Coach Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse Against Minors

DELHI — Sheriff Craig S. DuMond announced the arrest of a Hobart man following a child sex abuse investigation.

On Tuesday, June 17th, 2025, Investigators with Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division received a complaint of child sex abuse involving two underage victims. The information provided was that 44-year-old Brent Trimbell of Hobart, New York, engaged the children in ongoing conversation of a sexual nature over the course of approximately two months. Additional information at the time of the report supported that Trimbell engaged in forcible sexual contact with one of the victims during that timeframe, and that multiple offenses were perpetrated by Trimbell against the victims in the Towns of Sidney, Delhi, Kortright, and Andes during that same time frame. The suspect was also reported to be the victim’s softball coach. 

That same day, Investigators forensically interviewed the victims of this investigation at the Delaware County Child Advocacy Center, which resulted in substantial corroboration of the initial allegations and disclosures. Investigators also seized several electronic devices containing evidence of the crimes.

After the completion of the forensic interviews, Investigators located Trimbell at his residence. Following a lengthy interrogation, Trimbell was arrested and charged with Rape 1st degree, a class B Felony, two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in the 3rd degree, both class D felonies, and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor. Digital evidence was also secured from Trimbell, which investigators say support the allegations of Rape, Aggravated Sexual Abuse, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.  

Following arrest processing, Trimbell was arraigned at the Delaware County Central Arraignment Court by Justice Michael Ripa. Trimbell was later remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility in lieu of $100,00 bail or $200,000 secured bond for each count of Rape 1st degree and Aggravated Sexual Abuse 3rd degree, totaling $300,000 bail or $600,000 secured bond.

Investigators were assisted with this investigation by members of Delaware County Safe Against Violence, the Delaware County Child Advocacy Center, and members of Delaware County Child Protective Services.

Sheriff Craig S. Dumond advises that this investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be pursued. Sheriff Dumond also urges any additional victims of sexual abuse by Brent Trimbell, or any person having information about other abused victims to contact the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division at (607) 832-5633.

 

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Joy, Laughter, and Love at Delaware County Pride in Andes

ANDES — Gray skies couldn’t dampen spirits this past Saturday as Delaware County Pride launched its 2025 celebrations in the courtyard of the Andes Hotel. For the fourth year running, the beloved local venue provided a safe and joyful gathering space for LGBTQ+ community members and allies to celebrate visibility, love, and inclusion.

The afternoon began with craft-making and story time for children, organized by the Roxbury Arts Group, offering a warm and welcoming start for families. As the day unfolded, a dazzling lineup of drag performers brought the courtyard to life. Hosted by the ever-glamorous Lilly Bola and featuring Natalie Taylor, Jahyra Joelle, and Zaria Davenport, the show delivered laughter, glamour, and cheers, as performers danced through the crowd amid a generous flurry of dollar bills.

Throughout the event, attendees of all ages and backgrounds mingled, danced, and expressed heartfelt gratitude to organizers for creating an affirming space in the heart of the Catskills.

Before the evening’s auction began, Andes Hotel proprietor Derek Curl took to the stage to thank the performers, volunteers, and guests. “For me, every day is Pride Day and it’s wonderful to see this freedom of spirit, diversity and inclusion celebrated in the back yard of the hotel,” he said.

The energy continued with a spirited community auction hosted by Rick Gallo, featuring generous prizes from local businesses, including weekend getaways and a coveted holiday party appearance from Andes’ own Santa, Billy Hancock. All proceeds will support LGBTQ+ initiatives and future Pride programming in the region.

“We are gathering here today as a protest and also to host an event full of love and joy and pride,” said Er Carpiniello, COO of Delaware County Pride. “We love this place so much. The Catskills are an incredible community to be a part of — celebrating everyone as they authentically are.”

As evening set in, the courtyard became the stage for a joyous dance party that brought the day to a jubilant close. Saturday’s celebration served as a powerful reminder that even under cloudy skies, Pride shines brightly in Delaware County.

 

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Catskill Choral Society Welcomes Dr. Joseph Han as New Music Director

Catskill Choral Society Welcomes Dr. Joseph Han as New Music Director

Catskill Choral Society is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Joseph Han, DMA, as its new Music Director. With a distinguished background in choral music and education, Dr. Han brings a wealth of experience and artistry to lead the choir in its musical endeavors.  He is a versatile conductor, opera singer, and educator recognized for his exceptional talent and international achievements. With a captivating stage presence and powerful performances, his professional engagements have reached audiences across the United States, Italy, France, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.

