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Now thru December | Catholic Charities Community Services of Orange County is looking for donors to “adopt” families in need to provide them with Christmas gifts. If you, as an individual, or in collaboration with family, friends, or co-workers, would like to Adopt-A-Family, please call Ruth Trapnell at 845 294-5124, ext. 303. You select the family size and Catholic Charities will mail you a “family profile.” The profile contains everything you will need to know in shopping for your Adopt-A-Family. Once you have purchased your gifts, bring them to Catholic Charities, 224 Main Street, Goshen (Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) or 319 Broadway, Newburgh (Tuesdays and Fridays). Catholic Charities arranges to have them brought to the families. Please help them to make this Christmas special - one that many children can look back upon with fond memories and adults can gratefully remember your kindness
Warwick Ecumenical Council Thanksgiving/Christmas Food Basket Program. Volunteer to help on Nov 24 and Dec 18. Families/individuals/organizations can adopt a family. Donate new toys/gifts for children to age 18. Donate money - checks can be made payable to: Warwick Ecumenical food Pantry, Attn: Food Baskets - Warwick UMC, 135 Forester Ave., Warwick, NY 10990
Nov 4 | Pet Loss Support Group | 6:30PM
Subtle Energies Holistic Center is hosting a pet loss support group. Call Pam Shultz for more info at 517-230-6969 (cell)
Nov 5 | CPR-AED Certification | 7-10PM
At Warwick Ambulance Bay, 1146 South St. Ext. Cost $50 for Warwick residents; $65 non-residents. Call 845-986-4136 to register, leaving name, and telephone number.
Nov 6-7 | Craft Fair & Bake Sale | 4-7PM Fri and 10AM-4PM Sat
At Grace Lutheran Church. 25 Waterstone Rd., Greenwood Lake, NY. Light meals available both days. Take out/eat in.
Nov 6 | Country Fried Chicken Dinner | 5-7PM
At Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 95 Kings Highway, Warwick, NY. All tickets, including takeouts, available by RESERVATIONonly. Deadline is Nov 2. Call 845-986-3040. Cost $10.50 adults; $10 senior citizens; $5 children under 8.
Nov 7 | CREATIVE VISUALIZATION | 9-10AM
Begin the day with guided creative imagery, positive affirmations, gentle breathwork, and Reiki, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at The Nurtured Spirit, 252 Pine Island Turnpike, Warwick, N.Y., by The Country Dream Restaurant. Ongoing every Saturday. Call 973-764-3931 for more info.
Nov 7 | The Artists Gathering Holiday Art Sale | 7 pm to 10 pm
Upstairs at The Toy Chest, Hosted by Sue and Ray Loughren of The Toy Chest, featuring the newest addition to their store ~ Silk Screen T-Shirts and featuring the work of: Two Artsie Chix (Melody Allen and Donna Kaminski) ~ Watercolors and Photographic Collage: Linda Mensch ~ Handcrafted Jewelry, Karuna McLaughlin ~ Karuna's Kreatures Acrylic prints
Beth Kalet - Handcrafted Ceramics. Start your holiday shopping with an artistic flare ~ affordable art for one and all.....
Nov 7 | Used Book Sale and Tag Items | 9:30AM-1:30PM
Bellvale United Methodist Church, 41 Bellvale Lakes Rd., Warwick, NY. Call 845-986-1603.
Nov 7 | Blood Pressure Screening | 10AM-Noon
At Warwick Ambulance Bay, 126 South St. Ext. Call 845-986-4136.
Nov 7 | Tot Shabbat | 9AM
Join Rabbi Rebecca shinder and her special Shabbat guest, Leah the Rabbit. Families with young children invited to join in this festive and fun way to Celebrate Shabbat. At Temple Beth Shalom, 13 Roosevelt Ave., Florida, NY. Call 845-651-7817.
Nov 7 | Holiday Tricky Tray | 5PM; Calling at 7PM
Click Florida Presbyterian Church to view samples. 1 N. Main St., Florida, NY Call 845-651-6227. Benefit Florida Food Pantry.
Nov 7 | Authentic Mexican Dinner Benefit | 6:00PM
Mustard Seed Migrant Ministry cordially invites you to partake of an authentic Mexican Dinner, at St. Francis de Sales Parish hall, Vernon, NJ on Saturday, November 7th. The cost of the dinner is $25 for adults and $15 for children under 12. Proceeds of the dinner will go directly to the Self-Sustainability of Mustard Seed Migrant Ministry which is a ministry of presence and outreach by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion to the Latino farm working community in our area.
Nov 8 | Drowned Lands Historical Society Reception | 2-4PM
At the PLAV in Pine Island. Assorted refreshments, soft drinks, cash bar. Learn more about the Black Dirt Region's unique history. Friends and visitors welcome. $10 per person, collected at the door. Call Tracey at 845-981-7064.
Nov 8 | Audubon Birding Field Trip | 8:30-11AM
See water fowl, spasrrows, and raptors. Spotting Scopes available for use. FREE, open to the public. Wallkill NWR, Oil City Rd., Warwic,, NY. Call 845-744-6047 for more info!
Nov 8 | Brunch and Boutique - Congregation B'Nai Torah of Greenwood Lake | 10:30AM-2PM
At The Breezy Point Inn, Greenwood Lake. $20 per adult; $10 per child (under 10). Call for reservations: 973-697-7973 or Pat 845-987-7890.
Nov 8 | Scholastic Book Fair |
The St. Stephen-St. Edward School Scholastic Book Fair will be held Sunday, November 8th, after the 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Masses.
Nov 9 | Experimental Aircraft Association Meeting | 8-9PM
Everyone interested in aviation in general and homebuilt airplanes in particular invited to this regular monthly meeting of EAA Chapter 69, at Warwick Municipal Airport, EAA Hangar, 41 Airport Rd., Warwick, NY. Call 845-544-1796 for more info!
Nov 10 | Route 94 Corridor Public Meeting | 7PM
A public meeting is being held at Park Avenue School to help educate the community about the proposed changes in the zoning of the Route 94 corridor surrounding Shop Rite, and what those proposed changes mean for the future of Warwick. This meeting is being co-sponsored by Sustainable Warwick, Community 2000, and the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce as a service to the community. This is an opportunity to learn more about what is being proposed and why, and to get your questions answered.

