Birthday wishes to Hildy Rosenberg, Cindy Kashan, Judy Bernstein Rosati, David S Bloch, Jillian Scheinfeld, April Scardino, John Abramshe, Karen Siegel, Beth Weiss, Catherine Witt, Laurie Kilgore and belated wishes to Dorothy Wagner.

Kudos to the Leadership Sullivan Class of ‘23 as they ready for graduation celebrations at the Villa Roma on the 15th.

PSA: SC Health: 845-292-5910. Crisis Lifeline: 988. Overdose Help: 866-832-5575 or 911. Emergency: 911. 

Save a life: Take the SC Health Dept Narcan course. Use caution on the roads. Watch for pedestrians, animals and bikers.

Bethel News: Town information: www.townofbethelny.us or 845-583-4350. Parks & Rec: 845-583-5360. Check the Town website for meeting links and minutes. Be aware of current issues: The Short Term Rental law and Bethel Solar.

Volunteer: Seasonal Bethel Woods positions. Past Perfect Bookstore (845-794-0017). Sullivan 180-Renaissance (845-295-2680). Join local organizations or emergency service groups. 

Business Watch: Stay and shop local! Use Bethel Business Association’s website www.bethelnybba.com as a services resource. Please go to work! Area businesses are hiring. Get a membership at the Club at Smallwood. In2retro is now open for the season! Look for the Pine Grove Road Bethel Craft & Flea Market to be open weekends and a new restaurant, Santorini, to join our humble Restaurant Row in Kauneonga Lake!

Get in Shape: Walk the Smallwood Forest Reserve trail and use the exercise equipment along the way. Take your pup to the Dog Park. Try Tuesday Pickleball (4pm) or Thursday Exercise (4:45pm) at Duggan. Visit Lake Superior Park. 

Attend ‘Wine & Wags: Pets Alive fundraiser at Bashakill Vineyards on Friday, the 2nd at 4pm.

Check out Liberty Elk’s Craft Fair-Yard Sale on Saturday from 10-3pm. It’s Opening Day at Liberty Soul Stage on Saturday, the 3rd from 4-8pm and on the 4th, LSS hosts karaoke from 2-4pm.

Attend Hurleyville’s SC Music Festival, hosted by HPAC on the 4th from 12-8pm with all-day music, performers and food. 

Arts & Culture: Bethel Council of the Arts (fb), BCA@BethelArt.org, Bethelwoodscenter.org, Bashakillvineyards.com, Catskillartsociety.org, Cobaltstudios.net, Delawarehighlands.org, Delawarevalleyartsalliance.org, Ebcpl.org, Farmartscollective.org, Fbplayhhouse.org, Hurleyvilleartscentre.org, Narrowsburgunion.com, Nesinculturalarts.org, sccoplayers.org, scdw.net, shadowlandstages.org and cnyhistory.org.

Register for Bethel Woods programs, including the Youth Summer Art Program, and purchase performance tickets. Visit the Museum and Yasgur’s Farm Cafe.   

Bethel Woods hosts Hollywood Vampires on Thursday, June 1st. That’s Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry with Barry Goudreau’s Engine Room together on the Pavilion Stage!  

Narrowsburg Union hosts the Bethel Council of the Arts exhibit, “Artists to Humans” through July 2nd and the last day of the ‘Activated’ exhibit in the Digital Gallery is June 2nd. NU hosts a Farmers Market on the rear lawn on Saturdays from 10a-1pm until October 28th and Bline Ice Cream opened Memorial Day.

Watch for and book an evening at Eldred Preserve’s Sunday Cabaret Series. Scott and Eddie have wonderful performances scheduled. (theeldredpreserve.com or 845-557-8316). 

Get tickets for Forestburg Playhouse’s ‘Under the Stars’ Series performances. This week, FBP offers Drag Superstar, Lagoona Bloo on the 2nd and Elizabeth Ward Land with the music of Linda Rondstadt, “Still Within the Sound of My Voice”, on the 3rd (845-794-1194). Also, Summer Season productions and Youth Audience Musical tickets are now available.

Out of town fun: 17 West Brewery, Bashakill Winery, Upward Brewing, Rafter’s, Roscoe Beer Co., Cab Franks, and Dutch’s.

Mark the Calendar: Donate items for the June 17th Alzheimer’s Tricky Tray (alztrickytray@gmail.com). Register for the June 17th R4-Rhulen Run (rockhillrun.com). Want to participate in the Monticello Juneteenth Parade (19th)? Contact jsorensen@k12mcsd.net. Register to vend at the August Bagel Festival, which now has combined with the Catskills Revibe: Mural, Arts, Culture Fest (catskillsrevibe@gmail.com).

Suz sez: “He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it”. MLK