Zain Darwish will teach students a general idea of Arabic and Arab culture, its beauty and history, as well as study the writing and pronunciation of the Arabic alphabet, with the goal of having a simple conversation in Arabic.  Classes are two days a week, for four weeks from 4:30 to 5:30pm.  Contact Miles at the Wayne County Public Library for more information and registration.

Catskill Art Space is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work from Vera Iliatova, Jude Tallichet and Charles Wilkin. The exhibition will be on view in the ground floor galleries of Catskill Art Space in Livingston Manor, NY from September 2 through October 14, 2023. Exhibition hours are Friday and Saturday, 11am – 5pm, and Sunday 11am – 3pm.

More at catskillartspace.org.

The Ellenville Library & Museum hosts a Teen Movie Night for ages 11-18 on Monday, Sept. 25 from 6-8 p.m.

This new Dreamworks film features a feline hero who must find a way to make a wish, or be forced to retire.

For information, and to register, visit eplm.org

Western Sullivan Public Library Announces a Home School LEGO Program at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, September 26th. For information, www.WSPLonline.org.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County will hold a weekly Zoom caregiver support group on Tuesdays from 4-5 p.m. starting Sept 26.

The meetings will offer guidance, community resources and educational materials to those assisting an aging or ill family member or friend. Participants can also take part by phone.

Meetings for caregivers of persons with dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, will be held on Zoom and by phone on the third Wednesday of each month through the end of 2023. They begin Oct 18 and take place from 4-5 p.m.

For information and to register: sullivancce.org

The Callicoon Book Club meets Tuesday, September 26th at 6pm at the Delaware Free Branch in Callicoon to discuss You Are Here by Karin Lin-Greenberg.

For more information, wsplonline.org

Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County presents a Self-Connection Workshop for parents on Tues. Sept. 26.

The virtual event takes place from 7- 8:30 p.m.

The workshop covers topics including mindfulness, parental resiliency and self-care.

To register, visit cceorangecounty.org

CCE Orange offers a Self Connection Workshop on Tuesday, September 26 from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.  The virtual workshop explores:

• Mindfulness
• Parental resiliency
• Self-care
• Impact of role modeling these behaviors.

More information at cceorangecounty.org

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange and Sullivan Counties are offering a variety of parenting workshops this Fall.  On Tuesday, September 26, 2023  from 7-8:30pm they offer “Self-Connection/Self-care”.

Often as adults, we put ourselves last on the list. Research supports that self-care is of great importance when raising our children. Areas we will cover:

• Mindfulness
• Parental resiliency
• Self-care
• Impact of role modeling these behaviors

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

The Narrowsburg Book Club meets Wednesday, September 27th at 11am at the Tusten-Cochecton Branch in Narrowsburg to discuss The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes.

For more information, wsplonline.org

The Wester Sullivan Public Library hosts a class for tweens ages 8-13. to socialize and play Among Us in a monitored environment. This is a live, small group program that’s available on any device from anywhere – from the comfort of home! We will meet on Wednesday, September 27th from 4:30 – 5:30 pm. Join virtually OR in-person at the Tusten-Cochecton Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library.

For more information visit http://wsplonline.org

A Book Folding Workshop takes place  on Thursday, September 28th at 4:00pm at the Western Sullivan Public Library Jeffersonville Branch. Patterns will be pre-chosen and books and materials will be provided. This hands-on workshop will focus on the basic measure, mark, and fold method.

For more information and more information, wsplonline.org

The Catskills Rainbow Readers Book Club will meet Thursday, September 28th at 5pm at the Delaware Free Branch to discuss The Humble Lover by Edmund White. “As ever, White is a master of social comedy and wry observations

For more information, wsplonline.org

You’re invited to join us at Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery for Beverages & Hors d’oeuvres as we honor:

• Catskill Art Space (CAS)
• Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (DVAA)
• North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL)
• Shandelee Music Festival
• Wayne County Arts Alliance
• Weekend of Chamber Music
• Special Recognition: Harold Tighe, Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop
• Special Recognition: Franklin Trapp, Forestburgh Playhouse

Reserve tickets HERE or by clicking the Learn More link below.

