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lans by the Putnam County Tourism Office for a world-class bicycle event Pin Cold Spring hit a speed bump this week when several Main Streets mer- chants opposed anything — like closing Main Street to traffic, even temporarily — that could decrease business. One protesting gallery owner even threatened a sit-in of sorts. The Putnam Cycling Classic is sched- James Kelly at the southwest entrance to Sunk Mine Photo by M. Turton uled for Sunday, May 5. The 2012 version, Oct. 14, produced hard feelings from some merchants over parking snarls, Mining: A Journey Through Local History Underground traffic flow, access to shops, and similar concerns. The October event drew nearly and 19th centuries, mining thrived here, land’s King William III. A legal dispute From a Thomas Edison 200 cyclists who began in the village and and the remnants of that once vital in- over ownership of the Hopper, or Cano- then biked to eastern Putnam County dustry are also still visible in the form of pus Hill mine — the iron mine that in invention to the solving of and back. giant caverns blasted in the rock, rusted 1921 was the last to close in Putnam a 50-year mystery, local In comment this week, some mer- equipment, huge piles of tailings or an County — was significant because it es- chants were anything but enthused abandoned rail bed. tablished that the heirs of Philip Philipse mines are rich with stories about the classic’s return. Native peoples and early European set- were entitled to one third of the mineral “It plain sucks,” Momminia jewelry’s By James Kelly and Michael Turton tlers knew that the mountains in western rights in all of Putnam County — and Steve Goodrich told fellow small-busi- Putnam County contained mineral wealth. still are today. ames Kelly lives in Garrison and ness owners in an email stream. “The Settlers hoped for gold and silver, and grew up near Manitou, the area More than a dozen mines merchants lost last time and will again many were duped in that pursuit. What where, in the 1800s, the Highland lose tons of money.” J was discovered, however, was iron, arse- The Reading Prong is a huge iron vein Chemical Works produced sulfuric acid “Bijou Galleries is flabbergasted and nic, sulfur, graphite, emery and lead, all of stretching from western Connecticut to from iron pyrite mined at the Philipse disappointed that Putnam County Tour- which were mined or prospected for here. Reading, Penn. It runs southwesterly Pyrite Mine at Anthony’s Nose. Kelly has through Putnam County from where ism would propose an event which will been exploring area mines since he was Early mines & the Philipse legacy Route 84 crosses the New York-Connect- so seriously have a harmful effect on us, 12. Last fall he and Michael Turton hiked The earliest records of exploration for icut border to Peekskill Hollow and An- the people who keep this village going, down Sunken Mine Road in Putnam Val- minerals date from the 1730s. In 1756, thony’s Nose. Most of the iron mines in and completely opposed to closing Main ley and explored some of the remnants Beverly Robinson granted permission to our area were opened along that path. Street even for part of a day for the pur- of what was once a booming mining in- Jacobus Boss and John Burnett to “dig Running southwesterly from Canopus pose of a bicycle race,” the Bijou’s Michael dustry. This story is a result of that hike. and search for mines for 21 years.” The Lake at present-day Fahnestock State Timm declared. He added that “if this goes ahead, I would be happy to explore Remnants of the past arrangement required payment “for the Park, mines included the Canada, the first year, two fowl;” for the next 10, “one Pelton Pond, the Philipse Ore Bed, the some sort of ‘civil disobedience.’ Maybe Hikers who trek the trails throughout quarter of the ore;” and for the follow- Sunk, the Hamilton, the Pratt, the Den- we could do a ‘middle of Main Street’ Philipstown and Putnam Valley often ing nine years, “one third of the ore, to ny, the Coalgrove, the Gouverneur Kem- sale since it will be closed anyhow.” come across clues to the area’s rich his- be delivered at the docks in Cold Spring.” ble, the Canopus, the Croft, the Todd and “There is no way I would be in favor tory. It may be a rock wall deep in the The Philipse family, for whom Philip- the Philipse Pyrite — more than a dozen of having another event like this in Cold woods that once marked the edge of a stown is named, was granted mineral mines. The Pelton Pond Mine was noted Spring,” added Patty Villanova, of the farm field or a partially damned stream rights in the area in perpetuity by Eng- as early as 1788. (Continued on page 5) Side Effects NY boutique. “Things are that reveals a former mill site. In the 18th hard enough as it (Continued on page 3) Failure to Clean Sidewalks Could lems with the timely removal of snow and At their Jan. 8 membership Result in Fines ice from sidewalks in the village, which meeting, the Cold Spring is required by law in a “reasonable” pe- Fire Company presented Cold Spring Village Board riod of time after snowfall. If residents Salvatore Baisley with have trouble removing ice, they are to at the Firefighter of the gets through business quickly least put down calcium chloride or sand Year Award. Throughout By Jeanne Tao to improve traction and prevent slipping. the past year, Salvatore Those who do not comply with this exhibited exceptional eports given at the Cold Spring requirement can be fined up to $250, service and dedication to Village Board meeting on Tuesday, and Gallagher warned that police will his community and to the RJan. 8, revealed a few of reminders be more active in enforcing it. He men- Cold Spring Fire Company. to village residents concerning upcoming tioned that even Tuesday, several days Salvatore has been a top responder to firematic calls, consistently assisted meetings, water meters and, most impor- after the last snowstorm, a woman fell with activities related to the fire company, and overall demonstrated an tantly, the clearing of sidewalks. on Main Street, and police were called to extraordinary level of commitment to public service. deal with the problem area, which was Clearing sidewalks and meters cleaned immediately. Left to right: Chief Matt Steltz, Firefighter Baisley and President Michael Cold Spring Mayor Seth Gallagher said Trustee Bruce Campbell shared a Bowman Photo by Dawn Baisley in his report that there have been prob- report from (Continued on page 3) 2 Jan. 11, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

Mouths to Feed certainly be entitled to express its per- sonhood by wishing us the warmest of holidays but under the circumstances Pear Recovery seemed to be overstepping, an unread section of the newspaper — and within By Celia Barbour moments the box was so well camou- flaged within the general chaos of the y sister sent us a case of mail- kitchen that we could not have spotted it order pears for Christmas. Joy unless it moved. Mto that! I love pears and I also When I found the pears, they were too love any gift that is edible and therefore mushy to be eaten out of hand. (That fun- won’t add clutter to the house. ny phrase, “eaten out of hand,” is actually Said clutter is the reason the box of the official term used by arborists and pears disappeared when it still contained university pomology departments to cat- three sweet, golden fruits. Someone was egorize the fresh, raw fruit that you hold probably tidying up and laid atop the in your bare hands to eat, by the way.) box a few odds and ends—some graded But they were not so far gone that I could homework, a Christmas card from a cor- have conscionably thrown them away. poration that, if Romney had won, would That’s when I remembered the poppy seed-pear muffins I used to purchase for breakfast from a little bakery around the corner from my first New York City apart- ment. They had a sub- tle peary flavor and a super-tender texture punctuated by the tiny pop of poppy seeds. For awhile, I had one nearly every morning. I do not know what that long-gone bakery put into their muf- fins, but I bet it was Pear-almond-poppy seed bread Photo by C. Barbour not overripe pears, because baking with sour cream instead of milk, because it’s muffins all that much. They get stale too overripe fruits is diffi- thicker. And I baked it up in a loaf pan quickly, thanks to all that surface area. cult. They are so juicy because, when I stopped to think about Whereas with a loaf, even after a couple that the batter turns it, I realized that I don’t actually like of days, you can cut off a slice, pop it in quite wet, and if you the toaster, and slather it with butter, a try to balance that Pear-almond-poppy seed fittingly tender afterlife for a pear. with extra flour (for body) and eggs (for bread structure) you dimin- Photo by C. Barbour ish the pear flavor, and If you like, you can add a half-teaspoon of ginger to the mix, and a little then why bother using vanilla, too. pears? Plus fruits grow sweeter as they 2¼ cups flour (I use half whole- juice of one lemon, about 2 ripen, so you need to adjust the sugar wheat, half white) tablespoons PRACTICAL accordingly, and maybe add some lemon 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup sugar juice to balance the flavor. 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 stick butter, melted and cooled AFFORDABLE I did my best but still considered the ½ teaspoon salt 2 eggs first batch a complete failure — the in- 3 tablespoons poppy seeds 1 teaspoon almond extract KITCHENWARE side too gooey, the outside too chewy. My ½ cup almonds 1/3 cup sour cream husband disagreed and ate them all up 2 pears, about 1 pound to prove it. One nice thing about families Heat the oven to 350. Grease 2 loaf pans, or 2 6-cup muffin tins. In a is that one member’s failures can seem large bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and like fine accomplishments to another. poppy seeds. That very day, my mom came for a visit and by chance brought along a bag In the bowl of a food processor, pulverize the almonds to a fine meal. of pears, the remainders of the case my Cut the pear flesh from the cores (leave the skin on) and add to the food processor, along with the lemon juice, sugar, melted butter, eggs and sister had sent to her. She had cleverly extract. Process until smooth and uniform. stored hers in the refrigerator rather than under a stack of papers, so they Add the pear mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir just until combined. Add were not as far gone as mine. Still, I the sour cream, and stir again. Do not overmix. Transfer batter to the found a bruised one and commandeered prepared pans and bake for about 15 minutes (for muffins) or 40 minutes it for the recipe, adding almonds, which (for loaves), or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 I pulverized in the food processor, and a minutes before removing. spoonful of almond extract. I also used

