Phoenicia takes holiday fun seriously. Having already enjoyed a rousing day of community celebrations on December 3, the hamlet is gearing up for Round Two on Saturday, December 17, a day of Christmas parties, caroling, and performances. In nearby Chichester, the Catskills Yoga House is offering solstice and New Year workshops.
Woodstock’s holiday-themed open house as well as tree-lighting and caroling in Phoenicia both take place this weekend, with more activities to come. Also, a look at local fine art, the display and sale of which always booms this time of year.
The Woodstock native has an Ivy League degree and is currently Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Time Warner Inc.
They discussed how to formulate a spiritual approach to what they saw as trauma stirred up by the election.
The class in wood-carving is part of a smorgasbord of art, craft, and boat-building courses that transport students to a slower, older time. Students learn square rule timber framing, paint maritime scenes, cast marine hardware in bronze, build a canoe, guitar, toboggan, or sea chest, and more.
About five dozen converged at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge for a tech conference.
‘I don’t mind having a little time now and then to feel like I’m living a pioneering lifestyle…For me, the worst was having to go to a laundromat…’
Ken Bartolo was once a star football and lacrosse athlete destined for the pros. Instead, he told an audience in the evening, October 25, and one of students earlier in the day at the Onteora Middle/High School auditorium, he suffered through 27 years of addiction.
Ellie Kramer of Woodstock Physical Therapy announced that her facility on Route 212, east of Woodstock, has been taken over by Access Physical Therapy and Wellness, a company that owns over 20 offices and will keep her on as director and physical therapist, along with other staff members.
Up until recently, you needed an official pilot’s license if you wanted to charge for services (usually commercial video). Now it’s much easier to go pro.