Knox Barn Dance and 30th Anniversary of the
Northeastern Cave Conservancy

Support the Northeastern Cave Conservancy - help us purchase Merlin's Cave, a bat hibernaculum - come hear about theWhite Nose Syndrome that's killing our bats!

Pre-Barn Dance Activity

Surface Walk on the Knox Cave Preserve - Leave from the Octagon Barn @ 5:30 PM. and Carpool to the Preserve.

Music

• Live Music by Paul Rosenberg and Tamarack from 7:00 to10 P.M.
  Fun-filled community tradition, handed down through generations. Easy to learn step-by-step contras, squares and folk dances. No experience necessary, all dances are taught. Live fiddle band playing traditional early American, Celtic, French-Canadian, Old-time and original fiddle tunes (jigs, reels, waltzes). 
  
  Caller: Paul Rosenberg, with Jim Mead (guitar), Sue Mead (fiddle/mandolin/djembe), Patricia Kernan (flute/pennywhistle/fiddle).
  

Raffle Items - Raffle ticket with each entry free.

Over $700 in prizes, including:

• $25 gift card to The Book House of Stuyvescent Plaza. 
• Certificate for a years membership to BJ's Wholesale (valued at $45)
• $20 gift card to Tractor Supply Co. "The stuff you need out here."
• $20 gift card to The Apple Barrel "The ultimate Country Store"
• Two $30 gift certificates to F.A.Guernsey and Company, Inc. Schoharie Nurseries
• "Dinner for Two, you cook gift certificate" from Schoharie Valley Farms, Home of the Carrot Barn (includes two lbs of local ground beef, local potatoes,
  vegtable, and dessert)
• Two tents worth about $120 each
• Two pairs of rubberized palm gloves from Schoharie Hardware Store
• $90 gift card "dinner for two" to George Mann Tory Tavern Restaurant
• Two certificates for breakfast at the Alley Cat Diner, in Schoharie, NY.
• Basket of natural foods goodies from Linaia's Kitchen, Schoharie NY.
• Gift card for $10 from Papa Joe's in Knox
• Gortex bucket style cap
• 1 day pack from Eastern Mountain Sports, Stuyvesant Plaza
• 1 quart of Maple Syrup from Maple Hill Farm, Cobleskill NY
• Grapevine Farms Gift Certificate
• LL Bean headlights
• 2 copies of Knox Cave by Bob Addis
• Visions Underground and Caves and Karst of the US from the NSS bookstore
• Two flashlights, from Bob and Bob
  

Silent Auction

• Including rare and unusual items
• Waterproof pack
• New three man tent.

Registration

• $20 Single, $40 max for family, Children under 12 free.

Directions

From the hamlet of Knox, which is up the hill from Altamont on Route 156, go North on Knox Cave Road and then West on Middle Road. The Barn is close to the corner of Middle and Beebe Roads. If you are arriving by driving south on Knox Cave Road, Middle road is just past route 146.

Donors to the auction

• Price Chopper
• Howie's Harnesses
• Speleobooks
• Thom Engel

Sponsors

• Bob and Bob
• Howie's Harnesses
• Maxwell Mountain Trading Post
• NBT Bank
• Price Chopper
• Walmart

Many thanks to all the businesses which have graciously assisted with our raffle.

Please support those who are supporting the efforts of the NCC!