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October 2015
Reading of “Riding the Dog” with Sybil Rosen.
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.
Find out more »July 2016
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 well as a song or two from Sparrow and his wife, Violet Snow. An evening like no other, guaranteed.
Find out more »June 2017
Robert and Johanna Titus Lecture & Book Signing
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 the past and you will be visiting the Catskills when they were very much different than the land of Rip Van Winkle that we know…
Find out more »August 2017
Camp Woodland Reading
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, Phoenicia • phoenicialibrary.org • FREE!
Find out more »August 2019
Diana Hartel Reading
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
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 28, 2019) - The Emerson Resort & Spa presents its third annual Community Week, November 11-16, 2018. During this week, the Emerson invites the community to…
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Janis: Her Life and Music, Book Reading and Signing
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 to be missed for music lovers!
Find out more »March 2020
Phoenicia Diner Cookbook – Book Event
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 and Sara will be on hand to talk about the book and our regions rich history and revival. Copies will be available for purchase at…
Find out more »October 2021
From Grand Central to Albany: New York Central’s Water Level Route
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 John M. Ham will introduce his newly published book “From Grand Central to Albany: New York Central’s Water Level Route Along the Scenic Hudson River.…
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“Beside the Tracks” – Historical Talk with John M. Ham
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 Route Between Albany and Buffalo Over the past two decades, author John Ham has produced several books about the New York Central Railroad in New…
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