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Columbia County Historical Society Presents Vassar Museum Director, Dr. James Mundy

The Columbia County Historical Society presents an illustrated lecture with Dr. James Mundy, the Vassar Museum Director. The lecture is titled, “What Can You Give Me for Seven Dollars?” ~ Building the Founding Collection of Hudson River School Art at Vassar College.

The Vassar College Collections & Hudson River School Paintings (1825-1875) are the theme of this April lecture sponsored by the Columbia County Historical Society.

Dr. James Mundy is a graduate of Vassar College, returned to campus in 1991 to become the first Anne Hendricks Bass Director of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. He earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University and has held teaching positions at Northwestern University and Mount Holyoke College. From 1986-91 he was the chief curator at the Milwaukee Art Museum. He has published and organized exhibitions on many diverse topics from Italian Renaissance art to American art and the history of photography,

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, April 28 2018, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm

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

ADMISSION:
Tickets will be available at the door: $15 for CCHS members;
$20 for non-members.

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

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NY Special Election is Today, Apr 24, 2018

Voters in New York head to the polls today for a special election to fill vacant seats in the state senate and assembly. Although most of the attention is focused on two state senate races to our south (Westchester County, and the Bronx), Some Columbia County residents also have the opportunity to select a new Assembly Member.

The 107th Assembly District seat was left vacant after the resignation of Steven McLaughlin (R). McLaughlin resigned in January 2018 to become a Rensselaer County executive. Cynthia Doran (D) and Jacob Ashby (R) are facing off in the special election.

The 107th district includes Austerlitz, Canaan, Chatham, Hillsdale, Kinderhook, and New Lebanon.

Stockport and Stuyvesant, which are in the 102nd Assembly District will also select a new Assembly Member. This seat was left vacant after the resignation of Peter Lopez (R) in October 2017. Aidan O’Connor Jr. (D), Christopher Tague (R), and Wesley Laraway (Reform) are facing off in the special election.

DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
Polls open from 6am – 9pm

LOCATIONS:
Visit the Columbia County Board of Elections site (here) for locations.

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Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.

Basilica’s Annual 24-Hour Drone Festival is This Weekend, Apr 28 – 29, 2018

Basilica Hudson’s season opener – 24-Hour Drone Experiments in Sound & Music – is this weekend, April 28 and 29, 2018.

Basilica Hudson‘s season opener – 24-Hour Drone Experiments in Sound & Music – is this weekend, April 28 and 29, 2018. The annual festival, presented by Basilica Hudson and Le Guess Who?, is a roving, international series featuring musicians and sound artists experimenting within the spectrum of drones (sustained tones shaped by voice or instrumentation) to create 24 hours of unbroken, uninterrupted sound.

Through this expanded programming, 24-HOUR DRONE strives to break down barriers across borders, offering an opportunity to connect diverse musical communities and traditions, offering a localized snapshot of DRONE within the larger context of universal sound.

24-HOUR DRONE’s immersive and meditative nature emphasizes communion. This is a shared experience devoted to unifying players and listeners alike.

We aim to bring cultures together, demonstrating the diversity inherently present within all music. The cross-pollination of instrumentation, musical traditions and culture creates a tapestry of human experience, elevating the whole, greater than the sum of its parts. Diversity of sound links uncommon components through a seamless sonic and communal experience, with connections and dialogues opened in unexpected ways.

– info & images from basilicahudson.org

This year’s lineup includes Arranged Marriage NP / Bill Brovold and the Mystical Miniature Orchestra / Cicada Dream (David Rothenberg, Timothy Hill, Anna Roberts-Gewalt) / Corey Bauer / Drab / Drew Joy / Dronechoir Syllaba / The Drone Bench / Dylan Kraus / Gamelan Kusuma Laras / Hotel Neon / Hudson Boys Club / Julia Kent / Kite / Lama Lhanang Rinpoche Tibetan Healing Chant / Laraaji and Arji OceAnanda / The Less Effectives / Margot Becker / Marilu Donovan & Tristan Kasten-Krause / Mark Wagner: Son of the Sun / New Castrati (January Hunt) / New London Drone Orchestra / PAUL / Pharmakon / Pipers from Capital Region Celtic Pipe Band / Rebecca Borrer / Reiki Drone / Sahba Sizdahkhani / Sontag Shogun / Steve Gorn & Jody Elff / Sympathy for Astronauts / WYTXHDES DRYYNXSE

If you can’t make it to Hudson, 24-Hour Drone will be broadcast live on Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM in New York’s Upper Hudson Valley, streamed online at wavefarm.org/listen, and made available through the Wave Farm Radio app (iOS).