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Cold Spring Merchants Question Bike Event Return (from page 1) Cold Spring Mayor Seth Gallagher said she said. “The race is held with donated Tuesday that the Village Board looks for- monies. That is my job, fundraising. It ward to the February workshop, bringing does not cost the county or its taxpay- together race planners, the merchants, ers one nickel. We ended up with a profit residents and police. “Hopefully, we’ll be of approximately $5,000 last year, all of able to iron out any problems,” he said. He which was put into Tourism’s budget for was not invited to the Jan. 4 meeting but other targeted initiatives, such as end-of- expressed no recriminations. “The meet- year advertising to help businesses with ing we want to have is one where every- their holiday sales.” At this stage, the ex- one comes to the village hall” for a wide- act costs of this year’s race, number of ranging discussion in public, he said. entrants, and other details are undeter- Gallagher’s counterpart at the town mined, she said. level, Philipstown Supervisor Richard The Tourism Office news release ac- Shea, also was not invited to the Friday knowledged the “misinformation” waft- meeting. But according to Katie DeMar- ing about and cited its own “responsi- co, Pataki’s assistant in the Tourism Of- bility for good communication and for fice, Deputy Mayor and Trustee Bruce making sure that our businesses thrive Campbell received an invitation. Camp- and prosper.” The news release outlined A cyclist crosses the finish line on Main Street in Cold Spring on Oct. 14. Photo by J. Tao bell works with the village Recreation upcoming activities, including develop- Commission in coordinating events on ment of maps, a look at traffic routing, is. The last bicycle race in October was a role as a referee of sorts. In December, village property. the follow-up meetings, and promotional a complete disaster as far as I’m con- the Village Board scheduled a workshop efforts. “Come join us to work on a mar- Private race funding cerned. We lost a beautiful weekend Sun- on aspects of the event, including po- keting plan which will further showcase day because our customers didn’t have licing. Originally slated for Jan. 15, the Pataki said that Putnam County outbid our beautiful village and county,” the access to Main Street and our shops.” workshop has been tentatively resched- other jurisdictions for the race. The pub- Tourism Office suggested. The Tourism office has assured -ev uled for Feb. 5. lic will not pay Putnam Classic expenses, eryone the street will not be completely More immediately, Pataki intends shut down for the May race. “We won’t to convene another get-together under be closing off Main Street, and if we close Tourism Office auspices, probably on Failure to Clean Sidewalks Could Result in Fines a portion of it off, it will be done after Jan. 29, and has alerted the news media (from page 1) present their inundation study and map public information sessions and only be and others. The first session “covered a and discuss plans in case of a catastroph- closed for the time necessary to start and lot of ground, and it was the beginning ic event at nearby dams. finish the race,” Putnam County Tourism of what I hope will be a most productive Improvements Director Libby Pataki informed Philip- ongoing dialogue,” she said. Village Accountant Ellen Mageean re- stown.info on Monday. A Tourism Office Comparisons to Beacon ported that Village Clerk Mary Saari has news release likewise assured everyone applied for and received a New York state that “we do not intend to close off all of One local businessman has urged his grant to scan the minutes of village meet- Main Street.” disgruntled peers to stop complaining and pitch in. “Would everybody please ings and to purchase software that would Concern about a meeting lighten up on this?” asked Tom Rolston, make the scanned minutes searchable. If the race has roiled local waters, so of the Depot Restaurant. “The thing will “The village is going to receive $17,655 did a meeting Pataki held at her Garri- be more organized than last time, with to help with records management,” said son home last Friday night (Jan. 4) with provisions made for handling the traf- Mageean. The board thanked Saari for business owners to get their perspec- fic. This is a world-class event that could her hard work on the grant. tives. Most elected officials and the press bring the national biking competition to Mageean also recommended the ap- were supposedly excluded from the get- Cold Spring in 2014. Instead of everyone proval, in light of recent problems with together, prompting after-the-fact ques- immediately saying ‘No’ to this thing, the village PCs, of a contract for comput- tions because attendees included a pas- let’s work together to see what can be ac- er support from Anthony Adamo, who tor who is also a news reporter and past complished. The damned village would Bill Bujarski Photo by J. Tao would improve the network infrastruc- or potential candidates for local office. take a negative approach to the Second ture for both the village and the police Pataki explained on Monday, Jan. 7, that Coming.” He also urged merchants to Superintendent of Water Greg Phillips, department as well as conduct monthly she hosted the gathering to talk candidly “take a look at Beacon” and its burgeon- indicating that water meter readings are maintenance. to merchants and other stakeholders, ing activities. in progress (though Village Clerk Mary Building Inspector Bill Bujarski high- such as clergy — whose Sunday services Pataki noted that for Beacon’s Commu- Saari said most of it was already done) lighted in his report that the gas tanks at could ostensibly be affected by hordes of nity Day “the entire street was closed off, and reminding homeowners that the me- the derelict Impellittiere Motors on Fair competitive bicyclists racing past their a car show was held in the middle of the ters need to be kept free of snow, ice and Street have finally been removed, and churches. “I really wanted to hear the street, people were seven deep on the side- debris to facilitate meter reads. that there is increased cooperation with merchants out,” she said. “I wanted the walks, the merchants were thrilled, and a the owner, R.T. Impellittiere. He said, first meeting to be informal in order to great time was had by all. I don’t think we Upcoming workshops however, that the building still needs a allow everyone to really speak freely and will have the same end result because our On Feb. 5, organizers of the Putnam lot of work to be in compliance with code openly without any concern whatsoever parameters will be based on the wishes of Cycling Classic, which was recently pro- and that he would continue to pursue for being mentioned in the papers.” our merchants, restaurateurs, and those posed by Putnam County Tourism to take those improvements. Despite Pataki’s assertion, a front-page on the race routes. But we sure are giving place in May, will present on the event. In his report from the Chamber of Com- article and photo reporting on the meeting it our best efforts.” Overall, she said, the Gallagher said that Officer-in-Charge merce, Trustee Chuck Hustis mentioned and heralding the bicycle event appeared county is “really looking to do something George Kane will attend the meeting to that the chamber would like the village’s under Tim Greco’s byline in this week’s on a high level and, again, my job is to address traffic problems that arose when help in posting signs on Main Street that Putnam County News and Recorder. make it all work. If there are hiccups, I the classic was first held in October 2012. there is free parking in the Metro-North The Village of Cold Spring has adopted intend to smooth them over.” On Feb. 19, an engineering firm will lot on weekends and holidays.

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This free workshop will help us understand possibilities for action and help the Special Board develop a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) that Refreshments will be served. Questions? truly meets the needs of the community. An expert from the NYS Department of Contact Mike Armstrong, Chair, 845-265-3240 Environmental Conservation will present information on how sea level rise might or [email protected] affect Cold Spring, and possible solutions. We want to hear your concerns and ideas! Photo by L.S. Armstrong 4 Jan. 11, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

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Arts/Feature Editor Alison Rooney Bullets Found at Garrison Middle School Senior Correspondents “appropriate corrective action has been Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong Incident resolved quickly taken with the student.” Michael Turton tudents at Garrison Middle School Superintendent Gloria Colucci stated were gathered together Monday Layout Editor Tuesday that there was no commotion afternoon (Jan. 7) to hear an expla- Kate Vikstrom S throughout the incident. “The school dis- nation about two .22-caliber bullets that trict has procedures in place to handle Calendar Editor had been found in the school earlier that Chip Rowe this type of event. They were implement- day. Parents were notified of the incident [email protected] ed and worked right away,” she wrote via a letter the same day. in an email. “Within a few minutes, we Copy Editor The letter explained that a middle knew who was responsible and took the Jeanne Tao school student had found a bullet on the floor of the middle school hallway and appropriate actions.” Reporters Many of the students were unaware Mary Ann Ebner had brought it to a teacher. The second of the incident until hearing from the Christine Simek bullet was found by another teacher. principal that afternoon, and they were Pete Smith Principal Stephanie Impellittiere investi- gated and discovered that a student had encouraged to do what was done by the Photographer gone out shooting with an adult relative student who had found the bullet. “This Maggie Benmour over the weekend and had forgotten the was an instructional moment for our stu- Advertising Director bullets were in his pocket. Impellittiere dents,” wrote Colucci, “to demonstrate Michele Rubin called the student’s mother, who con- the value of ‘saying something when you For information on advertising: firmed his account. see something’ and to congratulate the Garrison School Photo by J. Tao 845-809-5584 The school also reported in the letter student who immediately reported what Email: [email protected] that the authorities were contacted and he found to his teacher.” Advertising closing: Tuesday at noon Requirements: PDF or jpeg (minimum 300 dpi) Putnam Continues Computer Classes for Seniors Review our rate sheet: The next registration will be held on damentals classes. 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There are also free workshops such as How to Buy a New Computer, Copy and Paste, Word Processing, Keyboard Shortcuts, iTunes, Windows Explorer and moving pictures The latest news on the enior citizens interested in learn- from your camera into your computer. Town Board ing about computers can register Suggestions for other workshops are al- for a variety of classes offered by ways welcome. S Anyone age 55 or over with even a min- the Putnam County Office for the Aging at the Putnam Valley Senior Center, 117 imum of computer skills is encouraged to become a volunteer in the program. New twists in the zoning Town Park Lane, Putnam Valley, and  the Koehler Senior Center, 180 Route 6, Coaches to assist in classes are always issues for the Butterfield in Mahopac. needed, especially in the Computer Fun- development Counterfeit Bills Discovered by Cold Spring Businesses  The expanded community directory Police ask for vigilance after two recent incidents he Village of Cold Spring Police 7, another person reported receiving have reported two cases involv- one counterfeit $10 bill from a local Free online Ting counterfeit $10 bills. The supermarket. The Cold Spring Police local classifieds  Check out the video-blog, first incident occurred Saturday, Jan. urge local merchants to be on the look- 5, when a local merchant reported four out for any currency that may be coun- devoted The Philter. counterfeit $10 bills had been passed terfeit. The case is under investigation at a local restaurant. 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Mining: A Fascinating Chapter in History (from page 1) Most ore from these mines were taken and the Sunk Mine continued work spo- by horse and cart down the Cold Spring radically until the mid-1880s. The discov- Turnpike (Route 301) to Cold Spring ery of highly accessible ore in Minnesota where it was smelted at the West Point and Michigan sealed their fate. Iron Company’s blast furnace, located at Thomas Edison to the rescue? what is now Dockside Park. The hamlets of Odelltown and Dennytown sprung up Local mines got a second lease on life around these mines. Schools, rooming when none other than Thomas Edison houses, stores, a Methodist church and leased the Canada and Sunk Mines from numerous buildings associated with the the P & R Company. An invention of his, mining operations could be seen along the magnetic ore separator, pulverized Sunken Mine Road in the 19th century. ore into powder. Strong electromagnets Today that road, located just south of then separated the magnetite from the Route 301 off of Dennytown Road, is rock. The powdered, purified ore was closed in winter and also serves as a pop- then pressed into bricks for shipping, The Beers Atlas of 1867 shows mine locations in Philipstown and Putnam Valley. At ular hiking trail. then smelting. Edison believed his invention could the center-right edge of the map, the long-defunct Hamlet of Odelltown is shown, and just above it lies the distinctive path of a mine railway. Photo by M. Turton, map courtesy of James Kelly

