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Celebrate
4th of July!
The
Columbia County Fairgrounds will host Family Fest on Friday, July
4 from 3:00 to 9:30 pm. Admission is only $5 (free for kids
under age 3) and will feature free kiddie rides, live music and
more. Come and enjoy pony rides, face painting, climbing wall,
hay maze, magic show and lots of food and games. End the evening
with a great fireworks display. For more information about
Family Fest call (518) 392-2121 or visit their website at www.columbiafair.com.
Enjoy
an Old-Fashioned Independence Day
Clermont
State Historic Site will host the annual Old-Fashioned Independence
Day on Friday, July 4 from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The event
will feature kids' contests and crafts, live music, story telling,
free treats, and rebellious English Colonists. For a cost
of only $7 per vehicle families can enter the festival grounds for
an entire day's worth of excitement, culminating in an exquisite
view of the Saugerties fireworks after dark. For more information
about Clermont State Historic Site call (518) 537-6622 or visit
their website at www.friendsofclermont.org.
See a
Show
The Mac-Haydn Theatre will
feature "HairSpray" from July 3 through July 20.
See Tracy become a teen idol. Seaweed and Dy-no-mites dance on national
TV, Ednad and Wilbur Turnblat reaffirm their love, and Velma and
Amber get what they deserve in this non-stop fun show filled with
the 60's sounds you still rock to the beat of. For tickets
or more information about Mac-Haydn Theatre call (518) 392-9292
or visit their website at www.machaydntheatre.org.
View
a Classic Movie
PS/21, Performing
Spaces for the 21st Century kicked off its Free Movie Tuesday in
June with classic musical films. In July five free movies
will be featured and start at 8:30 pm. On July 1 you can enjoy
That's Dancing, on July 8 you can get nostalgic about Dirty
Dancing, the 1980's hit, on July 15 enjoy At The Circus,
the 1937 Marx Bros. film, on July 22 enjoy The Red Violin
and on July 29 you can enjoy Footloose, another 1980's
hit. For more information about PS/21 call (518) 392-6121
or visit their website at
www.ps21chatham.org.
Take
Your Dog on a Walk in Hudson
Walking
the dog Theater will host the first annual "walkingthedog Walk
2008". The parade and fair will be held on Saturday,
July 12. Register your dog with the theatre or at The Spotty
Dog in Hudson or Red Maple Books in Harlemville. The event
will include a dog parade down Warren Street that will lead all
dogs and fellow participants into Walking the dog Theater/Basilica
Industria on Front Street in Hudson. The dog walk kicks off
from 10:00 am to noon. The day will culminate with the "Bestminister"
Dog Show and Mini-Country Fair from 12:00 to 2:00 pm and will include
food, drinks, music and more. For more information about Walking
the dog Theater call (518) 610-0909 or visit their website at www.wtdtheater.org.
View the Hidden Gardens of Spencertown
The Spencertown Academy Arts Center will feature the Hidden Gardens
of Spencertown on Saturday, July 12 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The event will feature self-guided tours of four local gardens at
the height of their summer glory. You can visit the garden
restoration at Steepletop, home of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Gourmet boxed lunches will be provided at Columbia Land Conservancy's
Oom's Conservation at Sutherland Pond. You can also purchase
unusual plants for adventurous gardeners. For tickets or more
information about Spencertown Academy Arts Center call (518) 392-3693
or visit their website at www.spencertownacademy.org.
Attend
Summer Fest
You're invited to attend the Valatie Full Moon Summer Fest 2008
on Saturday, July 19 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Main Street in
Valatie. Come and enjoy kid's activities, great food, sidewalk
sales, massage, music, theater event in the evening and much more!
See all that Valatie has to offer - the perfect, quaint, picturesque
little village. Valatie is a destination place with something
for everyone! For more information about the event call (518)
758-2616 or visit their website at www.evenstarbook.com.
Run Away with the Cirkus and be
Home by Bedtime
The Circus is a great art form which
combines physical discipline and fitness with mental agility and
creativity. Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is offering two ways
to try these exciting skills this summer - one-day introductory
class, and a 5 day intensive workshop for youths 8-18. The
free one day class will be held on Tuesday, July 22 at the Hudson
Opera House and will teach youth basic juggling and other fun Circus
Skills. The 5 day workshop will be held Monday, July 28 through
Friday, August 1 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm daily at Time and Space
Limited. The workshop will explore juggling, acrobatics and
partner balance, clowning and showmanship all with a grand finale
public performance starring the youth participants. For more
information about Bindlestiff Family Cirkus call (518) 828-7470
or visit their website at www.bindlestiff.org
Enjoy Old-Time Bobbie Sox and Poodle Skirts
Remember Bobbie Sox and Poodle
Skirts? If you do, you'll love Chatham on July 26.
The GTO's, a Doo-Woop Acapella Group will be singing your favorite
street corner songs, bringing back many memories of happy times
long past. They will be on the porch of the Chatham House
from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. The show is sponsored by Native Clay.
The Chatham House will have a BBQ and beer for sale during the show.
Wear you bobbie sox and poodle skirts and dance to your heart's
content! For more information call Native Clay at (518) 392-4446.
Attend a Summer Party
The Olana Partnership will host
the sixth annual Summer Party on Saturday, July 26 from 7:00 pm
to 11:00 pm. The mysteries of India will be revealed at Olana!
Olana's annual Summer Party will take place on the East Lawn with
spectacular views of the Hudson River and Catskill. Come and
immerse your senses in the flavors, sights and sounds of India.
For more information about Olana call (518) 828-1872 or visit their
website at www.olana.org.
Experience the first Taste of Columbia County
Come and attend first-ever
Taste of Columbia County on Monday, July 28 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm.
This CCB fundraiser brings the finest chefs, growers, farmers, producers
and processors from Columbia County and the Hudson Valley to the
Columbia County Fairgrounds in Chatham for a summer's evening of
great food featuring the finest local products. You'll be
able to sample food and drink from over twenty local restaurants,
caterers and chefs and over 30 local farms, plus local beer and
wine all in one place. Reservations can be made by calling
the Chamber at 828-4417 or visit the Columbia County Bounty website
for more information at
www.columbiacountybounty.com.
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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