Albert Wisner Public Library is the community’s favorite place to meet, discover, learn and connect.
An extensive menu of programs for children, teens, adults, including books, ideas, lectures, movies, visiting authors, exhibits, art galleries, and much more!
Library Hours
Monday, Friday, Saturday: 10am-5pm
Tuesday – Thursday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-4pm
Curbside Pickup available daily: please call: (845) 986-1047
April 22 marks the 54th anniversary of the very first Earth Day.
What follows is a list of programs and activities that carry on the movement’s traditions:
Saturday, April 20
Treecycle 2024: Earth to Warwick! A free, one-day event celebrating art, community, and environmental action.
Just in time for Earth Day, this year’s festival is centered around the theme of climate-smart living, and aims to inspire visitors to make a positive impact on the planet. From striking installations crafted from upcycled materials by local eco-artists to interactive workshops, Treecycle 2024 offers something for everyone. Participants can dance alongside larger-than-life puppets and explore information booths to discover practical ways to adopt greener lifestyles. There will be food, music, and craft vendors for visitors to enjoy.
At 1.30pm award-winning author K.L. Going will enchant audiences with a special story-hour featuring her latest book, “This is the Planet Where I Live.” Attendees will have the opportunity to take home signed copies, courtesy of the Albert Wisner Public Library.
Set to captivate attendees with a dynamic fusion of creativity and sustainability, this free, one-day event celebrates art, community, and environmental action centered around the theme of climate-smart living, including installations crafted from upcycled materials by local eco-artists, interactive workshops, puppets, hands-on sustainable crafts, and informational booths hosted by Sustainable Warwick highlighting ways to adopt greener lifestyles. Learn more about Climate Smart programs initiated by the Village of Warwick, including the Community Choice Aggregation project and the Earth to Warwick! Green Calendar initiative. Transformation Trails will share insights into Warwick’s latest eco-friendly park, while volunteers can sign up for “Too Good To Toss,” Warwick’s community swap. The Albert Wisner Public Library will feature signed copies of K.L. Going’s latest book, “This is the Planet Where I Live,” following a story from the author herself. There will also be live music and entertainment, vendors to shop from, and food to eat from 1 to 6 p.m. at Stanley Deming Park in Warwick. Rain date is April 21.
Highlands Earth Day Celebration: Celebrate Earth Day with the Hudson Highlands Nature Center. Beginning at 9 a.m., join “Hike the Highlands” where participants will be able to choose from three different hikes. The “Hike & Play,” led by a nature educator, is a family friendly hike perfect for little ones. The “Field & Forest Ramble,” led by a nature center naturalist, is an interpretive hike that focuses on what you’ll see on the trail that day. Get better acquainted with the world around you and learn what plants and animals are active during April in the Hudson Valley. The “Hearty Hike,” is a moderately strenuous 2.2-mile guided hike on the McKeon Loop Trail which connects the Outdoor Discovery Campus to the Black Rock Forest, showcasing two views of the Hudson River. This hike takes around two hours to complete. Hike check-ins begin at 8:30 a.m. and pre-registration is required. Tickets cost $15/person ages 3+ and include admission to the Earth Day celebration. Proceeds support the HHNC’s educational programming and care of their animal ambassadors. Cost includes admission to the “Earth Day Celebration” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nature Center’s Outdoor Discovery Campus, 120 Muser Drive in Cornwall, filled with interactive games and activates including live animals, hayrides, candle making, food trucks, and more. Non-hiking tickets for the celebration are $20/car (max six people).
Electronics Recycling: Visit the Computer Guy from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to safely recycle your old computers and electronics at 2 Overlook Drive in Warwick.
Sunday, April 21
Composting Strategies: Visit Common Ground, Greenwood Lake’s community garden located at 13 Poplar St., Greenwood Lake, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for a demonstration on the best strategies for managing a three-bin pallet system to create beautiful compost for your garden. Register at growlocalgreenwoodlake.org/events/composting-strategies.
