Orange County Area Events
JUNE 2007
Middletown Art Group Spring Exhibition,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. through June 23, Orange
Hall Gallery, Middletown. Call 469-9459 or
visit www.sunyorange.edu/lyceum.
Wednesday Night Antique & Custom
Car Cruise, 6-9 p.m. Wed. through
Sept. 26, Bear Mountain State Park. Free admission.
Weather permitting. Call 786-2701 or visit
www.nysparks.com.
Seafood and Chocolate Festival,
every Fri., Thayer Hotel, West Point. Call
446-4731 or visit www.thethayerhotel.com.
Symbols of New York interactive exhibit,
noon-4 p.m. every Fri.-Sun., Museum of the
Hudson Highlands’ Ogden Gallery, Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Learn interesting facts about our state symbols.
Exhibit features state bird, mammal, flower,
more. Call 534-5506 or visit www.museumhudsonhighlands.org.
2007 Exhibit: Summer Fun in Chester,
9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Sat. through Oct., Chester
Historical Society. Call 469-2591 or visit
www.chesterhistoricalsociety.com.
Neversink Valley Area Museum,
Cuddebackville. Call 754-8870 or visit www.neversinkmuseum.org
. Event schedule:
- Narrated boat rides along the D&H Canal,
12-3:30 p.m. every Sun. through Oct. 28.
30-minute boat rides on historic waterway.
- Lecture Series: New York-New Jersey Border
Wars, 7:30 p.m. June 13. Presented by Peter
Osborne. - Father’s Day strawberry pancake
breakfast and flea market, 8 a.m.-noon June
17.
- Evening boat ride on the D&H Canal,
7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. June 29. Reservations
required.
Alexander Hamilton: The Man who Made
Modern America, June 1-30, Thrall
Library, Middletown. National traveling exhibition
and life-size Hamilton/Burr statues on display.
Special evening lectures and programs throughout
the month. Call 341-5479 or visit www.thrall.org.
Summer concert series, June
1 and 30, Village of Greenwood Lake. Bring
lawn chairs and enjoy wide range of music
against backdrop of lake. Call 477-9215 or
visit www.villageofgreenwoodlake.org.
Lycian Centre, Sugar Loaf.
Call 988-5225 or 258-3019 or visit www.lyciancentre.com.
Event schedule:
- Larry Harlow and his All Star Latin Jazz
Orchestra, 8 p.m. June 1.
- Alex Torres and the Latin Jazz Orchestra,
8 p.m. June 2.
- The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron, 8 p.m.
June 8. Hilarious, provocative, uproariously
funny journey through gender gap.
Riverfest 2007, 11 a.m.-7
p.m. June 2, Donahue Park, Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Entertainment, craft and food vendors, children’s
activities at Hudson River waterfront. Call
534-7581 or visit www.river-fest.com.
Goshen Historic Track, Goshen.
Call 294-5333. Event schedule:
- Matinee racing, post time 1 p.m. June 2,
9 and 17.
- New York Sire Stakes, post time 1 p.m. June
30. Three-year-old pacers and ladies invitational.
Poetry on the Loose, 8 p.m.
June 2, Unitarian Universalist Church, Middletown.
Joan Siegel reads her work followed by open
reading at which anyone may present original
work. Call 294-8085.
Supper on the Green, 3-6
p.m. June 2-3, Museum Village, Monroe. Bring
friends and family to stroll through village,
explore exhibits, talk to costumed interpreters,
afternoon meal. Call 782-8247 or visit www.museumvillage.org.
Artists on the Campus, 11
a.m.-5 p.m. June 3, Mount St. Mary College,
Newburgh. Outdoor show and sale features original
fine artwork including paintings, prints,
drawings, photography and sculpture of more
than 90 artists. Rain date, June 10. Call
569-3337 or visit www.msmc.edu/artistsoncampus.
Cruises aboard the River Rose,
depart Newburgh Landing. Reservations required.
Call 562-1067 or visit www.riverrosecruises.com.
Event schedule: - Clear Channel Radio dance
party cruise, 7-10 p.m. June 3 and 28.
- Dinner cruise, 7-9 p.m. June 8.
- Father’s Day Sunday brunch cruise,
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 17.
Greek Festival, June 7-10.
