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Tuesday Nights at the Theater - Thomas and the Rainbow

By Amiebh
4/16/13 - 9:33 am

Tuesday, April 30th, at 7p.m., The Open Eye’s Tuesday Night at the Theater presents Thomas and the Rainbow. Written by Vic Sarin, Catherine Spear and Dennis Foon. Directed by Vic Sarin. Marie (Connie Nielsen) transforms an orphan boy's world when she brings him to live in her small island village off the coast of Ireland. Her reticent husband Alec (Aidan Quinn) can barely hide his disappointment when he meets the frail, shy eight-year-old. Undiscouraged, Marie introduces Thomas (John Bell) to the wonders of his new world, and shows him that you can find magic anywhere - if you really look. A discussion about the movie’s characters’ growth and resonance with our lives will follow the presentation.

No admission charge but donations to the New Roof Fund gladly accepted. Refreshments will be served. 960 Main Street, Margaretville, NY, www.theopeneye.org, 845-586-1660. Future movies will be announced. Read more

"Janet's Class" to Appear on The Open Eye Screen

By Amiebh
4/8/13 - 3:02 pm

Tuesdays at the Theater continues on April 23, at 7:00 pm, with “Janet’s Class,” a documentary film by Dorothy Lyman of Andes. This film follows a group of New York City retirees through their early preparation, rehearsal, and performance of a showcase directed by veteran stage, film, and TV actress Janet Sarno. With humor and inspiration, the video looks at aging, and its opportunities for personal growth and fulfillment.

Janet Sarno appeared on Broadway opposite Danny Aiello in “Knockout,” by Louis LaRusso and off Broadway in his “Sweatshop.” Her TV credits include “All My Children,” and “The Edge of Night”. Films include “Rock the Paint,” “Reqiem, for a Dream,” “The Hard Way,” and “Power.”

Ms. Lyman lives on her chicken farm in Andes. Before moving here in 2003, she lived in Los Angeles and worked in television as an actress and director. In 2006 she produced and directed a film in Delaware County called “The Northern Kingdom.” She will be present at the showing of her film at The Open Eye Theater, 960 Main Street, Margaretville, Tuesday evening, at 7:00, and will participate in the discussion afterwards. Read more

Tuesday Nights at the Theater - Broken Hill

By Amiebh
3/12/13 - 11:46 am

Tuesday, March 19th, at 7p.m., The Open Eye’s Tuesday Night at the Theater presents Broken Hill. Director: Dagen Merrill. Actors: Luke Arnold, Alexa Vega, Rhys Wakefield, Timothy Hutton. Tommy McAlpine lives on a rocky, drought-ridden sheep station in the Australian Outback with his tough, taciturn father George, a farmer and high school football coach. Tommy Dreams of becoming a classical composer, but his father believes his son's future is in the family farm. Will George ever hear the same music that Tommy does? A discussion about the movie’s characters’ growth and resonance with our lives will follow the presentation.

Tuesday Night at the Theater is co-produced and sponsored by the A.S.H.R.A.M. Center of Margaretville. Contact Laura Battelani, PO Box 382, Margaretville, NY 12455 845-586-3101 bodyworx@catskill.net

Tuesday Night at The Theater - Musical Chairs - March 12

By Amiebh
3/4/13 - 7:13 pm

The Open Eye’s Tuesday Night at the Theater presents Musical Chairs, written by Marty Madden, directed by Susan Seidelman. Actors: Leah Pipes, E.J. Bonilla, Priscilla Lopez, Jaime Tirelli, Laverne Cox, Nelson Landrieu. Content warning: some adult language. A romantic tale of two New Yorkers, Armando from the Bronx, and Mia from the Upper East Side, who come together through their love of ballroom dancing. When his dance partner, Mia, is injured in an accident, Armando persuades her to train for a wheelchair ballroom dancing contest. It's a moving story about overcoming challenges. A discussion about the movie’s characters’ growth and resonance with our lives will follow the presentation.

No admission charge but donations to the New Roof Fund gladly accepted. Refreshments will be served. 960 Main Street, Margaretville, NY, www.TheOpenEye.org, 845-586-1660. Future movies are March 19, April 23 and 30. Read more

Tuesdays at the Theater

By Amiebh
10/15/12 - 6:12 pm

DOCUMENTARY: FACE OF FARMING AT THE OPEN EYE THEATER

Next on the big screen in Tuesdays at the Theater series at The Open Eye, 960 Main Street, Margaretville, is Ellen Wong’s “Face of Farming,” Tuesday, October 23, 7:00 pm. This documentary video tells the story of five of the last operating dairy farm families in Delaware County, where once the dairy farming population was among the highest and most productive in the United States. The video, made in collaboration with Anthony Marizo and Kent Garrett, memorializes the art of working the land and celebrates these families’ commitment to a fast disappearing lifestyle.

