irthday wishes to Dina Sturm, Debra Conway, Cecile Klemen, Kara Nash, Bonnie Lagoda, Andrew Trombley, Saumik ‘Sonny’ Patel, Susan Kinsbruner, Ellen Levine, and Joann Falkl-Florance.

Happy anniversary to  Dawn and Mike Ryder, Alexandra and Michael Ryder, the Cioroiaris, and the Zimmermans.

Bethel Departments, meeting links, minutes, newsletter, Parks & Rec: townofbethelny.us.

Follow Bethelroundtable.com and ‘Lake Association of White Lake, NY’ (FB).

Bethel’s Parks & Rec (bethelparksandrec@gmail.com, 845-583-5360). Use the playgrounds and parks.

Keep fit outdoors: Smallwood Forest Reserve, www.trailkeeper.org, sullivanoandw.com, and alltrails.com. Walk, run, hike and climb. Play golf, pickleball or tennis. Swim, paddleboard, kayak and boat. Wear a life vest!

SC Dept of Public Health (Fb, sullivanny.gov). Sr Fitness class schedule: Bethel 6/30 at 10:30am. Liberty 6/11, 25 at 11:30am. Jeffersonville 6/13, 27 at 10:30am.

Reminder: Use the Monday Bethel bus service (MoveSullivan.com).

Continue to support White Lake’s Shepherd’s Pantry (845-583-5885).

Business Watch: Please support our local businesses and the arts. Use the Bethel Business Association Member resource list: www.bethelnybba.com. Watch for the ’25 BBA Bethel GUIDE release, coming soon.

Stop by and welcome new owners at Smallwood’s Grill & Chill (next to the PO). In2retro will open in July.

SC Board of Elections: Primary Election voting will be held at your local polling place (Duggan Center for Bethel residents) on the 24th, 6am-9pm. Early voting is available at the Monticello Gov’t. Center or Liberty’s SC Public Health on the 14th-22nd (hours vary). For more information: 845-807-0400 or sullivanny.gov. Learn about the candidates who have ‘stepped up to the plate’.

Look for the full ‘Strawberry Moon’ on the 11th.

Enjoy Thursday ‘Trivia Night’, dart league, and live music on the weekends at Woodstock Way Groovy Eatery.

Hector’s is hosting a ‘Friday, the 13th Party’ at 5pm with ‘Faith Kelly & Caswyn Moon’ providing the music.

Celebrate Flag Day this Saturday. If you were fortunate enough to have known Wm ‘Bill’ Burns, you would knowevery aspect of care and have respect for our American flag. Hang it properly and fly it proudly.

Attend and/or participate in the R4 Rhulen Run & Ramble 5K at Bridgeville’s Holiday Mountain Ski Area on Saturday morning. Register online (rockhillrun.com) or day of at 7am. The USTAF certified Run /Walk starts at 9am. It’s a great community day with vendors, raffles, T-shirts, food, music and fun for a good cause: LLS, the Trevor Loughlin Foundation, DKMS, national and local charities and patient grants.

Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History hosts author Jack Kelly, to discuss his book “God Save Benedict Arnold” on the 14th at 4pm. Burn Brae Mansion hosts ‘Death at the Poker Table’ Murder Mystery Dinner on the 14th at 6pm (DO 5:45pm). Reserve: 845-856-3335.

Father’s Day is celebrated on Sunday, the 15th. Show the love and get the BarBQ fired up! 

Attend the Bethel Sustainability Forum & Open House on the 15th at Duggan from 12-3pm. Learn and get advice about water, septic, composting, community solar, landscaping, heat and AC efficiency, and electric /hybrid/gas engine (ICE) car emissions. Stop by Callicoon Market on Sundays, 11-2pm.

Arts & Culture:

Stop by Bethel Council of the Arts at Kauneonga Lake ARTSPACE! View and enjoy member artist’s work.

Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org): Plan Museum visits, programs, and concerts. Pavilion- 22nd: Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis. USA Today voted BW Pavilion the ‘Best Amphitheater in the Country’!

Follow the Borscht Belt Historical Markers Trail. See future presentations: (borschtbelthistoricalmarkerproject.org).

Callicoon Movie Theater (thecallicoontheater.com): Screens “The Phoenician Scheme” on the 13th- 16th (all 7:30pm,Sat + Sun 2pm).

Crawford Library (ebcpl.org): 10th: Online Author Talk with Lisa Jewell at 2pm. 12th: ‘Snap Benefits’ at 2:30pm and

‘Committee for Equal Justice’ meeting at 6pm. Joe Poon’s exhibit closes on Saturday.

CAS (catskillartspace.org) hosts ‘The Kramm, Schwartzberg, Silas Exhibit’ until the 21st.

DH Conservancy (delawarehighlands.org) Van Scott Nature Reserve: Register to attend summer events.

DVAA (delawarevalleyartalliance.org): Gallery: Abate and Rossini’s works are exhibited until the 22nd. Attend “Gallery Talk’ with Bobby Abate on the 14th at 1pm.

DVO Arts Nest hosts Open Mic on the 10th at 6pm. The AN Gallery: Marie Rauso’s exhibit runs until 9/28.

Farm Arts Collective (farmartscollective.org): Celebrate Juneteenth, featuring Oliver King and others, on the 19th.

Eldred Preserve-Homestead Restaurant (theeldredpreserve.com). Attend a Thursday ‘Smokehouse Supper & Song’ BBQ, every week at 5:30-7:30pm. Cabaret Series tickets- 29th: Margo Seibert.

Forestburgh Playhouse (FBplayhouse.org): Get tickets for ‘Drag Me to the Catskills’ on the 13-15th. Jonathan C Foxis the June 15th Performance ‘Special Guest’ at the 11am show! Main Stage shows begin on the 17th.

Fort Delaware Museum (thedelawarecompany.org): Attend BG Media Speaker Series event on the 14th at 4pm.

Harmony InTheWoods.org: FMI, events and tickets for shows beginning in July.

HPAC-Tango Café (hpacny.org): offer dance, film, classes. Sr Cinema screens ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ on the 12th at 11am. Friday Mat Pilates. Tango: Friday live music, 6-8pm.

Narrowsburg Union offers the NU 5-Gallery Exhibit, a weekend Café and the Saturday Farmer’s Market, 10-1pm.

NACL (nacl.org).

NCA (nesinculturalarts.org) / SCCO (Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra-FB). Summer programs, classes.

Shadowland Stages (shadowlandstages.org): “I’m not Rappaport” runs through June 29th.

SCDW (scdw.net): Plan for performances of ‘Sister Act’ on the 13th - 22nd. 13th and 14th -8pm, 15th -2pm.

VAPA (libertysoulstage.com): Live Music: ‘Midnight Slim’ on the 10th at 6-8pm with arts & crafts, concessions.

WCAA Gallery (waynecountyartsalliance.org): ‘DENT’ and ‘Inspired by Song’ exhibits run until the 14th.

Suz sez, “You will realize the importance of your voice when it is silenced.”