The Heart of the High Peaks Region of the Catskill Mountains

  • Reading of “Riding the Dog” with Sybil Rosen.

    Phoenicia Library

    Sunday 10/18 at 4 pm,   Hear about travels from a fantastic story teller from Georgia across the country on the Greyhound bus.  Bus stop snacks will be served with bags of chips, cans of soda, and fried chicken donated by Phoenicia Diner.  Free.

  • Phoenicia Library Presents: Book Reading & Signing w/ Sparrow

    Friday, 7/8 @ 6:00 pm: Book Reading & Signing: Sparrow Our friend, author and flutophonist Sparrow will be reading from his new book, How to Survive the Coming Collapse of Civilization (and Other Helpful Hints). Signed copies will be available. Also featuring a short reading by Shandaken author and former library staffer Paula Dutcher, as […]

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  • Robert and Johanna Titus Lecture & Book Signing

    Empire State Railway Museum 70 High St, Phoenicia, NY, United States

    LECTURE and BOOK SIGNING at ESRM’s Historic Phoenicia Station June 25, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. featuring Robert and Johanna Titus Empire State Railway Museum 70 Lower High Street Phoenicia, NY • 845-688-7501 info@esrm.com • www.esrm.com Learn about the distant geological history of the Catskill Mountains. Robert and Johanna will transport you 400 million years into […]

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  • Camp Woodland Reading

    Phoenicia Library

    Join us for an interesting and informative talk with Bill Horne, author of The Improbable Community. Bill will speak about Camp Woodland, a racially and ethnically inclusive, summer camp that ran from 1939-1962 right here in the Catskills. An interesting event for those wanting to learn more about local history. Phoenicia Library• 48 Main Street, […]

  • Diana Hartel Reading

    Phoenicia Library

    Monday, 8/26 @ 4:00 pm: Diana Hartel Reading. Come hear excerpts from the prize-winning book, Watershed Redemption. Share stories of watershed activism, and participate in the wild Milagros litany for endangered species of the US-Mexico borderlands.

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  • Janis Her Life and Music

    The Emerson Resort & Spa Route 28, Mount Tremper, NY, United States

    Holly George-Warren "Janis Her Life and Music" book reading and signing with the music of Janis Joplin brought to life by Robert Burke Warren  and Calder Mansfield, Saturday November 16, 4-6pm as  Community Week Returns to the Emerson Resort & Spa Lectures, Activities, and Special Discounts for Local Residents Mt. Tremper, Catskills, New York (October […]

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  • Janis: Her Life and Music, Book Reading and Signing

    Phoenicia Library

    Saturday, 2/8 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Janis: Her Life and Music, Book Reading and Signing. Join author Holly George-Warren as she reads from her new book Janis: Her Life and Music, a comprehensive biography about the life of Janis Joplin. Holly will have copies of the book available for sale at the event. Not […]

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  • Phoenicia Diner Cookbook – Book Event

    Phoenicia Library

    Phoenicia Diner Cookbook: Dishes and Dispatches from the Catskill Mountains Saturday, 3/28 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Join us as we celebrate the new cookbook for local restaurant The Phoenicia Diner, written by Mike Cioffi, Chris Bradley, and Sara B. Franklin. This book celebrates the soulful, comforting dishes the diner has become famous for. Mike […]

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  • From Grand Central to Albany: New York Central’s Water Level Route

    Empire State Railway Museum 70 High St, Phoenicia, NY, United States

    From Grand Central to Albany: New York Central’s Water Level Route October 30, 2021 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Emprie State Railway Museum 70 Lower High Street, Phoenicia, NY 12464 Oct. 30 - Join us for our final 2021 presentation “Beside the Tracks in the Historic Phoenicia Railroad Station.” Local RR author and historian […]

  • “Beside the Tracks” – Historical Talk with John M. Ham

    Empire State Railway Museum 70 High St, Phoenicia, NY, United States

    EMPIRE STATE RAILWAY MUSEUM invites you to ioin us for our 2022 presentation BESIDE THE TRACKS in the Historic Phoenicia Railroad Station OCTOBER 15, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. John M. Ham, Railroad Author, Historian and ERM Life Member will unveil his newest railroad book Four Tracks Through the Mohawk Valley Along the Scenic Water Level […]

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