Catskill Mountain Region DECEMBER 2018 COMPLIMENTARY GUIDE catskillregionguide.com THE HOLIDAYS CelebrateIN THE CATSKILLS! December 2018 • GUIDE 1 2 • www.catskillregionguide.com www.catskillregionguide.com TABLE OF VOLUME 33, NUMBER 12 December 2018 PUBLISHERS Peter Finn, Chairman, Catskill Mountain Foundation CONTENTS Sarah Finn, President, Catskill Mountain Foundation EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION Sarah Taft ADVERTISING SALES Barbara Cobb Steve Friedman CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Nanci Panuccio, Jeff Senterman, Robert Tomlinson & Kristina Zill ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE Candy McKee Justin McGowan & Isabel Cunha PRINTING Catskill Mountain Printing Services DISTRIBUTION Catskill Mountain Foundation EDITORIAL DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: December 10 On the cover: Photo by Francis X. Driscoll, francisxdriscoll.com The Catskill Mountain Region Guide is published 12 times a year by the Catskill Mountain Foundation, Inc., Main Street, PO Box 924, Hunter, NY 12442. If you have events or programs that you would like to have covered, please send them by e-mail to tafts@ catskillmtn.org. Please be sure to furnish a contact name and in- clude your address, telephone, fax, and e-mail information on all CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS AT correspondence. For editorial and photo submission guidelines 4 send a request via e-mail to [email protected]. TANNERSVILLE’S SECOND ANNUAL WINTER WALK The liability of the publisher for any error for which it may be held legally responsible will not exceed the cost of space ordered or occupied by the error. The publisher assumes no liability for errors in key numbers. The publisher will not, in any event, be 5 POETRY Curated by Robert Tomlinson liable for loss of income or profits or any consequent damages. The Catskill Mountain Region Guide office is located in Hunter Village Square in the Village of Hunter on Route 23A. 8 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? The magazine can be found on-line at www.catskillmtn.org by clicking on the “Guide Magazine” button, or by going directly Transition Catskills Tackles Sustainability with Local Action to www.catskillregionguide.com 7,000 copies of the Catskill Mountain Region Guide are By Robert Tomlinson with Kristina Zill distributed each month. It is distributed free of charge at the Plattekill, Sloatsburg and New Baltimore rest stops on the New York State Thruway, and at the tourist information offices, restaurants, lodgings, retailers and other businesses throughout 12 CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN THE CATSKILLS! Greene, Delaware and Ulster counties. Home delivery of the Guide magazine is available, at an additional fee, to annual members of the Catskill Mountain 28 AROMA THYME BISTRO: Foundation at the $100 membership level or higher. ©2000 Catskill Mountain Foundation, Inc. A Destination Restaurant in Ellenville All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. The Catskill Mountain Region Guide is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. All photo- 30 SMALL FACES AT KAATERSKILL FINE ARTS GALLERY graphic rights reside with the photographer. THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION 32 THE NUTCRACKER RETURNS TO TANNERSVILLE 7971 MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 924 THIS HOLIDAY SEASON By Nanci Panuccio 35 THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN THE CATSKILLS By Jeff Senterman HUNTER, NY 12442 38 KAATERSKILL FINE ARTS GALLERY, CRAFT SHOP & PHONE: 518 263 2000 • FAX: 518 263 2025 WWW.CATSKILLMTN.ORG BOOKSTORE: Gift Giving Guide 2018 43 DECEMBER AT THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION December 2018 • GUIDE 3 Celebrate the Spirit at Tannersville’s Second of the Holidays Annual Winter Walk! t’s the time of year to celebrate the spirit of the holidays! Join I us for family fun at the second annual Tannersville Winter Walk on December 8! The Winter Walk Kick Off begins on Friday, December 7 at 7:00 pm with a free holiday concert, “The Songbirds,” presented by the Greene Room Players. This FREE performance of all of your favorite holiday songs will take place at the Mountaintop Library, with snacks to follow! On Saturday December 8, the activities continue at the Mountaintop Library with holiday arts and crafts. Create a holiday greeting card yourself, and let your creativity shine. Allec Blanco performs his magic at noon. Ventriloquist “Melody the Elf” reads stories with her puppets that talk, as the kiddies await Santa and his merry Elf for lots of merrymaking! Don’t forget your cameras to take a photo with Santa! The wonderful Nutcracker, featuring the talents of local children alongside professional dancers, returns to the Orpheum on December 8 for a 2:00 pm matinee and a 7:30 pm evening performance (other performances are at 7:30 pm on Friday, De- cember 7 and 