"As a choral conductor with extensive experience in both academic and community settings, I am deeply passionate about fostering artistic excellence while nurturing a strong and engaged choral community,” said Dr. Han.  “He brings a dynamic approach and passion for choral music that resonates with our artistic goals," said Sue Beames, Board President of the CCS.  "He will undoubtedly inspire our singers and audiences alike".

In his new role, Dr. Han will be responsible for selecting repertoire, conducting rehearsals and performances, and artistic planning. The appointment of Dr. Han marks an exciting new chapter for Catskill Choral Society, and the choir eagerly anticipates the artistic growth and opportunities under his leadership.  The upcoming season begins on Sept. 4, 2025 with auditions for new members on August 28, 2025.  For more information go to www.catskillchoralsociety.org.

Catskill Choral Society was founded in 1970 and has been dedicated to providing opportunities for its members to perform choral music from all periods and styles, enhancing the musical life of the communities in which they perform.  In addition to their concerts, the Society offers several programs for local youths: the Youth and Children’s Choirs focus on age-appropriate musical and vocal training, and perform as part of the concert cycles.  The Dox Apprentice program is open by audition to high school juniors and seniors.  Apprentices sing as members of the Society and receive private lessons with professional vocal coaches. 

Media Contact:

Emma Kirsch

EmmaKirsch@catskillchoralsociety.org

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Restoration of a Duanesburg Historic Church

A $1 million restoration of Christ Episcopal Church, Duanesburg is underway.  The restoration of the church, built in 1793, is being carried out by VMJR Companies (Glens Falls), under the supervision of historic preservation architects, John G. Waite Associates (Albany).  The church has raised the funds with the help of grants from The NY Landmarks Conservancy, Nicholas J. Juried Family Foundation, The Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust, Trinity Wall St. N.Y., The W.G. Broughton Foundation, Fenimore Asset Management, NBT Bank, Duane Builders, Scaffold Builders Association, Paul Callahan, Esq. and the generous support of many donors in the congregation and friends of the parish.  Rev. Alistair Morrison, Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, said, ‘This is an important project to restore an exceptional historical building, ensuring its future for many generations of worshippers to come.’  The work is expected to be completed by the end of November 2025.

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New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc. (NYSID) and The Arc Otsego to Celebrated Matching Grant to Support Employing Individuals with Diverse Abilities

 

 

The Combined $50,000 Investment will Improve Packaging Efficiency and be Used to Purchase a New Transport Van 

 

(Oneonta, NY) - New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc. (NYSID) presented its Member Agency, The Arc Otsego, with a check in the amount of $25,000, which matches the organization’s own investment of $25,000. The funds will be used to purchase Unibagger II, which allows them to improve packing efficiency at Creekside Industries, a division of The Arc Otsego. The grant will also assist in purchasing a new transport van, providing reliable and safe transportation for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Representatives from The Arc Otsego, NYSID, and local elected officials were on hand for the announcement. An employee with disabilities also shared their perspective on the importance of employment and what their job at The Arc Otsego means to them.

 

 

 “We are excited to work with The Arc Otsego on workplace solutions that allow employees not only to succeed but excel in their job roles,” said Maureen O’Brien, president and CEO of NYSID. “This also helps the local, regional, and state economies to thrive. It’s a benefit all around.” 

 

“We are incredibly grateful to NYSID for this generous support. This funding allows us to enhance our packaging operations and invest in safe, reliable transportation for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to access meaningful employment at Creekside—strengthening both our workforce and our mission,” said The Arc Otsego CEO Sara Hanlon. 

 

"The Arc Otsego continues to set a powerful example of how to empower individuals with disabilities. This grant will help them expand opportunities for meaningful work, personalized support, and community connection. Changing lives and strengthening the fabric of our region in the process,” said NYS Senator Peter Oberacker (R,C, -District 51)

 

“Investing in organizations like The Arc Otsego is an investment in people.This grant from NYSID will not only improve operations at Creekside Industries, but more importantly, it will empower individuals with disabilities by expanding access to meaningful employment and reliable transportation,” said Assemblyman Brian Miller (R,C,-New Hartford).“I’m proud to support initiatives that foster independence, dignity, and opportunity for every member

of our community.”

