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The Annual Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in Hillsdale, Aug 2 – 4, 2019

The start of August means it’s time for the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Each summer Hillsdale hosts this three day music festival and camping experience.

The Annual Falcon Ridge Folk Festival returns to Hillsdale this weekend. Each summer Hillsdale hosts this three day music festival and camping experience. 2019 is the festival’s 31st year, and the fun starts on Friday, and goes to Sunday. In addition to the music, the festival will also have vendors, food, crafts, and on-site camping.

Pre-Fest TASTINGS DAY and Farm Market on Thursday, August 1nd. Early Camping opens this afternoon (Wednesday, July 31st) .

Confirmed performers for the 2019 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival:

Andrew VanNorstrand F/S/S, Annie & the Hedonists Sat, Annie Wenz F/S/S, Beth Molaro F/S/S, Beth Nielsen Chapman F/S, Bettman & Halpin F/S/S, BoDeans Sat, Buddy System F/S/S, Carolann Solebello S/S, Crys Matthews F/S/S, Emma’s Revolution F/S/S, The Falcon Ridge House Band (Mark Dann, Eric Lee, Radoslav Lorkovic) F/S/S, The Gaslight Tinkers F/S/S, George Marshall with Wild Asparagus F/S/S, Hoopoe F/S/S, The Ivy Vine Players F/S/S, Jim & Madeline Christensen F/S/S, Justin Farren S/S, Kathryn Wedderburn F/S/S, Kerri Powers S/S, Low Lily F/S, Martyn Joseph F/S/S, Michael Allman & the Mile High Band Sun, Mid-City Aces S/S, Mustard’s Retreat F/S/S, Nerissa & Katryna Nields F/S/S, Pamela Means Band F/S, Patti O’Brien Melita F/S/S, Paul Rosenberg F/S/S, Pete’s Posse F/S/S, Quarter Horse S/S, The Rowan Brothers F/S/S, Ryanhood F/S/S, The Slambovian Circus of Dreams F/S/S, Stephen Kellogg F/S/S, The Storycrafters F/S/S, Tame Rutabaga F/S/S.

The 2019 Friday Night Summer’s Eve Song Swap will feature Martyn Joseph, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Stephen Kellogg and Crys Matthews.

The full performance schedule is available here.

DATES/TIMES:
August 2 – 4, 2019

Pre-fest Tasting and Farmer’s Market 2pm -7pm Thursday, August 1st.

Main Stage: Friday noon – midnight, Saturday noon – midnight, Sunday 11am – 6:30pm

Dance Stage: Friday 2pm – 2am, Saturday 10am – 2am, Sunday 10am – 6pm

Workshop Stage: Friday 5 – 6:30pm, Saturday 10am – 6:30pm, Sunday 10am – 6pm

Family Stage: Friday 1:30pm – 5:30pm, Saturday 11:30am – 5:30pm, Sunday 11:30am – 5:30pm

Activities 4 Kids: open Friday – Sunday for kids of all ages.

The festival ends Sunday at 6:30pm.

TICKETS:

3 Day Festival Ticket with Camping: $200.00
3 Day Festival Ticket No Camping: $155.00

Note: All 3 day tickets include Pre-Fest Thursday admission.

Single Day Tickets (No Camping):

Thursday Pre-Fest August 1st: $20.00
Friday August 2nd: $50.00
Saturday August 3rd: $60.00
Sunday August 4th: $45.00

Children & Teens Pricing:

Children 12 & under: FREE ADMISSION
Age 13 – 18: 3 Day Festival Ticket with Camping: $95.00
Age 13 – 18: 3 Day Festival Ticket No Camping: $65.00
Students, Seniors, and Military Discounts at Gate

Students / Seniors over 65 / Military: $10 off of any single-day ticket at gate ONLY with valid ID

LOCATION:
Dodds Farm
44 County Road 7D
Hillsdale, NY

MORE INFO:
FalconRidgeFolk.com/
facebook.com/FalconRidgeFest/

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In the Key of C: a Concert for Clermont Featuring Teddy Thompson, Jul 27

Cleremont State Historic Site presents ‘In the Key of C: a Concert for Clermont’, a benefit concert to fund Clermont’s low and zero cost educational and community programs for both children and adults.

Renowned singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson will headline this inaugural event. Son of legendary musicians Richard and Linda Thompson, he has been called “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation,” by The New York Times. His musical influences include Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and the Everly Brothers. Teddy has released five albums to critical acclaim and has collaborated on projects with Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Jenni Muldaur, and others. He recorded two solo songs for the soundtrack to the Leonard Cohen tribute I’m Your Man: “Tonight Will be Fine” and “The Future.” Teddy also contributed two songs to the album The Songs of Nick Drake: Way to Blue, a retrospective on the late singer.

