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Attend the
4th Annual Farm Fest
On Saturday, October
7 the Columbia Land Conservancy will host the 4th annual Farm
Fest. This event is a family-oriented celebration of
local agriculture featuring food, children's activities such
as hay maze and hay jump, music, apple pie contest, farm animals
and antique tractor pull. This is a unique opportunity for
farmers and foresters to share their stories and their products
from Columbia County soil and livestock. Farm Fest will
be held at the Columbia County Fairgrounds and run from 10:00
am to 5:00 pm. For more information about Farm Fest
contact the Columbia Land Conservancy at (518) 392-5252 or
visit their website at www.clctrust.org.
Discover Art in Columbia County
The Columbia
County Council on the Arts will host the 12th
Annual Hudson ArtsWalk, September 30 through
October 9. This is one of Columbia County's
and the Hudson River Valley's largest events.
ArtsWalk features cutting edge visual and installation
art, sculpture, dance, music, with school-aged
portrait artists in pocket parks and a steady
stream of art auctions, mural-making, sidewalk
chalk art, fine food and other astonishments.
Art will be displayed at various locations
throughout Hudson. For more information about
Columbia County Council on the Arts call (518)
671-6213 or visit their website at www.artscolumbia.org.
See a Play
The 2006-07 season of
the Copake Theatre Company opens September 29th with a premiere
workshop production of a new musical comedy, "Sour Grapes
- the Ladies of the Hood River Horticultural Society and the
Flower that Nearly Destroyed Them. The musical takes place
in a rural community in Oregon in 1892. The ladies - and gentleman
- of the Horticultural Society are embroiled in a comical
battle as they try to choose Oregon's state flower. But the
play also explores what went wrong in the friendship between
two of the women. It's a brand new, laugh-out-loud funny and
sometimes touching musical the whole family will enjoy. The
play will run September 29 through October 15 and will be
held at the historic Copake Grange. For more information about
the Copake Theatre Company call (518) 325-1234 or visit their
website at www.copaketheatrecompany.com.
Take a Cruise
Enjoy the beautiful fall
views while taking a leisurely cruise on the Hudson River
aboard the "Spirit of the Hudson." Cruises will
run September 30 through October 21 and will depart from
Hudson Waterfront Park. The cruises run from 12:00 to 1:30
pm. For more information about Hudson Cruises call (518)
822-1014 or visit their website at www.hudsoncruises.com.
Celebrate Agriculture
Celebrate the bounty
of the season at Hawthorne Valley's Fall Harvest Festival
on Saturday, October 7 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, rain or
shine. The festival will feature farm events and demonstrations,
live performances and music, wildlife exhibitions with animals,
hayrides, games, pumpkin carving, homemade organic fare and
much more. For more information about Hawthorne Valley Farm
call (518) 672-7500 or visit their website at www.hawthornevalleyfarm.com.
Attend an Old Fashioned Power Demonstration
Show
The Hudson Valley Old
Time Power Association will be holding its annual event on
October 7 & 8. The event will feature operating displays
of engines, tractors, iron forging, lumber milling, woodworking
and printing; and old fashioned arts and crafts including
a quilt exhibit, demonstrations and sales; garden and farm
tractor pull events. The event will be held on Fingar Road
in Hudson and the grounds open at 7:00 am each day. For more
information about the Hudson Valley Old Time Power Association
call (518) 537-3091 or visit their website at www.northerndutchess.com/hv-oldtimepower.htm.
Enjoy a Community Appreciation Day
On October 8, The Shaker
Museum & Library will celebrate the harvest season with
the "Best Apple and Pumpkin Pie Contest" judged by
local food experts; a complimentary tasting of seasonal foods
from local kitchens, gardens, and orchards is planned. Pumpkins
will be harvested from the Museum's garden and each child in
attendance will be able to decorate a pumpkin and take it home.
The New York State Kite Enthusiasts will also be on hand for
a kite flying exhibition. Admission is free to the Museum and
grounds. The event will run from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. For more
information about the Shaker Museum & Library call (518)
794-9100 ext. 218 or visit their website at www.shakermuseumandlibrary.org.
Attend
a Film Festival
On Thursday, October 19
the FilmColumbia Festival returns for its 7th season of outstanding
independent films and exciting events. FilmColumbia hosted
by the Chatham Film Club will be held at the historic Crandell
Theatre in Chatham and will show 19 independent films, documentaries,
shorts, and animations from around the world. The Festival
will run from Thursday, October 19 through Sunday, October
22. Tickets for the Festival go on sale on September 30. For
more information about FilmColumbia Festival call (518) 392-3445
or visit their website at www.filmcolumbia.com.
Take your Dog out for a Day of Fun
Clermont State Historic
Site will present a special festival just for dogs and the
people who love them on Saturday, October 21. The fourth annual "Every
Dog Has His Day" will be an event filled with games, shopping,
food and fun for guests with four legs or two. From 11:00 am
until 5:00 pm dogs and their owners will find more than enough
to keep them busy. getting pampered, learning about new dog
sports, and competing in fun and relaxed contests. This special
event offers the opportunity to get your dog groomed, trained,
exercised, happy and pampered all in the same day! For more
information about Clermont State Historic Site call (518) 537-4240
or visit their website at www.friendsofclermont.org.
Above
are just some of the great things to do
in October in Columbia County. To add an
event or activity to our November list,
please send an email to cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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