The Hudson Area Library presents an art exhibition featuring the work of Hudson-based artist Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda.
The Hudson Area Library presents the latest in its History Room Local History Speaker series: “Still Standing: The Farrand House on Fairview” by Paul Barrett. This historic and architecturally unique house has been in the news lately as there are plans to tear it down. Come and hear the history of the house while it is still standing.
DATE/TIME:
Thursday, April 11, 2019 / 6 – 7:30pm
LOCATION:
Hudson Area Library
51 N. 5th St. (at State St.)
Hudson, NY 12534
ADMISSION:
All are welcome. No registration necessary.
Copake Auction Inc.’s 28th Annual Bicycle and Automobilia Auction and Swap Meet will feature bicycles and bicycle, automobile and transportation related memorabilia, collectibles, signs, art, posters, parts & accessories, ephemera and more!
Copake Auction Inc.’s 28th Annual Bicycle and Automobilia Auction and Swap Meet will feature bicycles and bicycle, automobile and transportation related memorabilia, collectibles, signs, art, posters, parts & accessories, ephemera and more!
The Second Annual Transportation Auction (previously scheduled for March 2019) and the 28th Annual Classic & Antique Bicycle Auction have been merged into one spectacular sale. The lots will be dispersed throughout the catalogued auction and NOT separated by category. The consignors of both scheduled auctions and Copake Auction team agreed this can be a successful merge of cross-collectible interests in transportation items into one auction session.
DATE/TIME: Saturday April 13, 2019 / 9am
Preview: Thursday – Friday April 11-12, 11am – 5pm
Saturday April 13, 8am – 9am
LOCATION:
Copake Auction Inc
266 East Main Street
Copake, NY 12516
As the Village of Chatham celebrates its 150th birthday this year, the Columbia County Historical Society (CCHS) Volunteers present “The Impact of Railroads on the Village of Chatham,” an illustrated lecture by Chatham Village Historian, Gail Blass Wolczanski on Tuesday.
As the Village of Chatham celebrates its 150th birthday this year, the Columbia County Historical Society (CCHS) Volunteers present “The Impact of Railroads on the Village of Chatham,” an illustrated lecture by Chatham Village Historian, Gail Blass Wolczanski on Tuesday.
Join Chatham Village Historian Gail Class Wolczanski in an illustrated lecture on why commerce, industry, and people were drawn to Chatham and its role as a railroad center in the region.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gail Blass Wolczanski is a native of Chatham who was appointed Chatham Village Historian in 2006 upon retiring from 33 years of teaching. Her 2009 book about the village is titled “Around the Village of Chatham,” which was published as part of the “Images of America” series from Arcadia Publishing. For the past 12 years, Wolczanksi has been President of the Chatham Village Historical Society, whose mission it is to save village history and display it in a 1814 farmhouse for which they are raising money to restore. Wolczanski also works with the school district giving tours and acting as a resource for local history projects, in addition to fulfilling requests across the country for village information. Over a decade, her column “Historical Ramblings” in the Chatham Courier offered glimpses into events and people that made village history.
As the Village of Chatham is celebrating its 150th year, Wolczanski’s latest project is making it a memorable one for the community, who prioritized wanting a commemorative history book to honor its birthday. Wolczanski has worked on a colorful photographic history in the sequence of a walking tour, which has been very well received.
Building on her family history in Chatham with the research garnered from her newspaper columns and both the 2009 and 2019 publications, Wolczanski has considerable knowledge about her hometown that she enjoys sharing with those interested.
CCHS VOLUNTEERS
Prior to the lecture, which is open to the public, the CCHS Volunteers will hold a regular meeting at 6:30pm. Anyone interested in volunteering is welcome to attend the meeting and can check the CCHS Volunteer Lecture webpage – www.cchsny.org/volunteer. New volunteers are always welcome and training is provided. Volunteer opportunities exist in many CCHS operations, including at the c. 1819 James Vanderpoel House, the 1737 Luykas Van Allen House, the c. 1850 Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse, and the CCHS Museum & Library. The volunteers meet on a regular basis to discuss projects and other opportunities to support the organization.
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 / 7pm – 8:30pm
LOCATION:
Van Buren Hall
6 Chatham St.,
Kinderhook, NY 12106
Art Omi’s latest exhibit, Katherine Bernhardt’s ‘GOLD’, is a collection of seven large paintings of the enigmatic yet illustrious Pink Panther.
Katherine Bernhardt, green, 2019. 96 in x 120 in, acrylic and spray paint on canvas Courtesy the artist and Canada, New York
Art Omi’s latest exhibit, Katherine Bernhardt’s ‘GOLD’, is a collection of seven large paintings of the enigmatic yet illustrious Pink Panther. The paintings are not dissimilar to Bernhardt’s early work, which focused on supermodels such as Gisele Bündchen and Kate Moss. Over the past decade, Katherine Bernhardt’s subjects have expanded to include pop cultural icons (e.g. Darth Vader, R2D2, Garfield, Smurfs, E.T., the Pink Panther, etc.), as well as more quotidian objects (cigarettes, toilet paper, MTA MetroCards, plantains, sharks, watermelons, tennis shoes, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Scotch Tape, ice cream, pizza, etc.).
Bernhardt began painting the Pink Panther after she arrived at the Pink Palace Hotel (also called the Royal Hawai’ian Hotel) located on a sandy beach in Waikiki, Oahu. The pinkness of this trip continued after she checked into the hotel that featured pink bathroom towels, pink sheets, pink eye masks for sleeping, pink carpeting, pink beach chairs, pink beach towels, pink stationery, pink sunsets, pink pancakes at breakfast, and the Pink Panther on TV screens. After Bernhardt repeatedly watched videos of the panther along with her son while lounging atop their huge pink bed and while strolling around the hotel grounds while her son Khalifa continued to watch Pink Panther videos from a cell phone, she decided that the panther could look great on large-scale canvas too.
Owning and managing forested land can be daunting.
Owning and managing forested land can be daunting. Join the Columbia Land Conservancy, professional foresters, fellow landowners, and other experts for a neighborly discussion about woodland management and conservation options.
Refreshments will be served.
DATE/TIME:
Saturday, April 6, 2019: 10am – 12pm
LOCATION:
Austerlitz Volunteer Fire Co.
11603 Route 22
Austerlitz, NY 12017
COST/REGISTRATION:
Free
Registration is required so that the CLC can be in touch in the event of a cancellation. Visit clctrust.org to register.
The Hudson Area Library presents the latest in its History Room Local History Speaker series: “Still Standing: The Farrand House on Fairview” by Paul Barrett. This historic and architecturally unique house has been in the news lately as there are plans to tear it down. Come and hear the history of the house while it is still standing.
Columbia County Current 