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CONTINUING EVENTS
SUNDAYS, ELKS CLUB BREAKFAST, every Sunday, 8 to 11:45 am, Kinderhook Elks Lodge #2530, Route 9H, Kinderhook. (518) 758-2530.
•FIRST SUNDAYS, Buffet breakfast, Philmont Firehouse, 5 Maple Avenue, Philmont. 8 am to noon. $6, $3 ages 5 to 12, free under 5. Pancakes (flavored and plain), French toast, home fries, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, beverages.
WEDNESDAY LUNCHEON, Parish hall, Christ Church Episcopal, 431 Union Street, Hudson. 11 am to 1:30 pm. Homemade soups, fresh sandwiches and home-baked desserts. Take outs available. (518) 828-1329.
TACONIC HILLS AQUATIC CENTER, Taconic Hills High School, Route 11A, Craryville. Mondays to Fridays 6 am to 7:20 am; Saturdays 9 am to noon, Sundays 1 to 4 pm. (518) 325-0432.
HUDSON HIGH POOL, Harry Howard Avenue. $2, $1.50 students, seniors. Adult lap swimming Monday to Friday 6 to 7:30 am; Saturdays 7 to 8:30 am;Monday and Wednesday 7 to 8:30 pm. Water aerobics classes Monday 5 to 6 pm; Wednesday 6 to 7 pm. Open swimming will begin on Tuesday and Thursday 7 to 8:30 pm;
Saturday 1:30 to 3 pm.
January 17
FIRE CO. BREAKFAST, Tsatsawassa Firehouse, behind the post office near the intersection of Routes 20 and 66 North in the hamlet of Brainard. 8am until noon. Breakfast consists of choice of French toast or pancakes as well as bacon or sausage, toast, orange juice, applesauce and eggs prepared to your specifications. (518) 766-3815.
January 23
Soup Line fundraiser, Kinderhook Elks Lodge, Route 9H. Noon to 3 pm. Admission $5 for tasting plus $10 in non-perishable items.Co-sponsored by Elks Lodge and Eat for a Cause to benefit local food pantries. To donate a homemade soup (2-gal. minimum) call (518) 392-5723 or email
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CHILI AND WINGS PRE-SALE, Mario's Home Center in Valatie. 8:30 am to 3 p.m.Scout Troop 114 of Valatie will be pre-selling chili and wings , Pick-up will be Super bowl Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in Valatie. All proceeds will benefit the troop’s out west trip this summer.
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January 24
BUFFET BREAKFAST, Church of St. Joseph, 1820 Route 9, Stuyvesant Falls. 8 am to noon. $8, $4 ages 5-12, free age 4 and under. All you can eat of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, regular and French toast, plain and blueberry pancakes, mixed fruit, doughnuts, homefries, juices.
Winter Festival, Grafton Lakes State Park Grafton, Rensselaer County.. Free. Ice Fishing contest begins 5 am. Family activities run from 11-4 including kids’ contests, interactive displays, live native animals, sleigh rides, and much more! Free event. (518) 279-1155.
FOR KIDS
January 15
Tween Night featuring Guitar Hero, Stephentown Memorial Library, Route 43. 6:30 pm. Monthly program for tweens age 10-14 is a great way to spend a summer evening. This month features Guitar Hero on our big screen in the Community Room. We will have pizza, snacks, and more. Come on out and bring your friends!
January 16
Chess Instruction for Kids, New Lebanon Library, 550 Route 20. 10 am. Free. Chess players at all levels are welcome.
(518) 794-8844.
January 17
Celtic Footprints Stephentown Memorial Library, Route 43. 3 pm. Free. Choreographer Ellen Sinopoli and storyteller Bairbre McCarthy will offer a participatory workshop geared for families and will incorporate storytelling, picture books and creative movement. Register at (518) 733-5750.
January 29
PreSchool Pajama Party, New Lebanon Library, 550 Route 20. 6:30 pm. Free. Stories, snacks, and a short movie for preschoolers. (518) 794-8844.
February 4
Rumpelstiltskin, John L. Edwards Elementary School, Hudson. 6 pm. Free. Lille Kartofler Figuren Theatre, Germany, brings large-scale handmade puppets.
DANCE
January 16
Contra Dance, Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker Street, Lenox, MA. Early session 5 to 7 pm; Potluck from 7 to 8 pm; Evening dance from 8 to 11:30 pm. $15 for both sessions, $10 evening only. Steve Howland; Band(s)/Musician(s): Scoot (Eric McDonald, Max Newman, Fiona Schubeck.)
January 23
CONTRA DANCE, Sheffield Grange, Route 7, Sheffield, MA. 8:30 to 11:30 pm. $8-10 adults, $5 children. All dancers are welcome, including beginners, singles, couples, families, experienced dancers, everyone in the mood for fun. All the dances and figures are taught.
