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  • Meet John Burroughs in the Heart of the Southern Catskills

    Amy's Take-Away 1571 Route 214, Lanesville, NY, United States

    Local historian, photographer & tour guide, Paul Misko, is offering a talk that focuses on John Burroughs' attempts to scale Slide Mt. in Woodland Valley. His talk will be enhanced by an audiovisual presentation and Burroughs' journal comments. DATE: May 28,2016 TIME: 4 PM PRICE: $5 Advance reservations suggested. (please call ahead) VENUE: Amy's Take-Away - 1571 Route 214,Lanesville […]

    $5

  • Working with Native Plants: Designing from Nature

    Phoenicia Library

    As we get ready for the Spring planting season, Landscape Designer Karin Ursula Edmondson will be here to share the best ways to incorporate native plants into our own landscapes. Learn why native plants are important, what some good native plants may be to use, how to recognize native plants that may already be on […]

    Free
  • Camp-Woodland-Reading

    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, […]

  • Dr. Richard Geldard

    Thoreau and the Examined Life

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

    “Thoreau and the Examined Life” Sunday, November 12, 2017 4pm in the Great Room of the Emerson Resort & Spa Matagiri and the Emerson Resort & Spa invite you to join us in the Emerson Resort & Spa’s Great Room for a lecture given by Professor Richard Geldard entitled “Thoreau and the Examined Life.” 2017 […]

  • Marylou Stapleton

    Local History Talk with Marylou Stapleton

    Phoenicia Library

    Saturday, 2/9 @ 1:00– 2:00 pm Local History Talk with Marylou Stapleton. Lifelong Big Indian resident Marylou Stapleton will be here to talk about the book she's published - Laurels by Laura. The stories in this book are tales recounted by her mother, Laura Aley, of life in the Catskills starting from the time she […]

    Free
  • Play-Reading

    Play Out Loud: Library Play Reading

    Phoenicia Library

    Play Out Loud: Library Play Reading Series Wednesday, 5/8 @ 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm Plays are delightful to read.  They are meant to be heard. Come to the library to read aloud and discover some old and some new plays. This is a reading group, not a discussion group. (Of course there will be […]

    Free
  • Diana Hartel Reading

    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.

    Free
  • Mount Tremper Arts - Poetry and Music at Phoenicia Library

    Poetry and Music – Mount Tremper Arts

    Phoenicia Library

    Saturday, 10/19 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Poetry and Music brought to you by Mount Tremper Arts. Flutist Claire Chase will be here with poet Catherine Wagner to perform. Sponsored by the International Contemporary Ensemble, Mount Tremper Arts and the Phoenicia Library.

    Free
  • Exploring Ancient Phoenicia Part 3 - Evan Pritchard

    Exploring Ancient Phoenicia Part 3 – Protecting These Sacred Mountains

    Zoom 1 Main Street, Phoenicia, NY, United States

    In this third in a series of multimedia lectures Evan Pritchard will share some of his research regarding the high sacred places of Phoenicia and the surrounding Catskills, especially regarding mountains located within Shandaken township. He will discuss Algonquin metaphysical beliefs surrounding mountains and the spiritual role they play, as sacred sites and vision quest […]

    Free