Future Picassos Get Creative in Milford Once again, it’s time for the Delaware Valley High School Art Students 7th annual March exhibit at the ARTery Gallery in Milford. The title of this year’s exhibit, From Destruction to Creation, is inspired by circumstances around last year’s exhibit when the region, struck by a catastrophic storm, left residents without power for several weeks, being restored only days later leading to the students reception which was curiously titled, Unplugged. Being unplugged, although challenging, was small compared to the destruction of many of the ravines within which our cherished waterfalls lie, leaving these areas scarred for many many years to come. “Our hearts are broken. We have to adapt to these changes to the landscape and try to see some positives from it - like death which feeds new life,” says Marie Liu, curator and organizer of the event. Hence the title
Work by Alex Garcia
Work by Gia Cicileo
From Destruction to Creation for this year’s show. “This year we celebrate the beginning of recovery and the creativity that springs forth from the youth.” This particular gallery exhibit brings the community into the gallery for an exciting and fresh look at creations by Delaware Valley High School’s young artists and gives those young artists the gallery experience of professional artists. The public and gallery members are continually surprised by the quality and imagination of the pieces presented. The work is mostly for sale, with family, friends and collectors anxious to own a piece by a potential future Picasso! The public is encouraged to attend the reception on March 9 from 6:00pm-9:00pm, or visit the gallery from March 8-April 8 to view the exhibit at ARTery Gallery, 210 Broad Street, Milford. Call 570-409-1234 for more information.
A Classy Village on The Wallkill by J. A. Di Bello A new performance venue, a gourmet restaurant and a vineyard with an accommodating winery is expected to further enhance the appeal of Historic Montgomery. And to that end, as the sequence of days increases in pace, Spring’s long anticipated arrival is hastened by longer days and a sun whose rays become increasingly direct. Ice on the Wallkill and the snow blanketing its banks fall victim to this annual reprieve from Winter’s fury. The beauty and spectacle of the river’s thaw is an attraction at the historic Montgomery Worsted Mills. Gushes from melting ice and snow pour forcefully over an aged dam with thunderous rumbles. A dam, built by mill founders Arthur Patchett and William Crabtree, once powered the machinery used to mill textiles. The spectacle and unique character of a worsted mill that sits prominently on the bank of a meandering river that cautiously flows north through Orange County caught the creative eye and ambitions of Michael Dorf, founder and CEO of City Winery. Perhaps, as once envisioned by Patchett and Crabtree, he sees wide-spread benefits. World-class wine, food and entertainment will add to the attractiveness of the historic Village of Montgomery.
“Thaw on The Wallkill” photo by J. A. Di Bello
City Winery is expected to infuse 5 million dollars into a project that will emphasize a venue for the performing arts, an enviable gourmet restaurant, a winery, a tasting room and eventually boasting accommodations for guests. Michael Dorf reported receiving a $805,500 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development agency to install solar panels on the building and to invest in a hydroelectric turbine to be powered by the energy generated by Wallkill River and the Mill’s dam - the very same dam that once energized the machinery used by Montgomery Worsted Mills to mill textiles. The additions are expected to provide 100% of the City Winery’s energy needs. “This is a home run for Village and Town of Montgomery residents,” said Village of Montgomery Mayor Steve Brescia. “You’re not going to see anything like this in Orange County.”
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