AT THE MOVIES
Through January 16
Old Partner, TSL, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson. $7. In a remote, verdant valley in South Korea, old Mr. and Mrs. Lee live on a farm with their old, rickety ox. For 40 years the animal has served them faithfully. A gently unfolding meditation on the cycle of life.2008. 75 minutes. (518) 822-8448.
January 21-30
A Town Called Panic, TSL, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson. $7. Animated film stars three plastic toys named Cowboy, Indian, and Horse who share a rambling house in a rural town that never fails to attract the weirdest events. In French with English subtitles. 2009. 75 minutes. (518) 822-8448.
January 14-23
THE OTHER WOMAN, TSL, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson. $7, $5 students. Deals with politics, deceit, betrayal, and resolution. (518) 822-8448.
January 16
Steal a Pencil for Me, Chatham Synagogue, Route 28. 8 p.m. Free, though a donation of $5 is suggested to help cover costs. In 1943 Jack Polock was suffering through a failed marriage when he met a beautiful young woman from a wealthy Amsterdam family. Shortly after the pair fell in love they, as well as Jack’s wife, were rounded up with other Dutch Jews and sent to Bergen-Belsen. Discussion, refreshments follow.
FOOD & FOOTLIGHTS
January 23
dinner show/dance, Tri-Village Rod & Gun Club, Valatie. 6 pm. $15 in advance, $18 at the door. ‘50s & ‘60s rock & roll music w/ a special Elvis tribute. Light dinner, dancing, BYOB. Benefits Questar Special Needs class trip to Disney. (518) 477-5681.
MAKING MUSIC
Auditions and Choir Rehearsals, Claverack Reformed Dutch Church?s Education Building, Route 9H, Claverack, Mondays beginning January 18. 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Hudson Valley Choral Society, SATB. (518)794-9831.
January 15
Columbia County Childrens Vocal Ensemble Concert, Christ Church Episcopal, 431 Union Street, Hudson. 7:30 p.m. $7, $15 family. The hour long program includes music by Purcell, Britten, and seasonal folk song arrangements. Lincoln Mayorga will accompany the group. (518) 822-1438.
January 17
Winds in the Wilderness Concert, Church of St. John in the Wilderness, Route 344, Copake Falls. 2 pm. $10 suggested donation. features the Oblong Wind Quintet with Sharon Powers, flute, Joanne Nelson, oboe, Ronald Lively, clarinet, Leo Ponter, bassoon, John Howland, French horn, in music by Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Piazolla, Copland. Refreshments follow.
January 23
Benefit Concert, St. James Church, Routes 295 and 203, Chatham. 7:30 pm. Donation. Varriales and the Red Lions will perform; all proceeds will be donated to Pure Water for the World, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the people of Africa with clean water. Hannah, (518) 821-8234.
January 30
Violinist/violist and pianist, Olin Hall, Bard College, River Road, Annandale. 8 pm. Free. Violinist and violist Helena Baillie and pianist Roman Rabinovich will perform Vitali, Takemitsu, Schubert, Sonata for Viola and Piano in A Minor, D.821; Paganini, Mozart. No reservations necessary; seating is first-come, first-served.
LISTEN & LEARN
January 15, 22
Planetarium Shows for the Public, Milham Planetarium, Hopkins Observatory, north side of Main Street east of Spring Street, Williamstown, MA. High-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005. www.williams.edu/home/campusmap/
January 15
Last Chance to Pick Darrell's Brain, USDA Service Center, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Free. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Grazing Specialist Darrell Emmick will be presenting; an opportunity to ask questions and discuss the latest research in grazing. Includes lunch but registration is required by calling (518) 828-4385 x105.
January 23
Epimediums, Not Just Groundcovers, Berkshire Botanical Garden, Routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge. 10 am to noon. $24. This lecture will explore a wide selection of epimediums and focus on some of the exciting new evergreen species from China. Learn about growth habit, cultivation requirements, propagation, sources, and pests and diseases. Instructor Karen Perkins is owner of Garden Vision Epimediums, a mail order nursery. Pre-register, (413) 298-3926.
January 24
China: An Armchair Traveler event, upstairs in the Community Room at the Pine Plains Free Library, Route 199, 1/8 mi. south of the light. :Karen Pagoda-long time coordinator for the China exchange program at Stissing Mt. High School speaks. (518) 398-0303.
January 31
UnderWhere? in 1770, Clermont State Historic Site, Route 9G, Germantown. 2 pm. $5, free for children 12 and under. Clermont’s curator of education Kjirsten Gustavson will show the difference between corsets and “stays,” pass around the bum roll, and reveal the secrets of 18th century bathing, illustrated with slides and elaborately reproduced costumes. Reservations recommended. (518) 537-4240.
