tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56946907308179980992011-07-30T23:56:19.473-04:00Insightful and interesting news about the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain QuadricentennialIrwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668387913238867752noreply@blogger.comBlogger1321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694690730817998099.post-883971919096695412009-09-24T10:05:00.003-04:002009-09-24T10:12:23.302-04:00

A special Quadricentennial text and graphic exhibit featuring early Dutch explorers and settlers is being shown in three Dutchess County locations today through mid-October.The exhibit was created by the New Netherland Institute and is being presented free of charge thanks to Dutchess County Tourism and four partners in Dutchess County."Light on New Netherland," openstoday at the Lathrop Center

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A flotilla of Dutch ships, including the replica, Onrus, will sail the Hudson recreating Henry Hudson's trip and pass through Dutchess County Thursday, Sept. 17, between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon.Check them out from the river bank.

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Celebrating the Quadricentennial of the Hudson River, "Salute to the Hudson River: Through a Photographer's Eye,” opens Saturday, July 11 and runs through Aug. 3 at RiverWinds Gallery, 172 Main Street in Beacon. The exhibit features the photography of Robert Rodriguez, Jr., Linda T. Hubbard, Claudia Gorman, Karl LaLonde, Mike Sibilia, and Brian Tervenski.An artists' reception takes place from 5-8

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Intrigued by the vintage aircraft from the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome that accompanied the Quad Flotilla as it made its way up the Hudson River last month?The Aerodrome will celebrate its 50th anniversary this weekend with music, special re-enactments on the ground and demonstrations of pioneer aircraft, including the Aerodrome’s 1909 Bleriot XI which has been flying for 100 years and is the oldest

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Ellen Kozak's work is featured from July 12 through Oct. 4 as part of The Hudson River Trilogy, a Katonah Museum of Art exhibition series celebrating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s historic exploration of the river that bears his name. The three solo exhibitions during the year showcase contemporary artwork inspired by the Hudson River’s beauty, ecology and rich maritime history. The

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Did you know that Henry Hudson never received a proper burial because his body was lost at sea after his crew mutinied? "Ahoy! Where Lies Henry Hudson?" an outdoor exhibition of Henry Hudson memorials designed by 16 area architects and curated by Linda Weintraub, will be on exhibit at the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony as part of the Quadricentennial celebration through Oct. 12. Hours are from dawn to

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"Hudson Valley Artists 2009: Ecotones and Transition Zones," will be on view until Sept. 6 in the Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North Gallery at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz. It is the first in a series of five major art exhibitions in the museum’s Art & The River project extending through December 2009, which coincides with the

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"Windows on Poughkeepsie," an exhibit by local artist Michael Asbill that has been featured at the Poughkeepsie Railroad Station since 2006, contains 84 images, which change, depending on the angle, from an old Poughkeepsie photo or drawing to a modern one of roughly the same subject. The art work, now at Locust Grove, will be auctioned later this year. More info is here.

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Celebrate Independence Day & the Quad on the Hudson River with a ride aboard a historic fireboat, then listen to a live band at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie. Dutchess County Tourism will offer hour-long cruises on the John J. Harvey, on Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4. (The band plays on Saturday only.) Also on both nights, come at dusk to see the first-ever attempts to project a laser light

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers took just over an hour on Tuesday to remove “Windows on Poughkeepsie,” an exhibit by local artist Michael Asbill that has hung at the Poughkeepsie train station since 2006. Don't worry -- it's being reinstalled in another part of town until the individual panels are auctioned off to benefit Walkway Over the Hudson, The Dutchess County Arts Council and

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View beautiful images of the Hudson River (like this one!) by Poughkeepsie Journal photographer Lee Ferris through July 30 at the Hyde Park Library Annex. For more information, please call 845-229-7791.

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It's nice to see that more folks have added great new photos to this collection of River Day Flotilla images. That amphicar on the Rondout is interesting ...The images are online here at the Poughkeepsie Journal.

