Discussion and Booksigning with author Scott Ian Barry

Date: Saturday, September 10, 1:00-3:00 pm
Location: Village Square Bookstore & Literary Arts Center, 7950 Main St, Rte 23A, Village of Hunter, NY
Hours: Monday, Thursday & Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Saturday 10 am - 7 pm, Sunday 10 am - 5 pm.
Information: 518 263 2050
Admission: FREE

Often the highlight of any European vacation, castles have captured the hearts of architecture buffs and romantics for generations. However, splendid examples of the form can be found right here in New York, as award-winning photographer Scott Ian Barry shows in this architectural and historical tour of twenty-nine of his favorite castles throughout the state. Included here are such well-known destinations as Frederic Edwin Church's nineteenth-century Moorish castle Olana just south of Hudson, along with less well-known and more off-the-beaten-path structures, including "Cat Rock" Castle in Garrison. In words and in stunning photographs, Barry tells us the story behind each castle, while also exploring along the way what draws him -- and us -- to these monumental buildings in the first place.