Chatham Area Business and Arts Blog

Brewbound.com, August 21, 2017

Oktoberfest is a Marzen style that harkens to its roots of the Bavarian region of Germany. Malt forward, but with the optimal hop bitterness that makes for a truly exceptional balanced beer.

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Times Union, August 16, 2017

What would a dance look like if it was less like a performance and more like a sporting event? That’s the question that Monica Bill Barnes set out to explore when she began working on a new piece with her longtime dance partner, Anna Bass, two years ago. The result is “One Night Only,” which has its world premiere Friday at PS21 in Chatham, in a preview showing before its official opening in New York City in two weeks.

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Dance Magazine, August 15, 2017

Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (aka PS21) is possibly the best-kept secret on the route from New York City to Jacob’s Pillow. In Chatham, New York, PS21 has quietly built an annual dance festival with a diverse array of excellent groups. A small but adventurous center dedicated to presenting dance, theater, music and film, it is currently in the midst of its 12th annual Chatham Dance Festival.

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Daily Freeman, August 8, 2017

Advance tickets for the 177th annual Columbia County Fair are now on sale throughout the region for the event scheduled from Aug. 30 through Sept. 4 at the county fairgrounds in Chatham.

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The Berkshire Eagle, August 8, 2017

The zany Tony Award-winning musical, “Spamalot,” begins a two-weekend run Thursday at the Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY Route 203.

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Hudson Valley 360, July 5, 2017

Local organizations are banding together to draw attention to the hazards of plastic shopping bags, straws, to-go containers and disposable beverage bottles during the month of July as part of a local initiative called the “Chatham Plastic Purge,” according to organizers.

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Berkshire Eagle, July 10, 2017

More than $1,400 in cash prizes and trophies will be awarded each night to this year’s winners of the 2017 Columbia County Fair Demolition Derby taking place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, and Thursday, Aug. 31.

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IMBY.com, July 6, 2017

Bimi’s Cheese Shop is nearing their 3rd Anniversary in Chatham and the owners, Ellen Waggett and Christopher Landy, wanted to find a way to give back and thank the community for all the support they’ve received.

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Berkshire Eagle, July 5, 2017

A grant from Stewart’s Shops’ Holiday Match will allow Mac-Haydn Children’s Theatre to offer free tickets for this summer’s shows to children of military personnel currently serving and veterans.

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Kingston Freeman, July 2, 2017

A free scarecrow-making workshop will take place July 16 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds.

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