Clean Up Volunteers Needed Spend a morning helping the environment and your community at the Esopus Creek. Join the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP) Stream Stewards for a cleanup of the Esopus Creek on Saturday, June 12. Volunteers will meet at the AWSMP Office at 9:30am and carpool to cleanup stream access sites. Gloves and trash bags will be provided for the cleanup, but participants should wear sturdy shoes and dress for sun and/or rain. Prizes will be awarded to everyone and also for the most interesting trash items found. Immediately following the clean up at 12pm, clean-up crews will return to the AWSMP office for the Potluck Barbeque at the AWSMP Main Office at 6375 Route 28, in Phoenicia (across from the former Margo's Restaurant). Music will be performed by vocalist Peggy Atwood and burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs & buns will be your handsome reward for all the hard work (please bring a side dish to share). RSVP no later than Thursday, June 10 by contacting Colleen Griffith at 688.3047 or cas55@cornell.edu.

Calling All Young Artists! The Wallkill River School has fun art camps for children and free classes for teens this summer. Children learn life skills like reusing materials, and making your own clothes and crafts in classes taught by professional local artists. Classes are limited in size, and range from free to $100 per week. The Free Teen Classes are a series of evening and Saturday classes designed to give artistic teens a creative alternative to malls, and video games while helping build self esteem and self reliance. Register here or call 457.ARTS for registration information.

Chick Flick Movie Review: Nights in the Rodanthe When Dr. Paul Flanner (Richard Gere) decides to slip away to a sleepy North Carolina bed and breakfast to escape the mistakes of his past, he doesn't plan on finding love. But of course when he meets Adrienne Eillis (Diane Lane) - a separated mom filling in for the inn's owner while contemplating reconciliation with her hubby - that's exactly what happens. Watch as Paul learns to appreciate life for the journey it is, not just the destination. Based on the Nicholas Spark's novel of the same name, Nights in the Rodanthe is well-worth adding to your video queue. © 2010 Tigerlily Communications