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Photo tribute to Kieron Kramer, whose wit and writing will be missed. This picture taken by Trix Niernberger while visiting Rensselaer Land Trust’s Kinderhook Nature Preserve.[/private]
In Memoriam
New Lebanon
Shaker Museum / Mount Lebanon To Hold Peace Weekend
The Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon will host a weekend of events and programs to commemorate over 200 years of Shaker pacifism, Saturday, August 29 through Monday, August 31. The Mount Lebanon Peace Weekend will consist of readings, a brunch and facilitated discussion about Shaker pacifist history, a panel of speakers currently active in the peace movement, and a special walking tour. [Read more…] about Shaker Museum / Mount Lebanon To Hold Peace Weekend
New Business Growing In Hoosick Falls
by Deb Alter
Little Sprouts Baby Bump and Beyond, a children’s boutique offering pre-loved clothing, toys, furniture, baby gear, books, and more, opened on Saturday, August 1. The owner is Renee Parker (née Koronas), a graduate of Hoosick Falls High School (Class of ’02) and the mother of two children, aged four and eight and a half months. She has a degree in business and marketing from HVCC. [Read more…] about New Business Growing In Hoosick Falls
Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon President David Stocks Resigns
The President of the Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon, David Stocks, has resigned to take a new position as Program Director in the Arts with the Education Foundation of America, based in Garrison, NY. [Read more…] about Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon President David Stocks Resigns
BEHOLD! New Lebanon Announces Rural Guide Tours For August 29
Behold! New Lebanon, the living museum of contemporary rural American life, has announced its Rural Guide schedule for Saturday, August 29, the ninth week of its inaugural summer programming. The new museum without walls celebrates the rich historical and cultural heritage of New Lebanon. [Read more…] about BEHOLD! New Lebanon Announces Rural Guide Tours For August 29
The Theater Barn Opens Evita
In 1979, the musical Evita opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre starring Patti LuPone as Eva Peron and Mandy Patinkin as Che. It ran for 1,567 performances, and won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Critics hailed it as is a sweeping evening of Broadway entertainment. [Read more…] about The Theater Barn Opens Evita
At The Clark Art Institute
Free Fun Friday At The Clark Art Institute
The Clark Art Institute offers a day of fun and free admission on Friday, August 28 from 10 am to 5 pm as part of the Highland Street Foundation’s Free Fun Friday initiative. Gallery admission is free to all.
For the seventh consecutive year, the Highland Street Foundation’s summer program provides no-cost admission to cultural institutions throughout Massachusetts. [Read more…] about At The Clark Art Institute
Battenkill Chorale Seeks New Members
Auditions, Rehearsals Will Be Held At Historic Hubbard Hall
The Battenkill Chorale is accepting experienced choral singers for their twenty-first season, which opens with a program connected to the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’ impassioned plea for peace, Dona Nobis Pacem, January 17 at Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall at Zankel Music Center, Skidmore College. Soloists Sylvia Stoner (Artist-in-Residence at Skidmore) and Keith Kibler will join the 100-voice chorus and 45-piece professional orchestra in this poignant work. [Read more…] about Battenkill Chorale Seeks New Members
Documentary Explores Gun Violence
Old Chatham Quaker Meeting will screen “Gunned Down” Saturday, September 12 at 7 pm, preceded by a potluck at 6 pm at the Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse 539 County Route 13, Old Chatham, across from Pitt Hall Road and Powell House. [Read more…] about Documentary Explores Gun Violence
New Lebanon Town Board Action
Concern About “Industrial Creep” In New Lebanon
by Thaddeus Flint
The public largely chose to skip the August 11 public hearing on a zoning law amendment preceding New Lebanon’s monthly Town Board meeting and now there is new zoning law amendment.
The matter had come up before. At a June public hearing on the amendment, the Town Hall was filled and it wasn’t because the Townspeople had taken the night off to laud small changes to the zoning law. The section of the amendment on allowing Small Business Operations to manufacture goods in the Commercial Zones and not just the Industrial Zone of the Town had some residents worried. Without the correct wording the Town might be exposed to future industrial creep. The Board, at that meeting, more or less agreed with the objections of the public and sent Chairman Ted Salem and the rest of the Zoning Re-Write Committee back to re-write the re-write. [Read more…] about New Lebanon Town Board Action