Below you will find a collection of press articles about the Chatham area. Check back frequently for the latest news.
Melania Levitsky Presents Children’s Book and Illustrations, Chatham Bookstore, Saturday, March 7, 3 p.m.
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.
Shaker Museum purchases building in Chatham
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.
Call for entries for Farm Film Fest 12 due Feb. 14
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.
Chatham Public Library offers February programs
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.
January at the Chatham Public Library
Hudson Valley 360, December 24, 2019
Chatham Public Library, 11 Woodbridge Ave., Chatham, offers the following programs in January. The library will be closed Jan. 1 and Jan. 20. Call 518-392-3666 or visit http://chatham.lib.ny.us for more information.
Fine Wine at the Hudson-Chatham Winery
News10.com, September 18, 2019
Wine is better when it’s local and at the Hudson-Chatham Winery in Ghent, an award-winning winery, they make it all by hand the old-fashioned way.
Grunberg remembered as ‘matriarch of the arts’ in Columbia County
WAMC, August 31, 2019
A conservationist. A philanthropist. An avid supporter of the arts. These were just a few of the hats worn by a woman famous for her contributions to Columbia County. Judy Grunberg, of Valatie, well-known for her generosity to Columbia County, died Saturday after a battle with cancer. She was 86.
Columbia County Fair opens Aug. 28, runs through Labor Day
Kingston Daily Freeman, August 27, 2019
The 179th Columbia County Fair opens at noon Aug. 28 and runs through Labor Day, Sept. 2. The county fairgrounds are at 182 Hudson Ave. (Route 66), about 13 miles northeast of Hudson.
Organically but Intentionally, the Amuse Gallery Grows in Chatham
Rural Intelligence, July 31, 2019
When Janice and Rick Patterson met on the set of a video shoot in the ’80s, the chemistry between the two was unmistakable. He was a rangy sound engineer and she a striking segment producer and skilled photographer.
After they had their first child, they came to a house in Columbia County, first for weekends and later to live full time. It was a former cider mill with an adjacent churchyard, right in the center Old Chatham. Rick continued to travel the world working on documentary films while Janice stayed upstate and became an interior designer, operating from a tiny, unheated house with great bones.
Artist Tim Paholak Exhibits at Camphill Ghent Art Gallery
HudsonValley360, June 20, 2019
Local watercolor artist Tim Paholak will have an exhibition of his abstract and figurative paintings, in the Joan Allen Art Gallery at Camphill Ghent in Chatham, through July 30.