WGXC Radical Radio Pledge Drive

WGXC radio, 90.7-FM, is a community radio station based in New York’s Columbia and Greene counties. It’s part of Wave Farm, which is a non-profit arts organization driven by experimentation with broadcast media and the airwaves.

The station is trying to wrap up their Winter Pledge Drive, which has raised $15,158 of their $20,000 goal. If you’d like to make a donation to help them reach that goal, here are a few options to do so.

 

 

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Block Party: Legos in the Library, March 7

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The New Lebanon Library is hosting it’s monthly Lego Club. The library will provide the Legos, so all kids need to bring is their imaginations.  After each build, kids will have a chance to check out each other’s creations and the library will display the completed construction sets.

For ages 5 – 12. Lego donations are very welcome

DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, March 7th at 4:00 PM

LOCATION:
New Lebanon Library
550 State Route 20
New Lebanon, NY 12125

MORE:
Phone: 518-794-8844
Email: leb@taconic.net

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Behind the Scenes Winter Tour at Thomas Cole House

https-%2f%2fcdn-evbuc-com%2fimages%2f26612284%2f3243390915%2f1%2foriginalWhile we are all eagerly looking forward to spring, there are still two more winter tours scheduled at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. These tours, give visitors a sneak preview into the behind-the-scenes installation of the Parlors Project, which integrates a meticulous historic restoration with interactive technology to bring to life the two main parlors of Thomas Cole’s home.

The project will reveal the only known interiors designed by Thomas Cole, the founder of the first American art movement, the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The interiors include recently discovered original decorative painted borders by Cole himself and reveal another facet of Cole’s artistic vision that was previously lost to history.

 

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, March 12: 1:00pm & 3:30pm
Sunday, April 9: 1:00pm & 3:30pm

LOCATION:
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
218 Spring Street
Catskill, NY 12414
Meet on the porch of the Main House.

ADMISSION:
General Admission: $10
Tickets are for a specific date and time. Changes must be made in advance. No changes or cancellations may be made on the day of your visit.
To purchase tickets online, Click Here and select the date/time you want to visit.

MORE:
For more about the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, visit the site at thomascole.org.

 

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The American Constitution Discussion Group, Tonight in New Lebanon

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Tonight at the New Lebanon Library, the library is hosting it’s regular discussion group that studies the American Constitution.

This is a bi-weekly discussion group focusing on the study of the American Constitution. Interested participants should bring their questions and be ready to share their opinions.

DATE/TIME:
Monday, March 6th @ 6:30pm

ADMISSION:
Free and open to the public.

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

 

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Meet Rockwell’s Models in Person at Norman Rockwell Museum

screen-shot-2017-03-03-at-12-07-47-pmThe Norman Rockwell Museum hosts a series of recurring events. One of which, ‘Focus On Rockwell: Meet Rockwell’s Models’, will bring together some of the famous illustrator’s models. Find out what it was like to pose for America’s favorite illustrator from Rockwell’s own models, who share their personal experiences.

DATE/TIME
Friday, March 3, 2017
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

ADMISSION
Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission:
Adults: $18.00
Seniors (65+): $17.00
Veterans: $16.00
College students with ID: $10.00
Children/teens 6 — 18: $6.00
Children 5 and under FREE

LOCATION:
The Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Rd / Rte 183
Stockbridge , MA 01262

For more info, visit NRM.org

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