Jeff McKinney

This Weekend at Meissner’s Auction, Antique Estate w/ Local Items

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This Saturday, Meissner’s Auction in New Lebanon, will host an Estate Auction of 350 lots. Those lots feature some great Columbia County based antiques, including maps, photographs, cookbooks, church books, and much more.

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If you have never been to Meissner’s, it is my favorite auction house in the area, and definitely worth a visit. I wrote a post about my first visit in 2012, which you can read here.

DETAILS:
Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 5pm
Preview at 10am

LOCATION:
Meissner’s Auction Service
438 Route 20
New Lebanon, NY

For more info, including more photos of items, visit meissnersauction.com.

*All images from MeissnerAuction.com

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

Alejandro Escovedo at Club Helsinki Tonight, January 6

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Legendary rocker Alejandro Escovedo brings his unique punk-infused, roots-rock sound to Club Helsinki in Hudson tonight. Escovedo is joined by the Burn Something Beautiful Band, which features Peter Buck of R.E.M., Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows, Kurt Block of Fastbacks, and Linda Pitmon of the Baseball Project.

Here is some info from HelsinkiHudson.com:

Texas-raised Mexican-American Alejandro Escovedo – the uncle of pop-funk star Sheila E – is a one-time punk-rocker mostly playing original alt-country music since before there was such a term. His music today ranges from Velvet Underground-style drone rock to classic punk to Los Lobos-like Chicano rock to Rolling Stones covers to idiosyncratic, character-based visionary music along the lines of Tom Waits.
In recent years, Escovedo has teamed with Helsinki favorite Chuck Prophet for songwriting and Tony Visconti (David Bowie) for producing. Escovedo credits Prophet for the hints of lightness and humor that have been creeping into his work the past few years.

Tonight’s show will also include an opening band – the indie-rock group, The Minus 5.

DETAILS:
Friday, January 6, 2016
The Minus 5 at 8pm
Alejandro Escovedo at 9pm

Helsinki Hudson
405 Columbia Street
Hudson, NY 12534

TICKET INFO:
Tickets are $25 to $30, and can be purchased here.

For more info, visit HelsinkiHudson.com by clicking here.

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Cary Institute Lecture Series Presents ‘Wild By Design’ on January 6

Winter is the perfect time to start planning, and day dreaming, for the next outdoor season and your garden. To help you jump-start those plans, and get some interesting new ideas that you might be able to incorporate into your own garden, this Friday, the Cary Institute Presents ‘Wild By Design’ with landscape architect Margie Ruddick.

Harvard trained landscape architect Margie Ruddick will showcase design strategies that integrate biodiversity and ecological purpose. Her visually rich presentation will draw on 30 years of public and private landscape design work.

In her book Wild by Design, Ruddick shows how five basic principles can be applied to create landscapes that are both sustainable and emotionally powerful places. Books will be available for purchase by Merritt Bookstore.

DETAILS:
Friday, January 6, 2017 at 7pm
Open to the Public

Cary Institute auditorium
2801 Sharon Turnpike (Route 44)
Millbrook, NY

For more info, visit CaryInstitute.org by clicking here.

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Wailing Hudson at Spotty Dog in Hudson, January 5

This Thursday, The Spotty Dog presents Wailing Hudson – An evening of poetry featuring local writers.

With Andy Clausen, Thatcher Keats, Richard Loranger, Jason Tallon, & Pamela Twining reading from their recent work.

DETAILS:
Thursday, January 5th 7:00pm

The Spotty Dog Books & Ale
440 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
518-671-6006

Free

For more info, visit http://www.thespottydog.com/.

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Held Over At The Crandell – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

If you haven’t seen Rogue One: A Star Wars Story yet, the Crandell Theater in Chatham, added a few additional showings.

SHOW TIMES:
Tue 1/3 & Wed 1/4, 5pm & 7:45pm all shows 2D
Thu 1/5 5pm & 7:45pm all shows 3D

ABOUT THE MOVIE:

In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.

TRAILER:

Rated: PG-13 (for extended sequences of sci-fi violence and action)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By: Gareth Edwards
Written By: Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy
In Theaters: Dec 16, 2016
Runtime: 133 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

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

The Crandell Theatre is located at 48 Main Street in the Village of Chatham. Visit CrandellTheatre.org for more info.

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