Tag: Halloween

Family Friendly, Happenings

Halloween Drive-Thru Trick or Treat in Chatham, Oct 31

This year the Chatham Fire Department is sponsoring a Halloween Drive-Thru Trick or Treat at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on October 31st starting at 5:00 pm.

The Village of Chatham Board and the Chatham Police Department will be sponsoring a candy station at the drive thru also. Everyone hopes for an enjoyable and safe night for all!

DATE/TIME: Saturday, October 31, 2020 / 5pm – 8pm

LOCATION: Columbia County Fairgrounds
32 Church St,
Chatham, NY 12037

MORE:
facebook.com/events/2710759752517832/
facebook.com/ChathamFire

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Happenings

Pumpkin + Sip w/ Cooper’s Daughter Spirits at Olde York Farm, Oct 30

Join Cooper’s Daughter Spirits at Olde York Farm for a Pumpkin + Sip class this Friday, October 30th. Flower Blossom Farm will be there to make flower arrangements/center pieces in a pretty pre-cleaned pumpkin.

This is an outdoor event under the tent in the Cocktail Garden so dress warm.

You can bring your own snippers and pruners to avoid sharing tools with others.

Cash bar available. Farm-to-Table Japanese Bento Boxes available for purchase by Ku-Ki.

DATE/TIME: Friday, October 30, 2020 / 4pm – 8pm

TICKETS: $70
Ticket Price Includes:
Materials
Professional Instructions/Guidence
1 Drink of your choice
1 Tasting Flight of 4 Cooper’s Daughter Spirits
Tickets available at www.eventbrite.com/e/pumpkin-sip-flower-arrangement-class-tickets-122911518661

LOCATION: Olde York Farm Distillery & Cooperage
284 State Route 23
Claverack, NY 12513

MORE:
www.oldeyorkfarm.com
facebook.com/oldeyorkfarm

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Happenings, Movies

Hocus Pocus at the Mahaiwe

 

The Mahaiwe is now open for screenings to limited capacity audiences, with a variety of horror and campy content through the month of October! This weekend’s showing is the 1993 Halloween classic, Hocus Pocus. 

This fantasy-comedy stars Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker as three troublemaking Salem witches resurrected on Halloween night. (PG, 1h, 36min.)

Read the Mahaiwe’s policy before purchasing tickets. 

DATE/TIME: Friday, October 23, 2020 / 7:30pm
Saturday, October 24 / 4:30pm and 7:30pm

ADMISSION: $9 
All tickets must be purchased in advance prior to arriving to the theater; tickets will not be available at the box office. Buy Tickets here

LOCATION: The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street
Great Barrington, MA

MORE:
www.mahaiwe.org
FaceBook/MahaiwePerformingArtsCenter
instagram.com/themahaiwe

 

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Happenings

The Hudson Area Library Presents ‘Raising the Dead: Tales from Hudson’s Crypts’

LocalHistoryCemetery2020The Hudson Area Library presents ‘Raising the Dead: Tales from Hudson’s Crypts’ with Kelley Drahushuk on Saturday, October 24th at noon. This will be a special, socially-distanced guided tour of Cedar Park Cemetery.

As this is a walking tour, wear appropriate footwear & dress for the weather & conditions. You may encounter uneven ground, semi-steep hills, and mud and will not always be sticking to the paved pathways.

Mask wearing required at all times.

DATES/TIME: Saturday, October 24, 2020 / 12pm – 1:30pm
(Rain Date: October 25)

LOCATION: Cedar Park Cemetery
20 Columbia Turnpike,
Hudson NY 12534
Meet at the cemetery office parking lot

ADMISSION: Free – Registration required
Participation is limited to 10.
Register by emailing programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or
calling 518-828-1792 x101.

MORE:
HudsonAreaLibrary.org
facebook.com/HudsonAreaLibraryNY
instagram.com/hudsonarealibraryny

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Happenings, History

Legends by Candlelight Ghost Encounters at Clermont

The highlight of Clermont’s fall season is back. Legends by Candlelight Ghost Encounters will take place on the next four Fridays and Saturdays, October 16, 17, 23 and 24.

Guests will find themselves at a special lecture given by Clermont’s curator when something goes wrong and the spirits of the house are released. Ghosts will emerge from Clermont to tell their stories of love, loss, success and failure. Some ghosts are scary, and some are funny, but all the stories they tell are true!

Visitors will be seated on the lawn of Clermont surrounded by the flickering specters of Jack-o’-lanterns. Please bring your own lawn chair and/or blanket, and since it will be outdoors, be sure to dress for the weather.

Please note Clermont follows all NYS Department of Health guidelines for safety during the Covid-19 pandemic. Masks and social distancing will be required of all visitors until these guidelines are lifted by New York State Parks.

DATES/TIMES: Fridays and Saturdays, October 16, 17, 23, 24, 2020
Encounter times: 6pm, 7pm, 8pm

ADMISSION: Adults $12 / Children (5 – 12) $5
Advance tickets are required and no walk-ins allowed.
To reserve or for more information, call (518) 537-4240.
Tickets sell out, so reserve soon.

LOCATION: The Clermont Mansion
87 Clermont Avenue,
Germantown, NY 12526

MORE:
friendsofclermont.org 
facebook.com/friendsofclermont
instagram.com/clermontfriends

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