Immerse yourself in the settings, cultures, and atmospheres that shape characters and stories.

Each month at 83 Broadway in the Rondout we expand our horizons, engage in rich discussions, and experience how place – more than just a backdrop – can be a character all its own.

Plus enjoy doughnuts 🍩 and coffee ☕.

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September’s book is The Old Eagle Nester: Lost Legends of the Catskills by Doris West Brooks. 

Nominated for the prestigious Anne Izard Storytelling Award, The Old Eagle-Nester is part of a great tradition of New York State story collectors.

This book is a collection of stories set in the Catskills region of upstate New York in the Nineteenth Century. The tales evoke the lifestyle and atmosphere of this very particular place and time in a way that makes the book special.

The title comes from a group of mixed-race people (whose ancestors were local Indians, Dutch settlers and slaves), called Eagle-Nesters who settled in the region long ago.