Pine Hill Community Center

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Welcome to the Pine Hill Community Center On-Line!

Tie-Dye!

Events and Programs:

On Going:

Pine Hill Art and Craft Store & The Unexpected Treasures Gift Shop
Fri 4 - 8 PM; Sat 11 AM - 8 PM; Sun 12 - 3 PM
The Pine Hill Art and Craft is a cooperative of talented local artists and artisans. They are teaming up with the Pine Hill Community Center and opening a new store in our building. Selling fine paintings, pottery, jewelry, hand-made greeting cards and many other items - please support local artists and crafters at the Pine Hill Community Center.  Refreshments available while you browse, or come and hang; wireless internet available.

Pine Hill Social Circle
Wednesdays 1 PM; FREE
Refreshments, trips, presentations, games, good conversation - stop in and hang out with your neighbors and friends.

Archery
Wednesdays; Youth Class (Ages 10 - 18) 5 - 6 PM; Adult Class 6 - 7 PM; FREE
Learn to target shoot with bow and arrow in this exciting and terribly enjoyable class. Please contact the Center before showing up to a class.

Pumpkin Patch Playtime - Mommy (Daddy, etc.) and Me Playgroup
Thursdays, 1 - 2 PM; FREE
Group play time for little ones ages 6 months to 5 years and their caregivers.  Explore through open play, stories, arts and crafts, dance and songs.

Family Campfire:
Family Outdoor Adventure
Program; FREE
Teaming up with the licensed guides of Catskill Outback Adventures this program will help foster family ties in the great outdoors. We'll go fishing, canoeing, hiking, snow-shoeing, mountain biking, have camp-fires, tell stories, do ropes courses and so much more. Equipment will be provided. Call the Center to sign up and for details.

Tutoring and Homework Help!
Is available through the Center for no charge; please call to set up a time.

The Pine Hill Community Center and Catskill Outback Adventures are Teaming Up to Offer Guided Mountain Bike Tours on Local Trails and Mountain Biking Equipment Rentals
Every Saturday from 9 AM Beginning May 24; you must pre-register for guided tours and rentals by phoning 254-9888.
$50/Person 2 - 3 Hour Guided Tour, Bike and Helmet.
$30/Person 2 - 3 Hour Guided Tour, No Equipment Rental.
$25/Day Rental Bike and Helmet.
Full-Time Shandaken Residents 15% Off!

Up-Coming This Fall:

Calligraphy Through the Ages
Right Down to You!
Sundays September 7 - 28; 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM; $40
This fun and interesting class will cover calligraphy in world art history as well as all the practical exercises you need to help you become an expert calligrapher! Must pre-register by calling the Center at 254-5469. Please bring one black and one red 2.5 mm medium point Sanford calligraphy marker. This or an equivalent can be purchased at Catskill Art and Office Supply or on-line.

Native American Social
Sat September 13, October 11 & November 15; 12 - 4 PM; FREE
Drumming, dancing, food, and a short ceremony to celebrate the fall - native or not, come and join this great group of people!

Catskill Community Radio Presents
Another Spectacular Evening of
Catskill Cabaradio

Saturday, September 13, 6 - 9 PM; FREE
Join us once again for what promises to be another awesome show with poets, local personalities, live music, local history and good old fashioned family fun! A Prairie Home Companion meets David Letterman meets Hee Haw extravaganza not to be missed, but if you must miss it, tune in live at www.catskillradio.org.

Technology Lab of the Catskills Presents:
The Basics of Selling on E-Bay
Wednesday, October 1 & 8; 6 - 9 PM; $50 + $15 for book
Ever tried to sell an item on E-Bay but found yourself entirely confused? Step into e-commerce with this intensive course which will demystify all the basics of selling on E-Bay. Space limited to 10, pre-registration by Sept 17 is a must! Bring a Wi Fi capable lap-top if you have one and an item you wish to sell.

Lark in the Park:
Family High Ropes Course
Sunday, October 5; 11 AM - 3 PM; FREE
The Community Center and Catskill Outback Adventures are teaming up to offer this once in a lifetime opportunity for families to enjoy a high ropes course free of charge! This event will take place at Catskill Outback, 8243 State Route 28, Big Indian, NY 12410. Advance reservations highly recommended by phoning 254-9888 or the Center; walk-ins are welcome.

After School
Mountain Biking Adventure

Mondays, October 6, 20 & 27; 4 - 6 PM; FREE
Join Catskill Outback guides for this two hour ride on local trails. Meet at the Center by 4 sharp with appropriate clothes. Equipment provided or bring your own. Take the school bus to the Center, which will be open by 2:30. You must pre-register by 5 PM the Thursday before by calling 254-5469.

Fall Crawl OctoberFest:
At Pine Hill and Big Indian
Sunday, October 11 & Sunday October 12; 10 AM - 3 PM; FREE
As part of the Fall Crawl Octoberfest The Community Center will have vendors throughout the day, mountain biking trips, as well as our usual scheduled events, Art and Craft Shop, coffee and snacks.  Other events to take place in other businesses around Pine Hill and Big Indian, including Catskill Outback Adventures 8243 State Route 28, Big Indian, NY 12410.