The meeting will be moderated by Geoff Howard, and participants will include Michael Sweeton, Michael Newhard, David Church (Orange County Planning Board), Steve Pennings, and Jason Duffy. If you’re curious or concerned about what you’ve heard about the proposed zoning changes, please come and learn more. Feel free to pass this information on to others as well.
Nov 10-11 | First Aid Certification | 7-10PM
Must attend BOTH classes. Cost $80 Warwick residents; $100 non residents. At Warwick Ambulance Bay, 146 South St. Ext., Warwick, NY Call 845-986-4136.
Nov 11 | Veteran's Day Service | 11AM
At Memorial Park, Warwick, NY. Warwick Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4662. Assembly at American Legion on Forester Ave., 10:30, then procession to Memorial Park at 11AM. Call 845-986-1290 for more info!
Nov 11 | Pennings Orchard Apple Pie Event | 11AM
Join the St. Stephen's JYM Youth Group at Pennings Orchard to pick apples for the Apple PIe Event on Nov 22 (see below). Vol.unteers needed to collect the apples and bring them to St. Stephen's School to sotre them. There is no charge to pick the apples that are all donated to this event by the Pennings family. Parents are invited to stay and help woith this sctivity since it wall not take llong to fill a box. Call 845-986-2231 for more info!
Dec 4, 11, 13 | Warwick Valley Chorale Holiday Concerts | 7PM
The Warwick Valley Chorale, Orange County’s longest continually-active singing group, beginning it’s 69th anniversary, announces their Annual Holiday Concert, “Holiday Harmonies.” The repertoire includes selections by J.S. Bach, J. Pachelbel, A. Lotti, G.F. Handel, “Songs of Christmas” by Roy Ringwald, and favorite traditional songs of the Holiday Season. The Warwick Valley Chorale performance dates and venues are as follows: Friday, December 4, 2009 Friday, December 11, 2009, 7 PM: Goshen United Methodist Church, 115 Main St, Goshen, NY Sunday, December 13, 2009, 7 PM: Warwick Reformed Church, 16 Maple Ave, Warwick, NY The chorale presents free-admission concerts each May and December in Warwick and neighboring communities. Our programs are under the direction of our esteemed director, Stanley Curtis, and with our gifted accompanist, Gail Johnson. Our members range from high school students to senior citizens and join us from many communities within Orange County, as well as neighboring New Jersey.
Nov 13 | Annual Fish Dinner | 5-7:30PM
St. Edwards Hall, 75 Main St., Florida, NY, behind St. Ignatius Antioch. Enjoy batter-cooked fish, pan-roasted potatoes, vegetables, Don Roachs' famous "cole slaw," rolls, desert and beverage. $12 adults; children 5-12 $6; chdlren under 5 – our guest! Call 845-651-4952 for more info!
Nov 13 | Trick Tray Basket Raffles | 6:30-9PM
Warwick Valley HIgh School PTSA will sponsor a Tricky Tray Basket Raffle, with proceeds going to PTSA scholarships. Prizes and delilcious dessers in sourth cafeteria.
Nov 14 | 70th Anniversary Membership Gala A Walk Through Time | 6PM
Location: Minerals Spa & Resort Diamond Ballroom; SPECIAL OFFER FROM MINERAL’S SPA & RESORT. Featuring Cocktail Hors D’oeuvres and Live Music with Special Guest Performer on the Piano - Steven Wing. Dinner at 7:00 p.m. Choice of: FiletMignon – Lemon Basil Chicken – Atlantic Salmon ***Minerals Spa & Resort***Deluxe room rate at Minerals Hotel – double occupancy: Reduced from $179 to $134 (CHAMBER MEMBERS ONLY). Deadline for rooms is Nov. 7th. The Platinum Band will keep the celebration going with live entertainment and high energy dance music. The Platinum Band has been voted five stars in five categories for three consecutive years on WeddingWire.com.Tickets $95 Chamber Members - $115 Non Members. Anniversary Sponsor: WVT Communications; Gold Sponsors: KeyBank, Next Level Floral Design, John H. Sanford & Son Insurance, Vogel & Moore Nationwide Agency
Nov 14 | CREATIVE VISUALIZATION | 9-10AM
Begin the day with guided creative imagery, positive affirmations, gentle breathwork, and Reiki. Starting Saturday, October 17 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at The Nurtured Spirit, 252 Pine Island Turnpike, Warwick, N.Y., by The Country Dream Restaurant. Ongoing every Saturday. Call 973-764-3931 for more info.
Nov 14 | Conversations at The Barn with Guy Jones, Amy Lipton, Caroline G. Harris and Simon Draper| 6:00 pm.
This is the first “conversation” or gathering at The Barn. The goal of this conversation is to create a dialogue about sustainability. Joan has invited four speakers who have studied sustainability in four diverse arenas: a curator, an artist, a lawyer, and a farmer. Each will offer a short presentation of their concerns about sustainability in their professional worlds.

