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| Ten Things to Do in Columbia County in July |
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The Chatham Business Alliance will be sponsoring Summerfest 2011 in the historic Village of Chatham on Saturday July 9th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. You are invited to join merchants and area not-for-profits for a day of sales, information, raffles, music, and good eating. Downtown merchants will have tables of great bargains on the sidewalk in front of their shops. Dozens of not-for-profit groups will share information about their causes. The Ghent Band will entertain everyone from the new gazebo on the Village Green from 12-2 pm. Come and see what is great about Chatham Village! For more information about Summerfest 2011 please call (518) 392-5848 or visit the Chatham Kids website at www.chatham-kids.com |
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Learn to Swing Dance at PS/21 in Chatham on Friday, July 8 at 7:30pm. Professional instruction by Paul Rix & partner from 7:30-8:00pm. The cost is $8 for members and $10 for non-members – Includes snacks & non-alcoholic refreshments. If you are interested in a series: $40 members, $50 non-member. For more information call (518) 392-6121 or visit their website at www.ps21chatham.org.
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The Theater Barn presents "The Hollow", July 14 - July 24. Art imitates life and humor abounds in this Agatha Christie country house mystery. A romantic triangle unravels a fatal chain of circumstances that
will keep you guessing in this classic whodunit. Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 4:00 and 8:00 pm and Sunday Matinees at 2:00 pm. For more information call (518) 794-8989 or visit their website at www.theaterbarn.com.
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On Thursday, July 14 at 7:30 pm, Columbia Arts Team (CAT) will present the 4th annual edition of its regional music competition, Upstate Idol, at Mount Washington House Banquet Room in Hillsdale, NY. The show is open to the public of all ages who get to vote for their favorite music acts. For more information or tickets call 518-325-3045 or visit their website at www.columbiaartsteam.org.
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MacHaydn Theatre presents "Rodney the Reluctant Dragon", July 15-16 and 22-23 at 10:30 am. The cost is $9/general. Lots of fun and bouncy songs happen as Rodney tries to follow his dreams instead of being bad like other dragons! For more information call (518) 392-9292 or visit their website at www.machaydntheatre.org.
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Saturday, July 16 at 5:00 pm there will be a Farm to Table dinner in the Fields at Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, to benefit the Columbia Land Conservancy and The Sylvia Center. $125/person, tickets available through EventBrite. Share the bounty of a summer feast in the fields of Katchkie Farm. Farm to Table is a unique experience that showcases the best our region has to offer. Sourced from within a 100-mile radius of New York City, the featured 100-Mile Menu represents a celebration of local flavors and a commitment to supporting sustainable agriculture. The Farm to Table dinner will be prepared with freshly-harvested produce from Katchkie Farm, the 60 acre organic farm owned by Great Performances, with cheese, meats and fish from local purveyors, paired with New York State wines.
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Stageworks presents "The Divine Sister" beginning July 20th and runs through August 7 at 7:30 pm. The cost is $18/general. The Divine Sister is an outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. Evoking such classics as The Song of Bernadette, The Bells of St. Mary’s, The Singing Nun and Agnes of God, The Divine Sister tells the story of St. Veronica’s indomitable Mother Superior who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. For more information call (518) 822-9667 or visit their website at www.stageworkshudson.org |
On Friday, July 22 Eric Bibb will perform at Helsinki Hudson at 9:00 pm. For more than four decades, Eric Bibb, a seasoned Grammy and WC Handy nominated gentleman of song has brought his thoughtful music, soulful voice and blues laced guitar picking to listeners around the world.
Bibb has deep roots in American blues and folk tradition. The son of 1960s folk legend, Leon Bibb, Eric’s uncle was the jazz pianist and composer John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet, and Paul Robeson was his godfather. After 19 albums, his newest and some feel finest recording features Bonnie Raitt and Ruthie Foster and the results are dazzling. For more information call (518) 828-4800 or visit their website at www.helsinkihudson.com.
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On Saturday, July 30th, the first annual Friends of the Farmer Festival will allow guests to experience the richness and diversity of the Hudson Valley locavore movement and give them the opportunity to meet and learn from the people who make it all possible; the farmers, growers, specialty food producers, chefs, restaurateurs, winemakers, brewers and distillers. A great day in the country for the whole family, the Festival will feature the “Taste of the Farm,” offering a chance to enjoy the best of the Hudson Valley’s bounty. Multiple tents will host kid-friendly activities including a fishing camp sponsored by Big Willy’s Custom Rods, a farmers market, live music and much more at the Copake Country Club located in Copake Lake. For more information go to www.friendsofthefarmer.com. For more information about Copake Country Club call (518) 325-0019 or visit their website at www.copakecountryclub.com.
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The brand new musical comedy by local writer/artistic director, Carl Ritchie and Los Angeles composer, Wayne Moore. “The Real (Desperate) Housewives of Columbia County!” tells the story of five funny, fabulous women. Two are locals and two are weekenders, in a world where there may be ups and downs
and the occasional cat fight, but Happy Hour is always just around the corner. The new show is based – very loosely - on those ubiquitous Reality TV shows. The hilarious musical numbers are all new songs such as, “Don’t Fool Around on Your Broker”, “Shop Till You Drop” and “A Good Handyman is Hard to Find”. Shows will be performed at 8:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays beginning July 29 through August at the Lighthouse Marina and Restaurant overlooking the lake. Dinner at 7:00 pm and show will again cost only $40, with a full bar available. Matinees Sundays, August 7th, 14th, 21st only. Shows at 2 PM - lunch from 1 PM. For more information call (518) 325-1234 or visit www.taconicstage.com.
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The 12th Annual Blueberry Festival is always held the last Sunday in July - this year the Festival will be held Sunday, July 31, 2011 on the grounds of Old Austerlitz from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The event will feature early 19th Century craft demonstrations and wares, antiques, live music and entertainment for children, many different vendors and a variety of foods to feed the masses. There will be blueberries galore and a blueberry pancake breakfast. Festival Admission is $6 for adults and children under 12 get in for free. For more information please call (518) 392-0062 or visit www.oldausterlitz.org |
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