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Catamount People's Museum Opening

Sep 04, 2010: 2:30 pm - 6pm

Catamount People's Museum

21 West Bridge St. | Catskill, NY 12414
http://www.bobcathouse.blogspot.com/

Catamount People's Museum.. Photo by Matt Bua. (Sep 04, 2010)

Bradford Reed and the Amazing Pencilina performed at the opening of the Catamount People's Museum in Catskill.. Photo by Tom Roe. (Sep 04, 2010)

Carmen Borgia performed at the opening of the Catamount People's Museum in Catskill.. Photo by Tom Roe. (Sep 04, 2010)

Catamount People's Museum opening.. Photo by Tom Roe. (Sep 04, 2010)

Catamount People's Museum, Matt Bua. (Sep 04, 2010)

WGXC will be at the opening of artist Matt Bua‘s Catamount People’s Museum at 21 West Bridge St. in Catskill. The museum is a handmade structure in the form of a lounging bobcat using discarded tree branches and cut-offs from local mills. WGXC will have a live webcast from 2-6 p.m. Sat., Sept. 4, with performances by Bradford Reed and his Amazing Pencilina and Carmen Borgia. From Bua, “The interior of this over-sized Lynx Rufus houses a collection of materials and displays celebrating the people, stories and history of the Catskill Mountains. Content for displays are collected from both historical organizations and the surrounding community. The museum has a unique focus of seamlessly blending the stories, visions and personal collections of residents with the voices of historians. The folk legends, urban myths and favorite, almost forgotten tide bits on display make this new public space a place to soak in what this area is really all about.”

To listen click here or paste the following url into your computer's media player:
http://comm.free103point9.org:8000/catskill.mp3.m3u

Sponsors and Support: The project is sponsored by New York Foundation for the Arts(NYFA) and made possible with a grant from the Harpo Foundation. Special Thanks to the Village of Catskill, Catskill Valley Pools, Dimensions North LTD, Tony Fallon’s Hardware Store (Cairo) Skip Kelly’s Lumber (Cairo), West Side Villa Pizzeria, Box Art Inc, MBZ framing, WGXC Community Radio For mail in submissions: Catamount People’s Museum Po box 581 Catskill ny 12414 Contact : Matt Bua 917 291 7404 mattbua@gmail.com