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Attend
Family Fest
Enjoy family
fun at the annual Family Fest on July 4th. Enjoy free kiddie
rides, climbing wall, arts and crafts, pony rides, hay maze, music
and fireworks. The event will be held at the Columbia County
Fairgrounds in Chatham. The gates open at 3:00 pm and fireworks
go off at 9:30 pm. For more information about the Columbia
County Fairgrounds call (518) 392-2121 visit their website at www.columbiafair.com.
Enjoy
an Independence Day Celebration
Come
and celebrate Independence Day the old-fashioned way at Clermont
State Historic Site on July 4th. The event will begin at 12:00
pm and run until dusk with food, live music, reenactors, kids' contests,
story telling, free treats and more. For a cost of only $7
per vehicle, families can enter the festival grounds for an entire
day's worth of excitement, culminating in a view of the Saugerties
fireworks after dark. For more information about Clermont
State Historic Site call (518) 537-4240 or visit their website at
www.friendsofclermont.org.
Attend
the People's Parade
The Kinderhook Business and Professional
Association will host the annual People's Parade on Wednesday, July
4. The parade kicks off at 11:00 am from Rothermel Park in
Kinderhook and will be held rain or shine. Make your own float.
Decorate your car, stroller, wagon, garden tour, lawn mower or bike.
Anything you can push or ride, decorate it with good old American
Pride! Wear your red, white and blue. They need you
and your patriotic spirit too! Spirit of all ages is welcome.
Everyone is invited to participate or bring a chair to relax and
watch the parade from the sidelines. For more information
about Kinderhook Business and Professional Association visit their
website at www.kbpa.org.
See a
Show
The Mac-Haydn Theatre will feature "Thoroughly Modern Millie" from
July 5-8 and July 11-15. This play is about disappearing girls,
speedy office romance, a smitten boss, tap-dancing typists, a scheming
villainess and the most modern heroine ever in a merry mix-up of
skullduggery and sweethearts. Tons of terrific 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 Hidden Garden Tour of Spencertown
The Spencertown Academy will
host the 4th Annual Garden Tour on Saturday, July 7 from 9:00 am
to 4:00 pm. The Tour is a celebration of the art of the garden.
The theme of this year's tour, "Gardens in the Landscape",
honors the beauty of the glorious natural landscape that surrounds
us. Come and enjoy a day of natural and cultivated beauty.
For more information about the Spencertown Academy call (518) 392-3683
or visit their website at www.spencertownacademy.org.
See a Live Performance
The Taconic Hills Performing
Arts Center hosts an evening of great jazz featuring vocalist Joyce
Lyons with a very special trio of exceptional musicians on Saturday,
July 7th at 7:30 pm. Admission is $15 for students and $18
for adults. Tickets are available at the door or may be reserved
in advance. For tickets or more information about the Taconic
Hills Performing Arts Center call (518) 325-0447 or visit their
website at www.taconichills.k12.ny.us.
Attend a Show
Walking the Dog Theater will
feature "Cyrano" in a new adaptation by Jo Roets of the
classic play by Edmond Rostand. The play will run June 29-July
15 at the Basilica Industria in Hudson. Tickets are $10-$20.
This fresh and playful adaptation of the classic play holds all
the magic, humor, romance, and tragedy of the original play while
paring it down to 80 minutes and the skills of only three actors.
For more information about Walking the Dog Theater call (518) 392-0131
or visit their website at www.wtdtheater.org.
Design
Your Own Pottery
Looking for a place to cool
off this summer - visit "Thinking Out Loud". Spend
some time creating a one-of-a-kind piece of pottery or clay.
The ceramic studio offers a nice variety of paint-your-own pottery
and clay from scratch classes. This is a perfect spot to take
the kids on a rainy day. Thinking Out Loud is located in the
Old Train Depot in Valatie and are open Thursday and Friday from
12-5 pm, Saturday, 12-6 pm and Sunday 12-4 pm. For more information
about Thinking Out Load call (518) 758-8633.
See a
Play
Stageworks/Hudson
will feature "A Wedding Story" from July 11-29.
A Wedding Story is about a single woman named Sally, who perceives
marriage as a sacrifice akin to a prison term. She runs screaming
from anything that smells of a long-term commitment. Her parents
have a loving relationship - their theme movie is Casablanca. But
now her mother's health is failing and her dad cannot keep up.
Meanwhile Sally meets Grace in a bathroom stall at a wedding and
what started as a one night stand is quickly spiraling out of control.
For tickets or more information about Stageworks/Hudson, call (518)
822-9667 or visit their website at www.stageworkshudson.org.
See a Live Variety Show
Columbia Arts Team will present
Saturday Night Liv on Thursday, July 26. Saturday Night Liv
offers an evening of music, original comedy and variety sketches
featuring The Really Convincing Players, hosted by Liv Cummings.
The show is fun for the whole family. The show will be presented
at the Spencertown Academy. Tickets are $20 and $15 for seniors
and students. The performance begins at 7:30 pm. For
more information about Columbia Arts Team, call (518) 329-5484 or
visit their website at www.spencertownacademy.org.
Above are just some of the
great things to do in July in Columbia County. To add an event or
activity to our August list, please send an email to cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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