As soon as you start talking to Diana and Mike, the new owners of Story Screen Cinema on 160 Fairview Avenue, you understand how happy they are. They are living their dream. They have the gumption and build-it-and-they-will-come attitude of a movie plot. After years of doing popup movies throughout the Beacon and Poughkeepsie areas,…
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Rad Studio Space Opens in 521 Warren Street
I met Laura Lane at the entrance of the Rad Studio Space at 521 Warren Street, right across from City Hall, and as we walked up the stairway, she said to me, “This space used to be a puppet theater and a drag queen party.” I said, “I know, I was one of the drag…
Art Gallery Campus Opens at the Former Ockawamic School in Claverack
Review by Trixie Starr As I drove up to The Campus, on Route 217, less than fifteen minutes outside of Hudson, I could not help but notice the cars parked along the side of the road. Some were half-parked on the street and half on people’s front lawns. As a “downstater” who has lived in…
NO DAY BUT TODAY; ‘RENT’ RETURNS TO THE MAC-HAYDN THEATRE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE
(July 4, 2024–Chatham, NY) The Mac-Haydn Theatre continues its summer season with Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Rent,” running July 18 through July 28. The groundbreaking story inspired by Puccini’s “La Bohème” returns to the Mac-Haydn stage, captivating audiences with its raw, resonant storytelling and remarkable rock score that defined contemporary musical theatre. The season’s…
“HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH” WRITER/DIRECTOR JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL BRINGS 2006 CULT CLASSIC “SHORTBUS” TO HUDSON HALL
Screening features Q&A with John Cameron Mitchell, producer Howard Gertler, and cast member Adrienne Trustcott WHAT: SHORTBUS (2006, 1hr 41min) film screening with Q&A with writer/director John Cameron Mitchell, producer Howard Gertler and cast member Adrienne TruscottPRESENTED BY: Hudson Hall & Kasuri/Queer Ass Film ClubWHEN: Wednesday, July 10 at 8pm. Doors open 7:30pmWHERE: Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson NYTICKETS: $18/$15 students (includes fees)WEB: www.hudsonhall.org/event/shortbus Hudson, NY…
CREATE Launches Grants for Columbia County Artists
Columbia County Sponsors Initiative to Support Emerging Artists Catskill, New York, July 5, 2024 – CREATE Council On The Arts is pleased to announce the second annual launch of the Creative Catalyst Grant program for emerging artists prioritizing those with limited income in Columbia County. The initiative, sponsored by the Columbia County government, will award…
Sing Hallelujah! Sister Act Returns to the Mac-Haydn!
The Mac-Haydn is back with their second production of the summer — the musical adaptation of Sister Act — and let me tell you, this show has it all. There’s disco! There’s gospel! There’s a couple of “bachelors” who deal in antiques looking to invest in real estate! Is there anything more “Hudson in the…
West Side Story at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, New York
This year, the Mac-Haydn Theatre kicks off its summer season with a Bang! Pop! POW! by delivering a sizzling performance of West Side Story. Sixty-seven years after its first production, West Side Story has become nearly as iconic as it’s source material (William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet) so I won’t rehash the premise line by line….
The Olana Partnership Collaborates with Woodstock School of Art to Offer Summer Art Workshops at Olana State Historic Site
HUDSON, NY – The Olana Partnership will host three summer Saturday art workshops in collaboration with Woodstock School of Art beginning June 15 at Olana State Historic Site. During each afternoon workshop, expert teaching artists will focus on different media to connect to Olana’s current exhibition, Afterglow: Frederic Church and the Landscape of Memory. Participants…
Ancram Center for the Arts Awarded $50,000
Ancram, NY – Ancram Center for the Arts announced today a grant award totaling $50,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the organization’s theater renovation and expansion. This grant is part of a capital project funding announcement by NYSCA, which totals over $32 million to 102 capital projects across…