that regularly chronicled injury, death Manitou train station. The Canopus Mine and disaster at the mines — not to men- was the last to close, in 1921. tion barroom brawls among miners at A word of caution area saloons. One of the more fantastic stories in- The old mine sites are extremely dan- volved a young man, E.M. Hopkins, who, gerous. Most are very deep and filled with while picnicking with his girlfriend in water. 1887, decided to do some exploring in the Marked, public trails offer the safest recently closed Sunk Mine. He discov- way to catch a glimpse of the mining ered a secret room that contained piles era. From the trail around Pelton Pond of silver-plate jewelry and decorative in Fahnestock State Park, an old mine items, as well as a trap door leading to vent is still visible in the middle of the the cabin of a hermit named Marshall, pond. The Old Mine Railbed Trail runs thus solving the mystery of a 50-year from Sunken Mine Road off of Dennyt- crime spree in Garrison, Cold Spring and own Road to Route 301. It follows the old Kelly stands near the entrance to the Hamilton Mine. A piece of an old narrow- Putnam Valley. rail bed and ends at the spot once known gauge rail is visible between him and the mine opening. Photo by M. Turton as “Dump Hill,” where for years ore was The end of an era piled. Part of the Appalachian Trail, Forbes and high-quality ore By the early 20th century, mining in where it traverses Fahnestock State Park, revive the failing mining industry in the Philipstown and Putnam Valley ceased. was once planned as a narrow-gauge The West Point Iron Company, in as- east. He built a facility in Ogdensburg, The discovery of abundant and accessible railway to serve area mines. sociation with Cold Spring’s West Point N.J., and planned to build a narrow- ore in Minnesota and Michigan rendered A more-detailed look back Foundry, processed ore from these mines gauge railway though the Canopus Valley them obsolete, although they were never from 1817 to 1874. Paul S. Forbes, whose to connect with an existing 6-mile rail- fully depleted of ore. The Highland Chem- A more extensive article on the history relatives included railroad magnet J.M. way that connected the Croft and Todd ical Works, which produced sulfuric acid of mining in Philipstown and Putnam Forbes and W.H. Forbes, president of Mines with the docks and blast furnace from iron pyrite mined at the Philipse Valley written by James Kelly will soon the American Telephone and Telegraph at the present-day Annesville Circle (in- Pyrite Mine at Anthony’s Nose, closed in be published on Philipstown.info and Company, and whose descendants in- tersection of Routes 6 and 9). 1913. It had employed as many as 300 peo- will include a number of resources for clude Sen. John Kerry, bought the mines Edison spent a fortune preparing the ple and was located near the present-day further reading. in 1864. Forbes opened a narrow-gauge, project. He had one million railroad horse-drawn railway that ran from the ties cut for the proposed railway, but his Sunk Mine to the corner of Dennytown dream was never realized. His opera- Road and Route 301, an area known as tion in Ogdensburg was hemorrhaging “Dump Hill.” money. His ore separator was ineffective. The ore, mostly black magnetite, was Edison pulled out of the venture in 1894. considered to be some of the best in the In 1915 the P & R sold the 1,000-acre country. One ton of ore produced 1,000 property to Clarence Fahnestock, whose pounds of pig iron. During the Civil brother later donated the land to the War, many men and boys, most of Irish, Taconic State Park Commission, helping Scottish and English descent, worked to create the state park that now bears in shifts around the clock to supply the the Fahnestock name. West Point Foundry. A 50-year mystery is solved In 1874, the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company (P & R) purchased In the 1930s and ’40s, Westchester the Canada, Sunk and Denny Mines. A County historian Allison Albee, along narrow-gauge rail bed was laid between with noted Peekskill mineralogist Peter the Canada and Sunk Mines. It was never Zodak, explored, researched and mapped Thomas Edison’s invention, which pulverized magnetite, shown here, proved used and today is part of the Appalachian the Putnam County mines. Albee also ineffective, and he abandoned his interest in local mines. Photo by M. Turton Trail. The Canada Mine closed in 1876, compiled newspaper articles of the day

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www.downingfilmcenter.com 6 Jan. 11, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info Whistling Willie’s Changes Hands New owner got his start at The menu will also take on a new look. “I want to include a lot more local, sea- Dockside at age 13 sonal foods — fresh and organic foods,” Ciafardini said. “I’m not for just taking By Michael Turton something from a jar and serving it. histling Willie’s American Quality ingredients make a world of dif- Grill, located at the corner of ference. People don’t mind paying if it’s WMain Street and Morris Avenue something that’s special.” in Cold Spring, has a new owner and will An executive chef has been brought in soon undergo a number of other changes to review the menu and will make rec- as well. Frank Ciafardini, 25, who grew ommendations on everything from ap- up in Garrison and still makes that his petizers to entrees. But there is at least home, purchased the business and took one Whistling Willie’s mainstay that will over operations on New Year’s Day. The stay on the menu. “The burgers here are planned changes will not include a new excellent,” Ciafardini said. “We want to The new Whistling Willie’s will feature a reconfigured bar area, revised menu and name. Previous owner Bill Sohan had re- take what is here and tweak it, put a spin new hours — but the name and staff remain the same. Photo by M. Turton quested that the name Whistling Willie’s on it, make it fresh.” be kept as part of the sale agreement. So- Operating hours will be altered as well. ry. After finishing university, Ciafardini han passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 9. While in the past, the kitchen has closed decided “to stick with what I know,” and worked his way Bill Sohan up to a manage- William “Bill” Edward Sohan III, 65, a ment position at resident of southern Dutchess County The Cheesecake since 1974, passed away peacefully on Factory in White Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in his home. Plains. Whistling Wil- Born in Brooklyn on Feb. 20, 1947, he was lie’s will close — at the son of William Edward Jr. and Angelina least partially — Sohan. Following a tour in Vietnam from beginning Feb. 1. 1965 to 1967, Bill began an illustrious Plans are to fully career as a commercial banker with reopen by St. Pat- Chase Manhattan Bank, Fishkill National rick’s Day. “Our Bank, and by the mid-’80s, became vice goal is to stay president of Pawling Savings Bank in open Thursday, Fishkill. Friday and Satur- day from 4 p.m. In 1984, Bill was elected president of until closing dur- the Fishkill Rotary Club. Over the years, ing construction,” he was actively involved in the Southern Ciafardini said. Dutchess Chamber of Commerce. He also A second phase served on the Board of the Fishkill Rural of construction is Cemetery. In 2004, Bill was instrumental The new owner of Whistling Willie’s, Frank Ciafardini Photo by M. Turton planned further in the fundraising and dedication of the down the road. historic clock that stands in front of the Ciafardini said that the only staff at 10 or 11 p.m., it will now remain open French doors will be installed along both Village of Fishkill Town Hall. change will see Cold Spring resident until 1 a.m., seven days a week. Late- the Main Street and Morris Avenue sides Zach Merante promoted to front-of- night offerings will likely include “small of the restaurant, creating what Ciafardi- In 1991, Bill established Tutti Quantis house manager. “I’m really excited to plates” such a tapas and other lighter ni described as “an open-air vibe.” Ristorante on Route 9 in Fishkill. After fire contribute to something we can all be fare. A special menu for seniors will be “This is really a great opportunity,” Cia- damage, the restaurant relocated to Main proud of. We want to take what we have offered in late afternoon. The wine list is fardini said. “When I was little, we were Street in Fishkill. Some will recall how and improve it,” he said. In his new role, being reviewed, and Ciafardini plans on always cooking at home. Then it was my he would come from behind the counter Merante will oversee bar and dining adding more regionally produced beers first job. Now I’m here. We want to refresh to sit and chat with his customers. They room operations, deal with vendors and to the mix. “I’d like to tie regional beers an existing landmark. This place has a were all his friends; it was one big happy schedule staff. in with the menu — recommending cer- great history, and we want to continue it.” family. After temporarily retiring from the The most significant physical change tain beers for different kinds of foods.” The building that houses Whistling restaurant business in 2005, Bill opened initially will be an expansion of the bar, Music lovers will be happy to know Willie’s certainly has a rich history, hav- up another restaurant in Cold Spring, resulting in more extensive use of the that live music will continue to be offered ing opened its doors as The Diamond Whistling Willie’s American Grill, in 2007. side room, which once hosted The Lis- as often as five days a week, depending Hotel in 1849. During and immediately Bill can be credited with reviving the local tening Room music series and served as on the season. after the Civil War, the upper floors live-music scene. an overflow dining area. Plans call for Ciafardini got his start in the restau- served as a veterans’ hospital, while the Beyond his professional career, Bill the entrance to that room to be enlarged rant business at age 13, working as a bus ground-floor saloon continued opera- enjoyed hunting, crossword puzzles and and the bar reconfigured as an open, boy at Dockside on Cold Spring’s river- tions uninterrupted. When its role as a the many years of car shows with his horseshoe-shaped bar that utilizes both front. Later he worked as a food runner hospital ended, it was remodeled and 1966 Corvette. rooms. A white-oak hardwood floor will at Bella Vita Restaurant in Yorktown. became known as the Hotel Manteo, a Thinking he was headed for a career be installed throughout the restaurant name that remained unchanged until He is survived by many loved ones, in medicine, he studied biology for four and bar and the entire ceiling will be 1978. In 1986 it became Henry’s-on-the- including Linda Sohan and their three years at SUNY Stony Brook and SUNY converted to the copper-colored pressed Hudson. After two other name changes, sons, William Edward Sohan IV and his Albany. While in Albany he began work- tin currently used in only part of the it became Whistling Willie’s in 2007. The wife Jill, Brian Sohan and his wife Allison, ing as a server at The Cheesecake Facto- main dining and bar area. present-day mahogany bar is believed to and Brendan Sohan and his fiancé Nicole be the original, dating back to the Dia- Sgrulletta; grandchildren Sydney, Will, mond Hotel era. Reagan and Hugh; Laura Morgan and her three children, Lauren Morgan and her fiancé Paul Rigano, Eric Morgan and Nicole Morgan; his sisters Theresa Basile and Camille Lombardi, with her husband Paul; also many sisters- and brothers-in- law, nieces, nephews and other loving relatives and friends.

Calling hours will be from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, and Sunday, Jan. 13 at the McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill, Inc., 1089 Main St., Fishkill. A funeral service will begin at 6 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home, immediately following calling hours. The U.S. Army will conduct Military Honors.

For driving directions and online condolences, please visit Bill’s Book of Zach Merante is now the front-of-house Memories at mchoulfuneralhome.com. manager at Willie’s. Photo by M. Turton www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper Jan. 11, 2013 7 The Calendar Painter Julie Tooth Starts ARTtots Classes in Garrison By Alison Rooney

hilipstown has its own brand of “on demand.” In one of the ways things Pcan organically happen here, Julie Tooth, a painter and graphic designer, was approached by some of the “moms of young children” she had met casually at the Garrison Café who asked if she would be willing to teach a preschool art class. Tooth liked the idea and in turn brought the suggestion to the Garrison Art Cen- ter, where she had previously exhibited in both solo and member shows. The Art Center was immediately receptive and voilá — a new program was born: ART- tots, which Tooth will begin teaching on Wednesday, Jan. 16, in two sessions, from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. and from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., both in four-week blocks. It is hoped that the series will continue Cat Guthrie leads the singers at an introductory meeting of the Dream Choir at the Depot Theatre. Photo courtesy of Cat Guthrie indefinitely. The classes are billed as “an exploration in art for 3- to 5-year-olds. Budding young artists will explore ways to talk about, visualize and represent their world through drawing and Just Be Willing to Sing watercolors.” Tooth said the classes will reflect her Cat Guthrie starts two spirituals, an or contemporary singer-songwriters. I love of connecting art to nature. “We’re community choirs, open to all Indian song, live in Ossining and am happy to drive going to start with the seasons. We’ll and a Jewish to Garrison for the opportunity to take read The Root Children, [which tells the By Alison Rooney traditional part. Can’t wait for our first concert!” story of] who are under the earth. They song. Songs Jim Polk, another participant, had his wake up and prepare for spring. We’ll rowing up in St. Louis, Cat Guthrie from different own perspective: “Singing just makes you talk about which colors remind us of wasn’t expected by her family to do religions and feel good, and doing it with a group of winter, what animals are hibernating. Gdishes until the age of 6. That was cultures will people is just that much better. I have no We’ll see how the kids respond and when her four older sisters each began be tapped prior choral experience, but I have wanted follow along from there. We’re there to that chore. But she begged for the task into, and the to do this for a while. The environment play with art and have the kids use their when she was just 5, for it was in the Cat Guthrie emphasis will that Cat creates is very relaxed, but she own thoughts.” kitchen that her sisters sang and where be on the sings so well that it makes you want to do In keeping with the let-it-flow nature the harmony that wasn’t necessarily a cultural, not on religion. the same. She included several African of the classes, parents can either drop off part of everyday sibling life, reigned. “We may wind up eventually singing tunes at the outset, and this music has a their children or stay, depending on the Guthrie is seeking to reinvent that a little folk, even pop — it will evolve,” strong appeal for me. Another benefit for needs of the children, as Tooth, the harmony now, as she brings together said Guthrie, who cited Nick Page, Ysaye me is the social aspect of this. I tend to be mother of a 12-year-old, wants to make it community members in two new choirs. Barnwell and Silvia Nakkatch as a bit solitary, so it’s great to not only easy on parents. One, which she has dubbed “Dream teachers she herself has learned from indulge in the pleasure of singing with In addition to this series of classes, Choir,” meets at her studio in Garrison, recently. What she has picked up is others but to enjoy their company as well.” Tooth will also be creating fairy-theme and the other, called “The People’s “how to lead a choir in a different way Music has always been central to birthday parties at the Art Center, ar- Choir,” will take place at the Beacon from the way choirs I was in were led, Guthrie’s life. She sang in choirs growing ranged around either woodland or ocean Music Factory. meaning that they were always music- up and studied music at the University of settings. “All very rustic and earthy,” she Feeling that “harmony in our lives is based and you were given parts you had Kansas, where (Continued on page 11) said. “I remem- (Continued on page 15) harmony in the world,” Guthrie’s goals to learn, very specifically. This won’t be with each of these choirs is to make like that, and we won’t be tied to every them inclusive and based upon aural Sunday.” traditions, i.e., one does not need to Despite that, Guthrie stressed that know how to read music to participate, “commitment is key. In order for the but rather “just be willing to sing and choir to work, people have to really try meld your voice with others.” As such, to come on a weekly basis.” there is no audition necessary, and Betsy Kates was amongst those who Guthrie will teach all parts. attended an introductory session for the She said: “We will learn music Dream Choir held recently. She is an joyfully, doing group singing. Group eager participant in the new choir. “I am singing is an energetic charge, and as a a non-music-reading ‘shower’ singer and culture we don’t do that anymore. We met Cat through a friend,” she said. “We used to sing everywhere — on porches, then happened to take a singing you name it. Now I find our culture has workshop together led by Ysaye a sadness, and with singing, the Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock. vibrations can be healing. Just opening When I found out she was planning to your throat can have a healing quality.” start this choir, I was delighted. I have The choir is open to those from high sung a bit with a more traditional choir school age on up. and now am glad to have a chance to In terms of musical content, Guthrie sing more varied types of music with a will be starting out with things she has bit more spirit and soul. I love the idea learned, many of them in the African of a range of music from gospel to folk Painting by Julie Tooth Image courtesy of the artist tradition, as well as African-American to world music to maybe some old soul, 8 Jan. 11, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

