For Immediate Release: Hudson Film Festival announces Year 2 programming highlighting diversity, local artists, and community partnerships with Hudson Valley premieres, including opening night feature The Supremes At Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, Sundance award-winning documentary Daughters, upstate New York filmmaker & production My First Film, Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning documentary A New Kind of Wilderness, a…
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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…
Quality Haircuts and a Game of Pool: Blends is a Place to let your Hair Down
The solstice has arrived, summer is here – and if the heat wave has got you itching for a fresh haircut, try out Blends Co. Barber Lounge on Bridge Street in Catskill. Owned and operated by Catskill native Keo Branch, Blends opened in August 2023 and has quickly become a fixture of its neighborhood. Featuring…
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…
Bridge Street Theatre’s Uncle Vanya – A Wonderfully Miserable Existential Russian Dark Comedy
As you walk into the Bridge Street Theatre’s stage production of Anton Chekhov’s play, Uncle Vanya, you can buy a shot of vodka for $1. My suggestion is – take one. The vodka will help you handle the feeling of existential dread and misery that awaits you after watching this Russian “comedy”. I opted for…
Frederic Church’s Rarely Seen Memorial Landscape Paintings Debut at Olana State Historic Site in New Exhibition, Afterglow
Afterglow Considers How Landscapes Provide Reflection and Healing The Olana Partnership announced today that this season’s special exhibition Afterglow: Frederic Church and the Landscape of Memory will open May 12 in the Sharp Family Gallery at Olana State Historic Site. Afterglow brings together for the first time a series of intimate memorial landscapes painted by Church, 19th-century America’s foremost landscape painter,…
Rebus – Provisions for Children – Spring Fashion Show
Do you have a little one who needs some new clothes? Are you going to a baby shower? Maybe the grandkids are coming to town? Are your neighbors having a birthday party for their toddler? Do you want to buy children’s clothes or toys that are special and unique? Rebus is the place to go!…
Vanderpoel House Debuts New Shop Celebrating Columbia County History
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, April 27th marks the opening of the Columbia County Historical Society’s Mercantile at the Vanderpoel House, a charming new shop nestled within the historic Vanderpoel House. The shop offers a unique shopping experience that pays homage to the rich history of Columbia County, New York. Combining the charm of a general…
Columbia County Recovery Kitchen Marks Fourth Year Addressing Hunger
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We are not going to deliver food that I would not serve in my restaurant. Carole Clark During the pandemic, in April 2020, former restaurateur Carole Clark and community activists Pam Kline and Carol Peckham founded Columbia County Recovery Kitchen (CCRK). “It was Carole’s idea” says Pam, “but I can make it…
Kinderhook Memorial Library presents “Behind the Scenes: An Intimate View into the Studios of Local Artists”
Kinderhook Memorial Library celebrates area artists with a tour of their studios on May 4 and 5, 2024, “Behind the Scenes: An Intimate View into the Studios of Local Artists”. Proceeds from this event will directly support our youth programs and events, including our new in-person tutoring program that will be launched later this year….