We will serve potato leek soup, hot cider, and beer (enough to tide you over but not dinner). Please bring something if you would like, but it is not expected/required/mandatory. The invited speakers are:

Guy Jones, Blooming Hill Farm In the early eighties, soon after Guy Jones gave up his storefront law office to become a farmer, he was asked by David Bouley to grow rare mesclun greens and patience-testing haricots verts. He now sells 200 varieties of produce (including 30 types of tomatoes) directly to 50 restaurants, mostly in New York City. Finicky vegan spots like Angelica Kitchen love him because he’s politically conscious, and chefs find him extremely responsive—lately, for example, he’s been using seeds from Italy to grow nettle, radicchio, and agretti.

Amy Lipton, co founder of ecoartspace, an international non profit organization in a growing community of artists, scientists, curators, writers, nonprofits, and businesses who are developing creative and innovative strategies to address our global environmental issues. ecoartspace promotes a diverse range of artworks that are participatory, collaborative, interdisciplinary, and uniquely educational. Amy will discuss the works of several contemporary artists who have addressed food, agriculture and farming in their work.

Caroline G. Harris is a lawyer and artist. She practices in various areas of land use law, emphasizing zoning and historic preservation, and sustainability. She was recently quoted in an article in Crain’s about rooftop gardens. She recently wrote a piece on “Green Zoning” for The Sallan Foundation. Ms. Harris appears before many state and city agencies in New York City. She represents real estate developers, landowners, institutional clients, not-for-profit organizations, and other public entities in a variety of land use and real estate development issues.

Simon Draper is an artist living and working in the Hudson Valley. Habitat for Artists is a collective project created by Mr. Draper. Draper and a changing collective of artists have built over 20 six by six foot studios up and down the Hudson Valley, in Philadelphia, and most recently in New York City. Some of these Habitats have been installed and used by CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture groups) in the Hudson Valley. Artists and the community at large use these small studios. Each habitat is made largely of reclaimed and recycled materials, and its design seeks to minimize its carbon footprint. Simon will speak about creating a space in which to create, and the thought process behind his Habitats.

