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Festival of Trees 2018 at Berkshire Museum

The Festival of Trees at the Berkshire Museum in downtown Pittsfield, MA, is an annual holiday tradition that has grown from a handful of holiday trees, to an exhibition of more than 100 decorated trees.

This year discover Festival of Trees 2018: Often Heard, a collection of dazzling, decorated trees, each depicting a favorite song. The 2018 Festival will feature more than 100 holiday trees, each depicting a popular song. From hip-hop to doo-wop, blues and jazz to pop, country, and rock, can you guess the song titles from the decorations on each tree? All the trees festooned with musical themes are sponsored by businesses, schools, and community organizations in this beloved annual celebration of the holiday season.

The museum is also hosting an after hours viewing on Saturdays. When the twinkling lights are ablaze on every tree but the galleries are dark. The indoor forest of imaginatively decorated trees festooned with musical motifs offer a dreamy atmosphere during evening hours, and guessing the song title that matches each tree’s décor becomes more of a challenge at night!

DATES/TIMES:
Saturday, November 17, 2018 through Sunday, January 6, 2019:
Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, noon to 5 pm

After Hours: Saturdays, November 17, November 24, December 1, December 8, December 15, December 22: 5 to 7pm

LOCATION:
The Berkshire Museum
39 South Street (Route 7)
Pittsfield, MA.

COST:
$13 adult. $6 child
Museum members & children 3 and under get in for free
After Hours: $5, Museum members $3

MORE:
berkshiremuseum.org
facebook.com/BerkshireMuseum

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LECTURE: “200 Hundred Years of Ghent-ness” by Gregg Berninger, Ghent Historian, Nov 20

The Columbia County Historical Society presents an illustrated lecture by Ghent Historian, Gregg Berninger.

The Columbia County Historical Society presents an illustrated lecture by Ghent Historian, Gregg Berninger. In 1818, the town of Ghent was founded from parts of the towns of Chatham, Claverack and Kinderhook. 2018 marks Ghent’s bicentennial and the publication of Berninger’s “Ghent 1818-2018: A History of Our Own”.

Gregg Berninger serves as the Municipal Historian for the Town of Ghent and is widely known for his provocative and humorous presentations. Gregg grew up in Ghent, is a Professor of English at Columbia-Greene Community College, and a seasonal Park Ranger at the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site.

DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, November 20, 2018: 7pm – 8pm

ADMISSION:
Free and Open to the public

LOCATION:
Van Buren Hall
6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook, NY 12106

MORE:
www.cchsny.org
facebook.com/cchsny
twitter.com/cchs_ny
www.oldausterlitz.org

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Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market 2018, Nov 23 – 25

Basilica Hudson’s sixth annual Holiday Market happens this weekend. In collaboration with Hudson River Exchange, the marketplace consists of a diverse group of regional makers, farmers and vintage collectors.

Born Thanksgiving Weekend 2013 as an antidote to big box Black Friday, Basilica Farm & Flea is part timeless flea and farmer’s market and part 21st century craft and design fair. With over 10,000 square feet of raw space, Basilica Farm & Flea is the only market of this scale in the region.

Browse the list of vendors here.

DATES/TIMES:
Friday, November 23, 2018: 12pm – 7pm
Saturday, November 24, 2018: 10am – 6pm
Sunday, November 25, 2017 from 10am – 6pm

ADMISSION:
General Admission $5 for full weekend | FREE for under 12

LOCATION:
Basilica Hudson
110 S. Front St.,
Hudson, NY 12534

MORE:
BasilicaHudson.org
facebook.com/BasilicaHudson

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Bread, Wine & Cheese Event at Hudson-Chatham Winery, Nov 17

The Hudson-Chatham Winery is having a Bread, Wine & Cheese Event!

The Hudson-Chatham Winery is having a Bread, Wine & Cheese Event!
This annual celebration of three essentials will feature food from Cheval Farmstead (Stuyvesant) and Nettle Meadow Farm (Warrensburg). Suzanne from Cheval will also be bringing breads, tarts, and other goodies. There will be a farmer’s market set up to taste before you buy.