January 31, February 7
Winter Wildlife Tracking, the Nature Institute. 9 am to noon. $30, $20 students and seniors, free for a child under 12 accompanied by an adult. Pre-register 518-672-0116,
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ON STAGE
January 15
Brand New Same Old Balogna Show, TSL, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson.$12.50, $7.50 students, $5 children under 13.An evening of Ridiculous Music and Cardboard Variety Entertainment featuring Modern Times Theater (from VT), Over a Cardboard Sea (Maine), and the Dolly Wagglers (Wisconsin), including genuine puppet shows and old tunes warmed up and polished for your enjoyment. (518) 822-8448.
January 15-31
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Ghent Playhouse, Route 66, Ghent. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. $15. Reservations: www.ghentplayhouse.org(518) 392-6264.
Jesus Christ Superstar, Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck. Fridays,Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. $22, $20 seniors & children.Jesus Christ's final days are dramatized with emotional intensity, thought-provoking edge and explosive theatricality. (845) 876-3080.
January 22-31
The Nerd, Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 Route 43, Averill Park. Circle Theatre Playerssstage antic romp, showcasing Larry Shue's comic genius, is at once a send-up of stuffed shirts and a paean to friendship, loyalty and love. (518) 674-2007.
January 30
National Theatre's NATION (Live in HD), Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Gt. Barrington. 2 pm. $23, $21 seniors, $16 children under 13. A parallel world, 1860. Two teenagers thrown together by a tsunami that has destroyed Mau's village and left Daphne shipwrecked on his South Pacific island, thousands of miles from home.NT Live - performances of National Theatre plays broadcast live to cinema screens around the world. (413) 528-0100.
February 4
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION - LIVE! IN HD, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Gt. Barrington. 8 pm. $23, $21seniors, $16 children 12 and under. In a first for the show, a performance will be broadcast LIVE in HD, direct from the home of Lake Wobegon at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, MN. Will feature special guests as well as regular show performers such as actors Sue Scott and Tim Russell, sound-effects wizards Tom Keith and Fred Newman, and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band led by keyboardist, composer, and arranger Richard Dworsky, with Pat Donohue (guitar), Peter Johnson (percussion), and Gary Raynor (bass).
ON VIEW
BLUE HILL GALLERY, Columbia-Greene Community College, 4400 Route 23, Greenport. Noncredit students, December. (518) 828-4181.
COLUMBIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 5 Albany Avenue, Kinderhook. Celebrate!, explores how the Hudson’s and Fulton’s historic voyages were celebrated in the past and takes a look at how residents of the County have celebrated their own personal milestones over the last two centuries.Through December. (518) 758-9265.
DAVIS ORTON GALLERY, 114 Warren Street, Hudson. Gallery 1: The Pleasures of Modern Living, Photocollage by Nadine Boughton; Gallery 2: Constructions, photographs of barns and Gehry, photographs by Carol Krauss and Emily Corbato. Fridays through Sundays: noon to 5:30 pm and by appointment. DavisOrtonGallery.com
(518) 697-0266.
FOUNDATION GALLERY, Columbia-Greene Community College, 4400 Route 23, Greenport. Student art exhibit through January 15. 14th Annual Juried Art Show for high school students January 26 to February 25. Gallery hours Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday to Sunday by appointment. (518) 828-4181.
GOLIATH GALLERY, 32 Anthony Street, Hillsdale. Collaborative work "Forever at War" by painter Benjamin David Tritt, architects Aaron and Haily Tweedie, and designer Albert Sultan. Photographer Will Wendt will be displaying several pieces in the Drawing Room, also featuring drawings and prints by several prominent international artists.10 am to 6 pm.
HUDSON OPERA HOUSE, 327 Warren Street, Hudson. History of the African American Families in Hudson and surrounding communities in Columbia County, as part of the Explore NY Quadricentennial celebration. Family photos from Estocia Berry, Cleveland Samuels, Vivian Austin and the State Street AME Zion Church, to name a few. (518) 822-1438.
KAATERSKILL GALLERY, Columbia-Greene Community College, 4400 Route 23, Greenport. Lori LePage, December. (518) 828-4181.
LIMNER GALLERY, 123 Warren Street Hudson. Wednesday to Saturday noon to 5 pm and by appointment. (518) 828-2343.
OLD CHATHAM COUNTRY STORE GALLERY, Village Square, 639 Albany Turnpike, Old Chatham. Closed to January 27. “First,” illustrations by Jordan Rando
through February 25. Opening reception Sunday, February 1 from 3 to 5 pm. Tuesdays through Sundays, 7 am to 4 pm.
OLIVIA ON WARREN, 435 Warren Street, Hudson. Thursday through Monday 11 am to 6 pm and by special appointment. (518) 828-0004.
PARK ROW GALLERY, 2 Park Row, Chatham. Book Dynamics! Innovative book structures by artist Ed Hutchins allows visitors to see a familiar object, a book, re-imagined and re-created in exciting and unfamiliar ways. (518) 392-4800.
SPENCERTOWN ACADEMY, 790 Route 203, Spencertown. Thursday through Sunday, 1 to 5 pm. (518) 392-3693.
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