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‘The Full Monty’ at Mac-Haydn Theatre, Aug 18 – Sep 4

The 2022 season continues at Mac-Haydn theatre with The Full Monty opening this week.

The 2022 season continues at Mac-Haydn theatre with The Full Monty opening this week.

Based on the internationally-acclaimed hit film of the same name, The Full Monty, a ten-time Tony Award nominee, is filled with honest affection, engaging melodies and possibly the most highly anticipated closing number of any show in history…

This grin and bare-it comedy tells the story of six average-looking, unemployed steelworkers on the verge of a bold plan to get themselves out of debt, and make amends with those they love. When the men spy their wives going crazy over a group of male strippers, they decide to make some quick cash by forming their own act – a team of male strippers with ‘real’ bodies. As they conquer their fears, self-consciousness and prejudices, the men come to discover that they’re stronger as a group, and the strength that they find in each other gives them the individual courage to “let it go.”

After its smashing Mac-Haydn debut in 2014, The Full Monty is back to bare it all for three weeks! This highly-anticipated return is guaranteed to have you on your feet and feeling inspired to embrace your true self.

Book by Terrence McNally
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek

Production information from machaydntheatre.org

DATES/TIMES: Thursday, August 18 – Sunday, September 4, 2022

Aug 18 – 2:00PM Thursday
Aug 18 – 8:00PM Thursday
Aug 19 – 8:00PM Friday
Aug 20 – 4:00PM Saturday
Aug 21 – 2:00PM Sunday
Aug 21 – 7:00PM Sunday
Aug 24 – 2:00PM Wednesday
Aug 25 – 2:00PM Thursday
Aug 25 – 8:00PM Thursday
Aug 26 – 8:00PM Friday
Aug 27 – 4:00PM Saturday
Aug 27 – 8:00PM Saturday
Aug 28 – 2:00PM Sunday
Aug 28 – 7:00PM Sunday
Aug 31 – 2:00PM Wednesday
Sep 1 – 2:00PM Thursday
Sep 1 – 8:00PM Thursday
Sep 2 – 8:00PM Friday
Sep 3 – 4:00PM Saturday
Sep 4 – 2:00PM Sunday
Sep 4 – 7:00PM Sunday

TICKETS: $45
Tickets can be purchased through machaydntheatre.org by clicking here.

LOCATION: Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 NY-203
Chatham, NY 12037

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Box Office Phone: 518-392-9292

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The Ghent Band Live in Concert, Aug 17

The band’s next live performance is Wednesday, August 17th.

Come out and enjoy a great local band! Since 1899, The Ghent Band has performed a classic town band repertoire of marches, overtures, show tunes and more. The band’s next live performance is Wednesday, August 17th in Kinderhook.

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 / 7pm

LOCATION: Kinderhook Village Square 
Intersection of Route 9 & Hudson Street 
Kinderhook, NY 12106

COST: Free

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Ancram Opera House Presents ‘Invasion!’

Ancram Opera House presents INVASION! a comedy by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, and directed by Jeffrey Mousseau. Running until August 21st.

Ancram Opera House presents INVASION! a comedy by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, and directed by Jeffrey Mousseau. Running now, until August 21st.

INVASION! is a satirical comedy centered on a name: Abulkasem. What is introduced as an amorphous word of many meanings spirals and shape-shifts into a kaleidoscopic range of identities. Abulkasem is an uncle visiting from Lebanon, a renowned theater director, an asylum-seeking apple picker, the world’s most dangerous terrorist. In a whirlwind of interconnected vignettes, we search for the answer. Who is Abulkasem?

With biting comedy and multilayered storytelling, INVASION! confronts prejudices about identity, race, and language.

Jonas Hassen Khemiri is an award-winning Swedish novelist and playwright. He is the author of five novels, six plays, and a collection of essays and short stories. Khemiri’s novels have been translated into over thirty languages. His plays have been performed by over a hundred international companies on stages from Stockholm to Berlin to New York to London.

INVASION is translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles.

DATE/TIME: August 5 – 21, 2022 / 8pm & 3pm
Thursday, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 3pm

ADMISSION: $40 (General admission)
Student Discount: Use code student15 for $15 tickets!
Tickets available Online here.

LOCATION: Ancram Opera House
1330 County Rt. 7
Ancram, NY 12502

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Chatham Farmers & Makers Market Presents Shakespeare in the Park, Aug 12

The Rooted Voyageurs present Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at the Chatham Farmers & Makers Market on August 12th.

The Rooted Voyageurs present Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at the Chatham Farmers & Makers Market on August 12th.

The Rooted Voyagers, a group of six actors and one director with the mission to make this show understandable and entertaining. Bring a blanket, buy some food, have fun and shop the market.

The Chatham Farmers & Makers Market is a weekly market at Crellin Park. Open from 4:30 – 7pm until Friday, September 30th.

DATE/TIME: Friday, August 12, 2022 / 4:30pm
Market & Music at 4:30. Play starts at 5

LOCATION: Crellin Park
2940 Rt. 66
Chatham 12037

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Hudson Hall Presents, 16 Years of the Hudson Jazz Workshop Concert, Aug 14

Hudson Hall presents Hudson Jazz Workshop Concert, featuring Armen Donelian, Marc Mommaas and Michael Abene on August 14th.

Hudson Hall presents Hudson Jazz Workshop Concert, featuring Armen Donelian, Marc Mommaas and Michael Abene on August 14th.

Now in its 16th year, pianist Armen Donelian and saxophonist Marc Mommaas’ immersive Hudson Jazz Workshop culminates with a concert at Hudson Hall featuring pianist, composer, arranger, educator and record producer Michael Abene. Abene performs with Donelian and Mommaas alongside an international line-up of workshop musicians performing original new works created during the workshop process.

DATE/TIME: Sunday, August 14, 2022 / 4pm

LOCATION: Hudson Hall
327 Warren Street 
Hudson, NY 12534 

COST: Free
Reservations recommended and available at https://hudsonoperahouse

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