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The Arts
March 2010

Spring's Just Around the Corner...
March 2010

The Many Faces of Rip
March 2010

Everything (Catskills) but the Kitchen Sink
March 2010

Rivers Wash Over Me
February 2010

Winner of the Grand Jury Award, Best Feature Film at Reeling, the 2009 Chicago LGBT Film Festival, Rivers Wash Over Me will have a special showing on Saturday, February 20, at 7:45 pm at the Mountain Cinema, Doctorow Center for the Arts, Main Street, Village of Hunter. Join us for this very special showing of a film co-written and directed by Schoharie County resident John G. Young.

Mountain Folk
February 2010

Before the Catskills inspired books and paintings, their spirit and beauty were captured in the stories and legends of American Indians, who, it’s said, called the mountains Onteora, “Land in the Sky.” One Iroquois story tells of the “Great Little People,” who appeared to a young hunter in the forest. When he helped the elf-like creatures with their hunt, they rewarded him with food and drink, which made the hunter fall into a deep sleep—an Iroquois precursor to Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle, whose tale was set in the Catskill High Peaks.

Many people believe this quiet mountain region is enchanted. The Indians believed it was inhabited by a fierce spirit called Manitou. Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of Art, claimed that it was the spirit of God in nature that drew him to Greene County, NY. Certainly, over the last two centuries, the Catskills have inspired much in art and literature to enchant the world.

Almost a decade ago, in March 2000, Greene County, NY rang in its two hundredth birthday with churches and schools throughout the county tolling their bells 200 times in celebration. Many of those who found their inspiration in the beauty of the Catskills were remembered as part of that celebration. Now, ten years later, it seems fitting to remember them once again.

The Arts
February 2010

Reviving the Landmark Inn
February 2010

The Guide Interview
February 2010

An interview with noted Catskill Region photographer Larry Gambon.

John Quinn
January 2010

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