Open Day at Equine Advocates, Aug 18

Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary farm opens it’s gates to visitors throughout the summer. Visitors to the farm will have the opportunity to meet the rescued animals, and learn about where they came from and why they needed to be rescued.

Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary farm opens it’s gates to visitors throughout the summer. Visitors to the farm will have the opportunity to meet the rescued animals, and learn about where they came from and why they needed to be rescued.

Spend a few hours walking around and meeting the rescued horses, ponies, donkeys and mules as well as the goats, Charlotte, Jakey and Cello.  Visitors will learn where the animals came from and why they needed to be rescued.  Feel free to picnic at the sanctuary’s pond.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, August 18 2018: 11am – 4pm

LOCATION:
Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary
3212 Route 66, Chatham NY

ADMISSION:
Free, but a tax-deductible donation is greatly appreciated.
No pets allowed.

MORE:
www.equineadvocates.org
facebook.com/equineadvocates.org
518-392-0175

 

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Columbia Land Conservancy’s Sip & Stroll Series: Orioles and Orchards, Aug 16

The next Columbia Land Conservancy Sip and Stroll event is this Thursday. Sip & Stroll: Orioles and Orchards will head to Sloop Brewing in Elizaville.


The next Columbia Land Conservancy Sip and Stroll event is this Thursday. Sip & Stroll: Orioles and Orchards will head to Sloop Brewing in Elizaville to stroll the orchard, sample some tasty brews, and talk about the birds that you might find this time of year on farms. Local refreshments and drinks provided.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, August 16 2018: 5:30pm – 7pm

LOCATION:
Sloop Brewing
1065 County Route 19
Elizaville, NY 12523

COST/REGISTRATION:
Free!
Registration is required so that the CLC can be in touch in the event of a cancellation. Visit https://clctrust.org/event/sip-stroll-orioles-and-orchards/ to register.

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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Gallery @ Chatham Farm To Bar Fund Raiser Event, Aug 18

The Gallery@Chatham, a non-profit Arts Organization, is hosting a fund raiser event titled, Farm To Bar.

The Gallery@Chatham, a non-profit Arts Organization, is hosting a fund raiser event titled, Farm To Bar.

The event will will feature food and drinks from local farms, wineries, breweries and distilleries.

In addition to the great food and drinks, there will also be raffles to win gift certificates from Golden Harvest and Vanderbilt Lakeside Inn. Music by Sandy McKnight’s Pop-Clique.


DATE/TIME:
Saturday, August 18, 2018: 5pm

COST:
$30 entrance fee, which includes food and drinks.
Tickets can be purchased at the door, or reserved in advance by emailing info@gallerychatham.org.

LOCATION:
34 Main Street
Chatham NY

MORE:
The Gallery@Chatham is a non profit gallery taking no commissions from artists; the fundraiser offsets gallery costs and artist promotion.
gallerychatham.org
info@gallerychatham.org
(p) 845.876.1655

 

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Family Fishing Event – ‘Drop in, Hudson’ Aug 15

Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a family fishing event on Wednesday, August 15th in Stuyvesant.

Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a family fishing event on Wednesday, August 15th in Stuyvesant. Participants will learn how to fish and what kinds of fish live in the Hudson River. The CCSWCD runs a fully stocked fishing program, and will have a fish display tank where you can observe some of the Hudson’s finned residents.

DATE/TIME:
Wednesday, August 15th, 2018: 11am to 2pm

LOCATION:
Nutten Hook State Unique Area
Route 9J | Stockport and Stuyvesant, NY

ADMISSION:
No experience or reservations required.
All children 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult to fish.

MORE:
More info available by contacting Pamela Price at 518-267-3313.
www.ccswcd.org/

 

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Stargazing – The Perseids Meteor Shower

The annual Perseids Meteor Shower, which runs from July 17 to August 24, is typically one of the best of the year, and can produce anywhere from 60 to 100 meteors an hour at its peak.

The annual Perseids Meteor Shower, which runs from July 17 to August 24, is typically one of the best of the year, and can produce anywhere from 60 to 100 meteors an hour at its peak. The meteors, which are mostly the size of raisons, are historically bright and produce great streaks through the sky. This year’s shower peak will be even more visible because a thin crescent moon should make for dark skies.

The Perseids are produced by the comet, Swift-Tuttle, which was independently discovered by Lewis Swift on July 16, 1862 and by Horace Parnell Tuttle on July 19, 1862. The meteors fall between the constellations Perseus and Cassiopeia, but just look up and you should be able to see them from anywhere in the sky.

DATES:
Peak – August 12-13, 2018

 

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