Ana Egge and Alec Spiegelman at Spencertown Academy, Mar 30

Spencertown Academy Arts Center and it’s ongoing series, ‘Roots’, presents Ana Egge and Alec Spiegelman.

 

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Spencertown Academy Arts Center and it’s ongoing series, ‘Roots’, presents Ana Egge and Alec Spiegelman. Singer-songwriter, Americana, roots artist – Shawn Colvin claims, “Ana has the rare gift of being so eloquent and simple that she takes your breath away. I just love her.” And, says USA Today, “[Ana] can write and sing rings around” her contemporaries. See Ana here.

DATES/TIMES:
Saturday, March 30, 2019 / 8pm

ADMISSION:
$20 adults, $10 students, $15 members
Tickets available here.

LOCATION:
790 NY-203
Spencertown, NY 12165

MORE:
facebook.com/SpencertownAcademy
info@spencertownacademy.org
518.392.3693

 

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Concerts in the Village at Kinderhook Reformed Church, Feb 24

Concerts in the Village presents ‘Beauty! Texture! Emotion – 1840 to 1940’. 

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Concerts in the Village presents ‘Beauty! Texture! Emotion – 1840 to 1940’.

This will be a performance of 19th-20th c. music for Orchestra and for Voices with Orchestra. Including Vocal and Orchestral Music from France –  Berlioz, Duparc, Chausson, Debussy, Canteloube, Ravel, and Milhaud.

Featuring the Broad Street Orchestra and from the Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program:
Addie Rose Forstman soprano
SeolAh Yoo soprano
Hailey McAvoy mezzo
Sun-Ly Pierce mezzo
Brad Testerman baritone
David Smith, Artistic Director and Conductor
Noah Palmer, Assistant Conductor

Reception to follow.

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, February 24, 2019: 3pm

LOCATION:
Kinderhook Reformed Church
21 Broad Street
Kinderhook, NY 12106

Handicapped accessible

ADMISSION:
Contribution $20

MORE:
concertsinthevillage.org
kinderhookreformedchurch.com

 

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Cabin Fever Party at Copake Country Club, Feb 1

The Copake Country Club invites you to break out your best flannel and join a night of fun to beat the winter blues!

The Copake Country Club invites you to break out your best flannel and join a night of fun to beat the winter blues!

LIVE MUSIC by Jukebox Junkies
FOOD by Nosh Food Truck and Catering Company
SHOTSKIS by Woody Creek Distillers
Plus Giant Jenga, Lumberjack Photo Booth, Ice Luge and other fun!

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Friday, February 1, 2019: 7pm – 10pm

LOCATION:
The Greens Restaurant at Copake Country Club
44 Golf Course Rd,
Craryville, New York 12521

ADMISSION:
NO COVER
21 and over

MORE:
www.copakecountryclub.com
www.thegreensatcopake.com

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ECLECTIMANIAC Events – The January 2019 Show

This is the place to get more info on the events we discussed on the ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show for October 17, 2018.

This is the place to get more info on the events we discussed on the ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show for January 16, 2019.

Guided Tour of Thomas Cole Historic Site

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site, located in Catskill, NY, marks the birthplace of American art, where the Hudson River School of landscape painting began.

Guided Tours Of The Main House and Old Studio are taking place from January through April (2019). Explore the historic Main House and 1839 Old Studio with a museum educator.

Visitors will join a guided tour with a Cole Site Educator to explore the 1815 Main House where Thomas Cole lived and worked. The experience features the multimedia installation The Parlors and the exhibition Thomas Cole’s Creative Process which includes original works by the artist.

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, January 20, 2019: 1pm & 3:30pm
Each tour lasts approximately 50 minutes

ADMISSION:
Guided tour tickets are $12 for general admission and free for members.
Each tour is limited to twelve people. Members and non-members must reserve tour tickets online in advance.

Visit www.eventbrite.com for tickets.

LOCATION:
218 Spring Street
Catskill, NY 12414
Tours begin on the front porch of the Main House

MORE:
thomascole.org
facebook.com/ThomasColeSite
info@thomascole.org
518.943.7465


Spencertown Academy Arts Center Presents Reinventing Rockwell: An Afternoon with Artist Pops Peterson

Spencertown Academy Arts Center and it’s ongoing series, ‘Conversations with Neighbors’, presents An Afternoon with Artist Pops Peterson.

Pops Peterson, boldly imagines Norman Rockwell Paintings through a modern-day lens, rethinking the iconic Four Freedoms.

Celebrating the diversity in today’s America, the series has won Pops a great deal of press coverage, as well as an award from the Northeast Regional Conference on Fair Housing and Civil Rights. He has also been named the first Artist in Residence of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. The Norman Rockwell Museum has embraced the project, presenting Pops’ work and lectures at standing room only events in their main gallery.

