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Two New Architectural Installations Arrive at Art Omi

Art Omi welcomes two new architectural installations in August.

Rendering of *Ensemble* by Hana Kassem and Spencer Topel.

Art Omi welcomes two new architectural installations in August. Ensemble by Hana Kassem and Spencer Topel is an immersive art experience that explores the spatial and acoustic resonance of our environment. As visitors engage with and move around a field of hollow reeds, their movement activates sound elements. Ever-changing, both acoustically and visually, Ensemble is never experienced in the same manner twice.

*Drawing Fields* courtesy of Outpost Office

On August 13, join Omi for the installation of a temporary work, Drawing Fields No. 6 by Outpost Office. The event features the use of GPS-controlled painting robots to mark site-specific, building-size drawings at 1:1 scale on the grounds of Art Omi. Visitors may observe the installation process, interact with the robots and the architectural spaces as they are being formed, or visit the completed piece throughout the remainder of the month before it is erased through natural processes. Learn more about the installation event HERE

DATE/TIME: August, 2022 / Daily from dawn until dusk

LOCATION: Omi International Arts Center – Sculpture & Architecture Park
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

REGISTRATION: Visitors to Sculpture & Architecture Park encouraged to register in advance
Register Here

DONATIONS: $10
Suggested donation of $10 per person is encouraged for non-members, but all visitors are welcome regardless of donation

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Austerlitz History Center Salutes “Pop” Sweet w/ New Exhibit

The Austerlitz History Center in Spencertown has a new exhibit on the life and career of George R. “Pop” Sweet, the Famed Fiddler of Fog Hill.

The Austerlitz History Center in Spencertown has a new exhibit on the life and career of George R. “Pop” Sweet, the Famed Fiddler of Fog Hill. The Sweet exhibit will remain on view for the remainder of 2022.

In 1930, from the remote Fog Hill section of Austerlitz, Pop Sweet launched a career as an old-time fiddler and square dance caller that brought him wide renown in Columbia, Dutchess and Berkshire counties. There was hardly a hamlet where Pop Sweet and his Huckleberry Pickers did not play during the 1930s into the 1950s. Granges, fraternal lodges, dance halls, restaurants, taverns, campgrounds and even barns all resonated with the joyful sounds of Pop’s fiddling and calling.

Sweet’s fame extended beyond the local region. He was called by the founder of the National Folk Festival “the best caller in the United States,” a title he earned at the Philadelphia Festival in 1943 when he was selected as the best square dance caller out of a nationwide field of more than 130.

The Austerlitz History Center’s exhibit traces Sweet’s musical career and features a soundtrack that includes recordings of Pop’s fiddling and calling from 1947 that are now housed in the Library of Congress. Explored as well is Sweet’s colorful persona as a genuine backwoods character: a hunter and trapper, pursuer of the “Black Beast of the Berkshires,” and long-time Groundhog Day forecaster.

Accompanying the exhibit is a richly researched book on Sweet’s life written by Tom Moreland, Austerlitz Town Historian. It includes a detailed chronological review of Pop’s square dances, listing more than 300 appearances in more than 150 venues scattered among some 70 localities.

The Austerlitz History Center, 812 Route 203 in Spencertown, will be open on Saturdays from 9-11 am, or at other times as arranged with the Town Historian (tmoreland@austerlitzny.com). The Center’s permanent exhibits cover the history of the Austerlitz area from its settlement in the 1750s to the 21st century.

DATES/TIMES: Saturdays / 9 – 11am for the remainder of 2022

LOCATION: The Austerlitz History Center
812 Route 203
Spencertown, NY 12165

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Magic Beyond Imagination at The Lumberyard Center in Catskill, Aug 5 & 6

Don’t miss Magic Beyond Imagination featuring Garrett Thomas and Kozmo on Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6 at The Lumberyard Center for Film and Performing Arts in Catskill, NY!

Don’t miss Magic Beyond Imagination featuring Garrett Thomas and Kozmo on Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6 at The Lumberyard Center for Film and Performing Arts in Catskill, NY! This is a family event with a suggested age of 8 years and older.

Magic Beyond Imagination features:

Garrett Thomas is a magic creator, technician, and artist, as well as TV consultant to magician David Blaine. Blaine says that, “Garrett is simply the greatest close-up magician alive today.” His magic defies logic and understanding, changing the things you thought were possible. Garrett has just returned from a triumphant performance on Penn & Teller’s “Fool Us” and an exclusive performance for Madonna, at her home in London.