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The celebrations at the Henry Hudson Riverfront Park in Hudson continue all summer, including this Saturday with a Summer Solstice Celebration presented by the Columbia County Council on the Arts. A crafts fair takes place starting at 11 a.m., with a children's parade down Columbia Street at 3 p.m. A concert of traditional Andean music and dance with Yarina will be held from 5-8 p.m. It all takes

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Grammy Award-winning violinist and composer Mark O'Connor returns to Riverspace in Nyack tomorrow for the local debut of a string quartet commissioned to celebrate the Hudson River Quadricentennial.String Quartet No. 3 is called "Old Time." Like "Appalachia Waltz" - his best-known solo violin work, which he performed at Riverspace in 2007 - and the six-movement "American Symphony," the new piece

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The Albany Institute of History & Art will host a special exhibition of contemporary paintings, Different at Every Turn: Contemporary Painters of the Hudson River, featuring the work of 17 artists, each revealing a personal connection with a different aspect of the river, from July 3-Aug. 23. Artists include Robert Berlind, Creighton, Simon Gaon, Heidi Gluck, Susanna Heller, Bill Hochhausen,

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The Fishkill Historical Society will sponsor a bike tour of "Olde Fishkill" on Sunday, June 21 with three different bicycle tours for three different skill levels. Each tour incorporates historic sites along the way. The family tour covers 0.6 miles of even terrain and visits 8 historic sites within the Village of Fishkill. This tour can also be easily walked. The medium tour covers 4 miles, with

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This coming weekend - June 20-21 - Hudson River Sloop Clearwater will celebrate its 40th anniversary during its annual festival at Croton Point Park in Westchester. Dozens of bands and musicians, including founder Pete Seeger, are expected to perform while attendees enjoy food, vendors, crafts, warm breezes off the river and majestic views of its western shore. Read all about Clearwater and its

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Here is the latest River Day flotilla and land events schedule, from the state Quad commission. The state River Day Web site also carries updates.JUNE 12 (Friday)-remain in Catskill/Hudson/Athens area for school groups until noon.Arrival and cannon welcome in Castleton at 4 pm for special final night dinner, Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome antique plane fly-overs and fireworks sponsored by Coeymans

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A free Hudson River shore bird walk linked to Quad celebrations will take place in Hyde Park Saturday morning. More info in this Poughkeepsie Journal story ...

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Following all the River Days flotilla excitement ... the Beacon Sloop Club’s annual Strawberry Festival takes place, rain or shine, from 12-5pm Sunday June 14 at Riverfront Park in Beacon (very close to the Metro North Beacon Train Station).Here is the club's message:Our guests will hear live music and enjoy the best shortcake you have ever imagined --- locally grown strawberries made with

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From the city of Poughkeepsie calendar of Quad events, for today:June 10: River Day Flotilla (until 4 PM) 9:30 am - 5 pm Opening of Children's Exhibit: "Rivertown" (Mid-Hudson Children's Museum) 10 am - 10:20 am Dedication of Historic City Greenway Plaques, Village Hall (present-day Commissioner of Jurors Building) 10:20 am - 10:45 am Dedication of

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The Onrust, a 17th-century Dutch replica, has left the Newburgh waterfront with the flotilla of boats that includes the Clearwater and the Half Moon, making its way up the Hudson River in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's trip up the waterway. You can read about it in this Poughkeepsie Journal article.

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Here is the latest River Day flotilla and land events schedule, from the state Quad commission. The state River Day Web site also carries updates.JUNE 8 (Monday)-flagships stay in Beacon/Newburgh for educational programs all day. Jet fly-overs, West Point Band and other festivities.JUNE 9 (Tuesday)-flagships stay in Beacon/Newburgh for educational programs all day.Depart Beacon/Newburgh at 4 pm.

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Artist Franc Palaia will be offering his guided walking tour of the Public Art of Poughkeepsie on Wednesday morning (June 10) as part of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial festivities.Participants should meet at 10 a.m. at Alex's Restaurant at the corner of Market & Main Streets in the city of Poughkeepsie, where they will view another special event of the Quad: the dedication of the

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The Flotilla is underway! We have created an online gallery where you can share your photos of the ships making their way up the river.

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The Enjoy Entertainment Guide in today's Poughkeepsie Journal has a 4-page Quadricentennial pullout section with the schedule of events for Flotilla/River Days and other related Quad events ...

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Here's a photo of the Rhinebeck Memorial Day Parade Quadricentennial float designed by Gipson Design Group Inc., of Rhinebeck. The float features the art work of painter Olin Dows that adorns the walls of the Rhinebeck Post Office, as well as large images of Henry Hudson's Half Moon, Robert Fulton's first Steamship, and Rhinebeck's town seal. It is currently on display on the grounds of the

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The Hub (Young Professionals of the Hudson Valley) will join in Poughkeepsie's River Day festivities on Tuesday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Grandview Waterfront (park in the lower lot below Shadows on the Hudson, Rinaldi Boulevard, Poughkeepsie). Bring a blanket and picnic basket. “We’ve got the perfect spot to celebrate the river,” Beth Allee, chair of the Hub’s Events Committee, said in a

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The next Quadricentennial events in Dutchess County include the première of Joseph Bertolozzi's Bridge Music on Saturday, June 6 and the River Days great boat flotilla that arrives in Beacon on Sunday, June 7 and in Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, June 9. Visit www.Dutchess400.com for information.

