WGXC’s Fall Fundraiser is happening now. The station is hoping to add 250 monthly sustaining donors. Of course, single donations are also greatly appreciated.
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If you were listening to The ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show on WGXC last night (September 19, 7 – 9:30), you might have heard our interview with musician, Ben Smith. Ben spent some time with us to answer questions and discuss his new album, ‘Picardy’.
If you were listening to The ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show on WGXC last night (September 19), you might have heard our interview with musician, Ben Smith. Ben spent some time with us to answer questions and discuss his new album, ‘Picardy’.
Here’s how Ben describes his new album,
“In music theory, the picardy third–also known as the “happy third”–is an altered tone that turns a sad piece of music into a happy one. It brings a hopeful resolution where the listener was expecting resignation. In the key of C, it’s the difference between an E flat and an E natural. It’s a sigh of relief.
In a more general sense, this is what music does for us: it raises our spirits, one note at a time. It’s a quality we find in our closest friends and one we hope to find in our community and country. In a time of such loud division, wouldn’t it be great if our greatest impulses got the picardy treatment, guided by an elevation towards compassion and respect–and ultimately, love? To a certain extent, that’s what the songs on Picardy are all about.”
We played a couple songs on the show last night from Picardy. If you liked what you heard, and want to hear more or purchase the album, you can do so at Ben’s Bandcamp website. Or on iTunes. It’s also available on streaming platforms: Spotify, iTunes, AppleMusic, GooglePlay, Tidal
The ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show is a monthly odyssey through a diverse pop landscape featuring new hits, throwbacks, remixes and nu-disco. The show was created by Tony@Large, aka Tony Markham, and is co-hosted by Seth Davis, and me (Jeff McKinney).
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This is the place to get more info on the events we discussed on the Eclectimaniac Radio Show for September 19, 2018.
This is the place to get more info on the events we discussed on the ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show for September 19, 2018.
Psychic Medium, Deborah Hanlon at Club Helsinki
Psychic medium Deborah Hanlon, who specializes in connecting people with loved ones who have passed on, will be in Hudson.
Hanlon was named Favorite Psychic Medium in About.com’s Reader’s Choice Awards in 2012. Hanlon discovered she has the ability to connect with dead people in August 2001. She has since provided readings for over 3,000 people all over the country.
Hanlon attributes most of her ability to events early on in her life, mainly the illness and death of her 4-year-old brother, Christopher, when she was only 3. Hanlon believes that it was because she was so young and still so open that she knew very early on that her brother did not “die” as everyone else saw it; she knew Christopher was always still around.
DATE/TIME:
Thursday, September 20, 2018: Doors open at 5pm, Show at 7pm
LOCATION:
Club Helsinki
405 Columbia Street
Hudson, NY 12534
ADMISSION:
$35 – $40
21 and over
Click HERE to purchase tickets
MORE:
helsinkihudson.com
Murder Mystery Cruise on the Hudson River
“Last Call At Club Chez Mort” is a new murder mystery from The Two Of Us Productions. The show will be performed on a dinner theater cruise along the Hudson River with Hudson Cruises.
DATE/TIME:
Saturday, September 22, 2018: Boarding starts at 6:30pm. Cruise departs at 7pm
LOCATION:
Henry Hudson Riverfront Park
Hudson, NY (Behind the Amtrak station)
ADMISSION:
$58 for adults, and $20 for children under 12 years of age.
For Tickets call Hudson Cruises at (888) 764-1844 or visit Hudsoncruises.com.
MORE:
hudsoncruises.com
TheTwoOfUsProductions
24th Annual Hawthorne Valley Fall Festival
Hawthorne Valley‘s 24th Annual Fall Festival celebration is Sunday, October 7. For 24 years, Hawthorne Valley has offered the Fall Festival as a free public event to thank donors, customers, volunteers, community members, and local vendors for their support and partnership. The Festival is the perfect opportunity to get to know Hawthorne Valley’s diverse initiatives and experience the beauty of autumn in Columbia County. Over the years, the Festival has grown into a seasonal favorite with over 3,000 people attending from the Hudson Valley, New York City, and beyond.
Spend the day at the farm; hay rides, cider pressing, cow parade and more.
DATE/TIMES:
Sunday, October 7, 2018: 10am to 4pm (Rain or Shine)
LOCATION:
Hawthorne Valley School Hall
330 County Route 21C
Ghent, NY 12075
ADMISSION:
Free
MORE:
hawthornevalley.org
facebook.com/hvalleyfarm
instagram.com/hawthornevalley
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Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.
This is the place to get more info on the events we discussed on the Eclectimaniac Radio Show for August 15, 2018.
This is the place to get more info on the events we discussed on the Eclectimaniac Radio Show for August 15, 2018.
Art Omi: Music live on Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM
On Saturday, August 18, a live, collaborative performance by the Art Omi: Music fellows will be broadcast on Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM, a community radio station serving New York’s Greene and Columbia counties based in Acra, New York. The performance can also be heard via live stream at wgxc.org and found in the WGXC audio archive following the performance.
DATE/TIME
Saturday, August 18, 2018: 2 – 3pm
Tony Stewart All Star Sprint Car Series at Lebanon Valley Speedway
The All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. This winged sprint car tour will be at Lebanon Valley Speedway along with a $1500 To Win Small Block Modified Event.
DATE/TIME:
Sunday, August 19, 2018: 4pm – 10pm
TICKETS:
LOCATION:
Lebanon Valley Speedway,
1746 US Route 20,
West Lebanon, NY 12195
Wish You Were Here: A Look Back at Life in Hudson Through Vintage Postcards at Hudson Area Library
The Hudson Area Library presents Wish You Were Here: A Look Back at Life in Hudson Through Vintage Postcards. This marks the library’s first ever History Room collection exhibit, and is curated by David Murphy of Hudson, former president of the library’s Board of Trustees and a member of its History Room Committee.
