Ellen’s Weekend Picks, Week of April 20 and beyond

Back exterior view of Clermont State Historic Site

All phone numbers are in area code 518 unless otherwise indicated.  All addresses are in Hudson unless otherwise indicated.     ELLEN’S PICKS Thursday. April 20 Exploring the Music of the Erie Canal with Dave Ruch – To celebrate the Bicentennial of the Erie Canal, the Greenport Historical Society hosts a musical evening featuring Dave Ruch, performer and researcher of historical and … {Read more...}

Gallatin Free Rabies Clinic May 6

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Free Rabies Clinic will be held by the Columbia County Board of Health. Saturday May 6th at the Gallatin Highway Garage.  Intersection of County Routes 8 and 11, Gallatin. 10 AM-11 AM Cats and Ferrets- All cats and ferrets must be in a carrier. 11 AM-12 PM Dogs.  All dogs must be on a leash. For other dates and locations … {Read more...}

Olana: April-May 2017 Events Calendar

APRIL Saturday, April 22 Traveling Talks: Church & Cut Outs, Sketches, and Studies 4PM | Member: $15, Non-Member: $20 | Ages 12+ Perhaps the process of assembling a 21st century installation art piece and a 19th century panoramic landscape painting share more than we realize. Join Caroline O’Connell from the Drawings, Prints & Graphic Design Department at the Cooper Hewitt, … {Read more...}

“OVERLOOK” Exhibition at Olana To Open May 14: Features a Groundbreaking Installation by Artist Teresita Fernández

The groundbreaking exhibition “OVERLOOK: Teresita Fernández Confronts Frederic Church at Olana” will open on Sunday, May 14 at Olana State Historic Site. In this exhibition, an innovative collaboration between The Olana Partnership and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros [CPPC], artist Teresita Fernández examines Frederic Church and his contemporaries’ response to the cultures and … {Read more...}