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The 50-foot Onrust, a replica of the first Dutch ship built in America in 1614, is headed to New York City to take part in the Quad flotilla. You can read about it in this article.

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John R. Stevens, author of Dutch Vernacular Architecture in North America, 1640-1830, will discuss the connection between the architecture of the Netherlands and its evolution in the New World, at 11 a.m. Saturday June 13 at the Persen House in Kingston. The lecture will cover all of New Netherland and how the early builders adapted local materials to the Dutch building tradition.The Persen House

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Here is the latest River Day flotilla and land events schedule, from the state Quad commission. The state River Day Web site also carries updates.RIVER DAY SCHEDULE UPDATE 5/30/09 JUNE 5 (Friday)-evening River Day "launch" celebration in New York Harbor. "Harbor Night" with the Blessing of the Fleet, the awarding of the "Medal of Discovery", and festivities at Battery Park. 6pm-Ship assembly in

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On Sunday, June 7, Scenic Hudson will host a waterfront festival in Beacon to highlight its land-preservation initiative Save the Land That Matters. The festival will include live music, other entertainment and outdoors recreation, and the arrival of the Quadricentennial flotilla led by several tall ships. Here is Scenic Hudson's message:Fun, Inspiring Celebration of Quad Land Campaign Legacy

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A reminder that the reservation deadline is coming up for the June 9 River Day dinner-dance celebration at the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum Pavilion, to benefit Walkway Over the Hudson. The event should offer a great view of the the Halfmoon, the Clearwater, and the rest of the Quadricentennial Flotilla as they arrive in Poughkeepsie.Walkway Over the Hudson is the nonprofit leading the effort to

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Bill Fiore, also known as “Bindlestick,” will present a program of songs, jokes, and stories about the Hudson River at 11 a.m. Saturday June 13 at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon. The program is part of the center’s year-long Quadricentennial commemoration.Here is their release:“Bindlestick” is a traveling troubadour who walks into towns all along the Hudson River and sets up camp. With his

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The Flotilla on the Hudson, a parade of ships from New York City to Albany in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploration of the river that bears his name, will go past Clermont State Historic Site (just north of Tivoli and the Dutchess-Columbia county border) around noon on June 11. It will be led by flagships Half-Moon, Clearwater, Cleveland, Harvey, and Onrust. This

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Vermont Public Radio is looking at the legacy of Samuel de Champlain, as the Quad is just as much about the 400th anniversary of his exploration of the lake that bears his name as it is about Henry Hudson's exploration of the Hudson River and Robert Fulton's pioneering development of the steamboat.Here is the station's report on one person who is taking part in the "Quadricentennial Voyage: In

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Here is a slide show and an article from the Poughkeepsie Journal about the Poughkeepsie Shipyards waterfront theater project that we wrote about last week.

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Walkway Over the Hudson, the group working to turn the Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge into a pedestrian park, hopes to raise money for the project with a dinner-dance June 9 at the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum Pavilion (which has views of the project.)Here is the group's release about the event:When the Halfmoon, the Clearwater, and the rest of the Quadricentennial Flotilla arrive in

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From June 20 to October 4, the Albany Institute of History & Art welcomes Life Along the Hudson: Photographs by Joseph Squillante, a collection of more than 30 black-and-white images portraying the artist’s devotion to the river’s natural beauty and to preserving its bountiful resources.Here is more about the artist from a release for the exhibit:Joseph Squillante has spent the past three decades

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A Quadricentennial commemorative wine label will brand special 2009 releases of Hudson Valley wine. The Hudson Valley Wine Goddess has more about it on her blog.

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 River Summit, which will take place on Monday, June 8 at The Thayer Hotel at West Point, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Discussion will focus on revitalizing and sustaining the river valley environment for the benefit of all its residents.Organized by the DEC's Hudson River Estuary

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The Simon Studio in association with the City of Poughkeepsie will present the world premier of The Poughkeepsie Shipyards and The Revolutionary War at 3:15 p.m. May 26 (a Tuesday) in the parking lot at Shadow's restaurant on Rinaldi Boulevard, near Poughkeepsie's waterfront.Here are the details from the release:Sponsored by Marshall and Sterling, St. Francis Hospital, the Grandview and

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Richard Krutick has won both first place and honorable mention in the Poughkeepsie Journal's Quadricentennial Photo Contest for April. Read about the photographer and see his outstanding images at the Hudson Happenings Web site.

