The Catskill Chronicle

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY – Announcing a Grand Opening Reception for the new not-for-profit antique shop, Calliope-On-Main, on Saturday, July 3, from 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Stop by the store at 36A Main Street in Livingston Manor to enjoy refreshments on the deck above the beautiful Willowemoc stream, browse through the high quality selection of antiques and unique historical items, and as an added highlight, learn about local history and the Time and the Valleys Museum. The Shop will be running a 10% off sale all 4^th of July Weekend!

This antique shop is different from other shops in that all proceeds from the shop will go to the Time and the Valleys Museum in Grahamsville, New York. The unique relationship between Calliope-on-Main and Time and the Valleys Museum is one of creative and cooperative collaboration. Museum supporters will staff the antiques store and contribute items for sale. And the store will support the museum.

The shop will feature many unusual antiques, including white Ironstone serving pieces, blue sponge ware pitchers and mottled brown Bennington pie plates. 19^th century quilts, homespun coverlets and bright paisleys will be for sale. The shop also features furniture, glassware and toys, as well as a selection of other 19^th and early 20^th century items. There is also a bargain collectables section in the back of the store.

The focus of the store is the appreciation of items used in the everyday life of 19^th and early 20^th century America; and the focus of the museum is the role of  water in the everyday lives of people in Sullivan County from the days of the Native Americans, through the period of relocation and reservoir building to the present. Both Calliope-on-Main and the Time and the Valleys Museum celebrate the daily life of those who lived in a time now past, but still interesting and valuable.

Barbara Martinsons, the organizer of Calliope-on-Main, is in the process of moving to Sullivan County and has collected 19^th century antiques for many years. She has recently retired as a teacher in the College Program at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and Marymount Manhattan College. She founded College and Community Fellowship to support women leaving prison wishing to continue college and graduate school and is currently a Vice President at LyonsPride Realty in Yonkers, NY.

Calliope-on-Main will be open Thursday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information please call 845 439-3300 during business hours or email Barbara@calliope22.com.

To learn more about the Time and the Valleys Museum, including hours of operation, exhibits, archival research and upcoming events visit Time and the Valleys Museum on the web.