Theatre on the Road, a traveling company based in Rosendale, New York, will produce and stage Dracula at the Widow Jane Mine in Rosendale on Thursday, September 28th and Friday, September 29th at 7:00 pm and on Saturday, September 30th at 3 pm.

For more information visit – http://www.theatreontheroad.com/

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange hosts its “Bountiful Harvest Celebration” on Friday, September 29 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM at its Education Center and 4-H Park in Otisville. The event includes a seasonal farm-to-table dinner from locally sourced favorites.  The main event – a celebrity cow-milking contest.  More information at https://cceorangecounty.org/

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/

Kingston’s Stockade District will be once again transformed into the Hudson Valley’s premier Autumnal block party taking place on Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 11 AM until 11 PM. Rain or shine.

StockadeFaire is an annual fall event. Businesses in Uptown come together to showcase their thriving creative business community. Visitors and locals alike can shop, dine, dance, drink, and see the sights at North Front and Wall Street in the Stockade District.

For more information visit – https://www.stockadefaire.com/

The HOLOCENTER has moved TO KINGSTON, NY from Governors Island in New York City and will hold its official opening reception on September 30 from 5 – 9 pm.

The HoloCenter is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization committed to the preservation, creation and exhibition of holographic art and the art of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

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

Summer Saturdays Concert Series at the Stone Church in Cragsmoor, NY concludes with renowned clarinetist Stuart Bogie on Sep. 30 at 7PM
More information at experiencethehilltop.com/

On Saturday, September 30 at 8 pm, the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon presents Steve Katz in a solo acoustic show that is a recap of work with the Blues Project and Blood, Sweat & Tears. His music spans the 1960s and 1970s in folk, jazz, blues, R&B and hard rock .

Information and tickets at howlandculturalcenter.com.

Forestburgh Playhouse hosts PAIGE TURNER’s new show: DRAG ME TO THE 80s! on Saturday, September 30 at 8PM.For more information, fbplayhouse.org/

New York City drag performer Paige Turner presents “Drag Me to the 80s” on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Forestburgh Tavern in the Forestburgh Playhouse.

Her all-live sung show features music and TV theme songs of the 80s, plus original music and more.

Doors open at 7 p.m. for dinner and drinks. The show starts at 8 p.m.

For information: fbplayhouse.org

Catskill Art Space is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work from Vera Iliatova, Jude Tallichet and Charles Wilkin. The exhibition will be on view in the ground floor galleries of Catskill Art Space in Livingston Manor, NY from September 2 through October 14, 2023. Exhibition hours are Friday and Saturday, 11am – 5pm, and Sunday 11am – 3pm.

More at catskillartspace.org.

The Delaware Highlands Conservancy announces “Taste of the Harvest,” a concert and brunch on Sunday, October 1 from 11:30am-2:30pm at Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery in Callicoon, NY.

Attendees will enjoy a locally sourced brunch, cider tasting, and an intimate concert with masters of music and storytelling Jay Ungar and Molly Mason (“Ashokan Farewell”) while taking in the beautiful surrounding views of the Delaware Highlands.

The Conservancy will honor Sonja Hedlund and Dick Riseling for permanently protecting their Apple Pond Farm with a conservation easement with the Delaware Highlands Conservancy.

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

The Pike County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) will host a listening session on the Department of Aging’s development of the Master Plan for Older Adults – a 10-year, state-led and stakeholder-driven strategic plan designed to help transform the infrastructure and coordination of services for older Pennsylvanians.

The listening session will take place October 11, 2023 at 11:30 AM at Eastern Pike Senior Center in Matamoras, PA.

Stakeholders, older adults and people living with disabilities, their families, caregivers and community leaders are invited to hear an overview of the plan with opportunities for those in attendance to provide comments and input on the plan.

Those interested in attending the listening sessions should RSVP by October 2, 2023, by calling the Pike County Area on Aging

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

The Western Sullivan Public Library hosts Let’s Play! a playgroup designed for the more active child – 3 and under. This is a safe space for families to connect and children to interact with each other in open play. The loose structure will allow the group to fluidly spend time socializing as well as learning. The group meets at 10:00 – 11:30 am on 10:00am on Tuesday, October 3rd at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library.

