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Roeliff Jansen Library Program: Sound Explorers, Aug 4

The Roeliff Jansen Commuity Library presents Sound Explorers at Ancram Town Hall. A fun, educational experience for children of all ages

The Roeliff Jansen Commuity Library presents Sound Explorers at Ancram Town Hall. A fun, educational experience for children of all ages that awakens and develops the under-emphasized yet most fundamental way we perceive the universe around us – the wonderful world of listening, sound, vibration, and music.

Throughout this engaging program, children explore a series of interactive experiences including:

Fun experiments that explore the science of sound
Spontaneous music making with recycling instruments
Unique exercises that develop listening skills, perception and auditory awareness
Musical story and imagery activities that unleash the power of the imagination
Musical movement and group interaction

This event is funded by a grant from the Rheinstrom Hill Community Foundation.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, August 4th, 2018: 10:30am to Noon

ADMISSION:
Free

LOCATION:
Ancram Town Hall
1416 Co Rd 7,
Ancram, NY 12502

MORE:
www.roejanlibrary.org
facebook.com/roejanlibrary

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Parsons Dance at PS21, Aug 3 & 4

Internationally renowned, Parsons Dance is coming to PS21 in Chatham. Parson Dance is known for its energized, athletic, ensemble work, and has collaborated with iconic artists across all disciplines.

Parsons Dance is coming to PS21 in Chatham. Founded in 1985 by artistic director David Parsons and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley, Parsons Dance is known for its energized, athletic, ensemble work, and has collaborated with iconic artists across all disciplines. Parsons Dance, is internationally renowned for creating and performing contemporary American dance that is accessible to diverse audiences.

DATES/TIMES:
Friday and Saturday, August 3 and 4, 2018: 8:00 p.m.

COST:
$40 general admission / $35 members / $10 student
For tickets, visit https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3391864

LOCATION:
PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
2980 Route 66
Chatham, NY 12037

MORE:
ps21chatham.org
facebook.com/PS21Chatham
instagram.com/ps21chatham

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The Theater Barn ‘She Loves Me’ Benefit for New Lebanon Library

The Theater Barn, in New Lebanon, is staging a benefit production on August 8th, of their currently running show, “She Loves Me”.

The Theater Barn, in New Lebanon, is staging a benefit production on August 8th, of their currently running show, “She Loves Me”. The show is a fun musical set in a 1930’s European perfumery, and is considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written. It’s a romantic comedy with endearing innocence and old world elegance. All ticket sales from the August 8th performance will benefit the New Lebanon Library.

DATES/TIMES:
Library Benefit – Wednesday, August 8, 2018: 7pm
She Loves Me full run – Thursday, August 9, 2018 through Sunday, August 19, 2018. Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.

TICKET PRICES:
Library Benefit – $25

Regular Performances – $29.00 for the evening and Saturday performances
$27.00 for the Sunday matinee

LOCATION:
654 Columbia Pike
New Lebanon, NY 12125

MORE:
TheTheaterBarn.org
Box Office – 518-794-8989

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Claverack Library Presents ‘Marilyn Monroe in Claverack’, Jul 29

In 1954 Marilyn Monroe visited a friend in Claverack to escape New York City and the break-up of her marriage to Joe DiMaggio. She stayed with a friend at a home that has come to be known as “The Marilyn Monroe House”.

This Sunday, Claverack resident Maureen McNeil will read from her new book, Dear Red, the Lost Diary of Marilyn Monroe (a work of fiction) in the garden of The Marilyn Monroe House. The reading will be followed by refreshments and a tour of the first floor of the house led by present owner Julius James.

This free program, sponsored by the Claverack Free Library, illuminates the final year of the life of America’s greatest sex symbol and offers a glimpse of Claverack history. Maureen McNeil is an artist, educator, and writer who works within nonprofit organizations using the arts for social change.

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, July 29 2018: 3pm

LOCATION:
The Marilyn Monroe House
361 State Route 23B
Claverack, NY

COST:
Free

MORE:
Contact: Vicki Rosenwald, news@claveracklibrary.org or 518 851-5667.
ClaverackLibrary.org
facebook.com/claveracklibrary

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