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At The Crandell: Bernie, Spider-Man, Batman

Coming up at The Crandell,

The Amazing Spider-Man has been held over for one more week.

Show Times:
Wednesday and Thursday (July 11 and 12): 5:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Friday and Saturday (July 13 and 14): 5:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday thru Wednesday (July 15-18): 7:30 pm
Thursday (July 19): 5:00 pm

The Chatham Film Club presents a special showing of Bernie

Here is the trailer:

Rated: PG-13
Comedy/Crime/Drama.
Running Time: 104 minutes
Tickets for Bernie. $5 members $6 nonmembers

Show Times:
Sunday, July 15 at 4:00 pm

The Dark Knight Rises will be shown at a special Midnight Show on Thursday (July 19)

Here is the trailer:

Rated: PG-13
Action
Running Time: 164 mins.

The Crandell Theatre is located at 48 Main Street in the Village of Chatham. Visit CrandellTheatre.org for more info.

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Andrew Simmons’ Wildlife @ Shatford Park

This Wednesday, the New Lebanon Library kicks off its Summer Reading Program with acclaimed wildlife rehabilitator, Andrew Simmons. This event will take place in Shatford Park (New Lebanon).

Get an up close and personal look at several exotic and unusual species and learn interesting animal facts from the host of the PBS series “Wildlife with Andrew Simmons” and a frequent guest on Good Morning America, The Today Show, and the CBS Morning Show. Ice cream social to follow!

Co-sponsored by the New Lebanon Library and the Town of New Lebanon Summer Youth Program.

WHEN: Wednesday (July 11)
TIME: 1:00 pm
COST: Free
PLACE: Shatford Park (Route 22, near the cemetery in New Lebanon)

The 37th Annual Queechy Lake Boat Parade

After seeing a sign on my way to the Backwater Grill for dinner on Friday night, I was fortunate enough to bear witness to the 37th Annual Queechy Lake Boat Parade in Canaan this past Saturday. While the rainy weather may have caused some of the entrants to back out of the parade, those remaining were showing great spirit, or in one or two instances, just their boat.

In addition to the Independence Day themed boat with flags and a cake, the gaming world was represented by an Angry Birds boat-float, and some recent college grads were celebrating their academic achievements while also keeping an eye out for potential jobs as they traveled down the lake.

While my personal favorite was the boat celebrating the British Monarch’s Diamond Jubilee, complete with Big Ben and quite a few queens, the most impressive boat was decked out jungle-style with a lot of shrubbery and an ape. I suspect the ape may have been partying with the recent grads last night because he seemed a bit sluggish. Or perhaps this was one of the recent grads hard at work at his first job in the real world. Welcome to the jungle, indeed.

The rain and the late start kept me from joining the awards ceremony on the beach, but I think it’s likely that everyone won an award of some type due to the small number of participants. I like it when everyone wins. I definitely can’t wait for the 38th annual parade, and will be looking to make friends with a lake resident over the course of the next year so that I can get in on the action.

The Queechy Lake Boat Parade is organized by the Queechy Lake Club, Inc.

Family Movie Night @ New Lebanon Library

Tonight (July 5) at the New Lebanon Library: Family Movie Night showing of Mirror Mirror

An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.

Rated PG for some fantasy action and mild rude humor. The library will provide the popcorn.

WHEN: Thursday (July 5, 2012)
TIME: 6:30 PM
COST: Free
PLACE: New Lebanon Library (550 State Route 20, New Lebanon)
Phone: 518-794-8844
Email: leb@taconic.net