 

About New York State Industries for the Disabled, Inc. (NYSID):

NYSID’s mission is to advance employment and other opportunities for individuals with disabilities and qualified veterans. Its vision is to be the premier employment success entity for individuals with disabilities and eligible veterans through Preferred Source growth, business innovations, partnerships, job readiness, and advocacy in New York and beyond. NYSID works tirelessly on behalf of the individuals served by its statewide membership to discover new and to expand existing employment opportunities and other quality of life measures. In Fiscal Year 2024, individuals with disabilities working on NYSID contracts earned more than $82 million in wages that impacted the New York State economy. 

  

 

About The Arc Otsego:

A group of dedicated and caring parents, relatives, friends, and concerned professionals, formed the Otsego County Chapter of the New York State Association for Retarded Children on May 10, 1965. It served primarily as a support organization until 1974 when The Arc Otsego opened an employment facility, a day treatment facility, and a residential intermediate care facility, serving individuals 24/7. Today, The Arc Otsego offers comprehensive, community-based services, supports and programs to over 500 individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities and their families throughout Otsego County, helping adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities fulfill their personal dreams and ambitions. Its person-centered approach is driven by the individual, focusing on gifts and abilities. This approach is visionary and future-oriented. For more information, visit www.arcotsego.org or call 607-432-8595.   

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Fleischmanns Meeting Notice

The Village of Fleischmanns will be holding its Regular Village Board Meeting on June 9th, 2025, at 6:00 pm, at Skene Memorial Library located on 1017 Main St, Fleischmanns, NY 12430

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Why Art? - Breathing Room

BREATHING ROOM - Beginning on June 7th at 10 AM the public are invited to the kick off of PUBLIC ART PROJECTS - SUMMER 2025 at Birdsong Farm, in Hamden. The four month project is a collaboration with Institute for Cultural Activism International (I.C.A.I. or The Institute) and Birdsong Farm. 

Regional & International Artists For Public Art and Conversations

The project is not as much about showing art as it is about using art, interactive installations and other aesthetic devices to promote conversations about our current social and environmental, regional and global situations.

In BREATHING ROOM visitors enter the Birdsong Farm Gallery where a 24 foot long sealed glass enclosure houses hundreds of green, oxygen producing plants. Long bright blue breathing tubes and comfort-fit surgical sanitary masks attached to the glass enclosure, enable participants to exchange breaths with the oxygen generating plants. Their exhaled CO2 feeds the plants which in-turn transform the CO2 into O2, overnight. On the gallery walls, projected slow motion films of people breathing from mobile FRESH AIR units in America, Switzerland, Germany and France, in the 1990’s, appear. Visitors can also watch televised news reports on monitors inside the glass sculpture.

Through this immersive experience visitors may become mindful of their interdependency with plants and each other. The FRESH AIR Sculpture and BREATHING ROOM will continue until early July.

Don’t we all need a little Breathing Room these days?

PUBLIC ART PROJECTS - SUMMER 2025 Program

The four month project includes exhibitions, artists talks, events, poetry film screenings, yoga & meditation.

“The Institute” 

is a non-profit art project utilizing socially engaged art and cultural practices in the service of creative and social evolution (cultural activism). To activate regional and international conversations among a diverse cross section of society “Institute” leverages the following cultural communication models: 

A bi-weekly, WIOX Radio Show: TUNING FORK FM  Regional & online (40 shows since 2023)

Weekly articles for Mountain Eagle Newspaper: the ICAI column WHY ART? (45+ articles since 2023)

Monthly TUNING FORK LIVE Zoom broadcasts with artists – bringing regional artists and audiences in dialogue with international artists (50 episodes since 2020)

Catskill Film Series: Film screenings & special cross-silo conversations with people from different walks of life, not limited to conventional art/culture & spirituality communities; 

Public Participatory Art Events: regionally & internationally;

In-Person & Online Meditation Classes and Retreats, bringing contemplative cultural communities together regionally, & internationally;

Artist-led Workshops & Residencies: by regional & international artists.

Institute Backstory

ICAI’s collaborative work began in 2018 with a series of public art interactions related to works of both founder/creator, artist/filmmaker John Halpern from 1977-2015 and the sculptor Emily Marie Harris - collaborator and ICAI founder. Triggered by the necessity for community engagement during the Covid Pandemic Lockdown. In 2022, “Institute” was legally established as a 501 (C) 3.  

