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Attend the Columbia County Fair
End
your summer fun by attending the Columbia County Fair. The
Fair will open on August 30 at 5:00 pm and run through Labor
Day. Enjoy great food, animals, exhibits, vendors, live music,
midway, 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.
See a Show
The Mac-Haydn
Theatre will feature their "End of the
Season: Cabaret", to delight in the 2006
company's talents. Reserve your seats early
for this popular show, featuring the folks
you've loved all summer long. The show will
be held on Saturday, September 2. Tickets are
$24.50 and $23.50; $23.50 for all matinee seats;
children under 12, $12.00. For more information
about the Mac-Haydn Theatre call (518) 392-9292
or visit their website at www.machaydntheatre.org.
Take a Tour
The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse
Preservation Society will be conducting tours of the Hudson-Athens
Lighthouse on Saturday, September 9 from 11:00 am to 3:00
pm. The tours will run from both Hudson Waterfront Park and
the Athens Riverfront Park. For more information about The
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society call (518)
828-5294 or visit their website at www.hudsonathenslighthouse.org.
Watch a Dance Performance
PS/21 will host the Parsons
Dance Company on Saturday, September 9 at 8:00 pm and Sunday,
September 10 at 2:00 pm. The larger-than-life physicality,
wit and exuberance of the Parsons Dance Company bursts forth
in two buoyant and musically diverse performances that showcases
the Company's astonishing ability to make a constant motion
seem effortless. For more information about PS/21call (518)
392-6121 or visit their website at www.ps21chatham.org.
Attend a Village Celebration
Come celebrate the Village
of Valatie's 150th Anniversary on September 14, 15 and 16.
The three-day festival will feature a variety of activities.
Enjoy the opening ceremony on September 14 with the reading
of the proclamation of when the village was incorporated,
dedication of Vietnam War Memorial and live music at 7:00
pm. On September 15 and 16 enjoy free rides and entertainment
at Callan Park. There will be fireworks on September 16 at
9:00 pm. For more information about The Village of Valatie
call (518) 758-6643 or (518) 758-1656.
Celebrate Agriculture
Lindenwald will host
the 4th Annual Harvest Day on Saturday, September 23 from
1:00 to 5:00 pm. Enjoy an afternoon of family fun and interesting
events to celebrate the importance of agriculture to our
eighth president, Martin Van Buren, and its continued importance
to Columbia County. Among this year's events will be milking,
butter making, tinsmithing, broom making, wool dying, sheep
shearing, horse shoeing, live music, farm animals, story
telling, free horse drawn wagon rides and much more! For
more information about the Martin Van Buren National Historic
Site call (518) 758-9689 or visit their website at www.nps.gov/mava.
Attend a Festival
Bascilica Industria presents
the Celebration of Celts Ancient Celtic Fire Festival on Saturday,
September 23 from 4:00 to 10:00 pm. The festival will feature
Coyote Run, Salas An Lae (dynamic Irish dance), a 30 foot tall
Wicker Man and more. Bascilica Industria is located on Front
Street in Hudson. For more information about the Celebration
of Celts call (518) 851-9870 or visit their website at www.celebrationofcelts.com.
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.
Attend an Auction
An auction will be held
on Saturday, September 30 to benefit the Clermont State Historic
Site "Friends of Clermont" programs and projects.
The auction will be held at 2:00 pm and is open to the public.
For more information about Clermont State Historic Site call
(518) 537-4240 or visit their website at www.friendsofclermont.org.
Take a Run
Enjoy the beautiful fall
views of Olana while running the Olana Fall 5K. Olana may be
most commonly known for the 'castle' on the hill, but the Site
also boasts a 250 acre landscape designed by Hudson River School
artist Frederic Church. Five miles of carriage drives deliberately
take advantage of fantastic views overlooking the Hudson River
and Catskill Mountains. Runners be warned! This is one steep
hill! The children's race starts at 9:00 am and the adult’s
race starts at 9:30 am. For more information about Olana State
Historic Site call (518) 828-0135 ext 305 or visit their website
at www.olana.org.
Above
are just some of the great things to do in September 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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