Jewish Community Center celebrates its tenth anniversary
In celebration of the Jewish Community Center’s tenth anniversary, the Jewish congregation of New Paltz (JCNP) will be hosting a fundraiser. “Rafflepalooza” will be held this Saturday, April 21 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. For ten years the Jewish Community Center has been providing lectures, luncheons, performances, films and an annual blood drive, while also...
Pancake breakfast to support Wild Earth’s scholarship program
This Sunday, March 25 Wild Earth will host its sixth annual pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Rosendale Recreational Center on Route 32. Wild Earth is a not-for-profit nature-based organization located in New Paltz and is managed by volunteer community members who “caretake” a common vision. The breakfast is a fundraiser...
Educators and residents join occupy New Paltz rally
More than 50 people participated in a march and rally last Saturday, organized by Occupy New Paltz. The group marched symbolically — armed with signs, drums, tambourines and penny whistles — demanding that state and federal funding for schools receive higher priority in government budgets. The group marched down Huguenot Street, through the SUNY New...
Students for Sustainable Agriculture prepare for the growing season
SUNY New Paltz students who were not satisfied with what they were eating at school decided to do something about it and organized the Students for Sustainable Agriculture club. The group formed around the idea of bringing local, sustainable food and community to the college. “It mostly got started around issues with campus food, but...
Artists from the Anderson Center for Autism will display their work at Unison’s gallery at Water Street Market
This Saturday, Feb. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m., Unison Arts Center will be holding a reception for “Outcomes of Expression” at its gallery space at Water Street Market in New Paltz. “Outcomes of Expression” features four artists who participate in the Adult Services Program at the Anderson Center for Autism. With the guidance of...
The Dylan Emmet Band hopes to embark on an East-coast tour
The Dylan Emmet Band is a local band from New Paltz working towards their big break. Dylan Emmet was originally a solo artist who spent all of his college savings on recording equipment so he could do what he really wanted to do with his life. “I’ve known that performing is what I wanted to...