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 Since November 1972, the Towne Crier Cafe has presented the finest in live folk, jazz, blues, Celtic, bluegrass, cajun, zydeco, roots and world music. Connoisseurs of fine dining and live music from throughout Upstate New York's Hudson Valley have found it worth the little adventure to visit our intimate club in the Pawling - Quaker Hill area in Dutchess County for evenings with talent such as Richie Havens, Livingston & Kate Taylor, Shawn Colvin, Pete Seeger, Suzanne Vega, Leon Redbone and many, many more.
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The Towne Crier is available for private parties, seminars, business meetings and all types of affairs. We'll design a memorable party for you. Contact us
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Our highly acclaimed dining experience features a variety of delicacies, prepared fresh by our executive chef, Erich Panhofer, and our renowned pastry chef Mary Ciganer. See our menus.
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DIRECTIONS to the TOWNE CRIER CAFE 130 Route 22, Pawling, NY
From the Intersection of I-84 and I-684 at Brewster, NY: Follow Route 22 North (the extension of I-684). We are on your right, 11.5 miles North of 84.
From Connecticut: Take I-84 West to exit 20, then follow Route 22 North for 11.5 miles. We are on your right.
From Poughkeepsie: Take Route 55 East to Route 22 South. We are 1.2 miles South of 55 on your left.
From points West: Take I-84 East to exit 18 (Patterson/ Route 311/ Lake Carmel). At the stop sign, turn left and follow Route 311 East to the end, where you will turn left onto Route 22. Follow Rt 22 for 1-1/4 miles. We are on the right.
LODGING
Pawling
Pawling House B&B
Brewster (about 15 minutes away)
Henry Van Motel (affordable & convenient)
Heidi's Inn
Bel Air Motor Lodge
Danbury, CT (about 20 minutes away)
Hilton Garden Inn
Quality Inn
Danbury Plaza
Maron Hotel & Suites
Super 8 Motel
Fishkill
Holiday Inn
Residence Inn (Marriott)
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Harlem Valley train line, servicing Pawling
Train Station Taxi 12 Smith Street, Pawling, NY (845) 855-9800
Making a day of it?... LOCAL POINTS OF INTEREST
Dutchess County Tourism
Appalachian Trail
HISTORICAL
John Kane House
Quaker Hill's Oblong Meeting House, 1764
Akin Free Library & museum
LOCAL NOTABLES, PAST & PRESENT
Lowell Thomas, writer, broadcaster and traveller; perhaps best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous. Edward R. Murrow, radio & television broadcast journalism pioneer; produced a series of TV news reports that helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy; recipient of numerous prestigeous awards. James Earl Jones, film actor (Star Wars, Roots: The Next Generations, Field Of Dreams, Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games, Clear And Present Danger); stage actor (Tony Awards for The Great White Hope in 1969 and Fences in 1987; also Shakespearian stage roles). Norman Vincent Peale, author of The Power of Positive Thinking; a founder of Guideposts magazine. Sally Jessy Raphael, talk show host. William Bernard Ziff, Jr., publishing Paul Tudor Jones, multi-billionaire commodity trader
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Waiter/Waitress (bartending experience a plus) We are looking for hardworking positive people with experience in the food service industry. Must be available weekends to earn good compensation in a fun atmosphere. Interested parties please call Ricardo at the Towne Crier, Wed-Sun after 3 pm at (845) 855-1300.
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