Special Phoenicia Teen After School Program
Whose Line is it Anyway?, Shandaken Style!
Thursdays, October 16 - November 6
4:15 PM - 6:15 PM; FREE; THIS PROGRAM TAKES PLACE AT PARISH HALL IN PHOENICIA.
In the spirit of the popular television show Whose Line is it Anyway? you will learn to take on any role you desire, from powerful professional wrestler to smooth hip-hop singer as we laugh our way through a great range of proven improv games and exercises. You will also have the opportunity to use improvisation to learn and practice new techniques to deal with conflict in your life. Whether you're frustrated because your sister won't leave your stuff alone or your boyfriend doesn't listen to you, this workshop will give you new techniques to help in a supportive atmosphere.

First Annual Pet and Pumpkin Parade - A Halloween Celebration
Tuesday October 21; 6 PM; FREE
Come in costume and dress up your pet for this fun event.  We will process down the thoroughfares of Pine Hill in a non-motorized fashion (donkey carts and carriages welcome), then convene at the Center for some fun games and activities, such as pumpkin carving and decorating, and that Community Center fav, the apple on the string game.

Pumpkin Patch Playtime - Mommy (Daddy, etc.) and Me Playgroup
Thursdays Starting October 23; 1 - 2 PM; FREE
Group play time for little ones ages 6 months to 5 years and their caregivers.  Explore through open play, stories, arts and crafts, dance and songs.

Community Baby Shower
Saturday, October 25; 11 AM - 1 PM; FREE
The Community Center and Maternal Infant Services are teaming up and inviting all expectant parents to attend this "Parenting Celebration." There will be lots of free samples and gifts, education and information, wonderful door prizes, refreshments, and resources.

High Ropes for High Hopes
A Fundraiser to Help the Center Purchase a Van
Sunday, October 26 and November 9; 3 - 5 PM
$15 Adult, $12 Child
The Community Center and Catskill Outback Adventures are teaming up to offer this very reasonably priced opportunity to enjoy a high ropes course! Proceeds will go towards the purchase of a passenger van for the Center. This event will take place at Catskill Outback, 8243 State Route 28, Big Indian, NY 12410. Advance reservations highly recommended by phoning 254-9888 or the Center; walk-ins are welcome.

Technology Lab of the Catskills Presents:
The Basics of Selling on E-Bay

Free Introductory Talk, Thursday, November 6; 7 - 8 PM
Ever tried to sell an item on E-Bay but found yourself entirely confused? Step into e-commerce with this free introductory presentation that will begin to demystify all the basics of selling on E-Bay.  Bring a Wi Fi capable lap-top if you have one.

Catskill Community Radio Presents
Cafe Cabarai$e!
November 8
Sorry, This Event Canceled - Come to the December Cabaradio!

4th Annual Chili Fest!
A Fundraiser for the Center
Saturday, November 15, 1 - 5 PM
A plethora of great chilis served in a hand thrown clay bowl that you get to keep. Live music, games, fun for the whole family.

Holiday Local Art and Crafts Fair!
A Fundraiser for the Center

Saturday, November 22, 10 AM - 6 PM
Do your holiday shopping locally. Catskill Mountain arts and crafts galore, food, and family fun.

Songs of the Earth
A Special Pasta Dinner and Concert Featuring Evan Pritchard and James Krueger
Saturday December 6, 5 - 6 Dinner; 6 - 7:30 Concert; $10 - $15 suggested donation.
Snow Date Sunday December 7, 5 - 7:30 PM
Celebrate the great beauty of our planet while helping the Community Center raise funds to make our building more energy efficient. Native American scholar, author and performer Evan Pritchard local songwriter James Krueger and Julie Parisi-Kirby and TG Vanini of the Princes of Serendip will present an early evening of fine music that honors the earth. Evan Pritchard has authored many books on Native history and spirituality, including Native New Yorkers and No Word for Time. Described as an "extraordinarily talented writer with a real talent for poetic imagery", James Krueger has released five solo CDs and is a two-time honor award winner in the Great American Song Contest.  Lyrical, whimsical, socially conscious and downright silly, Julie Parisi-Kirby and TG Vanini's music entertains and edifies, conjuring images of an old time cabaret.

Catskill Community Radio Presents
Another Spectacular Evening of
Catskill Cabaradio
Saturday, December 13, 6 - 9 PM; FREE
Join us once again for what promises to be another awesome show with poets, local personalities, live music, local history and good old fashioned family fun! A Prairie Home Companion meets David Letterman meets Hee Haw extravaganza not to be missed, but if you must miss it, tune in live at www.catskillradio.org.

 

po box 647, pine hill, ny 12465.  845-254-5469.  info@pinehillcommunitycenter.org