Arts & Entertainment – Page 68 – Columbia County Current

West Stockbridge Chamber Players Winter Concert, Dec 28

The West Stockbridge Chamber Players will present their winter concert next Thursday. Soprano Margaret Felice, clarinetist Catherine Hudgins, cellist William Rounds, and pianist Sayuri Miyamoto will perform works by Mahler, Schubert and Zemlinsky.

There will be a reception following the concert next door to the church. The concert is a benefit for the West Stockbridge Historical Society.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, December 28 2017, at 6pm

ADMISSION:
Tickets cost $35
West Stockbridge residents under 18 are free with a reservation.
Tickets can be purchased at www.weststockbridgehistory.org, by calling 413-232-5055, or at downtown stores with a “blue note” in the window.

LOCATION:
The Congregational Church
45 Main Street, West Stockbridge MA

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Hudson Holiday House Tour, Dec 9 2017

How often have you walked through Hudson after dark and peeked through the windows? Just getting a glimpse of those beautiful interiors isn’t enough, is it? The Hudson Holiday House Tour allows you access to 5 of those beautiful gems – all historic and all within walking distance of each other and Warren Street. This year each stop on the tour is a functioning Inn or Bed and Breakfast.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, December 9 2017, 2:00pm – 5:00pm

COST:
Advance tickets are $20/person. Day off are $25/person. Tickets are limited.
To purchase, visit HudsonHolidayHouseTour.com/tour.html

LOCATION:
City of Hudson, NY. Ticket(s) and tour materials may be picked up at the Barlow (542 Warren Street) at noon on tour day, December 9th

MORE:
HudsonHolidayHouseTour.com

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Winter Walk 2017 Festivities From Hudson Hall

Winter Walk is an annual Hudson celebration that brings upwards of 20,000 people to the town’s mile-long Warren street. The event is organized by Hudson Hall, which is also presenting some additional Winter Walk festivities.

SANTA FINDS A NEW HOME AT HUDSON HALL
Hudson Hall West Room, 5-8pm

Hudson Hall has received confirmation from the North Pole that a new representative will be visiting children at Hudson Hall for the duration of Winter Walk this year. Hudson’s own Mark Orton takes a short hiatus as co-owner of Warren Street’s Davis Orton Gallery to assume the identity of the jolly bearded man. After being welcomed in his horse-drawn carriage to Hudson Hall at 5pm by Harmony Project Hudson, Santa will be hearing Christmas wishes and giving out a free gift-wrapped book to every child.

Also on the first floor at Hudson Hall will be Harney & Sons Tea, who will be offering samples of their delicious hot beverages and the chance to win a winter wreath or Christmas tree in their free Winter Walk raffle.

RIP THE NUT
Hudson Hall Performance Hall, 5:15pm- 8pm
Free, no reservations required
Stage Direction: Adam H. Weinert
Featuring Logan Frances Kruger, Brett Perry, Emma Sandall, Davon Rainey and Adam H. Weinert

RIP THE NUT is a raucous, Hudson Valley-inspired mash up of Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle and The Nutcracker Suite. This enchanting, family-friendly show will take place in Hudson Hall’s historic performance hall from 5:15pm. Featuring dance, storytelling and song, Rip’s adventure through time will be performed as a narrative loop for the duration of Winter Walk, with each cycle roughly 25 minutes each. In addition to performing himself, Hudson-based choreographer Adam H. Weinert has engaged renowned dancers Logan Kruger, Brett Perry, and Davon Rainey as the core group of performers, along with ex-Royal Ballet ballerina and now Hudson resident, Emma Sandall.

Every iteration begins and ends with live narration from a different Hudson Valley personality, and will include dance and musical performances by local community partners organized by Operation Unite NY. These include the talented students of the Sternfeld Dance Studio, Seano the Clown’s Circus Wonderland, Harmony Project Hudson, Body Playground, Kuumba Dance & Drum, Hudson Valley Academy of Preforming Arts, young rising dance star Orlando Harbutt and more.

THE UKRAINIAN WINTER STAR
1st and Warren Street
Artist: Maryna Bilak Haughton

Ukrainian-born artist and Warren Street resident Maryna Bilak Haughton has designed and built a spectacular Ukrainian Winter Star sculpture/installation for the 21st Anniversary of Winter Walk. Based on a traditional Ukrainian symbol, the brightly lit, three-dimensional wooden structure stands eight feet tall with eight lit rays emanating from the center. “Ideologically, this is a symbol of order and the world creation”, says Bilak Haughton. “It connects all sides of the world and indicates absolute balance, harmony and equilibrium. The octagonal star is a very ancient positive symbol of the sun and light, symbolizing birth and the creator of the Universe.”

DATE/TIME:
Winter Walk is Saturday, December 2, 2017, 5–8 pm (Rain, Snow, or Shine)

LOCATION:
Warren Street, City of Hudson, NY

MORE:
Visit HudsonHall.org

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Hudson Winter Walk 2017, Saturday, Dec 2

Each year, on the first Saturday in December, the town of Hudson hosts a Winter Walk celebration to kick off the holiday season. Warren Street will be closed to automobile traffic and becomes a pedestrian promenade. Most of the stores and galleries use Winter Walk to premier their holiday-inspired decorated store front windows, and stay open later than usual.

Winter Walk 2017 begins at 5pm outside Hudson Hall with Harmony Project Hudson choristers welcoming Santa Claus in his horse-drawn wagon, before helping him to settle into in Hudson Hall’s West Room to greet visitors and listen to children’s holiday wishes. Santa’s elves will distribute a free, gift-wrapped book to every child! While waiting to meet Santa, families can enjoy a warm cuppa courtesy of Harney and Sons Tea in the Common Council Room, or view SEE ME LIKE THIS, an exhibition of photographic portraits created by Valerie Shaff with the young women of Perfect 10 Hudson, on view in the Center Hall Gallery until January 21 .

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, December 2, 2017, 5–8 pm (Rain, Snow, or Shine)

LOCATION:
Warren Street, City of Hudson, NY

MORE:
Visit HudsonHall.org

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Reading & Conversation With Author, Jim Carroll at Ellen Lynch Studio, Nov 25

Chatham resident and internationally-acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator, Jim Carroll, will present his two books, ‘The Boy and the Moon’ and ‘Papa’s Backpack’. Children ages 6-9 will be delighted to meet animals of these stories and howl at the moon. This is part of a pop-up series being offered as a celebration of light, beauty and community.