“Catskill Arts & Air” presents the “The Little Farm Show” on Aug.11 from 12-1pm at the Pakatakan Farmers Market, Route 30 Halcottsville as part of this summer’s open-air arts series. This NACL Theater production kicks up some dirt with live music, and high-spirited performances. The play navigates through the history of agriculture from 10,000 BC to today, exploring sustainability, local food systems, and organic farming. Events are free.
“The Little Farm Show” is an original musical theater performance for all-ages created and performed by Tannis Kowalchuk and Brett Keyser of the NACL Theatre. The actors play "The Amazing MacDonald Twins," a brother and sister team of side show performers who tour “The Greatest Show on Dirt!” from town to town with a wheel barrow full of information steeped in history and philosophy. The NACL Theatre explores the questions, with an all-ages musical extravaganza, about FARMING, FOOD, and the ENVIRONMENT and promises to not only entertain, but will ask people to consider their food choices and the effect those decisions have on their bodies, the environment, and society. For more info visit www.nacl.org
Also that day, woodworking artist John Knapp, who will show us how he creates whimsical heirloom toys using wood that he harvests from his sustainable forest from 10-12 pm. John will demonstrate some of the different methods he uses to give his toys their spark, while also explaining the process of managing a woodlot in a sustainable manner. There will also be an interactive workshop when youngsters can engage in making their own toy.
The “Catskill Arts & Air” festival series is presented by the Catskill Mountain Artisans Guild in collaboration with the MARK Project. Funded in part by the Watershed Agricultural Council and a grant from The New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, administered in Delaware County by The Roxbury Arts Group. Events are free. For more info, visit www.catsguild.org or call 845-586-3443.
