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Attend
a Gala Benefit
Stageworks/Hudson
invites you to celebrate The Play's the Thing! on Saturday, November
4. This annual gala is held to support the continued growth
of Stageworks/Hudson. The Gala will begin at 5:30 pm and will
feature a live auction, dinner and the First Annual Stageworks One
Minute Play Festival. The one minute plays are written by,
the gala guests, and produced and performed by Stageworks.
For more information about Stageworks/Hudson call (518) 828-7843
or visit their website at www.stageworkshudson.org.
See a Variety Show
The Columbia Arts Team presents Saturday
Night LIV on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4 at 8:00
pm. Saturday Night LIV hosted by Liv Cummins is a live
variety show, where almost anything can happen from great singers
and songwriters to sketch comedy and musical theater. Come
and see great performers, hilarious sketches and exciting musical
moments. The show will be held at Columbia-Greene Community
College Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $12 in advance
or $15 at the door. For more information about Columbia Arts
Team call (518) 329-5484 or visit their website at www.columbiaartsteam.org.
View Exquisite Auction Items
Stair
Galleries will host an Exposition Auction on Friday, November 10
at 6:00 pm. The auction will feature over 300 lots of estate
property including: modern furniture, Art Deco lighting, 20th century
artwork and prints, silver and silver plate, along with other decorative
items. Preview days include Saturday and Sunday November 4-5,
Wednesday, November 8 and Thursday and Friday November 9-10.
Contact the Stair Galleries for times. For more information
about Stair Galleries call (518) 751-1000 or visit their website
at www.stairgalleries.com.
Attend a Studio Tour
The
Columbia Berkshire Craft Guild will host the 4th annual Studio Tour
on Saturday, November 11 and Sunday, November 12 from noon to 5
pm. See first hand where artists and artisans create their
work. Visit the studios of local art producers in this
rare opportunity when busy artists clean-up their studios and are
available for questions and to buy unique works of art and fine
craft direct from the makers. Tickets are available for purchase
at various spots around the county. For more information about
the Columbia Berkshire Craft Guild call Mary Anne Davis at
(518) 392-7308 or visit their website at
www.cbcraftguild.org.
See a Show
The Copake
Theatre Company will feature "A Tuna Christmas", an off-the-wall
comedy written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard and will
feature two incredibly talented area actors, Andrew Joffe and Thom
Whaley, playing a dizzying array of comical characters of both sexes
from Texas' third smallest town, Tuna where the Lion's Club is considered
too Liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. The show will run
from November 17 through December 3 on Fridays and Saturdays at
8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm at the Copake Grange on Empire Road.
For more information about Copake Theatre Company call (518) 325-1234
or visit their website at
www.copaketheatrecompany.com.
Attend a Concert
Country
Music Award winner Singer Songwriter Valerie DeLaCruz presents Songwriters
in the Round featuring Robby Baier and Rasanne Raneri. This
acoustical evening of three performers sharing stories revealing
their lyrics friendship and more will be held at the Taconic Hills
Performing Arts Center on Friday, November 17 at 8:00 pm.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students. For more information
about Taconic Hills Performing Arts Center call (518) 325-0447 or
visit their website at
www.taconichills.k12.ny.us.
Attend an Auction
Copake Auction,
Inc. will host a Catalogued Americana Auction on Saturday, November
18 at 5:00 pm. A typical Americana sale will contain, but
is not limited to the following types of merchandise: 18th
and 19th century American and European furniture, Victorian furniture,
Country furniture, 20th century custom mahogany furniture, textiles
including quilts, hook rugs, samplers and Oriental rugs and artwork
including paintings, prints frames, etc. For more information
about Copake Auction, Inc., call (518) 329-1142 or visit their website
at www.copakeauction.com.
See a Play
The PantoLoons present "Cinderella"
at The Ghent Playhouse November 24 through December 10. Now
a holiday tradition "Cinderella" is the PantoLoons seventh
British-American Panto in Columbia County. The basics of a
Panto is men playing women and women playing men; bad jokes; crazy
lyrics; the chase; the good versus the bad and the ugly; and of
course the gaudy costumes, sets and lighting. "Cinderella"
is for children from 2 to 102 years and audience participation is
encouraged! Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for
members of The Ghent Playhouse. Children under 12 are $8.
For more information about The Ghent Playhouse call (518) 392-6264
or visit their website at
www.ghentplayhouse.org.
Dance the Day Away
The Spencertown Academy invites you to attend the 2nd annual Community
Barn Dance on Saturday, November 25 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
Celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with family, friends and neighbors
at the Community Barn Dance. Come swing your partner and do-si-do
to live country fiddling by Peter, Paul & George. No dance
experience required, instruction provided. Bring your favorite
holiday dessert to share at a delicious potluck table. Admission
is free and everyone is warmly welcome! For more information
about The Spencertown Academy call (518) 392-3693 or visit their
website at www.spencertownacademy.org.
Attend
a Home for the Holidays Concert
Columbia-Greene
Community College will feature the U.S. Air Force: Home for the
Holidays Concert on Saturday, November 25 at 7:00 pm. The
concert is free of charge and will be held in the gymnasium of the
college. For more information about Columbia-Greene Community
College call (518) 828-4181or visit their website at www.sunycgcc.edu.
Above
are just some of the great things to do in November in Columbia
County. To add an event or activity to our December list, please
send an email to cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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