9 Picturesque Towns in New York for a Weekend Retreat in 2024

September 26, 2024 | worldatlas.com

Walking through Chatham Downtown is like traveling through Americana, albeit an eclectic mix of comfort stays and fine-dining restaurants. From Our Daily Bread Deli for a java companion to kickstart your morning to the events and a Ferris wheel at the Columbia County Fair Grounds, Chatham has lots to experience. See what musical is playing nearby at Mac-Haydn Theatre, an intimate, 350-seat theater presenting Broadway revivals and kids’ shows. Home to small-town hotspots like Lagonia’s Bistro, Crow Cottage, a gift shop, and Chatham Brewing, the local favorite watering hole, which is a stroll away from the Stony Kill.

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Brown’s Emporium prepares to close after 104 years

March 20, 2024 | News10.com

CHATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) – For 104 years, a shoe business has been the sole of the Chatham community. In 1920, Brown’s Emporium opened its doors on a dream that would eventually become a legacy.

Judy Rundell bought the shoe business from the Brown family in 1990. Shortly after, she held a $5 shoe sale to sell the excess inventory.

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Columbia County Fair runs August 30-September 4

Six days of fun for the whole family with nightly grandstand entertainment including demolition derby, monster tractors, rodeo, live music, volunteer firefighting parade, daily animal shows and much more! The fair also features 4-H animal competitions, traditional and inventive fair food, midway rides, racing pigs, a petting zoo, and more.

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PS21 2023 Season Preview

July 14, 2023 | WAMC

In June, PS21 launched its 2023 season with the 10th anniversary edition of The NEXT Festival of Emerging Artists. The season continues with more than fifty unique events, featuring a constellation of celebrated and emerging dancers and choreographers, musicians and singers, actors, directors, and international street artists.

Joe Donahue interviews Executive and Artistic Director of PS21 Elena Siyanko about the new season.

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Art Omi announces plans for a new campus that will realize pavilions and other small built structures

June 14, 2023 | archpaper.com

Art Omi the sculpture and architecture park in Ghent, New York stages works from more than 2,000 artists and architects, including Steven Holl and Peter Eisenman, across its sprawling 120 acres. Following a record capital project funding announcement from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) the sculpture park slash residency program slash arts education center has announced the development of a new nonprofit arts center called the Art Omi Pavilions that will be located in Chatham, New York—just a 10 minute car ride away from its existing campus.

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Chatham theatre plans matinee series for families

January 19, 2023 | News10.com

The Crandell Theatre on January 28 will launch “Crandell Kid Flicks,” a new family-friendly Saturday matinee series of contemporary classic children’s films. The program will be offered from January through April on the fourth Saturday of each month at 1 p.m.

“The series aims to provide the youngest moviegoers with fun, safe, exciting, and positive opportunities to become engaged in the arts,” a spokesperson for the theatre said in a press release. “Our beautiful, historic, single-screen movie house is the backdrop for an afternoon of educational fun that puts each film into special focus for these budding film lovers.”

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CABA Membership Can Now Be Completed Online!

Those interested in becoming CABA members or renewing their membership can now complete the application online. No longer do you need to fill out a paper application and mail it in with a check. Everything can now be completed by using the online form. Payment can still be made by check, but additional options are now available for ACH or credit cards.

For additional information about becoming a member, visit the CABA page of this website or email the membership director at .