Birthday wishes to Carol Malek, Ann Trombley, Arlen Brown, MaryEllen DiCarlo, Karen Greenberg, Clare Catalano, Jeanne Tulp, Michael and Gabriel Schleifer, Melanie Green, Paige Gallet, Mike Cardo, Abby Ruef, and Jordana Maraj. Happy anniversary to Emma Cohen-Jes Dominguez.

Bethel Departments, information and newsletter: www.townofbethelny.gov or 845-583-4350. 

Bethel Parks & Rec: 845-583-5360. Applications are available now for Summer Season Park positions: bethelnyparksandrec@gmail.com or at Town Hall. Watching: The Mansion progress, the Moratorium, the conceptual outside user agreement, and a Kauneonga marina.

Reminder: The statewide residential NYS Brush Burning Ban is in effect through May 14. Follow: dec.ny.gov.

Continue to support Shepherd’s Pantry (845-583-5885) and the Past Perfect Bookstore at Duggan.

Support and shop local business. Patronize businesses making the effort to be open all year. 

Use Bethel Business Association’s Member list as your source: www.bethelnybba.com. Join BBA (online) during the annual Membership Campaign. Pick up BBA Bethel Guides at Malek Offices.

We’re waiting for Local Table & Tap’s ‘brief closing’ to end. Watch for a new Kauneonga restaurant opening.  

Catskill Mountainkeeper is hiring trail stewards: To apply, use www.catsillmountainkeeper.org/2026_stewards.

You can order local, Intl Polio Educator Mike Kossove’s book, “Polio, Post-Polio, and the Survivors” on Amazon. 

Start your engines. I mean, your brackets… ‘Selection Sunday’ opened the NCAA Division I College Basketball Tournament on the 15th. March Madness begins Tuesday. The final game will be held on April 4. Be green and celebrate St Patrick’s Day on the 17th! Woodstock Way Groovy Eatery is celebrating St Patty’s’ Day! They also have Pool League on Tuesday and Karaoke on Friday. 

Ramadan ends the evening of March 18th. The holiday festival of Eid al-Fitr is celebrated from Thursday evening until Sunday. Spring officially begins in New York on March 20 at 10:46 a.m. Hector’s Inn is hosting their monthly Birthday Party with cake and hot dogs on Sunday, March 22, at 3pm. Cash bar. You can bring your own covered dish, too. Lent is observed through April 2.

Arts & Culture:

Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org): Register for Winter Wellness sessions. 18: Ekphrastic Poetry, 6p.m. 21: ‘Lez Zeppelin’, 8p.m. Project Identity Series for 14-18yo continues through May 16. Callicoon Movie Theater (thecallicoontheater.com): 18: TSI Screening- ‘Just Charlie’, 7p.m. 20-23: “Project Hail Mary” (all 7:30p.m., Sat and Sun also 2p.m.) CAS (catskillartspace.org): Current: The Giordano, Robedee, & Ruttenberg Exhibits. Crawford Library (ebcpl.org): 17: ‘Organizing w/ Jamie Novak’, 6p.m. 18: Chair Yoga, 2p.m. 6p.m. Ongoing Art Exhibit: John Tomlinson. Wednesday: Yiddish, 10:30a.m. Friday: Adult Gaming, 1p.m. 

DVAA (delawarevalleyartsalliance.org): 21: ‘Coffee & Conversation’ with Dean & Krista Scharf, 3p.m. New Exhibition Opening Party, Scharf’s ‘How Two’ Exhibit and Susan Rostow’s, ‘Coddiwomples’, at 4-6p.m. 

DVO (delawarevalleyopera.org) Arts Nest: 21: River Rep Jr Winter Workshop, 11:30a.m. Ongoing Gallery Exhibit: ‘Iterations of Hope’ through June 6. 22: Arts Nest Concert- ‘Dana Cooper & Marc Douglas Berardo’, 4p.m.

Eldred Preserve-Homestead Restaurant (theeldredpreserve.com).

HPAC (hpacny.org): Dance, film, classes. Cinema, most weekends (Fri 7p.m., Sat 3p.m., Sun 2p.m.). 19: NYS Women Inc., Professional Women of SC, and HPAC screen “Iron Jawed Angels”, 6:30p.m.  Wednesday: ‘Kids Programming’, 11a.m. and ‘Steps Forward’, 3p.m. Thursday: Zumba, 7p.m. Aly’s Mat Pilates, Tuesdays, 6:30p.m. or Fridays, 9:30a.m. Monday: Dance in the Ballroom, evening hours. NCA (nesinculturalarts.org): Ongoing programs. SCCO- SC Chamber Orchestra- (sccoplayers.org). SUNY Sullivan (sunysullivan.edu): 21: The MET, Live in HD- Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’, Saturday, 12noon.

Resorts World Catskills (rwcatskills.com): Gaming, dining, and entertainment. Have fun at The Kartrite Resort & Indoor Waterpark (845-397-2500 or thekartrite.com). Enjoy the slopes at Holiday Mountain (845-796-3161 or skiholidaymtn.com). Callicoon Farm Market at DYC on Sundays, 11-2p.m.

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Suz sez, “Finally, sanity. March Madness!”