On the set !!!

Meskada, a police drama,
started shooting today on Main Street

Photo Courtesy of Juan Madrid
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juanmphotography/sets/72157619256509557/

LIFETIME CHOICES SEMINAR

DISCOVER THE KEYS TO YOUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Exciting, Life-changing, Health and Preventative Medicine Presentations. With John Glenn Clark, MD Northern Lights Health Education www.NorthernLightsHealthEducation.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009 6.30 p.m.
Washington Irving Senior Center, Catskill
Pandemic Influenza, Bird Flu! Swine Flu!
Every few months the news is alive with the emergence of some new disease that could threaten life as we know it on this planet. How can the immune system be prepared to withstand such an attack? Come and be prepared.

Other dates and topics

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009 6.30 p.m. -
Washington Irving Senior Center, Catskill
Ideal Weight, Achieve It Naturally.
Americans carry more weight than is healthy. Obesity will soon surpass smoking as the number one health hazard causing diabetes, heart disease, and infertility. Why is this happening? Come discover the answers to successful lifetime weight management.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009 6.30 p.m. -
Washington Irving Senior Center, Catskill
Diabetes: The Butter with the Sweet
Diabetics have ten times the rate of amputations, not to mention kidney failure, blindness and pneumonia. Come find out why diabetes is not inherited, inevitable, or even permanent.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009 - CATSKILL 4.00 p.m. -
Washington Irving Senior Center, Catskill
Cancer: What's Eating You?
Cancer now surpasses heart disease as the leading cause of death for Americans under age 85. By the year 2025 it is estimated that nearly everyone will have a close encounter with cancer of some type in his or her life time. Come discover the cause, prevention and solution for this feared disease.

Dr John Clark, M.D his wife Julie and son Connor
work out of Pinon Hills, California. Dr Clark completed his training at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and now shares his knowledge on diseases and conditions that can be improved with good lifestyle choices. At each presentation free materials will be given out on various health topics. DVD's will be available corresponding to the topic on the day for later personal resource, review and sharing. These presentations are a free service of Northern Lights Health Education --- gifts are welcome and are tax deductible. This seminar is sponsored by All Things New, Mind,Body,Spirit - The Creator's Prescription and Science for Health, Healing and Happiness. A non profit organization that addresses the integration of the mental, physical, spiritual and social components of life for balanced living.
For more information call 518 634 8408 or
email alltnew@gmail.com.

Join Kurt Andernach in celebrating the opening of
somersaultwoods
and the unveiling of his furniture collection.

somersaultwoods handcrafted sustainable furniture
396 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414
518 943 9663

Photo Credit: Susan Wides

On Wednesday, June 17, at 7pm the Greene County Camera Club will host an illustrated talk by Susan Wides, a Catskill and NYC-based visual artist and photographer, known for her landscapes, botanicals, and waxworks photographs.

Wides will provide an overview of the development of her unique artistic vision over the past twenty years. She will emphasize her recent large format photographic series, including "Kaaterskill," a contemporary contemplation following in the footsteps of the Hudson River School painters as well as her Manhattan series. She will discuss methodologies of renewing and evolving the vitality of one's creative photography over time. Wides will preview her upcoming solo museum retrospective exhibition and book.

The photographs of Susan Wides have been featured in numerous one person and group exhibitions in the US and Europe over the past fifteen years and is in the permanent collections of the International Center of Photography, Princeton University Art Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Bibliotheque Nationale and The Center for Creative Photography.

The Athens Cultural Center is located at 24 Second Street. For more information about the Greene County Camera Club, contact
Eileen Camuto at morninglight1@verizon.net or (518) 678-9044,
Nora Adelman at brphoto@mhcable.com or (518) 945-2866 or www.gccameraclub.net.

Information about the Athens Cultural Center can be found at www.athensculturalcenter.org.

1st Annual Cook- Off!!!!

FRIDAY JUNE 19 12PM WASHINGTON IRVING SENIOR CENTER ACADEMY STREET, CATSKILL

CATEGORIES: MAIN DISH ENTREES & DESSERTS RULES:
" Open to all Greene CounAty Senior Citizens "
All dishes to be prepared at home prior to competition & presented at the cook-off location at time of contest for judging & tasting.
" Participant must submt information & recipe on official cook-off form. "

LAST DAY TO ENTER-FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009

PRIZES AWARDED: 1ST, 2ND, 3RD & BEST OF SHOW EACH CATEGORY CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:
Appearance, Taste & Originality

Hosted by The Greene County Department for the Aging

Dutchmen's Landing Park, Main Street on the River, Catskill

Every Thursday Evening at 7PM

Presented by: The Heart of Catskill Association/Catskill Chamber of Commerce

6/18/2009 Nanne & Ankie & The Hudson River Crew Traditional Dutch Folk Music

6/25/2009 The Bobby Val Band Classic Rock

7/4/2009 Sat. Main Street Band Classic Rock & Oldies Following the concert: Fireworks by Misbehaven Fireworks, Catskill, NY