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

Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County will hold a weekly Zoom caregiver support group on Tuesdays from 4-5 p.m. starting Sept 26.

The meetings will offer guidance, community resources and educational materials to those assisting an aging or ill family member or friend. Participants can also take part by phone.

Meetings for caregivers of persons with dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, will be held on Zoom and by phone on the third Wednesday of each month through the end of 2023. They begin Oct 18 and take place from 4-5 p.m.

For information and to register: sullivancce.org

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange and Sullivan Counties are offering a variety of parenting workshops this Fall. Beginning on Wednesday October 4 from 5:45-8:45pm they offer an in-person program where parents/caregivers attend with their 10–14-year-olds for a seven-session series.   This program includes a family meal, interactive activities for adults and youth in the series.  Childcare is also provided for siblings that are ages 3-9 years of age.

Topics covered include ways to strengthen family communication, why teens act the way they do, how to work through problems together, how to avoid problems with substance use and more!

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

The Western Sullivan Public Library is hosting First Friday Contemporary Author Series!  Friday, August 4th from 6:15pm to 8:30pm and continuing every month from April-December 2023 at the Delaware Free Branch in Callicoon, NY.

The evening starts at 6:15 pm with an open mic sign-up and continues with poet Lynne Procope, Cave Canem fellow and a 1998 National Poetry Slam champion. She is co-author of the collection, Burning Down the House. She was a curator at the louderARTS Project and co-founding editor of Union Station Magazine. She is an NS artist in residence and editor of its Ideas Zone platform. Local feature this month: Dorothy Hartz.

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

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange and Sullivan Counties are offering a variety of parenting workshops this Fall. Beginning on Wednesday October 4 they are offering “Unpacking the Teen Years, a Supportive Parenting series” from 7-8:30pm online.

During this positive and supportive approach to the teen years, discussion will include:
• Changes in your teen
• Your role in parenting teens
• Ways to build connectivity with your teen
• Communication strategies and tools
• How to identify red flags for challenging behaviors

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

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange and Sullivan Counties are offering a variety of parenting workshops this Fall. Beginning on Thursday October 5 from 9:30 – 11:30 AM they offer an interactive six session series filled with resources about child development, parental coaching, and powerful parenting tools that support caregivers on their parenting journey. There will be ample time for questions and group discussions that support parental confidence and wellbeing.

Topics include: What is discipline? Why do kids misbehave?, understanding your parenting style, ways to co-regulate with your child, parental self-care, child and brain development 101, understanding the value of empathy and self-esteem, temperament, Protective Factors framework, communication strategies, how to build connection with your children, and 5 important techniques for your parenting tool box.

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

Wayne Memorial’s Midwifery Mingle, a gathering for women of all ages and their children, will be celebrated on a full pre-pandemic scale. Traditionally held during National Midwifery Week, the Mingle is set for Thursday, October 5th from 1 pm to 3 pm at the Cooperage Project in Honesdale, PA. Refreshments as well as educational and vendor tables by Wayne Memorial and other community organizations will be onsite.

Hosted by the nurse midwives of the Women’s Health Center this free event is sponsored by Wayne Memorial Hospital’s New Beginnings Birthing Suites and Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC).

For more information visit – http://www.wmh.org/

Bethel Woods hosts an Adult Fine Arts Studio beginning Oct 5 and running for 6 weeks. Designed for beginner artists, participants will explore the basics of drawing, watercolor painting, and mixed media while obtaining an understanding of artistic traditions, approaches, vocabulary, and themes.

More information at bethelwoodscenter.org

The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will host a presentation on the “Fall 2023 Dewatering Exercise for the 2024 Delaware Aqueduct Repairs Shutdown” by Jennifer Garigliano, director of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Water Supply on Thursday, October 5, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Upper Delaware Council office, 211 Bridge St., Narrowsburg, NY.

There will also be a Zoom option offered for virtual participation upon request. For more information, upperdelawarecouncil.org

One-on-one tech assistance with computers, phones, and tablets is offered Friday, Oct. 6 from 3-5 p.m. at the Livingston Manor Library.

Tech assistance is also available every Monday and Friday from 3-5 p.m.

