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)

April 27

Sunday

8:00am – 12:00

8:00 – 2:00

Pure Maple Syrup Pancake Breakfast

Flea Market

June 15

Sunday

8:00 – Noon

8:00 – 2:00pm

Father’s Day Strawberry Pancake Breakfast

 Flea Market

August 10

Sunday

8:00 – Noon

8:00 – 2:00pm

Blueberry Pancake Breakfast

Flea Market

September 28

Sunday

8:00 – Noon

8:00 – 2:00pm

Apple Pancake Breakfast

Flea Market

 

 SPECIAL EVENTS

April 1 

Thursday     

Noon4:00

OPENING DAY!!!

 

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.

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

Oct. 5

Sunday

TBA

Wine Tasting, courtesy of The Vineyards wine & spirit shop and the Restaurant at 20 Front Street

Oct. 25

Saturday

3:00 – 6:00pm

 Haunted Museum -- Halloween Fair

Oct. 26

Sunday

4:00pm

Museum Closes for Season

Nov. 30

Sunday

10am – 3:00pm

Craft Fair/ Holiday Village – Pictures with Santa

 

Tuesday Night Lecture Series -- History and Local Interest

April 8

Wednesday

7:30pm

Walking the D&H Canal Darren Jones & Ryan Roa

 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.)

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.)

July 8

Tuesday

7:30pm

Delaware Indians – Frank Salvati

August 12

Tuesday

7:30pm

Perceptions of Race in Early Cinema -- Seth Goldman

Sept. 9

Tuesday

7:30pm

The Tanning Industry in the Catskills  -- Stephen Skye

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