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Here's news from the Ulster County Quadricentennial Arts Celebration Committee about Quad-related activities in Ulster County during June:On the evening of June 10, a flotilla of heritage ships en route from New York City to Albany will sail up the Rondout Creek, approximately 90 miles north of Manhattan, and dock along the Kingston waterfront. The ships, which include replicas of Henry Hudson’s

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The Dutchess County Historical Society will celebrate the Quad and three centuries of waterfront living in Poughkeepsie during this year's Silver Ribbon House Tour. Each participant will receive a map with information about the tour's 11 sites, and may explore during the day at his or her own pace. This will be the first time the tour, which takes place June 6, has been held in Poughkeepsie since

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Half Moon Tours - open to the public 12-5 Sun. 5/24 and Mon. 5/25 at Waryas Park. Tickets can be purchased in advance. Limited capacity, first come, first served.

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The Poughkeepsie Plaza at 2600 South Road, Route 9, will host a Dutch Heritage Day on May 30 from noon to 5 p.m. The plaza is still seeking exhibitors or any individuals who have something to share about the heritage of this area or about early the Dutch settlers.More info is in this Poughkeepsie Journal article.

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The Walkway Over the Hudson will be featured on the DIY Network series Project Xtreme this week.Here is the announcement from the Walkway folks:Walkway Featured on DIY’s ‘Project Xtreme’ May 19Walkway Episode to be Aired Four Times HIGHLAND, N.Y.—Fans of Walkway Over the Hudson and the DIY Network will have a lot to cheer about at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19 when the Walkway is featured on the

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An Early American festival will take place on Sunday as part of the City of Poughkeepsie’s Quadricentennial celebrations. A native American prayer ceremony, a community mural project, displays, lectures, and public tours on the replica of explorer Henry Hudson's ship, the Half Moon, will be part of it. More information is in this Poughkeepsie Journal article.

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Don't forget the Millbrook Book Festival, which takes place tonight and Saturday with panel discussions, book signings and even a parade. This year's theme? The 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's journey up the river that now bears his name. Speakers include author Frances Dunwell, who will discuss her book The Hudson: America's River at 7 p.m. tonight.The free event will take place at several

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Where can you find more Quad activities in our region? Go to the HudsonHappenings Web site and enter "quadricentennial" in the search box on top, click "calendar" and then click "go" -- voila! Lots of choices of things to do (and also a place for you to enter your own Quad event into the database.)

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Tomorrow (Saturday), a Plattsburgh State University professor will begin a 46-day walk from Montreal to Manhattan in honor of the Quad. Kevin Dann is calling it his Journey of Peace and wants to inspire people to tell stories about the peacemakers in the towns he visits along the way. The story, from WPTZ, is here.

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The Hudson River Maritime Museum's "Springtide Festival" takes place from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday along the Rondout waterfront in Kingston. The event used to be called the Shad Festival, but was changed in 2008 when conservation groups noticed a decline in the numbers of shad and asked organizations not to serve shad or shad roe at their events. The Museum's spring festival instead focuses on the

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Before the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial flotilla arrives in the Mid-Hudson area next month, it will make a few stops south of here. Westchester County has planned a series of events for its River Day. Here are the details from the Westchester County Office of Tourism:River Day Weekend, June 6th and 7th, is a celebration of Henry Hudson’s historic 1609 voyage and a weekend of fun,

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Beacon composer Joseph Bertolozzi is on the Mid-Hudson Bridge this morning to install listening kiosks that will feature music he makes using the span that links the east and west shores of the Hudson River as an "instrument". It's part of the local Quadricentennial celebrations. You can read about it in this Poughkeepsie Journal news story.

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Two Quad-linked offerings this summer for outdoor recreation enthusiasts:For bicyclistsJoin cyclists from all over the country for the 5th annual 6-day, 200-mile, Great Hudson Valley Pedal Aug. 11-16, 2009 through the picturesque and historic Hudson Valley. Registration is now open. More details at www.ptny.org/hudsontour For paddlersThe Great Champlain-Hudson Paddle is a 15 day, 195 mile

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Here is more info from Dutchess Tourism about a Quadricentennial event in Poughkeepsie over Memorial Day weekend that we first told you about last week.Tour the HALF MOON ship in Poughkeepsie on Memorial Day weekendGet ready to go way back in time, as the Half Moon sails into Dutchess County and docks at Waryas Park on Main Street from Saturday to Monday, May 23-25. No, not the Dutch East India

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You can see some beautiful photos of the tulips in bloom that were planted last fall by the Wiltwyck Chapter DAR in Kingston's historic district to honor the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial. Go to this Facebook site and click on the Photos link.