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 9—visit catskillmtn. org for more information and tickets). In between performances, stroll and visit Main Street. Holiday costumed characters have little holiday trinkets and candy for the kiddies as well as a Winter Walk booklet with map and events. Greet strolling Victorian couples and meet them in the most unexpected places—like a storefront window! Stop by the Wellness Center for a candy cane wishing ornaments to place on the Winter Walk Christmas Tree, and at Twin Peaks for a donut. View the “Book Show Illustra- and send your wishes out to the universe at the Tree Lighting. tion and Handmade Books” at Say What? Gallery from 1-6 pm. Music fills the air at the 5:00 pm Tree Lighting. Delight in Beyond Main Street, the Arboretum will present its first Winter the heavenly sounds and angelic voices of Rev. Karen and the Craft demonstration—“Pine Cone Bird Feeders for our Feathered Ecumenical Choir, the Platte Clove Community Carolers, the Friends—led by Joan Kutcher from 10 am to11:30 am. HTC Strolling Carolers, and the Elementary Choir. Many of our decorated storefronts will be open to welcome “Crazy Christine Balloons” will be twisting holiday favor- you with activities, entertainment, a treat, or little holiday cheer. ites—Rudolph, Elves and Santa hats! Warning, asking for a Santa Savor the talents of acoustic guitarists Zach Ferrara & Romario hat may require you to belt out a hearty HO HO HO!! Have Ferreira. Accordionist Mike Siciliano plays your holiday favorites. a few laughs and family amusement with Sean “The Prankster Ed Nizalowski entertains with Baroque flute music and soprano Magician.” sax. High Peak Drum performs, and then join them for their The Miracle of Hanukkah Menorah Lighting at 6:30 pm will Drum Circle. Keep warm at Mama Boy’s Bonfire. Sip a little be followed by a celebration of singing. mulled wine and red wine hot cocoa while listening to the sounds And finally—don’t miss the spectacular fireworks show at of Jazz bassist Doug Marcus at the Chatham Wine Bar. Colonial Golf Course on Main Street at 7:00 pm!! Visit the Village Hall for activities, HTC art display, and Make Tannersville a tradition for years to come. Bring family incredible face painting. Take home a freshly cut Christmas Tree and friends to enjoy the Village of Tannersville’s second annual or Wreath. Decorate homemade cookies with Mrs. Claus and Winter Walk and tree lighting. Stay tuned and save the date as we her North Pole Helpers. Strike a pose in the photo booth. Create will have more events on the way! 4 • www.catskillregionguide.com POETRY Curated by Robert Tomlinson Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery & Bookstore Director A SANDWICH NAMED BOB A sandwich named Bob walked into the fridge and sat down. “Listen, dumb-dumb. No one gets sick instantly after just one “I don’t want to talk about it!” he bellowed at his immediate bite. Not unless-” Mayo turned pale. “Oh, god, Bob, do you think neighbors: Relish Jar, Mayo, Claire the milk carton, and Tom the you’ve got it?” casserole dish. She did not have to name it; Bob knew exactly what she meant. He sat there and fumed, the heat rising off of him noticeably “No, I do not have a Gastronomically Transmitted Disease. We disrupting the cool air around him. always wore a condiment!” he was almost shouting now. “He’s been microwaved,” Relish whispered to Tom. “I’m just saying, that Russian. She gets around. Salads, sandwiches, French fry dips… Why, she and Reuben have Bob shot them a dirty look. been pretty close at times, and even get hot and steamy-” “He said he doesn’t want to talk about it,” Claire backed him up. “Just drop it, okay?” Bob was turning red, and not just the rare roast beef kind of red. “You’re one to talk! You get spread Chatter spread around the fridge, irritating Bob all the more. around more than mustard and ketchup combined!” Mayo was concerned; she and Bob had been an item in the past, before he gave her up for some fancy new Russian. Bob needed to get that out there, but yet instantly regretted it, too. He knew Mayo could be sensitive. The last thing he wanted The fridge door opened for a longer period of time. One of the was for her to get fuzzy. giants poked around, unintentionally nudging Mayo closer to Bob. The giant grabbed the peanut butter sandwich named Jeff, “I’m sorry,” he offered. and the door closed again. Darkness returned. “That was one cold cut,” she whimpered. But the light had been on long enough for Mayo to survey Bob’s condition. The door opened again and Bob’s giant reached in, grabbing a bottle of ginger ale. For a moment, Bob had let his hopes get up He was mostly the same as he had been an hour ago: two again, that he might be eaten yet. slices of whole wheat bread, a thick portion of roast beef, a little bit of bacon, some tomato and lettuce, and so much of that Mayo let go of her own hurt when she realized how Bob was hussy Russian dressing oozing out of his sides.