Meetings & Lectures Free Computer Help Sitting on The Calendar 2 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 472 Route 403, Garrison Looking for things to do in and around Philipstown? Grab The Calendar 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org the Bench and go. For more details and ongoing events, visit philipstown.info. ✥ ✥ by Tara Send event listings to [email protected]. See you around town! Beginner AA Meeting 8 p.m. First Presbyterian Church Free Admission for Grandparents 10 Academy St., Cold Spring Ongoing 1 -5 p.m. Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org 75 N. Water St., Poughkeepsie As the Crow Flies 845-471-0589 | mhcm.org Religious Services 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday Service at Beacon Hebrew Alliance 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday Wine Tasting 7:30 p.m. 331 Verplanck, Beacon 4 - 7 p.m. Artisan Wine Shop Noon - 5 p.m. Sunday 847-831-2012 | beaconhebrewalliance.org Beacon Institute | 199 Main St., Beacon 180 Main St., Beacon 845-838-1600 | bire.org/events 845-440-6923 | artisanwineshop.com Service at Reform Temple of Putnam Valley Ends March 2 8 p.m. 362 Church, Putnam Valley Wine & Cheese 845-528-4774 | ny069.urj.net Beacon Teen Reflections 5 - 8 p.m. Antipodean Books Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday to Monday 29 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison RiverWinds Gallery | 172 Main St., Beacon 845-424-3867 | antipodean.com Saturday, January 12 845-838-2880 | riverwindsgallery.com Come On Chilun’, Let’s Dance Jan. 12 through Feb. 3 Beacon Second Saturday ne of my favorite spots at the 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Country Goose is the top of Blue Collar Blues: Celebrating the Struggle and 477 Main St., Beacon Kids & Community the stairs leading down to the 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org O Satisfaction of Our Labor Cold Spring Farmers’ Market basement where the boss creates her 1 - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday gift baskets. Lying there I can watch 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Philipstown Faith in Art Gallery | 50 Liberty St., Beacon Sports her work while also keeping an eye on Community Center events in the store. I like to dangle my 845-831-5322 | beaconpresbychurch.com Haldane Ice Hockey vs. Sleepy Hollow/Irvington 107 Glenclyffe Dr, Garrison | csfarmmarket.org front paws over the top step. People say Ends Jan. 27 3:30 p.m. Brewster Ice Arena Food Pantry I look cute. While there the other day 63 Fields Lane, Brewster European Sensibility: Near and Far 9 - 10 a.m. First Presbyterian Church I heard the voice of a shopper ring out. 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org Noon - 6 p.m. Thursday to Sunday “Oy, Martha. Guess what I’ve found. of Philipstown | 10 Academy St., Cold Spring Gallery 66 NY | 66 Main St., Cold Spring Haldane Girls’ Basketball vs. Chester Come here.” Martha scuttled over and 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org 845-809-5838 | gallery66ny.com said, “Well, aren’t you the clever ducks.” 7 p.m. Haldane High School Ends Jan. 27 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring Knights of Columbus Free-Throw They sounded like Brits, probably from Championship (ages 10-14) London, and I smiled to myself. I knew 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org First Exhibition of 2013 9:15 a.m. Capuchin Ministries Gym what they’d found. 3 - 8 p.m. Friday Theater & Film 781 Route 9D, Garrison | 845-265-3802 Now there are many things Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Americans and Brits can agree on: Beacon Artist Union (BAU) Which Way Home (Depot Docs) The Sly Fox (ages 5 and older) the pleasures of Sinatra and Eric 506 Main St., Beacon 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 10 a.m. Outdoor Discovery Center Clapton, the benefits of free speech 845-440-7584 | baugallery.com 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 100 Muser Drive, Cornwall and democracy, the humor of Jerry Jan. 12 to Feb. 3 845-424-3900 | depotdocs.blogspot.com 845-534-5506 | hhnaturemuseum.org Seinfeld and Ricky Gervais and on and Backyard Chickens for Beginners on. But there is one thing they will Form and Function RoboCop never agree on. It’s Marmite which the 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday to Sunday 10 p.m. Jacob Burns Film Center 1 p.m. Outdoor Discovery Center boss sells to visitors from the U.K. but Theo Ganz Studio | 149 Main St., Beacon 364 Manville Road, Pleasantville 100 Muser Drive, Cornwall never ever to Americans because they 917-318-2239 | theoganzstudio.com 914-747-5555 | burnsfilmcenter.org 845-534-5506 | hhnaturemuseum.org Jan. 12 to Feb. 3 despise it. It’s a pungent dark brown Meet the Animals paste made from the yeast left over in Art & Design Member Exhibition 1 & 2:30 p.m. Wildlife Education Center the beer brewing process. Brits grow Member Exhibition (Opening) 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday 25 Boulevard, Cornwall up with it and never seem to grow 6 - 8 p.m. Garrison Art Center Garrison Art Center 845-534-7781 | hhnaturemuseum.org out of it. They use it as a spread for 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison sandwiches or mixed with butter on 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org Snowshoe and Winter Tree ID 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org toast and the boss often adds it to her 1 - 3 p.m. Minnewaska State Park Ends Jan. 20 cooking for a special flavor. Music 5281 Route 44-55, Kerhonkson 845-255-0752 | Registration required. ✥ ✥ ✥ Friday, January 11 The Bar Spies The manufacturers recognized 8 p.m. Whistling Willie’s Putnam Highland Audubon Society 184 Main St., Cold Spring that not everybody can stand it and Kids & Community 2 - 5 p.m. Bird Seed Pickup embraced the controversy with the 845-265-2012 | whistlingwillies.com 3 p.m. The Uncommon Life of the American Indoor Tot Park Crow (Lecture) defiant slogan, “Love It or Hate It.” The Queen Extravaganza Curious, I got the boss to give me a 9 - 11 a.m. & Noon - 2 p.m. Philipstown 4 p.m. Chili Dinner 8 p.m. Tarrytown Music Hall taste on the tip of her finger. I sniffed Recreation Center Taconic Outdoor Education Center 13 Main St., Tarrytown | 914-631-3390, ext. 100 it, took a deep breath and licked it. 107 Glenclyffe Drive, Garrison 75 Mountain Laurel Lane, Cold Spring tarrytownmusichall.org I liked it and made it clear I would 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com 845-265-3773 | [email protected] accept some more. The boss allowed Chowderhead Acoustic PTA Meeting: School Safety Open House me another taste but said that was 9 p.m. Max’s on Main 9:15 a.m. Garrison School 3 - 5 p.m. Beacon Music Factory enough because she didn’t know if it 246 Main St., Beacon 1100 Route 9D, Garrison 50 Liberty St., Beacon was good for me. 845-838-6297 | maxsonmain.com 845-424-3689 | gufspta.org 845-202-3555 | beaconmusicfactory.com As for Martha and her chum, they bought lots of jars, leaving the shelf Wine Tasting almost empty. Didn’t matter because 3 - 6 p.m. Artisan Wine Shop | Details under Friday the boss had more in storage. It seems the stuff lasts forever without chilling Sports it in the fridge. Also available at the Army’s Women Basketball vs. Bucknell Goose are a host of other British items 1 p.m. Christi Arena, West Point – Branston Pickle, HP Sauce, Pickled 845-938-2526 | goarmysports.com Onions, Piccalilly (relish), Chocolate Digestive Biscuits and a whole range of Art & Design English Chocolate. Good show, chaps! Community Free Day 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Dia:Beacon 11 a.m. Children’s Program With Beacon

The Music Factory Noon. Economy and Affect in the Long Country 1970s (Tour) 1 p.m. The Story of the Object: A Narrative Goose Approach to Viewing Art (Tour) 2 p.m. Gallery Talks: Julia Paoli on Louise Bourgeois 115 Main Street ✥ Cold Spring NY 3 p.m. Title TK (Music) 845-265-2122 ✥ www.highlandbaskets.com 4 p.m. Community Reception 3 Beekman St., Beacon 845-440-0100 | diabeacon.org www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper Jan. 11, 2013 9

