All phone numbers are in area code 518 unless otherwise indicated.  All addresses are in Hudson unless otherwise indicated.

Wednesday-Sunday, August 17-21

Mac-Haydn Theatre presents Sister Act based on the blockbuster movie of the same name – Check the website for schedule – Order tickets at 392-9292 or www.machaydntheatre.org   – Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 Route 203, Chatham

Hudson-Athens Ferry – Hudson Cruises provides a regular evening ferry service on Fridays and Saturdays during the summer months leaving Hudson on the hour and Athens on the half hour from 5 pm to 10:30 pm – Details below under HUDSON CRUISES.

Friday-Sunday, August 19-21

TSL Films:

The Innocents – A film inspired by a true event that occurred in Warsaw in 1945. WWII is finally over and a Red Cross doctor is treating the last of survivors in the German camps, when a panicked Benedictine nun appears and begs her to follow her back to the convent where she finds a holy sister about to give birth and several more in advance stages of pregnancy.  The nuns increasingly turn to the doctor as their beliefs and traditions clash with harsh realities. In French and Polish with English subtitles.

Miss Sharon Jones! – Two-time Academy Award-winner Barbara Kopple follows Grammy-nominated R&B dynamo, Sharon Jones, during the most courageous year of her life.

The Bride – Based on Bodas de sangre by Federico Garcia Lorca, this is the story of a love triangle between two men and a woman.

Belle de Jour (1967) – (Luis Bunuel, 1967) – Catherine Deneuve’s porcelain perfection hides a cracked interior in one of the actress’s most iconic roles, that of Severine, a Paris housewife who begins secretly spending her afternoons working in a bordello – One of Bunuel’s biggest hits.

Smiles of a Summer Night – An Ingmar Bergman classic – “…one of film history’s great tragicomedies, a bittersweet view of the transience of human carnality.” – In Swedish with English subtitles

Right Now, Wrong Then – Won the top prize at the 2015 Locarno film festival – In Korean with English subtitles

Don’t Blink – Robert Frank – “The life and work of Robert Frank—as a photographer and a filmmaker—are so intertwined that they’re one and the same….” – Frank’s editor, Laura Israel, has created “a lively rummage sale of images and sounds and recollected passages and unfathomable losses and friendships that leaves a fast and fleeting imprint of the Swiss-born man who reinvented himself the American way….”

Information at 822-8448 or www.timeandspace.org – Time & Space Ltd., 434 Columbia Street

LAST CHANCE to see the American premier of In Praise of Elephants by Kevin Dyer, with song lyrics by Catherine Ireton – The play is the fourth show in the Ancram Opera House’s summer season, and marks its first fully staged production under the leadership of Jeffrey Mousseau and Paul Ricciardi.  The play is directed by Jeffrey Mousseau.  It is a touching play, told through story and song, of a man turning 60 whose life is about to be turned upside down. Information and tickets at www.ancramoperahouse.org or 329-0114 – Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 7 pm – Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, just north of the corner of Route 82, Ancram (Parking on the adjacent lawn.)

Friday-Thursday, August 19-25

Films at Fairview Cinema 3:

War Dogs – featuring Jonah Hill and Miles Teller

Café Society – Woody Allen’s latest romantic comedy with a cast including Steve Carell, Sheryl Lee, Jesse Eisenberg, Parker Posey, Tony Sirico, Blake Lively, and Kristen Stewart           Information, trailers and schedule at FairviewCinema3.com – Fairview Cinema 3, Fairview Avenue, (Route 9), Greenport

Saturday-Sunday, August 20-21

Hudson Black Arts & Cultural Parade & Festival – Presented by Operation Unite/New York – Saturday: 12:30 pm – Children’s activities and games; 1 pm – Arm of the Sea Theater Celebrate the River Pageant; 3 pm – Parade from Seventh Street to Riverfront Park with Grand Marshals Jake & Barbara Walthour; 4 pm – Author/Storyteller Janice Laboard, Joakim Lartey Family Drum Workshop, Kuumba Drum, and Community Talent Show; Back To School Give-Away; Zorkie Nelson African Drum & Dance

Sunday: 2:30 to 7:30 pm – Bindlestiff Family Cirkus; Annual Gospel Concert featuring Diane Bailey and All Nations Church Praise Dancers; Sunset Service with Albany District Chorale and message by Rev. Linda Van Alstyne. Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, access via Broad Street grade crossing past the Amtrak Station on Front Street

Sunday, August 21

Quinn Sullivan – Only 17 years old, blues guitar prodigy Quinn Sullivan first gained national attention at age six with an appearance on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show.” He has already shared stages with Buddy Guy and B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Los Lobos, the Roots, and Derek Trucks, and played Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits.  He sings his own songs, as well as challenging himself by playing well-known classics…Buddy Guy has brought him along as the opening act on several tours – Information at 828-4800 or helsinkihudson.com – 8 pm – Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia Street

