Trailer for the upcoming ESPN Film "Pat XO"which will
premiere at the 2013 TriBeCa Film Festival.
Audio production is by Warwick resident Dave Smith..
Week in Review
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Creative Play in Nature (5/11-5/18)
Last weekend I trampsed around the estate of the Seligmann Homestead as part of an event called Family Nature Play led by instructor Daniel Mack and then spent the better part of the class time looking at creativity while sharing some of what I found with a small group of intrepid souls, including a couple of children. The idyllic Homestead, located in Sugar Loaf, NY was once the estate of the famed artist Kurt Seligmann, and is now a center for Surrealism, a host of cultural activities, the...
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The Spirit of Gardening Centers (5/4-5/11)
Over the past few weeks I've been watching the latest developments at various garden centers throughout the region and have been working to get into that spirit. To some extent, they have all been grappling with a mix of weather as their seasonal supplies of plants arrive to the marketplace. Last week I noted an explosion of new plants and supplies and was happy to take some photos of new growth. Plants tend to be very photogenic, especially if they are tended well. I wonder what drives...
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A Desire for Art (4/26-5/3)
As a writer with an artist’s bent, I know what it is to have a desire for art. For me, it brings together the sum total of my being. Sometimes it’s about skewing ordinary reality into another vision; sometimes it’s about capturing a great moment in time; as a writer it’s about sculpting an idea into a completed form, with all of the pieces working together to resonate with truth. Not only does art satisfy my desire for self-expression, it fulfills my need to bring order upon experience. Art...
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The World is Wide Open (4/19-4/26)
Last Sunday afternoon at the Breezy Point Inn, I had the pleasure of going to a Fashion Show that featured some of the clothing of the Depot and The Style Counsel (See our photo album on FB). I had gotten a last minute email by Mark Levy, owner of the Depot, reminding me of the event, which I failed to put on our events calendar. I felt bad about that. But it’s hard to get it all on our calendar. Living down the road from the Breezy, I thought I would make it up to Mark by stopping in and...
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Gathering Honey From Every Opening Flower (4/13-4/20)
I like to settle into routines. Like most adults, each week I have an idea of what I’d like to get done. Usually it revolves around some routine. Discipline is inculcated at an early age as we learn to do things around schedules, plans and deadlines. April 15 is one such deadline some of us may have encountered this week. A second grade class I taught this week at one of the elementary schools reminded me of this fact – how important routine and structure is to the fabric of our lives. Even at...
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‘Springing’ Out of the Gate (4/5-4/12)
We started our week on a music note, meeting up with friends last Thursday evening at the Dautaj Restaurant in Warwick. Meeting once a month, jazz musicians throughout the Hudson Valley have an opportunity to play amongst each other. It’s fruitful ground for musicians looking to develop their music chops and also makes great entertainment for spectators like us. Top musicians play, reminding us how lucky we are to be amidst high caliber talent right here in Warwick. For more on this new...
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The Food on our Table (3/30-4/5)
Can you eat the delicious looking black dirt and drink the glistening waters of Greenwood Lake? Our neighbor’s boat is already in the water. And the tractors are plowing the fields. Some say you can’t eat the scenery. I say you can. Around the area we go, from Greenwood Lake to Pine Island, from water to black dirt, as far north as the city of Middletown to the denser fringe of Suffern, even as far south as Bergen County. You can bet you will find us somewhere in between. If not we may be on...
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- "Gotta love that WVL! I go to it often when I'm looking for something to do culturally. Thanx so much!" Russ Layne, Sugarloaf Music Series, Inc.
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Thanks for all of your wonderful coverage of our Seligmann events. We've heard great things about our investment in your website. Thanks for a great way to advertise! Nancy Proyect, President, Orange County Citizens Foundation
- "Your site is actually quite nice. Easy to find things and everyone gets great coverage. Thanks for including us." Paul Ellis, Director, Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center
- "I so appreciate your contribution towards building & supporting community." Elizabeth E. Lehmann
- "George, I love your new Warwick Living Newsletter with all the events nicely organized. This was badly missing in Warwick. I am promoting it to all my friends. Keep up the great work." Sascha Simon
- "I love how the magazine is developing. It looks great. Even if I didn't know, like and respect you, I'd be going there to stay plugged-in." Shoshana Ginsburg
- "Hey George: Thanks for the WVL calendar. Kathy and I were sitting on the couch Saturday trying to think of something to do and we went to your calendar. Ended up at Music at the Mission for Barnaby Bright and a nightcap at Eddie's with Hang 'Em High. Good stuff, keep it coming." Dave Smith, Audio Alchemy, LLC
- "Thanks for another great issue. You're doing a wonderful community service. It's publications like this that build a strong and enduring sense of 'community' in all its dimensions and iterations." Dr. Richard Hull, Warwick Town Historian
- "George, You seemed to have taken it well upon yourself to bring life and culture to Warwick all throughout the year! Congrats again." Tom Thomas, Gallery Owner
- "George: LOVED your site. Ready to advertise! Call me." Karen Thomas, The Warwick Valley Community Center
- "The E-Zine Magazine is Fabulous! Best," Gail & Paul Graf
- "George, You've done an exceptional fine job with your "FLOOD CLEAN UP, BOOK REMOVAL, like your describing yourself "as a kind of book mortician", which alone would have been a Babe Ruth. I have read the first two parts of WARWICK VALLEY LIVING. '"BEAUTY IS ITS OWN EXCUSE FOR BEING", is what I think of it. It is fine, and makes me very proud." Dr. John F. Nitti (Dad)
- "George - you have out done yourself. You and Kerryl are doing a fantastic job. The whole issue is filled with wonderful interest. Congrats!" Janet Howard Fatta, Artist
- "Your latest issue of Warwick Valley Living is really beautiful. I scanned thru a couple features. The visuals with their moving slide show effects were really nice. All I had to do is just sit there and watch until something caught my need to grab onto it." Richard Kimball, Composer and Pianist
- "HI, George: There is a real hidden pearl in this lovely ezine. Your wonderful article on the Oyster in the backyard. Thoughtful, lovely and made me smile inside andGood luck with this." Penny Steyer
- "George, this entire issue is just over the top. Love your visit to NJ and the artist as well as Richard Hull. You truly are a gifted artist in your writing.... You are a treasure for Warwick and have been for some time now. Wishing you always the best." Maureen Cuddeback
- "Thanks you for this great newsletter. We can't wait to go to Island State Park beach and visit all your hot spots, and with the dogs!!!" Sherrie DeBergh
- "Your story on the Historical Society's museums and your tour of them is the VERY BEST review of the organization's services I've read in years. Hearty congratulations!" Dr. Richard Hull, Warwick Town Historian
- "This is just a quick note to say "Thank you" for putting together such a GREAT listing of happenings!!! Have a lovely weekend," Dorothy G
- "Thought you'd all be interested in the email/photos courtesy of George Nitti, publisher of Warwick Valley Living. George attended our Compost Fair yesterday - a very nice event! - and took the pics not only of the Fair but of some of the work going on in the Community Garden just before the Fair began. A huge THANK YOU to you, George!" Geoff Howard, President Sustainable Warwick
Events Calendar
Upcoming Events
River Valley Artists Guild 2013 Spring Show and Artist Reception
Orange Hall at Suny Orange
In the Kitchen Food Series presents "Summer Pies"
Greenwood Lake Public Library
"Howl at the Moon Bark Out a Tune" - Live Band Karoke/open-mic
Fetch Bar and Grill, Warwick
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