Chatham Area Business and Arts Blog

Berkshire Eagle | June 17, 2021

The Mac-Haydn Theatre, one of the country’s few theatres in-the-round, will reopen its doors for live performances on July 29 after more than a year of closure, bringing summer theatre back to Chatham.

Main Stage musical productions include “Pippin,” “She Loves Me,” “Man of La Mancha,” “Beehive: The ’60s Musical,” and “The World Goes ’Round.” The Mac-Haydn Theatre will also host a series of limited events, including “Exiled: The Evolution of Kurt Weill” and “Still Within The Sound of My Voice: The Songs of Linda Ronstadt.” Tickets for main stage productions and limited events are $42.

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USAToday.com | May 28, 2021

Instead of New York City, visit Columbia County, New York

Rural Columbia County’s pastoral landscape is a patchwork of spring-fed lakes, fields and forests, located two to three hours north of New York City.

This rustic county is a cultural hotspot, but you don’t need to go indoors to enjoy art. Art Omi, in the town of Ghent, is an outdoor sculpture park with dozens of cutting-edge works dispersed over 120 rambling acres of hills, ponds and glades. Guests are encouraged to explore in a hands-on manner, adding up to a dynamic interplay between visitors and art.

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TimesUnion.com | May 26, 2021

As if Chatham couldn’t get any leafier or prettier in its upstate appeal, it has Nonne Pizza & Cucina as a lovely addition in town. Stroll Main Street on some warm evening, peering in storefronts after a beer at The People’s Pub or Chatham Brewing, and you’ll come across bistro tables on the wide forecourt of a former gallery with strung garden lights illuminating the scene. In fact, Nonne cuts a decidedly European feel amplified in part by the town’s awninged shops and a set of train tracks that deliver a bells-and-whistles show when CSX and Amtrak power on through.

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WAMC | May 4, 2021

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

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HudsonValley360 | May 4, 2021

The Chatham Public Library offers the following programs in May. All programs will be held online. The Library is open for no-contact pick up of items. The Library will be closed on May 31. For more information, contact the Library at 518-392-3666 or visit chatham.lib.ny.us.

Berkshire Eagle | May 4, 2021

Chatham Public Library’s Authors & Artists series will feature local vegan author Ellen Kanner, who will read excerpts from her book, “Feeding the Hungry Ghost: Life, Faith and What to Eat for Dinner,” at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8, via Zoom.

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Berkshire Eagle | March 15, 2021

Crandell Theatre is hosting the 13th annual Farm Film Festival virtually on its YouTube channel. Nine juried films focused on farms, farming and farming issues will be available for viewing March 15-21. A panel discussion will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 21, on Zoom.

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March 2, 2021 | WAMC

Sharon Wienberg and Thomas Chulak from The Chatham Bookstore join The Roundtable host Joe Donahue with this week’s Book Picks.

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Berkshire Eagle | February 2, 2021

CHATHAM, NY — Camille A. Brown & Dancers begin a five-week residency Feb. 15 at PS21 — Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, 2980 Route 66.

Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Brown, her 12 dancers, two musicians, and a production/company manager and chef will be on PS21’s campus through March 22 where they will inhabit a COVID-Bubble, living in spacious guesthouses while developing “Queens,” a new solo work; reimagining “Matchstick,” inspired by the Great Migration; and engaging in creative play.

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Art Fix Daily | January 7, 2021

Shaker Museum launched its latest exhibition Fringe Selects (through Feb. 28, 2021) in collaboration with artist/designer Katie Stout. Through a selection of Shaker material chosen by Stout from the Shaker Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition explores the breadth of Shaker objects by taking a closer look at the objects on the “fringe”—colorful, ornamental, and less well-known than the minimalist, iconic Shaker pieces. Also on view are two new chairs by Stout created as a response to her exploration of Shaker material culture. The exhibition is presented in Shaker Museum’s pop-up space located at 17 Main Street in downtown Chatham, NY, donated by Columbia County resident, Jack Shear, and near the future home of Shaker Museum’s permanent facility.

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