Introduction to Permaculture with Chris Harrison: Learn about permaculture, an approach to land management that uses whole-systems thinking, applying principles including long-range planning, resilience and utilizing agriculture systems modeled from natural ecosystems. Christopher Harrison, principal of Harrison Regen, is a unique design firm that integrates the landscape and built environment by consciously mimicking natural patterns and principles while meeting human needs. Register at albertwisnerlibrary.org/content/building-resilience-and-regeneration-through-permaculture. 1 p.m. Albert Wisner Library, One McFarland Drive, Warwick, NY.
Monday, April 22
Zoom Garden Plot (Online): Gardeners of all levels are welcome to join the fifth annual Zoom Garden Plot season. Learn about gardening from local experts and share your gardening questions, thoughts and solutions. Email garden@sustainablewarwick.org if you would like to receive the invitation for the next Zoom session. They meet twice a month through the growing season, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Motor Oil Collection: Drop off your used motor oil at Leo Kaytes Ford in Warwick, N.Y., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, April 26
Arbor Day Celebration: The Village of Warwick will hold a tree planting ceremony for Arbor Day from 9 to 10 a.m., Roger Metzger Arboretum in Stanley Deming Park, Warwick, N.Y.
Saturday, April 27
Warwick’s Operation Clean Sweep: Warwick residents are encouraged to participate in this community cleanup event. Visit the Chase parking lot in Warwick from 9 a.m. to noon for bags, gloves, and materials provided by the Chamber of Commerce. Take advantage of recycling opportunities like paper shredding at $7 per box and the collection of sneakers and rubber cleats by the Warwick Lions Club. Cell phone collection will be offered by the National Collation Against Domestic Violence. Prescription drugs drop off will also be available through the Warwick Valley Prevention Coalition and the Warwick Police Department. For more information, call 845-986-2720 or email info@warwickcc.org.
Arbor Day Celebration: The Town of Warwick will hold its annual tree planting ceremony for Arbor Day at 10 a.m., Mountain Lake Park, 46 Bowen Road, Warwick, N.Y.
Rainwater Catchment and Home Composting Workshop: Learn how to harvest rainwater for garden use, reduce flooding, and establish, build, and maintain a composting system. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Warwick Valley Winery and Distillery, 114 Little York Rd., Warwick, NY. Instructors are Jim Hall, organic and biodynamic gardener, and Peter Lai, agronomist and certified permaculture instructor. The $55 fee includes a rain barrel. For more info contact Peter Lai at 845-313-4246 or orangeenvironment@gmail.com. To register for the workshop, go to https://orangeenvironment.square.site/.
Ongoing Events:
Refrigerant Recycling: Between April 22 and 27, Sustainable Warwick will collect and recycle refrigerant-containing appliances including items such as window air conditioners, dehumidifiers, water coolers, mini-fridges and canisters of refrigerants. Full-size refrigerators will only be accepted at the drop-off events by Warwick DPW. Warwick Valley residents and businesses may bring appliances to the following drop-off events: on Monday, April 22, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Warwick DPW, 63 Public Works Road, Warwick; Thursday, April 25, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Florida Village Barn on Maple Ave. in Florida; Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to noon at Warwick DPW, 63 Public Works Rd., Warwick; and Saturday, April 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Greenwood Lake Village DPW, 70 Elm St., Greenwood Lake. Throughout the rest of the year, Orange County residents can take appliances to one of the county transfer stations and pay $15/appliance for proper recycling. For those who cannot deliver, email Sustainable Warwick at cleanenergy@sustainablewarwick.org or visit their website to register for a pickup (sustainablewarwick.org/coolest-recycling).
We offer large collections of books, in print, audio and digital form, as well as movies, television shows and music, streaming or in hard copy. Our programming and collections are carefully curated to meet the needs of our community. Programs are available for kids, teens, and adults.
Address
P. O. Box 1139
79 Waterstone Road
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
Phone
845-477-8377
Hours
Sunday: 11:00AM – 3:00PM
Monday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday: 9:00AM- 9:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Albert Wisner Public Library is the community’s favorite place to meet, discover, learn and connect.
An extensive menu of programs for children, teens, adults, including books, ideas, lectures, movies, visiting authors, exhibits, art galleries, and much more!
