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Monday, August 29 through Thursday, September 1

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

Wednesday, August 31 through Sunday, September 4

Mac-Haydn Theatre presents the stage version of The Addams Family “…living or dead, ‘family is still family’” – Runs on weekends – Check the website for schedule – Order tickets at www.machaydntheatre.org  or call 392-9292 – Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 Route 203, Chatham

Wednesday, August 31 through Monday, September 5

176^th Annual Columbia County Fair – Presented by the Columbia County Agricultural Society – This historic fair offers more than 200 exhibits, shows, contests, amusement rides and attractions   Highlights include:

Wednesday, August 31 – The ever-popular Demolition Derby beginning at 6:30 pm; Columbia County’s Got Talent, an open talent show, with finals and awards at 7 pm

Thursday, September 1 – Demolition Derby Finale at 6:30 pm

Friday, September 2 – The 79^th annual Schoolgirl Queen contest steps off at 6:30 pm in front of the grandstand – plus Freestyle Motocross

Saturday, September 3 – The annual Firefighters Parade steps off at 11 am, moves through the Village of Chatham and then into the fairground – A Monster Tractor Pull at 4 pm; the show called Extreme Illusions & Escapes at 1, 4 and 7 pm, and a Hypnosis show at 8:30 pm

Sunday, September 4 – Country band Lonestar performs at 7 pm

Monday, September 5 – Painted Pony Rodeo

DO NOT MISS the Pig Races in the Agricultural Area; also the Petting Zoo and Camel Rides; or the Columbia County Bounty Cupcake War

This is but the tip of the iceberg!

Information:  More information at www.columbiafair.com/show-schedule – Opening day from 12 noon to 11 pm; all other days from 10 am to 11 pm – Admission fee includes parking and free admission for children – Active military personnel always admitted free – Ask about discounted admission for youth under 18 and seniors – Fairgrounds, Route 66 and Route 203, Chatham

Thursday-Sunday, September 1-4

TSL Films:

Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil – A film by Pieter van Huystee.  In 2016 the Noordbrabants Museum in the Netherlands held a special exhibition devoted to the work of Bosch, who died 500 years ago.  The film documents the preparations for the exhibition and follows a team of Dutch art historians who crisscross the globe to unravel the secrets of his art.

Neither Heaven Nor Earth –Approaching the withdrawal of troops Captain Antares Bonassieu and his squad are assigned to monitor a remote valley of Wakhan, Afghanistan, on the border of Pakistan.  Despite their determination, control of this so-called calm sector will gradually crumble as soldiers start to mysteriously disappear one by one. A film by Clement Cogitore that “moves beyond the clichés of combat into troubling political and metaphysical territory.”—The New York Times – In French and Farsi with subtitles.

Under the Sun – “A rare glimpse behind the heavy curtain of secrecy and paranoia that shields North Korea from prying foreign cameras…a fascinating study in state propaganda and the darker truth that hovers just outside the frame….”

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 advanced 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.

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

Friday, September 2

Damara Rose with Ngonda Badila with Caleb Drost to open – Information at 671-6006 or www.thespottydog.com – 8 pm – The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, 440 Warren Street

Friday-Saturday, September 2-3

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.

ParsonsDance returns to the PS21 tent for its eleventh season – Almah, one of the pieces the company will perform, was partially developed during the Company’s residency last summer.   After thousands of performances worldwide for nearly 30 years, another piece, Caught, continues to thrill audiences at every performance.  Information at www.ps21chatham.org or 392-6121 – 8 pm – PS21, 3980 Route 66, Chatham (one mile north of the Village of Chatham on Route 66)

Friday-Monday, September 2-5

Spencertown Academy Festival of Books: The Annual extravaganza of all things literary. The Festival features a giant used book sale, children’s activities, and two days of readings, discussions, and book signings by nationally known and local authors.  Admission is free to all the events, except the early buying opportunities on Friday evening and Saturday morning.

The festival revolves around a Giant Book Sale, one of the biggest in the region, featuring more than 10,000 gently-used books, including fiction and non-fiction, hard  and soft cover – There is a Special Kids’ Corner and a media rack with CD’s and audio books. – The first floor gallery features a handpicked selection of specialty books including limited editions, out-of-print books, and new books donated by leading national publishers. – All this plus two days of readings and book signings by nationally-known and local authors, and a children’s program.

Friday – Preview Party and early buying for Academy members and their friends only – 6 pm

Saturday –Book Sale from 10 am to 12 noon (Early Buying Opportunity from 8 to 9:30 am) – Special Children’s Program featuring a visit with Pete the Cat ( 9:30 to 11:15 am) – Authors’ Presentations by poet Mark Wunderlich, Michelle Hoover and Courtney Maum in conversation, and former Gourmet Magazine Editor, Ruth Reichl, in conversation with Madaline Sparks.  Consult the website for a list of other authors’ appearances.

Sunday – Book Sale continues from 10 am to 4 pm –Russell Shorto, author of Amsterdam: The Island at the Center of the World will be presenting, and authors Christopher Breiseth, David Pietrusza and Will Swift will present a panel discussion about FDR’s legacy from the 1930s – Consult the website for a list of other authors’ appearances.

Monday – Book Sale Clearance – 10 am to 2 pm – All remaining books just $1 and specialty books at half price – Closing hour surprise specials.

Information, schedule and full program listings at www.spencertownacademy.org  or call 392-3693 – Spencertown Academy, 790 Route 203, Spencertown

Friday-Thursday, September 2-8

The Chatham Film Club film this week at The Crandell Theatre–Florence Foster Jenkins, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant – Peter Biskind says: “Meryl Streep is on a roll.  In this comic folie de la vanite she impersonates the real life 1930s socialite who parlayed her social standing into a career as a soprano.  There was only one problem:  she couldn’t sing because she didn’t have a voice.  What she did have was money, which bought her a concert in Carnegie Hall in 1944 that was notorious for its awfulness.  But all of this makes for good fun and provides a rich stage for La Streep, who is as good an actress as Jenkins was a poor singer….” – Information, schedule and trailer at www.crtandelltheatre.org  – The Crandell Theatre, 48 Main Street, Chatham

Saturday, September 3

Guided Hike to Catskill Mt. House and North-South Lake – Part of the Hudson River School Art Trail Hikes program – Guided hikes to the nearby places that inspired Thomas Cole and other artists of the Hudson River School.  See the views that appear in some of the most beloved landscape paintings of the nineteenth century – Hikes range from easy walks to moderately vigorous climbs.  – Rain or shine – Reservations required at 943-7465, ext. 5 or www.thomascole.org – 9 am – Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring Street, Catskill

Hudson Farmers’ Market – Follow the orange carrots painted on the pavement to where the summer’s bounty awaits you:  Sweet corn; tomatoes, cantaloupes and seedless watermelons; breads, rolls, croissants and cookies; cheeses, pies (gluten free or not), fair-trade coffee, nuts and granola; herbs (basil, mint, oregano, thyme, and rosemary);  garlic, greens, cukes, zucchini, peppers, beets, honey, fresh mushrooms, pesto, salamis, sauerkrauts, yogurts, fruit juices, and cut flowers.  Brewers and distillers products and herbal remedies are also sold at the Market.  This week Hudson Standard will be in the Guest Tent with shrubs and bitters; Zak Manenti will be performing in the Music Tent, and the Hudson Area Library’s Ghostly Gallop will be in the Community Tent. – Knives, scissors and pruners are sharpened by Bob Sheets while you shop.  For a list of vendors and information on their products, or to sign up for a weekly newsletter, visit www.hudsonfarmersmarket.ny.com – 9 am to 1 pm – Rain or shine – Corner of Sixth & Columbia Streets

The Mac-Haydn Theatre Annual End-of-Season Cabaret featuring the entire 2016 company singing songs of Harold Arlen, composer of many of the classic songs of the twentieth century.  He and E.Y. Harburg won the Academy Award for Best Music and Original Song for The Wizard of Oz.  The score included Over the Rainbow, which was voted the 20^th Century’s Number 1 song by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.  The admission fee includes refreshments following the performance – Information and tickets at www.machaydntheatre.org or 392-9292 – 12 noon – Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 Route 203, Chatham

Writers Collective of Kristiania:  Wealth, Space, Community – Members of Kristiania offer public readings and performances at various locations throughout The Art Omi Fields Sculpture Park.  The public is invited to join the Community as it celebrates the role Omi has played in is artistic growth.  A reception celebrating the Collective’s first publication—a limited edition, handmade anthology of work by its members on the theme of Wealth—will follow in the Benenson Visitors Center – Information at artomi.org or 392-4747 – 3 pm – The Fields Sculpture Park, Omi International Arts Center, 1405 County Route 22, Ghent

Hudson River Sightseeing Cruises are available on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays during the summer months.  See details under HUDSON CRUISES below

Hudson Opera House and LightField continue to explore the boundaries between fact and fiction with two special screenings and a public talk as part of LightField’s inaugural festival, Making a Scene: Storytelling and the Real, on now at the Hudson Opera House – Lightfield Festival Screenings and Talks on this date are shown below.  (An artist’s talk with photographer Tim Davis takes place on September 17) – Limited seating; reservations are suggested.

4:30 pm – The Story Behind Richard Prince’s Photograph “Untitled (Cowboy)” – Witness the premiere of TIME’s short (15 minutes) film, which includes a 360-degree take from the artist himself, two original photographers from the Marlboro campaigns and two prestigious curators – Following the screening, independent curator Brian Wallis, who is featured in the film, and photographer and curator Oliver Wasow, will discuss the film.

7 pm – Five Star (83 minutes) – A Tribeca Award-winning feature film directed by Keith Miller – “After John’s absent father is struck by a stray bullet, Primo takes it upon himself to verse the young boy in the code of the streets, once founded on respect and upheld by fear.  A member of the Bloods since the age of twelve, both in the film and in reality, the streets of Brooklyn are all Primo has ever known.  While John questions whether or not to enter into this – life, Primo must decide whether to leave it all behind as he vows to become a better husband and father.  Set during those New York summer weeks where the stifling heat seems to encase everything, Five Star plunges into gang culture with searing intensity.” – Followed by Q&A with Director Keith Miller

Information and reservations at www.hudsonoperahouse.org or 822-1438 – Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren Street

Exhibition Opening – Abstraction — Featuring new painting, sculpture and collage by Robert C. Morgan, Jack Walls, Bruce Murphy, Gabriel de la Portilla, and Joe Wheaton – On view through October 16 – Information at www.carriehaddadgallery.com or 828-1915 – 5 to 7 pm – Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren Street

Exhibition Opening – Scheherazade: A cycle of lyrical abstract paintings by Antonio Alvarez inspired by both One Thousand and One Nights, and the symphonic narrative of the honored classical composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – On view through October 23 – Also on view will be a selection of gallery artists including work by Richard Butler, John Foxx, Jim Goss, Lynn Itzkowitz, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and others – Information at 828-4539 – 6 to 8 pm – BCB ART, 116 Warren Street

Skyscape Series: Neptune at Opposition – Join Dr. Willie Yee, President, and Joe Macagne, Vice President of the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association for a presentation and 21^st-Century exploration of the night sky at Olana.  Learn about the sky by looking through telescopes and finding celestial forms – Suitable for ages five and up – Tickets/registration at www.olana.org/education or 828-1872, ext. 105 – 8 pm – Wagon House Education Center, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson (GPS address)

Joseph Keckler, a singer of “Larynx-defying range,” presents an intimate evening of his work.  Stephen Holden in The New York Times has described Keckler as “a singer whose range shatters the conventional boundaries of classical singing…”  Infused with humor and longing, Keckler’s material includes operatic renderings of contemporary life and haunted torch songs.  He is joined by collaborators Dan Bartfield on violin and Matthew Marsh on piano.  As an option for traveling from Hudson to the Ancram Opera House, audience members can catch the yellow bus leaving the Red Dot restaurant at 321 Warren Street at 7:45 pm and returning back after the show.  Trixie Starr will be acting as the bus chaperone.  This is the final show of the Opera House’s first season under the leadership of Jeff Mousseau and Paul Ricciardi. – Information and tickets (for both the show and the bus) at www.ancramoperahouse.org or 329-0114 – 8:30 pm – Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7 (just north of the corner of Route 82), Ancram – Parking is available on the adjacent lawn

Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones – The rock ‘n’ roll landscape is littered with the broken ties of bands based on sibling relationships – Dave and Phil Alvin, co-founded seminal early LA punk-roots band the Blasters in 1979.  They hung in together for seven years, when Dave left to become lead guitarist of cowpunk legend X.  After nearly three decades the brothers recorded their reunion album, 2014’s “Common Ground,” which garnered them a Grammy Award nomination.  The Alvins will be backed by Dave’s band, the Guilty Ones.  Helsinki’s “favorite goddess of twang rock, Sarah Borges, will warm up the crowd for this celebration of the power of brotherly love.” – Information at 828-4800 or helsinkihudson.com – 9 pm – Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia Street

Botanica with DJ Ephraim Asili – Information at thehalfmoonhudson.com or 828-1562 – 10 pm – The Half Moon, 48 South Front Street

