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Attend
the Columbia County Fair
End
your summer fun by attending the Columbia County Fair. The
Fair opened on August 27 and runs 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.
Visit
Valatie Night Out - First Friday of each Month
On the
first Friday of every month, everyone can enjoy Valatie Night Out.
Main Street businesses will be open until 9:00 pm starting on September
5. The Columbia Cafe offer gourmet, delicious dinners from
5:00 to 9:00 pm. Evenstar Book and Gift Emporium will host
Prudence Theriault who will be available to read Tarot from 6:00
to 8:00 pm. Appointments are recommended. Call (518)
758-2616 for more information. Great Finds, Little Falls Country
Store and Ice Cream Parlor and The Lil Toy Store will extend their
hours and offer specials for the evening. For more information
about Valatie Night Out call Evenstar at (518) 758-2616 or visit
their website at www.evenstarbook.com.
See a Show
The
Mac-Haydn Theatre will feature "High School Musical" from
September 4-14 to cap off their wonderful Ruby Jubilee 40th Anniversary
season. Popular with all ages, the show is a favorite of teenagers,
with music and dancing that they can especially enjoy. High
School Musical features Troy and Gabrielle, who meet on a New Year's
trip, and are surprised to see each other again at Troy's high school,
where Gabrielle just enrolled. The plot touches on many high
school situations, including having to make choices in what teens
really want most to do: play basketball or be in the school musical,
go with the "in" crowd or be themselves. For tickets or
more information about the Mac-Haydn Theatre call (518) 392-9292
or visit their website at www.machaydntheatre.org.
Attend
the Festival of Books
The
Spencertown Academy Arts Center will host the annual Festival of
Books from September 5-7 and September 12-14. This year's
festival promises plenty of interest bibliophiles, with more than
10,000 books for purchase and appearances by more than a dozen acclaimed
authors including Russell Banks and Mary Gordon. Admission
to the Festival of Books, including all author readings, panel discussions
and children's events are free. The opening night preview
on Friday, September 5 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm featuring wine and hors
d'oeuvres is $25. Tickets for the Harvest Dinner on Saturday,
September 13 at 6:00 pm, which honors the distinguished authors
participating in the festival are $125. For tickets or more
information about Spencertown Academy Arts Center call (518) 392-3693
or visit their website at www.spencertownacademy.org.
Listen
to Live Music
PS/21
in Chatham for the second consecutive year, presents two bellissimo
cellissimo evenings with leading cello guru Yehuda Hanani and a
chorus of stunning young players. Set against the picturesque
backdrop of PS/21, Cellobration will begin at 6:00 pm on Friday,
September 5 and Saturday, September 6 and will feature passionate
Mediterranean, Latin American, Baroque and American folk music,
full of color and contrasts. For tickets or more information
about PS/21 call (518) 392-6121 or visit their website at
www.ps21chatham.org.
See a
Play
The
Theater Barn will feature "Visiting Mr. Green" from
September 5-14. Paths cross in an unlikely way when two men who
dislike being in the same room together overcome their differences
and develop a heart warming, poignant, and enriching friendship.
Then from September 19-28 the Theater Barn will feature "Murder
at the Howard Johnson's". All is fair in love, even murder.
That's the theory posed by this suspense comedy about a love triangle
in a Motor Inn. A married couple and their dentist attempt
to have it all, at any cost. For tickets or more information
about The Theater Barn call (518) 794-8989 or visit their website
at www.theaterbarn.com.
Attend
a Celebration of Dogs
Clermont State Historic Site will host
its very first Three Dog Nights on Saturday, September 6 from 2:30
to 5:00 pm. You can enjoy Clermont's beautiful surroundings
while supporting local dogs in need and enjoying an upscale (and
dog-friendly) reception and lecture. Clermont will host a
fund raiser for a local charity. Pet portrait shoots, dog
walks, and more will benefit our visiting organizations. For
more information about Clermont State Historic Site call (518) 537-4240
or visit their website at www.friendsofclermont.org.
See a
Performance
Stageworks/Hudson will feature "Falling: A Wake" September
10-28. Just outside a small town, moonlight with sparkling
stars shine on a bare farm field as Harold and Elsie - a retired
couple wisecracking at each other with long married familiarity
come upon a mysterious young man who, by his very silence, effects
the kind of transformation that will change their lives forever.
A play of secrets, humor and discovery, Falling: A Wake is a brilliant
new comedy about love and death and moving furniture - this is the
kind of experience you will take home with you. For tickets
or more information about Stageworks/Hudson call (518) 822-9667
or visit their website at www.stageworkshudson.org.
Enjoy Live Comedy
Columbia Arts Team will host Saturday
Night Liv on Friday, September 12 at 8:00 pm at the Basilica in
Hudson. Chamber members can receive a discount for this show
for only $10 and are invited to a special reception at 7:30 pm.
Regular tickets are $18 at the door and $15 for students, seniors
and veterans. Saturday Night Liv is a live variety show where
almost anything can happen...great singers and songwriters, sketch
comedy, musical theater moments in a short variety. A second
family performance will be held on Saturday, September 13 at 7:00
pm at the Copake Town Park Building. For more information
about Columbia Arts Team call (518) 800-816-4802 or visit their
website at www.columbiaartsteam.org.
See the Manhattan Short Film Festival
Space 360 has been selected
as the Hudson Valley venue for this year's Manhattan Short Film
Festival. Space 360 is among 116 cities in 42 countries, across
4 continents to be participating. The Festival now in its
11th year will be held from September 21 through 28 across Europe,
Australia and North and Central America. There will be 295
screenings with audiences topping 50,000 people during the week.
Each venue will be showing 12 short films for a total performance
time of 2 hours. Space 360 will be hosting the films on September
21 at 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm and again on September 25, 26, 27 at 2:00,
5:00 and 7:00 pm. At the end each viewing audience will vote
on their favorite films. For more information about Space
360 call (518) 697-3360 or visit their website at www.360warren.com.
Above are just some of the
great things to do in August in Columbia County. To add an event
or activity to our October list, please send an email to cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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