VOW welcomes Hillbilly Parade, Little Rock to the pavillion
Vision of Wallkill (VOW) will be continuing their summer entertainment series with the Hillbilly Parade performing a free concert on Thursday, August 15 at 7 p.m. at the Lion’s Pavilion at Popps Park.
Vito Petroccitto and Little Rock will be performing the following week on Thursday, August 22 at 7 p.m. at Popps Park.

Car show benefits cancer center
Orange County Sheriff Carl E. DuBois and Hudson Valley Cancer Resource Center announce their 2nd Summer Car Show will take place Thursday, August 15 on Clinton Street, in the village of Montgomery from 5 to 8:30 p.m. All makes, models and years of cars and trucks can be shown. Admission is free for spectators not exhibiting a vehicle.

Clinton Street to Union Avenue will be closed to traffic for display of vehicles and free registration will take place next to the Montgomery Village Hall starting at 4:30 p.m. Participants are asked to make a nominal donation to the HVCRC.
Dash plaques will be given to the first 50 cars. There will be several award categories with trophies given out after the last music set.
The event has something for everyone including drinks and snacks available, 50-50 drawings, and music by Midnight Image in the Bandstand.
For more car show information, contact Bob Osborn at robocat80@yahoo.comor 313-8711.

Special story time: Beautiful Birds

The Gardiner Library presents a Super Special Story Time: Beautiful Birds on Thursday, August 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Join special guest Laura Conner, Environmental Educator at Minnewaska State Park Preserve, and Children’s Librarian Amy Laber, for a story time that’s for the birds, literally! Children will hear stories featuring birds and they’ll listen to bird calls, see bird nests and touch bird feathers. Then, with some help from their parents, each child will make their own binoculars that they can take home. We’ll wrap up our session with a short walk to look and listen for birds outside near the library.
This program will take place during the normal summer story time for four and five year olds, accompanied by a parent or guardian. No registration required.
The library is located at 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner.
For further information or directions, please contact the Gardiner Library directly at 255-1255 or visit gardinerlibrary.org or the library’s Facebook page.

TOMSIP presents a meet and greet
Town of Montgomery Seniors Independence Project announces the public is invited to a free Meet and Greet Information Session on Wed. Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. at the Borland House Inn, 130 Clinton Street, Montgomery.
Volunteers are needed to help our senior “neighbors” with rides to medical appointments, going shopping , home visits.
For more information, call Joan Buck Smith at 457-3457 or TOMSIP at 457-4138.

Anime Club returns

The Gardiner Library will host another installment of Anime Club on Wednesday August 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Attendees are invited to watch the anime favorite, Ponyo while enjoying snacks and drawing and/or coloring characters from the movie. Drawing supplies will be provided as well as popcorn and refreshments.
The next Anime Club meeting will take place on Wednesday August 28 at 5:30 p.m for a viewing of The Cat Returns.
The program takes place in the library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner. For directions or further information call 255-1255 or visit gardinerlibrary.org or the library’s Facebook page.

Library hosts summer songwriter showcase

The Gardiner Library presents a summer music series featuring Hudson Valley based singer-songwriters performing in the round style. The next show takes place on August 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. with Ami Madeleine, Spero and Liana Gabel. Each show will be held on the outdoor stage (weather permitting). This is a free, rain or shine event. In case of rain, the show will be held in the community room.
Ami Madeleine is a Rosendale-based singer-songwriter. She takes her listeners into dreamlike introspection and carries them back to life with loving perspective. Inspired by the synergy of the natural world, her studies in Buddhism, and interpersonal relationships. Ami Madeleine’s songs explore the depths and insights of our shared experiences in love, heartbreak, life, and death. Writing music started as a means to personal transformation and meditation for her, which she radiates in her songwriting and performances, connecting the audience to themselves and each other with a raw and soothing lilt. With her recent single “Don’t Cry, Hold My Hand”, Ami is venturing from ukulele to guitar and reviving her love for the violin for her third full length album to be released in late 2019.
Spero is a songstress & educator with a fondness for loops and anything Funky. Her ethereal grooves, soulful voice and dark lyrics float over an original twist on finger-style guitar. Luscious blends of jazz, folk and world rhythms, particularly those of Senegal, West Africa, color her original compositions. She is on a mission of inspiring social solidarity through music, movement & supporting healthy food systems to reclaim the beauty & power of our humanity.
Through her music, Liana Gabel takes seemingly familiar stories, themes, and tropes about being human and transforms them into that which is profoundly unfamiliar and novel, yet warm and comforting. Her observations about the changing landscape of our relationships, the country, the world, and her own life clearly inform her work as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and tap dancer. Liana interweaves the depth and breadth of her experiences through melodies, words, and dance in a nexus of feeling supported by her musical influences which include jazz, pop, big band folk, and indie rock.
Future dates in the series include September 28. For directions or further information call 255-1255 or visit gardinerlibrary.org or the library’s Facebook page.

Vendors, crafters sought for WOW
The Wallkill St. Patrick’s Parade Committee is seeking crafters and vendors for the Weekend of Wallkill (WOW), scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21, in the Hamlet of Wallkill. The hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The cost for a 10 x 10 ft. space is $35 and a food truck is $50.
If you would like to receive an application or require additional information, call (845) 542-5107 or email: wallkillvendorblender@gmail.com.

Wallkill River race set for Sept. 14

The Wallkill River Watershed Alliance is hosting the 1st annual Great Wallkill River Race in New Paltz on Saturday, September 14 (with a rain date of Sunday September 15).
Unlike the New Paltz Regatta, competitors will use traditional craft such as kayaks and canoes to race a one mile course from Sojourner Truth Park to the River to Ridge Trailhead and back again. The race is a time for thecommunity to come together to enjoy and celebrate the river.
Boat drop off begins at 9 a.m., launch at 10 a.m., and the race begins at 11 a.m.
Following the race there will be a celebration with prizes for different categories of racers, live music, food, and an environmental resource fair with hands-on activities for the whole family.
A $25 registration fee helps support protecting and restoring the Wallkill River. Spectators are free.
For more information or to register: wallkillalliance.org/race or Facebook.com/events/.