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New Exhibitions Opening at Art Omi from Betty Parsons, Steven Holl, Lebbeus Woods

Art Omi is hosting an opening and public reception in the Benenson Center for three exhibitions with Art Omi: The Fields + Art Omi: Architecture.

Screen Shot 2018-11-09 at 6.50.58 AM — Betty Parsons, *Two Ways*, 1973 Acrylic on wood 24.50h x 18.50w in, Image courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York
Stephen Holl, *One Two Five*, Watercolor on paper
Lebbeus Woods, *Three Reconstructed Boxes*, 1992-3, (Details), Courtesy Estate of Lebbeus Woods

Art Omi is hosting an opening and public reception in the Benenson Center for three exhibitions with Art Omi: The Fields + Art Omi: Architecture. Betty Parsons: Blue Sky Very High is a series of paintings by Betty Parsons, which will be on view through January 6, 2019 in the gallery. Steven Holl’s One Two Five will be exhibited in Architecture Field 01, and OnSite: Lebbeus Woods’ work will be on view in the Kantor Lobby in the Benenson Center through January 6, 2019.

Betty Parsons: Blue Sky Very High is a series of paintings spanning over two decades of Betty Parsons’ career, which depict her ongoing investigation of landscape as explored through a range of approaches to abstraction. Also included in this exhibition are some of Parsons’ painted driftwood constructions.

Steven Holl worked with the dialectic of simultaneously presenting a subtractive form of sculpture and an additive form. In One Two Five, each piece is carved out of 21-million-year-old stone “pietra di Lecce” by the latest CNC technology and assembled to a two-part sculpture, where the individual elements form space either in composition or freestanding.

Lebbeus Woods’ has only a few full-sized constructed projects. Three Reconstructed Boxes is a sculptural work with sound and video components constructed with close collaborators and by Woods himself.

DATE/TIME:
Opening Public Reception – Saturday, November 10, 2018: 2 – 4 pm

LOCATION:
Omi International Arts Center – Benenson Center
1405 County Route 22
Ghent, NY 12075

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

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Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association – November Stargazing Party

The Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association hosts a monthly stargazing party in the West Beach parking lot.

The Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association hosts a monthly stargazing party in the West Beach parking lot. Bring your own telescopes and binoculars or use those provided by MHAA members.

RSVP is required at least one day beforehand. You will be asked to provide your license plate number and make/model car so Park Management and Police have a record of who will be in park after hours.

DATE/TIME:
Friday, November 9, 2018: 7pm

ADMISSION:
Free
RSVP is required. Visit https://www.meetup.com/mhastro/ to register

LOCATION:
Lake Taghkanic State Park
Elizaville, NY 12523

MORE:
www.meetup.com/mhastro/
parks.ny.gov/parks

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2018 Election Results for Columbia County

Following are NY state and local election results from the 2018 Midterm Elections.

Following are NY state and local election results from the 2018 Midterm Elections. An X-indicates projected winner. If there is no X next to any candidate’s name, not all election districts are reporting or the race is too close to call.

For a more detailed breakdown of the results, check out http://www.elections.ny.gov/ENR/NYSENRAccessible.html

GOVERNOR
x Andrew M. Cuomo / Kathy C. Hochul: 3,137,721 votes
Marc Molinaro / Julie Killian: 1,945,466 votes
Howie Hawkins / Jia Lee: 89,914 votes
Larry Sharpe / Andrew C. Hollister: 86,374 votes
Stephanie A. Miner / Michael J. Volpe: 47,945 votes

ATTORNEY GENERAL
x Letitia A. James: 3,241,411 votes
Keith Wofford: 1,861,096 votes
Michael Sussman: 62,591 votes
Nancy B. Sliwa: 22,613 votes
Christopher B. Garvey: 38,824 votes

COMPTROLLER
x Thomas P. DiNapoli: 3,494,473 votes
Jonathan Trichter: 1,663,235 votes
Mark Dunlea: 60,597 votes
Cruger E. Gallaudet: 30,449 votes

19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
x Antonio Delgado: 132,001 votes
John Faso: 124,408 votes
Steven Greenfield: 4,037votes
Diane Neal: 2,619 votes

U.S. SENATOR
x Kirsten Gillibrand: 3,501,768 votes
Chele Chiavacci Farley: 1,761,213 votes

43RD SENATE DISTRICT
Aaron W. Gladd: 32,654 votes
x Daphne V. Jordan: 39,392 votes

102ND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Aidan S. O’Connor Jr.: 20,858 votes
x Christopher Tague: 28,053 votes

106TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
x Didi Barrett: 25,547 votes
William G. Truitt: 21,932 votes

107TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Jacob C. Ashby: 27,514 votes
Tistrya G. Houghtling: 25,903 votes

COUNTY CORONER (UNEXPIRED TERM)
Vote for 1
Carmen R. Martino: 11,584 votes
Bernadette M. Powis: 12,883 votes

COUNTY CORONER
x Michael R. Blasl: 15,195 votes

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VOTE!

You probably don’t need a reminder that today is election day, but here are some helpful tips for New York voters.

• Polls are open 6 AM–9 PM. If you’re in line by 9 PM, you’re allowed to vote.

• If you’ve voted in New York before, you don’t need to provide ID to vote in person.

• If you’re voting for the first time in New York, submitted your registration by mail, and didn’t provide a copy of your New York driver’s license, state ID card, or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows your name and address when you registered, you may need to show one of these documents when you vote in person on Election Day.

• To find your polling location, just google “where do I vote”.

To see what will be on your ballot, Ballotpedia, a nonprofit encyclopedia written by a staff of researchers and writers, contains a wealth of information and maintains a sample ballot lookup.

Fore more information, check out www.elections.ny.gov

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