Jeff McKinney

Red Cross Disaster Preparedness @ New Lebanon Library

Tomorrow night (April 4, 2012) at the New Lebanon Library – Red Cross Disaster Preparedness and Citizen’s CPR

Disaster Preparedness teaches simple and effective steps people can take to protect themselves and loved ones during emergencies. When disasters strike, there isn’t always much time to respond, so it is important to be ready. Participants will learn to build an emergency preparedness kit, make a plan and stay informed.

Citizen CPR is a brief, non-certificate program teaching hands only CPR. It teaches easy and effective compressions which could improve the chances of saving a life. The mission of the Citizen CPR Foundation is to save lives from sudden death by stimulating citizen and community action.

This program is free and open to the public.
Please call 518-794-8844 or email leb@taconic.net to sign up.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 4^thTIME: 6:30 – 7:30 PM
WHERE: New Lebanon Library (550 State Route 20, New Lebanon)
Phone: 518-794-8844
Email: leb@taconic.net

Rainy Day Fun: Video Games

When I’m not blogging here on ColumbiaCountyCurrent.com, I’m probably playing a video game. Each week, I try to find the best video games for families to play together and I review those games for TimeToPlaymag.com.

Here is one of my recent video reviews:

I’ll add links to my reviews as they are published but in the meantime, you can check out more of my video game reviews for TimeToPlaymag.com by clicking here.

At The Crandell: Wretches & Jabberers

The Hunger Games will be playing at The Crandell for the next week (check out post on the Midnight premier), however, there will be a special, benefit matinee showing of Wretches & Jabberers this Sunday.

Here is the trailer:

Rated: NR
Documentary/Biography/Comedy
Running Time: 90 minutes

Show Times:
Sunday, April 1 at 2:00pm
$15 admission to benefit Special Needs Program, Inc.

Visit CrandellTheatre.org for more info.

Rumor Has It: A Hotel Coming to Hudson?

Word on the Street, a great blog about Hudson, NY, has an interesting post about a hotel opening in Hudson. According to the post, the Ace Hotel Group is rumored to be purchasing the old Pocketbook Factory building on North 6th St.

Ace has made a name for itself by renovating and reimagining classic buildings on the West Coast and in NYC.

From AceHotel.com:

“At each location we have brought new life to challenged historical properties in emerging locations, and we approach each renovation individually and sustainably, and always with open ears.”

Lets hope the rumors are true because a hotel like that sounds perfect for Hudson and Columbia County.

Zach Deputy at Club Helsinki

Zach Deputy will be performing this Thursday (March 29, 2012) at Club Helsinki in Hudson, NY.

Deputy’s performance “Dance Music For The Soul” will include his latest release Another Day.

From Club Helsinki’s site:

Rich with ballads and mid-tempo songs, the music on this recording is best described as soulful rhythm and blues, with flavors of Al Green, Taj Mahal and Stevie Wonder emerging in the swells, changes and modulations of the music, in the voice and even in the lyrical content.

WHEN: Thursday March 29, 2012
TIME: 8pm
TICKETS: $15 in advance, $18 day of show
Tickets can be purchased online here.

For more info, visit HelsinkiHudson.com.

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