Roxbury's July 4 celebration

Block Party, Vintage Base Ball, Parades, Tag Sales, Chicken BBQ and more.

Roxbury's July 4 celebration is a Saturday-long block party, starting with a traditional parade, Roxbury Brass and Tisch Family Trio, and dozens of craft and tag sales lining Main Street, chicken BBQ and ice cream, Roxbury Nine vintage base ball (vs. the Bovina Dairymen) at noon, children's balloon animals and face painting, Schoharie Valley Cloggers. Take a ride in the horse buggy, and you may find yourself playing "Stimulus Surrey!" where riders compete for prizes by testing their knowledge...Get on board!

Continue to check this web site or call 607 326-3722 for more details. Keep reading to get your applications to be in the Parade or be a Vendor on Main Street.

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RAG announces Fun Raiser

On Saturday, July 11, The Roxbury Arts Group is kicking off the summer season with "Tablecloths," a fun-filled "Fun-Raiser", at its new venue, The Old School Baptist Church in the beautiful Denver Valley. "This is a very special opportunity for the entire community to celebrate this wonderful space with good food, entertainment, a fun auction and vintage baseball," says Executive Director Susan Kenny. 12 - 4pm $20. (607) 326-7908. Roxburyartsgroup.org

Event will include:

• vintage Baseball with the Roxbury Nine
• Brooks Barbeque and homemade fixins
• vintage tablecloths auction
• The Horseshoe Lounge Playboys
• and more

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Volunteers Needed for the Roxbury Library Association 2009 Summer Reading Program

The Roxbury Library Association needs volunteers to lead sessions for 2009 Summer Reading Program participants at the Roxbury Library. Scheduled for the month of July 2009 on Mondays through Thursdays, the RLA will offer programming geared to individual age groups on successive days: Pre-K through Grade 1 on Mondays; Grades 2 and 3 on Tuesdays; Grades 4 and 5 on Wednesdays; and Grades 6 and 7 on Thursdays. Celebrating the 2009 theme "Be Creative @ Your Library," the RLA Summer Reading Program will begin on Monday, July 6, 2009. more info

"The Face of Farming,” a multimedia tribute

"The Face of Farming,” a multimedia tribute to five of the last operating dairy farms in our area is on exhibit at The Hilt Kelly Hall of The Roxbury Arts Center. The installation contains portraits, watercolors, photograpths and audio interviews by Ellen Wong and video imagery by Anthony Manzo and Kent Garrett.

The farm families are the Elliot, Gray and Fuller/Oravetz families of New Kingston, the Fairbairn family of Rider Hollow and the Darling family of Roxbury. They are shown along with photographs and watercolors of their farms and surroundings. A video of farm activity and excerpts from recorded interviews of the farmers' stories provides a celebration of their lifestyle of working the land. Created in 2008 with funding from a New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Grant and additional support from the A. Lindsay and Olive B O'Connor Foundation, the project is sponsored by the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown, New York. keep reading

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Deadline: July 10, 2009

This July, RAG will decide on their 2010 fine art exhibitions for both their Roxbury galleries: the Walt Meade Gallery in the Roxbury Arts Center and the Old Bank Gallery in the Roxbury Arts Group office building on Hwy. 30. The Gallery Committee and curator Maggie Cullen, will review artist submissions and decide which shows will be shown during 2010. Entries must be original works that have not been exhibited within a 30 mile radius of Roxbury within the last year. With the exception of film, all art forms are eligible. Call for further info. 607-326-7908.

Roxbury Nine 2009 Schedule

The boys of Summer are back. Check out their 2009 schedule.

Also, consider taking a minute to help the Roxbury Nine with your sponsorship while you plan your vintage baseball viewing for the summer. After all, the Nine have perfected the art of the 19th century game with a decade of dedication to authenticity and bare-knuckle action, and they have the trophies — and the calluses — to prove it.

Visit the Roxbury Nine section of the RoxburyNY.com web site to keep up on all the games.

RAG Releases July and August Event Schedule

The Roxbury Arts Group releases their schedule of all upcoming events at the facilities in Roxbury and Stamford. check out the schedule

Writers in the Mountains announces two summer classes

Ev Ellsworth will lead two sessions of her long-tme favorite journaling workshop. The classes will be held on Tuesdays July 7-August 11 from 10 am to 12 noon and On Thursdays August 20 - September 23. From 6-8 pm. at The Roxbury Run Board Room, Barbara Apoian will lead “Critics Corner – People and Places. read more

Community Arts Funds Available in Delaware County

The Roxbury Arts Group is pleased to announce that funding is available for 2010 through the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Decentralization program administered in Delaware County by RAG. Grants in amounts of $500 to $5,000 are available to not for profit organizations in Delaware Co. or to individual artists who are sponsored by a not-for-profit organization for arts projects that take place in 2010 and are open to the general public. Applications must be postmarked by 5 pm Wednesday, October 14, 2009. Program guidelines and applications are available on line ar roxburyartsgroup.org or by calling Ann Epner, the program coordinator at (607)326-7908. keep reading