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Enjoy the last days of winter at Catamount
Ski Area
Catamount Ski Area will host a Slopestyle
Competition and a Scott Demo Day on March 4, 2006. Get out
and enjoy spring skiing before winter comes to a close. For
more information about Catamount Ski Area call (518) 325-3200
or visit their website at www.catamountski.com.
Attend the 2006 Juried Art Show
The Columbia Council on the Arts
will feature their annual Juried Art Show March 4 through
April 1 at the Hudson Opera House. The opening reception
will be held on March 4 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm and prizes
will be awarded at 7:00 pm. The show celebrates the diversity
and quality of the work being produced by Columbia County
and regional artists. For more information about the Council
on the Arts call (518) 671-6213 or visit their website at
www.artscolumbia.org.
Attend an Auction
The Copake Auction House will hold
their sixth annual Winter Textile Auction on March 11 at
12:00 pm. The auction will feature quilts, selection of samplers,
hooked rugs, paisleys, vintage fabric, lace, linens and accessories.
For more information about the Copake Auction House call
(518) 329-1142 or visit their website at www.copakeauction.com.
Learn About Nature
The Farmscape Ecology program at
Hawthorne Valley Farm will offer a walk on March 11 and March
18 at 2:00 pm. The program is designed to build a regional
appreciation of the link between good food and good land
management. For more information about Hawthorne Valley Farm
call (518) 781-0243 or visit their website at www.hawthornevalleyfarm.com.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
in true Irish style with a good story. On March 17 at 7:30
pm the Spencertown Academy will feature master storyteller
Tom Lee who will share tales from the Celtic oral tradition.
It’s more than leprechauns and shamrocks. Tickets are
$15 / $12 Academy members and those wearing green! For more
information about the Spencertown Academy call (518) 392-3693
or visit their website at www.spencertownacademy.org.
Enjoy a Gardening Weekend
The Inn at Silver Maple Farm will
host the second gardening seminar March 17 – 19. The
seminar is presented by Kerry Mendez of Perennially Yours.
The class, which will run from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, includes
a continental breakfast, lunch buffet, a garden gift, extensive
handouts, PowerPoint presentations, a colorful catalog from
Proven Winner ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs, a chance to win
super door prizes, and dollar-off coupons for perennials
from participating nurseries. The cost for both the Friday
and Saturday programs is $95.00. For more information about
the Inn at Silver Maple Farm call (518) 781-3600 or visit
their website at www.silvermaplefarm.com.
See a Show!
The Ghent Playhouse will be featuring
Side by Side by Sondheim from March 23 – April 9. This
is a two act musical review of selected songs from some of
Stephen Sondheim’s earlier shows and it will be directed
by Meg Dooley. The Ghent Playhouse is located just off Route
66 across from the Ghent Fire Station. For more information
about the Ghent Playhouse call (518) 392-6264 or visit their
website at www.ghentplayhouse.org.
Learn All About Trout
Visit Taconic State Park in Copake
Falls on March 25 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm as Trout Unlimited
demonstrates fly-tying and fly-casting. For more information
about Taconic State Park call (518) 329-3993 or visit their
website at www.nysparks.com.
Enjoy a Bird Walk
Clermont State Historic Site invites
you to join an experienced birder through some of the manor’s
500 acres of meadows, forests and river frontage on March
25 at 9:00 am. For more information about Clermont State
Historic Site call (518) 537-4240 or visit their website
at www.friendsofclermont.org.
Attend a Benefit Concert
Dollars for Scholars of Taconic Hills
is sponsoring a concert to raise money for scholarships.
The Earth Angels will perform on March 24 and March 25 at
the Taconic Hills Performing Arts Center. The doors open
at 6:30 pm and the show starts at 7:25 pm. The Earth Angels
is a non-profit organization that is comprised of local citizens
that perform musical productions to raise funds for the benefit
of other local non-profit organizations. Tickets are $12.
To purchase tickets please call Taconic Hills at (518) 325-0314
or visit their website at www.taconichills.k12.ny.us.
Above are just some of the great
things to do in March in Columbia County. To add an event
or activity to our April list, please send an email to cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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