Congrats to the winner of the Spruceton Inn Giveaway! Hope you kept true to the Sacred Oath. I got a bunch of fun things in the works and tinkering on many projects - including a spooky season merch drop. Stay tuned and I’ll see ya out there!
CREW CONCERT
Big announcement: Catskill Crew has always been about bringing folks together and having some good ol’ times. So it was an obvious choice to team up with Keep Good Company Records (run by the husband-and-wife duo Matt and Tina Baione) to present two glorious nights of live music.
Good people, great venues, and incredibly talented artists with deep roots to the region…
Lost Leaders began in Levon Helm’s barn, right in Woodstock. Byron Isaacs (of The Lumineers) and Peter Cole (of Lava Baby) have released three albums together and landed on the Americana charts. This November, Byron will be on break from the Lumineers tour, and Lost Leaders will return to where it all started.
Ginger Winn has quickly become one of the Hudson Valley’s most compelling new songwriters. Originally from Charleston, she came north to record her debut album with David Baron (The Lumineers, Noah Kahan, Lenny Kravitz) at Sun Mountain Studio in Boiceville — and never left.
SHOW DETAILS:
Saturday, Nov. 15th at The Falcon (Marlboro, NY) music starts at 7:30 pm.
Friday, Nov. 21st at Park Theater (Hudson, NY) doors open at 7:00 pm
Live music in the Catskills and Hudson Valley always hits different and these shows plan to deliver. We put together a playlist so you can give them both a listen before the shows. Tickets are limited — so grab them while you can and let’s have some fun!
TRAIL-A-THON
The New York–New Jersey Trail Conference is a volunteer-powered nonprofit that builds, maintains, and protects more than 2,100 miles of our public trails across the Northeast (including some of my favorite trails right here in the Catskills).
I’ve been chatting with the fine folks over there to help spread the word about their annual Trail-A-Thon, a community-driven fundraiser that helps preserve tomorrow’s trail lands.
The fundraiser runs from October 1st to the 31st and is open to anyone, anywhere — and you can hike it, bike it, run it, or whatever you’d like. Every mile you track and dollar you raise goes right back into maintaining public trail lands.
But instead of just writing about it, I decided to jump right into it. You can donate directly to my campaign (and judge me for how many miles I stack up) — or better yet, start your own journey, and together we’ll raise money for a good cause!
THE BULLETIN
Want to spread the good word about your business, a project you’re working on, a hire, or just want to say hi to 40,000 friends?
StockadeFaire is a vibrant, annual autumn street festival held in Uptown Kingston’s historic Stockade District. Transforming 8 blocks around Wall Street and North Front Street into a communal feast of culture, commerce, and shared joy—right in the heart of the Hudson Valley! Saturday, October 4th from 11am to 11pm. Learn more and RSVP.
Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An Earth Opera is an immersive community experience of dreams, visions, and mythic stories through world and sacred music, performance art, dance, and light. Now in its fifth and final year in the Hudson Valley, this experimental theater piece brings together 40 intergenerational artists in a work created especially for the Sanctuary of Old Dutch Church — its choir balconies, altars, archways, and massive wall of pipe organ drone (2,221 pipes). Happening on October 3rd and 4th at 7:30pm in Kingston. Get your tickets here.
Graze Fall Barn Dinner Enjoy cocktails, small bites, and a candlelit multi-course farm-to-table feast made with Hudson Valley ingredients and wine. With only 20 seats available, this unique October 25th gathering in Leeds is perfect for a night out or weekend getaway. Get your tickets here.
CATSKILL-OPOLY Embark on an unforgettable journey through the Catskills. Free shipping and I write a little note in each box because it’s better that way. Have some fun.
REPORT
CONDITIONS |
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SUNRISE 6:54 AM |
SUNSET 6:41 PM |
FIRE DANGER Low (that seems surprising to me) |
AIR QUALITY Good |
MOON Waxing Gibbous |
PROPERTY: Cross Patch Cabin
PETS: Meet Kodak the Alaskan Husky, George the cat, and Price the rabbit
SKY: There will be a conjunction between the waxing gibbous moon and Saturn on Sunday as well as full moon greeting us on Monday. There will be multiple meteor showers in October, I’ll be sure to let everyone know!
SIGHTINGS: Connecticut Warbler and a Bobolink
QUESTION: What is your favorite hiking trail? Based on last weeks question, the most popular book about the Catskills was The Catskills: From Wilderness to Woodstock by Alf Evers.
