Category: Arts & Entertainment

Tune in to the ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show, Mar 20

Tune in to The ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show for the annual Disco Appreciation Celebration. Special Guest: President & CEO of Landshark Promotion Studio (@landsharkpromotion), Gary Jay.

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The ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show returns tonight (Wednesday, March 20th), with an all new show! @tonyatlarge and co-hosts, @sethdavisphoto & Columbia County Current’s Jeff McKinney (@jeffmmckinney) are in the WGXC studio for the annual Disco Appreciation Celebration show.

This month’s show will feature tracks from Salsoul Orchestra, Two Tons of Fun, Taka Boom (@taka_boom), First Choice, Village People (@realvillagepeople) , M.F.S.B. and so much more! Special Guest: President & CEO of Landshark Promotion Studio (@landsharkpromotion), Gary Jay who chats with us about the commercial radio business, working with legendary bands and visiting SXSW in Austin. The ECLECTIMANIAC Boys also discuss classic disco movies, the continued fallout from the “Leaving Neverland” documentary, what Annie Lennox is up to and getting an Instagram like from Chaka Khan (@chakaikhan)!

Listen @ 90.7 FM Acra/Hudson/Catskill on your radio or live stream @wgxc.org online. Love is the answer. Tune in.

DATE/TIME
Wednesday, March 20, 2019: 8pm – 10pm

TO LISTEN
Live stream: WGXC.ORG
Tune in: 90.7 FM Acra/Hudson

MORE
WGXC radio, 90.7-FM, is a community radio station based in New York’s Columbia and Greene counties. It’s part of Wave Farm, which is a non-profit arts organization driven by experimentation with broadcast media and the airwaves.

For more local happenings, news, and events, follow ColumbiaCountyCurrent on Facebook, and twitter @CoCoCurrent.

Katherine Bernhardt’s ‘GOLD’ Exhibition Opening at Art Omi

Art Omi’s latest exhibit, Katherine Bernhardt’s ‘GOLD’, is a collection of seven large paintings of the enigmatic yet illustrious Pink Panther.

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Katherine Bernhardt, green, 2019.
96 in x 120 in, acrylic and spray paint on canvas
Courtesy the artist and Canada, New York

Art Omi’s latest exhibit, Katherine Bernhardt’s ‘GOLD’, is a collection of seven large paintings of the enigmatic yet illustrious Pink Panther. The paintings are not dissimilar to Bernhardt’s early work, which focused on supermodels such as Gisele Bündchen and Kate Moss. Over the past decade, Katherine Bernhardt’s subjects have expanded to include pop cultural icons (e.g. Darth Vader, R2D2, Garfield, Smurfs, E.T., the Pink Panther, etc.), as well as more quotidian objects (cigarettes, toilet paper, MTA MetroCards, plantains, sharks, watermelons, tennis shoes, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Scotch Tape, ice cream, pizza, etc.).

Bernhardt began painting the Pink Panther after she arrived at the Pink Palace Hotel (also called the Royal Hawai’ian Hotel) located on a sandy beach in Waikiki, Oahu. The pinkness of this trip continued after she checked into the hotel that featured pink bathroom towels, pink sheets, pink eye masks for sleeping, pink carpeting, pink beach chairs, pink beach towels, pink stationery, pink sunsets, pink pancakes at breakfast, and the Pink Panther on TV screens. After Bernhardt repeatedly watched videos of the panther along with her son while lounging atop their huge pink bed and while strolling around the hotel grounds while her son Khalifa continued to watch Pink Panther videos from a cell phone, she decided that the panther could look great on large-scale canvas too.

DATE/TIME:
‘GOLD’ will be on view March 16 – May 19, 2019.

Opening Reception – Saturday, April 6, 2019: 2 – 4pm

LOCATION:
Omi International Arts Center – Newmark Gallery
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

MORE:
ArtOmi.org.
FaceBook/Art-Omi
instagram.com/art_omi

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Funky Mardi Gras with Shokazoba at Chatham Brewing, Mar 2

Chatham Brewing is throwing a Funky Mardi Gras party with Shokazoba this Saturday, (March 2, 2019).

