Final Weekend of Our Town at Ghent Playhouse

It’s the final weekend of performances for Our Town at the Ghent Playhouse.

Set in the fictional town of Grover’s Corners, Thornton Wilder’s masterpiece is narrated by a Stage Manager and performed with minimal props and sets, as the audience follows the Webb and Gibbs families, as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theater history – die. The Ghent Playhouse is thrilled to present the playwright’s definitive version of Our Town, described by Edward Albee as “… the greatest American play ever written.” Winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Info from GhentPlayhouse.org

DATES/TIMES:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, June 1 – 3 2018

8pm on Friday, and Saturday
2 pm matinee on Sunday

TICKET PRICES:
$10 – $22

Visit gphourtown.brownpapertickets.com for tickets.

LOCATION:
The Ghent Playhouse
6 Town Hall Place
Ghent, NY

MORE:
GhentPlayHouse.org
Facebook.com/TheGhentPlayhouse

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Final Days to Vote for Best Of Columbia County 2018

You only have a couple days left to vote for your favorite businesses in the Best of Columbia County competition. Voting is open until May 31 at 6:01pm Eastern.

You only have a couple days left to vote for your favorite businesses in the Best of Columbia County competition. Voting is open until May 31 at 6:01pm Eastern.

The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, the Register-Star, and the Chatham Courier present The Best of Columbia County. This context allows county residents, and visitors to make their voices heard in deciding the best of the best in a broad field of over 85 categories–including best bar, best burger, best plumber, best florist, and best Real Estate Company. Winners will be announced during an Academy Award style show, held at the Columbia County fairgrounds in Chatham on June 22.

You have to vote in at least 10 categories to enter. All you need to vote is an email address. Here’s my shameless plug – Beach & Bartolo Realtors has won Best Realtor for the past two years, and we would love to win again.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE,

or visit www.hudsonvalley360.com/bocc?wallit_nosession=1

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

Audubon Bird Walk at Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Steepletop, Jun 3

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay inspired many people with her nature poetry. To honor her legacy, Larry Federman from the Audubon Society will conduct a bird walk at Steepletop, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s farmhouse home in Austerlitz, New York.

The walk is intended to inspire visitors to learn more about birds and help to protect the wildlife and the magnificent habitat that surrounds us.

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, June 3 2018, from 7:30am – 9:30am
Meet at the Visitors Center at Tamarack Cottage by 7:15am

LOCATION:
Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Steepletop
440 East Hill Road
Austerlitz, NY

ADMISSION:
$10
Reservations recommended. Call Steepletop to reserve.

MORE:
Wear your hiking attire, bring your binoculars
www.millay.org
info@millay.org
518-392-3362

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day or Decoration Day is a federal holiday for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces.

Memorial Day or Decoration Day is a federal holiday for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The holiday, which is observed every year on the last Monday of May, marks the unofficial start of the summer vacation season.

Final Performances for Damn Yankees at Mac-Haydn Theatre

It’s the final weekend of performances for the musical, Damn Yankees, at the Mac-Haydn Theatre!

Mark Hardy returns as Applegate when America’s favorite past times combine! See this classic as you’ve never seen it before and start the 50th season off with a home run.

This devilishly clever classic celebrates America’s favorite past time! Follow Joe Hardy, a middle aged baseball fanatic as he sells his soul to the devil to help The Washington Senators win the World Series.

This delightfully fast paced comedy is sure to knock it out of the park with the hit songs “Heart”, “Whatever Lola Wants”, and “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO” to name just a few. Packed with comedy, dancing, and romance Damn Yankees is sure to start the summer off right!

Mark Hardy was last seen playing the title role in Sweeney Todd last Season but is also remembered for his portrayal of Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady

Joining Mark are fan favorites Steve Hassmer, Gabe Belyeu and newcomers Julie Galorenzo, Michael Brennan and Corinne Tork.

John Saunders directs and Bryan Knowlton choreographs. Saunders and Knowlton have collaborated for over a decade at the Mac-Haydn in shows including Chicago, Music Man, Guys and Dolls and with Mark Hardy My Fair Lady.