Say Peekskill by Ben Altman (Opening) St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Indoor Tot Park Noon - 4 p.m. Field Library Gallery Sunday, January 13 9 a.m. 65 Oscawana Lake Road, Noon - 2 p.m. Philipstown Recreation Center 4 Nelson Lane, Peekskill Putnam Valley See details under Friday. 914-788-0100 | hvcca.org 845-528-8858 | stlukesputnamvalley.org Kids & Community Haldane Booster Club Beacon Teen Reflections (Opening) The Scoop on Poop First Presbyterian Church 7 p.m. Haldane School 3 - 7 p.m. RiverWinds Gallery 10 a.m. Outdoor Discovery Center 9 a.m. Adult Bible Study 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring 172 Main St., Beacon 100 Muser Drive, Cornwall 10:30 a.m. Service 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org 845-838-2880 | riverwindsgallery.com 845-534-5506 | hhnaturemuseum.org 10 Academy St., Cold Spring Through Feb. 3 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org Health & Fitness Winterfest at Fahnestock State Park Fluid Cats Group Show (Opening) 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Taconic Outdoor South Highland Methodist Church Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support Group 10 a.m. Putnam Hospital Center 6 - 9 p.m. Spire Studios Education Center 9:30 a.m. 19 Snake Hill Road, Garrison 670 Stoneleigh Ave., Carmel 45 Beekman St., Beacon 75 Mountain Laurel Lane, Cold Spring 845-265-3365 800-532-4290 | supportconnection.org 845-231-3275 | spirestudios.org. 845-225-7207 | nysparks.com Quaker Friends Worship Through Jan. 26 Farmers’ Market 10 a.m. Whyatt Home Youth Basketball Skills/Drills (Grades 6-8) 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Philipstown First Exhibition of 2013 (Opening) 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Scenic Hudson’s River Center 845-424-3525 | Call for directions. Recreation Center 6 - 9 p.m. Beacon Artist Union (BAU) Long Dock Drive, Beacon St. Joseph’s Chapel 107 Glenclyffe Drive, Garrison 506 Main St., Beacon 845-234-9325 | thebeaconfarmersmarket.com 10:15 a.m. 74 Upper Station Road, Garrison 845-440-7584 | baugallery.com 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com Meet the Animals 845-265-3718 | ourladyoflorettocs.com 1 & 2:30 p.m. Wildlife Education Center Men’s Basketball Theater & Film Fourth Unitarian Society See details under Saturday. 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Recreation Center Movies for Kids: Cloak and Dagger 10:30 a.m. 1698 Strawberry Road, 107 Glenclyffe Drive, Garrison Noon. Jacob Burns Film Center Health & Fitness Mohegan Lake | 914-528-7131 | fourthuu.org 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com 364 Manville Road, Pleasantville

914-747-5555 | burnsfilmcenter.org Hudson Valley Co-Ed Soccer Church on the Hill Theater & Film 7:45 a.m. Fishkill Recreation Center 10:30 a.m. 245 Main St., Cold Spring The Met Live in HD: Berlioz’s Les Troyens 793 Route 52, Fishkill 845-265-2022 | coldspringchurchonthehill.org Auditions for Aida Noon. Bardavon Opera House meetup.com/hudsonvalleycoedsoccer 7 p.m. County Players United Methodist Church 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie See details under Saturday. 11 a.m. 216 Main St., Cold Spring 845-473-2072 | bardavon.org Sports 845-265-3365 Music Kathleen Madigan (Comedy) Haldane Ice Hockey vs. Henry Hudson Community Chorus 8 p.m. Eisenhower Hall Theatre 8:10 p.m. Brewster Ice Arena 7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 655 Ruger Road, West Point 63 Fields Lane, Brewster Monday, January 14 477 Main St., Beacon 845-938-4159 | ikehall.com 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org Kids & Community 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org All-Star Comedy Night Art & Design Bridge Club Open Mic Night p m he eacon heatre 9:30 . . T B T 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Howland Cultural Center Artist Talk With Ben Altman 7 p.m. BeanRunner Café 445 Main St., Beacon 2 p.m. Field Library Gallery 477 Main St., Beacon 201 S. Division St., Peekskill 845-453-2978 | thebeacontheatre.org 4 Nelson Ave., Peekskill 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org 914-737-1701 | beanrunnercafe.com Music 914-788-0100 | hvcca.org Snowshoe Mossy Glen Jazz Open Jam Session 10 a.m. Nature Center at Minnewaska State Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra: Theater & Film 8 p.m. Turning Point Music Café Star Music Park Preserve 468 Piermont Ave., Piermont Movies for Kids: Cloak and Dagger 3 p.m. Aquinas Hall, Mount Saint Mary College 5281 Route 44-55, Kerhonkson 845-359-1089 | turningpointcafe.com Noon. Jacob Burns Film Center 330 Powell Ave., Newburgh 845-255-0752. Registration required. See details under Saturday. 845-913-7157 | newburghsymphony.org (Continued on next page) Live! An Afternoon With Jackie Robinson Hurricane Sandy Benefit: Carla Springer Band 2:30 p.m. Mid-Hudson Library System Auditorium 7:30 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 105 Market St., Poughkeepsie 477 Main St., Beacon 845-485-3445, ext. 3372 | poklib.org 845-831-4988 | carlaspringer.com Discover the Actor Inside Ziggy Stardust Tribute / Odd Man Out 3 p.m. Arts on the Lake GIFT CERTIFICATES 7:30 p.m. The Living Room 640 Route 52, Lake Carmel AVAILABLE 103 Main St., Cold Spring 845-228-2685 | artsonthelake.org 845-270-8210 | coldspringlivingroom.com Auditions for Aida Hade & Williams / Leslie Pavel 7 p.m. County Players 8 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 2681 W. Main St. Wappingers Falls 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 845-298-1491 | countyplayers.org 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org

Phineas and Lonely Leaves Music 8 p.m. Whistling Willie’s West Point Concert Band 184 Main St., Cold Spring 3 p.m. Eisenhower Hall Theatre 845-265-2012 | whistlingwillies.com 655 Ruger Road, West Point 845-938-4159 | ikehall.com Backbeat With Rudy 9:30 p.m. Max’s on Main Meetings & Lectures OPEN HOUSE 246 Main St., Beacon COME MEET OUR TEACHERS AND START PLAYING MUSIC THIS MONTH. Wicca 101 845-838-6297 | maxsonmain.com 10 a.m. Notions-n-Potions SAT, JANUARY 12TH 3–5PM Meetings & Lectures 175 Main St., Beacon 845-765-2410 | notions-n-potions.com 50 LIBERTY STREET BEACON Free Computer Help 2 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Religious Services See details under Friday. 2013 WINTER SESSION : JANUARY - MARCH Our Lady of Loretto ADULT CLASSES Good Things Happen Here (Discussion) 7:30, 9, & 11:45 a.m. Mass 1-DAY WORKSHOPS 4 p.m. School of Jellyfish 24 Fair St., Cold Spring BMF Community Choir Build Your Own Fuzz Pedal 183 Main St., Beacon 845-265-3718 | ourladyoflorettocs.com Group Guitar Beginners Discover The Banjo 845-440-8017 | schoolofjellyfish.com Group Guitar Intermediate St. Mary’s Episcopal Church FULL Music Business 101 Rock Band Boot Camp Discussion of The Lexicon of Sustainability 8 & 10:30 a.m. 1 Chestnut St., Cold Spring Songwriting Master Class Jazz Improvisation 5:30 p.m. Fovea Exhibitions 845-265-2539 | stmaryscoldspring.org Harmonica Workshop 143 Main St., Beacon JOIN A ROCK BAND, A CHOIR, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Ukulele 917-930-0034 | foveaexhibitions.org OR A STRING CHAMBER GROUP 8 & 10:30 a.m. 1101 Route 9D, Garrison London CallingFULL ROCK BAND BOOT CAMP LEARN TO PLAY DRUMS, HARMONICA, Saturday Scribes at the Studio 845-424-3571 | stphilipshighlands.org Chamber String Ensemble GUITAR, BANJO, VIOLIN, AND MORE. 7 p.m. 67 Main St., Brewster Detroit SoulFULL MOTOWN BOOT CAMP Grace United Methodist [email protected] 8:15 & 10 a.m. NOW WITH CLASSES IN COLD SPRING! Religious Services 337 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley 845-526-3788 Our Lady of Loretto www.beaconmusicfactory.com 5:30 p.m. Mass St. Basil’s Academy Greek Orthodox Chapel SUPER ROCKING MUSIC SCHOOL FOR ADULTS & KIDS 24 Fair St., Cold Spring 8:30 a.m. Route 9D, Garrison 845-265-3718 | ourladyoflorettocs.com 845-424-3500 | saintbasilacademy.org 50 Liberty St Beacon NY 12508 (845) 202-3555 10 Jan. 11, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

Cold Spring Board of Trustees Morning Minyan (from page 9) Music The Calendar 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 8:30 a.m. Beacon Hebrew Alliance Open Mic Night 85 Main St., Cold Spring 331 Verplanck Ave., Beacon 8 p.m. Whistling Willie’s Meetings & Lectures 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov 847-831-2012 | beaconhebrewalliance.org 184 Main St., Cold Spring Washington Square Butterfield Book Group: Dutchess County Genealogical Society 845-265-2012 | whistlingwillies.com Bible Study 7 p.m. Butterfield Library 7:30 p.m. LDS Church 7 p.m. Church on the Hill 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring 204 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie Meetings & Lectures 245 Main St., Cold Spring 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org dcgs-gen.org Men’s Group 845-265-2022 | coldspringchurchonthehill.org Zoning Board of Appeals Women’s AA Meeting 6:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of 7 p.m. Village Hall Philipstown | 10 Academy St., Cold Spring 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 85 Main St., Cold Spring 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org Thursday, January 17 10 Academy St., Cold Spring 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org Beacon Better Book Club: The Fountainhead Kids & Community 7 p.m. Locanda Italian Restaurant Religious Services Brain Games for Adults Tuesday, January 15 1105 Main St., Fishkill 10 a.m. Howland Public Library Bible Study meetup.com/Beacon-Better-Book-Club 313 Main St., Beacon 7 p.m. Our Lady of Loretto 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Kids & Community Zoning Board of Appeals 24 Fair St, Cold Spring 7 p.m. Village Hall Indoor Tot Park 845-265-3718 | ourladyoflorettocs.com Indoor Tot Park Noon. Philipstown Recreation Center 85 Main St., Cold Spring Noon- 2 p.m. Philipstown Recreation Center See information under Monday. 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov See details under Friday. Wednesday, January 16 Kids Craft Hour Board Not Bored Game Night Elementary School Literacy Night 4 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 7 p.m. Cup and Saucer Tea Room 7 p.m. Haldane School 472 Route 403, Garrison Kids & Community 165 Main St., Beacon 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org Indoor Tot Park meetup.com/Beacon-Board-not-Bored 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org 9 - 11 a.m. & Noon - 2 p.m. Block Party (0-3) & Lego Club (4+) Garrison School Board Philipstown Recreation Center Health & Fitness 4 p.m. Howland Public Library 7:30 p.m. Garrison School See details under Friday. Sesshin Silent Retreat (Opening) 313 Main St., Beacon 1100 Route 9D, Garrison 3 p.m. Garrison Institute 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Mah Jongg Open Play 845-424-3689 | gufs.org 14 Mary’s Way, Garrison RSVP to [email protected] 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. VFW Hall Life Support Group 845-424-4800 | garrisoninstitute.org 34 Kemble Ave., Cold Spring 7:30 p.m. St. Philip’s Episcopal Church 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com Sports 1101 Route 9D, Garrison Breast Cancer Support Group 7 p.m. Putnam Hospital Center Garrison Boys’ Basketball vs. Haldane Music & Movement for Toddlers 845-424-3571 | stphilipshighlands.org 4:15 p.m. Garrison School 670 Stoneleigh Ave., Carmel 10:15 a.m. Desmond-Fish Library 1100 Route 9D, Garrison Town Board Workshop: Dirt Roads 800-532-4290 | supportconnection.org 472 Route 403, Garrison 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Town Hall 845-424-3689 | gufs.org 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org 238 Main St., Cold Spring Adult Co-Ed Volleyball 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Recreation Center Haldane Boys’ Basketball vs. Tuxedo ARTtots (Ages 3-5) First Session 845-265-5200 | philipstown.com 7 p.m. Haldane High School 107 Glenclyffe Drive, Garrison 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Garrison Art Center 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Religious Services 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org Contemplative Prayer Breakthrough Wellness With Marika Blossfeldt 7 a.m. First Presbyterian Church of 7:30 p.m. The Living Room Meetings & Lectures Preschool Story Hour Philipstown | 10 Academy St., Cold Spring 103 Main St., Cold Spring 1:30 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Knitting Club 845-265-3220 | presbychurchcoldspring.org 845-270-8210 | coldspringlivingroom.com 472 Route 403, Garrison 10 a.m. Howland Public Library 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org 313 Main St., Beacon 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Magic Treehouse Book Club (Grades 1-3) 3:30 p.m. Butterfield Library Evening Book Club: Death Comes 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring to the Archbishop 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org 6:30 p.m. Howland Public Library 313 Main St., Beacon 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Health & Fitness Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support Group Haldane School Board 7 p.m. Putnam Hospital Center 7 p.m. Haldane School 670 Stoneleigh Ave., Carmel 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring 800-532-4290 | supportconnection.org 845-265-9254 | haldaneschool.org

