Columbia County Council on the Arts and Columbia County Department of Tourism present,
Weekends in the Country - 10 of them!
Celebrate art, nature, and history in beautiful Columbia County, New York September 28 – December 2, 2007! Phone 1 800 .724 .1846, or 518 .671 . 6213.
Weekend 1 – September 28 – 30:
Hudson ArtsWalk 2007…and more!*
Weekend 2 – October 5-7:
Hudson ArtsWalk 2007 continues the celebration www.artscolumbia.org…and more!*
Olana State Historic Site Grand Reopening of Frederick Edwin Church home www.olana.org; Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Tours www.hudsonathenslighthouse.org; …and more!*
Weekend 3 – October 12-14
Walking the Dog Theatre, A Suite of One Acts www.wtdtheater.org; Four Nations Ensemble Hudson River Harvest Concerts www,fournations.org Community Appreciation Day at the Shaker Museum and Library www.shakermuseumandlibrary.org; …and more!*
Weekend 4 – October 19-21
The Chatham Film Festival, sponsored by Film Columbia www.filmcolumbia.com ….and more!*
Weekend 5 – October 26-28:
Ghosts and the Victorians, Olana State Historic Site www.olana.org… and more!*
Weekend 6 – November 2-4:
“Sanctuary,” works by Jerry Freedner at Old Chatham Country Store www.theoldchathamcountrystore.com…and more!*
Weekend 7 – November 9-11
Columbia Berkshire Craft Guild Studio Tour www.cbcraftguild.org….and more!*
Weekend 8 – November 16-18
Stair Auction Galleries www.stairgalleries.com….and more!*
Weekend 9 – November 23-25
Walking the Dog Theatre The Taming of the Shrew www.wtdtheater.org….and More!*
Weekend 10 – November 30 – December 1-2
A Winter Walk on Warren Street, a production of the Hudson Opera House www.hudsonoperahouse.org…and more!*
*MORE!!! Weekends in the Country’s amazing lineup of diverse opportunities take place throughout the season at Hudson Opera House, TSL, Ghent Playhouse, The Theatre Barn, Spencertown Academy, Shaker Museum and Library, Columbia County Historical Society, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Copake Theatre Company, Austerlitz Historical Society, Hudson’s unrivalled 25 galleries (and the County’s 33), and many other sites.
Weekends in the Country is a project of Columbia County Council on the Arts and the Columbia County Department of Tourism, funded by the Cultural Tourism Initiative, a program of the Arts & Business Council of New York made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.
Phone Columbia County Council on the Arts for more information: 518 671 6213, or email info@artscolumbia.org, or visit www.weekendsinthecountry.org or www.artscolumbia.org..
CCCA Awarded Cultural Tourism Initiative grant
from the Arts & Business Council of New York
Will Maitland Weiss, Executive Director of the Arts & Business Council of New York, announced that the Columbia County Council on the Arts was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Cultural Tourism Initiative Grant Program. In the announcement letter, Mr. Weiss states, “We applaud your commitment to stimulating economic development through cultural tourism…. Efforts such as yours have the potential to make significant impact on the quality of life in communities throughout the State.”
The grant is specifically to fund marketing expenses for Weekends in the Country, a collaborative project with Columbia County Department of Tourism. Weekends in the Country activities will extend Columbia County’s’ tourist season beyond its typical mid-October conclusion. The project will last ten weeks, “bookended” by two of the county’s largest events, Columbia County Council on the Arts’ 13th Annual Hudson ArtsWalk, a 10-day multi-arts festival culminating Columbus Day, and the Hudson Opera House’s Winter Walk, an afternoon celebration renowned for bringing thousands of family and arts-oriented visitors to Hudson. 
In between those events, a cornucopia of activities that highlight the bounty of Columbia County’s rich art, architectural, historical, agricultural, and natural riches will be offered. Additional partners in the application process were the Hudson Opera House, HudsonCityBiz, Hudson Development Corporation, Chatham Film Festival, Ghent Playhouse, Columbia Hudson Partnership, Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, City of Hudson Arts Entertainment and Tourism Committee, Columbia County Lodging Association, Spencertown Academy, Hawthorne Valley School, Clermont State Historic Site, Olana State Historic Site, Hudson Antique Dealers Association, Shaker Museum and Library, The Theater Barn, Columbia County Historical Society, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Hudson Athens Lighthouse Preservation society, Copake Theatre Company, Austerlitz Historical Society, Walking the Dog Theater Company, Four Nations Ensemble, and others.
Other funded projects in this year’s cycle include Adirondack Architectural Heritage for Adirondack Rustic Architecture Study Tours; Brooklyn Botanic Garden for Experience the Heart of Brooklyn; Cattaraugus County Arts Council for Routes to Art; Dance Theater Workshop for Destination Chelsea; Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall for Harlem One Stop Destination Uptown; Hallwalls Contemporary art Center for Beyond/In Western New York; Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council for Seasons in the Battenkill Valley, and Westchester Arts Council for All Fired Up!
Further information on this program can be found by contacting the CCCA at 518 671 6213, emailing info@artscolumbia.org, or visiting www.weekendsinthecountry.org.
Columbia County Council on the Arts received funding for this program from the Cultural Tourism Initiative, a project of the Arts & Business Council of New York and the New York State Council on the Arts.
Contact CCCA (518) 671-6213. Artists’ Works in Windows & Shops on Warren Street! Local businesses are part of ArtsWalk featuring artwork in their windows and interiors. Stop by & Stop In.
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