The Mountain Eagle - Panther Creek Arts

A vintage performance hall nestled in the hamlet of West Fulton, NY.

Panther Creek Arts is home to THE HALL, as well as BITE ME (the Occasional Bistro/Market). We are here at Panther Creek Arts to produce events: Arts, Recreational, Educational, Delicious, and Inspiring – that offer spirited cooperation from, and lively engagement for, our local community.

What is Panther Creek Arts?

Panther Creek Arts in West Fulton embodies both THE HALL upstairs, BITE ME, the occasional café and BITE ME MARKET downstairs. We've renovated downstairs to add an occassional PUB ROOM space. The old-time performance hall upstairs was the genius idea of Ula Mabey, who with her husband owned the general store across the street in the early 1900s. The building was originally built as a granary but has seen life as a firehouse, a church hall, and a community center. An advocate of Community Theater, Ula insisted upon adding not only the stage but also the pump organ, her own instrument, that still occupies its place of honor. It was Ula Mabey who brought theater and music to THE HALL originally and it is Panther Creek Arts that continues in her footsteps.

Downstairs at BITE ME, the occasional café, we host dinners before events; annual Turkey Suppers (that carry on the tradition started by the local ladies of the Methodist Church many years ago); dinners that celebrate local seasonal produce and our nearby farms; and take-out food on weekends. Call it farm-to-table, slow-food, seasonal eating; we call it good food and great people. BITE ME MARKET was born out of this same thinking— a place to offer great local goods right here in town.

West Fulton has seen musicians of global fame, theater from the Juilliard Drama Department, festivals, delightful dinners, art shows, silent auctions of “very useful items” (e.g., dumpsters), holiday markets of exceptional goods, and circus camps that kids still talk about. All of this brings us inspiration but even more inspiring is what people say about the events at Panther Creek Arts. Resoundingly, this is what we hear: that people feel welcome, are excited by the events, encounter new friends, and come back. Panther Creek Arts is dedicated to bringing in great music, food, theater, and the arts to anyone who can find their way to this tiny hamlet of West Fulton. Be surprised.

Pub Room - Coming Soon!

This new Panther Creek Arts space will be a cozy watering hole to gather around the table with friends. Check back often for updates on the progress and projected opening date! We look forward to gathering with you soon!

Edible Gardens

Do you live in town? Are you driving through town? Are you walking the Long Path and have a hunger pang? Stop by for some food. Or pull a weed and water the plants.

This is an all-volunteer project: we build the gardens from the ground up. We plan the gardens; we build the raised beds and the fencing; we plant the seeds; we tend the seeds; we transplant the seedlings; we water and occasionally weed the gardens; we have food for us and you.

It’s called “propaganda gardening”. What’s it for? It starts a conversation around local food; it brings people together in kindness and generosity; it’s the unifying language of food; it’s positive action that builds local resiliency; it creates progressive tourism; it produces value for us and generations to come. And then there is the informational and environmental impacts of our carbonizing globe. There’s plenty there to think about. Small actions add up to solutions to take pride in and we would be happy for you come join the party. Volunteer. It’s what’s for dinner.

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