Category: Arts & Entertainment

Spotty Dog Trivia Night in Hudson, February 7

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Since 2007, The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, in Hudson, has hosted a bi-weekly Quiz Night.

“Teams of up to four people compete against each other over four rounds of 15 questions, a worksheet of (usually) 20 questions, and four bonus questions. The winning team gets their name on our winner’s board and their bar tab on the house.”


DETAILS:
The next Trivia Event is Tuesday, Feburary 7 at 6:30 pm.

The Spotty Dog Books & Ale
440 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
518-671-6006

ADMISSION:
Anyone can play/Free

For more info, visit http://www.thespottydog.com/.

 

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Once Upon A Mattress at Ghent Playhouse, Jan – Feb 2017

785637-250Warm up this winter with some good old fashioned musical theater at the Ghent Playhouse. The theater’s current production is Once Upon A Mattress, a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer.

What do you get when you mix one pea, 20 mattresses and a Princess-to-be named Fred? One hilarious musical love story. Based on the popular fairytale, “The Princess and the Pea.”

DATE/TIME:
January 27-29
February 3-5
Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8pm. Sunday matinees at 2pm.


TICKETS:
General $20.00
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

 

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Local History Talk: The Proprietors and their Lasting Influence on the City of Hudson by Carl G. Whitbeck, Jr.

The Hudson Area Library History Room, as part of its Local History Speaker Series, presents The Proprietors and their Lasting Influence on the City of Hudson by Carl G. Whitbeck, Jr.

Mr. Whitbeck, a local resident whose family has deep roots in the area, will offer a fascinating presentation on the Proprietors, the founders of Hudson, NY. They were a group of Quaker merchants from Nantucket Island and Providence, Rhode Island who sought to find a fertile land in which to establish a commercial settlement.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, January 26 at 6:00 pm

LOCATION:
Hudson Area Association Library
51 N. 5th ST
Hudson, NY 12534
The event will be held in the library’s Community Room.

MORE:
The event is free and open to the public.
For more info, visit HudsonAreaLibrary.org by clicking here.
Tel: 518-828-1792

 

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Exhibit Opening: People of the Civil Rights Era Seen in Photographs by Jim Peppler, December 18

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image from hudsonarealibrary.org

This Saturday, the Hudson Area Library will host the opening reception for an exhibit titled, “People of the Civil Rights Era Seen in Photographs by Jim Peppler”. This exhibit features the photography of Peppler, during his time reporting for The Southern Courier, a non-profit Civil Rights newspaper serving Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia from 1965 -1968.

“Peppler will be speaking on his experiences photographing the protests and vigils of the Civil Rights Movement in the South; the everyday life of the people who were fighting for their fundamental rights; and the tragic, yet still inspiring, funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

There will be time for questions and a reception will follow.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, January 14, 2017 – 6:00pm – 7:30pm

LOCATION:
Hudson Area Association Library
51 N. 5th ST
Hudson, NY 12534
The event will be held in the library’s Community Room.

MORE:
The event is free and open to the public.
For more info, visit HudsonAreaLibrary.org by clicking here.
Tel: 518-828-1792

 

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Alejandro Escovedo at Club Helsinki Tonight, January 6

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Legendary rocker Alejandro Escovedo brings his unique punk-infused, roots-rock sound to Club Helsinki in Hudson tonight. Escovedo is joined by the Burn Something Beautiful Band, which features Peter Buck of R.E.M., Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows, Kurt Block of Fastbacks, and Linda Pitmon of the Baseball Project.

Here is some info from HelsinkiHudson.com:

Texas-raised Mexican-American Alejandro Escovedo – the uncle of pop-funk star Sheila E – is a one-time punk-rocker mostly playing original alt-country music since before there was such a term. His music today ranges from Velvet Underground-style drone rock to classic punk to Los Lobos-like Chicano rock to Rolling Stones covers to idiosyncratic, character-based visionary music along the lines of Tom Waits.
In recent years, Escovedo has teamed with Helsinki favorite Chuck Prophet for songwriting and Tony Visconti (David Bowie) for producing. Escovedo credits Prophet for the hints of lightness and humor that have been creeping into his work the past few years.

Tonight’s show will also include an opening band – the indie-rock group, The Minus 5.

DETAILS:
Friday, January 6, 2016
The Minus 5 at 8pm
Alejandro Escovedo at 9pm

Helsinki Hudson
405 Columbia Street
Hudson, NY 12534

TICKET INFO:
Tickets are $25 to $30, and can be purchased here.

For more info, visit HelsinkiHudson.com by clicking here.

 

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