DATES/TIMES:
2018: Saturday April 28 at 12pm to Sunday April 29 at 12pm

ADMISSION:
General Admission: $36 advance | $48 at the door
Tickets can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com by clicking or tapping here

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

MORE:
BasilicaHudson.org
facebook.com/BasilicaHudson
wavefarm.org

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At The Crandell: ‘The Isle of Dogs’ and ‘A Fantastic Woman’

There’s a lot going on at The Crandell this weekend. The Isle of Dogs is currently playing, and there is a special Sunday matinee showing of ‘A Fantastic Woman’.

There’s a lot going on at The Crandell this weekend. The Isle of Dogs is currently playing, and there is a special Sunday matinee showing of ‘A Fantastic Woman’. Following is some info about the two movies, plus trailers and showtimes.

The Isle of Dogs

In this stop-motion-animated film from writer/director Wes Anderson, an outbreak of canine flu in Japan leads all dogs to be quarantined on an island. A boy (voice of Koyu Rankin) journeys there to rescue his dog Spots (Liev Schreiber), and gets help from a pack of misfit canines who have also been exiled. His quest inspires a group of dog lovers to expose a government conspiracy. The voice cast also includes Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Bob Balaban, Greta Gerwig, and Yoko Ono.

TRAILER:

INFO:
Rating: PG-13 (for thematic elements and some violent images)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Directed By: Wes Anderson
Written By: Wes Anderson
Runtime: 101 minutes
Studio: Fox SearchLight

SHOW TIMES:
Mon 4/16 thru Wed 4/25, at 7:00pm
2:00pm Sunday Matinee

A Fantastic Woman

Marina and Orlando are in love and planning for the future. Marina is a young waitress and aspiring singer. Orlando is 20 years older than her, and owns a printing company. After celebrating Marina’s birthday one evening, Orlando falls seriously ill. Marina rushes him to the emergency room, but he passes away just after arriving at the hospital. Instead of being able to mourn her lover, suddenly Marina is treated with suspicion. The doctors and Orlando’s family don’t trust her. A woman detective investigates Marina to see if she was involved in his death. Orlando’s ex-wife forbids her from attending the funeral. And to make matters worse, Orlando’s son threatens to throw Marina out of the flat she shared with Orlando. Marina is a trans woman and for most of Orlando’s family, her sexual identity is an aberration, a perversion. So Marina struggles for the right to be herself. She battles the very same forces that she has spent a lifetime fighting just to become the woman she is now – a complex, strong, forthright and fantastic woman.

TRAILER:

INFO:
Rated: R (for language, sexual content, nudity and a disturbing assault.)
Genre: Art House & International, Drama
Directed By: Sebastián Lelio
Written By: Sebastián Lelio, Gonzalo Maza
Runtime: 100 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

SHOW TIMES:
Sunday 4/22 at 12:00pm

TICKET PRICES:
Chatham Film Club Members & Children $6.50
Non Members $7.50
Additional $2.00 fee for 3D

LOCATION:
The Crandell Theatre
48 Main Street in the Village of Chatham, NY

MORE:
CrandellTheatre.org
FaceBook.com/CrandellTheatre

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Free Admission to Any National Park This Saturday

National parks that typically charge entrance fees will be offering free admission this weekend to mark the start of National Park Week.

For one week each April, the National parks join the National Park Foundation (the official charity of America’s national parks), to celebrate America’s treasures. The theme for 2018’s National Park Week is “Park Stars,” celebrating everything from starry skies to superstar volunteers, park features, and resources. Parks, programs, and partners nationwide invite people everywhere to explore stories, experiences, and sites that brighten the National Park System and public lands.

DATES:
April 21 through 29, 2018

LOCATIONS:
National Park Parks across the country.
Use the “Find Your Park” locator by clicking here.

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