Library Hours
Monday, Friday, Saturday: 10am-5pm
Tuesday – Thursday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-4pm
Curbside Pickup available daily: please call: (845) 986-1047
We offer large collections of books, in print, audio and digital form, as well as movies, television shows and music, streaming or in hard copy. Our programming and collections are carefully curated to meet the needs of our community. Programs are available for kids, teens, and adults.
Address
P. O. Box 1139
79 Waterstone Road
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
Phone
845-477-8377
Hours
Sunday: 11:00AM – 3:00PM
Monday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday: 9:00AM- 9:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Mary’s Meals Help Mary’s Meals feed even more children! $21 feeds a child for the school year! Mary’s Meals are now providing more than 2 million children in some of the world’s poorest communities with a nutritious meal every day they attend school. Please consider giving nourishment to one of the poorest of the poor through St. Stephen’s. Ways to Help This Lent You may send your donations to St. Stephen’s Religious Ed, 75 Sanfordville Rd, Warwick, NY 10990 with checks made out to Mary’s Meals.
Continue to Drop off NY deposit bottles and cans behind the school in the Mary’s Meal Shed! Every penny counts towards another meal served! Knights of Columbus Council 2952 also collects deposit cans and bottles in the bin next to the clergy parking on the side of the church. All of the proceeds will be donated to Mary’s Meals. Bottles & Cans with NY deposit only! No Gatorade, iced tea, or Tropicana! No food cans or jars!
This Weekend at Pennings Farm Market
Live Music at Pennings Farm in Orange County New York
Albert Wisner Public Library is the community’s favorite place to meet, discover, learn and connect.
An extensive menu of programs for children, teens, adults, including books, ideas, lectures, movies, visiting authors, exhibits, art galleries, and much more!
Library Hours
Monday, Friday, Saturday: 10am-5pm
Tuesday – Thursday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-4pm
Curbside Pickup available daily: please call: (845) 986-1047
We offer large collections of books, in print, audio and digital form, as well as movies, television shows and music, streaming or in hard copy. Our programming and collections are carefully curated to meet the needs of our community. Programs are available for kids, teens, and adults.
Address
P. O. Box 1139
79 Waterstone Road
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
Phone
845-477-8377
Hours
Sunday: 11:00AM – 3:00PM
Monday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday: 9:00AM- 9:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Albert Wisner Public Library is the community’s favorite place to meet, discover, learn and connect.
An extensive menu of programs for children, teens, adults, including books, ideas, lectures, movies, visiting authors, exhibits, art galleries, and much more!
Library Hours
Monday, Friday, Saturday: 10am-5pm
Tuesday – Thursday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-4pm
Curbside Pickup available daily: please call: (845) 986-1047
We offer large collections of books, in print, audio and digital form, as well as movies, television shows and music, streaming or in hard copy. Our programming and collections are carefully curated to meet the needs of our community. Programs are available for kids, teens, and adults.
Address
P. O. Box 1139
79 Waterstone Road
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
Phone
845-477-8377
Hours
Sunday: 11:00AM – 3:00PM
Monday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday: 9:00AM- 9:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 4:00PM
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Albert Wisner Public Library is the community’s favorite place to meet, discover, learn and connect.
An extensive menu of programs for children, teens, adults, including books, ideas, lectures, movies, visiting authors, exhibits, art galleries, and much more!
Library Hours
Monday, Friday, Saturday: 10am-5pm
Tuesday – Thursday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-4pm
Curbside Pickup available daily: please call: (845) 986-1047
We offer large collections of books, in print, audio and digital form, as well as movies, television shows and music, streaming or in hard copy. Our programming and collections are carefully curated to meet the needs of our community. Programs are available for kids, teens, and adults.
Address
P. O. Box 1139
79 Waterstone Road
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
Phone
845-477-8377
Hours
Sunday: 11:00AM – 3:00PM
Monday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday: 9:00AM- 9:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 4:00PM
the Writers Group meets every Wednesday in the Library;’s Board Room. Bring in 6 copies of up to four pages, typed and double-spaced, to be critiqued by fellow writers in a friendly, constructive manner. All forms of prose accepted (NO poetry please). this is a non-instruct0inal program for adults; new members always welcomed!
