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Harmonies on the Hudson Concert Series: Jessi Mason, Aug 15

Cleremont State Historic Site presents the Harmonies on the Hudson Outdoor Concert Series. This Thursday, singer-songwriter Jessi Mason.

Cleremont State Historic Site presents the Harmonies on the Hudson Outdoor Concert Series. 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.

New York based singer-songwriter Jessi Mason’s songs are honest and intimate, her voice sweet and soulful. Jessi just released her second EP, Night Owl. One of the songs from the album, “This One’s On Me,” just won her a nomination for the 16th Annual Independent Music Awards.

She performs around New York and Los Angeles in venues such as Rockwood Music Hall, The Iridium, The Viper Room, and Hotel Cafe and studies performance and songwriting in the Popular Music Program at University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.

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, August 15, 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

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The Ghent Band in Concert in Kinderhook Village, Aug 14

Since 1899, The Ghent Band has performed a classic town band repertoire of marches, overtures, show tunes and more.

Since 1899, The Ghent Band has performed a classic town band repertoire of marches, overtures, show tunes and more. Their next performance is August 14, in Kinderhook.

DATE/TIME:
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 / 7:30pm – 9pm

LOCATION:
Kinderhook Village Square
Intersection of Route 9 & Hudson Street
Kinderhook, NY 12106

COST:
Free

MORE:
facebook.com/TheGhentBand

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In the Key of C: a Concert for Clermont Featuring Teddy Thompson, Jul 27

Cleremont State Historic Site presents ‘In the Key of C: a Concert for Clermont’, a benefit concert to fund Clermont’s low and zero cost educational and community programs for both children and adults.

Renowned singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson will headline this inaugural event. Son of legendary musicians Richard and Linda Thompson, he has been called “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation,” by The New York Times. His musical influences include Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and the Everly Brothers. Teddy has released five albums to critical acclaim and has collaborated on projects with Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Jenni Muldaur, and others. He recorded two solo songs for the soundtrack to the Leonard Cohen tribute I’m Your Man: “Tonight Will be Fine” and “The Future.” Teddy also contributed two songs to the album The Songs of Nick Drake: Way to Blue, a retrospective on the late singer.

This is an outdoor concert; in case of rain, the concert will be held under a tent. This benefit concert will fund Clermont’s low and zero cost educational and community programs for both children and adults, including Harvesting History, History Comics Club, the Harmonies on the Hudson Concert Series, workshops, lectures, and more.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, July 27, 2019 / 6:30pm

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

COST:
Tickets are $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Children 12 and under are free, but tickets need to be reserved. Tickets are available at www.eventbrite.com.

MORE:
www.friendsofclermont.org
facebook.com/friendsofclermont
facebook.com/events/2391438997754190/

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Kinderhook History Walk Series: ‘Changes of the 20th Century’, Jul 25

The Kinderhook Memorial Library continues it’s History Walk series with ‘Changes of the 20th Century’.

The Kinderhook Memorial Library continues it’s History Walk series with ‘Changes of the 20th Century’. Like many rural villages, throughout the 1900’s, Kinderhook went through cycles of gaining and losing population. Using Ralph Duck’s seminal book, Kinderhook and Its People, as a partial reference point, Historians Sally and Bruce Naramore will discuss some of the many changes that took place in the Village during the 20th Century.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, July 25, 2019 / 6pm

LOCATION:
Kinderhook Memorial Library
18 Hudson Street
Kinderhook, NY 12106

MORE:
kinderhooklibrary.org/
facebook.com/KinderhookWalks/

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Chatham SummerFest 2019 is July 20!

Chatham Summerfest 2019 is July 20!

Chatham SummerFest is an annual Chatham Village festival, and this year will be bigger than ever because 2019 is the 150th anniversary of the incorporation of Chatham Village.

The fun begins at 11am, and runs into the night with two stages for music and entertainment, food trucks, activities for kids, a Farmer’s Market, artisan vendors, WDST radio, a special commemorative beer from Chatham Brewing, and so much more. The activities for kids include face painting, games, balloon arts, and train rides on an authentic reproduction train.

Sponsored by The Chatham Area Business and Arts (CABA), SummerFest 2019 will feature two performance stages with music and entertainment. The
performances begin at 12pm on the Chatham Brewing Main Stage with music by the Reverberators, followed by Guilty Pleasure performing at 2:30pm, and wrapping up with Till The Earth on stage at 6:30pm. In between bands, there will be a Commemorative Ceremony on the main stage at 1:10pm, and WDST Radio will be broadcasting live from SummerFest from 12pm – 3pm.

There will also be numerous activities for children from 11am – 6pm on Park Row including a Balloon Artist, Bubbles, Cotton Candy, and Train Rides. Chatham is
proud of its railroad heritage, and for the first time ever, SummerFest will have an
authentic, and colorful, reproduction train to offer rides to children and adults.
From 1pm – 4pm kids can have their faces painted by Stellar Face and Body Art.
Join in the fun of the Big Head Parade, which starts at 12:45 on Park Row, and
from 11am – 2pm, check out Art School of Columbia County Mural Project at the
Gazebo.

Tour the beautiful Tracy Memorial Hall from 10am – 4pm with Friends of Tracy,
and register for a free raffle! From 11am – 6pm Columbia County Pathways to
Recovery presents a Mock Drug User Bedroom: An Interactive Experience at the
Morris Memorial. And, Chatham T-Shirts will be on sale at the Information Booth.

Vendors and Food Trucks will be set up along Main Street, and throughout the
village for shopping and dining. For more SummerFest information, including a
list of vendors, check out visitchathamny.com/chatham-summerfest.

MORE:
visitchathamny.com/chatham-summerfest/
facebook.com/VisitChathamNY
instagram.com/visitchathamny

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