Category: Happenings

Basilica’s Annual 24-Hour Drone Festival is This Weekend, Apr 28 – 29, 2018

Basilica Hudson’s season opener – 24-Hour Drone Experiments in Sound & Music – is this weekend, April 28 and 29, 2018.


Basilica Hudson‘s season opener – 24-Hour Drone Experiments in Sound & Music – is this weekend, April 28 and 29, 2018. The annual festival, presented by Basilica Hudson and Le Guess Who?, is a roving, international series featuring musicians and sound artists experimenting within the spectrum of drones (sustained tones shaped by voice or instrumentation) to create 24 hours of unbroken, uninterrupted sound.

Through this expanded programming, 24-HOUR DRONE strives to break down barriers across borders, offering an opportunity to connect diverse musical communities and traditions, offering a localized snapshot of DRONE within the larger context of universal sound.

24-HOUR DRONE’s immersive and meditative nature emphasizes communion. This is a shared experience devoted to unifying players and listeners alike.

We aim to bring cultures together, demonstrating the diversity inherently present within all music. The cross-pollination of instrumentation, musical traditions and culture creates a tapestry of human experience, elevating the whole, greater than the sum of its parts. Diversity of sound links uncommon components through a seamless sonic and communal experience, with connections and dialogues opened in unexpected ways.

– info & images from basilicahudson.org

This year’s lineup includes Arranged Marriage NP / Bill Brovold and the Mystical Miniature Orchestra / Cicada Dream (David Rothenberg, Timothy Hill, Anna Roberts-Gewalt) / Corey Bauer / Drab / Drew Joy / Dronechoir Syllaba / The Drone Bench / Dylan Kraus / Gamelan Kusuma Laras / Hotel Neon / Hudson Boys Club / Julia Kent / Kite / Lama Lhanang Rinpoche Tibetan Healing Chant / Laraaji and Arji OceAnanda / The Less Effectives / Margot Becker / Marilu Donovan & Tristan Kasten-Krause / Mark Wagner: Son of the Sun / New Castrati (January Hunt) / New London Drone Orchestra / PAUL / Pharmakon / Pipers from Capital Region Celtic Pipe Band / Rebecca Borrer / Reiki Drone / Sahba Sizdahkhani / Sontag Shogun / Steve Gorn & Jody Elff / Sympathy for Astronauts / WYTXHDES DRYYNXSE

If you can’t make it to Hudson, 24-Hour Drone will be broadcast live on Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM in New York’s Upper Hudson Valley, streamed online at wavefarm.org/listen, and made available through the Wave Farm Radio app (iOS).

DATES/TIMES:
2018: Saturday April 28 at 12pm to Sunday April 29 at 12pm

ADMISSION:
General Admission: $36 advance | $48 at the door
Tickets can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com by clicking or tapping here

LOCATION:
Basilica Hudson
110 S. Front St.,
Hudson, NY 12534

MORE:
BasilicaHudson.org
facebook.com/BasilicaHudson
wavefarm.org

 

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At The Crandell: ‘The Isle of Dogs’ and ‘A Fantastic Woman’

There’s a lot going on at The Crandell this weekend. The Isle of Dogs is currently playing, and there is a special Sunday matinee showing of ‘A Fantastic Woman’.

There’s a lot going on at The Crandell this weekend. The Isle of Dogs is currently playing, and there is a special Sunday matinee showing of ‘A Fantastic Woman’. Following is some info about the two movies, plus trailers and showtimes.

The Isle of Dogs

In this stop-motion-animated film from writer/director Wes Anderson, an outbreak of canine flu in Japan leads all dogs to be quarantined on an island. A boy (voice of Koyu Rankin) journeys there to rescue his dog Spots (Liev Schreiber), and gets help from a pack of misfit canines who have also been exiled. His quest inspires a group of dog lovers to expose a government conspiracy. The voice cast also includes Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Bob Balaban, Greta Gerwig, and Yoko Ono.

