Music & Rhyme Open Mike Night August 27

Mountaindale, NY - Mountaindale is calling all performers to a Music & Rhyme Open Mike Night on Saturday, August 27th at 8PM at a Coffeehouse Jam in 62 Main Street in Mountaindale. Spoken word, live Poetry and Music will all be welcome. A $5 cover fee will include admission and refreshments, and will benefit community enhancement efforts by the Mountaindale Community Development Project. each performer will have 5 minutes for "Family Oriented" material, with the possibility of an encore for talent well appreciated by the audience. To register or for more info, please call barb at 845-434-4747 or Gina Marie at 845-701-5582 and let your voice be heard.

Sand Casting Workshop August 6th! This Sounds Like FUN

Talk about a FUN workshop. On August 6th, 2011 from 10-12 Noon, a sand casting workshop is being held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Liberty, New York. Here is the small blurb on it from their June newsletter. I am sure that the number of spaces for this great craft class is going to be limited, so get your reservations in today!

This class is FUN FOR EVERY AGE, children and adults alike. Children must be accompanied by a parent. Learn how to make wall hangings for indoors or outdoors. Embed your favorite found objects such as shells, pebbles, sticks, tile or even broken pieces of glass and pottery. Be as imaginative as you'd like and create a unique piece of art for your home or garden. This class will be taught by Susan Dollard, local professional artist and educator. A fee of $40.00 for materials must be paid ahead with pre-registration. For more information or to pre-register call Cindy at (845) 292-5250

Afternoon of Storytelling, and Evening Artist REception...Flour Power Bakery in Livingston Manor

Sometimes, our local calendar just explodes with wonderful opportunities, fun things to do and see...this weekend is one of those moments. Just in my email is an event for this Saturday that sounds like a LOT OF FUN, and they are calling all storytellers, and those that enjoy listening to attend a late Saturday afternoon story telling event at the Flour Power Bakery with quest artist and storyteller reknown Judith Katz...event starts punctually at four, and will be followed that evening by an artist reception. For more information, and storyteller rules, please visit this link.