Arts & Entertainment – Page 66 – Columbia County Current

Local Author, Nancy Castaldo, Exhibit “Back From The Brink,” at Chatham Bookstore

In a show entitled “Back From The Brink,” local author Nancy Castaldo discusses photographs from her new book that looks at endangered species and their unique ecosystems. Castaldo’s photographs and the story about the successful human efforts to protect them are published in the book Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction, which is due April 24 from Houghton Mifflin.

There will be a reception following the discussion, and Castaldo’s photographs will be displayed at the bookstore through the end of the month.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, April 14 2018 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm – discussion with the author
5 pm – 7 pm Reception
Exhibit runs from April 7 through April 30.

LOCATION:
The Chatham Bookstore
27 Main Street in the Village of Chatham

ADMISSION:
Free

MORE:
ChathamBookStore.com
facebook.com/thechathambookstore

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David Sedaris at The Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Apr 13

David Sedaris is coming to The Colonial Theater this Friday. Here’s some info from Berkshire Theatre Group, “With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, best-selling American author, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.”

I’ve been a fan of David Sedaris for years, and have always wanted to attend one of his stage appearances. He has been to the Colonial several times, but this Friday is the first time that I’ll be free when he is in Pittsfield. I’ve got my tickets, and can’t wait! Tickets are still available (see below for details).

DATE/TIME:
Friday, April 13 2018, at 8pm

TICKETS:
$40 – $60. Click Here to purchase

LOCATION:
The Colonial Theatre
111 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

MORE:
www.berkshiretheatregroup.org
facebook.com/berkshiretheatregroup

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Hudson Hall Announces Free Spring/Summer Kids Workshops & Family-Friendly Concerts

Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House has a great line-up of workshops for kids coming up. Learn how to play the traditional music of India with Eric Fraser’s RagaTala Tigers, or become a junior yogi and discover the power of mindfulness with Animal Yoga & Storybook Art Making with local artist Alison Fox. Returning for its third year is summer family favorite Chess for Kids, a three day intensive with chess pros Chris Chanin and Alec Butterfield.

For mini music lovers, family-friendly concerts this spring/summer season include Iva Bittová with Harmony Project Hudson as part of the Classics on Hudson series on Saturday, April 14 at 3pm. Harmony Project then return for their free Summer Camp Finale Performance on July 26 at 5pm. Tickets to Iva Bittová are $10 for adults and free for students under 18 and can be reserved at hudsonhall.org or by calling (518) 822 1438.

PROGRAM DETAILS:

For more information or to register your child, visit hudsonhall.org or call (518) 822 – 1438. All children’s workshops at Hudson Hall are free.

RAGATALA TIGERS
Ages 8 – 12
Bring a recorder if you have one, Hudson Hall will provide recorders for others. No experience necessary
Free. Space is limited, registration required

ANIMAL YOGA & STORYBOOK ART MAKING FOR KIDS
Tuesdays, 3-4:30pm
April 17 – June 5, 2018
Ages 6-8
Free. Space is limited, registration required

CHESS FOR KIDS
Tuesday–Thursday, July 10th, 11th, 12 from 4-6pm
Ages 7 – 14
Space limited, registration recommended

SPRING PROGRAM
Mondays, 3-4:30pm
April 16 – June 4 (no class May 28)
In collaboration with Hudson Bluehawks After School Program, students from Montgomery C. Smith will join other registrants in this weekly workshop.

SUMMER INTENSIVE
Tuesday- Thursday, July 24-26, 4-6pm

IVA BITTOVA: FORCE OF NATURE
A Classics on Hudson Family Concert
Saturday, April 14 at 3pm
Tickets: $10 for adults, free for children 18 and under

LOCATION:
Hudson Hall
at the historic Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534

MORE:
www.hudsonhall.org
(518) 822-1438

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Ghent Playhouse: Cabaret

It’s been a cold and snowy March, but The Ghent Playhouse is about to heat things up with Cabaret!

Set amid the backdrop of 1930’s Germany as it begins to slide toward the Nazis, an American writer living in Berlin, meets an eccentric dancer at a decadent and vulgar cabaret called The Kit Kat Club, who changes his life forever. Tony Award-winner for Best Play in 1967 and again in 1998 for its revival.

Book by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by Matthew Teichner

DATES/TIMES:
March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, and April 1
Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8pm. Sunday matinees at 2pm.

TICKETS:
General $22.00
Members of The Ghent Playhouse $17.00
Student $10.00

Click Here to purchase tickets online or, visit GhentPlayhouse.org.

LOCATION:
The Ghent Playhouse
6 Town Hall Place
Ghent, NY 12075

MORE:
GhentPlayhouse.org.
facebook.com/TheGhentPlayhouse/
instagram.com/theghentplayhouse

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Concerts in the Village Presents Choral & Instrumental Classical Music in Kinderhook, Feb 24

Concerts in the Village offers two memorably expressive commentaries on youth and maturity. Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen cycle for piano (1838) presents 13 brief “imaginings,” each distilling a powerful emotion from the early years of life. Pianist Noah Palmer (CITV Musical Assistant) brings his impressive talents to these exquisite keyboard works. Following intermission tenor Jon Morrell and pianist David Smith (CITV Artistic Director) bring their own extensive experience to bear on Franz Schubert’s haunting Winterreise (1827), regarded by many as the most important and challenging song cycle ever written. In Schubert’s intense sequence of songs performers and listeners alike will experience an unforgettable “winter journey,” a remarkable passage through maturity.