The Historical Society of the Town of Middletown is offering a headstone cleaning service.  A team of HSM volunteers is ready to clean monuments at cemeteries in and around Middletown this spring, using a safe and very effective cleansing agent and method.
Before-and-after photos will be provided to those who take advantage of this offer. Cleaning will only be done during the month of May.

The sign-up deadline is April 30

More information at mtownhistory.org.

The SUNY Sullivan Theater Program is proud to announce performances for Lope de Vega’s Fuenteovejuna/The Sheep Well, a revolutionary classical Spanish play adapted and directed by Jessica López-Barkl, and Jack Sibblies Drury’s Fairview, a 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning piece directed by Nick López.

The 2023-2024 Theater season explores the theme of identity, with each play delving deep into the difficult choices characters make as they begin to determine who they truly are.

Fairview will be performed in the Seelig Theater, on Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m.; Thursday, May 2, and Saturday, May 4 at 8 p.m.

Fuenteovejuna/The Sheep Well will be performed outdoors at the SUNY Sullivan Labyrinth on April 27, May 1, 3 at 6 p.m., and May 5 at 2 p.m.

More information and tickets at sunysullivan.edu

The Roebling Bridge will celebrate its 175th Anniversary of the local first crossing of Roebling Aqueducts on April 27.

Events include  a 10 a.m. walking tour of the National  Park Service’s Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct starting on the Pennsylvania side and guided by Professor and Historian Paul C. King, followed by a 12-4 p.m. program at The New Inn at Lackawaxen. with a buffet lunch, a canal music sing-along, commemorative program, and exhibits Speakers include Sullivan County Historian John Conway, D&H Transportation Heritage Council President Bill Merchant, and Professor King.

For more information visit https://www.lackawaxentownshippa.gov

Gael Roots Community Farm will sponsor a spring foraging workshop on Sat April 27 from 10 a.m to noon.

Participants will learn to identify and sustainably harvest wild greens to use in salads and sautéing, and learn to dig roots for herbal spring tonic infusions.

The workshop takes place at the Wild Roots Farm in Livingston Manor.

Pre-registration is required. For information, go to gaelrootsfarm.org

Catskill Center guest educator, Diana Richards, is presenting an introduction to hiking preparedness for you and your dog.  Happy Tails on Happy Trails is a human-only event at Thorn Preserve in Woodstock, NY on April 27 from 10:30am to 11:30am. Registration is required.

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

Delaware Valley Opera hosts a Season Opener Fiesta Gala dinner dance on April 27 from 6 to 10pm.  Dinner is Latin-inspired and music is by DJ Organic World US. There will be a silent auction and tricky tray.  Presale tickets are available until 4/15.  More information at DelawareValleyOpera.org

Elysium Furnace Works hosts Fay Victor’s SoundNoiseFunk at the VBI Theatre of Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Saturday, April 27 at 8 PM.

Information and tickets at the Elysium Furnace Works’ facebook page.

The Hudson Valley Ideas Festival will take place on   April 27, 2024, at the historic Rosendale Theater, announced its 2024 speaker lineup today. This year’s event includes Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former presidential candidate; Stephen
Dubner, host of Freakonomics; Xochitl Gonzalez, writer and screenwriter; Neil Parikh, co-founder of Casper; Coleman Hughes, writer at CNN and the Free Press; Rikki Schlott, author and journalist; and Stephen Marche, novelist and writer at The Atlantic.

This event will gather the local community, students and professors, thought leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs for discussions surrounding this year’s theme – “Navigating the New Renaissance” The festival will be moderated by Carly Reilly.

For more information visit http://rosendaletheatre.org

A “Repair Cafe” takes place at the Tusten Town Hall on Saturday, April 27 from 11am to 3pm.  Attendees may bring 2 items for free repair and a food pantry donation is requested.  More at townoftusten.org

The Kauneonga Lake Indoor Farmers Market takes place at the Dugan School in White Lake from 11am to 2pm on April 27.

The Kauneonga Lake Indoor Farmers Market takes place at the Dugan School in White Lake from 11am to 2pm on May 25.

The Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, NY offers Spring Explorations – Healing Plants on Sun, Apr 28, 2024 from 2 – 4 PM.

This group hike explores the Center’s trails while looking for plants with interesting characteristics and medicinal benefits! Del Orloske and Krista Speroni will guide and explore the trails and look for notable plants. You will learn about the historical uses of plants and ways you can use plants today.

For more information visit – https://ashokancenter.org

The Public is welcome to attend.

