Calendar of Events
May 12
May 18-19
May 21
May 24
- Author and Korean
War veteran L. Todd
Wood will be at the VFW
Hall, 5565 Route 23 in
Windham at 6:30 p.m. for
a meet the author night.
Call 518-750-8162 to prepurchase copies of his
book, Lost Bastards. Admission is free and light
refreshments served.
- A rummage and bake
sale will be held at the
South Cairo United Methodist Church, just across
the bridge off Route 23B
in South Cairo from 9
a.m. until 2 p.m. both
days.
- The 400th birthday of
Pieter Bronck, who built
the original 1663 stone
house on the Bronck Museum property, will be
celebrated at the museum
in Coxsackie from 1-4
p.m. There will be live
music, food, craft demonstrations, costumed interpreters, farm animals,
games, children’s activities, and the first tasting
of Pieter’s Brew, a specially crafted beer prepared by Crossroads
Brewery of Athens. This
event is free.
- A rabies clinic for
Greene County cats, dogs
and ferrets will be held at
the Leeds Firehouse,
Route 23B in Leeds from
6-8 p.m. Please call ahead
for ferrets (518) 7193600. Please bring a record of your pet’s previous vaccination to receive
a 3-year certificate. If no
record is shown, a 1-year
vaccination will be given.
Donations are highly encouraged.
May 13
- The Rip Van Winkle
Wine, Brew and Beverage
Festival will be held, rain
or shine, at Historic Catskill Point in Catskill,
11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Live music, food and vendors. $25 per person. All
proceeds donated to
Dutchman’s Landing and
Elliott Park playgrounds
for upkeep and new
equipment. Bring your
driver’s license.
May 15
- Greenville Town
Board meets 7 p.m. at
Pioneer Hall.
May 16
- Annual school budget
and board of education
vote for most schools in
New York State. In
Greenville, voting is from
1-9 p.m. in the elementary
cafeteria.
- Durham Town Board
meets 7:30 p.m. at town
hall.
May 17
- A career fair for students in grades 7-11, parents, community members, business leaders,
teachers and school administrators will be held
at Colu mbia -Greene
Community College, 4400
Route 23 in Hudson from
4:30-7:30 p.m.
May 19
- The 7th annual Greene
County Senior Citizen
Day will be held at the
Freightmaster’s Building
at Historic Catskill Point,
1 Main Street in Catskill
from 12-3 p.m. This
year’s theme is 50s Sock
Hop. Food, music and
dancing. Call 518-7193555 if you need transportation.
May 20
- Chicken and ribs BBQ
at Noble Ace Hardware,
Main Street, Cobleskill
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Donations to support a
local seminarian as he
prepares for the ministry.
Sponsored by Knights of
Columbus 4475. Information at 518-827-3301.
- The Greene County
Legislature’s annual
Honor a Vet memorial
ceremony for Specialist
Fourth Class G. L.
“Johnny” Lyles will be
held on the steps of the
Greene County Courthouse, 320 Main Street in
Catskill at 10 a.m. sharp.
All are welcome.
- The Friends of the
Cairo Library will sponsor
a used-book sale 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at shed behind
the library. The Friends
will also be selling tickets
for the Quilt Raffle all
summer, for the quilt
which will be raffled in
August. Thanks to the
Cairo Piecemakers who
made the quilt.
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May 22
- Community Action of
Greene County will host a
free poverty simulation
seminar and lunch at the
Catskill Elks Lodge, 45
North Jefferson Avenue in
Catskill from 11:30 a.m.
until 2 p.m. Participation
will give you a better understanding of what it’s
like to live in a typical
low income household.
Call 518-943-9205 for
more information or to
sign up.ee and open to the
public.
May 27
- A flea market and
craft fair will be held at
the Kiskatom firehouse,
4838 Route 32 in Catskill
from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Refreshments and baked
goods will be available.
