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Attend a Celebration
The hills of Columbia County will come alive with the sights,
sounds, tastes and treats of the eight Celtic Nations on
May 6 at the Celebration of Celts festival. The festival
will be held at the Columbia County Fairgrounds located on
Route 66 in Chatham. The gates open at 10:00 am and opening
ceremonies begin at noon. For more information about Celebration
of Celts call (518) 851-9670 or visit their website at www.celebrationofcelts.com.
Enjoy a Spring Faire
On Saturday May 13th from 10am to 4pm
the campus of Hawthorne Valley School in Harlemville will
come alive with the music and Mayhem of the 32nd annual Spring
Faire. Plus this year they are transforming the campus into
a Renaissance garden. So all the fine ladies and gentlemen,
young and old, should come to the Faire in all their finest
Renaissance Regalia and enjoy hayrides, games, boat races,
face painting, dunking booth, dragon run, banana pole, marble
run, pillow jousting, hay jumping, and many more activities.
For more information about the Hawthorne Valley Association
call (518) 672-7092 or visit their website at www.hawthornevalleyschool.org.
Attend an Estate Open House
Clermont State Historic Site
will host an Open House on May 14 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Come and tour Clermont’s
outbuildings while enjoying domestic arts & crafts demonstrations.
The event is free to the public with a $7 vehicle entry fee
to the grounds. For more information about Clermont State
Historic Site call (518) 537-4240 or visit their website
at www.friendsofclermont.org.
Celebrate Mother’s Day
Olana State Historic Site will host a Mother’s Day
Family Art Workshop on May 14 at 10:00 am. Join them for
a day of fun for an art workshop geared for moms and children.
This event is free to the public. For more information about
Olana State Historic Site call (518) 828-0135 or visit their
website at www.olana.org.
See a Show!
Stageworks/Hudson will feature their thirteenth annual PLAY
BY PLAY festival of new one-acts is wondering about “choices” – and
who ponders this phenomena better than the enlightened playwrights
in this year’s festival of World Premiere one-acts.
Some of our country’s best contemporary dramatists
look at the risky, comical, inspiring and downright surprising
ways we choose to stumble through life. For more information
about Stageworks/Hudson call (518) 828-7843 or visit www.stageworkshudson.org.
Visit a Historic Site
Martin Van Buren National Historic
Site will host a rededication ceremony of Lindenwald on
May 20 at 2:00 pm. President Van Buren’s home will
reopen for tours following two years of extensive renovations.
The historic site is located off 9-H in Kinderhook. For
more information about Martin Van Buren National Historic
Site call (518) 758-9689 or visit their website at www.nps.gov/mava.
Attend the Annual Artist Studio Tour
Columbia County Council on the Arts will host the 4th Annual
Artist Studio Tour: Artists in a Landscape on May 20-21.
Eighteen artists with national and international reputations
open their studios (some for the first time!) for this fourth
annual event. The studios are a wonderful mixture of urban
and rural, classic and contemporary, not to mention “utterly
individual”. View the work of some of the most talented
residents of Columbia County in the studio in which it is
made. Driving between studios, you will pass through some
of the beguiling landscapes in the county at the peak of
the spring season. There are also stops on and off Hudson’s “Warren
Street”, home to a thriving art and antiques trade.
Take in your favorite styles of art in an afternoon or spend
both days exploring Columbia County and visiting all the
studios. For more information about Columbia County Council
on the Arts call (518) 671-6213 or visit their website at
www.artscolumbia.org.
Attend a Festival
The Shaker Museum and Library will host the 18th Annual
Herb and Craft Festival on May 27 from 9:00 am – 4:00
pm rain or shine. They will offer an herb and plant sale,
marketplace of fine crafts and comestibles in the courtyard.
The museum galleries and gift shop will be open. Children's
activities will be offered and a continental breakfast and
lunch will be available for sale. For more information about
the Shaker Museum and Library call (518) 794-9100 or visit
their website at www.smandl.org.
Shop at the Annual Memorial Day Weekend Tag Sale
The Copake Auction House will host the 21st Annual Memorial
Day Weekend Tag Sale on May 27 and 28. The tag sale will
run from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day. Early buying from
8:00 -9:00 am will be available for a $10 fee on May 27.
For more information about the Copake Auction House call
(518) 329-1142 or visit their website at www.copakeauction.com.
Attend a Shad Bake & Country BBQ
The Columbia Land Conversancy will host the 16th Annual
Shad Bake and Country Barbecue on May 28 from 4:30 – 8:00
pm, rain or shine. The event will be held at the Kinderhook
Farm in Ghent. Guests of all ages will enjoy the food, educational
activities, and the popular Silent and Live auctions. Proceeds
from the fundraising event will support CLC’s free
educational programs and efforts to protect working farmland,
wildlife habitat, and rural open space in Columbia County.
For more information about the Columbia Land Conservancy
call (518) 392-5252 or visit their website at www.clctrust.org.
Above are just some of the great
things to do in May in Columbia County. To add an event
or activity to our June list, please send an email to cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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