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HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 15 Craigside Drive · Cold Spring, NY 10516 · (845) 265-9254 · haldaneschool.org www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper Jan. 11, 2013 11 The Calendar (from page 10) Glam Rock Returns With Ziggy Stardust Tribute Concert Rock boot-camp band as he passed by on a train Theater & Film frequently. From this, The Magistrate (Simulcast) From National celebrates 40th anniversary he created the character Theatre, London of David Bowie classic with which, to this day, 2 p.m. Jacob Burns Film Center he is identified. About his 364 Manville Road, Pleasantville creation, he has said, “I By Alison Rooney 914-747-5555 | burnsfilmcenter.org liked the ambiguity of not nticed by the idea of being a hu- being able to separate the Music man representation of an alien be- personas.” Hudson Valley Comhaltas Classes Eing who is attempting to present The persona of a rock 6 p.m. North Highland Fire Department humanity with a message of hope? Yes? star is not necessarily the 504 Fishkill Road, Cold Spring No? If it’s a no, instead how about assum- day-to-day reality of the [email protected] ing the role of a musician assuming the five people who signed up persona of a rock star destroyed by his for Stephen Clair’s Ziggy New York Banjo Summit excesses? Stardust workshop. In In performance at the first Ziggy Stardust tribute 8 p.m. Tarrytown Music Hall Five musicians, who range from com- fact, Clair wasn’t initially concert at the Dogwood in Beacon 13 Main St., Tarrytown plete beginner to experienced profes- sure anyone would be in- Photo courtesy of Beacon Music Factory 914-631-3390, ext. 100 | tarrytownmusichall.org sional, will be doing just this as they terested. Clair had done many Rock Boot Camp Rock & Jam Band Showcase present — in only its second perfor- workshops, for kids and, separately, for lots of ‘I used to play 20 years ago.’ They’re 8:30 p.m. 12 Grapes mance anywhere — the 40th Anniversa- adults, previously, but with this one he dusting off their bass. Even if they have 12 N. Division St., Peekskill ry Tribute to David Bowie’s The Rise and wanted something different. some skills, I tell them to forget their com- 914-737-6624 | 12grapes.com Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. These five, Nancy Dolin, Ben Clair explained: “We had a really suc- fort zone and that they will be challenged. Meetings & Lectures Junge, Philip Nobel, Evan Schwartz and cessful adult band camp over the sum- As none of these five were drummers, ev- Ken Strauss, participated in a 12-week mer. They really bonded and have con- eryone played drums on at least one song, Philipstown Planning Board Beacon Music Factory Rock Band Boot tinued to be a band. (Called Odd Man and everyone got at least one vocal.” 7:30 p.m. VFW Hall Camp devoted to recreating the classic Out, they will open the Living Room Schwartz had a different take on it: 34 Kemble Ave., Cold Spring David Bowie 1972 glam-rock concept show.) The adult camps are so rewarding “It’s really like, get your yayas out. We 845-265-5200 | philipstown.com album. The free performance will take and satisfying because they create an op- learned the whole album, and since we portunity for the middle-aged and older had no strings and no sax, we learned Special Board for a Comprehensive Plan/LWRP place on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at to live out aspirations. I was so inspired the sax lines on the guitar. Stephen got 7:30 p.m. Village Hall Cold Spring’s The Living Room, at 103 by that potential, I thought, ‘What if I go 85 Main St., Cold Spring Main St. us started with basic chord charts, and out on a limb and have the next group 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov Bowie himself was inspired by a then he coaches. Eventually you basically hodgepodge of sources in creating Ziggy learn a record from beginning to end?’ take on being in a rock band.” Religious Services Stardust (which he first envisioned as an It’s more challenging, but the immersion The workshop culminates in a per- onstage rock musical and then evolved means that there will be songs everyone formance, which for Ziggy Stardust Hill Top Visionaries (Young Adults) into a concept piece for an album), in- knows but also the weirder stuff, and the meant dressing in costumes for their 6:30 p.m. Church on the Hill cluding a real-life delusional and spiral- learning process becomes a beginning- first gig — the audience too, was invited 245 Main St., Cold Spring ing-down British rocker (Vince Taylor), to-end process.” to “break out the gold lamé” — opening 845-265-2022 | coldspringchurchonthehill.org an eccentric American country-western Clair was “flooded with ideas of im- Beacon’s new bar, Dogwood, which took singer who called himself “the Legend- pactful albums to pay homage to. The place on Dec. 15. According to Schwartz, Visit www.philipstown.info for news ary Stardust Cowboy” and a tailoring ’60s and ’70s saw many records that have “the place was packed, mobbed, and it updates and latest information. shop called Ziggy’s, which caught his eye a timeless quality and have resonated. was just a blast.” Clair called it “an epic Ziggy Stardust came up, and it seemed success.” like one of those kinds of albums. I was The group hopes to recreate that ambi- worried that it might be too specific — a ance at their second performance at The Dream Choir (from page 7) niche — but it turned out that each of the Living Room (whose co-owner Philip No- she found that playing music in a dorm five people who signed up had a personal bel just happens to be doubling as a band room filled with people resonated more story about it; three saw Bowie in that member) playing not only the hits like for her than the theory she was study- era and said it changed their lives. That “Starman” and “Suffragette City” (with ing in classes. She started performing I got these five was great. We decided to vocals from the band’s only woman, Do- that music outside of her room, and a make the camp 12 weeks, as it took that lin) but the lesser-known tracks as well. 20-year career began, singing and acting amount of time to get through it, learn In 1997, Bowie was quoted as saying, “I (appearing in hundreds of commercials). the parts and refine it.” think that Ziggy would be surprised that Guthrie, who has lived in Colorado, San Schwartz, one of those five, and the one, I’m still alive, and two, I seem to Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, closest to a “real” musician — he plays have regained some sense of rationality and — for the past 20 years or so — Gar- and teaches guitar — was one of them. about life and existence.” Perhaps ratio- rison, spent years singing close harmony He described the process of Rock Boot nality about life and existence includes with the Satin Dolls Jazz Trio. Camp: “Strangers sign up. One hadn’t the realization that things like Rock As detailed in a previous Philipstown. played since his teens. One woman only Boot Camp for adults are things to be info/The Paper story, after settling in started playing guitar last year. There’s embraced. That appears to be the case, Garrison and working in commercials, no experience necessary. We met as a as the next session, which will tackle The Guthrie discovered and embraced Kir- group, and started right in with the first Clash’s more-than-classic London Call- tan, a “call-and-response chanting cus- Cat Guthrie leads Dream Choir. song at the first rehearsal.” ing, is already full. tom performed in India’s devotional tra- Photo courtesy of Cat Guthrie Clair added: “Generally 80 percent of For information on future Rock Camps, ditions. Kirtan is also a kind of vocalized the people have guitar experience. We hear visit local845.com or call 917-806-1348. seems I have the possibility of being part spiritual practice which is believed, by its of something rich and wonderful again.” practitioners, to be a ‘shortcut to bliss.’ Guthrie’s intent is to “eventually do con- It’s not about sounding good, it’s about certs, where we will invite the audience to sounding. It’s about the heart, not the sing along at certain points. I’d also like brain.” Evolving through Kirtan, Guthrie for us to visit senior centers and places discovered that “it’s so much more fun like that where we can share music.” to do participatory music, where you are Above all, though, what is most crucial not the center. It lets everybody show for Guthrie is to “intend for the songs their gifts and share their music.” to be joyful, uplifting, passionate, from Casey Swann, another attendee at the all cultures, all rhythms, all traditions. I introductory session, was drawn to this want people to step out of choir rehearsal kind of choir. “I had seen what she could not thinking, ‘Oh, I’ve got to learn this,’ do with call-and-response singing, and but instead, ‘Oh, that was so much fun.’” I loved it. I believe that choirs are im- Each of the choirs has a nominal week- mensely positive and powerful things. ly fee, although Guthrie stressed that the It’s not about the volume of the music; cost should not be an impediment for it’s about the volume of the feeling. Com- anyone, and if there are difficulties, to pounding voices become bigger than the talk to her because scholarships can be sum of its individual people. It takes on provided, as the choirs are open to all. a life of its own, and we all leave a little For more information on both choirs, better off than we were when we showed email Guthrie at [email protected] up. It’s healing and enriching on levels or call 914-420-4515. Information on the we barely touch in our daily lives. I have Beacon choir can also be found at Bea- been in choirs before. In high school, I conmusicfactory.com. joined chorus and had a blast. Now, it 12 Jan. 11, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

