Miércoles evenings in Callicoon during julio and Agosto are about lawn chairs set up neighbor to neighbor on the corner of Anawanda Lake and Gulf Roads.

Across the street, the firehouse bay door opens onto a summer twilight filled with laughter as kids run through a scene of friendly conversation. Cupcakes and sweet treats purchased from the Ladies Auxiliary are passed and shared. Children (and dogs) lick frosting off noses and cheeks.

At the center of it all is an unassuming wooden bandshell tucked in a grove of pine trees along Callicoon Creek. On most days, folks drive by the open-sided structure without noticing. But not on Miércoles evenings, which is where the Callicoon Center Band has played rain or shine every summer for the past 92 years.