Institute in Delhi

Harris and Halpern first held meditation retreats at William Duke’s Streamside Yoga, in Andes, before the pandemic. Their last retreat at Streamside ended three days before the pandemic broke out. They thenfound a 5 acre property with beautiful barns and stable built by locals Betsy and Brian Clark  for their material art and ICAI events and moved in in 2022. They are SUNY Delhi advisory board members to the Liberal Arts Department, they collaborate with regional organizations and venues like Bushel, Delhi, Good Taste Epicurean, Franklin, Delhi Community Church, Osmos Station, Stamford, Walton’s Ogden and Franklin Free Public libraries, AMR Open Studios - and maintain ongoing work and exchange with organizations like: Culture Declares Emergency, Great Britain; Free International University, Europe; Art for Impact Program, Amsterdam, Holland, International Buddhist Film Festival & Archive, US; Emily Harvey Foundation, NYC; Upstate Art Weekend; John Halpern is a recipient for a $3000 grant from the Roxbury Arts Group for: WE DO SURFING THE APOCALYPSE KARAOKE - an event at Birdsong for Upstate Art Weekend, July 18th. 

For more information about ICAI’s PUBLIC ART SUMMER ARTS PROJECTS - WWW.STUDIOICAI.ORG 

 

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Mixed Media Assemblage with Jamie Banes at the Headwaters Arts Center July 12

STAMFORD — Headwaters Arts Center will host a dynamic mixed media assemblage workshop Saturday, July 12, 2023, 1a–4p. Accomplished artist Jamie Banes will guide participants in creating three-dimensional works using found objects and other eclectic materials from Banes’s studio. For more information and to register visit roxburyartsgroup.org. The cost is $15–35 with tiered equity pricing.

Participants will gain essential skills in material selection, construction methods and the effective use of adhesives and hardware. The workshop will also cover the application of formal design elements, such as scale, color, texture, line, pattern and rhythm to enhance their compositions. A key focus will be on imbuing structures with meaning and symbolism, transforming everyday materials into powerful narrative expressions. 

This workshop offers a unique opportunity to cultivate an individual creative voice through the rewarding and versatile technique of assemblage. All skill levels are welcome. This workshop requires fine motor skills and use of adhesives and solvents. Please email headwaters@roxburyartsgroup.org if you require any accommodations to participate in the workshop.

Jamie Banes is an Upstate New York-based artist recognized for his mixed media creations evoking dystopian architectural models and cityscape dioramas. Primarily working with found and collected materials, he crafts works that possess a dual nature—familiar yet strange, specific yet mysterious. These assemblages function as snapshots of our present reality, symbolizing the complexities of difficult and uncertain times.
For over two decades, Banes has cultivated a diverse professional career spanning visual art and architecture. He has contributed to esteemed institutions such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley, and the Graduate School of Architecture at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
This event is sponsored by Margaretville Telephone Company. All programs offered by the Roxbury Arts Group are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation, The Community Foundation for South Central New York, the Tianaderrah Foundation, The Delaware National Bank of Delhi, and individual supporters.

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Whittling Away with Dick Brooks - Blast from the Past

I was sitting in my recliner the other day doing my exercises.  I’m into surfing, mostly the educational type channels.  Sure, it’s tiring and sometimes my thumb cramps up but I usually fight through the pain and get right back to my usual three to five channel changes a minute.

I came upon a real blast from the past when Bert and Ernie appeared on the screen.  It’s been years since I had seen my old pals.  They brought back fond memories of The Princess curled up on my lap.  I watched for a while hoping to see my personal favorite put in an appearance but Cookie Monster was nowhere to be seen.  Elmo did something with that big yellow chicken and the Count counted, all was right with the world.

I wondered how many of our old favorites were still to be seen.  I know Babar is still around, I stumbled onto him a few weeks back.  I suppose and hope that Mister Rogers still lives somewhere in the back of my television set.  I know that to the youth of today that he’s kind of hokie and old fashioned but I trusted him with my children and he never let me down.  In these days of computer graphics and special effects, his sock puppets don’t have the dazzle that kids have come to expect, but the last time I saw young ones watching one of his reruns, they were watching with their mouths open as the Trolley took them to The Land of Make Believe.  You never got reality confused with the imaginary with Mr. Rogers.  The Trolley separated the real world from the imagined in a clear and tangible way and for a small child, there was comfort in that.