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In The Shifting, Tomasko has delib- Artist Profiles City in Say Arts on the Lake Starts Special Board Offers erately thrown out of focus the obvious, Peekskill at Field Library Year With Acting Workshop Hurricanes and High only to reveal it in pieces of evolving n conjunction with Peekskill Project ctor/teacher Lora Lee Ecobelli will in- comprehension. Cristin Leach Hughes, Water Workshop Jan. 19 art critic for The Sunday Times (Ire- V, the Field Library Gallery will pres- augurate the 2013 Community Work- On Saturday, Jan. 19, the Cold Spring I A land), compares Tomasko’s work to ent Ben Altman: Say Peekskill. The show shops at Arts on the Lake, 640 Route 52, Special Board will hold a free workshop Caravaggio and said of her recent exhi- emphasizes the artist’s work with pho- Lake Carmel, with Discovering the Actor from 2 to 4 p.m. in the music room at bition in Dublin, “This feeling for color tography, installation and sound. The li- Inside on Sunday, Jan. 13, 3 - 5 p.m. Haldane School, titled Hurricanes and and composition lends Tomasko’s appar- brary will hold an opening reception on “These monthly workshops in the vari- High Water, to explore strategies for cop- ently soft paintings a counterintuitive Saturday, Jan. 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. and an ous arts are offered to the community ing with climate change and rising sea strength. They glow quietly with an in- artist’s talk with Altman on Sunday, Jan. at nominal charge ($5 for the general levels in the village. While the memories ner potency.” 13, from 2 to 3 p.m. The exhibit will be on public, free to students) to expand of Hurricanes Irene and Sandy are still The Riverside Galleries are open Tues- display Jan. 12 to March 28. participation in all the arts,” said Ex- fresh, Kristin Marcel, an expert from the day through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For ecutive Director James New York State Department of Environ- more information, visit the GAC website, Shearwood. mental Conservation, will share the lat- garrisonartcenter.org, email carindas- Open to all levels of est thinking on how to adapt to extreme [email protected] or call experience, Discovering weather and a rising river. Attendees will 845-424-3960. the Actor Inside will in- be invited to discuss proposals and their clude exercises, games, ideas in small breakout groups. This improvisations and workshop is part of the completion of Forum on Hudson River made-up dialogues in an Cold Spring’s Local Waterfront Revital- effort to achieve lively ization Program. PCB Cleanup Efforts Jan. 16 and truthful acting. “This is a great opportunity to learn Clearwater, Riverkeeper and Scenic “The only requirement and to tell us your concerns and ideas Hudson among sponsors for the workshop is wear for dealing with crazy weather and ris- he public is invited to a special Lower comfortable clothes and ing waters,” said Mike Armstrong, chair Hudson communities forum to learn have a willingness to T of the Special Board. The village received about the progress being made with the play,” said Ecobelli. grant funding from the state late in 2011 cleanup of toxic Hudson River PCBs un- An actress with wide to complete a Local Waterfront Revital- dertaken by General Electric (GE) and experience off and on ization Program, which will wrap up a overseen by the U.S. Environmental Pro- Broadway, Ecobelli is project begun in 2006 that has so far tection Agency (EPA). With slightly more also co-writer and pro- resulted in an adopted Comprehensive than half the cleanup being completed, ducer with brother Tom Plan (January 2012) and a Local Water- the upcoming informational meeting is Ecobelli of the feature front Revitalization Strategy (November a timely opportunity for stakeholders to film Chickadee, starring 2011). The all-volunteer special board learn about future restoration efforts in Oscar- and Emmy-win- has been drafting sections of the LWRP the Hudson. ning actors Chris Coo- with the assistance of a consulting firm, The forum will be held Wednesday, per, Julie Kavner, Ellen GreenPlan. The LWRP will complement Jan. 16, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Marist Burstyn and Interna- Nam Phong-Nguyen and Hoang-diep by Ben Altman the village’s Comprehensive Plan, which College Boathouse. The event is being tional Italian star Raoul Photo courtesy of HVCCA will be the basis for updating the village sponsored by Hudson River Sloop Clear- Bova. code and zoning. water, Natural Resources Defense Coun- With Peggity Price, The LWRP is expected to be completed cil (NRDC), Riverkeeper and Scenic Hud- Invited to submit a proposal for Peek- Ecobelli is a co-director of the Blue sometime this year and will cover coast- son, with additional support from the skill Project V, Altman was intrigued by Horse Repertory Company, which al policies, land and water uses, and rec- Center for Research, Regional Education the town: a compact but diverse com- has been leading classes at the Arts ommended projects. It must be reviewed and Outreach at SUNY New Paltz. munity, a post-industrial town with a Center for several years and plans a by the Village Board, pass muster with Topics to be discussed at the forum long, sometimes difficult history, and a production of the works of Tennessee federal, state and county agencies, and include an update on the cleanup from vibrant arts community. He decided to Williams in April. be presented for a public hearing before the EPA; an analysis of the impacts and ask residents about living in Peekskill. it can be adopted by the Village Board. effectiveness of the PCB cleanup on fish, Altman recorded audio interviews Having an LWRP helps communities presented by the New York State De- with residents mostly encountered at win grants and gives them standing with partment of Environmental Conserva- random in parks, downtown and on resi- government actions, including those at tion; and an examination of the Hudson dential streets, and he took a photograph the state and federal levels. River fish consumption advisories relat- of each participant or group. His instal- ing to PCB contamination, presented lation includes the portraits and the by the New York State Department of varied voices of these individuals, heard Liliane Tomasko’s The Health. The National Oceanic and Atmo- separately but also in an ever-changing Shifting Opens at GAC spheric Administration, one of the fed- mix. Residents visiting the exhibit are n exhibition by Liliane Tomasko, The eral Natural Resource Damages (NRD) invited to add to the conversation. Shifting, will open in the Riverside trustees, also will be at the forum to dis- As an immigrant who did not entirely A Galleries at Garrison Art Center on Jan. cuss the NRD Assessment process cur- belong in his native England, Altman 26 and run through March 3. The public rently underway in response to the in- often interrogates ideas of “home.” His is invited to a reception for the artist on juries caused to the environment by the work ranges from using himself and his Saturday, Jan. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. PCB contamination in the Hudson River. home in role-play of fraught political sit- Swiss-born painter Tomasko is known In addition, an independent scientific uations, to seeking social and emotional for her paintings of vaguely familiar ob- consultant, Dr. Peter deFur, will give an traces inscribed in his native coun- jects and spaces. She began her under- analysis of the cleanup’s five-year review try. He uses photographs, video, sound graduate education in sculpture at the and ongoing concerns. and installation. Chelsea College of Art and Design in The Hudson River PCB Superfund Site Altman took a winding road to be- London and received a master of arts encompasses a nearly 200-mile stretch of ing an artist, including towing icebergs, in sculpture from the Royal Academy the Hudson River from Hudson Falls to professional sailboat racing, and com- Schools, London. In the late 1990s, sculp- the Battery in New York City and includes mercial photography. He has exhibited Lora Lee Ecobelli ture gave way to painting, as Tomasko communities in 14 New York counties and recently in Syracuse, Newark and Ithaca, Photo courtesy of Arts on the Lake spent more time traveling between her two counties in New Jersey. The site has as well as Collaborative Concepts, The bases of Barcelona, London and New been divided into the Upper Hudson Riv- Farm Project at Saunders Farm, Garri- With additional funding from the York City. Her work is shown extensively er, which runs from Hudson Falls to the son. For more information, visit the Say NYS Council on the Arts and the Put- in galleries and museums throughout Federal Dam at Troy (a distance of approx- Peekskill webpage at benaltman.net. nam County Arts Fund, the Commu- Europe. In 2010, the New York Studio imately 40 miles), and the Lower Hudson The Field Library Gallery is located nity Workshop Program offered Cal- School presented her first solo exhibition River, which runs from the Federal Dam on the upper mezzanine level of the ligraphy, Drawing a Face, Using a in the United States. at Troy to the (continued on next page) adult reading rooms, and viewing hours Digital Camera, Writing the Publish- are the same as the Field Library open able Story and Playing the Ukulele at hours. The Field Library is located at Arts on the Lake in 2012. 4 Nelson Ave., Peekskill, and is wheel- Shearwood said Making a Felted Everyone’s reading chair-accessible. For further informa- Bowl will take place Feb. 10 and Writ- tion please call Sibyl Canaan, library ing Memoir on April 7. More informa- director at 914-737-7110, or email sca- tion on all Arts on the Lake programs [email protected] or visit the library’s is available at artsonthelake.org. website, peekskill.org. Participants for Sunday’s acting Advertise your business here workshop should register at rsvp@ call: 845.809.5584 artsonthelake.org or 845-228-2685. Visit www.philipstown.info for news email: [email protected] updates and latest information. www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper Jan. 11, 2013 13

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(from previous page) southern tip of Juho Pohjonen, who has performed with quired for participation in all public pro- Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1 – 4 p.m. Manhattan at the Battery in New York City. many major orchestras in the United grams. For more information, call the Cross-Country Ski to Echo Rock: In 2009, GE started its cleanup of the States, Europe and Japan and has given park office at 845-255-0752. Environmental Educator Laura Conner over 1.3 million tons of PCBs it dumped recitals in important musical venues in For outings, please wear appropriate leads this 5-mile ski on a combination of in the Hudson before the practice was North America, Northern Europe, Eng- clothing and footwear and bring snacks groomed and ungroomed carriage roads. banned in the late 1970s. Only selected land, Hong Kong and Japan. and water. A parent or guardian over the The final destination, Echo Rock, offers “hot spots” in the Upper Hudson have After one of these recitals the San age of 18 must accompany children wish- views of the Palmaghatt Ravine below. been targeted for cleanup under the en- Francisco Chronicle wrote: “Pohjonen ing to participate in any programs. Un- This ski does include some challenging vironmental remediation action being boasts a dazzling keyboard technique less otherwise noted, all programs meet hills and breaking trail is hard work, so conducted by GE and overseen by the and, even more impressively, a broad and at the Nature Center. previous experience is required. If there EPA. As the PCB cleanup moves downriv- varied textural palette that allows him Monday, Jan. 14, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. is no snow, this outing will be a hike. er, the effectiveness of the cleanup action to shade his performances with great and the anticipated benefits of a cleaner subtlety.” Snowshoe Mossy Glen: Use snow- Saturday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and healthier river system can begin to For the concert at the Howland Cen- shoes on this nearly 4-mile-long walk in High Peter’s Kill Snowshoe: This be measured in communities in the Low- ter, Pohjonen has chosen to play the the woods along the edges of the Peter’s 2-mile section of the upper High Peter’s er Hudson region, where no removal of Fantasie in C minor, K. 475 by Mozart, Kill stream. This trail offers a relatively Kill trail is a moderately challenging foot contaminated river sediment is planned. Schumann’s Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17, flat route for people just learning to use trail that rambles through mountain the Holberg Suite, Op. 40 by Grieg and snowshoes; however, there are two unim- laurel, hardwoods and conifers. Meet in Finlandia, Op. 26 by Sibelius. proved stream crossings. Snowshoes may the Awosting Parking Area to travel the Juho Pohjonen Begins The concert will take place on Sunday, be rented from the park office, located at same route both directions. Snowshoes Beacon Piano Festival Jan. 20, at 4 p.m., at the Howland Cul- the Peter’s Kill Climbing Area. Early ar- may be rented from the Park Office, lo- rival is suggested for snowshoe rental. cated at the Peter’s Kill Climbing Area. he Howland Chamber Music Circle tural Center, 477 Main St., Beacon, and If there is no snow, this outing will be a Early arrival is suggested for snowshoe will again present its mid-winter will be followed by a reception to meet T hike. Meet in the Awosting parking lot. rental. If there is no snow, this outing Piano Festival, bringing four pianists the artist. will be a hike. from four different countries to Beacon. Tickets are available by subscription to Sunday, Jan. 20, 1 – 4 p.m. For more information and to register Three of them are new to the series: Juho three or four concerts at $80 and $105 re- Snowshoe Beacon Hill: Environ- for programs, call the Park Preserve Of- Pohjonen from Finland, Jenny Lin from spectively. Individual tickets are $30 and mental Educator Laura Conner leads fice at 845-255-0752. The Park Preserve Taiwan and Kuok-Wai Lio from Macau $10 for students. They may be reserved this 2-mile long snowshoe hike along is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The fee will bring their talents to the Howland by calling 845-297-9243; reservations are two carriage roads and one hiking trail. for parking at Minnewaska is $8 per Center for the first time. Till Fellner, a highly recommended. The Beacon Hill hiking trail does include car. Once trails are groomed for cross- favorite of HCMC’s audience, will round Information on this and other presen- some challenging terrain as it follows country skiing, a per-head trail fee will out the series in April. tations by the Howland Chamber Music along an escarpment edge but affords be charged instead. The trail fee is $6 Opening the Piano Festival will be Circle can also be found on its website, many views. Signs of wildlife can be howlandmusic.org. For more informa- abundant in this area as well. Snowshoes per adult and $5 per junior. Snowshoes tion about Pohjonen, visit his website, may be rented from the Park Preserve rentals are available at the park office for juhopohjonen.com. Office, located at the Peter’s Kill Climb- $15 per adult and $14 per junior. All fees ing Area. Early arrival is suggested for are subject to change. There are no ad- Minnewaska Winter snowshoe rental. If there is no snow, this ditional fees for public programs, unless outing will be a hike. Please note, once noted otherwise. Events Continue With or ski trails are groomed, the entrance fee Minnewaska State Park Preserve con- Without Snow for this area of the Park Preserve is $6 sists of approximately 22,000 acres of per adult and $5 per junior and the Em- wild and scenic land located on Route he Minnewaska State Park Preserve pire Passport cannot be used. 44/55, five miles west of the intersection is offering outings throughout the with Route 299 in Gardiner. Juho Pohjonen Photo courtesy of HCMC T month of January. Preregistration is re- 14 Jan. 11, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info Secondhand Bookstore Closing Reflects a Changing World Market is an online-driven low-price business now By Kevin E. Foley

