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Solstice at Barbacoa Art Omi, Jun 22

Sunset at Barbacoa commemorates the longest day of the year at Barbacoa. The event will feature locally sourced food, drink, and live music.

Barbacoa: Sunset on the Solstice commemorates the longest day of the year at Art Omi’s Barbacoa, a two-year installation at Art Omi by Craig Shillitto. The event will feature locally sourced food, drink, and live music, as well as a performance. Featuring food offerings sourced from Lover’s Leap Farm, and beer from Chatham Brewing.

Attendees will enjoy a menu with recipes drawn from the period adjacent to the initial contact point between European and Indigenous cultures that sparked the Columbian exchange. Food is available for $10 per person; food with unlimited beer is available for $20. From 5:30 until sunset, there will be live music by Will Play and Nina Mars. At the moment of sunset, the sun will illuminate Barbacoa’s mirrored interior. Following this performative moment, marshmallows and small gifts will be made available to children for a family-friendly party.

The solstice-aligned installation Barbacoa sets a stage for people to interact with, and within, its environment in Architecture Field 02. Barbacoa is periodically activated with participatory events exploring the impact of the original culinary exchange between cultures, with an eye toward fostering a more ecologically sound food system. Barbacoa explores the potential of art and architecture to work in tandem to help communities envision an intercultural and sustainable future.

Barbacoa was created by architect Craig Shillitto, with collaborators Bobby Palombo, Katie Merz, Mateo Fernandez-Muro and Pete Lipson.
DATE/TIME:
Saturday, June 22, 2019 / 5pm – 9pm

LOCATION:
Omi International Arts Center – Architecture Field 02
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

ADMISSION:
$10

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

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Hudson Area Library: Gallery Hop, Jun 21

The Hudson Area Library is introducing a series of visits to art galleries in Hudson.

The Hudson Area Library is introducing a series of visits to art galleries in Hudson. The first Gallery Hop is to the Tom Swope Gallery on Warren Street. At this gallery, visitors will be transported back to ancient times in China, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Mesoamerica as Tom Swope guides you through his amazing collection.

Why visit an art gallery? To begin, art is just plain fun, while teaching and revealing who we are to ourselves. Art is also a form of meditation and time to commune with creativity. Nothing carries you away and clears your mind like a visit to a museum or art gallery.

Tom Swope Gallery deals in Antiquities from around the world; some Greek and Roman, Ancient Egyptian, pre-Columbian and Chinese Archaic jades and early Buddhist sculptures. While the range is broad, all the objects are carefully chosen for their beauty, authenticity, and all tell us about our common past. The gallery currently shows a lot of early Chinese Buddhist sculpture from the 6th to 8th Century A.D., and archaic Chinese jades from the Neolithic period to the Han Dynasty.

Always interested in ancient art since being exposed to the Greek myths as a child, Swope then went on to Harvard College where he studied ancient art as a Fine Arts Major. After college, he worked for the distinguished antiquities dealer, Matthias Komor just before he retired in 1982 – 1984. After dealing with antiquities for several years in the city, while working with many contemporary artists, he moved upstate and continued his love affair with antiquities in Hudson.

Attendees will meet at the library and there will be transportation to the gallery as well as the opportunity to walk over. Attendees can return to the library afterward for lunch and discussion.

DATE/TIME:
Friday, June 21, 2019 / 1pm – 3pm

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

ADMISSION:
Registration is required and space is limited. Please call the library at 518-828-1792 x101.

MORE:
HudsonAreaLibrary.org
facebook.com/HudsonAreaLibraryNY/

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Paint and Sip at Hudson-Chatham Winery, Jun 21

The Hudson-Chatham Winery is hosting a Paint and Sip on Friday.

BirdTree
The Hudson-Chatham Winery is hosting a Paint and Sip on Friday. You’ll learn how to paint the inspirational image of “Bird Tree” (above) on a large 16×20 canvas. Other colors will be available to paint the tree with.

All painting materials and instruction included. Cash Bar.

DATE/TIME:
Friday, June 21, 2019 / 6pm – 8pm

LOCATION:
Hudson-Chatham Winery
1900 Route 66
Ghent, NY 12075

COST:
$30. Register at https://berkshirepaintandsip.squarespace.com

MORE:
hudsonchathamwinery.com
facebook.com/Hudson-Chatham-Winery

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Columbia Land Conservancy’s Wag! Wednesday at Ooms, Jun 19

The Columbia Land Conservancy presents Wag! Wednesday. Go for a stroll at Ooms with your pup!

The Columbia Land Conservancy presents Wag! Wednesday. Go for a stroll at Ooms with your pup! Well-behaved, leashed dogs of all kinds are welcome. Meet at the upper parking lot near the meadowlark sign. Walks will be cancelled in the event of inclement weather!

DATE/TIME:
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 / 5:30pm – 6:30pm

LOCATION:
Ooms Conservation Area
480 Rock City Road
Chatham, NY 12037

COST:
Free!

MORE:
http://clctrust.org
facebook.com/ColumbiaLandConservancy
Columbia Land Conservancy Inc.
49 Main Street Chatham, NY
info@clctrust.org
518.392.5252

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Reptile Adventure at Mud Creek, Jun 18

Join the Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District (www.ccswcd.org) for a truly sensational night! Reptile Adventure will be visiting and teaching program participants all about the conservation and protection needs of our planet’s reptiles. Learn about all sorts of snakes and lizards, and how you can assist in preserving habitat for these important species. Participants will have a hands-on meet and greet with some of the animals at the end of the program! Please join us for this family night of fun!

Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District provides educational programs and services to help residents and communities manage and protect the natural resources of Columbia County.

DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 / 6:30pm

LOCATION:
Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center
1024 RT-66
Ghent, NY 12075

ADMISSION:
REGISTRATION – This event is free, however, registration is requested. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/984596738596539/ to register.

MORE:
www.ccswcd.org/
facebook.com/MudCreekELC

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