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Mothers & Sons at Ghent Playhouse, March – April 2017

screen-shot-2017-03-03-at-12-26-04-pm Coming up next at The Ghent Playhouse, the 2014 Tony Award Nominee for Best New Play, Mothers And Sons. From the award winning playwright, Terrence McNally, Mothers And Sons is a timely and touching new play about change, reconciliation and becoming a family.

A Dallas matriarch pays an unexpected visit to her late son’s former partner, who is now married to another man and raising a young son. Forced to consider the life her son may have had, the woman must now come to terms with her own life choices and how society has changed around her.

Written by Terrence McNally; Directed by Cathy Lee-Visscher

DATE/TIME:
March 17-19, 24-26 & March 31-April 2, 2017
Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8pm. Sunday matinees at 2pm.

TICKETS:
General $20.00
Members of The Ghent Playhouse $17.00
Student $10.00

Click Here to purchase tickets online or, visit GhentPlayhouse.org.

LOCATION:
The Ghent Playhouse
6 Town Hall Place
Ghent, NY 12075

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Once Upon A Mattress at Ghent Playhouse, Jan – Feb 2017

785637-250 Warm up this winter with some good old fashioned musical theater at the Ghent Playhouse. The theater’s current production is Once Upon A Mattress, a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer.

What do you get when you mix one pea, 20 mattresses and a Princess-to-be named Fred? One hilarious musical love story. Based on the popular fairytale, “The Princess and the Pea.”

DATE/TIME:
January 27-29
February 3-5
Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8pm. Sunday matinees at 2pm.

TICKETS:
General $20.00
Members of The Ghent Playhouse $17.00
Student $10.00

Click Here to purchase tickets online or, visit GhentPlayhouse.org.
LOCATION:
The Ghent Playhouse
6 Town Hall Place
Ghent, NY 12075

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The Turn of the Scrooge at Ghent Playhouse, December 9 – 11

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This weekend is the final weekend of the Ghent Playhouse’s Annual Panto, ‘The Turn of the Scrooge’.

Spend time with all the familiar characters – and maybe a few new ones – as The Loons return with their own zany spin on the classic holiday tale, “A Christmas Carol,” with another terrific original British-American Panto. Great fun for the whole family!

Written by The Pantoloons
Directed by Cathy Lee-Visscher

DETAILS:
December 9 and 10 (Friday, Saturday) at 8pm
December 11 (Sunday) at 2pm

General $20.00
Members of The Ghent Playhouse $17.00
Student $10.00

For more info, visit GhentPlayhouse.org.

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Farmscape Ecology Program, Winter Botany Walk on Saturday 11/19

This Saturday is the first (of four scheduled) Winter Botany Walks with the Hawthorne Valley Farm. Join Conrad and Claudia Vispo of the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program for this monthly Winter Botany Walk series. This weekend’s walk will begin with an in-door overview and informational session. The group will then explore Hawthorne Valley Farm’s Schnackenberg Road property to practice the newly learned skills.

The walk is suitable for all ages and levels of knowledge.

DATE/TIME:
November 19, 2016 10:00 am

SIGN UP:
The series is free, but space is limited. Please register with Claudia by email, fep@hawthornevalleyfarm.org or phone, 518-672-7994 to reserve your space and receive directions. Attendees are encouraged to register for at least three of the Winter Botany Walks and will received preference if space fills up.

LOCATION:
Hawthorne Valley
327 Route 21C
Ghent, NY

For more info, check out hvfarmscape.org

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Farmscape Ecology Program Open House

On the first Thursday of each month, Hawthorne Valley presents it’s Farmscape Ecology Program. A research and outreach program that fosters compassion for the ecological and cultural landscape of Columbia County, NY. This month features an Open House at the Creekhouse in Ghent. The open house evening includes a tour of the Creekhouse and native plant garden, informational session about Hawthorne’s program activities, the opportunity to browse the reading room, and enjoy a simple meal with others interested in the land and its human and non-human inhabitants. Guests are encouraged to bring a natural history question or observation to share. Anyone who feels inspired, is invited to bring a dish to share, however, it is not required.