Arts, Music, and Pizza Served Fresh in Wassaic

  |  July 23, 2014
latern inn pizza

Wassaic is known as a sleepy town, but it’s about to get a lot less sleepy once the first of August rolls around. That’s when the Wassaic Project arts, music, film, and dance festival kicks off in the old grain elevator that houses the once-yearly event. We’ve posted about the Wassaic Project lots of times before, but the rural hamlet in Dutchess County got a big shout-out in the New York Times Style Magazine last week…because of their pizza. That’s right. The July 16 article  touts the newly-revamped Lantern Inn (now named simply The Lantern), which offers a menu of wood fired pizzas and, on Fridays, a fried chicken dinner. The Wassaic Project and the Lantern are entwined together with family ties: Dick Berry and Tony Zunino purchased that grain elevator that became the home of the Project, which was founded by Bowie Barnett-Zunino, Tony Zunino’s daughter, and her husband, Jeff Barnett-Winsby, who just happens to be the Lantern’s manager. Add Wassaic to your list of day trips and come experience a big helping of culture served with a wood-fired pizza. Still not convinced? The Wassaic Project Summer Festival is free. Need further arm-twisting? There’s a Metro North train station less than a mile away from the Festival. Now you’re convinced.

About Kandy Harris

Kandy is a writer and musician/music teacher living in Saugerties, NY.

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