Hey There…

February 26th

Events can change, because things happen and I’m not perfect…

👯 Let’s Hang Out

Well friends, we’re about to hit 2,000 members in our little-big Catskill Crew community, and it only feels appropriate that we start hanging out… you know, in the real world.

So, having said that, I’m starting to talk to some fine establishments across the Catskills to host a monthly happy hour and maybe something bigger down the line.

Let me know if you’d have any interest 🗳️ 

💳️ Update: Catskill Crew Card

The cards have arrived!

I asked everyone who said they were interested to set the price, and the people have spoken… $25 per card.

Want yours? There are two ways: venmo or paypal. I attached the links below. Just add a note with your name and mailing address or email it to me after payment and I’ll start shipping them right away!

I’ll get a Shopify set up soon to simplify the purchase process, but I need more caffeine first. I’ll pick the winner of the Steven Weinberg print on Monday. May the odds be ever in your forever 🤞 

🖼️ Pic of the Week

🎣 Fly Fishing in the Catskills

A bunch of you have reached out around our shared “addiction” of fly fishing, and given the historical role it has played in the Catskills, I’ll see what else we can do around integrating it further into Catskill Crew. But in the meantime, I wanted to share one of my favorite local documentaries about fly fishing: Land of Little Rivers created by Aaron Weisblatt and Bruce Concors. Its a good one!

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🚀 Flying Goose Tavern

There’s a new kid on the block, Flying Goose Tavern located on Main St in Kerhonkson just celebrated its grand opening. I’ll be stopping by real soon to check it out and suggest you all do as well.

🙀 Weekly Breakdown

Monday 26th

• Kittys, Hudson - Can I Flip-It party from 5-9pm

• Camp Kingston, Kingston - Bingo at 6pm

• The Dutch, Saugerties - Happy hour starts at 4pm with buy one get one beers and $1 wings

• Olive Free Library, Olive - Zoom yoga with Kathy 7pm

• Avalon Lounge, Catskill - Karaoke with Cowboy Del at 8pm

• Woodstock Library, Woodstock - Writers group 2pm

• Union Street Brewing, Hudson - Trivia Night 6:30-8:30pm

• Ommegang, Cooperstown - Trivia Night 5:30-8:30pm

Tuesday 27th

• Saltbox, Kingston - Queer DJ Night with DJ Chewy from 7pm onwards

• Union Grove, Arkville - Screening party of the Moonshiners Master Distiller at 9pm

• Sunshine Colony, Livingston Manor - Cajun Sushi II with Chef Tommy Finch, call, dm, or email at [email protected] 

• Walton Fire Department, Walton - In person event with the Upper Delaware River Network 1:30-3pm more info

• Darlings, Tillson - Stitchin’ is Bitchin’ with Buckshot

• Camp Kingston, Kingston - Pinball Club 6pm

• Tubbys, Kingston - Cumbia DJs, Turbo Sonidero, Mextape, and DJ Shaki 7-11pm tickets

• Keegan Ales, Kingston - Trivia Break with Andre 6:30pm

• Rough Draft, Kingston - Policy and Politics Book Club 6-7:30pm info

• Morton Memorial Library, Pine Hill - Books and Beans 11-2pm

• Tinker Street Tavern, Woodstock - Vintage concert series 7pm

• PH2 Community Meeting, Phoenicia - 5pm Potluck and 5:30pm meeting at the Phoenicia United Methodist Church

Wednesday 28th

• Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, Monticello - In person event with the Upper Delaware River Network 1:30-3pm more info

• The Dutch, Saugerties - 4 course beer pairing dinner with Equilibrium Brewery $65 / person at 6pm

• Blue Fox Motel, Narrowsburg - Leap Year Eve with a 4 course dinner and wine pairings call to reserve your spot 845-252-5200

• Woodstock Library, Woodstock - Story Time with Natalie 10:30am and Kids Yoga with HariPrakaash at 4pm

• Arnold House, Livingston Manor - Half off wednesdays

• Hutton Brickyards, Kingston - Hutton Hangouts in collaboration with Queer Conspiracy 6-9pm more info