TRAILER:


INFO:
Rating: PG-13 (for thematic elements and some violent images)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Directed By: Wes Anderson
Written By: Wes Anderson
Runtime: 101 minutes
Studio: Fox SearchLight

SHOW TIMES:
Mon 4/16 thru Wed 4/25, at 7:00pm
2:00pm Sunday Matinee

A Fantastic Woman

Marina and Orlando are in love and planning for the future. Marina is a young waitress and aspiring singer. Orlando is 20 years older than her, and owns a printing company. After celebrating Marina’s birthday one evening, Orlando falls seriously ill. Marina rushes him to the emergency room, but he passes away just after arriving at the hospital. Instead of being able to mourn her lover, suddenly Marina is treated with suspicion. The doctors and Orlando’s family don’t trust her. A woman detective investigates Marina to see if she was involved in his death. Orlando’s ex-wife forbids her from attending the funeral. And to make matters worse, Orlando’s son threatens to throw Marina out of the flat she shared with Orlando. Marina is a trans woman and for most of Orlando’s family, her sexual identity is an aberration, a perversion. So Marina struggles for the right to be herself. She battles the very same forces that she has spent a lifetime fighting just to become the woman she is now – a complex, strong, forthright and fantastic woman.

TRAILER:

INFO:
Rated: R (for language, sexual content, nudity and a disturbing assault.)
Genre: Art House & International, Drama
Directed By: Sebastián Lelio
Written By: Sebastián Lelio, Gonzalo Maza
Runtime: 100 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

SHOW TIMES:
Sunday 4/22 at 12:00pm

 

TICKET PRICES:
Chatham Film Club Members & Children $6.50
Non Members $7.50
Additional $2.00 fee for 3D

LOCATION:
The Crandell Theatre
48 Main Street in the Village of Chatham, NY

MORE:
CrandellTheatre.org
FaceBook.com/CrandellTheatre

 

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New Lebanon Bicentennial Commemoration, Apr 21

This Saturday is the 200th anniversary of New Lebanon’s chartering. Bicentennial Commemoration events will be taking place all summer long, starting on Saturday morning.

This Saturday is the 200th anniversary of New Lebanon’s chartering. Bicentennial Commemoration events will be taking place all summer long, starting on Saturday morning. Saturday’s program will include a presentation of proclamation from State Government, Re-enactment of the charter signing, various displays of historical interest, entertainment, special commemorative cancellation stamp, and more.

Later in the day there will be a pot luck supper ‘Sup and Swing’ at the Jr/Sr High School featuring the High School Chorus, and entertainment from the locally renown Twangbusters.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, April 21 2018, from 10 am – 12 pm
Sup and Swing: 5 pm – 8 pm

LOCATION:
Immaculate Conception Church
14755 NY-22,
New Lebanon, NY 12125

Sup and Swing:
14665 NY-22,
New Lebanon, NY 12125

MORE:
http://growthevalley.org/nl200

 

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Lebanon Valley Speedway 2018 Grand Season Opening, Apr 21

The 2018 season kicks off this Saturday with the 66th Grand Season Opening, featuring L&M Motors & Sayer’s Auto Wrecking’s $3000 Modified Event.

 

When I bought and moved into my house, the month was December. Several months later the Lebanon Valley Speedway opened for the summer season, and I discovered that the sounds from the speedway can be heard at my house. Luckily, I’m far enough that it’s usually just a low buzzing noise in the distance. Over the years Ive actually grown to like the sound. For one thing, it reminds me that it’s summer. The other reason I like it is that I live on a quiet road and am surrounded by woods – it’s secluded, so I like hearing the sounds and knowing that there is something happening down in the valley.

The 2018 season kicks off this Saturday with the 66th Grand Season Opening, featuring L&M Motors & Sayer’s Auto Wrecking’s $3000 Modified Event. To see the full schedule for the season, click here. And, if you have never been to the speedway for an event, definitely check it out this summer – it’s always a fun time.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, April 21 2018,  5pm – 10pm

ADMISSION:
GA Kids $2 – GA Adult $11 – Reserved $13 – Tower or Roof $16

LOCATION:
1746 US Route 20
West Lebanon, NY 12195

MORE:
www.lebanonvalley.com
facebook.com/lebanonvalleyspeedway
@LVSpeedway

 

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New Lebanon Library Crafts Event: DIY Puffy Paint Art

The New Lebanon Library will host it’s monthly Family Crafts event next week. This month’s craft session will instruct kids through the process of making a DIY Puffy Paint Art.

The New Lebanon Library will host it’s monthly Family Crafts event next week. This month’s craft session will instruct kids through the process of making a DIY Puffy Paint Art. Kids will learn how to make their own puffy paints, and create a painting to take home.

All materials will be provided by the library.
For ages 5 and up.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, April 19 2018, from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

LOCATION:
New Lebanon Library
550 State Route 20
New Lebanon, NY 12125
Phone: 518-794-8844
Email: leb@taconic.net

MORE:
NewLebanonLibrary.org
Facebook.com/NewLebanonLibraryNY
twitter –@NewLebanonLib
518-794-8844
leb@taconic.net

 

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