For information: livingstonmanorlibrary.org

Kindred Spirits Arts Programs in Milford, PA hosts OPERATIC EXTRAVAGANZA,  Soloists of Academy of Vocal Arts,  on Friday, October 6, 7 pm at The Church of St. Patrick.

Soprano Emily Margevich, tenor Angel Gomez and pianist José Melendez offer highlights from operas by Mozart, Verdi,  Dvorak and others.

More information at kindredspiritsarts.org/

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is presented as a live immersive experience every Friday and Saturday in October at the Forestburgh Tavern in the Forestburgh Playhouse.

Doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner and drinks, and the show starts at 8 p.m.

For information: fbplayhouse.org

Callicoon ArtWalk 2023 will be held from Friday, October 6th – Sunday, October 8th. Callicoon ArtWalk is an annual platform for showcasing visual and performing arts created in the region.

Starting on Friday, October 6th, storefronts and public spaces throughout the hamlet will be displaying paintings, drawings, photographs, ceramics, sculptures and video installations. There will be public performances and workshops throughout the weekend. A map will be available at all participating retailers and galleries highlighting the locations of exhibiting artists, performances, and workshops.

For more information, visitcallicoon.com/

Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County has opened applications for its new Intergenerational Master Community Builder Program. Following the model of other Master Volunteer programs, individuals are expertly trained to apply frameworks, strategies, and tools to create resilient and just communities in their professional fields, interests, and environments.

This diverse program integrates backgrounds of educators, human services providers, mental health and healthcare providers, business leaders and professionals, law enforcement, community leaders, faith-based community leaders, and members, community activists, policymakers, and community members at large.

Sessions will take place on the first Saturday of the month from 9:30 am – 4 pm, with a Zoom session every second Tuesday of the month from 7 – 8 pm. The program is set to begin October 7, and runs through July.

visit our website at www.cceorangecounty.org.

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/

Radio Catskill’s Apple Pie Palooza is Saturday October 7th at Catskill Brewery

We’ll have homemade apple pies for sale, music by DJ Jason Toogaw, and apple pie.

Go to WJFF Radio Dot Org to enter the pie contest, or forget the baking and just come to the event of the season for people who love Apples and the pies that hold them!

The Western Sullivan Public Library is hosting First Friday Contemporary Author Series!  Friday, April 7th from 6:15pm to 8:30pm and continuing every month from April-December 2023 at the Delaware Free Branch in Callicoon, NY.

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

HONESDALE – On Saturday, October 7th at 6:30, The Cooperage Project hosts “Baby’s First Rodeo”, a mini-music festival with local musicians, line dance lessons, and a variety of country western-infused vendors. Performers are Karen Jonas and The Dishonest Fiddlers.

For information and tickets, go to thecooperageproject.org.

The Old Dutch Church offers tours of the Dutch Church Cemetery, in Kingston. There will be five female characters ranging from an enslaved person to the wife of a general. Each will deliver a message that is centered around the theme that war, even in victory, has consequences  Tours will be conducted on Saturdays in October at 7 pm.

More information at  livinghistoryny.com.

The Equinunk PA Historical Society hosts two FREE Open House sessions at the water-powered, Civil-War-Era Joel Hill Sawmill on Saturday, October 7, at 10 am & 1 pm.  Tre volunteer crew welcome visitors for demonstrations & tours of the sawmill and the Cleveland Museum, which houses late 19^th Century vintage tools and industrial machinery and show how lumber was manufactured “back in the day!”  The mill and museum are located off PA Route 191 at 736 Duck Harbor Road, Equinunk,.

For more information, equinunkhistory.com.

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4-H Fall Fest takes place  at the Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz on Saturday, October 7 from 10 am to 2pm.  For more information, ulster.cce.cornell.edu/

Cornell Cooperative Ulster hosts its Master Gardener Garlic and Bulb Sale on Saturday, October 7 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM with curbside pick up behind the CCE office in Kingston, NY.

The preorder farm is at cceulster.squarespace.com and the link is on the WJFF website.

4-H Fall Fest takes place Saturday, October 7 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz

The includes interactive programming about 4-H with hands-on activities and milkshakes from the Milkshake Booth.