• Pines, Mt. Tremper - Live Music 7-9pm

• Olivers, Mt. Tremper - Ramen Night

• Tubbys, Kingston - Wildflower and Nick Panken 7-11pm

• Avalon Lounge, Catskill - Sleepover Trading Co. presents: Phantom of the Paradise movie screening 7:30-9:30pm

• Park Theatre, Hudson - Community Sound Bath tickets

• Colony, Woodstock - Midnight Moonlight: The Songs of 'Old & In the Way' tickets

• Greatfull Wellness, Woodstock - New Baby Group 11-12:45pm more info

Thursday 29th

• Mountain Keeper, Virtual - Catskills Regional Invasive Species Partnership team will be sharing the latest updates and actions on invasive species in the area with an expert panel at 12pm register

• Griffin House, Palenville - Wine tasting and yoga event $65 / person, limited tickets 5:30-7pm more info and tickets

• Roughdraft, Kingston - The 4th Quadrennial Ulster County Grown-Up Spelling Bee at 6pm

• Tubbys, Kingston - BCMC (Bill Mackay and Cooper Crain) + J. Ashdown 7:30-11pm tickets

• EightyMain, Delhi - Send N00ds make a reservation

• Zadas, Margaretville - Trivia Night 70’s Edition 6pm

• Avalon Lounge, Catskill - Callie Mackenzie and Colton Thorn at 7pm

• Shandaken Inn, Shandaken - Trivia Night 6-9pm

• Colony, Woodstock - Gold Rush - A Neil Young Tribute tickets

• Nats Mountain House, Tannersville - Live music at 5-8pm

Friday 1st

• Olive Free Library, Olive - Ukulele Group at 2:30pm

• Colony, Woodstock - Dogs In A Pile (Night 1) with Roche & Collins & guest Jay Collins tickets

• Elizaville Diner, Elizaville - Tacos and Margs 4-9pm

• Camp Kingston, Kingston - Drag Race

• Tubbys, Kingston - Omni + Vessel 7-11pm tickets

• Keegan Ales, Kingston - Bourbon Sprawl, classic country starts at 7pm

• Ommegang, Cooperstown -First Fridays Vinyl Night 6-9pm

• Park Theatre, Hudson - Bob Lukomski tickets

• Rough Draft, Kingston - Eugene Tyler Band 6:30-8:30pm

• Avalon Lounge, Catskill - Pop Culture Provocateurs Present: Pete & Pete Burlesque Review 8-10pm and a 90s dance party with DJ Tryst from 11-2am

• Arnold House, Livingston Manor - Live music with BJ Hendrickson at 6pm (Frostfire Lodge opens at 4pm)

• Zadas, Margaretville - Live music with Mike Herman

• Stonehill’s, Accord - Wildfox Pizza pop up at 5pm

• Starlite Motel, Kerhonkson - The Catskill Cocktail Club 5-10pm

Saturday 2nd

• Scribners Lodge, Hunter - Two events today… Meet the Maker: Weiss Ferments from 1-5pm and Apres Ski: DJ Reachout from 3-5pm

• Dette Flies, Livingston Manor - Fly tying class focused on Catskill dry flies

• Wayside Cider, Andes - Catskills Old-Time String-band 5pm onwards

• Oakdale Lake, Hudson - Oakdale Plunge to support the Hudson Youth Department Waterfront Program and the Hudson Fire Depts Water Rescue and Dive Team at 12pm more info

• Catskill Art Space, Livingston Manor - Hovey Brock, Daniella Dooling, Valerie Hegarty, Artists Talk 3-4pm and opening reception 4-5pm

• Union Street Brewing, Hudson - Art of Bonsai, an afternoon of horticulture, food, and beers, contact them for tickets

• Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock - Woodstock Symphony Orchestra at 7:30pm more info

• Olive Free Library, Olive - Fly tying with Trout Unlimited, register via 845-657-2482

• Arnold House, Livingston Manor - Garden workshop at 10am and then Buckbrook Alpacas roll in so you can hang with some furry friends and do some shopping from 12-5pm

• Union and Post, Windham - Live Music with Way Behind The Sun at 8pm

• Ommegang, Cooperstown - Winter Concert Series ft. Barn & Swallows and Friends 6-9pm