Albert Wisner Public Library is the community’s favorite place to meet, discover, learn and connect.
An extensive menu of programs for children, teens, adults, including books, ideas, lectures, movies, visiting authors, exhibits, art galleries, and much more!
Library Hours
Monday, Friday, Saturday: 10am-5pm
Tuesday – Thursday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-4pm
Curbside Pickup available daily: please call: (845) 986-1047
We offer large collections of books, in print, audio and digital form, as well as movies, television shows and music, streaming or in hard copy. Our programming and collections are carefully curated to meet the needs of our community. Programs are available for kids, teens, and adults.
Address
P. O. Box 1139
79 Waterstone Road
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
Phone
845-477-8377
Hours
Sunday: 11:00AM – 3:00PM
Monday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday: 9:00AM- 9:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Albert Wisner Public Library is the community’s favorite place to meet, discover, learn and connect.
An extensive menu of programs for children, teens, adults, including books, ideas, lectures, movies, visiting authors, exhibits, art galleries, and much more!
Library Hours
Monday, Friday, Saturday: 10am-5pm
Tuesday – Thursday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-4pm
Curbside Pickup available daily: please call: (845) 986-1047
We offer large collections of books, in print, audio and digital form, as well as movies, television shows and music, streaming or in hard copy. Our programming and collections are carefully curated to meet the needs of our community. Programs are available for kids, teens, and adults.
Address
P. O. Box 1139
79 Waterstone Road
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
Phone
845-477-8377
Hours
Sunday: 11:00AM – 3:00PM
Monday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday: 9:00AM- 9:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 4:00PM
This Weekend at Pennings Farm Market
Live Music at Pennings Farm in Orange County New York
Albert Wisner Public Library is the community’s favorite place to meet, discover, learn and connect.
An extensive menu of programs for children, teens, adults, including books, ideas, lectures, movies, visiting authors, exhibits, art galleries, and much more!
Library Hours
Monday, Friday, Saturday: 10am-5pm
Tuesday – Thursday: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-4pm
Curbside Pickup available daily: please call: (845) 986-1047
We offer large collections of books, in print, audio and digital form, as well as movies, television shows and music, streaming or in hard copy. Our programming and collections are carefully curated to meet the needs of our community. Programs are available for kids, teens, and adults.
Address
P. O. Box 1139
79 Waterstone Road
Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
Phone
845-477-8377
Hours
Sunday: 11:00AM – 3:00PM
Monday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday: 9:00AM- 9:00PM
Thursday: 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Warwick Cares Mental Health and Suicide Prevention initiatives. Thought that this would be the quickest way via messenger. I hope you have noticed the signs with messages of hope and resources 988 # we have around town. We are organizing a May as Mental Health Month Awareness Event May 4th – See the flyer attached. It would be so awesome if we could have someone there on the day of – for coverage and help us publicize the event. We’re having motivational, speakers, performers, mental health organizations nationally and locally – wellness vendors, children presentations. We really want the community to get involved. In particular in helping us create messages of hope for us to print – and that they will display !
Additional Events
Tuesday, May 7, 7-8 PM – WTPW All
Team Meeting ~ Via Zoom
Saturday, May 18, 10 AM-12 PM – Mental Health Action Forum – Mental Health in a Changing World: Where do We Start in Our Community? ~ Buckbee Center, 2 Colonial Ave, Warwick
Sunday, May 19, 12:30-2 PM – Storytelling Coaching & Practice Session – Warwick Valley Community Center, 11 Hamilton Ave, Warwick
Thursday, May 30, 7-8:30 PM, followed by refreshments – Warwick Story Share ~ Buckbee Center, 2 Colonial Ave, Warwick
Sunday, June 9, 11 AM-1:30 PM – WTPW at Warwick Pride Event: Rise & Shine Celebration ~ Warwick Valley Community Center lawn, Warwick
Warwick Cares Mental Health and Suicide Prevention initiatives. Thought that this would be the quickest way via messenger. I hope you have noticed the signs with messages of hope and resources 988 # we have around town. We are organizing a May as Mental Health Month Awareness Event May 4th – See the flyer attached. It would be so awesome if we could have someone there on the day of – for coverage and help us publicize the event. We’re having motivational, speakers, performers, mental health organizations nationally and locally – wellness vendors, children presentations. We really want the community to get involved. In particular in helping us create messages of hope for us to print – and that they will display !
