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Columbia County Historical Society Chosen for Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program

The Columbia County Historical Society (CCHS), has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program for the month of July, at its Valatie location — 2967 Route 9.

The Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program launched in October 2015, and is designed to support local nonprofits through the sale of reusable Community Bags. CCHS was selected by Hannaford as the July beneficiary of the program, and for every reusable Community Bag purchased at the Valatie Hannaford during July, CCHS will receive a $1 donation.

“We are thrilled to be chosen as July’s benefactor for the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program,” said CCHS Executive Director, Lori Yarotsky. “Our mission is to preserve and present the history, heritage and culture of Columbia County, and serve the whole county, so it means a lot to be recognized by our local Hannaford Supermarket, especially this summer while there are a lot of exciting–and some new–exhibitions at all four CCHS-owned properties.”

For more information on the Hannaford Helps Reusable BagProgram, visit hannaford.bags4mycause.com.

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Real Estate: A Rare Round House in a Private Setting, in New Lebanon

A rare, round house in a private setting. You have to see this unique circular home with 6.15 acres of secluded, wooded lands at the end of a 900-foot driveway. This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with attached garage has 2336 square feet of open floor-plan space spread between the main house and the matching, circular guest house.

NEW LEBANON, NY
Beds: 3
Baths: 2
Sq. Ft.: 2,336
Lot Sz: 6.15 acres
$439,000

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The home’s two circular structures are connected by a large deck that wraps around the main hous, and leads to the guest house, which also has a 360-degree deck of it’s own. Large stone-slab steps lead from the deck to the backyard and a gravel patio with a Garden Room. The Garden Room has a sink, counters and a wall of windows for starting seeds or growing plants.

The deck leads you from the main house to guest house.

Stone steps leading to the gravel patio and Garden House.

The home’s CATHEDRAL CEILINGS allow for a sleeping loft in the main house, and a custom floating table in the guest house that can automatically be raised or lowered to your desired height. There are two FIREPLACES in the main house, and a wood burning stove in guest house that provide a cozy atmosphere on chilly nights. Multiple Sun-Tunnel Skylights provide natural light in the home, and there are custom features throughout, including a nonagon (9-sided) kitchen island w/ oven & downdraft cooktop, wood cabinetry designed to perfectly fit the home’s circular shape, and closets that maximize every inch of the home’s storage potential.

A view of the Great Room in the Main House with sleeping loft visible over doorway on left, and a fireplace on right.

Closeup look at the fireplace located in the master bedroom. The two Fireplaces in the Main House feature mantels made from reclaimed barn wood beams.

The Nonagon, 9-sided, kitchen island continues the homes circular theme.

Enjoy the views of the Berkshire mountains in the distance, and rolling hilltops that surround the property from the gazebo with it’s hammock chair. You can quickly reach the Berkshires by car, which are just a few minutes drive away. The village of Chatham is also a short drive, and Hudson is about 30 minutes away. The “Circle House” is about two hours from NYC and Boston, and conveniently located near the Taconic Parkway, and Interstate 90.

There’s even a Circular House for the birds.

For more information, additional photographs, or to schedule a showing, visit the Beach & Bartolo listing page by Clicking Here.

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Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.

At The Crandell: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ & ‘The Seagull’

This weekend there are dinosaurs and birds at the Crandell Theatre in Chatham. The main event is Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Sunday’s matinee is The Seagull.

This weekend there are dinosaurs and birds at the Crandell Theatre in Chatham. The main event is Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Sunday’s matinee is The Seagull.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles.

When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.

TRAILER:

INFO:
Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By: J.A. Bayona
Written By: Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly
In Theaters: Jun 22, 2018 Wide
Runtime: 129 minutes
Studio: Universal Pictures

SHOW TIMES:
Mon 6/25 thru Fri 6/29, 7:00pm
Sun 7/1, 2:30pm & 7:00pm
Mon 7/2 thru Thu 7/5, 7:00pm

The Seagull

The Seagull is the heartbreaking and funny story of friends and lovers, all of whom are in love with the wrong person. The movie is timely in its depiction of the tragic consequences of narcissism, particularly on young dreams and romantic love.

TRAILER:

INFO:
Rated: PG-13 (for some mature thematic elements, a scene of violence, drug use, and partial nudity)
Genre: Drama
Directed By: Michael Mayer (VI)
Written By: Stephen Karam
In Theaters: May 11, 2018 Limited
Runtime: 98 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

SHOW TIMES:
Sunday 7/1 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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Chatham Summerfest 2018 is July 7!

EVENTS:
10:00am-Noon WDST Live Remote Live broadcast with free giveaways.

10:00-11:45am Mural activity for kids and families age 3 and up Art School of Columbia County at the gazebo.

