HudsonValleyWeekend Cultural Preview, October 22-28, 2014

Julianne Moore in 'Still Alice'

Julianne Moore in ‘Still Alice’

FILMCOLUMBIA CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY with SCREENINGS, PANELS, EXPANSION to HUDSON

(CHATHAM, N.Y.) – The five-day FilmColumbia festival – running Wednesday, October 22 through Sunday, October 26 – celebrates its 15th anniversary with screenings of internationally award-winning films and film-related activities in both Chatham and Hudson. This year’s festival features an array of prize-winning films and audience favorites from prestigious international film festivals including Cannes, Toronto, New York, Berlin and Sundance.

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John Sebastian

John Sebastian

FOLK GUITAR GREATS JOHN SEBASTIAN, HAPPY TRAUM, and OTHERS at HELSINKI HUDSON

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Folk music legends John Sebastian (The Lovin’ Spoonful) and Happy Traum – a session guitarist for Bob Dylan – will be joined by fingerstyle guitarists Kinloch Nelson, Craig D’Andrea and Maycn Taylor performing in a guitars-in-the-round setting at Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, October 23, at 8pm.

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The Schoemer Formation (photo Karen Crumley Keats)

The Schoemer Formation (photo Karen Crumley Keats)

SCHOEMER FORMATION to PLAY HALF MOON

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Schoemer Formation, an all-star trio featuring spoken word performer Karen Schoemer on lead vocals, “Wreckless” Eric Goulden on fuzz bass, and Amy Rigby on guitars and keyboards, will perform at the Half Moon on Friday, October 24, at 9pm. Also on the bill are the Jam Messengers from New York City.

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Lip Talk

Lip Talk

FORMER UPSTATE BANDS BRING DREAM-POP to HELSINKI HUDSON

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Brooklyn-based quartet Lip Talk and San Francisco rockers Yassou Benedict bring their respective approaches to dream-pop to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, October 25, at 9pm. Lip Talk was originally formed in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and were known as Railbird; Yassou Benedict were formed right here in Hudson, and resident rock star Melissa Auf Der Maur contributed vocals to one of their early recorded efforts.

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Marina Kysla AMERICAN SYMPHONY to PLAY SCHUBERT and CHOPIN at BARD

(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y. ) – Works by Schubert and Chopin are on tap for the opening concert for the 2014–15 season of the American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) in the Fisher Center at Bard College on Friday, October 24, and Saturday, October 25, at 8 p.m. The program includes Fryderyk Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11, with Maryna Kysla ’15, piano; and Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C Major (“Great”). The concert will be conducted by Leon Botstein, music director.

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'Till' by Patricia Larsen

‘Till’ by Patricia Larsen

SOLO EXHIBITION of PATRICIA LARSEN PAINTINGS OPENS at HUDSON OPERA HOUSE

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – “Harvest,” a solo exhibition of paintings by Patricia Larsen, as well as small works in clay and textiles, opens at the Hudson Opera House on Saturday, October 25,  and will run through December 14. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, October 25, from 5 to 7pm.

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ANIMALKIND SIGNHELSINKI HUDSON to HOST FASHION SHOW/AUCTION to BENEFIT ANIMALKIND

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Over 20 local artists and designers are creating unique collections for Haute Cature, the annual fashion show and auction to benefit AnimalKind, Hudson’s cat rescue center, at Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, October 26, at 6pm. (Doors open at 5pm.) Steve Hartman from CBS News’s “On the Road” will be master of ceremonies for the event.

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Jason O’Connell in ‘Turn of the Screw’ (photo courtesy HVSF)

Jason O’Connell in ‘Turn of the Screw’ (photo courtesy HVSF)

‘TURN OF THE SCREW’ GETS THEATRICAL RENDERING by HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

(BEACON and GARRISON, N.Y.) – Jeffrey Hatcher’s theatrical adaptation of “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James will be presented by the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival at the Howland Cultural Center (477 Main St.) in Beacon on Tuesday, October 28, at 7:30pm and again at Boscobel House and Gardens (1601 Route 9D) in Garrison from Wednesday, October 29, through Saturday, November 1, at 7pm. A reception will follow each performance.

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