I never really got into Barney, an overweight dancing blue dinosaur with a weird voice just didn’t turn me on.  I don’t think it was Barney so much as the plastic kids he hung out with that irritated me.  A bigger bunch of goodie- goodie two shoes has never been assembled in the same place in the history of entertainment.  They all had impeccable manners, sang and danced on cue and were always smiling about something.  As a teacher, they made me nervous.  They probably will grow up to become serial killers or politicians.

I got thinking about some of the kid’s shows that I grew up listening to—no pictures just words.  We gathered around the radio and listened to Sky King, The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers and my favorite, Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B.  I wonder whatever happened to Bobby, the other three made the jump to television and I was able to follow their adventures but Bobby Benson just sort of disappeared.  He probably took over the ranch when his dad retired and raised cattle until beleaguered with terminal saddle sores, he retired and today rocks on the ranch’s front porch and watched his grandchildren roar across the range on their four wheelers.

I can still name all the major characters that appeared on the Howdy Dowdy Show.  He was the first real truly television kid’s show character that I can remember.  He looked a lot like my brother Bud who used to do an amazing impersonation of Howdy.  He even got a Howdy Dowdy puppet for Christmas.  It was hard to tell them apart although the puppet did have more freckles, a better personality and a higher IQ.

I haven’t watched any of the latest string of kids’ shows.  They just don’t interest me.  I like the ones that I can identify with, the ones that meant something to me and my little ones.  God love you Mr. Rogers, where ever you are.

Thought for the week—We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.    –Will Rogers

Until next week-may you and yours be happy and well.

Whittle12124@yahoo.com

 

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THE CATSKILL GEOLOGISTS BY PROFESSORS ROBERT AND JOHANNA TITUS - The Willows VI: Lake Albany’s Sediments

We want to tell you something about the popular science writing business. Sometimes you, the writer, can get in way over your head. That’s going to happen this week. That it may sound bad but’s not only confined to popular writing; it’s common in professional research too, very common.   So, it’s something that we should admit too and see how it is dealt with. In recent weeks we have been exploring the 65-acre landscape of the Willows, an old farm site south of Athens. We knew that we needed to run a column about the sediments of Glacial Lake Albany that underlay all of the farm and its fertile soils. So, we were on the lookout for exposures of that sediment. We commonly noticed that many stretches of the trails had been footworn down into those sediments. See our first photo. That shows a trail that exposed light-colored, uniformly fine-grained silts and clays without any pebbles or cobbles. We immediately recognized them as lake deposits, just exactly as we had expected.

 

                                                                              

 

 

But worn-out trails do not constitute good geological exposures; we needed something better. At last, we climbed down to the steep slope at the north headland of that pocket beach we talked about recently. And there it was, an exposure of lake sediment about six feet (Oops! This is science – two meters high). It was again all silty clay lake sediment. See our second photo. We were pretty happy about all that - until we started thinking about it. How many times have we said it: “The hardest thing to see in science is that which is not there.” You see all up and down the Hudson, wherever you see the sediments of Lake Albany, they are beautifully stratified. Every winter the old lake froze over and very dark clays settled to the bottom, forming a black stratum. Every summer, the ice melted, the lake currents were stirred up, and light colored, silty, sometimes sandy strata formed. Over time, light and dark strata alternated as something we call glacial varves – but not here. We didn’t notice that at first, but there it was. We couldn’t find any stratifications; it all seemed to be one very thick and continuous summer varve. Our Lake Albany strata seemed to have been deposited during one very improbably long summer. We had a problem.

                                                                                               

So, that gets us back to where we started this column. That’s where we found ourselves in well over our heads. How are we going to explain this? As of right now – we can’t. We are pretty well educated and experienced scientists, but we have a mystery here. That happens in all sciences. What do we do? Yep, we ask for help. We know that there is a good sprinkling of PhD geologists who read our columns. Do any of you have a good hypothesis?

Contact the authors at randjtitus@prodigy.net. Join their facebook page “The Catskill Geologist.” Read their blogs at “thecatskillgeologist.com.”

   

                                   

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A Conversation about ...Small Victories

Blue eyed grass

Japanese Iris with Elderberry

By Jean Thomas

It has rained every weekend for the last umptyump weeks. I'm enjoying the same mix of emotions as everyone else. Yuck for the lack of opportunity to mow the lawn. Yay for the gorgeous green it is right now. Yuk for the missed games and other events along with the sad attempts to reschedule. Yay for the sudden opportunities to spend unorganized time with the family and friends (sarcasm alert there.) 

