Welcome to Chatham, NY
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Our quintessential rural upstate community is home to dozens of independently-owned retail stores, casual cafés and fine dining and a vibrant art scene.
Whether you’re visiting for the day, the weekend or making Chatham your home, you’ll experience a unique combination of small town charm and top-notch food, arts, shopping and entertainment.
Find individual businesses by visiting our Membership Directory.
History and architecture info on the About Chatham page.
Chatham in the News
Vertigo Dance Company brings breathtakingly beautiful telling of dance, ecology, and art to PS21
The Berkshire Edge | August 3, 2022 “The choreographic telling of dance, ecology, and art in “One. One & One” was breathtakingly beautiful and poignantly relevant.” Read the entire article.
THEATER REVIEW: ‘Urinetown’ at the Mac-Haydn Theatre through July 17
The Berkshire Edge | July 8, 2022 “A great many talented people worked their butts off to put across one of the most intelligent and fanciful musicals in the canon at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, New York. They worked much harder than they should have had to because they had an ill- prepared tech working the
Congratulations to all Chatham area businesses who placed first in Best of Columbia County 2022
The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and Columbia-Greene Media presented the 2022 Best of Columbia County Awards Thursday, June 2nd at PS21 – Performance Spaces for the 21st Century. Live music was performed and a fine array of food was prepared by Georgia Ray’s. The three finalists from each category were recognized and the “Best
