Chatham Area News

WAMC | August 4, 2020

The Shaker Museum announced Monday that it has acquired a four-floor, 30,000-square foot building in downtown Chatham, New York. The museum owns and manages the Shaker Village at Mount Lebanon. Now, it will have its first space to display 18,000 archival pieces that explore life inside the utopian Protestant community that existed at the village from 1787 to 1947. WAMC spoke to Museum Director Lacy Schultz about the $15 million project at 5 Austerlitz Street, which is expected to break ground in 2021.

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TimesUnion.com | July 19, 2020

aMuse Gallery in Chatham, NY has reopened so, if you’ve been longing for a little “creative time out”, now is your chance! Masks and social distancing will be required and CDC and Columbia Comeback guidelines will be strictly followed.

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Daily Freeman | June 30, 2020

The Columbia County Fair, scheduled for Sept. 3-7 at the county fairgrounds in Chatham, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to organizers.

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HudsonValley360 | March 4, 2020

CHATHAM — Chatham Public Library, 11 Woodbridge Ave., Chatham, offers the following programs in March. For information, call 518-392-3666 or visit http://chatham.lib.ny.us.

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Hudson Valley Magazine | February 2020

Day trips to the Columbia County town are all about small businesses, convivial restaurants, and celebrations that unite the community.

Driving into Chatham is an unusual sensation – at least the first time. As if you ventured just a little too long on Route 66 (or the Taconic, if you’re so inclined), the moment you finally pull into town seems like a grand arrival and more like a homecoming. It’s an odd feeling for anyone who’s never visited before, although it’s not an uncomfortable one. Similar to the atmospheres in places like Cold Spring or Red Hook, Chatham embraces that covetable mix of sleepiness and vibrancy that lures people to the Hudson Valley as a whole.

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HudsonValley360.com | February 26, 2020

Melania Levitsky reads from her children’s book, “The Gold in the Ground,” and presents her original illustrations at the Chatham Bookstore on Saturday, March 7, at 3 p.m. Based on a folk tale from Kazakhstan, “The Gold in the Ground” tells the story of a farmer and a shepherd finding a pot of gold that nobody wants. The artwork from the book is on display through April 26.

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HudsonValley360 | February 19, 2020

The Shaker Museum purchased the empty building at 5 Austerlitz St. in Chatham, recently, and received a $1,569,000 grant from Empire State Development through New York State’s Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) initiative to support a project that will transform the building into a museum and community cultural center.

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Hudson Valley 360 | February 12, 2020

Film entries are now being accepted for Farm Film Fest 12, the annual event sponsored by the Chatham Agricultural Partnership, the Columbia Land Conservancy, and the Crandell Theatre. The one-day film festival takes place on March 15, 2020, at the historic Crandell Theatre in the village of Chatham.

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Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon Press Release | February 4, 2020

The Shaker Museum purchased the empty building at 5 Austerlitz Street in Chatham, NY last month, and received a $1,569,000 grant from Empire State Development through New York State’s Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) initiative to support a project that will transform the building into a museum and community cultural center.

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Hudson Valley 360 | January 29, 2020

Chatham Public Library offers the following programs in February. Note the library will be closed Feb. 17 in observance of Presidents Day. The library is located at 11 Woodbridge Ave., Chatham. For information, call 518-392-3666 or visit http://chatham.lib.ny.us.

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