Events & Happenings

Paranormal is the name we give to "experiences that are outside the norm and beyond scientific explanation."  That’s also a great definition for art! So we’re combing the two for a plein air community painting event at the Tusten Settlement Church Cemetery.  Paranormal specialist Rich Justus will be on hand to document and inform us ... Read more

What connects Barryville and the Boston Tea Party? Learn the answer to this and more fascinating local tidbits as Sullivan County Historian and Town of Highland Co-Historian lead a tour of Barryville's historic River Road. Great for parents, teachers, scouts and scout leaders ~ and history students of all ages!     Gather at the ... Read more

Artwork created at our community art event at the Tusten Settlement Church Cemetery will be on display, and Paranormal specialist Rich Justus will make a brief presentation the paranormal activity stirred up by the artists. Complimentary refreshments.  RSVP to barryvilleareaarts@gmail.com

Indigenous communities, peoples, and nations are the ones that flourished in any particular area before an invasion or colonization.   One tribe from our neck of the woods—what anthropologists call the Northeastern Woodlands—is the Lenape.  And like other native Americans, the Lenape still carry an identity distinct from the culture that currently predominates in the Delaware River ... Read more

Mark Blackford, Sullivan County's first poet laureate, will give a reading of his work, and discuss what it means to be the poet laureate of our county. Open invite for others to share their own poetry, after Blackford's reading.

Everyone is invited to share in a free holiday celebration that includes refreshments, art, music, and HOT CHOCOLATE!  The Barryville Area Arts Association is celebrating all holiday traditions with two themed displays of classic art, and we've got a display of work by our most talented local artisans. “Creation Stories from Around the World” is ... Read more

Join us for our 15th Annual Tree Lighting. Share in the good cheer with goodies and hot chocolate. Bring your cameras to take photos with Mr. & Mrs. Claus. Carol to be sung by all. Old-fashion fun for kids of all ages, friends and family! FREE Event for All. In the cul-de-sac at the intersections ... Read more

Have you noticed that the weather is changing everyday outside and on TV? What, if anything, can each of us do to help? The answers to these questions will be provided in Brandi Merolla’s “Climate Change” presentation at “The Climate Event” sponsored by the Barryville Area Arts Association.  Brandi is a Pop Folk Artist, whose work ... Read more

Join us in helping to plan business and community events. Discuss ongoings and upcoming events. Winter Warm-Up Annual Dinner Community Volunteer Scholarship for high schoolers GBCC Project Committees If you are not a member, you are welcome to come and learn more about who we are and what we're involved with.

When the judges in the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition found out that Edward Mitchell Bannister was black, they tried to take back the prize they awarded him for his painting, “Under the Oaks.” Justice was only served because his fellow artists—the ones he beat in the competition—stood up for him, and the prize was reinstated. ... Read more