“Face of Farming,” created in 2008, was part of a multi-media exhibit at The Roxbury Arts Group in July 2009, and was included in the recent Art & Soul of the Catskills Film Festival 2012 in Delhi. Read more

More winter on the way in

By Lissa Harris
1/20/12 - 4:27 pm

The National Weather Service has announced snow and winter weather advisories across much of the region for tonight and tomorrow.

Ulster County: Winter Weather Advisory from 1am through 3pm tomorrow, 3-6 inches of snow.

Delaware County: Winter Weather Advisory from 10pm tonight through 1pm tomorrow, 2-4 inches of snow.

Sullivan County: Winter Weather Advisory from 10pm tonight through 1pm tomorrow, 3-6 inches of snow.

Click each individual link for more details. And stay safe on the roads, Catskills drivers.

USDA sets aside $31.5 million for Irene and Lee disaster aid in NYS

By Lissa Harris
1/19/12 - 3:15 pm

Today, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a division of the US Department of Agriculture, announced that it is setting aside $31.5 million in disaster aid for projects sponsored by local town, city, county or tribal governments in New York State.

From a press release from the NRCS:

In New York, the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program has $31.5 million available to local units of government for addressing public safety and restoration efforts on public, private and Tribal lands. When funding is allocated to a project, NRCS works with a project sponsor to contract the heavy construction work, spurring creation of jobs. Typical projects funded under EWP include the protection of threatened infrastructure from continued streambank erosion and stream down-cutting. Read more

Matchmaker, matchmaker, find me a farm

By Bethany Lyttle
1/18/12 - 9:19 pm

Above: A Flickr slideshow of photos from Catskills FarmLink landowners and farmers. The first photo is of Michelle Premura, a landowner who has listed 13 acres between Delhi and Stamford on the FarmLink website. Click on individual photos to see the captions.

After graduating from West Point Academy and serving in the army for five years, Julie Zavage pursued a degree in organic agriculture from Colorado State University. Two internships and an apprenticeship later, the 30-year-old is ready to start her own vegetable farm. But Zavage doesn't own land, nor does she have the money to buy it. Leasing land is her only option.

So she turned to Catskills FarmLink, a new local website aimed at connecting would-be farmers with landowners, for help.

“I'm typical of many farmers of my generation,” she said. “We have the desire and ability to do the work and do it sustainably, but we don't have the money to buy the land we need.” Read more

It's official: Cuomo wants ORDA to run Belleayre Mountain next year

By Julia Reischel
1/17/12 - 4:35 pm

In his proposal for the 2012 - 2013 New York State budget, released today, Governor Andrew Cuomo made it clear that he would like to transfer the management of Belleayre Mountain Ski Center to the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) at the close of the current ski season.

This is a preliminary budget proposal, so the transfer will not happen until the budget is finalized. But it's a big indication that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's days in the ski business may be numbered.

For a rundown of the pros and cons of a Belleayre DEC-to-ORDA transfer, see our story from last June.

Here's the news, announced on pages 14 and 32 of the budget briefing book issued today:

p. 14: • Transfer the management of Belleayre Ski Center from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA). Given ORDA’s expertise managing other ski centers (Gore and Whiteface) Belleayre will see improved operations. Read more

Wintry mix warning for the western Catskills tonight

By Lissa Harris
1/16/12 - 9:50 pm

Be careful on the roads tonight, Delaware and Sullivan County. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for south-central New York and northern Pennsylvania through tomorrow morning.

From NY-Alert:

Light Wintry Mix With Ice Tonight Into Early Tuesday Morning... ...Winter Weather Advisory Remains In Effect From 9 PM This Evening To 10 AM EST Tuesday...

* Locations...Oneida...Madison...Chenango...Otsego...Broome... Delaware... Sullivan...Susquehanna...Wayne...Lackawanna...And Pike Counties.

* Hazards...Light Wintry Mix Including Freezing Rain.

* Accumulations...Up To A Tenth Of An Inch Of Ice...And Generally Less Than An Inch Of Snow And Sleet. The Most Ice Accumulation Will Occur In The Western Catskills And Oneida County. Over Northern Oneida County Snow Accumulation Of 1 To 3 Inches Is Likely. Read more

Pine Hill pop-up store raises funds for flooded families

By Rusty Mae Moore
1/13/12 - 2:23 pm

Left to right: Ann Epner, director of the Pine Hill Community Center; Dr. Alison O’Brien, thrift store volunteer; Kent Brown, deputy director of the MARK Project. Photo by Rusty Mae Moore.

The Pine Hill Community Center donated $ 618.64, the proceeds of their flood relief “Pop Up” thrift store, to the MARK Project in Arkville yesterday. The thrift store was operated on Saturdays for eight weeks in retail space made available by Bernie and Florence Hamling in the Zephyr Building on Pine Hill’s Main Street. The store was a joint effort of volunteers from Pine Hill and the Hispanic community of Fleischmanns, according to Alison O’Brien, who managed the store. Peg Ellsworth, director of the MARK Project, said that the money raised will go to $25 gas cards and $75 grocery cards for six families in need. The donated clothing not sold was donated to the Salvation Army.