The Livingston Manor Library is hosting Children’s Storytime every Tuesday starting April 2nd from 11:00-11:30am .

For more information and registration go to https://livingstonmanorlibrary.org/

This meeting will take place via Google Meet. Please email feedback@wjffradio.org to receive dial in information to join the conversation.

CCE Ulster presents a Soil Health Field Day and No Drill Demonstration on April 30 beginning at 5:30 pm in New Paltz.

John Ferrante of Wallkill View Farm discusses practices to improve soil health and local resources available to support farms. Representative of the Conservation District discuss and demonstrate an Esch No-Till Drill, as well as discuss the benefits of cover crops and no-till planting for cover crops and pasture and hay field renovations.

More information at cceulster.com

Pocono Arts Council hosts an Art Exhibition and Contest open to all Monroe County and ESASD North students in grades 4 through 12 on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, from 6:00-8:00pm.

Students throughout the county will perform or display their artwork as part of this annual community event and resource. Award winners will be announced during the event and winning pieces will be on display at the Monroe County Administration Building (One Quaker Plaza, Stroudsburg) for a year.

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

The SUNY Sullivan Theater Program is proud to announce performances for Lope de Vega’s Fuenteovejuna/The Sheep Well, a revolutionary classical Spanish play adapted and directed by Jessica López-Barkl, and Jack Sibblies Drury’s Fairview, a 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning piece directed by Nick López.

The 2023-2024 Theater season explores the theme of identity, with each play delving deep into the difficult choices characters make as they begin to determine who they truly are.

Fairview will be performed in the Seelig Theater, on Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m.; Thursday, May 2, and Saturday, May 4 at 8 p.m.

Fuenteovejuna/The Sheep Well will be performed outdoors at the SUNY Sullivan Labyrinth on April 27, May 1, 3 at 6 p.m., and May 5 at 2 p.m.

More information and tickets at sunysullivan.edu

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is hosting an Adult Rock Band Program on Wednesdays, April 10-May 15 from 6-8 PM at their site in Bethel, NY. For more information and registration go to

https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/events

Every Thursday, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm  the Jeffersonville Branch hosts Sew-cial Circle, the Needle Crafts group.

Participants can bring current projects or begin something new. Basic supplies and general instruction will be provided.

For more information, wsplonline.org

Sage Sessions convene on the first and third Thursdays of the month and now meets at Krause Hall at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance in Narrowsburg from 1:30-3:30pm. The dates in May are the 2nd and the 16th.

Sage Sessions are FREE and no registration is required. Anyone 60 years or more living in Tusten or the surrounding area is welcome.

Participants are asked to bring an item to donate to the  Narrowsburg Ecumenical Food Pantry

Gael Roots Community Farm will sponsor a spring foraging workshop on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m to noon.

Participants will learn to identify and sustainably harvest wild greens to use in salads and sautéing, and learn to dig roots for herbal spring tonic infusions.

The workshop takes place at the Wild Roots Farm in Livingston Manor.

Pre-registration is required. For information, go to gaelrootsfarm.org

The Callicoon Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library is hosting a “View From The Bridge” community painting party on May 4, from 10 AM – 2 PM.

This is a FREE event, co-sponsored by the Western Sullivan Library and the Barryville Area Arts Association, but pre-registration is required.

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

or Contact barryvilleareaarts@gmail.com to register.

Mamakating Environmental Education Center in Wurtsboro, NY  is hosting a movie night showing “Fairy Tale: A true Story” 0n Saturday, May 4th from  1- 3 pm in Wurtsboro, NY.

For information and registration go to https://www.friendsofmeec.org/participate

Woodchuck Lodge presents a program with John Burroughs’ biographer Ed Renehan.  The program takes place at 1 pm  on Saturday, May 4at Catskill Watershed Corporation in Arkville, NY. Renehan is the author of JOHN BURROUGHS: AN AMERICAN NATURALIST.  His program focuses on Burroughs’s Roxbury of Youth and Old Age and is titled “A Homesickness that Home Cannot Cure”

For more information, JBWoodchuckLodge.org

Cornerstone Theater Arts in Goshen presents the play The Savanah Sipping Society. This light comedy features four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines.

Performance begin May 4 and include both matinees and evening performance.  For more information and the full schedule, go to cornerstonetheatrearts.org

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May 4, 10, 11, 17, & 18 at 7pm, and May 5, 12, & 19 at 2pm.

The 31st Annual SUNY Sullivan Foundation Kite Festival is taking place at SUNY Sullivan on Saturday, May 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with activities for the whole family, including professional kite fliers, kite candy drop, food trucks and craft vendors.