Rain or shine. Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church,
2250 Goshen Turnpike, Middletown. Live entertainment,
folk dancers, craft vendors, traditional food,
games. Special guest performances: June 7,
7 p.m., soprano Julie Ziavras with Greek ensemble
Amathous; June 8, 7 p.m., singer/songwriter
Ken DeAngelis & friends. Call 695-1976.
Summer Star Theatre performances of
Stephen Sondheim’s "A Little Night
Music," 8 p.m., June 8, 9, 15,
16; 3 p.m., June 10 and 17, Orange Hall Theater,
SUNY Orange Campus, Middletown. General admission,
$20; seniors/faculty/staff/alumni, $15; students,
$12; active military, free. Reservations:
341-4789; information, 341-4790 or visit www.summerstartheatre.org.
Civil War weekend, 10 a.m.-4
p.m. June 8-10, Hill Hold Museum, Campbell
Hall. Authentic campsites, cavalry and infantry
drills, living history demonstrations, more.
Call 457-4905 or visit www.15thnewyorkcavalry.org.
K-1 art classes, 10:15-11
a.m. every Sat. June 9-July 28, Newburgh Recreation
Department. Offers children ages 5 and 6 a
chance to explore their creativity and enhance
artistic skills. Pre-registration required.
Call 564-7815.
Young artists’ classes,
11:15-12:15 p.m. every Sat. June 9-July 28,
Newburgh Recreation Department. Offers young
artists ages 7-11 opportunity to explore their
creativity and enhance artistic skills. The
activities are designed to challenge students
in fun learning environment. Pre-registration
required. Call 564-7815.
Aviation Expo 07, 9 a.m.-3
p.m. June 9, Orange County Airport, Montgomery.
Children ages 8-17 welcome to take their first
airplane flight in FAA certified aircraft.
Display of new aircraft, classic aircraft,
and a "warbird" or two. Food, drink
and fun. Call 562-1234.
Countryside garden tour,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 9. Explore seven of Warwick’s
finest gardens. Purchase tickets day of event
at Railroad Green. Rain date, July 10. Call
Warwick Valley Gardeners, 986-0598.
Storm King Art Center, Mountainville.
Call 534-3115 or visit www.stormking.org.
Event schedule:
- Hiking Storm King, 3-4:30 p.m. June 9. Docent
Ron Romary leads leisurely hike through beautiful
landscape of center with views of sculptures,
mountains, creeks and ponds. Wear comfortable
shoes, hats and insect spray.
- Dimensions in sculpture, 3-4:30 p.m. June
9. Browning Kay leads family tour around lawns
and wooded trails of North area, exploring
personal expression through uses of different
materials. Participants of all ages inspired
to design and build their own sculptural creations
at sculpture tables in pavilion.
- Mozart in the afternoon, 3-4:30 p.m. June
10. Enjoy Mozart’s Piano Quartet in
E Flat while immersed in the idyllic nature
around you.
- Rockland County Day at Storm King, 11 a.m.-8
p.m. June 16. Free admission for residents
of Rockland County.
- Building relationships with art, 3-4:30
p.m. June 16 and 1-2:30 p.m. June 24. Special
program for all ages by art educator, Wally
McGuire. Explore how scale, texture, color,
form, movement and materials help viewer to
connect with sculpture.
- Woodwind celebration, 5:30-6:15 p.m. June
16. Woodwind artist, Helen Valdes, performs
on entire family of flutes and explains history
of instrument.
- Special Exhibition Tour: Louise Bourgeois,
3-4 p.m. June 23. Dr. Susan Aberth, Professor
of Art History at Bard College, conducts walking
tour of special exhibition.
- Cornwall Day at Storm King, 11 a.m.-5:30
p.m. June 24. Free admission for residents
of Cornwall, Cornwall-on-Hudson and Mountainville.
- Swing Street orchestra, 3-3:45 p.m. June
24. Seven-piece orchestra plays favorite standards
scaled down from giants of "Swing Era."
- Gesture in sculpture, June 30. Outdoor walking
tour with art educator, Pamela Hudson, focused
on sculptural gesture. Participants of all
ages create their own sculptures with materials
provided.
Minerals Show swap and sell/artists
on the village green, June 9-10,
Museum Village, Monroe. Local artists display
their work. Call 782-8247 or visit www.museumvillage.org.
