GIVEAWAY: THE SACRED OATH

The Fall Equinox has come and gone. We’ve turned the page, shifted seasons, and now… we double up trash security. Bears have entered their final phase of bulking season, known as hyperphagia. Plan accordingly.

Catskill Crew is joining forces with our friends at Spruceton Inn to do a rapid-fire weekend giveaway — for yes, this weekend.

We’re picking the winner on Thursday, September 25th at 9am sharp. Move fast and pack your bags, whether it’s for a vacation or staycation.

Not the lucky one? No worries. They’re hooking Crew Members up with 20% off stays through the end of the year with code CATSKILLCREW.

Want to enter? Take the ***Sacred Oath*** below.

The first Catskill Crew x Upstate Curious - Good Times for a Good Cause event is in the books. Massive thank you to everyone that bought a ticket, brought items for donation, and came out to hang.

We raised over $2,000 and thousands in items that directly support The Rondout Valley Food Pantry. Stay tuned for the next Good Times for a Good Cause event.

CONTRIBUTOR

Among the initial elevations of the Catskill Mountains, 
between where David Bowie’s star abated and Jimi Hendrix’s ignited, 
a mystical forest grows… 

Wild Catskills documents the spirit of the flora and fauna that brought peace to, and inspired those lucky enough to pass through this rare piece of old-growth montane.

I invite you to join me on the journey…

In Nature, 
Jed
@wildcatskills 

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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.

Come together with your Catskills neighbors to enjoy seasonal, homemade dishes. The Lost Bookshop is celebrating Catskills chef Alexis deBoschnek's newest cookbook Nights and Weekends with a Cookbook Supper Club on Saturday, October 4. Here's how it works: Pick up your copy of the book at the shop in Delhi, choose one of Alexis's delicious recipes, make it, and bring it for a potluck feast with Alexis and friends at bookshop owners Emily and Matt's house. Drinks and good vibes on us. Tickets available 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.

PROPERTY: The estate of opera legend Amelita Galli-Curci, better known as the Sul Monte. Want to hear her voice? Here’s a 1917 recording.

PETS: Take a second and acquaint yourself with Scrappy the dog, Aria the cat, and Jacob the mouse.

SKY: A new comet was discovered days ago by amateur astronomer Vladimir Bezugly. Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) is an icy wanderer, now visible in Virgo, gliding past two easy to spot landmarks: the bright star Spica and Mars. For your best shot at seeing it, grab binoculars and look low in the western sky about 45 minutes after sunset. Astronomers expect it to brighten through October.

SIGHTINGS: There was a rare sighting of an Eastern Kingbird

QUESTION: What’s your favorite book about the Catskills? Let me know.

PHOTOGRAPH: From morning

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FARMERS MARKET SCHEDULE

Tubby's, Kingston - 7 Year Anniversary performance with Dougie Poole at 7pm congrats

Chemistry Wine Bar, Catskill - Wine glass painting (drink out of them too) at 7pm bob ross it up

Avalon Lounge, Catskill - Music with John Thayer, Stan Zenkov, Jayden Barber, Matt Luczac, and Angel Louis at 8pm give a listen

Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock - Black Uhuru at 7pm tix

Park Theatre, Hudson - Synesthetic Sessions at 7pm details

The Pines, Mt. Tremper - Music Night with Marc Delgado at 7pm

Unicorn Bar, Kingston - Rosh Hashanah Happy Hour and comedy open mic take a look

Narrowsburg - Big Eddy Film Festival (going until the 28th) schedule

AutoCamp, Saugerties - Suspect Photography Retreat In the Woods details

The Hound Book, Roscoe - Book Talk with Lindsay Hill at 6pm read more books

Phoenicia Playhouse, Phoenicia - Open Mic Night with music, stand up, poetry, and more at 7pm get up there

Rondout Community Garden, Kingston - Collard Green Tasting & Harvest Gathering with Kingston Land Trust at 4pm good stuff

Hudson River Maritime Museum - Sip & Learn: Prohibition and Bootlegging in the Hudson Valley at 6pm learn things (and sip things)

Subversive, Catskill - Oktoberfest 2025 (all weekend long) prost

The Widow Jane Mine, Rosendale - Greater Mysteries, an immersive concert ritual inspired by myth, music, and transformation at 6pm (today and tomorrow) details

Rough Draft, Kingston - Catskill Mountain String Band at 5:30pm sweet

White Feather Farm, Saugerties - A Dark Fantasy at 7pm haunting

The Star Theater, Cherry Valley - What the Constitution Means to Me (Winner of the Obie and New York Drama Critics' Circle awards for best new American play, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama) details

Greenville - Greenville Day Weekend (yeah, all weekend long!) take a look

Avalon Lounge, Catskill - Stephen Bluhm at 8pm more info

The Local, Saugerties - West African Sabar Drums: Aba Diop & Yermande Family with special guest John Medeski at 8pm tix

Catskill Mountain Railroad, Kingston - Fall Foliage Adventure at 11am all aboard

ArtPort, Kingston - Weird Music Night from 5-9pm weird is good

Cantina Field, Saugerties - Hudson Valley Garlic Festival (today and tomorrow!) roast it

Dette Flies, Livingston Manor - Brant MacDuff Book Signing “The Shotgun Conservationist” from 10am-2pm brant rocks

Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum, Livingston Manor - Catch and Conserve Dinner: A Night at the Museum at 5:30pm for a good cause

Hunter Mountain Resort, Hunter - Oktoberfest (multiple weekends) fall is here

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel - The Black Crowes at 7:30pm get tix

Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock - Classical Music in Classic Films at 7:30pm info

The Southlands Foundation, Rhinebeck - Community Day with pony rides, farm animals, face paintings, crafts, music, food, and more from 10am-2pm kiddos

Heather Ridge Farm, Catskill - Harvest Party with Left Bank Cider at 12pm fall season baby

Phoenicia Playhouse, Phoenicia - Film at the Playhouse: Angels in the Outfield at 3pm what a film

Skate Time, Accord - DJ and skate night at 6pm rip it up folks

Angelo Canna Town Park, Cairo - Greene County Cruisers Fall Car Show at 10am classics

West Kill Lexington Community Hall, West Kill - Barn Dance and Potluck from 4-8pm good stuff

Belleayre Lodge, Pine Hill - Pine Hill Comedy Lodge at 6:30pm nice

Putt Putt Van Winkle, Bovina - Fall Twilight Social & Fundraiser at 5pm nature preserve

Citiot, Catskill - Event with photographer Debra Trebitz at 3pm b&w

Olive Free Library, West Shokan - Justin Wexler from Wild Hudson Valley presents “The River People, Seasonal Life in the Hudson Falley Five Centuries Ago at 1pm looks fantastic

Lost Book Shop, Delhi - Zine Swap at 6pm and get a book while you are there

Darlings, Tillson - Rhinestones at the Roadhouse: Bump & Grind Brunch at 11am have fun

Ravenwood, Kerhonkson - Handbuilt Ceramics Class 11am-3pm grab your ticket

AutoCamp Catskills, Saugerties - Impact Concerts: Sounds Outside with Bartees Strange at 6:30pm sweet

Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock - The Japanese House at 7pm tix

The Wire, Coxsackie - Concert by Candlelight at 6pm learn more

Ashokan Center, Olivebridge - Ukrainian Community Day 2025 at 12pm more info

The Local, Saugerties - Kim Kalesti: A Kimistry Concert at 5pm details

Bearsville Theatre, Woodstock - Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers with very special guests Eggy at 7pm monday stuff