Tag: Hudson

This Weekend at Club Helsinki in Hudson

Have you been to Club Helsinki in Hudson yet? It’s a great space to see a live performance, have a drink (or six) and grab a bite to eat in the newly opened restaurant. The performance space, bar and restaurant are all housed in a beautifully restored 1860’s industrial complex that also includes an upstairs ballroom and private events hall. You don’t need an excuse to check out this amazing location but here are a few that might motivate you.

Appearing Friday, January 7 (2011): A double bill featuring Johnny Society with The Mommy Heads

From HelsinkiHudson.com:

Multi-instrumentalist Kenny Siegal fronts indie rock fave Johnny Society and its talented ever revolving line up. The latest incarnation as a power trio continues to connect strands of ’60s and ’70s pop/rock into impressive bluesy, poppy, indie rock songs.

The Mommyheads craft a witty blend of brilliant sonic arrangements, beautiful vocal harmonies and killer chops often referred to as “perfect pop.”

Doors open at 6:00pm and the show starts at 9:00pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online by clicking here. 21 and over.

Appearing Saturday, January 8 (2011): Tao Seeger & George Kilby Jr. with Members of Railroad Earth and Hot Tuna

From HelsinkiHudson.com:

An all-star revue that re-defines Folk, Blues and Jam Band Music.

Featuring: Tao Seeger, George Kilby, Jr., Barry Mitterhoff (Hot Tuna), Andy Goessling (Railroad Earth), Johnny Grubb (Railroad Earth) and Special Guest Andrew McConathy

Doors open at 6:00pm and the show starts at 9:00pm. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased online by clicking here. 21 and over.

Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson, New York 12534
For more information:
click: HelsinkiHudson.com,
email: info@helsinkihudson.com
call: 518.828.4800.

Happenings This Weekend: Family African Dance & Drum

Looking for something a little different this weekend? Kuumba Dance and Drum and Operation Unite, Hudson Opera House is offering African dance classes.

The classes include drum instruction from 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., followed by dance from 10:45 to 11:45.

Classes are open to all ages, however, kids under 7 must have a parent or guardian present and participating.

Details:
Time and Date: Saturday January 19, 2008 at 10:00am
Cost: $5 per person, free for youth
Location: Hudson Opera House
More information: Call or email Joe at 828-3612, joe@hudsonoperahouse.org

Happenings: This Weekend

FRIDAY, December 7, 2007

Comfort and Joy: Paintings by Cathy Nichols and Marisa Haedike
Opening reception 5-9pm.
East Village Collective, 8 Old Forge Road
Woodstock, NY 12494
845-679-2174
eastvillagecollective.com

Art Exhibit: Hudson in Black & White
Photographs of Hudson by regional artists;
Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia Street,
Hudson, NY
822-8448
Time & Space

Out of the Shadows: Exhibition of photographs by Agi Clark
Photographs explore shadows that break loose from their source becoming abstract entities
Gallery Hours: Mon-Sun 12-5pm
Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY
822-1438
Hudson Opera House

2007 Winter Celebration at Lindenwald
The Martin Van Buren National Historic Site will celebrate the season with music, drama and special tours of President Van Buren’s mansion decorated and lighted for the season. The home and farm of eighth President will be aglow with the warm light and holiday greens that evening. On the inside, guests will be treated to the talents of the Kinderhook Garden Club whose members beautifully decorate the President’s home.
Admission to the house is free, but reservations for house tours are a must which are scheduled from 4:30pm – 8:30pm .
Reservations MUST be made by phone at 518-758-9689
Route 9H, Kinderhook, New York
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

SATURDAY, December 8, 2007

A Mexican Holiday
Holiday house tours discuss the holiday traditions Church would have witnessed on his annual winter trips and emphasizing paintings of and objects from Mexico.
Olana State Historic Site
Route 9G, south of Hudson;
10am-4pm; 828-0135
Olana.org

“Cyrano”
Copake Theatre Company presents Walking the dog Theater’s acclaimed production of the classic “Cyrano de Bergerac,” weekends from November 30 to December 9, at the Copake Grange
Empire Road, Copake, NY.
Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 & 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Admission: adults $15 on Friday, $18 on Saturday and Sunday
seniors, $12 on Friday, $15 on Saturday and Sunday
Students, group (20 or more) and children’s rate, $12 all shows
Call 518-325-1234 for tickets or purchase them at Dad’s Copake Diner.
Copake Theatre Company

Christmas at Clermont
Clermont State Historic Site
off Route 9G, Clermont
11am-4pm
537-4240
Friends Of Clermont

Robert Selkowitz Studio Open House
11am -5pm
3024 Route 28, Ashokan, NY
(845)657-6982,
artfolks.com

SUNDAY, December 9, 2007

Christmas dinner-dance
Live music provided by the Mountain Tops. Delicious grand buffet dinner available for $20 or $6 for only live music and dancing. Children’s price $6.
2-7 PM
The German-American Club of Albany
32 Cherry Street, Albany, NY 12205
(518) 482-5845.
Times Union

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Local Projects To Receive State Grant Funding

Governor Spitzer has announced that two projects in Hudson and one in Stockport will receive over half a million dollars of state grant funds. The money will assist with waterfront revitalization projects, historic preservation efforts, expanding open space, and increasing access to public lands.

From The Independent:

“In total, over half a million dollars will go to:
*$200,000 for the Hudson Opera House. Built in 1855, The Hudson Opera House is New York’s oldest surviving theater. This project will restore much of the exterior of the building, staircase and upper level public lobby.
*$250,000 for the Hudson Area Association Library. The library association will undertake a multi-phased project to stabilize and restore the historic building, constructed in 1818, and address issues relating to health and safety, energy conservation, and protecting and preserving the library’s collections, as well as a reconfiguration of the programming space.
*$100,000 for the Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc., which will create a passive recreation park on property located in the Town of Stockport. The park will include a hiking trail, wildlife observation areas, pavilion, and interpretive signage on ecologically sensitive riverfront property abutting the Hudson River.”

I’m thrilled to hear about this as any projects with the goal of revitalizing our historic buildings and giving us more park space are my idea of progress.

Please visit The Independent for the full story.