DATES/TIMES:
Sunday, February 3, 2019: 2pm

ADMISSION:
$20 adults, $10 students, $15 members
Tickets: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=YaHzbX-

LOCATION:
790 NY-203
Spencertown, NY 12165

MORE:
facebook.com/SpencertownAcademy
info@spencertownacademy.org
518.392.3693


Friends of the Hudson Area Library Book & Bake Sale

The Friends of the Hudson Area Library will be hosting a Book and Bake Sale in the community room of the Library. This is a great opportunity to purchase new and gently used books on a variety of subjects, including art books as well as CDs and DVDs.

There will also be homemade baked desserts for sale during this event. 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, February 9, 2019: 10am – 2:30pm
Sunday, February 10, 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.

 

 

 

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ECLECTIMANIAC Events – The October 2018 Show

This is the place to get more info on the events we discussed on the ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show for October 17, 2018.

This is the place to get more info on the events we discussed on the ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show for October 17, 2018.

FilmColumbia 2018


Hosted by The Crandell Theatre, FilmColumbia is an annual eight-day festival of world-class films representing major studios, independents, international films, animated features, documentaries and children’s short films. In addition to screening approximately 50 films, the festival also features panels, Q&A sessions with filmmakers and screenwriting workshops.

DATES/TIMES:
Saturday, October 20 through Sunday, October 28, 2018
Movies are screened throughout the days and evenings.
For the full schedule, Click Here to visit www.filmcolumbia.org/schedule-and-tickets/tickets

TICKET PRICES:
$11 – $17 per movie
Gold Pass: Access to all films and events, except Brian Cox honoring party – $275 for non-members/$220 members
All Film Pass (Access to films only, does not include events) – $250 for non-members/$200 members

Sat, 10:30 am, Crandell Theater – Children’s International Film Program – Free

LOCATIONS:
Movies are shown in three locations in Chatham Village:
The Crandall Theater (48 Main Street)
Tracy Memorial Village Hall (77 Main Street)
Morris Memorial (center of Park Row)


Hudson Valley Votes Concert & Rally

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With the crucial mid-term elections on November 6th, a group of concerned citizens has banded together with local and nationally recognized artists to present an evening of music, performance and activism.

Internationally acclaimed musician Natalie Merchant headlines and serves as Artistic Director for HUDSON VALLEY VOTES on Saturday, October 20th at UPAC. The impressive line-up of Hudson Valley based musicians and actors performing include: Aaron Dessner of The National, singer-songwriter Dar Williams, actress and filmmaker Mary Stuart Masterson, actors Paul Rudd and Lili Taylor, activist and author Eve Ensler and many more. Progressive Democratic candidates and elected officials will join artists on stage, including NY19 Candidate Antonio Delgado.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, October 20 2018:  7pm

TICKETS:
$36 Adult/senior
$31 Student /Children under 12
$26 Groups of 5 or more

Visit http://www.bardavon.org/show/hudson-valley-votes/ to purchase.

LOCATION:
Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC)
601 Broadway,
Kingston, NY 12401

MORE:
www.bardavon.org
facebook.com/ulsterperformingartscenter/



Basilica Hudson’s Biennial Pioneering People Honors Courtney Love


Basilica Hudson’s biennial Pioneering People fundraiser celebrates groundbreaking artists, and this year’s event will celebrate the achievements and legacy of musician, songwriter, actor, and performer – Courtney Love.

Creative directed and produced by Basilica Hudson’s Co-Founder and Director Melissa Auf der Maur (former bassist of Courtney Love’s GRAMMY-nominated, certified multi-platinum, award-winning band Hole) and artist Joe Mama-Nitzberg, who was Creative Director of Hole’s Celebrity Skin and is a longtime creative collaborator and comrade of both Love and Auf der Maur, the event will be hosted by a group of creative luminaries and friends, including Aaron Dessner, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Natasha Lyonne, Ryan McGinley, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Elvis Perkins, Chloë Sevigny, Michael Stipe, Justin Vivian Bond, Kenny Mellman, Brandon Stosuy, Yelena Yemchuk, Jack Walls, and other special guests.

Courtney Love will be in attendance as the honored guest. Love and special guests will be featured in conversations, readings, and performances. The evening’s program will shine a light on all of the ways that Love has influenced culture and inspired women and marginalized people for almost three decades. An exciting lineup of contributors will illuminate the impact of Love’s vital and inspiring art and energy and the inspiration her work continues to instil in the next generation of artists and musicians. The evening’s performances will demonstrate the incredible power and the lasting legacy of Love’s iconic explorations and subversions of femininity, and honor her unapologetic, fearless protest of the patriarchy.

Pioneering People will feature a private benefit dinner followed by the public performance.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, October 27, 2018: 7pm to 11pm

ADMISSION:
General Admission – $75.00
Student/Senior/12534 resident – $60.00
Special Seating  (1st 10 rows) – $175.00
Preferred Seating + Gift Bag – $250.00

Tickets to the public performance can be purchased here. For information, tickets and table purchases for the private benefit dinner, contact Jasmine Dreame Wagner, Development Manager at jasmine@basilicahudson.org.

LOCATION:
Basilica Hudson
110 S. Front St.,
Hudson, NY 12534

MORE:
basilicahudson.org
facebook.com/BasilicaHudson
instagram.com/basilicahudson

 

 

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