7/9/2009 The GTO'S Doo Wop Acapella

7/16/2009 Steppin' Out Rock & Roll

7/23/2009 Lex Grey & The Urban Pioneers Blues

7/30/2009 Johnny Moon & Starz Classic Rock

8/6/2009 Ali Jean & The Struts 50's Rock & Blues

8/13/2009 Saints of Swing Big Band, Swing & Dixieland

8/20/2009 Hot Rod Band Rock & Roll

8/27/2009 Thunder Ridge Country Free to the Public Great Family Fun

Sponsored by:
The Bank of Greene County
The Town of Catskill
July 4th Fireworks Sponsored by The Village of Catskill

In case of inclement weather the concerts will be moved inside at The Historic Catskill Point at 1 Main Street

Meet & Greet Tuesday
June 23rd
World of Dance
300 Fairview Avenue ~ Hudson NY Krisna from Dance International & Regina from World of Dance want you to come out and take a
FREE Hip-Hop class.

Come to our open house event and see what World of Dance is all about. Class begins at 6:00pm - 7:30pm...bring a friend!
~ Open to all ages ~
Regina C. Marcucci Director & Choreographer

www.worldofdancestudios.com

Making Bits and Pieces Mosaics:

A Free Two-day Workshop, Friday and Saturday, June 26-27, 10-3:30 at the Athens Cultural Center Shard art, memory ware or pique assiette (French for "stolen from plates") is a folk art technique that brings new life to pieces of broken china, glass, fiqurines,etc.

This class, lead by Marlene Marshall, will take you from design to cementing and grouting as you learn how to make mosaics for a terra cotta garden pot. Students are encouraged to bring their own collection of broken china, but there will also be a supply of shards provided by the instructor. Marlene Marshall is a watercolorist/collage artist, author of Making Bits and Pieces Mosaics, Shell Chic (Storey Publishing), arts/educator and avid gardener. Her very sucessful book Making Bits and Pieces Mosaics is a valuable resource on how to give new life to broken treasures through the surprisingly simple folk art technique. Books will be available the day of workshop. She has appeared on the Home & Garden and DIY networks.

To reserve a place in the Mosaics Workshop, call the Athens Cultural Center at (518) 945-2136 and clearly leave your name and telephone number. Class size is limited.
The Cultural Center is located at 24 Second Street, Athens.

Village of Catskill
Memorial Day Parade
a huge success !!!

Click here to see more photos

Athens Honor Guard led by Ray Brooks

We would like to thank all of the organizers, participants, organizers, and most importantly the Veterans for their sacrifice and service

http://www.riverpride.com/

ADVANCE NEWS RELEASE
For more information, interviews, call Mary DiStefano, (518) 943-0420 â€
"RIVERPRIDE"
WELCOMES ALL
Catskill, NY The inaugural celebration of RiverPride� will take place on Saturday, June 20, in this historic community on the west bank of the Hudson River. The event-packed day of festivities is being organized by residents of Catskill and Greene County to herald the diversity of all the communities who are part of the renewed energy in this 200-year-old Hudson River village. An exciting day is being planned. A parade will formally kick off the schedule of events at 11 a.m., leading from Church and Main Streets, in the business district, to Dutchman's Landing overlooking the Hudson River, the spectacular Rip Van Winkle Bridge, and Olana Historic Site, on the eastern shore. Dutchmans Landing will host artists, vendors and an all-day music festival with a minimum of six bands performing. The event is free and open to the public. Ample free parking will be available.

RiverPride follows in the tradition of similar events taking place in early Summer in New York City, Boston, Albany, New Paltz and other communities across the nation. Since the late 1980s, the word “diversity� speaks to the role gay and lesbian, transgendered individuals have played in the health and vitality of America; and the unity of experience all citizens share in our American life. Community groups of all persuasions, sharing the same goals, are invited to participate in this community event, held rain or shine. Other highlights of the day include a guided “Kayak Paddle�, sign up required; shops and art galleries along Main Street staying open throughout the day and evening; a variety of restaurants and cafes serving a diversity of cuisines; and entertainment at participating nightclubs. Catskill, like many other Hudson River towns, has experienced a dramatic renewal over the past decade. Catskill is easily accessible from exit #21 of the New York State Thruway, midway between Albany and Kingston. The historic city of Hudson is only 10 miles away. Driving distance from New York City is 112 miles. Fore more information or to participate in the Inaugural Parade, community-based groups can call (518) 943-0420. Websites with further information are: www.welcometocatskill.com, myspace/catskillpride; www.discovergreene.com

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SUNDAY JUNE 14TH 4:30 PM OPENING THE SUMMER With FRENCH STYLE PICNIC & WINE OYSTERS , PATE , CHEESE, BOUILLLABAISSE AND MORE WITH THE RIGHT W INE $65.00
387 MAIN ST. CATSKILL N.Y
BELLSCAFENY.NET
CALL FOR RESERVATIONS 518-943-4070

Like working with children?
Cedar Grove, the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, NY, is currently seeking volunteer docents to lead school programs on-site for visiting school groups.