Additional Events
Tuesday, May 7, 7-8 PM – WTPW All
Team Meeting ~ Via Zoom
Saturday, May 18, 10 AM-12 PM – Mental Health Action Forum – Mental Health in a Changing World: Where do We Start in Our Community? ~ Buckbee Center, 2 Colonial Ave, Warwick
Sunday, May 19, 12:30-2 PM – Storytelling Coaching & Practice Session – Warwick Valley Community Center, 11 Hamilton Ave, Warwick
Thursday, May 30, 7-8:30 PM, followed by refreshments – Warwick Story Share ~ Buckbee Center, 2 Colonial Ave, Warwick
Sunday, June 9, 11 AM-1:30 PM – WTPW at Warwick Pride Event: Rise & Shine Celebration ~ Warwick Valley Community Center lawn, Warwick
May Exhibit Earth Echoes Roslyn Fassett
Opening Reception Sat. May 4, 5-8pm
“It was easy to fall in love with the Warwick area”. Roslyn Fassett, was raised in Brooklyn, NY and studied art at the Brooklyn Museum and graduated from Cooper Union. When the opportunity arose to enter country life with her husband, Griff and three children, she was delighted.
“Earth Echoes” reveals the variety of beauty of natural elements in Orange County – dark fields of vegetables, woodlands, reflections of watery streams and ponds, even two mountains, Adam and Eve. These are the subjects interpreted in her oil and water color paintings.
May 19 4pm Blue Stone Duo
May at the Amity Gallery.
Title: Blue Stone Duo
Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 4pm
Steve Eisenberg, plays flute, harmonica, bodhran, jaw harp, and a few other exotic instruments, and occasionally has a go at singing. Recently, Michael and Steve, with their love of music, have joined together creating Blue Stone Duo.
Michael McGuane and Stever Eisenberg
Title: “It’s All About Flowers”
Title: The Songwriters Round – Songcraft and Chat
A new series of great jazz artists, featured at an intimate venue at Warwick’s Corporate Park, The Last Whiskey Bar
Performances are 2-4PK
- Sat June 17: Rick Savage
- Sat: July 1: Jeff Ciampa Trio
Chronogram Magazine
March 2023
Searching for an elevated whiskey experience, or just looking to soak up speakeasy vibes? You’ll find both at The Last Whisky Bar in Warwick.
Brian Smith, Jim Samborski, Michael Forman, and Bill Iurato are part of a 10-member whiskey appreciation group that has met every Wednesday since 2016. A couple years ago, the four men realized that if they wanted to frequent the whiskey-centric bar of their dreams with the Al-Capone-meets-the-Rat-Pack atmosphere they desired, they’d have to create it themselves.
Iurato, who’s owned Peck’s Liquors in the village of Warwick for over 30 years, and Smith, who co-owns a village bar, are the only two of the quartet with liquor biz chops. Samborski is a retired NYPD detective and a consultant for a bank in Puerto Rico, and Forman is a contractor. They collaborated on the concept and just needed the brick-and-mortar space to bring it to life. Forman offered up his 900-square-foot storage shed in Wickham Woodlands, the 733-acre grounds of the former Mid-Orange Correctional Facility.
The Last Whisky Bar opened last April, and it looks nothing like a storage shed anymore. A seamless, 47-foot-long, domed copper ceiling crowns the interior. Slate tiles that once graced a roof are solidly underfoot. Sunlight slants in through French doors—installed sideways to serve as windows—whose former life was spent in a Tuxedo Park home. The sinuous maple bar and wood-topped stools are etched with fractal-burned images resembling trees or lightning, which is apropos: Forman created them with (fairly dangerous) high-voltage electricity. “Michael is the artist behind all of this,” Smith says with appreciation.
