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Enjoy Dinner Theatre on Copake Lake!
Buffet dinner and show for only $30! Columbia County’s newest theatre company – Taconic Stage Company – presents the brand new middle-aged musical revue, “I Know I Came in Here for Something…” with book & lyrics by Artistic Director Carl Ritchie and lyrics by Los Angeles composer, Wayne Moore. The Register-Star: “A colorful, swiftly paced, zippity-doo-dah production…crisp and cleanly paced. [Ritchie] definitely knows where the laughs are, and there are a lot of them.” Lakeville Journal: “Very funny show…Ritchie’s script and songs, with music by Wayne Moore, are clever and funny…Very touching.” Several happy theatre-goers: “My face hurt from laughing!” Fridays and Saturdays in August, dinner from 7, show at 8:30. Full cash bar. Lighthouse Marina & Restaurant, 351 Lakeview, Copake Lake, 12521. For reservations or more information about Taconic Stage Company call (518) 325-1234 or visit their website at www.taconicstage.com.
See a Performance
Mistaken identities, bewildering desires, and practical jokes come together in Shakespeare's gender-bending classic "Twelfth Night". PS/21 and Walking the dog Theater, in collaboration with the Gloucester Theatre Company and ASHA Centre, UK, present sixteen performances of this beloved comedy opening Wednesday, August 6. All shows begin at 8:00 pm under The Tent. For tickets or more information about the performance call PS/21 at (518) 392-6121 or visit their website at www.ps21chatham.org.
Attend the 2nd Annual Sangria Festival
Hudson-Chatham Winery will host the 2nd annual Sangria Festival on Saturday, August 8 from 12:00 to 5:30 pm. The winery will be going "south of the border" on this summer Saturday and featuring several kinds of sangrias. There will also be food from Mexican Radio, and music by Jose Miralles, a flamenco guitar player. For more information about Hudson-Chatham Winery call (518) 392-9463 or visit their website at www.hudson-chathamwinery.com.
Visit the 7th Annual Car Show
Hot rods, muscle cars and classic automobiles are on there way back to Columbia County this summer! On Saturday, August 8, the American Joint Care Foundation will be hosting its 7th annual Car Show on the premises of the Whittier Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center in Ghent from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Car registration is $10. Entertainment by the "Route 66 Band". Art and craft vendors are welcome. Food concessions will be on site. Come enjoy a wonderful day! Event proceeds will benefit residents of the Whittier Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center and Whittier Place. For more information, please contact Eileen Pastore at (518) 281-1046 or by email at epastore@whittierhealth.com.
Come Experience the 100 Mile Menu
The 100 Mile Menu - a culinary celebration of local ingredients, presents an extraordinary dinner of seasonal fare, featuring the best purveyors of produce, meats, cheese, and wine within New York State. This unique dining experience comes to Katchkie Farm on Saturday, August 8, offering food lovers the exquisite tastes of refined cooking against the backdrop of a down to earth, working organic farm in Columbia County. The dinner begins at 5:00 pm. The event is a collaboration with Red Barn and will feature exceptional local purveyors of meats and cheeses. Each dish will also include a wine pairing, carefully selected and sourced from local vineyards. For tickets or more information about the 100 Mile Menu visit their website at http://100milemenu.com/menu_2.htm.
See a Show
Stageworks/Hudson will feature, "Car Talk", through August 9. The show is a frank and hilarious look at the endangered institution known as marriage. Millie and Ed, a middle-aged, middle-class Jewish couple, have just learned that their only child, Rosalie, is gay and seriously involved with a taxidermist named Zoe. They take off to visit Rosalie in Vermont to scope out the situation, not knowing that on their journey they will confront the skeletons in their own closet as Rosalie comes out of hers. For tickets or more information about Stageworks/Hudson call (518) 822-9667 or visit their website at www.stageworkshudson.org.
Attend a Murder Mystery Dinner
The Two Of Us Productions and Lippera's at the Chatham House present "Some Show", a murder mystery and dinner event on Sunday, August 9. Have dinner and be a part of "Some Show" with TV talk show hosts Nickie and Rickie on tour. Dinner begins at 7:00 pm, but act fast as tickets reserve quickly! For reservations or more information about the event call Lippera's at the Chatham House at (518) 392-660 or visit their website at www.lipperas.com.
Experience Chatham Improv
Chatham Improv is coming to Hudson on Saturday, August 15. Join Bud Godfroy, Richard Lapo, Prudence Theriault, John Wallace and Mark Wilson for an evening of laugh out loud comedy. If you liked Drew Carey's show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" then you will love Chatham Improv's show that will make you stand up! Sit down! and laugh until it hurts! The show will be held at Space 360 on Warren Street in Hudson beginning at 8:00 pm. The cost is $15. For more information about Chatham Improv call (518) 392-7062 or visit their website at www.chathamimprov.com.
See a Play
The Mac-Haydn Theatre will feature "Crazy For You" August 13-23. The unbeatable combination of Gershwin, Gershwin, and more Gershwin, plus laughs and love galore as the non-stop action goes from New York City to Deadrock Nevada, and back again. "Bidin' My Time, Someone To Watch Over Me, Embraceable You," and "I Got Rhythm," featuring more than seven minutes of the most thrilling tap-dancing ever. You'd be crazy to miss it! For tickets or more information about The Mac-Haydn Theatre call (518) 392-9292 or visit their website at www.machaydntheatre.org.
End Your Summer Fun at the Columbia County Fair
The Columbia County Fair runs September 2-7. Nightly grandstand entertainment: Jo Dee Messina Sun., Chuck Wicks Fri., Painted Pony Rodeo Mon., Monster Tractor Pull Sat.., Demolition Derbies, Wed. & Thurs. Also midway rides wristbands daily, petting zoo, racing pigs, 170 exhibitors, dozens of livestock & craft shows, loads of free entertainment. Free parking. The cost is $10, kids 12 and under free. Fair begins on Wednesday at 3:00 pmand then open 10:00 am to 11:00 pm daily. For more information about the Columbia County Fair call (518) 392-2121 or visit their website at www.columbiafair.com.
Above are just some of the great things to do in August in Columbia County. To add an event or activity to our September list, please send an email to cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com. |
