Hudson Valley – Page 7 – Columbia County Current

Hudson Valley Dance Festival in Catskill, Oct 12

Hudson Valley Dance Festival will bring an all-embracing range of dance styles to the breathtaking banks of the Hudson River when it returns Saturday, October 12.

Hudson Valley Dance Festival will bring an all-embracing range of dance styles to the breathtaking banks of the Hudson River when it returns Saturday, October 12. Set amid the stunning foliage on the Hudson River, the sixth annual edition of the festival will again take place inside the transformed 125-year-old wooden warehouse at Historic Catskill Point.

The money raised at Hudson Valley Dance Festival helps provide grants to AIDS and family service organizations across the country, including 12 based in the Hudson Valley.

Over the event’s six years, Hudson Valley Dance Festival has raised $764,724. The money helps Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS provide grants to AIDS and family service organizations nationwide, including 13 based in the Hudson Valley: Albany Damien Center and Alliance for Positive Health in Albany, Animalkind, Columbia-Greene Community Foundation and Hudson Valley SPCA in Hudson, Matthew 25 Food Pantry and Community Hospice in Catskill, Hudson Valley Community Services in Hawthorne, Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center in Kingston, Rock Steady Farm in Millerton, Roe Jan Food Pantry in Hillsdale, TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal) in Congers and Troy Area United Ministries in Troy.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, October 12, 2019 / 2pm and 5pm

Festival Schedule

1 pm – Will call opens
1:30 pm – House opens
2 pm – Performance begins
3 pm – Will call opens
3:30 pm – Cocktail reception (included w/ $125 tickets and above)
4:30 pm – House opens
5 pm – Performance begins
6:30 pm – VIP reception at W&G Space, 57 Hill Street (included w/ VIP tickets & above)

The running time for the show is approximately 75 minutes with no intermission.

UPDATE! The 5pm show is sold out, however, there are still tickets available for the 2pm

LOCATION:
Historic Catskill Point
1 Main Street
Catskill, NY 12414

TICKETS:

$25,000 – Presenting Sponsor Contact Knox Martin for more information 212.840.0770 ext 267
• 10 VIP tickets to performance
• Cocktail reception at Historic Catskill Point
• Dinner with the dancers
• Onstage recognition
• Full-page, back cover ad and inclusion on title page in program
• Matted & framed poster signed by artists
• Tax-deductible donation: $24,500

$10,000 – Champion Contact Knox Martin for more information 212.840.0770 ext 267
• 8 VIP tickets to performance
• Cocktail reception at Historic Catskill Point
• Dinner with the dancers
• Program credit in perpetuity with sponsored new dance
• Onstage recognition
• Premium placement full-page color ad in program
• Matted & framed poster signed by artists
• Exclusive opportunity to attend rehearsal
• Tax-deductible donation: $9,600

$5,000 – Underwriter
• 6 VIP tickets to performance
• Cocktail reception at Historic Catskill Point
• Dinner with the dancers
• Program credit with sponsored dance
• Full-page color ad in program
• Exclusive opportunity to attend rehearsal
• Tax-deductible donation: $4,700

$2,500 – Benefactor
• 4 VIP tickets to performance
• Cocktail reception at Historic Catskill Point
• Dinner with the dancers
• Half page color ad in program
• Tax-deductible donation: $2,300

$1,000 – Contributor
• 2 VIP tickets to performance
• Cocktail reception at Historic Catskill Point
• Dinner with the dancers
• Tax-deductible donation: $900

$275 – VIP
• 1 VIP ticket to performance
• Cocktail reception at Historic Catskill Point
• Dinner with the dancers
• Tax-deductible donation: $225

All leadership supporters receive recognition by category in the festival program and are listed on printed materials at the event and on dradance.org. Ticket packages and sponsorships can also be customized based on your needs.

Individual Ticket Levels

$ 275 – Day Trip Package
• Round-trip luxury bus transportation from midtown Manhattan
• Tour of Olana State Historic Site
• Champagne Lunch
• 1 VIP ticket to performance
• Cocktail reception at Historic Catskill Point
• Tax-deductible donation: $165

$125 – Orchestra Ticket
• 1 orchestra ticket to the performance
• Cocktail reception at Historic Catskill Point
• Tax-deductible donation: $85

$40 – Rear Orchestra Ticket
• 1 rear orchestra ticket to the performance

To purchase, visit https://tickets.broadwaycares.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ticket.start&eventID=611

MORE:
dradance.org
facebook.com/DRAdance
instagram.com/dradance

For more local happenings, news, and events, follow ColumbiaCountyCurrent on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Drag Queen Story Time w/ Ella Ghent at Hudson Area Library, Sep 28

The Hudson Area Library in collaboration with Out Hudson presents Drag Queen
Story Time with Ella Ghent on Saturday, September 28.

Drag Queen Story Time is a family-friendly and inclusive event. Striving to celebrate
differences, breaking down barriers and of course dressing up! There will also be a drag treasure chest with costumes for kids and complimentary cookies from Trixie’s Oven.

