Birthday wishes to Paul Kean, Sue Tremper, Tina Hart, Beth Johnston-Groth, Shlomo Franklin, Kelly Sturm, Carol, Ken, and Danny Bloom, Bill Townsend, Jackie Beirnacki, Jane Sorensen, Steve Levine, Janie Ronik, Adrienne Walker, Susie Parks Landis, Courtney Jagel, Bradley Gruber, Carol Newkirk, Ellen Magliano, and Ira Gold.

Happy anniversary to Rose and John Bogaert, a special Bethel couple who will be married sixty years this week!

Services for John Manzi, who passed away on October 28^th, were held on November 9 at the Church of St Peter, Monticello followed by a Celebration of Life at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame.

Bethel Departments, Parks & Rec, newsletter, information: www.townofbethelny.gov.

Support our local Shepherd’s Pantry.

The Monticello Rotary Coat Drive ends mid-November. Drop information: (monticellorotary.org). Their annual Food Drive, benefiting SCFH and United Way, will take place at Monticello Shoprite on the 21^st from 9-1p.m.

Purchase Monticello Kiwanis Annual Fundraiser Dinner tickets, good through December 31^st for various menu choices at Yanni’s Café. Ticket information: 845-701-1655.

News Flash: CH Pizza & Pasta, formerly Candy Cone on the White Lake corner, is open for Brooklyn Style pizza, pasta and more (845-667-9306 or 6971). Cabernet Frank’s in Parksville is now open Wednesday to Sunday.

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week continues until the 16^th. The Homestead, Cellaio, and the Blue Fox are on the list.  Look ahead to Cochecton Pump House’s December weekend events and CPH Farmhouse dates in the new year.

Veteran’s Day Services will be held on Wednesday, the 11^th, at 11am at Kauneonga Lake Veteran’s Square.  

Look forward to the SC Chamber’s Annual Awards Gala at the Kartrite Resort on the 12^th at 5:30-9p.m. Tickets/info: www.catskills.com.

Beware, it’s Friday, the 13^th! Hector’s Inn is celebrating ‘National Pickle Day’ with games and awards on Friday starting at 6p.m.

Hector’s is hosting their November Birthday Party on the 15^th at 3p.m. Roscoe Beer Company and All Things Accuracy are co-hosting ‘Drop a Deer-Get a Beer’ on the 15^th from 10-4p.m. Drop your legally tagged deer at ATA, they’ll assist with the paperwork and coordinate delivery to the processors, and then it’s donated to families in need. Donating hunters are rewarded with beer (or soft drinks if under 21), a special hunter’s package and door prize entry. Info: 845-650-1354.

Annie’s Ruff Cut offers Andre the Hitman’s ‘Mega Music Mondays Karaoke & Open Mic’ at 5:30p.m.

Arts & Culture:

Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org): The Museum, events, and programs. 13: Stewart Copeland, 7:30p.m.

15: Digital Photo Editing Workshop, 12:30p.m.  Get tickets now for ‘Peace, Love & Lights’, scheduled for November 27^th through January 2, 2027.

Callicoon Movie Theater (thecallicoontheater.com): 12: “You Can See Everything”, 7:30p.m. 13-16: “Wicker” (all 7:30p.m., Sat and Sun- 2p.m.).

CAS (catskillartspace.org): Exhibits: Elizabeth Murray’s ‘Present Tense’ closes December 27 and the ‘Ontko, Polak, Rios Exhibit’ runs through December 28.

Crawford Library (ebcpl.libcal.com): 10: Tech- Basic skills, 10:30a.m. SSA Planning Retirement, 2:30p.m. Friends of the Library, 5:45p.m. 11: Closed. 13: Adult Gaming, 1p.m. Through 12/19: David Mumford’s Art Exhibit.

The Cutting Garden/Domesticities (thecuttinggarden.org): Exhibit: ‘Robin Almquist’ through the 29^th.

DH Conservancy/Van Scott Nature Reserve (delawarehighlands.org): 13: Monarchs & Milkweed, 5:30p.m. 14: ‘Bearwise in PA’, 10a.m. ‘Opening Reception & Gallery Show/ Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife’ at The Artery Gallery, Milford. 2-4p.m.

DVAA (delawarevalleyartsalliance.org): 14: The ‘Art in Sixes’ exhibition is scheduled through December 23.

DVO (delawarevalleyopera.org): Arts Nest: 10: Open Mic, 6p.m. 10 and 11: Gallery- ‘Fiber Arts Exhibit’, 6p.m. 14: River Rep Jr Workshop, 11a.m. Concert: ‘Davey O’, 7p.m. 15: Concert: ‘Jesse Ruben’, 2p.m.

Eldred Preserve-Homestead (theeldredpreserve.com): 14: Saturday Lunch, 11:30-3p.m. 15: Sunday Brunch, 11:30a.m., Happy Hour, 3p.m. 16: Wine About Mondays 3p.m. Reserve for HV Restaurant Week: 11/12, 14-16.

Liberty Library (libertypubliclibrary.libcal.com): 10: Mahjong, 10:15a.m. Planning Retirement, 2:30p.m. Honoring Kristallnacht, 5p.m. 11: Closed.  13: Movie- “Knives Out”, 1p.m. 16: Kindred Stitchers, 1p.m.

MEECenter (mamakating.gov): 15: ‘Sky Stitching’, 10a.m. ‘Beeswax Candle Making’, 1p.m. Reg (845-644-5014).

NACL (nacl.org): A new work in development, “The Stinking Nose”, 7-9p.m.

Narrowsburg Union (narrowsburgunion.com): 14: Film Screening & Community Dinner- “The Welcome Table”, 4:30p.m. Tkts: online or (845-252-3100). The ‘5-Artist Art Exhibit’ runs through December 20.

Shadowland (shadowlandstages.org): 15: Mainstage: ‘Soul at the Crossroads’, 2p.m.

WCAA Gallery (WayneCountyArtsAlliance.org): ‘Haunted’ Gallery exhibit ends November 13.

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

Markets: Callicoon: Sundays, 11-2p.m.

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