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Shaker Museum: Cherry Candlestand Woodworking Workshop, Aug 22

Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon presents Cherry Candlestand Woodworking Workshop with Peter Forward on Saturday, August 22.

Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon presents Cherry Candlestand Woodworking Workshop with Peter Forward on Saturday, August 22.
Join Peter Forward and make your own cherry candlestand, inspired by Shaker objects in the collection.

Peter Forward specializes in building fine furniture and especially enjoys traditional styles. He also creates craft items inspired by the collection of the Shaker Museum, including oval boxes and other Shaker reproductions.

The workshop will be led in a socially distant manner to ensure everyone’s safety. All materials will be supplied.

DATE/TIME: Saturday, August 22, 2020 / 9am – 1pm

TICKETS: $250 ($225 for members)
Space is limited. Reserve in advance at Eventbrite.com

LOCATION: Shaker Museum/Mount Lebanon
202 Shaker Road
New Lebanon, NY 12125

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Copake Grange Drive-in Movie: “Happy Feet”, Aug 21

Put your jammies on, grab some popcorn and milk duds and load up the station wagon for a family fun night.

This Saturday, February 8th, The Copake Grange is hosting a Drive-in Movie showing of “Happy Feet”, on Friday night. A first for the Grange, this family movie night allows people to safely go to the movies, without leaving their cars. The Drive-in will take place at Copake Memorial Park.

“Happy Feet” is an animated movie into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing……but he can tap dance something fierce.

Put your jammies on, grab some popcorn and milk duds and load up the station wagon for a family fun night.

Drive-in movie night is made possible with generous support from the Rheinstrom Hill Community Foundation and the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

DATE/TIME: Friday, August 21, 2020 / 8:30pm – 10:30pm

LOCATION: Copake Memorial Park
305 Mountain View Rd
Copake, NY 12516

COST: FREE
Space is limited so reserve your entry ticket now at eventbrite.com

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COVID-19 Update from Columbia County Health Department, Aug 17

The latest update from the Columbia County Department of Health.

Following is the latest update from the Columbia County Department of Health.

The department has changed the look of their reporting to the following, which is clearer to read.

For comparison, here is last Monday’s update:

As of 3:30 pm on August 10, 2020:

– Columbia County has had 37 residents that have passed away from COVID-19.

-Columbia County has 514 confirmed positive cases.

-There are 9 active cases of COVID-19 in Columbia County. We are monitoring 97 county residents on mandatory quarantine, and there are 22 on precautionary quarantine.

– 468 of the 514 cases have recovered from COVID-19

– 3 of the positive cases are hospitalized, none of those hospitalized are in the ICU

-We have received 20,138 PCR reports. Please note this number may represent duplicate reports, out of county reports, and multiple nursing home testings.

https://www.columbiacountynyhealth.com/home/coronavirus-covid-19/

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Olana Midsummer Pollinator Walk, Aug 21

Recently Olana added new Guided Tours to their outdoor offerings.

Explore Olana’s artist-designed landscape through the perspective of pollinators. Join beekeeper Chris Layman in an hour-long guided outdoor walk and learn more about the importance of honeybees during Frederic Church’s lifetime and our own.

Chris Layman and his wife Lisa run Fox Farm Apiary, a honeybee rescue and sanctuary in the Hudson Valley. In partnership with Olana, Fox Farm maintains an apiary onsite at Olana’s farm complex. This program covers approximately 1/4 mile. For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938.

DATE/TIME: Friday, August 21, 2020 / 4pm

ADMISSION: $15 person, $10 members / Registration Required
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LOCATION: Olana
5720 New York 9G
Hudson, NY 12534

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