SUPPORT THE CREW
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HAPPENINGS
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TUESDAY 30TH
The Spark of Hudson, Hudson - Eco Support Group to talk all things gardens, native plants, and more 5:30pm good stuff
Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock - Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers with very special guests Eggy at 7pm niceee
Tubby's, Kingston - Live tunes with Memorials and Animal Surrender at 7pm tix
WEDNESDAY 1ST
Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock - Real Estate: A Celebration of ATLAS at 7pm this is a good one
Avalon Lounge, Catskill - Open Mic Night at 7pm
The Pines, Mt. Tremper - Music Night with The Echo Rhythm Band at 7pm
Unicorn Bar, Kingston - Oldster Variety Hour at 7pm along with Queer Trivia at 8pm deets
THURSDAY 2ND
The Widow Jane Mine, Rosendale - Dracula at 7pm (until Oct 5) spooky season
Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill - Award-winning play Red Like Fruit at 7:30pm tix
Agroforestry Resource Center, Acra - Learn to Grow Ginseng at 4:30pm native plants
Hudson River Maritime Museum - Legends & Lore of the Hudson River: Interactive Stories with Jonathan Kruk at 6:30pm best storyteller around
Hi-Way Drive-In, Coxsackie - Local film Your Valley, My Valley at 6pm trailer
Park Theatre, Hudson - Literary Night: A Galère of Poetic Autopsies at 7pm details
Tubby's, Kingston - Cat x The Earth is Evil book release party with DJ Nathan Aguilar at 6pm
Unicorn Bar, Kingston - Queer Line Dancing at 7:30pm put yer dancing boots on
FRIDAY 3RD
Hudson - Hudson Jazz Festival is running all weekend long schedule
Catskill - Catskill First Friday at 5pm always a good time
The Common Good, Ellenville - Experimental Music with Mossy Undertones and Errant Space at 8pm fun
Subversive Brewing, Catskill - Live music with Andrea Maddox and the Hey Y’alls at 6:30pm
Belvedere Inn, Stamford - Oyster party shucks
Jägerberg, Hunter - Oktoberfest from 12-9m and live music 2-6pm
Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock - The Soul Rebels at 8pm mhmmm
Skate Time, Accord - TGIF Bonus Skate from 3-7pm 90s vibes
Laugh it Up Comedy Club, Poughkeepsie - Alvin Kuai at 7pm tix
SATURDAY 4TH
Hunter Mountain Resort, Hunter - Oktoberfest at 12pm enjoy
Mountain Top Historical Society, Hunter - Hike Kaaterskill Junction at 9am get out there
Scribner's, Hunter - Fellow’s Makers’ Market at 11am details
Belleayre, Highmount - Fall Festival at 10am have fun
Gardiner Public Library, Gardiner - Hooves & Havoc: The Deer Crisis Threatening NY Forests at 9am details
Catskill Outpost, Stamford - Oyster shucking class everyone should know how to shuck
Catskill Recreation Center Arkville - Cross Mountain Crusher at 8:30am rip it up
Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts, Maplecrest - Verbatim: Text Sound Expo at 11:30am info
Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill - Bringing Trees to Life: Student Exhibition Celebration with Arm-of-the-Sea Theater at 12pm for the fam=
NACL, Highland Lake - Murder On the Dance Floor: Disco Inferno at 7:30pm sweet
Creamery Park, Bovina - Cowtown Scramble Vintage Base Ball Festival at 10am weekend schedule
Lost Book Shop, Delhi - Cookbook Supper Club with Alexis de Boschnek at 6pm details
Dear Native Grapes, Walton - Pies and wine with Magpies good combo
Catskill Brewery, Livingston Manor - Oktoberfest prost
Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock - The Helm Family Midnight Ramble ft. Olivia Ellen Lloyd at 8pm tradition
SUNDAY 5TH
The Perch Hotel, Windham - The Perch Fest Opening Party at 1pm take a look
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, Rosendale - Rosendale Runs Half Marathon and 6K Run/Walk at 8:30am stretch your legs
Ravenwood, Kerhonkson - Floral Collage Workshop at 11am make stuff
Athens Cultural Center, Athens - Toddler Time! Free Family Program at 10:30am fam stuff
Lost Book Shop, Delhi - Banned Book Read-in at 3pm read more books
Matagiri, Woodstock - Sitar Brothers at 4pm nice
Bronck Museum, Coxsackie - Heritage Craft Fair at 12pm horse drawn wagons
Gray Willow, Earlton - Oktoberfest at 12pm enjoy
Mountain Top Arboretum, Tannersville - Fall Guided Walk with Wild Hudson Valley at 1pm get outside
MONDAY 6TH
Industrial Arts Brewing, Beacon - Hudson Valley Chefs Celebrate Jacques Pépin at 6pm more info
Night School, Athens - Trivia at 6:30pm
Rough Draft, Kingston - Mission Monday: Public Utility Law Project at 5pm details