10:00am-3:00pm Tours of the Tracy Memorial. Enter the free raffle to win a basket of local Gift Certificates by Friends of the Tracy

10:00am-4:00pm Newburyport artist Annalee Johnson Gallery Exhibit Landscapes in Oil at the Chatham Bookstore in a show entitled “New Horizons.”

10:00am-4:00pm Scavenger Hunt Forms can be picked up at the info booth in front of the Chatham Bookstore

10:00am-4:00pm Farmer’s Market at the Gazebo

10:30am-3:00pm Face Painting by Melissa King at The Morris

11:00am-Noon Eric the Illusionist A very funny and interactive show for children and families where the magic happens in the hand. On the Chatham Brewing Stage.

11:00am A Year With Frog and Toad KIDS! Columbia County Youth Theater presents A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS, adapted from the three-time-Tony-nominated Broadway hit and based on Arnold Lobel’s well-loved books. Part vaudeville, part make-believe, and all charm, A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons. This whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog, and the rather grumpy Toad – through four seasons. Waking from hibernation, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and, along the way, learn valuable life lessons. At the Crandell Theatre.

11:00am-4:00pm Dunking Booth In front of the Morris Memorial

11:00am-4:00pm Kids Corner Crafts and Activities At the Morris Memorial

11:45am Author and illustrator Amy Deweerd will read two trues stories from Kinderhook Farm In the Chatham Bookstore’s Reading Tent on Main Street
Noon Big Head Parade Kicks off from the Chatham Brewing

12:30-3:30pm Live Music at the Gazebo The Kirks (Christine & James), Abbey Lappen, and 2 Blue (Amy Ryan and Richard Green)

1:00pm A Year With Frog and Toad KIDS! Columbia County Youth Theater presents A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS, adapted from the three-time-Tony-nominated Broadway hit and based on Arnold Lobel’s well-loved books. Part vaudeville, part make-believe, and all charm, A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons. This whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog, and the rather grumpy Toad – through four seasons. Waking from hibernation, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and, along the way, learn valuable life lessons. At the Crandell Theatre.

1:00-3:00pm Reverberators Chatham Brewing Stage

1:45pm Jacqueline Rogers will read from her latest picture book In the Chatham Bookstore’s Reading Tent on Main Street

3:00-6:00pm Payne’s Grey Sky Chatham Brewing Stage

3:30pm Unveiling of Plaque to mark the Tracy Memorial in the National Register of Historic Places At the Tracy Memorial

4:00pm Andrea Fry Poetry Reading From “The Bottle Diggers” with Fern Sloan and Ted Pugh of The Actors’ Ensemble

6:00-8:00pm Rusticator Brewery After Party at Chatham Brewing

8:00-11:00pm Breezy Grass Brewery After Party at Chatham Brewing

MORE:
For more info, including the list of Vendors, visit VisitChathamny.com/Chatham-Summerfest

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A Concert to Benefit Hudson Area Library: American Songbook & Art Songs, Jul 15

Hudson Area Library invites you to a benefit concert with American tenor Christopher Reames and pianist Martin Néron. The two will present music for a mid-summer afternoon consisting of American songbook and art songs by Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Ginastera and others, with short solo piano selections as well. Proceeds from this concert will benefit the Hudson Area Library, with its newly expanded hours and ever-increasing programming for everyone in the community.

Christopher Reames is a concert artist, recitalist, and dynamic performer on the operatic stage. His compelling performances captivate audiences with beauty and sensitivity. Reames has appeared as a finalist in national competitions with the Art Song Preservation Society of New York, Joy in Singing, New York Oratorio Society, National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Award, and the Franco- American Vocal Academy organizations. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from SUNY at Stony Brook, a Master of Music degree from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and a Bachelor of Science degree from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.

Canadian pianist Martin Néron is acclaimed for his performances of art song repertoire and research in linguistics. He has accompanied vocal recitals at Lincoln Center, CAMI Hall, the Kosciuszko Foundation, the United Nations, the Metropolitan Room, the Onassis Center, and the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, among other venues. As a recording artist, Néron has released albums with multiple labels, including his latest recording project, Mauthausen (2015), which features the Shanghai Quartet, clarinetist Igor Begelman, and mezzo-soprano Lina Orfanou. Néron has also recorded several concerts for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Néron holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music (D.M.A.), Westminster Choir College (M.M.), and Université de Montréal (B.M.). He is the founder and artistic director of the Vocalis Consort, a group of collaborative musicians and artists devoted to sharing their passion for art song, which has presented over 25 programs in the New York metropolitan area in recent years.

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, July 15, 2018 at 4pm

LOCATION:
Hudson Area Library: the library’s community room
51 N. 5th St. (at State St.)
Hudson, NY 12534

ADMISSION:
Suggested donation is $15.
Seats can be reserved online by visiting hudsonarealibrary.org, or visiting the circulation desk in the library.

MORE:
HudsonAreaLibrary.org
For further information about this event, call 518-828-1792 x101

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