Birthday wishes to Michelle VanLowe, Victoria Fernandez, Patrice Greco Sunshine, Joe Abraham, Laurie Bertram, Susan Herfield, Yamilet Gonzalez, Coast Carroll, Jennifer Grimes, Moreen Lerner, Drew Doherty, and Daryl Kroken.

Happy anniversary to Paula and Bruce Kaufman.

Bethel Departments, Parks & Rec, newsletter, information: www.townofbethelny.gov.

Continue to support Shepherd’s Pantry.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Reminder: Book your mammogram!

Get familiar: Upper Room Farms: Horseback riding, boarding. Fb, 845-250-4085. The Ledges at Bethel: Bison ranch, Fb. Driftwood Ranch: Western-style guest experience and all-inclusive packages. Fb, 845-798-6649.

Who knows what’s happening next at HPAC? YO1? The Villa Roma? The Dancing Cat-Catskill Distillery?

Cunningham Family Farms is open weekends until Halloween for family fun activities, pumpkin picking, and their Farm Stand & Bread Company goodies! 845-798-8625.

Catch ‘Voices Through Brushstrokes’, an ongoing exhibit of eight original paintings, in the Liberty Mall Atrium.

Order Krispy Kreme donuts ahead (845-707-5698) or pick up on Election Day at Duggan from the SMVFD Ladies Auxiliary.

Jeff Bank offices will close early at 1p.m. on Thursday for a companywide meeting. Attend the BBA and Chamber’s Ribbon Cutting for Prestige Energy Solutions and Silverman Plumbing & Heating’s new Mongaup Valley double building compound location with music and lite fare on Thursday, the 22^nd, from 5:30-7p.m.

Hector’s Inn has ‘Karaoke Night with Nicole’ scheduled on Thursday from 5-8p.m.

Hector’s hosts ‘Friday Fall Flannel Party’ with trivia, games, fashion contest and prizes on the 23^rd at 6p.m.

Stop by the Fall KL Farm & Makers Market with music of ‘Mitzi & Friends’ at Duggan on the 24^th from 10-2p.m. Enjoy Holiday Mountain’s ‘Oktoberfest Beer Festival’ on Saturday from 11-4p.m. Info/tkts: 845-796-3161, shop.skiholidaymtn.com. Join Himalayan’s Halloween Open Mic in Cochecton on the 24^th from 4-7p.m.

Hector’s Inn celebrates everyone’s October Birthday with cake on Sunday at 3p.m.

Annie’s Ruff Cut offers ‘Mega Music Mondays Karaoke & Open Mic’, hosted by Andre the Hitman, at 5:30p.m.

Be aware of the Harvest Full Moon on Monday, the 26^th.

Arts & Culture:

Bethel Woods (bethelwoodscenter.org): The Museum, Events, Programs. ‘Peace, Love & Pumpkins’ is scheduled Wednesdays- Sundays through November 1. 21-25: Live Music- Market Sheds, 6:30-8:30p.m. 21: Sensory Friendly PLP, 4p.m. 23: ‘Murder Mystery Mixer’, 7p.m. 24: ‘Boos & Booze’, 6:30p.m. 25: ‘Family Crafting’, Market Shed, 6:30p.m. 23: ‘The Machine Performs Pink Floyd’, EG, 8p.m. 24: ‘Jazz at Lincoln Center-New Orleans Songbook’, 8p.m.

Callicoon Movie Theater (thecallicoontheater.com): 20: The Shining”, 7:30p.m. 21: “Macbeth: The Metropolitan Opera”, 2p.m. 22: “Resident Evil”, 7:30p.m. 24: “Rocky Horror”, 9p.m. 23-26: “Wildwood” (all 7:30p.m., Sat and Sun- 2p.m.).

CAS (catskillartspace.org): Exhibit: Elizabeth Murray’s ‘Present Tense’ through December 27.

Crawford Library (ebcpl.libcal.com): 20: Alex Prizgintas performs ‘From Bach to Rock’, 6p.m. 21: Tech Office Hours, 10:30 a.m. Yiddish, 10:30a.m. 22: Alchemy Club Poetry Reading, 6p.m. 23: Adult Gaming, 1p.m.

The Cutting Garden/Domesticities (thecuttinggarden.org): Exhibit: ‘Robin Almquist’ through November 29.

DH Conservancy/Van Scott Nature Reserve (delawarehighlands.org): 23: ‘Seed Saving 101’, 5p.m. 24: ‘Amazing Animal Adaptations’ (Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation),10a.m.

DVAA (delawarevalleyartsalliance.org): 23 and 24: ‘Our Town’ performance at Tusten Theater, 7p.m. Jensen and Deihl Exhibits close October 25. 24: Deihl Artist Talk, 11a.m.

DVO (delawarevalleyopera.org): Arts Nest: 20: Open Mic, 6p.m. 20, 21: Gallery- ‘Fiber Arts Exhibit’, 6p.m. 22: Concert- ‘Charming Disaster, Dark Cabaret Duo’, 7p.m. 23-25: ‘Creative Artist Workshop’- must register (646-335-2457) 24: River Rep Jr Fall Workshop, 11a.m.

Eldred Preserve-Homestead (theeldredpreserve.com): 24: Saturday Lunch, 11:30-3p.m. 25: Sunday Brunch, 11:30a.m., Happy Hour, 3p.m. 26: Wine About Mondays 3p.m. Plan reservations for HV Restaurant Week 11/2-16!

HPAC (hpacny.org): Still on calendar: 21 and 28: Line Dancing, 6:30p.m. HPAC operations conclude 10/31.

Liberty Library (libertypubliclibrary.libcal.com): 20: Mahjong, 10:15a.m. 21: Piotrowski’s exhibit closes. 22: Memoir Writing, 4:30p.m. 23: Halloween Swing, 1p.m. 24: Jewelry Making, 1p.m. 26: Kindred Stitchers, 1p.m.

MEE Center (mamamakating.gov): 23: Nature Tots, 10a.m. Halloween Party, 6-9p.m. 24: ‘Weird Organisms’, 1p.m. 25: ‘Sky Stitching’, 10a.m.

Narrowsburg Union (narrowsburgunion.com): Current 5-Artist Art Exhibit through December 20.

NACL (nacl.org): 24-NACL & Bread Arts Collective present ‘Murder on the Dance Floor: Disco Inferno’, 7:30p.m.

Shadowland (shadowlandstages.org): Mainstage: ‘Flawless’ runs through October 25.

SC Dramatic Workshop (scdw.net): 23, 24: Haunted Theater Tours, 6-10p.m. 845-436-5336.

VAPA (libertysoulstage.com): 24: ‘Parisi & Dutcher!’, Liberty’s Bridge and Tunnel Brewery, 6p.m.

WCAA Gallery (WayneCountyArtsAlliance.org): ‘Haunted’ Gallery exhibit runs until November 13.

Area entertainment: Resorts World Catskills (rwcatskills.com) and The Kartrite Resort (thekartrite.com).

Farm Markets: Thursday: Monticello: 10-1p.m. Saturday: Barryville, Narrowsburg Union: 10-1p.m. and special Duggan KLFMMarket, 10-2p.m. Sunday: Callicoon: 11-2p.m.

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