Cosponsored by the Sullivan County Visitor’s Association, the events take place at the college in Loch Sheldrake, NY

For more information, sunysullivan.edu/kite-festival/

The Hanford Mills Museum in East Merideth, New York hold Volunteer Clean-Up Day on May 4 from 10 AM until 3 PM.

Clean-Up Day tasks will include spring cleaning in many of the museum’s historic buildings, raking and preparing flower beds, moving objects, picking up litter along the road, and much more. Although we will have plenty of tools and work gloves, feel free to bring (labeled) tools (rakes, etc.) and gloves if you would prefer to use your own. Come for a couple of hours or the whole day. Snacks and beverages will be provided throughout the day.

For more information visit https://www.hanfordmills.org/

Mamakating Environmental Education Center in Wurtsboro, NY  is hosting Bonsai for Beginners on Sunday, May 5th from 1 – 2:30 p.m. in Wurtsboro, NY.

For information and registration go to

The Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, NY offers Spring Explorations – Indigenous History  on Sun, May 5, 2024 from 2 – 4 PM.

Learn the history and culture of Hudson Valley’s native people with Justin Wexler of Wild Hudson.

For more information visit – https://ashokancenter.org

The Time and the Valley Museum presents a talk on  Native American Stone Structures of the Catskill Mountains on Sunday, May 5, 2 p.m. In person and virtually.   Glenn Kreisberg of the Overlook Mountain Center presents information on potential Native American sacred sites in the Catskills, their patterns of construction, positioning and alignments to sky observation.  These formations are increasingly emerging as part of a Native American tradition of ritual building practices.

For more information, go to timeandthevalleysmuseum.org

The United Methodist Church of Monticello is hosting the eight week bereavement support series Life After Loss. The group will meet Tuesdays May 7th through June 25th, 6:30PM through 7:45PM. The church is located at 445 Broadway, Monticello NY 12701. This is a free event. Registration is required. You can register on the churches website, www.umcmonticello.com

Pocono Arts Council partners with the Pocono Cinema and Cultural Center to present a Documentary Film Series on  Tuesday, May 7th from 7 – 8:30 PM.

Tokyo Stories, directed by David Bickerstaff, is a thrilling encounter with one of the world’s great art capitals. Based on a major exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford, Tokyo Stories spans 400 years of incredibly dynamic art – ranging from the delicate woodblock prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige, to Pop Art posters, contemporary photography, Manga, film, and brand-new artworks that were created on the streets.

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

The public is welcome to attend.

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is hosting an Adult Rock Band Program on Wednesdays, April 10-May 15 from 6-8 PM at their site in Bethel, NY. For more information and registration go to

https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/events

This meeting will take place via Google Meet. Please email feedback@wjffradio.org to receive dial in information to join the conversation.

The Sage Singers meet at Krause Hall, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance in Narrowsburg on the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 3-5pm.  This month, meetings are May 9 & 23.  Those interested in joining should contact greta@tustensocial.org

Sage Sessions are FREE and no registration is required. Anyone 60 years or more living in Tusten or the surrounding area is welcome.

The Western Sullivan Public Library hosts  a free painting party for kids up to age 17 at each of their three branches during the month of May—art supplies will be on hand. Then, on August 3 there will be  an exhibition of the work at the Delaware Valley Art Alliance’s Krause Recital Hall.

The exhibit will feature the work of the young artists, as well as their bios—plus an exhibit prints of Picasso’s most childlike artwork. With parental permission, entrants may also be included in a YouTube video of the event to be posted on Artists’ Market Community Center YouTube Channel.

Young artists up to age 17 are invited to attend one or more of the following painting parties:

May 5th at the Jeffersonville Branch of the WSPL, from 4:00-5:00 PM

May 14th at the Callicoon Branch of the WSPL, from 5:30-6:30 PM

May 20th at the Narrowsburg Branch of the WSPL from 5:00-6:00 PM

For more information visit http://wsplonline.org

“Gone in 60 Seconds” (1974) will be screened at The Rosendale Theatre at 7pm on Thursday, May 9.

Maindrian Pace (H.B. Halicki) is a respectable insurance investigator in Long Beach, California. He is also the leader of a professional car theft ring that steals and resells stolen cars.  And he needs to steal 48 cars by Saturday!  Widely considered the greatest smash ’em up car crash film ever made.