Classic 10K, The Orange County
Race weekend, junior classic, 9:15 a.m. June
9; Classic 10K, 8:30 a.m. June 10. Community
weekend of great food, free gifts, services,
live music, world-class athletes and fun.Visit
www.classic10K.com.
Orange County Day, June 10.
Day-long celebration for all Orange County
residents. Classic 10K, special events. Specials
at select sites including complimentary VIP
Coupon Book from Woodbury Common Premium Outlets,
free admission to Brick House, Hill-Hold/Civil
War Weekend Event, Harness Racing Museum and
Storm King Art Center. Discounts on Hudson
River Adventures cruises and West Point Tours.
Free golf for children under 12, 11 a.m.-1
p.m., The Castle. Free admission for children
at Neversink Valley Area Museum and free admission
for adults with purchase of canal cruise ticket.
Call 291-2136.
Friends of the Arboretum celebrate
Orange County Day, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
June 10, Orange County Arboretum at Thomas
Bull Memorial Park, Montgomery. Plant sale,
tours, demonstrations and lectures by Master
Gardeners, children’s programs and entertainment.
Call 457-4900.
8th Annual Stewart State Forest Bike
Tour, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. June 10,
Stewart State Forest, New Windsor. Mountain
bike event to benefit SPARC –Stewart
Park and Reserve Coalition. Fees: Adults $25
until June 5, $30 day of event; children under
14, $15. www.sparc.info.
Music Under the Stars Series,
7:30 p.m. June 10 and 17, 6:30 p.m. June 24,
Trophy Point Amphitheater, West Point. Features
United States Military Academy Concert Band
June 10 and 17; United States Military Academy
Hellcats, Jazz Knights and Concert Band, June
24. Call 938-2617 or visit www.usma.edu/band.
Harmonic Healing Concert with Tibetan
Singing Bowls, 8 p.m. June 10, Blooming
Grove United Church Christ. Meditation, relaxation,
healing sounds of Tibetan singing bowls. Call
496-9311 or visit www.bgucc.com.
The Gardens of Goshen, 10
a.m.-3 p.m. June 16. Self-guided tour of 6
magnificent private gardens. Seated, gourmet
luncheon served on lawn with music by classical
trio and harpist. The Mid-Hudson Orchid Society
displays exotic blooms, landscaper answers
gardening questions. Tickets available, 294-6225.
Around the World in 60 Miles,
10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 16-17.Visit 10 wineries
and sample food in this Shawangunk Wine Trail
event. Wineries include Brotherhood Winery,
Warwick Winery, Applewood Winery. Reservations
required. Call 255-2494 or visit www.shawangunkwinetrail.com.
Father’s Day brunch,
10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. June 17, Thayer Hotel,
West Point. Old-fashioned barbeque buffet.
Advanced reservations required. Call 446-4731
or visit www.thethayerhotel.com.
Hidden Gardens Tour, 9 a.m.-4
p.m., June 23, throughout Middletown area.
Rain or shine. Self-guided tour of fine gardens.
Plant sale and refreshments, Morrison Mansion
veranda, SUNY Orange, 115 South St., Middletown.
$15, free for kids under 16. Tickets available
at Mulberry House, 62-70 W. Main St., Middletown.
Call 342-3065 or 361-5547.
A Spy for Washington, 2-4
p.m. June 24, Washington’s Headquarters,
Newburgh. Learn about dangers and difficulties
of spying for General Washington. Call 562-1195
or visit www.friendsofpalisades.org.
Pre-Fourth of July celebration,
6 p.m. June 29, Bear Mountain State Park.
Music, food, fireworks. Call 786-2701 or visit
www.nysparks.com.
July 4th summer sale, June
29-July 4, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets,
Central Valley. Sales event offers additional
savings at participating stores. Sidewalk
sale, Fri-Mon. Call 928-4000 or visit www.premiumoutlets.com/woodburycommon.
Independence weekend celebration,
10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July
1, Village of Greenwood Lake. Craft fair,
parade, bed races, classic car and bike show,
music, more. Fireworks, 9 p.m. July 1. Call
477-9215.
Great American Weekend, 10
a.m.-5 p.m. June 30-July 1, village of Goshen.
Huge craft show, exhibits, entertainment,
children’s rides, walking tours, food,
more. Call 294-7741 or visit www.goshennychamber.com.
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