Next Monday, August 22

House Rules Café – For the past five years, Kathleen Miller has curated Hudson’s wine and spirits collection at Hudson Wine Merchants.  Now she is curating board games.  House Rules meets every Monday night at the Red Dot to talk, play games, and introduce newbies to the fun of tabletop.  No experience required.  Just bring yourself and a willingness to learn.  The entry fee buys your first drink—beer, wine, or a non-alcoholic.  So come out to Red Dot and play with—or against—your friends and neighbors. – Instruction is available – Information at [email protected] – 6:30 pm – Red Dot Restaurant & Bar, 321 Warren Street

The Voodoo Orchestra North – “…led by legendary jazz drummer, improviser and composer Bobby Previte and featuring many great Upstate New York musicians, plays a regular series of performances devoted to exploring the music of Miles Davis’s eternal electric jazz-funk masterpiece, “Bitches Brew.” – “The Voodoo Orchestra North starts where ‘Bitches Brew’ left off, and begins anew,” says Previte.  “Even better than the real thing, “says local music critic Seth Rogovoy. – Information at 828-4800 or helsinkihudson.com – 8 pm – Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia Street

Next Tuesday, August 23

The Spotty Dog Trivia Night – The Scotty’s bi-weekly all-nerd throwdown – Held since 2007 – Information at www.thespottydog.com or 671-6006 – 6:30 pm – The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, 440 Warren Street

Helsinki Open Mic – Try out new material on the big Helsinki stage – Hosted by Cameron Melville and Ryder Cooley – Information at 828-4800 – Sign-up begins at 6:30 pm – Performance from 7 to 10 pm – Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street

Movie Tuesday – Our Last Tango – A story of love between two great tango dancers and their equally great love for the tango  – Part of the free movie series – Information at 392-6121 or www.ps21chatham.org – 8:00 pm – PS21, 3980 Route 66, Chatham (one mile north of the Village of Chatham on Route 66)

ONGOING

Follies, Function & Form: Imagining Olana’s Summer House – A design exhibition featuring original concept sketches by 21 architects and landscape architects to address one of Olana’s great mysteries – Frederic Church’s 1886 plan for Olana, detailed Church’s vision for his large-scale designed landscape  The plan’s details are largely accurate, yet it contains a structure labeled “Summer House,” which doesn’t exist today.  Twenty-one architects and landscape architects were invited to imagine what such a structure might look like.  The exhibition serves as a dialogue of innovative design ideas and as a response to Olana’s historic contest and dramatic setting – Curated by Mark Prezorski, Landscape Curator, The Olana Partnership with guest co-curator Jane Smith, AIA, of Spacesmith – On view through November 13 – Information at 828-1872, ext. 103 or olana.org/summerhouse – Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm – Coachman’s House Gallery, Olana State Historic Site, GPS address: 5720 Route 9G, Hudson

HUDSON CRUISES, INC.

Hudson-Athens Ferry – Hudson Cruises provides a regular evening Hudson-Athens Ferry service on Fridays and Saturdays  during the summer months  – Tickets available on the boat for cash only – Advance purchase of 10 tickets available at a discounted price on the boat – Show your ferry ticket to participating restaurants for discounts  – Information at hudsoncruises.com or 822-1014 – The ferry departs Hudson on the hour and Athens on the half hour from 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm – (Last return from Athens at 10:30 pm) – Board at the City dock behind the gazebo, Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Water Street, access via Broad Street grade crossing past the Amtrak Station on Front Street

Hudson Cruises  Sightseeing Cruises are offered on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays during the summer months – Passengers often have close-up views of wildlife such as bald eagles and cormorants – Views of the Catskills, Mount Merino, Olana and the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse are always on the route.– Information and tickets at www.zerve.com/HudsonCruise/SightSee or 888-764-1844 or 518-348-8993 – Boarding at 12:30 pm, cruise from 1 pm to 2:30 pm – City dock behind the gazebo, Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Water Street, access via Broad Street grade crossing past the Amtrak Station on Front Street.

Hudson Cruises Friday Evening Sunset Sightseeing – This is an occasional service – Check the website – Close-up views of wildlife such as bald eagles and cormorants – Views of the Catskills, Mount Merino, Olana and the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse during the sunset hours – Information and tickets at www.zerve.com/HudsonCruise/SightSee or 888-764-1844 or 518-348-8993 – Boarding at 6:30 pm, cruise from 7 to 9 pm – City dock behind the gazebo, Water Street, Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, access via Broad street grade crossing past the Amtrak Station on Front Street

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