More information at rosendaletheatre.org

The Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association, in partnership with Bethel Woods Center for Arts is presenting a food festival celebrating the cuisine of the Catskills and beyond. Catskill Cuisine will be held  May 10^th through 12^th. The food festival will be held on Saturday, May 11^th at Bethel Woods from 12-5 p.m. with Food Network celebrity chefs, demos, tastings, book signings, live music, and kids’ activities.

Find more information go to https://catskill-cuisine.com/

The Unity Grange in Gallilee PA hosts the Spring concert of the Old Time Fiddlers on May 10th at 7:30 pm.  More information on the Unity Grange facebook page.

Gael Roots Community Farm will sponsor a spring foraging workshop on Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m to noon.

Participants will learn to identify and sustainably harvest wild greens to use in salads and sautéing, and learn to dig roots for herbal spring tonic infusions.

The workshop takes place at the Wild Roots Farm in Livingston Manor.

Pre-registration is required. For information, go to gaelrootsfarm.org

The Mamakating Environmental Education Center is hosting Fairy Festival at the Center in Wurtsboro, NY on Saturday, May 11th from 10-3p.m.

For information and registration go to https://www.friendsofmeec.org/

“Spring Into Downtown Newburgh” takes place Saturday, May 11.

It features The Safe Harbors Run for the Green 5K run/walk, as well as an outdoor art show, farmers market, a health & wellness event, free tours of Washington’s Headquarters, and more.

The event is centered along Broadway & Liberty St. and runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For information: safe-harbors.org

The Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association, in partnership with Bethel Woods Center for Arts is presenting a food festival celebrating the cuisine of the Catskills and beyond. Catskill Cuisine will be held  May 10^th through 12^th. The food festival will be held on Saturday, May 11^th at Bethel Woods from 12-5 p.m. with Food Network celebrity chefs, demos, tastings, book signings, live music, and kids’ activities.

Find more information go to https://catskill-cuisine.com/

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy and the Wayne County Conservation District invite volunteers to assist with planting trees at the Van Scott Nature Reserve for the Keystone 10 Million Trees project on May 18 from 10am to 4pm.  Volunteers will learn how to plant trees and should be prepared to walk at least a half mile on sloped terrain.  Please wear closed-toe shoes and clothing that can get dirty. Work gloves will be provided. Please pack a lunch.

For more information and registration, go to delawarehighlands.org

The Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association, in partnership with Bethel Woods Center for Arts is presenting a food festival celebrating the cuisine of the Catskills and beyond. Catskill Cuisine will be held  May 10^th through 12^th. The food festival will be held on Saturday, May 11^th at Bethel Woods from 12-5 p.m. with Food Network celebrity chefs, demos, tastings, book signings, live music, and kids’ activities.

Find more information go to https://catskill-cuisine.com/

The Western Sullivan Public Library hosts  a free painting party for kids up to age 17 at each of their three branches during the month of May—art supplies will be on hand. Then, on August 3 there will be  an exhibition of the work at the Delaware Valley Art Alliance’s Krause Recital Hall.

The exhibit will feature the work of the young artists, as well as their bios—plus an exhibit prints of Picasso’s most childlike artwork. With parental permission, entrants may also be included in a YouTube video of the event to be posted on Artists’ Market Community Center YouTube Channel.

Young artists up to age 17 are invited to attend one or more of the following painting parties:

May 14th at the Callicoon Branch of the WSPL, from 5:30-6:30 PM

May 20th at the Narrowsburg Branch of the WSPL from 5:00-6:00 PM

For more information visit http://wsplonline.org

The United Methodist Church of Monticello is hosting the eight week bereavement support series Life After Loss. The group will meet Tuesdays May 7th through June 25th, 6:30PM through 7:45PM. The church is located at 445 Broadway, Monticello NY 12701. This is a free event. Registration is required. You can register on the churches website, www.umcmonticello.com

As part of the “Declutter Series”, the Western Sullivan Public Library offers a virtual program on “Kitchen Cabinets and Storage Spots”.  The program takes place on May 14 at 7pm.

For more information and the program link, go to wsplonline.org

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is hosting an Adult Rock Band Program on Wednesdays, April 10-May 15 from 6-8 PM at their site in Bethel, NY. For more information and registration go to

https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/events

CCE Ulster holds its annual 4-H Golf Classic on Thursday, May 16, starting at 7:30 AM at Apple Greens Golf Course in Highland, NY

Registration and continental breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. and shotgun start at 9:00 a.m.