 The most recent weekend was, for me, the mother of all wrecked weekends. From Friday night through Saturday noon there was about an inch and a half of rain. I set myself the goal of finding the victories in a failure of a day. Phase one was to list what the day wasn't: it wasn't going to be a drought any time soon; It wasn't going to be record breaking temperatures... including a late frost. I could live with that. So what were my victories?

The first thing I'm especially proud of is the fact that that I had mowed the lawn on Friday just before the rain started. I almost didn't, because I had already had a full day and wasn't really feeling it. But my better angels prevailed, for once. That's a great big Yay, and I'm calling it a victory, if only over my own laziness.

Then on Saturday morning I had the usual argument with the dog. He really wanted to go outside, but his transmission kept kicking into reverse once he saw the rain hammering on the deck. I dressed up to go out, hoping to lure him out for at least a brief walk. He didn't fall for the trick, and stared at me from inside the doorway.

But if I hadn't tried to fool him, I wouldn't have seen the hummingbird. I have a pair of sheltered pavilions just outside the front door. Each has a hummingbird feeder under a roof. Now, I will confess that convenience, not shelter, was the purpose of that location. I will still declare a victory... that hummingbird spent the day hunkered down by those feeders, out of the rain.

And there are always things to celebrate  among the flowers. My many varieties of Iris are bursting with joy. They are a water tolerating family of plants, and have chosen to all explode at once in their namesake rainbow of colors. I am claiming one victory among the Iris... I planted a clump of Japanese Iris between two lace leafed elderberries, one almost black in foliage and the other a bright gold. The iris bloom is a deep purple with a golden eye, and both its colors reflect off the colors of the elderberry leaves. All three are thriving and complementing one another.

There are always other small things I can claim no credit for, but call a win when I spot one of the subtle, tiny miracles around us that we so often rush past and don't notice. Like a  meadow wildflower, the Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium). These tiny beauties consist of a blue six petaled single star flower with a bright yellow eye. The flower is only a half inch across, and grows on a stem that looks like a blade of grass. They thrive in wet areas and will make clumps if left undisturbed. But they are so tiny, it's easy to miss them among the other grasses. I'm calling it a victory to see them earlier than I expected. 

So there.    

 

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Cocktails for Culture: An Elegant Evening Supporting Creative Culture in the Western Catskills June 14

ROXBURY — Cocktails for Culture, a benefit event for the Roxbury Arts Group at the exquisite Villa Sposa property in Roxbury, will be an unforgettable evening celebrating creativity and community while raising funds for the critical programs that the Roxbury Arts Group offers in our rural communities. This elegant affair will take place on Saturday, June 14 at 7p. Tickets for this event are available for purchase on the Roxbury Arts Group website at roxburyartsgroup.org or by calling the Roxbury Arts Group at 607.326.7908.

The Roxbury Arts Group was founded in 1979 by a group of community members with the aim to make high-quality arts engagement opportunities available in the rural communities that it serves. That mission continues today, through their year-round programming, including concerts, workshops, and exhibits, at three venues in Roxbury, Stamford, and the Denver-Vega Valley. The Roxbury Arts Group also delivers arts programming to students throughout the school year in a four-county region and supports the local creative community with professional development workshops, grant opportunities and a micro-loan program.    

The proprietors of Villa Sposa, Mercedes and Aldo Gonzalez have generously offered to host Cocktails for Culture in support of the Roxbury Arts Group and their important work. Guests will enjoy curated cocktails, champagne, wine and non-alcoholic beverages while listening to live music performed by Cuban Walt’s Blues and Adam Ippolito.  An extensive menu will also be available featuring a variety of hors d'oeuvres, main dishes, interactive food stations that include items such as quail egg spoons, ceviche shrimp on parmesan toast, shrimp cocktail, vegan jambalaya, fondue, raspberry cream puffs, and more! “The warm hospitality and unwavering support from our friends at Villa Sposa is a reminder that championing the arts enriches our communities and provides critical spaces for inspiration and creativity to thrive,” says Jenny Rosenzweig, Executive Director of the Roxbury Arts Group.

To purchase tickets to Cocktails for Culture, a benefit event for the Roxbury Arts Group taking place at Villa Sposa in Roxbury on Saturday, June 14 at 7p, visit roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607.326.7908. 

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