Bethlehem Land Trust

Bethlehem Land Trust's
Mission is to:

• protect and preserve local farmland, fields, forests, and wetlands through acquisition or easement
• conserve our properties' natural, scenic, and historic resources
• educate the public about the properties
• where feasible, provide community access to the properties

Educational Programs & Events
Birds of Prey
Saturday June 25 | 4pm | Bellamy-Ferriday Preserve

Fall Foliage Tour with CT Landmarks & Historical Society
Sunday October 9 | 1-4PM | Bellamy-Ferriday Preserve

Bethlehem Land Trust Cow Chip Raffle
Saturday October 22

Bellamy Barns Beats Summer Concert Series
Thursday Evenings 5:30-7:00pm
at the Bellamy-Ferriday Preserve, 45 Main Street North

Rain Date Coming Soon Hot Acoustics
The Southbury, CT-based local violin-guitar duo Hot Acoustics returns for an upbeat, family-friendly outdoor performance. Their diverse set list will feature iconic songs by artists including: Marvin Gaye, Janis Joplin, Ray Charles, David Bowie, John Lennon, Grateful Dead, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, and Hot Acoustics originals.

Alyce Cognetta Bertz, concertmaster and electric violinist, and Gary Bertz, singer-guitarist, specialize in rock, soul, and blues music covers and originals. With decades-long performances spanning Amsterdam to Aspen, West Berlin to Burning Man and Copenhagen to Key West, Hot Acoustics has appeared on shows with Bonnie Raitt, Leon Russell, The Ramones, Ritchie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, and more. Hot Acoustics' most recent U.S. national park tour continues to inspire audiences.

Thursday June 9 George Mallas & David Ray
George Mallas has been writing and playing his piano-based songs since his teen years. George’s musical influences are some of the greats, such as Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and James Taylor. His melodic songs touch your heart stringson subjects of love, longing and redemption. George has released two CD's, the latest his wonderfully received “unscathed.”George co- hosts the weekly Facebook Live show “Sandro, George and the OG" each Monday night at 7pm on The Pawling Public Radio page.

David Ray, a former New York City cab driver, bartender, bouncer, and actor whose songs have been described as “cinematic.” They’ve been sung by artists as varied as Grammy-winner Shawn Colvin and Dove Award winner Kathy Troccoli, and recorded by producers from Arif Mardin to Rick Wake. Along with Lyle Lovett, Richie Havens, Julie Gold (From a Distance) and others, his early Fast Folk recordings are now part of the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
As a performer, he’s shared the stage with Roger McGuinn, Shawn Colvin, John Leventhal, Dave Alvin, Lucy Kaplanski, Marshall Crenshaw, Joan Osborne, Cliff Eberhardt, Maia Sharp, Mark Ford, KJ Denhert, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, and many more.

Thursday July 21 Fran Patnaude, Tom Hanford & Bea
Tom Hanford, Guitar, Violin and Harmonica Traditional Folk and Blues, Classic Country, Roots Rock and Roll and Original Songs
With a repertoire of classic folk and country songs and stunning original compositions, Tom has has developed a reputation as a performer of historical music. He is also known as a performer and teacher of children’s music and has taught and performed at numerous daycares, schools, libraries and festivals.
Francis T. Patnaude has been actively composing and performing original songs and improvisational blues for may years. He is an artist who creates metal sculpture and collage and refers to his musical style as painting and sculpting with sound. The performance at Bellamy-Ferriday House marks a reunion of sorts with Tom Hanford with whom he played numerous gigs throughout New England for over twenty years.

Sunday July 10 The Rakes
"The Rakes" are a band of 5 friends who have as much fun perfecting their songs as they do performing them; and it shows. Exceptional vocals are at the forefront with solid backing musicianship that compliments rather than distracts. Covering a diverse selection of genre jumping music a Rakes gig is a guaranteed good time. At their core The Rakes are a countryish Americana band. But as you will quickly learn they defy the "country" label. Mixing classic rock, a little soul, a dash of blues, a "90's" block and even a little hip hop The Rakes exhibit broad appeal as they truly play something for just about everyone.
The BLT will hold their Annual Meeting at the Bellamy-Ferriday Preserve at 4:00pm (public is welcome) followed by The Rakes performance

Thursday August 18 Annie & The Natural Wonder Duo
Annie and Safari Bob Grilli write and sing about the wonders of Nature. Their shows are interactive and include songs from their 9 nature-themed CD's. In the last 30 years, they have performed at Avery Fisher Hall, The United Nations, the Natural History Museum of L.A., the Bronx Botanical Gardens, the Beardsley Zoo and the Mystic, Norwalk and Brooklyn Aquariums. In addition they perform in schools, libraries, museums, and city and town parks. Annie and Safari Bob wrote the centennial theme for the Wildlife Conservation Society and they were the "house band" at the Bronx Zoo for over 25 years. They are proud to be honorary members of the United Nations Environmental Programme.

Thursday September 8 The Regulators

All events are FREE to the public and take place at the Bellamy Preserve at 45 Main St. North (just north of the entrance to the Bellamy-Ferriday House). Look for gate to a field and the "Bethlehem Land Trust Parking" sign.

JOIN US
Help us keep Bethlehem beautiful by making a monetary or land donation, volunteering,
or becoming a member.

Are you interested in preserving our beautiful open space for the future?
The Bethlehem Land Trust can use board members, lawyers, accountants, trail maintenance professionals, and fundraisers.

Call Stuart Rabinowitz, President, at (203) 910-3836 for more info.