Birthday wishes to Andrew Liff, Elaine Dolgin, Jerry Broskin, Colleen Cunningham, Denise Frangipane, Heather Quaintance, Michael Connolly, Josh Deitchman, Cindy Gottleib, Lance Wagner, Gabriella Baretta, Mermer, Patti Kessler, Liz MacDonald, Mark Pavlak, and Maria Bourne. 

Happy anniversary to Tanya and Kenny Cohen, Maria and Chris Spannos, Dali and Steve Vegilante, Eddie and Scott, Jesse and Luke Perry, the Billigs, Dawn Elliott and Perry Pistone, and Alice and Michael Altman.

The best traditional baseball series ended on August 30. I have to say, kudos to Kinley Rasmus, the 12-year-old girl who played for Phenix City, Alabama, and was highlighted in the Williamsport Little League Baseball World Series. “Fear the Bow” and check out her stats!

Bethel Departments, newsletter, information: www.townofbethelny.gov. P&R: Bethelnyparksandrec@gmail.com.

Lake Superior State Park (845-807-0287 or SCParks@sullivanny.gov). Want to be more involved? Follow: www.bethelroundtable.com, SustainableBethel491@gmail.com, Lake Association of White Lake, NY (fb), Sullivan180.org and Bethel organizations. Support Shepherd’s Pantry and the Past Perfect Bookstore.

Use the BBA’s Bethel Guide members list (www.bethelnybba.com) to patronize local businesses. Guides are available at the BBA Welcome Gazebo or Town Hall.

The SC Center for Workforce Development is hosting a job fair on Tuesday, the 1^st, at the SC Adult Care Center for the facility’s displaced workers only. Info: 845-794-3340.

Attend a Western Sullivan County Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project Dedication on Friday in Lake Huntington at Sullivan West at 5p.m. and at DVO (the Nutshell) at 7:30p.m.

Shop at WJFF-Radio Catskills’ annual Music Yard Sale on the 5^th at 2758 Rt 52, Liberty, from 9-2p.m.

Hector’s Inn offers ‘Open Mic by ConQueso’ on Sunday, September 6, at 3p.m.

Annie’s Ruff Cut has ‘Karaoke & Open Mic Mondays’ at 7p.m.

Celebrate Labor Day and the unofficial end of summer on Monday, the 7^th, and get ready for MCSD school opening on Tuesday, September 8 (monticelloschools.net).

Arts & Culture:

Bethel Council of the Arts (fb or BethelArt.org): Attend a ‘BCA End of Season Cocktail Party’ and enjoy the member’s exhibit at ArtSpace on Saturday, the 5^th, from 4-6p.m. 

Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org): The Museum, Pavilion, Events Gallery, Programs, Fall Harvest Festival.                        4: ‘Alabama Shakes’, 8p.m. 6: Harvest Festival Theme: ‘The Great Outdoors’ with Birds of Prey, Reptiles, Rescue Ponies, Fiddlers, Bindy Bazaar hike, and includes music, craft, artisan, farm, and food vendors, corn maze and more.

Callicoon Movie Theater (thecallicoontheater.com): 3: “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” 7:30p.m. 4: “The River,” 7:30p.m. 5-7: “The End of Oak Street” (all 7:30p.m., Sat and Sun- 2p.m.).

CAS (catskillartspace.org): 5: Brett DePalma, RM Fischer, Judy Glantzman: Talk/Opening Reception, 3-5p.m.

Crawford Library (ebcpl.libcal.com): Check online for youth events. 2: Yiddish, 10:30a.m. 3: CEJ Meeting, 3:45p.m. 4: Adult Gaming, 1p.m. The Cutting Garden/Domesticities (thecuttinggarden.org): 5-27: Malloy’s ‘Remaking the World- Paintings from 2024-2026.’

DH Conservancy/Van Scott Nature Reserve (delawarehighlands.org): 4: Sunset Wellness Walk, 6:45p.m.  

DVAA (delawarevalleyartsalliance.org): Gallery exhibitions through 9/13: Alliance- ‘(T)Here’ and Loft- ‘Fellows.’ Tusten Theater: 1: ‘Stand Up Comedy with Normand & Ruby.’ 7p.m. 3: Retro Cinema: “Murder by Death.” 7p.m. 5: ‘LETZ-The Golem’ Concert with a Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project Photo Pop Up, 7p.m.

DVO (delawarevalleyopera.org): Arts Nest: 1: Open Mic, 6p.m. 3: Concert- ‘April Mae and the June Bugs Jazz Trio,’ 7p.m. 4: ‘Dirty Dancing’ screening, 7:30p.m. and 6: Dirty Dancing Concert & Dance, 7:30-9:30p.m.

Eldred Preserve-Homestead (theeldredpreserve.com): 3: BOGO Burger Thursday, 3p.m.  6: Sunday Brunch, 11:30a.m., Happy Hour, 3p.m., and Cabaret: ‘An Evening with Jeanne Macdonald,’ 7p.m. 7: Wine About Mondays 3p.m. Watch for it: plans for the 2027 $16 million spa and wellness destination!

Farm Arts Collective (farmartscollective.org): 6: ‘Jazz on the Farm,’ 7-9p.m.

Forestburgh Playhouse (fbplayhouse.org): Mainstage: 1-6: “Come From Away,” Tues-Sat 8pm, Wed- 2pm, Sun- 3pm. Tavern: 1-5: ‘Dueling Divas,’ 6p.m. Fort Delaware (thedelawarecompany.org): Museum, Minisink Battleground, the Kate Project. (Open Sat, Sun).  Harmony in the Woods (harmonyinthewoods.org): 4: ‘Quinn Sullivan,’ 6p.m. 5: ‘Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root with Dirk Miller,’ 6p.m.

HPAC (hpacny.org): Film, programs and dance. 4-6: “Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie” (Fri- 7p.m., Sat- 3p.m., Sun- 2p.m.). 2: ‘Mat Pilates’- 10a.m., ‘Kids Program’- 11a.m., ‘Line Dancing’- 5:30 and 6:30p.m. HPAC events end 10/3.

Mamakating Environmental Education Center: (mamakating.gov) or 845-644-5014: 6: ‘Sky Stitching,’ 10a.m.

Narrowsburg Union (narrowsburgunion.com): ‘The Miguel Tio Exhibit’ through 9/27.

NCA (nesinculturalarts.org)/Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra (sccoplayers.org), Fb or 845-798-9006.

Shadowland (shadowlandstages.org): Mainstage: ‘The 70’s Beehive Musical,’ Thursday-Sunday, through 9/13.

SC Historical Society (scnyhistory.org): Explore the FA Cook and MacAdam brother’s exhibits.

WCAA Gallery (WayneCountyArtsAlliance.org): Exhibits: ‘Low Local Tech’ and ‘The Eyes of Abstraction’ run through October 3.

Area entertainment: Resorts World Catskills (rwcatskills.com) and The Kartrite Resort (thekartrite.com).

Music: 3: Bethel Lakeside Music- ‘Robert Tellefsen Band’ Finale, 6-8p.m.  

Farm Markets: Friday: Liberty: 3-6p.m. Saturday: Kauneonga Lake: 10-2p.m. Barryville, Narrowsburg Union, and Rock Hill: 10-1p.m. Sunday: Callicoon: 11-2p.m.

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Suz sez, “Summer. It ain’t over ‘til it’s over…”.