Around the Neighborhood - Fleischmanns - 22 January 2026

By Rebecca DeVito

Hello everyone! Keeping nice and warm, I hope. Writing this from my kitchen, staring at an icicle that is over 3 feet long. Yes, I measured it. 

Thursday evening we had an incredibly well attended kick off for The Frog. I got to meet Patricia Wadsley (very briefly as I was slinging drinks), who has written a piece on the event. Thank you for coming and for sharing, and thank you to Katherine Wandersee for all of her efforts in making the event a success. It was nice to switch it up a bit from the regular music focused programming we have at The Print House. 

Some of you might have caught Jeff Entin telling a story at The Frog, a lot of you might have gone to Open Mic at Arkbowl, and some of you might know him from past musical performances in our space. Following the loss of The beloved Arkbowl, Jeff approached us about giving Open Mic some new life. All our best to the owners of Arkbowl on their future endeavors. You’ll be missed. We are excited to share that together with Jeff, The Print House will host Musician’s Open Mic every other Thursday, signups at 6:30pm and performances start at 7pm. The first Open Mic will be February 5th. 

Despite absolutely Baltic temperatures, our little village was bustling for Martin Luther King weekend. Lines for Belleayre and Plattekill were bonkers! We opened the kitchen at The Print House at 3pm all weekend to accommodate the influx of people- and will be doing so weekends only, moving forward. 

There’s a (maybe?) full weekend of music at The Print House again this weekend! Friday 8pm with The Classics, Saturday 4pm Apres Ski with Marji Zintz…. Its not looking good for Sunday due to the threat of over a foot of snow but we will tentatively have Too Lazy Boys at 5pm. We want our staff, patrons, and musicians to be safe, so depending on how the snow falls, we might be closed altogether. 

Sunday February 1st Fleischmanns First will be meeting to further discuss planning for the 2026 Memorial Day Street Fair. All are welcome to attend! All are welcome and encouraged to volunteer! Special thanks to Christine Creter & her family for their generous donation to the organization. Fleischmanns is happy to have you! 

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! The holiday will fall on a Saturday so I implore you to make reservations if you hope to go out! Goatie Whites and The Print House will both be open, and taking reservations. TPH reservations will open up on 2/1 @ 12am via Resy. The holiday falling on a Saturday also means that it's a perfect opportunity to stock up on some delicious baked goods from Two Stones, gifts at Doolittle’s, and flowers from the long awaited Wax & Wild. Wax and Wild, owned by Cassandra Murphy & myself, will be open as a pop-up for the holiday ahead of our opening later in 2026. The location is 1084 Main Street, once home to Community Bank. More info can be found at www.waxandwild.com, Instagram at @waxandwild_, or Facebook. 

A huge thank you to the MARK Project and all of those who put their efforts into the New York Main Street program! It's going to be a wonderful summer in Fleischmanns! 

If you hear of any fun local events or Valentine’s Day happenings in the area, feel free to let me know! rebeccamariefreehill@gmail.com

Rebecca DeVito 

Wax & Wild 

@waxandwild_

Flowers. Events. Experiences. Vinyl. 

Coming soon to Main Street Fleischmanns!

M. (929) 393-3729 

The Print House 

@printhouseny

1070 Main Street 

Fleischmanns, NY 12430 

P. (845) 254-3444