This is an outdoor concert; in case of rain, the concert will be held under a tent. This benefit concert will fund Clermont’s low and zero cost educational and community programs for both children and adults, including Harvesting History, History Comics Club, the Harmonies on the Hudson Concert Series, workshops, lectures, and more.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, July 27, 2019 / 6:30pm

LOCATION:
Clermont State Historic Site
87 Clermont Ave,
Germantown, New York 12526

COST:
Tickets are $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Children 12 and under are free, but tickets need to be reserved. Tickets are available at www.eventbrite.com.

MORE:
www.friendsofclermont.org
facebook.com/friendsofclermont
facebook.com/events/2391438997754190/

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Kinderhook History Walk Series: ‘Changes of the 20th Century’, Jul 25

The Kinderhook Memorial Library continues it’s History Walk series with ‘Changes of the 20th Century’.

The Kinderhook Memorial Library continues it’s History Walk series with ‘Changes of the 20th Century’. Like many rural villages, throughout the 1900’s, Kinderhook went through cycles of gaining and losing population. Using Ralph Duck’s seminal book, Kinderhook and Its People, as a partial reference point, Historians Sally and Bruce Naramore will discuss some of the many changes that took place in the Village during the 20th Century.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, July 25, 2019 / 6pm

LOCATION:
Kinderhook Memorial Library
18 Hudson Street
Kinderhook, NY 12106

MORE:
kinderhooklibrary.org/
facebook.com/KinderhookWalks/

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Chatham SummerFest 2019 is July 20!

Chatham Summerfest 2019 is July 20!

Chatham SummerFest is an annual Chatham Village festival, and this year will be bigger than ever because 2019 is the 150th anniversary of the incorporation of Chatham Village.

The fun begins at 11am, and runs into the night with two stages for music and entertainment, food trucks, activities for kids, a Farmer’s Market, artisan vendors, WDST radio, a special commemorative beer from Chatham Brewing, and so much more. The activities for kids include face painting, games, balloon arts, and train rides on an authentic reproduction train.

Sponsored by The Chatham Area Business and Arts (CABA), SummerFest 2019 will feature two performance stages with music and entertainment. The
performances begin at 12pm on the Chatham Brewing Main Stage with music by the Reverberators, followed by Guilty Pleasure performing at 2:30pm, and wrapping up with Till The Earth on stage at 6:30pm. In between bands, there will be a Commemorative Ceremony on the main stage at 1:10pm, and WDST Radio will be broadcasting live from SummerFest from 12pm – 3pm.

There will also be numerous activities for children from 11am – 6pm on Park Row including a Balloon Artist, Bubbles, Cotton Candy, and Train Rides. Chatham is
proud of its railroad heritage, and for the first time ever, SummerFest will have an
authentic, and colorful, reproduction train to offer rides to children and adults.
From 1pm – 4pm kids can have their faces painted by Stellar Face and Body Art.
Join in the fun of the Big Head Parade, which starts at 12:45 on Park Row, and
from 11am – 2pm, check out Art School of Columbia County Mural Project at the
Gazebo.

Tour the beautiful Tracy Memorial Hall from 10am – 4pm with Friends of Tracy,
and register for a free raffle! From 11am – 6pm Columbia County Pathways to
Recovery presents a Mock Drug User Bedroom: An Interactive Experience at the
Morris Memorial. And, Chatham T-Shirts will be on sale at the Information Booth.

Vendors and Food Trucks will be set up along Main Street, and throughout the
village for shopping and dining. For more SummerFest information, including a
list of vendors, check out visitchathamny.com/chatham-summerfest.

MORE:
visitchathamny.com/chatham-summerfest/
facebook.com/VisitChathamNY
instagram.com/visitchathamny

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Kinderhook History Walk, Jul 18

The Kinderhook Memorial Library presents it’s next History Walk in their series. This walk will focus on Martin Van Buren.

To present day, Martin Van Buren is still our only president to speak English as a second language. With the guidance of staff from the Martin Van Buren national Historic Site, the walk will explore Van Buren’s Dutch heritage. This event is part of the Dutch Heritage Week, which is taking place July 12-19, in the Village of Kinderhook.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, July 18, 2019 / 6pm

LOCATION:
Kinderhook Memorial Library
18 Hudson Street
Kinderhook, NY 12106

MORE:
kinderhooklibrary.org/
facebook.com/KinderhookWalks/

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