ometime in the next month or so, Frank Volkmann will close his Snondescript all-white shack of a shop just off Fishkill Road and Route 9 in North Highlands after operating for 19 years. The first sign of his business distress came when a few weeks ago he announced a 30 percent discount off the already deeply discounted price of books that is the hallmark of his now fading business model. He then went to 40 and 50 percent before hit- ting the two-buck-a-book price point. Clothed in a winter-weather jacket, standing behind his wooden counter in the chill of his secondhand book- store — he turned off the heat to save money — watching customers eagerly take advantage of a $2-a-book fire sale, Volkmann ruminated on what the In- ternet and the digitalization of data have wrought in his little corner of a rapidly transforming world. “Traffic is way down. I had $20 weekends sometimes. I rent this place so the overhead is too much for the Frank Volkmann stands before is soon-to-disappear bookshelves. Photo by K.E. Foley business today,” said the bookseller, who has been immersed in the world over the decades Volkmann made his ways, until the coming of the Net, they were ordered. of publishers, collectors and biblio- living doing business mostly with oth- elastic in their pricing, an experienced He, of course, is also quite aware, philes for 40 years. er book dealers who would purchase seller could make profits while the end however regretfully, that an increas- “The Internet has made good used bulk orders from his ever-changing retail buyer, looking for a special vol- ingly growing audience for reading books as common as dirt. It has under- inventory. Leveraging relationships ume and a bargain at the same time, prefers text conveyed digitally onto mined the price structure to the point built up over years of going to trade could still be satisfied. No more. their phones, pads, Nooks and Kindles. where you can go online and find 150 shows, meeting with publishers and Volkmann said many other deal- Volkmann loved books as a child in to 1,000 copies of a book, and they are third party representatives, he was ers have already folded, so he has the 1940s and recalls long days with charging 25 cents a copy.” He laughed able to make deals on print runs that lost most of his network of people to little else to entertain oneself with in when reminded that there would be a were too large, store closings or estate buy and sell with. He recalled fondly Putnam Valley except to lose oneself delivery charge. “Yes, that’s how some sales and then move the product with in years past when dealers in droves in a bound volume. “I remember find- of them make their money while sell- a small markup, making money on the would travel to Garrison to attend the ing a trunk full of books in the attic ing the books so cheap.” volume. annual Desmond-Fish Library sum- one day,” he said, allowing for that mo- Although he did a brisk retail trade, Since secondhand books were al- mer fundraising sale — dealers and ment as the genesis of a career. library members get first crack at that Meeting interesting people — writ- event — and then visit him for more ers, artists, editors, publishers — mak- deal making. ing friends and having numerous The heyday of the secondhand book great conversations with book readers trade was actually some decades ago. are the byproducts of that career, ac- Tired of Ridiculous Utility Bills? Time was in Manhattan there were cording to Volkmann. numerous such bookstores on and The bookseller also dealt in an- around Fourth Avenue below 14th tiques, having had a store for years on Street, some even specializing in areas Route 9 across from The Stadium res- such as military history or music. Volk- taurant at the southern end of town. “I mann eagerly shared memories with a still run into people who recall buying reporter who also recalled spending antiques from me and still have them. youthful Saturdays making the rounds I tell them they are worth a lot more  
 of the stores, lost in the shelves for now,” he said. hours, hunting for titles while also an- And lest anyone think the closing of ticipating surprise. the bookstore is the career’s curtain “Nowadays publishers are a lot more coming down, Volkmann smiles mis- cautious with their print runs,” said chievously. “I just might get on the In-

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T: 845.380.3996 E: [email protected] Pepper Franchina-Gallagher 3182 Rt 9, Suite 207 BS/MS OTR/L Cold Spring NY 10516 16 Jan. 11, 2013 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info Dia:Beacon Musical Tour and High School Artists Highlighted in January’s Second Saturday classes in Cold Spring during their win- By Christine Simek ter session. Two classes, Group Guitar he first Second Saturday of 2013 is for the People, a beginner guitar class, already upon us, and with it comes and an eight-week Harmonica Work- Tanother celebration of art, music shop, will be held at The Living Room, and community spirit in Beacon. Offer- 103 Main St., beginning in mid-January. ings this week include several art open- Clair is excited about broadening the ings, free admission to Dia:Beacon and a reach of local musical possibilities and is chance to go to music school. thrilled to be offering classes at The Liv- ing Room, a venue that has hosted sever- A day of music al BMF events over the past year. “When Beacon Music Factory (BMF), a local that spartan room fills with people for school that offers instrument and voice an evening music event, it glimmers with lessons for adults and children, is cele- rock-and-roll hope,” he said. brating its first anniversary and will be Later in the day, BMF will host an open hosting an open house and free event for house at its studio space in the lower level children to mark the milestone. of the First Presbyterian Church at 50 Lib- On Saturday morning at 11 a.m., BMF erty St. in Beacon. Visitors will have the teachers Stephen Clair and Michael Far- opportunity to meet BMF teachers, learn kas will guide visitors on a (free!) sonic about the winter schedule and sign up for excursion through Dia:Beacon. (Space is classes. Refreshments will be served. The limited, so reserve spaces at diaart.org). event goes from 3 to 5 p.m. and is free. For Participating children will use the gal- more information, including BMF’s full leries and artworks as launching points winter schedule, and to register online, Artwork from the Beacon Teen Reflections exhibit at RiverWinds Gallery: Hannah for creating sonic landscapes, taking visit beaconmusicfactory.com. themselves and their parents on a musi- Manglass, artist Photo courtesy of Beacon High School Community Free Day cal exploration of the museum. sick, Nestor Madalengoitia, Basha Mary- stools by Jessica Wickham. Open Satur- Saturday is Community Free Day anska, Cynthia McCusker, Joe Pimentel day 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Dia:Beacon, 3 Beekman St., a and Ed Vermehren. Opening reception 6 Beacon Institute Gallery, 199 Main St., day when residents of Columbia, - 9 p.m., free. presents Linda Hubbard’s As the Crow Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Put- bau 97, 506 Main St., presents its first Flies, an aerial perspective of the Hudson nam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster exhibition of 2013. Get a sneak peek at River from Bear Mountain to Kingston and Westchester counties are in- the work of the new lineup of fine artists through photographs captured from a vited to visit the museum free of for the 2012 season, featuring Richard helicopter. Open Saturday 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. charge. Special gallery talks, col- Cutrona, Brett Phares, Gamble Staemp- It is the last weekend to get a look at lection tours and workshops are fli, Gary Jacketti, Faith Adams, Carla the Beacon Gingerbread Trail: Beacon’s planned; visit diaart.org for details Goldberg, Tom Holmes, Naomi Teppich, sixth annual gingerbread-house-building and to make reservations. The day Ivan Stanford, Lisa Zukowski, Grey Zei- bonanza. Sponsored by the Bannerman will conclude with a community en, Erica Leigh Caginalp, Carol Flaitz Castle Trust and the Beacon Public Space reception sponsored by the New- and Kirsten Lyon. Opening reception 6 Project, entrants and prize-winning burgh Brewing Company in the - 9 p.m., free. houses can be viewed in the windows of café. Bring a driver’s license or oth- Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main 16 storefront windows along Main Street. er government-issued ID for free St., presents a Hurricane Sandy Relief entry. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Music Concert to benefit the Point Breeze Vol- Sustainable farming unteer Fire Department in Breezy Point, Max’s on Main, 246 Main St., presents Backbeat with Rudy. 9:30 p.m. In conjunction with its exhibit Queens. Featured artists include Raquel The Lexicon of Sustainability, Vidal, Carla Springer and Hope Machine, Food and spirits Common Ground Farm is hosting with special performances by Liam Artisan Wine Shop, 180 Main St., will a panel discussion exploring sus- Springer, Sam Tallerico, Susan Fisher hold a wine tasting. 10 percent off all tainable education and local alter- Wright, Bryce Edwards and Rupee Keil. tasting wines. 3 - 6 p.m. native food supplies at Fovea Ex- For more information, go to carlaspring- hibitions, 143 Main St. Titled An er.com. Doors open at 7 p.m. Suggested Opine on Fish Growing and For- donations: $10 adults, $5 students, chil- aging: Kids who recognize an egg- dren 12 and under free. plant and adults who can’t access Ongoing exhibits affordable food, the conversation Theo Ganz Studio, 149 Main St., pres- will feature panelists Tom Endres, ents Form and Function, a group ex- Mike Finnegan and Kevin Ferry of hibit featuring the work of several local Continental Organics, an aquapon- artists. Sculptures include the figura- ics farm in New Windsor; Helanna tive abstractions — with mirrors — of Bratman, manager of Cornell Co- Sarah Haviland, chairs by Insun Kim operative Extensions’s Green Teens and Margaret McDuffie, jewelry by Kit program; and Margarethe Horlyck- Burke-Smith, twig inlay furniture by Bo Ramanovsky, MPH and adjunct Stevens, and Japanese-inspired nesting lecturer at Brooklyn College. 5:30 p.m., free. Reception to follow. Students playing washboards during Art openings class at Beacon Music Factory RiverWinds Gallery, 172 Main St., Photos courtesy of BMF presents Beacon Teen Reflections, its seventh annual show featuring the work of Beacon High School stu- Artwork from the Beacon Teen Reflections dents who are participating in ce- exhibit at Riverwinds Gallery: above, Alberto ramics, photography and studio art Mora, artist; below, Brittney Marks-Pappas, classes. “The students’ work is excel- artist Photo courtesy of Beacon High School lent as always,” said Claudine Farley- Davis of the Beacon High School Art Department. All artwork is for sale. Clair, a songwriter and founder of Lo- Opening reception 3 - 7 p.m., free. cal 845 (a Beacon-based, live-music con- School of Jellyfish, 183 Main St., is cert production company) is the director hosting Good Things Happen Here, a of BMF. He started the school last winter campaign to promote a series of Public because he believes, “Everyone, whether Space Initiatives as part of the Para- they are 6 or 66, ought to have the great metric Beacon Urban Planning project. opportunity to have a good time playing Workshop and refreshments 3:30 - 5:30 some music. Music connects with people p.m., free. because it’s played with guts, passion, Spire Studios, 45 Beekman St., pres- skills, smarts ... a joie de vivre.” ents Fluid Cats, a group show featuring For the first time, BMF will be holding the work of Nelson Conde, Russell Cu-