Documentary screening of “Deep Water: Building the Catskill Water System,” a 45 minute film by Artie Traum, Robbie Dupree, Tobe Carey, followed by an interview with Mermer Blakeslee, author of “When You Live by a River.”

The building of the Catskill Water System is the tale of heroism and heartbreak, political maneuvering, lost villages, brilliant engineering and a power struggle between New York City and the Catskills. “Deep Water” is the story of a city desperate for pure water and the reluctant rural area that was forced to provide it.

“When You Live by a River” is a twisted love story set in 1931 in a place that is dying, the valley of a small Catskill Mountain town about to be flooded for a New York City reservoir. Large, marginalized souls, these are characters bound to the land, swinging between the severe grip of an Old Testament God and the sensual sway of a river.

This event is FREE but registration is recommended here: https://www.narrowsburgunion.com/new-products/mermerblakeslee