Events 2008
Welcome to the Museum's series of events for 2008. 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" - Moonlit Boat Rides are $10.00 (includes refreshments) Reservations a Must --call us.
- Sunday Boat Rides are $5.00 (1-4pm)
- 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!
2008 events -- Come On Down!
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 27 |
Sunday |
8:00am – 12:00 8:00 – 2:00 |
Pure Maple Syrup Pancake Breakfast Flea Market |
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June 15 |
Sunday |
8:00 – Noon 8:00 – 2:00pm |
Father’s Day Strawberry Pancake Breakfast Flea Market |
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August 10 |
Sunday |
8:00 – Noon 8:00 – 2:00pm |
Blueberry Pancake Breakfast Flea Market |
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September 28 |
Sunday |
8:00 – Noon 8:00 – 2:00pm |
Apple Pancake Breakfast Flea Market |
SPECIAL EVENTS
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April 1 |
Thursday |
Noon – 4:00 |
OPENING DAY!!!
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April 8 |
Tuesday |
6:00 |
Exhibit Opening "Walking the D & H Canal – Come see the new exhibit then stay for a lecture and presentation by Jones & Roa who walked the Canal's 108 miles in 2007. |
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April 11 |
Friday |
4:00 - 8:00pm |
Group Art Show -- members of the Delaware River Artists Guild |
| April 12 | Saturday | 12:00-4:00 | Group Art Show -- members of the Delaware River Artists Guild |
| August 23 | Saturday | 4:00pm | Film Festival -- Conversation about "Perceptions of African-Americans in Early Cinema -- from D.W. Griffith to Oscar Micheaux and Beyond" followed by screening of selections from submissions to our Film Competition. |
| September 13 | Saturday | 4:00pm | Native American Crafts Workshop with Deborah Joyce |
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Oct. 5 |
Sunday |
TBA |
Wine Tasting, courtesy of The Vineyards wine & spirit shop and the Restaurant at 20 Front Street |
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Oct. 25 |
Saturday |
3:00 – 6:00pm |
Haunted Museum -- Halloween Fair |
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Oct. 26 |
Sunday |
4:00pm |
Museum Closes for Season |
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Nov. 30 |
Sunday |
10am – 3:00pm |
Craft Fair/ Holiday Village – Pictures with Santa |
Tuesday Night Lecture Series -- History and Local Interest
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April 8 |
Wednesday |
7:30pm |
Walking the D&H Canal – Darren Jones & Ryan Roa |
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May 13 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
Kings of Capital, Knights of Labor – J. Ward Regan (This talk, which is free and open to the public, is made possible by a grant from New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities program.) |
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June 10 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
North Star Shining: New York's Freedom Trail -- Milton Sernett (This talk, which is free and open to the public, is made possible by a grant from New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities program.) |
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July 8 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
Delaware Indians – Frank Salvati |
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August 12 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
Perceptions of Race in Early Cinema -- Seth Goldman |
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Sept. 9 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
The Tanning Industry in the Catskills -- Stephen Skye |
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Oct. 14 |
Tuesday |
7:30pm |
Dutch Influence on American Kitchen & Life -- Peter G. Rose (This talk, which is free and open to the public, is made possible by a grant from New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities program.) |
CONCERTS
| May 2 | Friday |
7:30pm |
FOLK/BLUES: – MIRO & FRIENDS |
| June 27 | Friday |
7:30pm |
FOLK/BLUES: – MIRO & FRIENDS |
| July 12 | Saturday |
7:30pm |
NORMAN BRAHM: TRADITIONAL/HISTORIC SONGS |
| August 30 | Friday |
7:30pm |
FOLK/BLUES: – MIRO & FRIENDS |
| October 18 | Friday |
7:30pm |
FOLK/BLUES: – MIRO & FRIENDS |
FILM SCREENINGS
| May 24 | Saturday |
7:30pm |
SILENTS TO TALKIES: A LOOK AT ONE GREAT STAR! |
| July 26 | Saturday |
8:00pm |
SILENT COMEDIES |
| September 20 | Saturday |
7:30pm |
MUSICALS: SILENTS TO SOUND (CLIPS AND SHORTS) |
| October 25 | Saturday |
7:30pm |
CLASSIC SILENT HORROR FILMS |