What did people do to connect with each other before telephones, internet, and instant messaging? Many sent postcards, even if it was to a friend or relative just a few miles away. Wish You Were Here examines and celebrates that era.
The Hudson Area Library History Room has collected an extensive set of postcards from this river city, most from the early 1900s, that tell charming personal stories about life here 100 years ago. The collection illuminates how essential this widely used method of communications was for travelers, family and friends in and around Hudson. It includes many street scenes of Hudson, prominent buildings such as the county courthouse, and parks such as Promenade Hill.
There will an opening reception on Thursday, September 6, which includes a presentation on the collection, hosted by Gary Sheffer, a native of Hudson. This will be followed by a wine and cheese gathering. The library will also have note cards and t-shirts for sale with an image of an iconic historic Hudson postcard.
DATE/TIME:
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 6, 2018: 6 – 8pm
Exhibition: September 6 – October 31, 2018
ADMISSION:
Free and open to the public
LOCATION:
Hudson Area Library
51 N. 5th St. (at State St.)
Hudson, NY 12534
Grillsdale 2018
Back for its third year as one of the most tantalizing evenings of the summer, Grillsdale spotlights the bounty of Columbia County, Dutchess County, and the Berkshires—featuring some of the best grilled small plates from top restaurants, chefs, and purveyors from the area. Set against the hills at Roeliff Jansen Park, watch the sunset while sampling your way through an all-inclusive food and drink menu. For live music, this year we are thrilled to have Chops N’ Saurekraut Trio ( with surprise guests ) from Hudson, all performing on the big Herrington’s truck-stage.
Featuring grilled food and craft beverages from the following:
Job Yacubian The Farmer’s Wife * Carla Perez-Gallardo & Hannah Black Of Lil’ Deb’s Oasis * Jack Peele of JACüTERIE * Eliah Gardner of Yummy Kitchen * Carrie Chen & Keith Tannenbaum of Casana T House * Luloo & Evan Flynn-Mann of Empaninas * Nick Keene of The Barn at The Egremont Village Inn * Jared Schwartz & laura Webster of The Poor Devil Pepper Company * Ethan Athur Sumner of FIRE KING BBQ * Brigid Dorsey of Les Collines Preserves * Chef Jeremy Spesard of Miracle Springs Farm * HILLSDALE FIRE CO. #1 * Svendale Brewing Co.* King’s Highway Fine Cider * Chatham Brewing * Irving Farm Coffee Roasters * White Oak Farm * Little Apple Cider Inc.
The evening will be capped with the naming of the “People’s Choice” to be decided by the attendees. Last year SHIRE 935 Productions donated a substantial portion of the net profit to the HARLEM VALLEY RAIL TRAIL and pledge to do so again via a raffle of a chic new trail-worthy bicycle and a few other recreational items.
DATE/TIME:
Saturday, August 25, 2018: 7pm – 11pm
ADMISSION:
$85 – All Inclusive Ticket
$45 – Wine & Beer (no-food) Ticket
$25 – Kids, 12 and under
If the last two years are to be any indication, Grillsdale will sell out fast, so get your tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.com
LOCATION:
Roeliff Jansen Park
116 Old Route 22
Hillsdale, NY 12529
Columbia County Fair
Six days of fun with all your fair favorites as well as new entertainment that will fill the stages, exhibit buildings, barns, midway and grandstand. Headlining the Fair this year is Country Band Parmalee, known for their hit singles, “Carolina,” “Close Your Eyes,” and “Already Callin’ You Mine.”
Two nights of Demolition Derby.
Truck Pulling circuit rolling into our Grandstand for one exciting night of diesel, 4WD modified and enhanced gas competitors, produced by Shootout Productions.
Professional cowboys throughout the country competing for cash prizes and a chance at the year-end trophy buckle at the Painted Pony Rodeo. Team roping, calf roping, steer wrestling and ladies barrel racing contest fill out the event.
Monster Tractors will once again pull their heavy loads past the grandstand crowd, testing fairgoers eardrums while earning points towards the circuit championship.
DATES/TIMES:
August 29 through Labor Day, September 3, 2018
Wednesday NOON to 11pm
Thursday-Monday 10am-11pm
ADMISSION:
Single Admission (excluding Sunday) $10.00
Sunday Admission $15.00
Senior Citizens 62 & over (Thursday 10am to 4pm) $5.00
Youth Day 18 & under (Thursday 10am to 4pm) FREE
Active Military Individual Personnel, with ID or uniform FREE (not a family discount)
LOCATION:
Columbia County Fair Grounds
182 Hudson Avenue
Chatham, NY 12037
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Tune in tonight for the ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show! I’ll be joining the show’s creator, Tony@Large, and fellow co-host, Seth Davis for the monthly “odyssey through a diverse pop landscape featuring new hits, throwbacks, remixes and nu-disco”.
Tune in tonight for the ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show! I’ll be joining the show’s creator, Tony@Large, and fellow co-host, Seth Davis for the monthly “odyssey through a diverse pop landscape featuring new hits, throwbacks, remixes and nu-disco”.
DATE/TIME
Wednesday, August 15, 2018: 7pm – 9:30pm
TO LISTEN
Live stream: WGXC.ORG
Tune in: 90.7 FM Acra/Hudson
MORE
WGXC radio, 90.7-FM, is a community radio station based in New York’s Columbia and Greene counties. It’s part of Wave Farm, which is a non-profit arts organization driven by experimentation with broadcast media and the airwaves.
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Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.
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