May 27-28
- The 40th annual Irish
Festival will be held at the
Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre,
2267 Route 145 in East
Durham. Music, food,
entertainment and much
more. Visit EastDurhamIrishFestival.com for
tickets.
Rensselaerville Garage Sale Day
Saturday, May 20 from 9am to 4pm
Maps and food available at the
Rensselaerville Firehouse on Route 85
In front of Just-A-Buck
Tops Plaza, Greenville
Perennials, Annuals,
Vegetables, Shrubs,
House Plants & More
Call 518-966-7361 for info
June 1
June 4
- Reservations must be
received by Thursday,
June 1 for the Greene
County Historical Society’s 41st annual tour of
homes that will be held in
Greenville on Saturday,
June 3 from 10 a.m. until
4 p.m. Tour headquarters
will be in the North Barn
at George V. Vanderbilt
Town Park, just off Route
32 in the hamlet. Advance
tickets are $25 and may
be purchased by sending a
check payable to the
Greene County Historical
Society, PO Box 44, Coxsackie, NY 12051. Tickets
can also be purchased at
tour headquarters the day
of the tour for $30. Proceeds from ticket sales
support the Greene
County Historical Society,
the Bronck Museum and
Vedder Research Library.
- An American Red
Cross blood drive will be
held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at Berne-Knox-Westerlo
Central School, 1738
Helderberg Trail in Berne.
- The Cairo Fairgrounds
Speedway historic racing
reunion, hosted by the
Cairo Historical Society
in conjunction with the
Hudson Valley Historical
Racing Committee, will
be held at Angelo Canna
Town Park, Mountain
Avenue in Cairo from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission
is free. Bring your race
car. Food and beverages
available. For more information contact Sylvia at
518-821-3852.
June 2
- The Greene County
Chamber of Commerce
will hold its annual gala at
Windham Mountain Resort in Windham from
5:30-8:30 p.m. Honorees
are businesswoman of the
year Kathleen McQuaid
of KathodeRay Media;
businessman of the year
Mike Holdridge of
Holdridge Electric; large
business of the year C.
Lacy Ford Lincoln Subaru; small business of
the year Albergo Allegria
B&B; not-for-profit of the
year Wave Farm/WGXC;
and distinguished service
award Lee McGunnigle,
mayor of the Village of
Tannersville. Tickets are
$45 per person. Please
RSVP by Friday, June 2
at 518-943-4222.
- The Nutmeg Soaring
Association will hold its
annual open house and fly
-in at the Freehold Airport, Route 67 in Freehold
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Food to benefit the Civil
Air Patrol will be available. Glider rides may be
purchased at this free
event, which is open to
the public. To learn more
about the sport of soaring
visit NutmegSoaring.com.
- An indoor carnival
will be held at Community Life Church, 20 West
Main Street in Catskill
from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person, $20 for families of 4
or more, free for kids under 3. Bounce house, Velcro wall, pie-eating contest, raffles, craft vendors,
food, games and prizes.
June 3
June 14
- The Ashland Historical Association’s 9th annual tractor and machinery show will be held at
the Ashland Town Park,
Gravel Bank Road in
Ashland. Gates open at 10
a.m. There will be kids’
activities, food, homemade ice cream, animals,
displays, a tractor pull,
and tractor parade. Admission is $3 per person,
free for kids under five
years old.
- A rabies clinic for
Greene County cats, dogs
and ferrets will be held at
the Earlton Firehouse,
Route 81 in Earlton from
6-8 p.m. Please call ahead
for ferrets 518-719-3600.
Please bring a record of
your pet’s previous vaccination to receive a threeyear certificate. If no record is shown, a one-year
vaccination will be given.
Donations would be appreciated.
June 8
- A free rabies clinic for
Schoharie County cats,
dogs and ferrets will be
held at the Gilboa Town
Highway Garage, 104
Stryker Road from 6-8
p.m. Pets must be properly restrained. Bring a
record of your pet’s previous vaccination to receive
a three-year certificate.
Donations appreciated.
Call 518-622-8170.
June 10