Business Updates
Housing
Resources of Columbia County offers a First-Time Homebuyers
class at Columbia-Greene Community College four times a year.
Over the course of five sessions, participants hear from various
local experts who share information specifically tailored
to first-time buyers. Through a combination of presentations
and interactive learning activities, the course provides an
interesting and fun way to become prepared to take the big
step of buying a home. The next class begins on November
2. For more information about Housing Resources of
Columbia County call (518) 822-0707.
Enjoy great dining during Hudson Valley Restaurant
Week from November 6-17. Hudson Valley Restaurant Week
is a celebration of the culinary riches of New York's Hudson
Valley, including Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster, Westchester,
Rockland, Orange and Putnam Counties. During the 10-day
celebration, participating restaurants are serving up three-course
prix-fixe lunches for $16 and/or three-course dinners for
$26 Monday through Friday. Mexican Radio located at
537 Warren Street is participating in Restaurant Week from
Columbia County. For more information about Hudson Valley
Restaurant Week call (845) 561-2022 or visit their website
at www.hudsonvalleyrestaurantweek.com.
You can also visit the Mexican Radio website www.mexrad.com
for more information.
The Kinderhook Memorial Library welcomes William B. Patrick,
author of Saving Troy: a Year with Firefighters and Paramedics
in a Battered City on Thursday, November 9 at 7:30 pm.
Mr. Patrick will read from and discuss his compelling and
unique chronicle of a year with professional firefighters
and paramedics in Troy, New York. The reading is free
and open to the public. For more information about
Kinderhook Memorial Library call (518) 758-6192 or visit their
website site at www.oklibrary@.org.
"Love's Labor Lost", a
play by William Shakespeare will be performed by Taconic Hills
High School and directed by two directors from Shakespeare
& Company on November 9 & 11 at 7:30 pm. The
play is a comedy with many twists and turns in the course
of true love. The performance will take place at the
Taconic Hill's Performing Arts Center. For more information
about Taconic Hills Central School District call (518) 325-0310
or visit their website at www.taconichills.k12.ny.us.
Space 360 featuring
Chef Ralph Lupoli will host a cooking class entitled "What
Goes with the Turkey" on Saturday November 11 at 6:30
pm. We all know how to prepare the turkey. What
goes with the turkey is just as important. Explore
side dishes and a few desserts. For more information
about Space 360 call (518) 697-3360 or visit their website
at www.360warren.com.
The 4th annual Columbia-Greene Diabetes Coalition Dinner will
be held on Friday, November 17 at Columbia-Greene Community
College from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The annual dinner is free
of charge and open to residents of Columbia and Greene Counties,
particularly persons with diabetes, their families and their
caregivers. Reservations are required. During
the dinner, Ruth DiRuzzio, BS, RN-C, CDE, will speak to attendees
about what the numbers mean in a presentation entitled "Know
your Numbers". Ms. DiRuzzio's discussion of diabetes
control and management will take an in-depth look at glucose
readings, both individually with a meter, and via the long-term
A1C blood test. The Columbia-Greene Diabetes Coalition
is a program of the Healthcare Consortium. For more
information about the Healthcare Consortium call (518) 822-8820
or visit their website at www.columbiahealthnet.org.
Geoffrey Platt, Jr., Executive Director of Boscobel, has announced
that on Saturday, November 18 all residents of Columbia County
may visit the elegant 19th Century Federal Period house museum
free of charge upon presentation of proof of residency.
Set upon 45 acres of beautiful grounds with spectacular views
of the Hudson River and surrounding Hudson Highlands, Boscobel
represents one of the nation's finest examples of Federal
domestic architecture. Boscobel is located on scenic
Route 9D in Garrison, NY. For more information about
Boscobel call (845) 265-3638 or visit their website at www.boscobel.org.
Community Events
Stageworks/Hudson
invites you to celebrate The Play's the Thing!
on Saturday, November 4. This annual gala
is held to support the continued growth of Stageworks/Hudson.
The Gala will begin at 5:30 pm and will feature a live auction,
dinner and the First Annual Stageworks One Minute Play Festival.
The one minute plays are written by, the gala guests, and
produced and performed by Stageworks. For more information
about Stageworks/Hudson call (518) 828-7843 or visit their
website at www.stageworkshudson.org.
The Columbia Berkshire Craft Guild will host the 4th
annual Studio Tour on Saturday, November 11 and Sunday,
November 12 from noon to 5 pm. See first hand where
artists and artisans create their work. Visit the
studios of local art producers in this rare opportunity when
busy artists clean-up their studios and are available for
questions and to buy unique works of art and fine craft direct
from the makers. Tickets are available for purchase
at various spots around the county. For more information
about the Columbia Berkshire Craft Guild call Mary Anne
Davis at (518) 392-7308 or visit their website at
www.cbcraftguild.org.
Get ready for a Winter Walk on Warren Street
on Saturday, December 2 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Hudson's
main street will be transformed into a winter wonderland,
as the Hudson Opera House "A Winter Walk on Warren Street",
the eagerly-awaited kick-off to the holiday season in historic
Hudson. Always held on the first Saturday in December,
this festive holiday celebration is now in its ninth year
and become a premier event in the Hudson Valley. Winter
Walk features dancers, storytellers, and musicians performing
in shop windows, horse-drawn carriage rides, live reindeer
and a Santa Parade. Groups of carolers stroll the streets,
along with the walking Grandfather Clock, the Gingerbread
Boy and other characters. There is much to see and do.
For more information about the Hudson Opera House call (518)
822-1438 or visit their website at www.hudsonoperahouse.org.
Check out the Chamber's Ten Things To Do This Month
in Columbia County on the homepage at www.columbiachamber-ny.com.
If you would like to sign up for the Ten Things e-newsletter
or add an event to the December list, please contact Cheryl
Meenagh at cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
If you would like to submit information
for the member news section please email cmeenagh@columbiachamber-ny.com.
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| November
and December Chamber Events |
November
Events
Women's Networking Luncheon - November 8
12 :00 - 1:30 pm
Yorkshire Farms Restaurant
484 Route 23, Claverack
The
cost is $18 members/$22 non-members
Reserve by November 3.
Tourism
Leadership Luncheon - November 15
Speaker:
Carl Ritchie, Copake Theatre Company
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Hudson Valley Academy of Performing Arts
957 Route 82, West Taghkanic
The cost is $15.
Reserve by November 10.
Business After Hours - November 16
Paintball Demonstrations
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Business After Hours
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Hornet's Nest Paintball
746 Roche Lane, Ancramdale
Reservations are not required, but appreciated.
Please
click here for our 2006 Chamber Calendar.
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December
Events
Holiday Business After Hours - December 7
Hosted by Midhudsonmedia & Mid-Hudson Cable
5 :00 - 7:00 pm
The Midhudsonmedia Center
30 South 3rd Street, Hudson
Join us to celebrate the holidays and meet the 2007 Board
of Directors and see the unveiling of the 2007 Directory and
Community Guide.
Reservations are not required, but appreciated.
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