook.com/groups/WayneCreativeArts

The 17th Annual Festival of Wood will be held in September at Grey Towers in Milford, PA. In addition to wood-based craft, this year’s juried work will be accepted in the categories of paper, plant material, and fiber.  Rolling applications will be accepted until August 18th.  For more information go to poconoart.org.

Penn State Extension offers a Pennsylvania Forest Webinar Series on May 9th and June 13th.  These classes are on Hunter’s Perception of Chronic Wasting Disease and Wildlife Adaptations. For more information and to register for available sessions go to extension.psu.edu.

The Narrowsburg Farmers Market opens for the season on May 20 from 10am to 1pm and is located behind the Narrowsburg Union.  For more information, narrowsburgfarmersmarket.org/

“DECOMPOSITIONS” a theater piece,  written and performed by Tannis Kowalchuk, will be performed at Farm Arts Collective in Damascus PA on Saturday, July 1^st and Sunday, July 2^nd at 7:30pm.

For more information and tickets, FarmArtsCollective.org

The Wayne County Creative Arts Council summer concert series holds a special Saturday, July 1 concert at 6:30pm during the Independence Celebration.  The featured artists are Doug Smith Band and Crystal Band.  Rain date is July 7.

More information on Facebook,