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See a
Performance
Come
and enjoy adult contemporary folk music by Patty Larkin on Saturday,
August 4. Patty Larkin is described as a "guitar crazed
songwriter" since her emergence on the acoustic music scene.
Larkin has released ten albums and performed at hundreds of concerts
and her critics and fans agree that her sound crafting, wizardly
guitar playing, songwriting and production skills are unparalleled.
The doors open at 6:30 pm and the concert begins at 7:30 pm.
Tickets are $18 for students and $20 for adults. For more
information about the Taconic Hills Performing Arts Center call
(518) 325-0447visit their website at www.taconichills.k12.ny.us/community/pac.
Visit
a Photography Display
The
Columbia County Museum in Kinderhook will feature the photography
display: "Looking for Work", The Industrial Architecture
of Columbia County now through November 25. Looking for Work
features twenty large-scale color photographs of mills, factories,
bridges, industrial buildings of Columbia County by landscape photographer
Anita Giraldo. Giraldo's stunning contemporary photographs
celebrates the publication of industrial historian Peter Stott's
long awaited book, Looking for Work: The Industrial Archeology
of Columbia County, NY. The museum is open Monday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday from noon to 4
pm. For more information about the Columbia County Historical
Society call (518) 758-9265 or visit their website at www.cchsny.org.
See
a Show
The Mac-Haydn Theatre will feature
"Singin' in the Rain" from August 9-12 and August 15-19. This
play has the most famous dance scene ever in the most requested
show of the season. How do you make 'talkies' when the movie's
leading lady sounds better silent? Laughs, romance, fabulous
songs, tap-dancing! For tickets and more information about
the Mac-Haydn Theatre call (518) 392-9292 or visit their website
at www.machaydntheatre.org.
Attend
the Peach Festival
Olana State Historic Site will host the annual Peach Festival on
Saturday, August 11 at 12:00 pm. Join them on the family farm
for a day of old-fashioned family fun with historic games, music
and walking tours of the farm. Included with $5.00 per vehicle
grounds fee. For more information about Olana State Historic
Site call (518) 828-0135 or visit their website at www.olana.org.
Listen to the Blues Jam
The Spencertown Academy will
host the annual Blue Barbeque on Saturday, August 11 at 6:00 pm.
Feast on authentic, slow-cooked southern barbeque and cold beer
from Chatham Brewing. Then dance the night away under the
stars to the hot sounds of the Blues Jam unleashed. Tickets
are $75. For more information about the Spencertown Academy call
(518) 392-3683 or visit their website at www.spencertownacademy.org.
Celebrate Steamboat Days at Clermont
Clermont State Historic Site
will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the maiden voyage of
Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat. Clermont will celebrate
this landing with a two-day steamboat extravaganza on Saturday,
August 18 from 11 am to 10 pm and Sunday, August 19 from 11 am to
5 pm. The public is invited to this celebratory event and
will feature steamboat demonstrations, re-enactors, fireworks, fun
for the kids, educational talks, vendors, traditional music and
demonstrations of all kinds. For more information about Clermont
State Historic Site call (518) 537-4240 or visit their website at
www.friendsofclermont.org.
See a Play
Stageworks/Hudson will feature
"Martha Mitchell Calling" August 22 through September
9. The play tells the tale of the outrageous Martha Mitchell,
a Southern borne debutante who married John Mitchell, Richard Nixon's
Attorney General. Play writer Annette Miller's portrayal of
this historic character reveals the power of how one woman's influence
can change the course of history during turbulent political times.
For more information about Stageworks/Hudson call (518) 822-9667
or visit their website at www.stageworkshudson.org.
Attend
the Songwriters Festival and Concert
Columbia Arts Team will host
the 2nd Annual Songwriters Festival on Saturday August 25 from 1:00
to 5:00 pm. Come and learn from talented professionals.
Sessions will include song critique and Q&A and will feature
Grammy Award winning songwriter Julie Gold. After learning
from these wonderful professionals they will hit the stage at 7:00
pm for a live concert. Performers will include Julie Gold,
Jerry Giddens and Michael Packard of country rock bands Walking
Wounded and Gaucho Gill. Also, Michael Eck, songwriter and
WAMC radio host and Liv Cummins of Columbia Arts Team. Tickets
for the concert are $25 at the door or $20 for teens/seniors.
For more information about Columbia Arts Team call (518) 329-5484
or visit their website at www.columbiaartsteam.org.
Visit
the Health & Fitness Faire
Hudson
Valley Academy of Performing Arts will host a Health & Fitness
Faire on Sunday, August 26, noon to 3:00 pm. Come and meet
local health and fitness professionals and learn about the newest
trends in fitness and alternative medicine. For more information
about Hudson Valley Academy of Performing Arts call (518) 851-5501
or visit their website at www.hvapa.com
Attend the Columbia County Fair
End your summer fun by attending
the Columbia County Fair. The Fair will open on August 29
at 5:00 pm and run through Labor Day. Enjoy great food, animals,
exhibits, vendors, live music, midway, fireworks, demolition derby
and much more. The Fair is jam-packed with a fantastic line-up
of entertainment and non-stop action. Check out the website
for more detailed information about what is happening each day.
For more information about the Columbia County Fair call (518) 392-2121
or visit their website at www.columbiafair.com.
Above are just some of the
great things to do in August in Columbia County. To add an event
or activity to our September list, please send an email to cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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