Category: Arts & Entertainment

Two New Architectural Installations Arrive at Art Omi

Art Omi welcomes two new architectural installations in August.

Rendering of Ensemble by Hana Kassem and Spencer Topel.

Art Omi welcomes two new architectural installations in August. Ensemble by Hana Kassem and Spencer Topel is an immersive art experience that explores the spatial and acoustic resonance of our environment. As visitors engage with and move around a field of hollow reeds, their movement activates sound elements. Ever-changing, both acoustically and visually, Ensemble is never experienced in the same manner twice.

Drawing Fields courtesy of Outpost Office

On August 13, join Omi for the installation of a temporary work, Drawing Fields No. 6 by Outpost Office. The event features the use of GPS-controlled painting robots to mark site-specific, building-size drawings at 1:1 scale on the grounds of Art Omi. Visitors may observe the installation process, interact with the robots and the architectural spaces as they are being formed, or visit the completed piece throughout the remainder of the month before it is erased through natural processes. Learn more about the installation event HERE

DATE/TIME: August, 2022 / Daily from dawn until dusk

LOCATION: Omi International Arts Center – Sculpture & Architecture Park
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

REGISTRATION: Visitors to Sculpture & Architecture Park encouraged to register in advance
Register Here

DONATIONS: $10
Suggested donation of $10 per person is encouraged for non-members, but all visitors are welcome regardless of donation

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Two Of Us Productions Presents The Copake Quintet, Jul 27

The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County, is pleased to present The Copake Quintet for an evening of live music.

The Two Of Us Productions, the award winning theater company based in Columbia County, is pleased to present The Copake Quintet for an evening of live music in collaboration with The Claverack Free Library. The Quintet will be appearing on Wednesday evening July 27th for some great live music along with the Food Truck Wednesday event at the Library.

The Copake Quintet plays a great combination of pop, jazz & American Songbook music, featuring Connie Lopez on vocals, Steve Sanborn on woodwinds, Andrew Stein on keyboard & vocals, Steve Turowski on drums, and on Zach Nayer on bass & vocals.

This nice evening of live music runs along with Food Truck Wednesday at the Claverack Library, so come out to enjoy some great good and great music on a nice summer evening!  

This appearance by The Copake Quintet is FREE to the public. This live music performance is made possible with funds from the Restart NY Regrants, a grant program of the New York Stute Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature und administered in Columbia County by CREATE Council on the Arts.

The Two Of Us Productions is well known throughout the Hudson Valley for presenting quality theater, both musicals and dramas. Their recent productions of Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Young Frankenstein, Deathtrap, Chicago, Les Miserables, next to normal, Mamma Mia! and Jesus Christ Superstar were all recognized by the Theatre Association of NYS with multiple awards, including outstanding work by the company & outstanding performance by the orchestra. Reviews of their recent virtual live-staged readings of three Arthur Miller scripts; All My Sons, Broken Glass, and an adaption of An Enemy Of The People will appear in upcoming editions of The Arthur Miller Journal.

DATES/TIMES: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 / 6:30 – 8pm
Food Truck Wednesday starts at 5pm

LOCATION: Claverack Free Library – Marilyn & Bob Laurie Gallery
629 NY-23B,
Claverack, NY 12513

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Roeliff Jansen Library Concert: Kris Jensen & Co., Jul 31

Join Roeliff Jansen Library for live music with local musician Kris Jensen

Join Roeliff Jansen Library for live music with local musician Kris Jensen. Savor the scenic views from Roeliff Jansen Park while enjoying an afternoon of American songbook jazz. Kris will be accompanied by Linda Ransom on vocals, Matt Dwonszyk on bass, and special guests Larry Ham on piano and Jocelyn Pleasant on percussion.

This concert will be at the Hilltop Barn, Roe Jan Park, across the street from the Library. Lawn chairs appreciated.

This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature and administered in Columbia County by the Greene County Council on the Arts dba Create Council for the Arts .

DATE/TIME: Sunday, July 31, 2022 / 3 – 4pm

COST: Tickets are $125 each

LOCATION: Hilltop Barn at Roe Jan Park
116 Old Rte 22,
Hillsdale, NY 12529

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The Ghent Band Live in Concert, Jul 20

The band’s next live performance is Wednesday, July 20th.

Come out and enjoy a great local band! Since 1899, The Ghent Band has performed a classic town band repertoire of marches, overtures, show tunes and more. The band’s next live performance is tonight, Wednesday, July 20th.

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 / 7:30pm

LOCATION: Ghent VFW Gazebo 
2237 NY-66 
Ghent, NY 12075

COST: Free

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“Three Decembers” copresented by the Berkshire Opera Festival at PS21, Jul 21 & 23

Three Decembers will be copresented by the Berkshire Opera Festival and PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century. Performances will be at PS21 on July 21 and 23.

Three Decembers will be copresented by the Berkshire Opera Festival and PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century. Performances will be at PS21 on July 21 and 23.

What if the family narrative that shapes us is a lie? Three Decembers tells the story of aging Broadway star Madeline Mitchell and her two adult children as they struggle to connect and heal old wounds while family secrets are revealed. This intimate, compelling drama takes place over two decades during the AIDS crisis, and has been hailed by critics as a modern masterpiece.

The one act Three Decembers takes a deep look at the meaning of connection in the contemporary American family through the story of Broadway star Madeline Mitchell and her children. Stage Director Beth Greenberg, renowned for her work at the New York City Opera, says of the opera: “Buried secrets…dark whispers…love, and devastating loss…all collide and burst forth in Three Decembers. With its skillful balance of drama and èlan, the work probes the fraught relationships between a successful actress-mother and her two children—a daughter coping with a failing marriage, and her young, gay son at the beginnings of the AIDS epidemic.”

Music by Jake Heggie
Libretto by Gene Scheer
Based on an original play by Terrence McNally Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera in 2008

DATE/TIME: Thursday, July 21, 2022 / 7:30pm & Saturday, July 23, / 1pm

TICKETS: $20 – $60
Available Online

LOCATION: PS21: “Open Air” Pavilion Theater
2980 Route 66
Chatham, NY 12037

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