The bar serves up whiskies, craft cocktails ($14 each, curated by cocktail sommelier John Contreras), wines, and beers. The cocktail list rotates throughout the year, with a couple mainstays: The Last Whisky Bar Manhattan (bourbon, sweet and dry vermouth, bitters, lemon) and the Corpse Reviver #2 (gin, Cointreau, Cocchi Americano, Absinthe, lemon), a hangover remedy whose recipe hails from the Prohibition era. A handful of barrel-aged cocktails (Old Fashioned, Manhattan) are offered, as well. They are mixed and finished in small oak barrels that sit behind the bar. Over six weeks, the cocktails take on the essence of the barrel before being served on demand.
More than 250 kinds of whiskey, rye, bourbon, and Scotch are served up at LWB. Newbies are invited to start with “Whiskey 101” ($25), a flight of four three-quarter-ounce pours that includes an Irish whiskey, rye, bourbon, and Scotch.
Patrons who know their favorites can choose from the extensive 1.5-ounce-a-pour menu ranging from Jim Beam ($9) up to Whistle Pig Double Malt Rye ($64 a pour), or partake in an experience that sets LWB apart from your neighborhood watering hole: The Bottle Keep.
For $250 per year and the cost of their bottle of choice, a patron (and up to five friends) can purchase a locker space. The bottle of top-shelf curated whiskey (up to a $350 bottle of Johnny Walker Blue and beyond) will be kept safely in the locker; when the locker owner visits, the bartender serves them from their very own bottle—either neat, on the rocks, or mixed into a cocktail—for $6 a drink.
There are three lockers with a total capacity of 148 bottles. Two lockers are tall, glass-faced, black wooden cabinets. The third is a wall-mounted set of horizontal cabinets that wrap around an alcove of seating. Some of the doors on those lockers are inlaid with glass interlaced by a diamond pattern of wire: Yes, it’s prison glass—salvaged onsite and cut to fit.
Forman and his electrician son Aiden wired LED lights throughout the lockers, and when a bartender pushes a button, the lights race all around the bottles inside before finally illuminating that particular bottle. Bottles that are in use sit on a shelf behind the bar. When the locker owner is ready to leave, their bottle is safely returned to the locker. LSB’s business is about 20 percent lockers, and the remaining 80 percent is traditional bar service.
More than 250 kinds of whiskey, rye, bourbon, and Scotch are served up at LWB. Newbies are invited to start with “Whiskey 101” ($25), a flight of four three-quarter-ounce pours that includes an Irish whiskey, rye, bourbon, and Scotch.
Patrons who know their favorites can choose from the extensive 1.5-ounce-a-pour menu ranging from Jim Beam ($9) up to Whistle Pig Double Malt Rye ($64 a pour), or partake in an experience that sets LWB apart from your neighborhood watering hole: The Bottle Keep.
For $250 per year and the cost of their bottle of choice, a patron (and up to five friends) can purchase a locker space. The bottle of top-shelf curated whiskey (up to a $350 bottle of Johnny Walker Blue and beyond) will be kept safely in the locker; when the locker owner visits, the bartender serves them from their very own bottle—either neat, on the rocks, or mixed into a cocktail—for $6 a drink.
There are three lockers with a total capacity of 148 bottles. Two lockers are tall, glass-faced, black wooden cabinets. The third is a wall-mounted set of horizontal cabinets that wrap around an alcove of seating. Some of the doors on those lockers are inlaid with glass interlaced by a diamond pattern of wire: Yes, it’s prison glass—salvaged onsite and cut to fit.
Forman and his electrician son Aiden wired LED lights throughout the lockers, and when a bartender pushes a button, the lights race all around the bottles inside before finally illuminating that particular bottle. Bottles that are in use sit on a shelf behind the bar. When the locker owner is ready to leave, their bottle is safely returned to the locker. LSB’s business is about 20 percent lockers, and the remaining 80 percent is traditional bar service.
The locker idea is reminiscent of those at the Flatiron Room whiskey lounge in Manhattan, without the $1,000 annual fees, “We wanted to do something like that here, so everyone can enjoy a high-end atmosphere without the higher price tag,” Forman says. The lockers are popular—of the 148 spots offered this year, only 15 were left as of March 16.