Originally from Chicago, Ella Ghent lives in the city of Hudson; Ella is a multi talented
performer in speech, drama, movement, storytelling, writing/singing songs, poetry and clowning. She has studied Waldorf education and her daytime persona (Michael) is the co-director and actor of The Camphill Hudson Players. Locally Ella has performed at Club Helsinki, Red Dot, Hudson Hall and various Camphill communities nationwide. Ella also unicycles in the Out Hudson and Flag Day Parades. Ella has lived in Columbia County for 11 years and has spent the last 7 years in Hudson.

OutHudson is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, whose mission is to improve the quality of life and advance the visibility of LGBTQ people in Columbia County. In addition to sponsoring multiple events throughout the year, OutHudson is the sponsor of the LGBTQ Pride Weekend in Hudson, NY.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, September 28, 2019 / 11 am – 12 pm

LOCATION:
Hudson Area Library
51 N. 5th St. (at State St.)
Hudson, NY 12534

ADMISSION:
Kids and families are welcome to this family-friendly and inclusive event.
Free and open to the public.

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

For more local happenings, news, and events, follow ColumbiaCountyCurrent on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Skywalk Arts Festival at Rip Van Winkle Bridge, Sep 22

Historic Bridges of the Hudson Valley presents the Third Annual Skywalk Arts Festival is this Sunday with celebrations on both sides of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge.

Historic Bridges of the Hudson Valley presents the Third Annual Skywalk Arts Festival this Sunday, with celebrations on both sides of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge.

Activities at Olana: 9am – 4pm – Get some exercise with yoga in the landscape, poetry walks, walking tours & Gracie’s food truck.

Festival at the Rip Van Winkle Bridge Park- Catskill: 12pm – 4pm – Enjoy local art, art activities, music & Carnival Foods food truck.

Performance of Light across the Hudson River: 1pm – Experience a performance by contemporary artist Shi Guorui connecting the three Skywalk locations with beams of light over the Hudson River.

Contemporary Art Opening – Catskill: 2 – 4pm – See the new exhibition SHI GUORUI: Ab/Sense-Pre/Sense featuring giant camera obscura landscape photographs at the Thomas Cole Historic Site.

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, September 22, 2019 / 9am – 4pm

LOCATION:
Olana
5720 New York 9G
Hudson, NY 12534

Rip Van Winkle Bridge
99 NY-23
Catskill, NY 12414

MORE:
www.hbhv.org
facebook.com/HistoricBridgesHudsonValley
instagram.com/historicbridgeshudsonvalley

Olana.org
facebook.com/OlanaSHS
twitter.com/OlanaSHS

For more local happenings, news, and events, follow ColumbiaCountyCurrent on Facebook, and twitter @CoCoCurrent

Friends of the Hudson Area Library Book & Bake Sale, Sep 7 & 8

The Friends of the Hudson Area Library are hosting a Book and Bake Sale in the Community Room of the library this Saturday and Sunday.

Lots of new donations of new and gently used books. CDs, and DVDs. There will also be homemade treats and desserts for sale during this event. (Bakers’ Drop off for treats and baked goods will be Friday, September 6, 2019 from 9-5 and Saturday, September 7 from 10-12 at the Library.)

So come out and support the library, get that unique book you’ve been looking for and didn’t know it, enjoy a baked good, and support the Hudson Area Library!

The Friends of the Hudson Area Library supports library collections and programming. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Friends, and enhance contributions to the Hudson Area Library.

DATES/TIMES:
Saturday, September 7, 2019, 10am – 3pm
Sunday, September 8, 2019, 1 – 3:30pm

LOCATION:
Hudson Area Library
51 N. 5th St. (at State St.)
Hudson, NY 12534

MORE:
HudsonAreaLibrary.org
For more information email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org, call 518.828.1792 x101, or visit the main desk in the library.

For more local happenings, news, and events, follow ColumbiaCountyCurrent on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Harmonies on the Hudson Concert Series: Greg Farley, Sep 5

Cleremont State Historic Site presents the Harmonies on the Hudson Outdoor Concert Series with recording artist, Greg Farley.

Cleremont State Historic Site presents the Harmonies on the Hudson Outdoor Concert Series with recording artist, Greg Farley. Relax on the beautiful lawn adjacent to the mansion and enjoy a FREE outdoor concert. Bring a blanket, chair and a picnic. Children are welcome.

After ten years of playing and recording with the Felice Brothers and Conor Oberst, Greg Farley has just released his debut solo album, Taker Easy. For the album Farley mines his own history for stories of class struggle, nature, love, pain, work, and family, all set against the backdrop of the northeast. At the end of the day, Farley has nothing to lose and something to say, and he’s saying it from the gut.

This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Greene County Council on the Arts.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, September 5, 2019 / 6pm – 7:30pm

LOCATION:
Clermont State Historic Site
87 Clermont Ave,
Germantown, New York 12526

ADMISSION:
Free

MORE:
www.friendsofclermont.org
facebook.com/friendsofclermont

For more local happenings, news, and events, follow ColumbiaCountyCurrent on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter