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Hudson Pride Weekend 2012 – Third Annual Hudson Pride Foundation Celebration See Listings below
Films at TSL:
> Patience (After Sebald) – “…offers a unique experience of the work and influence of the internationally acclaimed writer, W.G. Sebald (1944-2001.)”
> This is Not a Film – “This clandestine documentary…depicts the day-to day life of acclaimed director Jafar Panahi…during his house arrest in his Tehran apartment.”
>Schedule at 822-8100 or www.timeandspace.org – Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia Stree
Friday-Sunday, June 15-17
Hudson Pride Weekend 2012 – >
Information at www.hudsonpridefoundation.org
Third Annual Hudson Pride Foundation Celebration including:
> Friday: Hudson River Boat Cruises – 7 to 9 pm Sunset Cruise with Poughkeepsie DJ PrePhab, entertainer Isis Vermouth, and singer Julia Weldon or a 9 to 11 pm Moonlight Cruise with DJ Ron Hamelin from Men’s Night Out and entertainer Penny Larceny
>Saturday: Parade, Rally, and Waterfront Festival – Parade starts at 2 pm at Seventh Street, led by Grand Marshals Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell and Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, and moves down Warren Street to the waterfront – Watch for Dorothy and the other Wizard of Oz characters created by local artists – Rally/festival is from 3 to 6 pm, featuring music by Lady Moon and others, food vendors and a beer tent
> Saturday: Cabaret and Dance Party with MC Ophelia Nightly, Hedda Lettuce and Grammy-Award Winner Maya Azucena at 8 pm and Dancing with DJ Tedd Patterson at 10 pm – Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street
> Sunday: Family Pride Day with storytelling, Young Paris and other live music, Bindlestiff Cirkus performers, The Spinstress and her hula hoops, face painting, and a Chalkfest contest judged by NYC artist Jane Gennaro – 12 noon to 5 pm – Henry Hudson Riverfront Park
Friday, June 15
Hudson Dockside TGIF on the Spirit – Spirit of Hudson dockside bar and lounge open – Information at www.hudsoncruises.com or 822-1014 – 5 to 10 pm – City dock, behind the gazebo, Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, over the railroad bridge at the intersection of Allen & Front Streets
Steve Smith plus surprise guest – A guitarist/singer-songwriter who plays an eclectic mix of genres that keeps the crowd dancing – Information at 822-1234 or www.americanglory.com – 8:30 pm – American Glory, 342 Warren Street
Thunder Ridge performs as part of the Music at Sunset concert series – Information at 828-4656 – 6 pm – Greenport Town Park, Joslen Boulevard, Greenport
Farm, Food and Music Festival: Country Farmers’ Market – Locally farmed products, crafts, dinner fare, local music – 4 to 7:30 pm – Information at 537-6622 or www.friendsofclermont.org - Clermont State Historic Site, 400 Woods Road, Germantown
Twilight in the Garden Summer Cocktail Party to benefit the Spencertown Academy Arts Center – Elegant light fare and festive libations provided by Let’s Eat! – Students from the American Dance Institute perform dances inspired by Isadora Duncan – Information and tickets at www.spencertownacademy.org or 392-3693 – 6 pm – At a private Spencertown home
Swing & Other Dances – Dance to live music by Alan Thomson’s Little Big Band – Swing, foxtrot, lindy, and Latin – Professional instruction offered during the first half hour – Information at www.ps21chatham.org or 392-6121 – 7:30 pm – PS21performance tent, 2980 Route 66, Chatham
Friday-Saturday, June 15-16
Hudson-Athens Ferry Service – Departs Hudson on the hour and Athens on the half-hour – Information at www.hudsoncruises.comor 822-1014 – 5 to 11:30 pm – Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, over the railroad bridge at the intersection of Front and Allen Streets
Saturday, June 16
Hudson Farmers’ Market – Jim “Lonesome Oscar” Marks and the Shoe String Band plays – To find out what’s available at the market or to view the calendar of events, go to www.hudsonfarmersmarketny.com – 9 am to 1 pm – Corner of Sixth and Columbia Streets
Megagem Garden Party in honor of Hudson Pride – Hair styling by Isobel Mulder, a vintage jewelry trunk show from Luxxor Vintage, and a book signing of the graphic novel, “Normal:adj”, by author Steve Orlando from 1 to 2 pm – Information atmegagemhudson@gmail.com – 12 noon to 6 pm – Megagem, 17 North Fifth Street
Sightseeing Open Cruise – Information and reservations at 822-1014 or www.hudsoncruises.com – 1 to 2:30 pm – Little Spirit, City dock (behind the gazebo), Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, over the railroad bridge at the intersection of Allen and Front Streets
Etsy Handmade Fair – Co-sponsored with the Olana Partnership – A chance to meet Etsy sellers, local to the Hudson Valley, to learn about their creative processes, and to support the local economy – Information at 828-1872 or www.olana.org – 1 to 4:30 pm – Wagon House Education Center, Olana State Historic Site, 5720 Route 9-G, Greenport
Floral designer Jeanne Cameron speaks on the history of flowers, their symbolism, use in interiors, and their healing powers – The fourth in a series of flower-related events called Spring in Bloom – Information at 697-0909 – 3:30 pm – TK Home & Garden, 441 Warren Street
Decadence Squared! (and rescheduled from last week!) – A wine and chocolate tasting – Sample chocolates from Brooklyn artisans, The Mast Brothers, paired with specially selected wines from Fairview Wines and Spirits – Experts Lewis and Risa Dimm will provide the right blend of “fruity notes, hints of oak and smoky finishes” to complement the Mast Brothers chocolate, “melted and encasing juicy bits of ripe, luscious fruit.” – Information at 828-3139 – 5 to 7 pm – The Chocolate Bar, 4 South Front Street
Millay at Steepletop – Readings of new poems developed in the Poetry Workshop by nine regional participants including Karen Schoemer, Heather Moore Niver, Amy K. White, and Robert G. Willner – Information at 392-3362 – 6:30 pm – McDaris Fine Art & Advisory, 623 Warren Street
HD screening of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, starring Christopher Plummer – Information at www.timeandspace.org or 822-8100 –7:30 pm – Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia Street
Many Arms, World Lines, and Curling Hands – Many Arms is a “…power trio in the truest sense of the term. The band’s music is a loud, aggressive blend of punk and free jazz, tied together with compositions that twist and turn through angular unison melodies and complex rhythmic vamps.” – World Lines is one of “Hudson denizen” Logan Visscher’s many eclectic projects – Information at 671-6006 or www.TheSpottyDog.com – 8 pm – Spotty Dog Books & Ale, 440 Warren Street
The Down Town Ensemble – A program of sound/text works by such leading figures as Robert Ashley, Philip Corner, Daniel Goode, Tom Johnson, Alison Knowles, and David Mahler, with recitations by Bill Hellermann and performances by members of the DT Ensemble – “This intrepid group of conceptualists cut no aesthetic corners.” – The Village Voice – Information atwww.hudsonoperahouse.org or 822-1438 – 8 pm – Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren Street
Bobby Messano plays rhythm & blues – This New Jersey guitarist played in club bands from the age of fourteen – Information at 822-1234 or www.americanglory.com – 8:30 pm – American Glory, 342 Warren Street
Eighth Annual Hidden Gardens of Spencertown tour, celebrating the art of the garden to benefit Spencertown Academy Arts Center
> Garden Market on the Green – More than twenty specialty vendors offer an array of garden furniture, special plants, books, antiques, birdhouses, terrariums, and other garden décor – Lili and Loo will be their offering furniture and accessories for the home and garden – 8 am to 4 pm
> “The Art & Craft of the Garden” A breakfast lecture by garden designer Dan Benarcik of Chanticleer Gardens talking about how to personalize a garden through the use of artistic elements, found objects and ornamental containers. – 9 am
> Self-guided tour of six gardens chosen for their artistic and horticultural excellence–country gardens hidden on rural byways, as well as elegant urban gardens nestled in historic Hudson. – 10 am to 4 pm
>Information/tickets at www.spencertownacademy.org or 392-3693 – Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 Route 203, Spencertown
Copake Community Day – Kids’ 1-mile run and an adults 5K run, a tractor pull, a parade of floats, music by the Ghent Band and other groups, a magic act, chicken bar-b-que cooked by the Copake Fire Company, hot air balloon rides, and fireworks at dusk – Information at www.copake.org – 8:30 am ‘til after the fireworks – Copake Memorial Park, Mountain View Road
The Fields Sculpture Park Annual Exhibition Opening – Ten new works by noted artists join the nearly 70 contemporary sculptures on view throughout The Fields – Featured new artists are Alice Aycock, Lewis deSoto, Lauren Ewing, Dimitri Hadzi, Jene Highstein, Bryan Hunt, Mel Kendrik, William King, Jonathan Seliger, and Alyson Shotz – Hayride tours and golf cart tours of the sculpture park are available during this free event – Information at www.artomi.org or 392-4747 – 1 to 5 pm – Omi International Arts Center, 1405 County Route 22, Ghent
Paul Grunberg Memorial Bach Concert – Renowned cellist Yehuda Hanani and pianist Emma Tahmizian perform an all-Bach program of viola da gamba sonatas, French Suite No. 5 and Cello Suite No. 3 – Tickets and information at www.ps21chatham.org or 392-6121 – 7:30 pm – PS21 performance tent, 2980 Route 66, Chatham
Sunday, June 17
Fathers’ Day
The Medium perform – Rob Caldwell says we haven’t heard them before, but assures us that “They rock.” – Information atwww.goodmusica.com or 653-7318 – Patio at Musica, 17 North Fourth Street
Sunday Chill Zone – Emily Mure at 1:30 pm; Gary Taylor at 4 pm – Information at 822-1234 or www.americanglory.com – 1:30 pm – American Glory, 342 Warren Street
HD screening of the Metropolitan Opera production of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena - Reservations at 822-8100 orwww.timeandspace.org – 2 pm –Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia Street
Tango! – Third Sunday of every month – All ages welcome – Hosted by instructors Ellen Chrystal and Maggie Griffin – Beginner Lesson from 7 to 8 pm; Milonga from 8 to 11 pm – Information at 828-4800 or www.helsinkihudson.com – Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street
Monday, June 18
BuzzUniverse – Fronted by Alex Garay, the band’s lead guitarist and main songwriter. – A Monday Showcase offering – No cover – Information at www.helsinkihudson.com or 828-4800 – 8 pm – Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street
All phone numbers are in area code 518 unless otherwise indicated.All addresses are in Hudson, unless otherwise indicated.
For more information on Columbia County events, visit www.columbiacountytourism.org
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