Greg and Christina Stanton are the proud owners of Locker No. 1. “We heard through friends about The Last Whisky Bar and its locker program, and we love it,” says Greg, twirling his wedding ring made from a bottle of Maker’s Mark. Weekly visitors to LWB, the Stantons recently surpassed a bottle threshold set by the bar; in gratitude, the bar’s partners gifted them with a bottle of 15-year Pappy Van Winkle.
Samborski points out that a sense of ownership in the bar has evolved among locker patrons, resulting in a friendliness reminiscent of the ’80s TV show “Cheers.” Not that you could watch a rerun, or any show actually, at LWB, because there are no TVs. “We’re all about conversation; you won’t see people staring at their phones here, either,” says Samborski. “All too often, people are too busy looking at a sporting event or down at their phones. We think of this place as a relief valve for the week.”
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There’s plenty to see here without media interrupting the vibe. Two beautiful glass pendants hang over the bar, and a library ladder reaches the topmost mahogany bar shelves. A stained-glass pendant light from Samborski’s first home illuminates the lounge area. Another stained-glass chandelier—from Forman’s parents’ home—hangs next to the wall-mounted liquor locker. A deeply carved door with a thick coat of red paint marks the bar’s ADA-approved bathroom. It, and the sidelights on either side, came from a house Forman had renovated. If that bathroom is in use, patrons are welcome to enter the c.1970s phone booth to their left: Behind the bifold door is a petite but fully equipped bathroom.
The rest of the decor leans heavily toward the smoke-and-leather aesthetic of speakeasy days. Patrons can lounge on the Chesterfield couch in front of an electric fireplace, or curl up on a leather easy chair painted with a portrait of Paddy Van Winkle himself by local artist Kristy Rosen.
There’s live music every week from Thursday to Sunday. Indoors, the bands set up in the lounge area. When the temps warm up outside, the live music finds its way outside. To create a backdrop for the stage, Forman moved two boulders in the backyard and, between them, installed a red gate originally from the prison itself. You’ll hear Frank Sinatra and others Big Band favorites over the indoor and outdoor speakers when live music isn’t playing.
Music isn’t the only programming in the works. Whiskey-appreciation classes on the docket for the near future. “We’re all about educating our customers,” says Smith. “We’re not experts, but we’re all learning, and we invite people to learn with us.” The staff, too, becomes well-schooled in whiskey as they work.
The Last Whisky Bar is open Thursday through Sunday. But on select Mondays and Tuesdays, the bar opens as a speakeasy: Tipped off by LWB’s social media, followers are invited to knock on an inconspicuous gray steel door. Just like in the days of Al Capone, the “Closed” sign will slide open and the patron is asked for the password shared on LWB’s social that day. Their first speakeasy night was December 5—the 89th anniversary of the end of Prohibition—and the password was “Volstead,” the name of the act that began those dark days in 1933. Along with those flexible hours comes a caveat, however. “We will never be open on Wednesdays,” Smith says, as those are reserved for the OG whiskey appreciation nights.
Forman’s sister Dawn and her husband Max Mack run Griddle Me This, serving up gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and other delicacies from a camper and outdoor setup outside LWB. Griddle Me This’s schedule nearly mirrors that of the bar, making it a perfect stop for those late-night eats when most kitchens have closed.
True to their collaborative nature, the four owners cycled through a few names before settling on Last Whisky Bar, which is a reference to the Doors’ classic “Alabama Song (Whisky Bar).” They added ‘last’ because, well, according to Samborski, “this is the last whiskey bar you’ll ever need.”
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Live Music at Pennings Farm in Orange County New York
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May 19 4pm Blue Stone Duo
May at the Amity Gallery.
Title: Blue Stone Duo
Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 4pm
Steve Eisenberg, plays flute, harmonica, bodhran, jaw harp, and a few other exotic instruments, and occasionally has a go at singing. Recently, Michael and Steve, with their love of music, have joined together creating Blue Stone Duo.
Michael McGuane and Stever Eisenberg