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Haunted Harbor Brings Halloween Magic to Andes Hotel

                    Derek Curl was beyond fashionable for Halloween. Photos by Robert Brune. By Robert BruneANDES — The Andes Hotel once again proved itself the heart of holiday festivities in town, as owner Derek Curl and his staff transformed the property into a Halloween spectacle. This year’s theme, the Haunted Harbor, featured a towering ship dubbed the SS Regret as the centerpiece, setting the stage for DJ Tito’s music that pulsed through the hamlet.  Since Curl too...

Nov 6, 2025 • 98 views

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A FEW PLACES REMAIN IN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WORKSHOPS

ARKVILLE — The failure of an online event service has caused Catskills Folk Connection to open registrations again for workshops this weekend, featuring Tuscarora/Mohawk artist Marilyn Isaacs who will teach traditional fingerweaving in two identical workshops.  Saturday 2-4 pm, or Sunday 1-3 pm. To register call or email Ginny Scheer 607-238-9162  or gscheer.mcs@gmail.com. The $50 payment can be made when you arrive for the workshop. “We are concerned that there are people who wished they ...

Nov 6, 2025 • 88 views

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Festive Fundraiser Celebrates the Arts and Community Dec. 5 - Benefits Roxbury Arts Group’s Diverse Programming

ROXBURY — Roxbury Arts Group invites the community to celebrate the season with them at its inaugural Dance Party fundraiser on Friday, December 5, 2025, at 7 PM at the Old Mill Restaurant in Roxbury. This evening of dancing, dining, and community connection supports the high-quality arts programming that enriches life in the rural Catskills year-round."There's no better way to celebrate the holiday season than by dancing with friends and neighbors while supporting the diverse arts programming...

Nov 6, 2025 • 91 views

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Troopers Investigating Fatal Crash

MIDDLETOWN — On October 28, just before 3 p.m., Troopers responded to State Highway 28 just north of the intersection to County Highway 6 in the town of Middletown for a two-vehicle crash.  An investigation at the scene determined that a 2022 Ford Edge was traveling north on State Highway 28 when for an unknown reason, crossed into on-coming traffic, directly into the path of a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado.The operator of the Ford Edge, Natasha Reed, age 36 of Delhi was pronounced deceased at Ma...

Nov 6, 2025 • 115 views

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Pine Hill Community Center Concert Series Presenting Max Wareham Saturday

PINE HILL — The Pine Hill Community Center Concert Series Presents: Max Wareham Saturday Nov. 8 at 7pm at the Pine Hill Community Center at 287 Main Street.. Join us for an evening of incredible bluegrass music with Max Wareham, a banjo player, songwriter, and author from Boston, MA. He is a member of the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band and was featured on the Grammy-nominated album "Calling You From My Mountain.”After two years of touring nationally with Peter, Max recorded his own album, “Dag...

Nov 6, 2025 • 101 views

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A Conversation about … Murmurations

MC Escher Sky and Water                                    Murmuration and starling by Guy Edwardes and Mark RobinsonBy Jean ThomasAs a kid, I used to sit on a hill and watch the dark, swirling shapes made by thousands of birds. They chattered and their wings rustled as they  alternately swooped over harvested corn fields and clustered in the adjacent trees. They would suddenly all land on a tree and the sky would be empty. Then a few would lift off again, followed by...

Nov 6, 2025 • 115 views

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THE CATSKILL GEOLOGISTS BY PROFESSORS ROBERT AND JOHANNA TITUS - The Red Chasm: Like a Hot Knife Cutting Through Butter.

October 15th is a date of some importance for us who live in the eastern Catskills. That’s when a number of the parking lots along Rte. 23A in Kaaterskill Clove re-open to the public. If you enjoy exploring the clove, then this is the time. We always have; we can’t even remember our first visit; it was so long ago. But so too do many of our talented friends. That includes Athena Billias, a well-known Catskills landscape artist. Recently Athena showed us a painting that she did in the lower p...

Nov 6, 2025 • 105 views

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Whittling Away with Dick Brooks - Just Say It

In younger days, I used to consider old people opinionated and set in their ways.  How silly that seems to me now.  I now realize that over the years you start to see things clearly and get a firmer grasp on the ways of the world and how they work.  The right and wrong of things becomes more obvious and you give up the wishy-washy ways of your youth.  You have more time to seriously consider, analyze and be annoyed by things that you took for granted or just let slip by during the more rushe...

Nov 6, 2025 • 88 views

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Revolutionary Schohary250 - Battle of the Flockey

By Louis MyersAugust 13, 1777In the Summer of 1777, British General John Burgoyne advanced from Canada towards Albany, his strategy was to rely upon converging columns.One of these, the western thrust, was led by Lieutenant Colonel Barry St. Leger, who was to advance east through the Mohawk Valley. His goal was to join forces with Burgoyne near Albany.St. Leger’s success would be dependent upon Loyalist (Tory) support and the crown's Native American allies.The Schoharie Valley, a fertile and i...

Nov 6, 2025 • 111 views

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Walking on Tinker Street

I remember walking on Tinker Street  without so many cars  No giving way to well-dressed groups  of tourists, crowded bars  I remember when just being here  was all you could ask for  It’s still a slice of heaven  but it’s not Woodstock anymore  I remember knowing people’s names  and where they lived before  Most from New York City  some small room, a padlocked door  We were searching for a spirit  once imagined, now ignored  It’s still a slice of heaven  but it’s not ...

Nov 6, 2025 • 97 views

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Bernat and Ratinov Presented by Friends of Music Nov. 16

STAMFORD — On Sunday, November 16 at 3 PM, Friends of Music of Stamford, NY presents Nina Bernat (double bass) and Anthony Ratinov (piano). The two internationally acclaimed American chamber musicians will play works by Beethoven, Janáček, Achron, and Brahms. Double bassist Nina Bernat has carved out a distinctive career as a soloist, redefining the role of her instrument on the world stage. In 2023, Nina was honored as a recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the CAG Elma...

Nov 6, 2025 • 116 views

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Fleischmann’s Sets the Scene for “Painted Ladies” by Alan Powell and Mike Suchorsky

By Patricia WadsleyFLEISCHMANNS — Starting October 31, after the sun sets  on Thursdays through Saturdays throughout the autumn, head to Main Street  in Fleischmann’s to see a large scale public video art installation called  “Painted Ladies” and created by artist Alan Powell in collaboration with musician Mike Suchorsky.     A longtime Fleischmann’s resident, Powell is well-known in the Catskills art scene. His career spans painting,  pioneering video art and nature and urban...

Nov 6, 2025 • 93 views