Events 2010 WILL BE LISTED SOON!! We're just finalizing the details (Feb 2010)
Welcome to the Museum's series of events for 2009. As guests' schedules change, we might be forced to make changes in this schedule, so check back here or become a member and we'll keep you up to date. If you have any questions, just send an email or give us a call at 845-754-8870.
All events are open to the public and are usually held at the Visitors Center behind the museum in Orange County's D&H Canal Park.
- Lectures are free to members and children. Some lectures are $5.00
suggested donation for non-members.
see more on "Lecture Series" - Pancake Breakfasts are $5.00 for adults, ($2.75 under 12).
Really join the Fun and be a part of a great group of people:
We Can Always Use Volunteers! Help support the museum by helping us out at an event! Give us a call and let us know what you'd like to do.
All Events Listed by Category then date!
2009 events -- Come On Down EVENTS TO BE UPDATED SOON!!!!!!!
PANCAKE BREAKFASTS (& French Toast, too) -- always a FLEA MARKET, too!
(Include scrambled eggs, sausage, beverages and all the pancakes or French toast you can eat)
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April 19 |
Sunday |
8:00am 12:00
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Pure Maple Syrup Pancake Breakfast Flea Market |
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June 21 |
Sunday |
8:00 Noon
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Fathers Day Strawberry Pancake Breakfast Flea Market |
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August 16 |
Sunday |
8:00 Noon
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Blueberry Pancake Breakfast Flea Market |
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October 18 |
Sunday |
8:00 Noon
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Apple Pancake Breakfast Flea Market |
SPECIAL EVENTS
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April 1 |
Thursday |
Noon 4:00 |
OPENING DAY!!!
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| April 5 | Sunday | 2:00 5:00pm | Wine Tasting held at Carmine's Italian-American Restaurant, Route 6 Greenville (Port Jervis) NY in association with The Vineyard wine & spirit shop (Middletown). Tickets MUST be purchased i n advance: no one under 21! |
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April 14 |
Tuesday |
6:00 |
Exhibit Preview (Members Only) "THE STAR IS BORN: A History of the Movie Star in America" |
| MAY 8 | Friday | 7:30 | "HIKING THE ROAD TO RUINS" Author-hiker David Steinberg will present a unique program about great hikes in the Hudson Valley region. Book signing to follow. |
| July 25 | Saturday | 2:00 - 5:00 | BEER TASTING FESTIVAL -- More Info to come: Tickets MUST be purchased in advance. No One under 21 admitted |
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August 7 |
Friday |
7:30pm |
Meet the Author -- Larry Lowenthal "From the Coalfields to the Hudson" Celebrate the release of the second edition of this long out of print major work about the D&H Canal. Lowenthal will talk about his research and sign copies. This will be Mr. Lowenthal's only appearance in the region in connection with this re-issue. |
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September 26 |
Saturday |
7:30pm |
Fall Film Fundraiser Join us for silent movies, hors d'oeurvres and wine at Cafe Roxana in Port Jervis and help us raise funds for the preservation of our film collection. Call for more details. |
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October 24 |
Saturday |
7:30pm |
Folk Tales with Storyteller Lee Randazzo |
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November 1 |
Sunday |
4:00pm |
Museum Closes for Season |
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Nov. 29 |
Sunday |
10am 3:00pm |
Holiday Craft Fair |
Tuesday Night Lecture Series -- History and Local Interest
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April 14 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
Jeannie Sakol "The Movie Star Interview" Ms. Sakol is a journalist, biographer and novelist |
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May 12 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
Stephen Skye "The Shawangunk Tunnels" |
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June 9 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
Juanita Leish "Women and the Civil War" |
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July 14 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
Frank Salvati "Joseph Brant, The Iroquois and the American Revolution" |
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August 11 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
Ernest Babcock "The Huckleberry Pickers" Film and discussion |
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September 12 |
Saturday |
7:30pm |
Eileen White "Women in Film-- The Early Years" |
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CONCERTS
| June 12 | Friday |
7:30pm |
FOLK/BLUES: MIRO & FRIENDS |
| July 10 | Friday |
7:30pm |
FOLK/BLUES: MIRO & FRIENDS |
| September 4 | Friday |
7:30pm |
FOLK/BLUES: MIRO & FRIENDS |
| October 9 | Friday |
7:30pm |
FOLK/BLUES: MIRO & FRIENDS |
FILM SCREENINGS
| May 22 | Friday |
7:30pm |
An evening of Lillian Gish. Stuart Oderman, a friend and biographer of Ms. Gish will talk about her, then play piano for a selection of her films. (Mr. Oderman plays for films at NYC's Museum of Modern Art, among other places. |
| June 26 | Friday |
8:00pm |
Film Screening featuring Mary Pickford. Ben Model, accompanist. Mr. Model also plays for MOMA and other venues. www.silentfilmmusic.com |
| July 31 | Friday |
7:30pm |
THANHOUSER Centennial Screening: A celebration of the Thanhouser Film Company founded in 1909 |
| August 21 | Friday |
7:30pm |
Women in Film: A look at important early directors: Arzner, Blache', Weber and more. |
| September 12 | Saturday | 7:30pm | Women in Film: Film clips will be shown as part of this lecture! |