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Hudson Area Library: Gallery Hop, Jun 21

The Hudson Area Library is introducing a series of visits to art galleries in Hudson.

The Hudson Area Library is introducing a series of visits to art galleries in Hudson. The first Gallery Hop is to the Tom Swope Gallery on Warren Street. At this gallery, visitors will be transported back to ancient times in China, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Mesoamerica as Tom Swope guides you through his amazing collection.

Why visit an art gallery? To begin, art is just plain fun, while teaching and revealing who we are to ourselves. Art is also a form of meditation and time to commune with creativity. Nothing carries you away and clears your mind like a visit to a museum or art gallery.

Tom Swope Gallery deals in Antiquities from around the world; some Greek and Roman, Ancient Egyptian, pre-Columbian and Chinese Archaic jades and early Buddhist sculptures. While the range is broad, all the objects are carefully chosen for their beauty, authenticity, and all tell us about our common past. The gallery currently shows a lot of early Chinese Buddhist sculpture from the 6th to 8th Century A.D., and archaic Chinese jades from the Neolithic period to the Han Dynasty.

Always interested in ancient art since being exposed to the Greek myths as a child, Swope then went on to Harvard College where he studied ancient art as a Fine Arts Major. After college, he worked for the distinguished antiquities dealer, Matthias Komor just before he retired in 1982 – 1984. After dealing with antiquities for several years in the city, while working with many contemporary artists, he moved upstate and continued his love affair with antiquities in Hudson.

Attendees will meet at the library and there will be transportation to the gallery as well as the opportunity to walk over. Attendees can return to the library afterward for lunch and discussion.

DATE/TIME:
Friday, June 21, 2019 / 1pm – 3pm

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

ADMISSION:
Registration is required and space is limited. Please call the library at 518-828-1792 x101.

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History Talk at Hudson Area Library: ‘Architectural Roots of New England Houses’, Jun 13

The Hudson Area Library, in collaboration with the Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History & the Gotham Center for New York City History, presents: A Truly American Form: Anglo Dutch Houses, Their Roots, Form, and Legacy by Ian Stewart.

LocalHistoryJune2019-300x200 — Photo Credit: Ian Stewart

The Hudson Area Library, in collaboration with the Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History & the Gotham Center for New York City History, presents: A Truly American Form: Anglo Dutch Houses, Their Roots, Form, and Legacy by Ian Stewart. In the former New Netherland a new house form arose in the latter years of the 18th century and became a common sight in New England in the first half of the 19th century.

This talk focuses on the framing of these houses and their various forms, as well as a brief discussion of their English and Dutch predecessors, and the circumstances which may have led to the creation of this hybrid.

Ian Stewart is owner of New Netherland Timber Framing and Preservation, past president of the Board of Directors of the Preservation Trades Network, and a member of the Timber Framer’s Guild. He received a Master’s degree in Preservation Studies from Boston University’s School of American and New England Studies. His woodworking career began at SUNY New Paltz and, later, as a restoration craftsman at Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York. He is involved in preserving historic traditions in woodworking, timber framing, blacksmithing, and masonry skills. He received the New Netherland Institute’s Alice P. Kenney Award in 2018.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, June 13, 2019 / 6 – 7:30pm

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

ADMISSION:
Free. All are welcome.

MORE:
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Hudson History Bus Tour, Jun 9

Join Hudson Area Library’s History Room researcher, John Craig, and Former Mayor, Richard F. Tracy, on the library’s first annual Hudson History Bus Tour and discover the lowdown on the REAL Hudson History.

The tour begins and ends at Hudson Brewing Company, and winds its way through the streets of our beloved city. Along the way, the bus will stop to discuss historic buildings, people, scandals and moments in history!

The tour is a fundraiser for the History Room and ticket prices will support the preservation, archiving, and digitizing of items in the library’s special collections pertaining to the history of the City of Hudson, Greenport and Stockport.

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, June 9, 2019 / 1 – 4pm

LOCATION:
Hudson Brewing Company
99 South 3rd Street
Hudson, NY 12534

ADMISSION:
Tickets – $60.

UPDATE: All seats have been reserved. If you would like to be added to the waitlist for this event or added to an email list to hear about future bus tours, please contact programs@hudsonarealibrary.org.

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Ballroom & Swing Dance w/ Live Music at the Hudson Armory, Apr 18

The City of Hudson Senior Center and Hudson Area Library present Spring Fling Swing Dance at the Armory, a live music dance party with the Fabulous Versatones on Saturday

The City of Hudson Senior Center and Hudson Area Library present Spring Fling Swing Dance at the Armory, a live music dance party with the Fabulous Versatones on Saturday. Relive the dances of the 40s, 50s and 60s at the historic Armory.

Sher Stevens, director of the City of Hudson Senior Center stated: “At every dance we have held…I was exhilarated to see the total engagement and joy in the dancing. Almost every age of the seniors was represented. As the hostess, I was barraged with exuberant comments and requests for MORE! ”

Attendees do not need to attend with a partner. Beginners are welcome; this dance is for ALL ages. Refreshments will be served. And there is a dance lesson with Andrew Resto, a
professional certified Bronze level dance instructor who has trained in the Arthur Murray and Fred Astaire systems.

The City of Hudson Senior Center is located on the 2nd floor of 51 North Fifth Street in Hudson, NY. There are county and city services at the center including meals for seniors; yoga, aerobics and painting classes. For more information call: (518) 838-3200.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, May 18, 2019 / 7 – 10pm

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

MORE:
HudsonAreaLibrary.org
facebook.com/HudsonAreaLibraryNY/

For more information please visit the main desk at the library, call 518.828.1792 x101, or email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org.

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Exhibition Opening at Olana, ‘In Frederic Church’s Ombra’, May 12

“In Frederic Church’s Ombra: Design in Conversation with Nature” showcases multimedia design concepts and installations, developed by leading architects and select artists.

“In Frederic Church’s Ombra: Design in Conversation with Nature” showcases multimedia design concepts and installations, developed by leading architects and select artists. As Guest Curator, Barry Bergdoll (of Columbia University and the Museum of Modern Art) invited a group of today’s most exploratory architects to respond to the transitional outdoor rooms at Olana that are so essential to the original 19th century design of Olana’s Main House. These architects were asked to examine assumptions about the relationship of architecture and landscape at Olana, as well as to explore the Main House’s transition to the surrounding natural environment, particularly in our time of climactic and environmental change. The resulting exhibition combines hand-drawn sketches, painted renderings, three-dimensional models, and video and computer animations.