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See a Show
The
Ghent Playhouse will feature the Pantoloons new production "Hair
Loom! Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin in Dis Tress" through Sunday,
December 9. A Pantoloon's production at Thanksgiving has now
become a holiday tradition in Columbia County. "Hair
Loom!" is the Pantoloons eighth British-American Panto in Columbia
County. The Pantoloons productions are for children 3 to 103
years and audience participation is encouraged. For tickets
or more information about The Ghent Playhouse call (518) 392-6264
or visit their website at www.ghentplayhouse.org.
Attend a Holiday
Celebration
The
Kinderhook Village annual Candlelight Night will be held on Friday,
December 7 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Come and enjoy the night
with your family and friends and celebrate the season with the Village
shopkeepers, business owners and the museums. Luminaries will
light your way to the Greens show at the James Vanderpoel House,
a tour of Historic homes on Broad Street, horse drawn sleigh rides
at Fairpoint Telephone, wine tasting at the OK Package Store, carolers,
Santa Claus at Kinderhook Bank and much more. For more information
about this event visit the Kinderhook Business and Professional
Association website at www.kbpa.org.
Celebrate
the Season
The
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site will celebrate the season
with music, drama and special tours of President Van Buren's mansion
decorated and lighted for the season on Friday, December 7.
The home and farm of the eighth President will be aglow with the
warm light and holiday greens that evening. On the inside,
guests will be treated to the talents of the Kinderhook Garden Club
whose members beautifully decorate the President's Home. Admission
to the house is free, but reservations for house tours are a must.
The tours are from 4:30 to 8:30 pm. For more information
about Martin Van Buren National Historic Site and to schedule a
reservation call (518) 758-9689 or visit their website at
www.nps.gov/mava.
Warm
Up at Olana
Olana
State Historic Site will host Holiday House Tours in December on
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The final tour begins at 3
pm. Please call for information on family tours. Holiday
tours emphasize paintings of Mexican locales and the objects Church
brought back from his winter trips to Mexico, as well as the holiday
traditions he would have witnessed. Then on Saturday, December
8 warm up with friends and neighbors in the sunset backdrop at Olana's
3rd Annual Holiday Bonfire. The event begins at 4 pm.
For more information about Olana State Historic Site call (518)
828-0135 or visit their website at www.olana.org.
Attend
a Performance
The
Taconic Hills Performing Arts Center will feature fun for the entire
family in presenting Michael Cooper's "Masked Marvels and Wondertales",
mime, storytelling, physical theater and comedy on Saturday, December
8 at 2:00 pm. A master storyteller, poet and first-rate comedian,
Cooper's original "Wondertales" posses joy, intrigue and
portrays an incredible sense of adventure. For tickets or
more information about Taconic Hills Performing Arts Center call
(518) 325-0447 or visit their website at www.taconichills.k12.ny.us/community/pac.
See a
Play
The Copake
Theatre Company will feature "Cyrano", Walking the Dog
Theater's acclaimed production of the classic "Cyrano de Bergerac,"
through December 9 at the Copake Grange. Cyrano is a fresh and playful
adaptation of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac. This recent
adaptation holds all the magic of the original play. The story stays
intact with all its humor, romance, and tragedy but the play is
pared down and executed by the skills of only 3 actors. There is
love, there is violence, there is poetry and laughter. Exceptional
entertainment for the whole family! For tickets or more information
about Copake Theatre call (518) 325-1234 or visit their website
at www.copaketheatrecompany.com.
Enjoy Christmas at Clermont
Clermont State Historic Site
will feature a number of events in December. On Saturday,
December 8 and Sunday, December 9 from 11 am to 4 pm Clermont will
feature Christmas at Clermont Open House. Bring the entire
family to take in the historic mansion richly decorated for a French
Empire Christmas. Visitors will enjoy seeing two floors of
the historic mansion house. Then on Saturday, December 15
from 3 to 6 pm enjoy a Christmas-themed, guided tour of Clermont
in the warm glow of holiday lighting. Afterwards, share some
holiday spirit with your loved ones over a bonfire and Christmas
treats in the mansion's back yard. For more information about
Clermont State Historic Site call (518) 537-4240 or visit their
website at www.friendsofclermont.org.
Take
a Winter Walk on Warren Street
On Friday, December 14 the Village of Valatie will hold its annual
Winter Walk in Valatie from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Enjoy storytelling,
musicians, a performance by the Ghent Band, face painters, carolers,
refreshments, hayrides down Main Street and Santa Claus arrives
at 6:00 pm. The event is sponsored by the Valatie Economic
Redevelopment Association. For more information about the
Village of Valatie call (518) 758-9806 or visit their website at
www.valatievillage.com.
Attend
a Special Event at the Winery
The Hudson-Chatham Winery will
host a special event entitled Bubbly Endings and Beginnings on Saturday,
December 15 from noon to 5 pm. Come enjoy a party at the winery
featuring sparkling wine, wine cocktails, and goodies -- just in
time for festive occasions to mark the end of one year and the beginning
of the next. For more
information about the Hudson-Chatham Winery call (518) 392-9463
or visit their website at www.hudson-chathamwinery.com.
Listen
to Holiday Carols
The
Spencertown Academy Arts Center will feature Nowell Sing We Clear
on Sunday, December 16 at 2 pm. A joyous and colorful pageant
of stories and carols, marks the Christmas season. The event
will be held at St. Peter's Presbyterian Church in Spencertown.
For tickets or more information about The Spencertown Academy Arts
Center call (518) 392-3693 or visit their website at
www.spencertownacademy.org.
Above are just some of the
great things to do in December in Columbia County. To add an event
or activity to our January list, please send an email to cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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