The Barn is located at: 122 East Ridge Road, Warwick New York, 10990 RSVP: 212 274 9815 or 845 986 8767 Donations to ecoartspace/Habitat for Artists are welcome.
Nov 14 | Saddle Up for St. Jude |
On Sat., former NYPD mounted policeman and cancer survivor, Frank Gaudiello, will saddle up Zeus. a retired police horse, and ride him from Greenwood Lake PO to Mike's Pizza in Monroe to raise money for Sty. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis Tennessee. His two previous rides have raiswed almost $10,000. If you would like to support his efforts, call him at 845-477-3020 or 917-678-2007, or mail a check payable to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, to Frank Gaudiello, 29 Shjepherd ave., Greenwood Lake, NY 10925.
Nov 16 | Pcasso Pottery Painting & Art Studio | Weekly
7 West Street., Warwick, NY 10990 (Behind Baby Grand Books) • 845-544-7017 or Click here>
Fashion Illustration & Design, Fashion Painting, and Pet Portaiture with Ann Marie Nitti. Other sessions available, including Pen & Ink. Drop in pottery, painting & art studio , where guests create their own unique piece of pottery, ceramic objet d'art or tableware, making their own special work of art with polymer clay. Perfect for birthdays, graduations, scouts, clubs, teens, religious celebrations, and more!
Nov 17 | Vernon Chamber Meeting: Guest Speaker Thomas VanGorder, Vernon Township Fire Official | 1:30PM
Location: The George Inn. Luncheon $10.00 chamber members/$15.00 non-members. RSVP by Monday – November 9th to vcc@warwick.net
Nov 18-19 | Annual Fall Festival and Turkey Raffle | 7PM
Excelsior Hose Company #1 invites you to a Warwick tradition for more than 50 years! Warwick Fire Station One, Church Street off Forester Avenue. Special raffle Thurs. night wins $200 & a 25 LB. turkey Free admission. Door prizes awarded all night Refreshments available.
Nov 20 | Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony | 6PM
Warwick Valley Gardeners invite you to start the Holiday season by joining us for the Annual lighting at Railroad Green. More than 10,000 lights
Nov 21 | CREATIVE VISUALIZATION | 9-10AM
Begin the day with guided creative imagery, positive affirmations, gentle breathwork, and Reiki. Starting Saturday, October 17 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at The Nurtured Spirit, 252 Pine Island Turnpike, Warwick, N.Y., by The Country Dream Restaurant. Ongoing every Saturday. Call 973-764-3931 for more info.
Nov 21 | A Festival of Trees | 10AM-3PM
One of a kind decorated trees, buy a special gift, caroling with local school groups, visit with Santa, activites with kids, Toys for Tots and Food Pantry Drop Off. Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts, Sugar Loaf, NY. Call 845-469-2287 or Click here>.
Nov 22 | Warwick Merchant’s Guild presents “Home for the Holidays”| Noon-5PM
Open House –stores have specials, music, refreshments, decorations for the season, etc. Call 845-987-7600 for info. Faeturing strolling members of the Warwick Valley Chorale, from 1-3PM; Paramount Players performing scenes from "Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, on Railroad Green at 2PM.
Nov 22 | The Artists Gathering Holiday Art Sale | 7 pm to 10 pm
Upstairs at The Toy Chest, Hosted by Sue and Ray Loughren of The Toy Chest, featuring the newest addition to their store ~ Silk Screen T-Shirts and featuring the work of: Two Artsie Chix (Melody Allen and Donna Kaminski) ~ Watercolors and Photographic Collage: Linda Mensch ~ Handcrafted Jewelry, Karuna McLaughlin ~ Karuna's Kreatures Acrylic prints
Beth Kalet - Handcrafted Ceramics. Start your holiday shopping with an artistic flare ~ affordable art for one and all.....
Now through Thanksgiving | Chumley’s BBQ & Catering Co. with the Florida Lions Club will be donating holiday dinners for needy families. Sponsors needed 845-651-3663.
Nov 22 | Apple Pie Making
Come bake apple pies for the needy families in Orange County while enjoying family time with your own children. Bring $10, a bag of paples, your own knife, bowl and peeler, and we'll provide the shell and everything needed to bake delicioius apple pies. Bring home to bake and return Monday morning for delivery to Newburgh Familiy MInistries. If you would like to help delliver the pies and other desserts, call 845-986-2231. Thank you!
Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day | Be Our Guest for Thanksgiving Day Dinner | 12Noon-3:30PM
Continuous seating for this event at St. Edwards Hall, 75 Main St., Florida, NY, behind St. Ignatius Antioch Orthodox Church. Menu includes soup, turkey & ham, all the trimmings, coffee, tera, soft drinks, Thanksgiving cake. INformation and questions, please call Rich Buturia, 845-986-0476!
Nov 27 | Warwick Grove After-Thanksgiving Open House | 11AM-5PM
Nov 27 | Nov. 27 Warwick Merchant’s Guild introduces “Black Friday” in Warwick. Save time & Money- Shop Local.
Late night shopping, on Thu and Fri, 'til 8PM, now through Christmas.
Nov 28 | CREATIVE VISUALIZATION | 9-10AM
Begin the day with guided creative imagery, positive affirmations, gentle breathwork, and Reiki. Starting Saturday, October 17 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at The Nurtured Spirit, 252 Pine Island Turnpike, Warwick, N.Y., by The Country Dream Restaurant. Ongoing every Saturday. Call 973-764-3931 for more info.
Nov 28-29 | Open Studio Tour | 11AM-4PM
Featuring artists Laura Breitman, Gary Genetti, Mia Messina, and Dan Mack, to benefit Orange County Land Trust. Tickets, raffles, drawings.
Nov 29 | Seven-Week Weight-Loss Program | 9:30-11AM
Pilates in Motion, 133 Route 94 South, at Meadowcrest Building, Warwick, NY. Call 845-544-1576. Limited to 12 participants.
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