“First Friday is for everybody,” said Michael Weidrich, 1st Friday Coordinator. “This event brings together an entire city for one night a month, for the arts.”
March 1, 2014
1st Friday
ALBANY NY – The 1st Friday of every month marks a funky and fun night of the arts in Albany, starting at 5pm. The event is fittingly named... 1st Friday. Residents and visitors flock to downtown Albany for this highly anticipated art event, administered by the Upstate Artists Guild.
February 28, 2014
EPA TOXIN RELEASE "Q & A" OPEN HOUSE
Bring your Questions and Join Us at the EPA's First Columbia County Community Q& A Session Concerning the Dewey-Loeffel Treated Water and Leachate currently being dumped into the Valatie Kill
Announcement: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold two 'Q & A' open house Information Sessions on March 3 (Kinderhook) and March 4 (Nassau) to discuss the cleanup of the Dewey-Loeffel Landfill Superfund Site in the Rensselaer County town of Nassau, and why they have chosen to bring the contamination across county lines—to Columbia County—and dump into our Valatie Kill.
February 27, 2014
For Immediate Release
PHONE: (518) 598-1279 FAX :( 518) 391-2563 WEB: www.stride.org
Contact: Mary Ellen Whitney Mobile: 518-466-4251 EMAIL: mwhitney@stride.org
For Immediate Release
Blind & Visually Impaired Youth Group to Snowshoe Columbia County Today!
(Chatham, NY) One of the coldest day’s this winter won’t stop a group of visually impaired/blind youth from enjoying the outdoors! STRIDE Adaptive Sports is no stranger to outdoor recreation and wilderness exploration for youth with special needs. But for the first time this winter, they will provide a very special youth activity at STRIDE Center for Outdoor Recreation & Education (SCORE) on Thursday, February 27,from a multi-district school field trip. Eighteen students, ages 5 through 18 who are visually impaired or blind and from around the upstate New York and Berkshires, MA region will gather for a special day of snowshoeing on the 3.5 miles of trails at the SCORE camp for memory-making journey in outdoor recreation lessons specially taught for those who do not have sight. Trained STRIDE adaptive counselors provide one-to–one guiding and assistance as needed to adapt the activity. After the hike, the social activity of roasting hotdogs, drinking hot chocolate and making s’mores on the fire will add to the fun in the lodge at the SCORE facility.
February 25, 2014
March 1
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST, The Castleton Fire House, located at 11 Green Avenue in Castleton will be hosting an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast on the first Sunday of every month from 8AM till Noon Cost is $7/Adults, $6/Seniors and $5/Children ages 5 to 11. Phone 732-4342
February 24, 2014
Don't forget the Indoor Garage Sale at MHHS
Maple Hill Music Parents Association is looking for donations for their Indoor Garage Sale to be held Saturday, March 15, 2013 from 9AM to 3PM. We need gently used items, but cannot accept personal care items, clothing, magazines, televisions, computers, or stuffed animals. Drop off items at Maple Hill High School on the following dates:Saturday
Saturday Mar 1 9 – 11 AM
Tuesday Mar 4 6 – 8 PM
Thursday Mar 6 6 – 8 PM
If you have any questions please contact Rachael Coleda at 732-0241 or raye@coleda.com
Harold Ramis, 69, Dies; Alchemist of the Hilarious
Harold Ramis, a writer, director and actor whose boisterous but sly silliness helped catapult comedies like “Groundhog Day,” “Ghostbusters,”“Animal House” and “Caddyshack” to commercial and critical success, died on Monday in his Chicago-area home. He was 69.
The cause was complications of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a disease that involves swelling of blood vessels, said Chris Day, a spokesman for United Talent Agency, which represented Mr. Ramis.
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“We represent the underdog as comedy usually speaks for the lower classes,” Mr. Ramis once said. “We attack the winners.”
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