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New Exhibitions Opening at Art Omi from Betty Parsons, Steven Holl, Lebbeus Woods

Art Omi is hosting an opening and public reception in the Benenson Center for three exhibitions with Art Omi: The Fields + Art Omi: Architecture.

Screen Shot 2018-11-09 at 6.50.58 AM — Betty Parsons, *Two Ways*, 1973 Acrylic on wood 24.50h x 18.50w in, Image courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York
Stephen Holl, *One Two Five*, Watercolor on paper
Lebbeus Woods, *Three Reconstructed Boxes*, 1992-3, (Details), Courtesy Estate of Lebbeus Woods

Art Omi is hosting an opening and public reception in the Benenson Center for three exhibitions with Art Omi: The Fields + Art Omi: Architecture. Betty Parsons: Blue Sky Very High is a series of paintings by Betty Parsons, which will be on view through January 6, 2019 in the gallery. Steven Holl’s One Two Five will be exhibited in Architecture Field 01, and OnSite: Lebbeus Woods’ work will be on view in the Kantor Lobby in the Benenson Center through January 6, 2019.

Betty Parsons: Blue Sky Very High is a series of paintings spanning over two decades of Betty Parsons’ career, which depict her ongoing investigation of landscape as explored through a range of approaches to abstraction. Also included in this exhibition are some of Parsons’ painted driftwood constructions.

Steven Holl worked with the dialectic of simultaneously presenting a subtractive form of sculpture and an additive form. In One Two Five, each piece is carved out of 21-million-year-old stone “pietra di Lecce” by the latest CNC technology and assembled to a two-part sculpture, where the individual elements form space either in composition or freestanding.

Lebbeus Woods’ has only a few full-sized constructed projects. Three Reconstructed Boxes is a sculptural work with sound and video components constructed with close collaborators and by Woods himself.

DATE/TIME:
Opening Public Reception – Saturday, November 10, 2018: 2 – 4 pm

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

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

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Columbia County Photo Club Exhibits at Hudson Area Library

The Hudson Area Library presents “Colors of Columbia County”, a photographic exhibit by the members of the Columbia County Photo Club.

hay-bales-in-autumn-title-300x240 — Hay Bales in Autumn by Lynne Harding

The Hudson Area Library presents “Colors of Columbia County”, a photographic exhibit by the members of the Columbia County Photo Club. The theme of “Colors of Columbia County” was chosen to give the artists the opportunity and freedom to explore the power of color in the pictures they make. This will be the eighth year for the Club’s annual show, which is hosted by the Friends of The Hudson Area Library. The artists will donate 30% of the sales to the Friends, who support library programs and collections.

The Columbia County Photo Club is very casual and without dues. It was formed to bring photographers of all ages and skill levels together for the common purpose of promoting artist growth. Meeting on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 6-8 pm in the library Community Room, we welcome all to join us. If, you have just come by your first camera or, if you have cabinet full cameras, stop by and check us out.

DATE/TIME:
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 8, 2018: 6 – 8pm.

Exhibit on view through December 21 during library open hours.

LOCATION:
Hudson Area Library (Community Room)
51 N. 5th St. (at State St.)
Hudson, NY 12534

MORE:
HudsonAreaLibrary.org
facebook.com/HudsonAreaLibraryNY
email: programs@hudsonarealibrary.org
Tel: 518-828-1792 x101
Visit the main desk in the library

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FilmColumbia 2018, October 20-28

Hosted by The Crandell Theatre, FilmColumbia is an annual eight-day festival of world-class films representing major studios, independents, international films, animated features, documentaries and children’s short films. In addition to screening approximately 50 films, the festival also features panels, Q&A sessions with filmmakers and screenwriting workshops.

DATES/TIMES:
Saturday, October 20 through Sunday, October 28, 2018
Movies are screened throughout the days and evenings.
For the full schedule, Click Here to visit www.filmcolumbia.org/schedule-and-tickets/tickets

LOCATIONS:
Movies are shown in three locations in Chatham Village:
The Crandall Theater (48 Main Street)
Tracy Memorial Village Hall
(77 Main Street)
Morris Memorial (center of Park Row).

TICKET PRICES:
$11 – $17 per movie
Gold Pass: Access to all films and events, except Brian Cox honoring party – $275 for non-members/$220 members
All Film Pass (Access to films only, does not include events) – $250 for non-members/$200 members

Sat, 10:30 am, Crandell Theater – Children’s International Film Program – Free

MORE:
For more information, including online ticket purchases, visit FilmColumbia.org.
CrandellTheatre.org
FaceBook.com/CrandellTheatre

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Basilica Hudson’s Biennial Pioneering People Honors Courtney Love, Oct 27

Basilica Hudson’s biennial Pioneering People fundraiser celebrates groundbreaking artists, and this year’s event will celebrate the achievements and legacy of musician, songwriter, actor, and performer – Courtney Love.

Creative directed and produced by Basilica Hudson’s Co-Founder and Director Melissa Auf der Maur (former bassist of Courtney Love’s GRAMMY-nominated, certified multi-platinum, award-winning band Hole) and artist Joe Mama-Nitzberg, who was Creative Director of Hole’s Celebrity Skin and is a longtime creative collaborator and comrade of both Love and Auf der Maur, the event will be hosted by a group of creative luminaries and friends, including Aaron Dessner, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Natasha Lyonne, Ryan McGinley, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Elvis Perkins, Chloë Sevigny, Michael Stipe, Justin Vivian Bond, Kenny Mellman, Brandon Stosuy, Yelena Yemchuk, Jack Walls, and other special guests.

Courtney Love will be in attendance as the honored guest. Love and special guests will be featured in conversations, readings, and performances. The evening’s program will shine a light on all of the ways that Love has influenced culture and inspired women and marginalized people for almost three decades. An exciting lineup of contributors will illuminate the impact of Love’s vital and inspiring art and energy and the inspiration her work continues to instil in the next generation of artists and musicians. The evening’s performances will demonstrate the incredible power and the lasting legacy of Love’s iconic explorations and subversions of femininity, and honor her unapologetic, fearless protest of the patriarchy.

Pioneering People will feature a private benefit dinner followed by the public performance.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, October 27, 2018: 7pm to 11pm

ADMISSION:
General Admission – $75.00
Student/Senior/12534 resident – $60.00
Special Seating (1st 10 rows) – $175.00
Preferred Seating + Gift Bag – $250.00

Tickets to the public performance can be purchased here. For information, tickets and table purchases for the private benefit dinner, contact Jasmine Dreame Wagner, Development Manager at jasmine@basilicahudson.org.

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

MORE:
basilicahudson.org
facebook.com/BasilicaHudson
instagram.com/basilicahudson

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Tonight is Our Monthly ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show on WGXC

On this month’s ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show, we’re getting in the spirit of All Hallow’s Eve with a special pledge drive edition of the show exploring “the night”.

On this month’s ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show, we’re getting in the spirit of All Hallow’s Eve with a special pledge drive edition of the show exploring “the night”. Tony@Large always enjoys producing holiday themed shows and he says that this one was really fun to put together!

Join us live on the air, as we feature tracks from Pet Shop Boys, Lady Gaga, The Cure, Mariah Carey and Heatwave, plus new music from Jake Shear’s self-titled debut album and Cher’s ABBA tribute record, “Dancing Queen”! 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, October 17, 2018: 7pm – 9:30pm

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

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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.

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