Our School Programs Docents impart meaningful information about the life, relationships and works of the 19th-century artist Thomas Cole through hands-on activities catered to each grade level and subject area.

Want to get involved?

Please contact Education Coordinator Gregory Rosenthal at 518-943-7465 ext. 2, or at education@thomascole.org. Individual informational meetings will be held May 28-31.

A two-day training session will be held June 5 and 6.

Please call or email for more information.

Wayne's World
Video Store

65 West Bridge Street, Catskill

The Wagon House Education Center

at Olana's historic farm complex

offers innovative programs that allow all ages to interpret Olana in new ways. To get to the Education Center, enter Olana State Historic Site and make your first right after the lake down to the parking lot by the red barns. Please note that there is a vehicle use fee of $5/car on weekends April-October to enter the site. Many of you have asked about registration for our summer programs: The Journey and River School. Information on both of these programs as well as links to registration forms can be found below and on our website: www.olana.org. Besides our upcoming programs, we continue to offer our free ongoing programs: Olana On the Move Backpacks (Thursdays-Sundays 12-4pm) and Art in the Barn (Saturdays 12-4pm). In addition, we will be collaborating with the Thomas Cole National Historic Site to offer a special Quadricentennial family program, Making a River, this summer. Please visit our website calendar for more information on these exciting programs. Mark your calendars! Hope to see you at the farm soon. Sincerely, Cheryl O'Donnell Education Coordinator The Olana Partnership (518) 828-1872 ext. 110 codonnell@olana.org www.olana.org

Art Classes for Teens and Adults to be held at the
Catskill Community Center
Drawing Outside
Taught by John Lees 344 Main Street
Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

This is a 6-week class: July 11, 18, 25 and August 1, 8,and 15, 2009 Fee is $100 per person for the six week course.

Please call 719.8244 for pre-registration. Participants will also need to download an Adult Program Registration Form from the Community Center's website to submit with their $100 registration fee: http://www.catskillcommunitycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/adult_program_registration_form.pdf

Class description: Working from outdoor and indoor subjects, the class will explore the sensuality of drawing materials and the importance of drawing as the underlying graphic structure of a work of art. Previous experience not necessary, only an open mind and willing hand. We will aim to work outside whenever weather permits. A materials list and course description will be sent to all interested.

John Lees is a painter living in the Catskill region since 1990. He is currently represented by Betty Cuningham Gallery, NYC; Nicole Fiacco Gallery, Hudson, NY. He has taught at New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture since 1989. Recipient of NEA Fellowship, 1989, Guggenheim Fellowship, 1993, Francis J. Greenburger Award, 2005

(Motto: God, Home and Country) warmly welcomes new and prospective members to its monthly meetings. The multiple mission of this venerable old organization-patriotism, education, and historical preservation-remains timely and vital in today's world, and DAR maintains a significant presence in our community.

The locally based ON-TI-ORA CHAPTER customarily meets on the second Saturday of the month from September through June at various locations in or near Catskill. Good fellowship is always a part of the program. Women of all ages who believe they may be descended from Revolutionary War Patriots (not limited just to those individuals who saw actual combat) are encouraged to attend meetings as our guests. Assistance in establishing one's line of descent for membership is readily available. Interested persons may simply come to the meeting or, for more information, call Chapter Regent Laura Rutkowski at 943-9500.

The calendar for the remaining spring meetings for the ON-TI-ORA CHAPTER is as follows:
March 14, 2009 - 1:30 p.m. at Vedder Memorial Library, Coxsackie Native American Heritage Program: "Herbal Medicine and Beadwork"

April 11, 2009 - 1:30 p.m., at American Legion Hall, Athens Conservation Program: "Our Planet Earth, our Home, our Heritage"

May 9, 2009 - 1:30 p.m., at Vedder Library, Coxsackie Annual reports, election of officers, memorial service

June 13, 2009 - 12:00 - At Anthony's Banquet House, Leeds Co-host: Hendrick Hudson Chapter, Hudson (Reservation only)
Annual Flag Day Luncheon
Program speaker: State Regent

No meetings during July and August.
Fall meeting locations and programs to be announced.

SUBMITTED BY SYLVIA STORY MAGIN
RECORDING SECRETARY, ON-TI-ORA CHAPTER

On the set !!!

Meskada, a police drama,
started shooting today on Main Street

Join Kurt Andernach in celebrating the opening of
somersaultwoods
and the unveiling of his furniture collection.

somersaultwoods handcrafted sustainable furniture
396 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414
518 943 9663

Village of Catskill
Memorial Day Parade
a huge success !!!

Click here to see more photos

Athens Honor Guard led by Ray Brooks

We would like to thank all of the organizers, participants, organizers, and most importantly the Veterans for their sacrifice and service

Where's George gathering on Saturday, May 30 at
Pomodoro's Italian Eatery at Catskill Commons.