Birthday wishes to Lee Karasik, Johnny, Darlene, Diane Greenwald, Arthur Glick, Erica Gold, Michael Shapiro, Mona Karasik, and Diane Levine.

Happy anniversary to the Pammers and the VanLowes.

Our condolences to Elan, Noah, the grands, extended family and friends of Barri Glick, who passed suddenly last week. There’s one less staunch supporter of Israel and the Grateful Dead on the planet.

Area Watch: Pine Grove Self-storage facility. SC International Airport project completion.

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

NYS Burn Ban is in effect until May 14th.

Bethel’s P&R (bethelparksandrec@gmail.com, 845-583-5360): P&R is hiring. Register for Summer Camp.

Keep fit outdoors: Smallwood Forest Reserve, www.trailkeeper.org, sullivanoandw.com, and alltrails.com.

SC Dept of Public Health (Fb or sullivanny.gov).

Check MoveSullivan.com for Bethel’s Monday bus service.

Support White Lake’s Shepherd’s Pantry (845-583-5885). Jeff Bank branches are hosting Food Drives for local pantries and are accepting ‘Boot Cancer Card’ donations for St Jude Kids/Thunder 102 until May 16th.

SC Litterpluck: Free disposal coupons are available at Town Hall, Transfer Station and SCA through October 31st for Roadside, Trail and Water body cleanup debris. FMI:845-807-0287.

Participate in SC Food Scrap Recycling Program (Kassie.thelman@sullivanny.gov).

Follow Bethel Roundtable (bethelroundtable.com), ‘Lake Association of White Lake, NY’ (Fb), Sullivan 180 (sullivan180.org), and www.CatskillMountainkeeper.org.

Register for the June Rhulen Rock Hill Run & Ramble (rockhillrun.com).

Apply for the July Emergency Services Youth Academy for 14-16yo (www.esyacademy.org).

Vendor registration is open for the August Bagel Festival (thebagelfestival.org).

Business Watch: Support local business. Use the Bethel Business Association resource list: www.bethelnybba.com. BBA appreciates our new members. Join with application online.

Friends Bar & Grill and Bethel Woods are hiring! Kauneonga Lake business space rentals are available.

Golf season is officially open to take advantage of: Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, Villa Roma, Resorts World Catskills, Sull Co Golf Club, Roscoe Mountain Club, Tarry Brae, and Lochmor.

Bethel’s Annual Clean Up is slated for May 3rd and 4th from 8a-4pm. Contact Town Hall for necessary Transfer Station vehicle permit. Attend SpringFest at SUNY Sullivan with kites, bouncy house, activities, vendors and food on the 3rd at 11a-3pm. Catch ‘Stacy & Steve’ at Woodstock Way Eatery on Saturday at 6-9pm.

Stop by Callicoon Market on Sundays, 11-2pm. VAPA presents Open Mic at Liberty’s Bridge & Tunnel on the 4th at 2pm.

Celebrate Cinco deMayo on the 5th! Fred Stabbert III shares the ‘History of the SC Democrat’ at the Liberty Library Sr Coffee Club on the 5th at 10:30 am.

Arts & Culture: Bethel Council of the Arts will be returning to Kauneonga Lake ARTSPACE for the season in May. Support BCA. Become a member (Student $25, I /Artist $50, Family $100. To: BCA, PO Box 333, Kauneonga Lake, NY 12749). Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org): Register for programs. Purchase concert tickets. “Blackmore’s Night” comes to the Event Gallery on the 3rd at 8/DO 7pm. The Museum is open daily.

Crawford Library (ebcpl.org): ‘John Conway explores ‘The Evolution of Monticello’s Main Street’ on the 29th at 6:30pm.

CAS (catskillartspace.org) hosts ongoing exhibits. The Kramm, Schwartzberg, Silas exhibit opens May 3-June 21st. Cobalt Studios (cobaltstudios.biz): See seminar schedule.

DH Conservancy (delawarehighlands.org) Van Scott Nature Reserve: Register for interesting events in May. DVAA (delawarevalleyartalliance.org): Apply for grants and event vending. Gallery Exhibit: Carpenter’s “Open Spaces” and O’Brien’s “When We Are Among the Trees” (Meet Artist: 5/3 at 1pm).

DVO Arts Nest hosts Open Mic on the 29th at 6pm and Concert: ‘Sara Hulse & Jesse Mower’ on the 3rd at 7pm.

The AN Gallery hosts Alzamora and Lockwood’s “Imaginative Interlude” exhibition through May 31st.

Eldred Preserve hosts the Kentucky Derby Watch Party on the 3rd from 4:30-7:30pm (tkt req. $50pp).

Farmhouse Project hosts a Maker’s Market in Callicoon on the 3rd and 4th.

HPAC-Tango (hpacny.org) offer dance, film, workshops. Film: Family Sensory-Friendly “Mulan” on the 30th at 10am. Free screening: “The Tomiko Morimoto West Story” on the 3rd at 11am. Kid’s Craft Hour on the 3rd at 12n. “Thunderbolts” is showing on the 2nd- 4th (Fri 6pm, Sa 3pm, Su 2pm). Tango Cafe reopens on the 1st with a new look, new menu and the Lake St Band!

Narrowsburg Union offers the last Digital Art class on May 3rd at 3-6pm (catskillsdigitalarts.com/classes). Enjoy the NU 5-Gallery exhibit.

NCA (nesinculturalarts.org) and SCCO (Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra-FB).

The Lodge at Woodloch offers programs. The Gallery features Kiesendahl + Calhoun Fine Art.

WCAA Gallery (waynecountyartsalliance.org): Catch the ‘Earth Echoes’ Exhibit through May 3rd.

Callicoon Movie Theater is on vacation until May 15th.

SUNY Sullivan’s “The MET: Live in HD” (Sunysullivan.edu). Next presentation: 17th- Strauss’s ‘Salome’.

Suz sez, “My hope is for Pope Francis’ lessons of compassion, humanity and inclusion advance beyond his time on earth”.