More information at cceulster.org

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

Writers in the Mountains (WIM) presents Mini-Essays and Short Stories, a six-week long workshop with Jane Seitel, October 10 – November 14, 2023. The class will be held online on Tuesdays, from 12 to 2 pm.

More information at writersinthemountains.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 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.

Engn (Engine), the civic center in Callicoon hosts Dove-Daffodil-Dash and Planting” on October 12th,13th, and 15th.   The event commemorates the lives of children lost in Holocaust.  Daffodil Planting takes place Thurs.Oct.12th and Fri. Oct.13th from 3:00 pm -5:00 pm at the Creekside Park in Liberty.  The Dove-Daffodil-Dash is Sunday, Oct. 15th at noon and starts from Arthur’s Acres Animal Sanctuary in ., Parksville. 

Space is limited.  Registration information can be found on the wjff.org community calendar.  CLICK HERE

Engn (Engine), the civic center in Callicoon hosts Dove-Daffodil-Dash and Planting” on October 12th,13th, and 15th.   The event commemorates the lives of children lost in Holocaust.  Daffodil Planting takes place Thurs.Oct.12th and Fri. Oct.13th from 3:00 pm -5:00 pm at the Creekside Park in Liberty.  The Dove-Daffodil-Dash is Sunday, Oct. 15th at noon and starts from Arthur’s Acres Animal Sanctuary in ., Parksville. 

Space is limited.  Registration information can be found on the wjff.org community calendar.  CLICK HERE

The Hurleyville Performing Arts Center hosts Indigenous Women’s Voices Series: Teaching Freedom on October 14 from 12 PM – 6 PM.

October 14th Event Highlights

12:00pm

Workshop: Eco Acres Fiber Arts

Learn cordage-making techniques using natural materials in a hands-on workshop led by survivalist and educator Stephen Kraska.

3:00pm

Film: Dawnland (2018, dir. Adam Mazo, Ben Pender-Cudlip)

Experience the critically acclaimed, Emmy® winning documentary film on stolen children and cultural survival.

4:30pm

Lecture: Akwesasne Freedom School

Mother, visionary, land protector, master seamstress, artist and activist Kaweniiosta Jock reflects on the legacy and vision of the Akwesasne Freedom School, an institution that has been fostering full Mohawk immersion education since its inception in 1985.

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

Sullivan County Council on the Arts hosts a Juried Art Exhibit on October 14-25, 2023 at the Sullivan County Fall Festival, Blue Building, Sullivan County Fairgrounds in Forksville, New York.

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

The Old Dutch Church offers tours of the Dutch Church Cemetery, in Kingston. There will be five female characters ranging from an enslaved person to the wife of a general. Each will deliver a message that is centered around the theme that war, even in victory, has consequences  Tours will be conducted on Saturdays in October at 7 pm.

More information at  livinghistoryny.com.

Writers in the Mountains presents Travel Writing 101, a six-week long workshop with Rachel Dickinson, October 25 – November 29, 2023. The class will be held online on Wednesdays, from 6 to 8 pm

To register online, visit writersinthemountains.org. Class is limited to ten students and the registration deadline is October 18.

On Thursday, October 19, 7-8 pm, the Historic Society of Newburgh Bay hosts “Collections and Cocktails at Crawford House” with Diane Lapis and Erika Gallagher.  Diane Lapis, former Beacon Historical Society President and co-author of Cocktails Across America: A Postcard View of Cocktail Culture in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s together with Volunteer Erika Gallagher give a talk on the Crawford House collection of postcards maintained in our archive.

More information at https://www.newburghhistoricalsociety.com/

The Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless is honoring five “Media Men” at their annual dinner gala on October 19th at the Mountainview Manor in Glen Spey. The Federation has chosen to honor Paul Ciliberto, Jonathan Charles Fox, Barry Lewis, Mike Sakell and Eddie Wilson.

For more information please call Kathy Kreiter at (845) 794-2604, or email her at scfh@hvc.rr.com.

CCE Orange County Master Gardeners hosts Fall Creative Workshops with an Autumn Wreath program at its Middletown NY office.  On October 28 from 10 – 11:30AM. Participants will create a beautiful autumn wreath from natural dried flowers, leaves, and other fall themed items. T
while connecting with the nature.