Sunday, September 4

Screening of Nutcracker: The Motion Picture ( also known as Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Nutcracker), part of a series called River’s Pics, a Sunday matinee series for kids, showing classic films chosen by River Stone – “In a world of too many screens and portable devices, Basilica brings the original BIG SCREEN into the lives of Hudson kids and their families.”  Free popcorn for all kids. – Information at basilicahudson.org – 11 am – North Hall, Basilica Hudson, 110 South Front Street

All Dogs Day Hike – Join dog enthusiast Fran Martino and her dog Loki for a dog themed hike and information sharing dedicated to our favorite furry friends.  For everyone’s safety, dogs must be on a leash at all times – Tickets/registration at www.olana.org/education or 828-1872, ext. 105 – 12 noon – Wagon House Education Center, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson (GPS address)

Max Goldfarb’s Remote Viewing Pavilion – Max Goldfarb, local artist and Omi Visual Artist Residency alum, performs a project based on a text from his soon-to-be-published book, Remote Viewing. He will collaborate with two electronic sound improvisers, Jack Schoonover and Max Hamel to create a piece that will be broadcast from Wave Farm/WGXC, Hudson’s nonprofit, community radio station.  Additional voice performers will also participate in this piece.  There will be opportunities for the public to interact with this process as well – Information at artomi.org or 392-4747 – 2 pm – The Fields Sculpture Park, Omi International Arts Center, 1405 County Route 22, Ghent

The Annual Alliance for Positive Health Columbia-Greene Garden Party to benefit the work of the Alliance (formerly called the AIDS Council of Northeastern NY) – Held at the Hudson River home of Carey Maloney and Hermes Mallea , a mid-century modernist retreat, nestled on the grounds of a historic Livingston estate.  The owners have transformed the interior spaces with art and objects from around the globe while lush landscaping around the entrance skillfully transitions to broad fields and spectacular views of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains beyond. – Michele McClave, former Executive Director will be honored for her leadership, vision, and contributions to the agency. – Entertainment by musical artist Kelly Mittleman – Information and reservations at www.allianceforpositivehealth.org/news-events/columbia-greene-garden-party/ – – 3 to 6 pm – Woods Road, Germantown

Poetry Reading – Francine Hunter McGivern & The Frank Institute @ CR10  present Neo-Victoriana, Epigrams, and Greek Ecstasies, A Reading of Poetry by Robert C. Morgan – It is a little known fact that an international critic, author, and classical painter, Robert C. Morgan, began his career as a poet and was awarded the annual award in poetry by the faculty at his university. A year later he was given first prize by The Island, a poetry magazine published in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has since been translated into several languages and published in numerous periodicals.  In 2007, the Embassy of Colombia in Madrid launched a limited edition of prints by Willi Ramos with a Spanish translation of Morgan’s poetry that included a major symposium of distinguished scholars and intellectuals in Spain. Robert C. Morgan will engage his audience in a rare uncensored reading of his poetry, composed mostly of verse from the twenty-first century – Information at www.cr10.or – 4 pm – The Frank Institute @ CR10,  283 County Route 10,  Linlithgo, (between Routes 9G & 31)

Pajama Party Co-hosted by Trixie Starr & Girlgantua – To benefit the return of the Hudson Bed Races – DJ ROBU – Drag performances at 12 midnight – Prizes for the best pajamas – Visit www.hudsonbedraces.com – Information at thehalfmoonhudson.com or 828-1562 – 10 pm to 2 pm – The Half Moon, 48 South Front Street

Next Tuesday, September 6

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

ONGOING

OPEN HOUSE: Contemporary Art in Conversation with Thomas Cole – by Jason Middlebrook – Following on the success of last year’s exhibition, River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home, that incorporated contemporary art into both the Thomas Cole site and Olana, the series OPEN HOUSE enables today’s artists to continue to explore the connections to Thomas Cole’s art and ideas.  For the inaugural exhibition Jason Middlebrook worked with curator Kate Menconeri to create an installation of his towering plank paintings and drawings that explore a theme that was paramount to Thomas Cole as well—human intervention in the natural environment – On view through October 30 – Information at thomascole.org or 943-7465 – Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring Street, Catskill

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 context 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

Ruth Lauer Manenti: Photo Exhibition – Ruth Lauer Manenti received a 2016 New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship grant for excellence in photography – Exhibition on view through September 19 – Information at www.ruthlauermanenti.comm/ – – 11 am to 5 pm – Riverfront Antique and Design Center, Door 21, 99 South Third Street

 

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