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…
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Cozy, Consistent Cornerstones
A Trio of Women-Owned Bookstores and the Role they Play in our Community When Kristi Gibson first opened Magpie Bookshop in Catskill just over ten years ago, it was, from her point of view, an act of necessity. “The entire county didn’t have a bookstore at that point,” she remembers, “and I felt like I…
Scatological Japanese Performance Art Deconstructs Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Chatham, New York
I saw a show called “Hamlet | Toilet” and said to myself, ‘I have to go!’ Prior to Columbia County, I lived in the East Village of NYC from 1987 until 2009. With multiple NYU Drama School friends and roommates, I’ve sat through more than my fair share of black box avant garde theater performances….
MAC-HAYDN THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2024 SEASON OF MUSICALS
The Mac-Haydn Theatre has announced the first 5 musicals of its 2024 Mainstage season schedule, composing the theatre’s 55th summer season. The lineup of hit musicals includes “West Side Story,” “Sister Act,” “RENT,” “All Shook Up,” and “Something Rotten.” Tickets are now on sale at www.machaydntheatre.org. Consisting of both classics and contemporary pieces, Producing Artistic…
Bimi’s Canteen Fondue is the Perfect Date Night
If you invite me to an event and there’s cheese involved, I’m there. You do not have to ask me twice. Bimi’s Canteen in Chatham held a press event about their latest menu offering – warm pots of mixed and melted cheese fondue for $25 to $60 (see end of post for details). They use…
Bimi’s Canteen Fondue
I sometimes imagine myself schussing down an Alp in a snazzy Moncler fit. Then I snap out of it and satisfy my romantic visions of physical speed and icy snow tickling my face by streaming, for the umpteenth time, “Downhill Racer” (1969), starring a young Robert Redford at his most delicious best slaloming through the…
“Everything I Could Want for is Right Here,” in Chatham, at the “Sound of Music”
Warning: Spoiler Alert! If you are not from this country, or maybe you’ve lived under a rock for the past fifty years, I am warning you. This post, gives away plot and story details about “The Sound of Music”. Giving away the plot of “The Sound of Music” is a little like telling people the…
Footloose and Fancy-Free
By Trixie’s List Writer, Romeo Barkley Can you imagine your family drags you to such a terrible place in the middle of America where dancing is forbidden? Seems unfathomable, until you remember Florida is trying to erase drag shows… The Mac-Haydn Theatre’s production of Footloose is pure fun and joy! You can’t sit in your…
42nd Street at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
Think of ‘musical comedy’, the most glorious words in the English language! Julian Marsh. 42nd Street After watching 42nd Street at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, you will be in a good mood for the rest of the evening, into the next day, and who knows, maybe for at least the next two weeks until…
Bimi’s Canteen Opens – and it’s a Game Changer!
Hudson, when was the last time you went to Chatham for dinner? However often you went, you are now going to go more frequently with the opening of Bimi’s Canteen at 19 Main Street in Chatham, right next to their cheese shop. Bimi’s new restaurant is a game changer for the Village of Chatham, and…