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Chatham Brewing is throwing a Funky Mardi Gras party with Shokazoba this Saturday, (March 2, 2019).

Shokazoba is a nine piece horn driven funk powerhouse! They began in 2005 as a Fela Kuti tribute project and now produce original work aiming to inspire greater human awareness through conscious funky fusion jazz with progressive topical lyrics. Voted “Best of the Valley” five times, nominated as “Live Act of the Year” by the New England Music Awards, winners of the 2017 Valley Music Showcase, and recognized with several honorable distinctions by the African Jazz Review, Shokazoba performs top quality, high energy music designed to move your feet, inspire the mind, and activate our souls!

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, March 2, 2019: 8pm – 11pm

LOCATION:
Chatham Brewing
59 Main Street, Chatham NY

ADMISSION:
Ages 21 and over

MORE:
www.chathambrewing.com
Facebook.com/chathambrewingcompany
www.shokazoba.com
facebook.com/shokazoba

 

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Bindlestiff Cirkus’ Cabin Fever Cabaret at Club Helsinki in Hudson, Feb 23

Hudson’s own Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is appearing at Club Helsinki. The Adult Oriented Show continues its wintertime tradition of hosting a monthly cabaret, featuring a variety of circus, theater, comedy and musical entertainers.

 

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Hudson’s own Bindlestiff Family Cirkus is appearing at Club Helsinki. The Adult Oriented Show continues its wintertime tradition of hosting a monthly cabaret, featuring a variety of circus, theater, comedy and musical entertainers. Each month this winter, Bindlestiff Cirkus will bring a new lineup, with acts including trapeze, contortion, acrobatic balance, sword swallowing, juggling, physical comedy, and oddball novelty turns. The Bindlestiff stage is one of the few arenas in the world where attendees may see internationally renowned street performers, featured acts from Cirque du Soleil and Ringling Brothers, and artists from “America’s Got Talent” next to local legends, live, on stage, and in the same show.

Live music is a defining feature of Bindlestiff’s cabaret shows, with witty, original tunes by a variety of NYC’s best composers and accompanists. Bindlestiff’s unique style reflects deep roots in NYC’s underground club scene, nods to political street theater, and a steady respect for the traditions of American popular entertainment and illegitimate theater.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, February 23, 2019: 9pm
Doors open at 6pm

LOCATION:
Helsinki Hudson
405 Columbia Street
Hudson, NY 12534

TICKETS:
$25 in advance, $35 day of.
Tickets can be purchased here.
21 And Over

MORE:
HelsinkiHudson.com
facebook.com/helsinkihudson
instagram.com/helsinkihudson

 

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ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show Returns, Feb 20

The ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show returns Wednesday, February 20th, with an all new show!

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The ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show returns Wednesday, February 20th, with an all new show! @tonyatlarge and co-hosts, @sethdavisphoto & Columbia County Current’s Jeff McKinney (@jeffmmckinney) celebrate the month of LOVE with tracks from #Blondie, @madonna, @iammarkronson featuring Miley Cyrus, #Nirvana, @bensmithsongs, #Freemasons and more!

This week’s show will also have a Special Guest – the Founder & Director of OUTHudson, Trixie Starr @trixiestarrhudson (aka Rich Volo)! Trixie joins stops by to discuss the upcoming Drag Queen Storytime at @hudsonarealibraryny, and more.

Listen @ 90.7 FM Acra/Hudson/Catskill on your radio or live stream @wgxc.org online. Love is the answer. Tune in.

DATE/TIME
Wednesday, February 20, 2019: 8pm – 10pm

TO LISTEN
Live stream: WGXC.ORG
Tune in: 90.7 FM Acra/Hudson

MORE
WGXC radio, 90.7-FM, is a community radio station based in New York’s Columbia and Greene counties. It’s part of Wave Farm, which is a non-profit arts organization driven by experimentation with broadcast media and the airwaves.

For more local happenings, news, and events, follow ColumbiaCountyCurrent on Facebook, and twitter @CoCoCurrent.