• Park Theatre, Hudson - Belle-Skinner & James Felice with special guest Larry Locust tickets

• Tubbys, Kingston - Hot Topic Presents: Emo Night, Hardcore, Punk, and Emo shirt and LP swap 6-11pm

• Camp Kingston, Kingston - Chambers vintage pop up shop 11-3pm

• Woodstock Library, Woodstock - Library Forum 5-6pm more info

• Keegan Ales, Kingston - The Lone Riders at 8pm

• Avalon Lounge, Catskill - Primal Disco 9-1am

• Colony, Woodstock - Dogs In A Pile (Night 2) tickets

• Graveside Variety, Woodstock - The Golden Notebook presents Kirsten Bakis (KING NYX) in conversation w/ Alexander Chee at 2pm followed by Music for Furniture: Improvised Soundscapes at 7pm tickets

• Hotel Lilien, Tannersville - Ilegal Mezcal DJ Series with a DJ 5-10pm

Sunday 3rd

• Meat Wagon, Kingston - Pork 101 Class $200 / person and includes class, beverages, tasting, and sausage to take home tickets

• Agroforestry Resources Center, Acra - Maple Fest with tapping and boiling demonstrations, sampling, local producers, crafting, and winter walks from 10-3pm

• Autumn Elise Vintage, Kingston - Felting repair and restore workshop with Renee Baumann, $55 with wine and cheese from 2-4pm

• Union Street Brewing, Hudson - Paint & Sip $45 / person from 1-3pm and live music with Andrew Jordan from 4:30-6:30pm

• Angry Orchard, Walden - Live Music with Alyssa Goldstein 2-5pm

• Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill - Phoenicia Farmers Market 11-2pm

• Graveside Variety, Woodstock - The Golden Notebook presents Christina Cooke (BROUGHTUPSY) in convo w/ Emily Raboteau at 2pm

• West Kill Supply, Kingston - DJ Tolten 4-7pm

• Tubbys, Kingston - Sunday Hardcore Matinee 4-10pm

• Keegan Ales, Kingston - The return of the annual mac and cheese bake off to benefit Angel Food East 2pm

• Avalon Lounge, Catskill - Quartet A 6-7pm, then Nkodia, Daniel Kleederman, and Allie Young 7:30-9pm

• Colony, Woodstock - Be Here To Love Me: The Songs of Townes Van Zandt tickets

• Ommegang, Cooperstown - Sunday Brunch Bingo 10:15-1pm

• Nats Mountain House, Tannersville - Tarot card readings 3-6pm

Want to add something here? Let me know!

👨‍🔬 Chugability Report

Disclaimer: Don’t actually chug this, please…

Winter time is when I reach for the “brown water” and one of my favorites is the Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Do Good Spirits located in Roscoe, aka Trout Town USA.

Whether you drink it neat, with a cube, a tray of cubes, or mixed into your favorite concoction, this will keep you warm all winter long.

⭐️ 🌟 ⭐️ 13 / 10 stars ⭐️ 🌟 ⭐️

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🫰 Jobs

Kitty’s in Hudson is hiring a general manager, sous chef, line cook, and daytime kitchen manager more info

Mirador in Kingston is hiring prep cooks and line cooks, reach out at [email protected] or DM them on Instagram

Circle W Market in Palenville is hiring, you can contact them via email at [email protected] or call 518-678-3250

Glen Falls House in Round Top is bartenders, hosts, servers, and a head gardener, email [email protected]

Griffin House in Palenville is hiring bartenders, servers, bussers, dishwasers, sous chefs, and line cooks, email them at [email protected]

Nat’s Mountain House in Tannersville is hiring servers, food runners, and service captain, email them at [email protected] 

Keegan Ales in Kingston is hiring for the bar, restaurant and brewery, stop by with a resume and have a beer

Pine Hill Community Center is hiring freelance artists & craftspeople to create and lead arts workshops, you can reach out to Brigid

Lil Debs in Hudson is hiring catering coordinators, catering chef, line cooks, and bar supervisor reach out at [email protected] 

If you’re hiring, let me know!

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