September 15 – Birthday wishes to Nick Frangipane, Nicholas Dollard, Josh Altman, Annie Lynch, Jake Herfield, Blake Herfield, Christine Bunce Minaglia, Rosemarie Romano, Ella Blake, Casey Broskin, Ed Cooke, Georgina Scardino, Jake Cohen, Cathy Travis, Jacqueline Calka, Paul Walsh and belated wishes to Maria Bourne.

Happy anniversary to Eileen and Steve Morey, Kara and Corey Nash-Gips, the Moores, the Blochs, and the Levinsons.

Bethel Departments, newsletter, and information: townofbethelny.us or 845-583-4350. Watch for your School Tax Bill. Liberty or Sullivan West are posted on www.taxlookup.net. Monticello is posted on www.infotaxonline.com.

Be informed! Get familiar with our local election candidates. Follow Bethel issues. Watch for the Drinking Water Source Protection Program collaboration to develop (a sample plan is available on the town website). Attend Town Board meetings on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at Duggan at 7:30p.m.

Check out Bethelroundtable.com, Lake Association of White Lake, NY (Fb), and Sullivan 180.org.

Enjoy Smallwood Forest Reserve and the new park playgrounds. Hike sullivanoandw.com or trailkeeper.org.

Continue supporting Shepherd’s Pantry (845-583-5885). It’s quiet. It’s time to support our local businesses and services. Thank you, in advance for shopping local and using Bethel Business Association’s Member resource list: www.bethelnybba.com.

Cunningham Family Farms is open weekends from 11-5p.m. and the Pumpkin Patch opens this Saturday, too. Don’t miss the Bethel Woods Harvest Festival on Sundays. Enjoy a meal in Kauneonga and dessert at Sticky Fingers. Shop Industry, Laughing Ladies, in2retro, or the Country Bum’kin.

Local author, Kevin Bourne, has published his first children’s book, ‘The Sweet Stuff Special’ (pagepublishing.com), available for purchase at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, or readerhouse.com.

Attend Friday Fitness class at Cornell Cooperative Extension North Room at 10a.m. (sullivancce.org/events).

Saturday, September 20, is the 3rd Annual Chief Ozzie Gonzalez Poker Run at SMV Fire House at 12p.m. Enjoy five stops from the Fire House to Hector’s Inn, raffles, great prizes and tons of food. Go to the Walnut Mountain Fall Festival Great Pumpkin Dash 5K on Saturday from 11-4pm to benefit Ride2Survive and NHS with food, bouncy house, hayrides, and pumpkin picking.

Catch the Solar Eclipse on Sunday. All are welcome to join a Bethel Pastures Farm B&B Special Event on Sunday, September 21 (914-799-1275). Bethel Business Association has also scheduled their business showcase mixer at the property from 12-2p.m. Kim Simons and her team ‘Oven Coven’ begin battle on the ‘Halloween Wars-Season 15’ premiere on Sunday. Will there be a watch party?

Autumn begins on Monday and Rosh Hashanah is celebrated at sundown through nightfall on Wednesday.

Arts & Culture:

Bethel Council of the Arts at Kauneonga Lake Artspace: View the ‘In Stillness’ exhibit until September 20.

Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org): Museum visits, programs, concerts. Attend the weekly Sunday Harvest Festival from 11-4p.m. with craft and food vendors, music, activities and special events.

Callicoon Movie Theater (thecallicoontheater.com):19-22: “Spinal Tap: The End Continues” (all 7:30p.m., Saturday and Sunday 2p.m.).

Crawford Library (ebcpl.org): 16: Attend ‘Intro to Tarot’ on Tuesday at 6p.m. 18: Chris Spinner’s ‘The Sound of the Decades’ on Thursday at 6p.m. 20: Bridges’ ‘Self Portrait Drawing Workshop’ on Saturday at 2p.m. 22: Tweed’s Tai Chi on Monday at 12noon. Malik Bridges’ art exhibit, ‘Faces & Figures’, runs until October 18.

CAS (catskillartspace.org): Catch Jeffrey Christensen, Bonnie Rychlak, and Heidi Schlatter’s Exhibit.

DVAA (delawarevalleyartalliance.org): Candy Spilner and Avani Patel’s exhibitions open on Saturday, September 20, with Spilner’s ‘Artist Talk’ at 3p.m. and the Opening Reception at 4-6p.m.

DVO Arts Nest hosts Open Mic on September 16 at 6pm. 20: ‘Joe Crookston’ at 7p.m. 21: Rauso’s Gallery exhibit closing from 1-3p.m. Register for ‘River Rep Jr’, youth Drama Workshops on Saturdays, 9/27-12/6 (riverrep.org).

Farm Arts Collective (farmartscollective.org): September 19-21- ‘Alone Together Solo Play Festival’. See details and get ticket or 3-day pass online.

Forestburgh Playhouse (FBplayhouse.org): Tavern- 19: ‘Somerville’ at 8pm. 20: Trivia Night, starting at 8p.m. Doors open at 7p.m. for dinner and drinks both nights.

HPAC-Tango Café (hpacny.org): dance, film, classes. 17: Design an Autumn wreath at ‘Sip & Craft’ at 6p.m. Saturday Evening Tango Dinner (5p.m.) & HPAC Movie (7p.m.): September 20: “The Equalizer”. Aly’s Pilates- Fridays at 9:30 a.m. Narrowsburg Union (narrowsburgunion.com): Café, shopping, farm market, and the 5 Gallery Exhibit.

NACL (nacl.org): 20: Two Sisters present ‘My Evil Wife’, a song-and-dance play, at 7:30p.m.

Shadowland Stages (shadowlandstages.org): Attend “Becoming Dr. Ruth” performances on 9/19- 10/5.

VAPA (libertysoulstage.com): September 16: ‘Naughty Notes Unleashed’ Adult Concert, B&T Brewery at 6p.m.

WCAA (waynecountyartsalliance.org): See Plumadore and Hussung’s exhibits through October 4. The online ‘Chair Project’ Auction ends 9/24 (https://shorturl.at/oZOsv).

Farm Markets: Barryville, Narrowsburg, and Rock Hill- Saturday, 10-1p.m. Callicoon- Sunday, 11-2p.m. Monticello- Thursday, 10-1p.m.

Suz sez, “Autumn and a new year begin together.”