Space is limited and preregistration is required by October 20 at.cceorangecounty.org

The Old Dutch Church offers tours of the Dutch Church Cemetery, in Kingston. There will be five female characters ranging from an enslaved person to the wife of a general. Each will deliver a message that is centered around the theme that war, even in victory, has consequences  Tours will be conducted on Saturdays in October at 7 pm.

More information at  livinghistoryny.com.

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

The Old Dutch Church offers tours of the Dutch Church Cemetery, in Kingston. There will be five female characters ranging from an enslaved person to the wife of a general. Each will deliver a message that is centered around the theme that war, even in victory, has consequences  Tours will be conducted on Saturdays in October at 7 pm.

More information at  livinghistoryny.com.

The Writers in the Mountains nonprofit group will hold its 2023 Literary Retreat in the Catskills from Friday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023.

The event includes a variety of workshops in Andes, NY.

For information:  writersinthemountains.org

Kindred Spirits Arts Programs hosts AMERICANA MEETS OLD MASTERS on Friday, November 3 at 7 pm  at the Presbyterian Church in Milford, PA

Greg Giannascoli, marimba and percussion artist will be accompanied by pianist Ron Stabinsky in music by George Gerschwin and others

More information at kindredspiritsarts.org/

The Western Sullivan Public Library is hosting First Friday Contemporary Author Series!  Friday, August 4th from 6:15pm to 8:30pm and continuing every month from April-December 2023 at the Delaware Free Branch in Callicoon, NY.

The evening starts at 6:15 pm with an open mic sign-up and continues with poet Lynne Procope, Cave Canem fellow and a 1998 National Poetry Slam champion. She is co-author of the collection, Burning Down the House. She was a curator at the louderARTS Project and co-founding editor of Union Station Magazine. She is an NS artist in residence and editor of its Ideas Zone platform. Local feature this month: Dorothy Hartz.

For information go to https://www.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 Western Sullivan Public Library is hosting First Friday Contemporary Author Series!  Friday, April 7th from 6:15pm to 8:30pm and continuing every month from April-December 2023 at the Delaware Free Branch in Callicoon, NY.

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

CCE Orange County Master Gardeners hosts Fall Creative Workshops with a Fall Pumpkin Centerpiece program on November 18 from 10 – 11:00AM. Attendees will make a beautiful fall flower arrangement in a ceramic pumpkin, just in time for Thanksgiving. Participants will learn different types of flowers one can use to create arrangements and how to properly condition flowers before using them in an arrangement. T

Space is limited and preregistration is required by November 10 at.cceorangecounty.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/

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange and Sullivan Counties are offering a variety of parenting workshops this Fall.  On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 from 7-8:30pm they offer “Building Your Community Connection”.

Topics covered include:

• What is social connection?
• How does it benefit us?
• What are factors that impact our connections?
• Why is belonging so important to adults, youth, and teens?
• How can we build a community to help our families?

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

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

Kindred Spirits Arts Programs hosts Highline Vocal Jazz on Sunday, December 3, 3 pm at the Milford Theater, Milford, PAin Milford, PA.  The group is An award-winning a capella quintet in the tradition of The Manhattan Transfer.

More information at kindredspiritsarts.org/

The Western Sullivan Public Library is hosting First Friday Contemporary Author Series!  Friday, August 4th from 6:15pm to 8:30pm and continuing every month from April-December 2023 at the Delaware Free Branch in Callicoon, NY.

The evening starts at 6:15 pm with an open mic sign-up and continues with poet Lynne Procope, Cave Canem fellow and a 1998 National Poetry Slam champion. She is co-author of the collection, Burning Down the House. She was a curator at the louderARTS Project and co-founding editor of Union Station Magazine. She is an NS artist in residence and editor of its Ideas Zone platform. Local feature this month: Dorothy Hartz.

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

The Western Sullivan Public Library is hosting First Friday Contemporary Author Series!  Friday, April 7th from 6:15pm to 8:30pm and continuing every month from April-December 2023 at the Delaware Free Branch in Callicoon, NY.

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

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

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 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.

Location TBD

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