More information at cceulster.com

Sage Sessions convene on the first and third Thursdays of the month and now meets at Krause Hall at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance in Narrowsburg from 1:30-3:30pm. The dates in May are the 2nd and the 16th.

Sage Sessions are FREE and no registration is required. Anyone 60 years or more living in Tusten or the surrounding area is welcome.

Participants are asked to bring an item to donate to the  Narrowsburg Ecumenical Food Pantry

A COMMUNITY PLANT SWAP takes place on May 18, 10am-2pm at the Damascus Township Pavilion, Damascus, Pa

Attendees are welcome to bring seedlings, divided perennials and bulbs as well as gardening supplies to pass along.

Penn State Extension material and experienced gardeners ready to lend an ear will be on hand. All gardeners are welcome.

The Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce and The Catskill Public Theater host a Ribbon Cutting and Stage Warming Party:  at Roscoe Fireman’s Field on  Saturday, May 18 2024 12pm-4pm.

Th Catskill Public Theater is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to bring free and accessible acting classes and live theater to Sullivan County, NY, and the surrounding communities.

The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will launch the Stage Warming Party, which will feature live music and comical performance on our state-of-the-art mobile stage. Our stage is available to our community and beyond, for very affordable rental rates. The Stage Warming Party will also feature local craft and food vendors, for the community to come together for the unveiling of the mobile stage and the site for this year’s production of “Terror”.

For more information visit https://www.catskillpublictheater.com/

The Beatles Tribute band Britishmania appears on Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bardavon in Kingston.

Britishmania performs approximately 35 songs from different periods of the Fab Four’s career in the show. For ticket information, go to bardavon.org

The 9th Annual Wings & Wheels for Warriors takes place on Saturday May 18th from 9 AM to 3 PM at Joseph Resnick Airport in Ellenville, New York.

The event includes a car and plane show, plane rides, DJs, food and judging.

The rain date is Sunday May 19th.

For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/wingsnwheelsforwarriors

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy and the Wayne County Conservation District invite volunteers to assist with planting trees at the Van Scott Nature Reserve for the Keystone 10 Million Trees project on May 11 or May 18 from 10am to 4pm.  Volunteers will learn how to plant trees and should be prepared to walk at least a half mile on sloped terrain.  Please wear closed-toe shoes and clothing that can get dirty. Work gloves will be provided. Please pack a lunch.

For more information and registration, go to delawarehighlands.org

The Sullivan County Youth Book Festival takes place on Sunday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library in Monticello.

More than 30 authors and illustrators of books for infants through young adults will be on hand. The award ceremony for the Sullivan County BOCES Cross-County Reading Challenge will be held midday.

The Youth Book Festival is sponsored by the Sullivan Public Library Alliance. The event also includes entertainment throughout the day.

For information, go to scybookfest.org

Writers in the Mountains (WIM) presents Historical Fiction, a six-week creative writing workshop with Sheila Myers, Mondays from May 20 – June 24, 2024, online from 10 am to 12 noon ET. The registration deadline is May 13th.

Learn more at https://www.writersinthemountains.org/

The Western Sullivan Public Library hosts  a free painting party for kids up to age 17 at each of their three branches during the month of May—art supplies will be on hand. Then, on August 3 there will be  an exhibition of the work at the Delaware Valley Art Alliance’s Krause Recital Hall.

The exhibit will feature the work of the young artists, as well as their bios—plus an exhibit prints of Picasso’s most childlike artwork. With parental permission, entrants may also be included in a YouTube video of the event to be posted on Artists’ Market Community Center YouTube Channel.

Young artists up to age 17 are invited to attend one or more of the following painting parties:

May 20th at the Narrowsburg Branch of the WSPL from 5:00-6:00 PM

For more information visit http://wsplonline.org

This meeting will take place via Google Meet. Please email feedback@wjffradio.org to receive dial in information to join the conversation.

The United Methodist Church of Monticello is hosting the eight week bereavement support series Life After Loss. The group will meet Tuesdays May 7th through June 25th, 6:30PM through 7:45PM. The church is located at 445 Broadway, Monticello NY 12701. This is a free event. Registration is required. You can register on the churches website, www.umcmonticello.com

The Sage Singers meet at Krause Hall, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance in Narrowsburg on the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 3-5pm.  This month, meetings are May 9 & 23.  Those interested in joining should contact greta@tustensocial.org

Sage Sessions are FREE and no registration is required. Anyone 60 years or more living in Tusten or the surrounding area is welcome.

This meeting will take place via Google Meet. Please email feedback@wjffradio.org to receive dial in information to join the conversation.