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June 7, 2026

CHATHAM, NY (WRGB) — Calling all thrift shopping lovers, the first-ever Kinderhook Street Tag Sale in Chatham is happening next weekend.

Over 35 neighbors will be selling home decor, furniture, kids’ toys, clothes, antiques, and more as part of the first annual event.

All participating addresses fall within a short walk of each other on Kinderhook Street, Woodbridge Avenue, Shore Road, and Library Place. Bring cash. Each seller handles their own transactions. Street parking is available along Kinderhook Street, with additional parking at the old train station, now Community Bank at Depot Square. Sellers not in the neighborhood who want to set up in the church parking lot can contact .

The Village Sidewalk Sale, featuring Chatham’s Main Street merchants, runs alongside the tag sale the same day — a full morning of browsing within easy walking distance.

Kinderhook Street, Chatham, NY. Full address list at kinderhookstreettagsale.com.

August 30, 2026

The popular Crandell Book-to-Film Club, launched earlier this year, will return to the Crandell on August 30 at 4pm for a screening of the 2020 Academy Award-winning film Nomadland, which also won Oscars for director Chloé Zhao and star Frances McDormand. The club blends a community read, a Crandell screening and a thoughtful discussion comparing the book and its film adaptation. It gives community members a unique forum to finally settle the age-old question of which is better, the book or the film.

Jessica Bruder’s nonfiction Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century reveals the growing “nomad” movement among aging Americans, unable to find work locally, who travel across the country in their RVs looking for their next job. The author spent years traveling the country interviewing more than 50 itinerant workers. Although she exposes the dark realities of the post-recession economy, she also found among the nomads a profound and meaningful sense of community, resilience, and personal empowerment.

The Oscar-winning film adaptation of Nomadland explores what’s beyond the perimeters of a dying town, chronicling heartbreak, healing and persistence through some of America’s most remote places. Zhao wove the true-life tales Bruder captured in her book into a screenplay with the fictional Fern, played by McDormand, at the center. Zhao also populated the supporting cast with the very same people Bruder profiled.

Directly following the Sunday, August 30, 4pm screening, Crandell Board Member and Vice President of Programming, Calliope Nicholas, who also serves as FilmColumbia’s Festival Director, will lead a discussion of the book and the film.

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Chronogram | October 17, 2025

It couldn’t be more fitting that FilmColumbia will mark its 25th anniversary in the newly restored Crandell Theatre this fall. The festival opens on Friday, October 17 and runs through Sunday, October 26. Best of all, Crandell members receive early access and discounts to festival film passes and individual tickets one week ahead of the general public. This year’s festival will feature yet another thrilling lineup of American and international films hand-picked from Hollywood and independent studios, Cannes, Berlinale, TIFF, the local filmmaking community and more.

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July 7, 2025 | Chronogram.com

In the annual rite of small-town revelry known as Summerfest, Chatham once again shuts down Main Street and turns it over to the people—specifically, to pie-eaters, amateur bakers, wandering magicians, balloon-animal conjurers, and other assorted humans in search of communal delight. On Saturday, July 12, from 10am to 4pm, CABA’s Summerfest returns with its signature blend of family fun, local flavor, and just enough mischief to keep things interesting.

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April 7, 2025 | esd.ny.gov

New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and Empire State Development (ESD) today announced the groundbreaking for the nearly $26 million renovation and expansion of Shaker Museum in Chatham, Columbia County. The 30,000 square foot project will create a year-round destination for visitors and a space that reflects the Shaker values of purposeful design and communal living with a 7,500 square foot space for permanent and rotating exhibitions. The project is supported by a combined $5 million investment from the New York State Council on the Arts and Empire State Development.

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Start your weekend with early evening shopping on Main Street. Stores will be open until 7:00pm on Friday nights in December.

September 14, 2021 | WAMC

Sharon Wienberg and Amy Zimmerman from Chatham Bookstore in Chatham, New York join us with this week’s Book Picks.

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