Join us in the Great Hall of the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library for a 90 minute concert presenting songs and stories of the people, places, and the history of the original and enlarged Erie Canal. The concert features songs b folklorist and historian George Ward, Canadian Joe Grant, Dan Berggren and Jean Ritchie along with other familiar traditional Erie Canal Songs.

Musicians and singers: George Wilson, fiddle, bass and banjo; Paul Draper, vintage banjo; George Ward, concertina; Annie Rosen, ukulele; Jonny Rosem, guitar; Kate Blain, guitar; Alan Thomson, piano.

This performance is FREE, and all ages are welcome.
Masks are encouraged but not required.
Doors open at 1:30.

For questions email info@arkellmuseum.org or call 518-63-2314 ext 113

Sponsored by New York State Council on the Arts, Arkell Museum, and Friends of Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site .

Celebrate Summer Reading! Don't Make Dinner!

Join us at the Canajoharie Library and Arkell Museum on Sunday, August 7th from 12 pm - 5 pm! Enjoy free Arkell Museum admission and Take & Make Crafts, Palatine Literary Society Bake Sale (indoors), and Brooks BBQ cooking on site (chicken halves to go).

Chicken halves $8.50 each. All proceeds go towards expanding the Library Collections. Chicken half sales noon until sold out or call 518-673-2314 X 106 to pre-order now!

Sponsored by News Radio 810 & 103.1 WGY, Stewart's Shops, and The Children's Aid Association.

Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1 pm
This season The Palatine Literary Society book discussion will be The Things We Kept by Sally Hepworth.
New readers are always welcome!
Copies of the book available for check out at the Library Desk.
The meeting will take place in the Great Hall.

For questions please email canlib@mvls.info or call 518-673-2314.