Weekend of Wallkill offers up local events, activities  
Cast members from Books Alive's children's theater group perform last year during the Harvest Faire, as part of the Weekend of Wallkill.
The second annual Weekend of Wallkill is coming up fast, and promises to offer popular favorites from last year in addition to new and exciting events!
A host of weekend-long activities will kick off with the Beauty of Wallkill Artists' Reception Friday evening, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Stop by the Town Hall community room then and check out the bucolic scenery of our area, as captured in paintings and photographs. It's not too late to enter your own pieces! See below for more information.
Saturday's events include a town-wide yard sale, which will take place throughout the hamlet. Yard sale spaces are still available for those who prefer to set up at Popp's Pavilion - call 895-2783 for more information.
Other events include:
  • a 5K walk/run on the Rail Trail
  • a business sidewalk sale
  • a vendor blender on the library lawn
  • tours of the Andries DuBois House and Knights of Pythias Lodge
  • Wallkill High School's homecoming weekend activities
And much more! For a complete schedule of events, click here.
You can also visit the Vision of Wallkill's website here.
Beauty of Wallkill focus of Oct. 2 art show
Visitors take a look at last year's display at the Beauty of Wallkill art show.
If you're an artist whose subject matter includes the spectacular views of our area, the Beauty of Wallkill Photography/Art Contest may be just your venue!
Photographs, drawings, and paintings of scenes within the boundaries of the Town of Shawangunk are eligible for entry in this Oct. 2 show. Categories to be judged include landscape and nature, animals, and people.
Entry fees are $5 per piece and go toward the Vision of Wallkill community improvement group.
Deadline for entering the contest is Sept. 20.
For a complete list of rules and an entry form, click here. Good luck to everyone!
Reserve your seat now for special tea party
As part of the Weekend of Wallkill, the Friends of the Library are hosting a Mad Hatter's Unbirthday Tea Party Saturday, Oct. 3!
For a $3 fee, attendees will enjoy a 25-minute, interactive show, a cupcake and drink, and receive a prize, as well!
Reservations are available at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m.
Sign up now for one of these times and submit your reservation  at the library!
For questions about the Tea Party, call Adrienne at 895-8712, or email her at dramapearl@aol.com.
Library budget/trustee vote coming up
The library's budget vote and trustee election will take place from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Two local residents will be running for two five-year positions on the library's board of trustees.
Jane Schlubach recently retired from Bard College, where she taught Central Asian Medieval History. She has degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Notre Dame. Her volunteer experience includes serving on multiple boards of trustees, organizing AmeriCares Food Drives, and working as an interviewer for Harvard's undergraduate admissions.
Brian Ackley teaches middle school music in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District and has lived in Shawangunk since 2009. He and his wife perform throughout the year with the Orange County Community College Symphonic  Band and the Pine Bush Community Band.
The library's proposed budget can be viewed here.
Book club picks classic chiller for October
The library's Fiction Club will meet again October 20th, and mark the Halloween season with a spine-tingling read.
Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House will be that month's selection. The 1959 novel was a finalist for the National Book Award and is considered one of the best literary ghost stories of the 20th century. Members are also welcome to bring an Edgar Allan Poe short story of their choosing for comparison.
The Fiction Club meets monthly at 6:30 PM at the library. New members are always welcome.
Library video wins summer contest!

This summer's Behind the Scenes participants are award-winning actors, as it turns out!
Ana Wakeman's summer program involved making a video to enter into the Ramapo Catskill Library System's contest, "Tell your library story in 60 seconds." The goal of the video was to use one minute to show Gov. Andrew Cuomo why libraries are valuable to their communities.
Ana and her troupe did such a great job (as you can see above), they won! Their prize is a pizza party, to be held sometime in October.
Congratulations to all!
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