Kozmo is a legendary street performer, who has thrilled audiences from Bourbon Street to The Great Wall of China with his hilarious brand of magic. He will keep you in stitches and blow your mind with miracles using ordinary objects. In addition to performing at festivals and on street corners around the U.S., Kozmo has appeared on the Tonight Show and toured China.

With help from the audience, these incredible magicians will give you the gift of new and impossible magical moments beyond your wildest imagination. They have performed for some of the biggest stars in the world, including Madonna, Johnny Depp, David Copperfield, Olivia Wilde, Willie Nelson, Scarlett Johansson, Seth Rogan, Jay Leno, Trace Atkins, and now they are coming to perform for you!

Let them show you things you could never imagine…

DATES/TIME: Friday, August 5 & Saturday, August 6, 2022 / 7:30pm
General admission doors open at 7:00. VIP doors open at 6. The VIP meet-and-greet starts at 6.

TICKETS: $35 – $45
Advance general admission tickets are $35. VIP tickets are $45.

VIP tickets include: early admission to the theatre, priority seating, and meet-and-greet performances by the magicians.

Seating is very limited. Advance tickets are strongly recommended. Available here.

LOCATION: Lumberyard Center for Film and Performing Arts
62 Water Street
Catskill, NY 12414

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Two Of Us Productions Presents The Copake Quintet, Jul 27

The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County, is pleased to present The Copake Quintet for an evening of live music.

The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County, is pleased to present The Copake Quintet for an evening of live music in collaboration with The Claverack Free Library. The Quintet will be appearing on Wednesday evening July 27th for some great live music along with the Food Truck Wednesday event at the Library.

The Copake Quintet plays a great combination of pop, jazz & American Songbook music, featuring Connie Lopez on vocals, Steve Sanborn on woodwinds, Andrew Stein on keyboard & vocals, Steve Turowski on drums, and on Zach Nayer on bass & vocals.

This nice evening of live music runs along with Food Truck Wednesday at the Claverack Library, so come out to enjoy some great good and great music on a nice summer evening!

This appearance by The Copake Quintet is FREE to the public. This live music performance is made possible with funds from the Restart NY Regrants, a grant program of the New York Stute Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature und administered in Columbia County by CREATE Council on the Arts.

The Two Of Us Productions is well known throughout the Hudson Valley for presenting quality theater, both musicals and dramas. Their recent productions of Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Young Frankenstein, Deathtrap, Chicago, Les Miserables, next to normal, Mamma Mia! and Jesus Christ Superstar were all recognized by the Theatre Association of NYS with multiple awards, including outstanding work by the company & outstanding performance by the orchestra. Reviews of their recent virtual live-staged readings of three Arthur Miller scripts; All My Sons, Broken Glass, and an adaption of An Enemy Of The People will appear in upcoming editions of The Arthur Miller Journal.

DATES/TIMES: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 / 6:30 – 8pm
Food Truck Wednesday starts at 5pm

LOCATION: Claverack Free Library – Marilyn & Bob Laurie Gallery
629 NY-23B,
Claverack, NY 12513

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Hudson Area Library Youth Program, Hack The Library: Digital Media Leaders!

The Hudson Area Library presents HACK the Library: Digital Media Leaders, Tuesdays and
Thursdays, July 26 – August 11.

The Hudson Area Library presents HACK the Library: Digital Media Leaders, Tuesdays and
Thursdays, July 26 – August 11.

The library’s annual summer youth program, HACK the Library, returns in a modified form. This summer, teens ages 14-18 are invited to join local media maker and educator Tanya Jackson for a three-week video production program to learn about how media like film/video, television and commercials are made, while preparing their own multimedia exhibition of completely original works for this year’s Black Arts &
Cultural Festival.

This program is supported by the Alexander & Marjorie Hover Foundation.

DATE/TIME: Tuesdays & Thursdays, July 26 – August 11, 2022 / 2 – 4pm
Exhibition is at the Sankofa Black Arts & Cultural Festival – Saturday, August 13

LOCATION: The Hudson Area Library
51 North Fifth Street
Hudson, NY 12534

Exhibition – Henry Hudson Waterfront Park

REGISTRATION: Online or by phone
email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101.

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