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It's only going to take place for an hour, but on May 15, from noon to 1 p.m., you can pick up a collectible during the special Hudson-Fulton Stamp Cancellation at Poughkeepsie's main Post Office, at 55 Mansion Street. Shown above is the image on the commemorative cover, designed by Franc Palaia and sponsored by Ahsan & Associates Patent, Trademark & Intellectual Property Law. The

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Hudson Valley Tourism is offering a free Hudson River waterfront map that shows riverfront access, marinas, waterside restaurants, boat cruises, and more. It’s waterproof and would be useful for mapping out events surrounding the eight days of "River Day," which starts on June 6 when a flotilla of boats makes its way upriver in celebration of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial. To

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Here's a message from Scenic Hudson about the Walkway Loop Trail, a 3.5-mile trail slated for completion in October that will link waterfront attractions on the eastern and western shores of the Hudson. New Trail Network to Connect with Walkway, Local AttractionsWhen Walkway Over the Hudson State Park opens this October as a high point in the state’s Quadricentennial celebrations, visitors will

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Dutchess Tourism has announced a May 24-25 Memorial Day weekend Quadricentennial festival at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie that will feature a chance to tour the Half Moon, a replica of Henry Hudson's ship. There are more details and a place to buy advance tickets at this Web site.

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The folks at the Quadricentennial-NY 400th Office have released the schedule for River Day, the June 5-13 flotilla from New York City to Albany that will be part of the Quad celebrations.The flotilla is expected to arrive at the Newburgh waterfront in the early evening of June 7, where there will be a cannon welcome and music celebration. After a number of events in the Newburgh/Beacon area, it

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Vermont is also celebrating its version of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial with many events planned this year, including an 11-day International Waterfront Festival in Burlington from July 2-14, "featuring music, comedy, film, theater, writers, dancers, new technology, lake ecology, and special events."Here's more:Look forward to world-class, multi-faceted Native American and

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Five experts on the Native American influence in the Hudson Valley will be part of the conference "Before Hudson: 8,000 Years of Native American History and Culture" Friday (May 1) and Saturday (May 2) at Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz. It takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Speakers include Dr. Robert Grumet, scholar and author, Native Americans

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Ulster County has released its list of Quad-related events for May. There are some interesting things to do here – a Native American festival, the Kingston Fair, paintings and photos in The Great Tulip Scandal exhibit, historic stone house tours, and more. Here are the details:Friday, May 1"The Esopus Native American Peoples," records and artifacts related to the original inhabitants and contact

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A wine, Hudson River Valley Red 2008, produced by the award-winning Hudson-Chatham Winery is being released as part of a licensing effort tied to the Cider Mill Press release of The Hudson River Valley Reader, which celebrates the 400th anniversary of the exploration of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson. You can read more about it at the Hudson Valley Wine Goddess blog.

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Reminder -- two Quad-connected events in our area this weekend that look well worth checking out:Before Hudson: 8,000 Years of Native American History and Culture, a conference and exhibit from Historic Huguenot Street, will shine a light on the people who were here to greet explorer Henry Hudson and the Europeans that followed him to settle the region. The exhibit is based on recent

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What beautiful images in the March edition of the Poughkeepsie Journal's Hudson River photo contest!The two winning photos are stunning. Robert Rightmyer of Poughkeepsie won first-place for his "highly colorful, well-framed image" of the Rondout area in Kingston. Dan Seifort of Poughkeepsie won honorable mention for his "moody, highly technical" black and white image of the Mid-Hudson Bridge

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Here's some tasty Quad-related news: 26 restaurants, in Kingston, Saugerties, New Paltz, Woodstock, and Mount Tremper, are offering a $16.09 meal special during Ulster County’s Quadricentennial Celebration of Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage. Here are a few sample deals listed in the press release from the Ulster County Quad Arts Committee:The Holiday Inn in Kingston, located on Washington Avenue, is

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Memorabilia from the 1909 Hudson-Fulton celebration was the inspiration for 10 artists whose exhibit of new work opens on May 2 (a Saturday) in the Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery. “Hudson-Fulton: Take Two” features painting, sculpture, photography, fiber, metal, jewelry and prose, inspired by 1909 memorabilia drawn from Friends of Historic Kingston archives and the John F. Matthews

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Scenic Hudson and the Poughkeepsie-based Children’s Media Project are co-sponsoring an "I Love Hudson Valley Short Video Competition" as well as a series of workshops to help contestants hone their skills. All entries must be filmed in the Hudson River Valley (Manhattan northward to the cities of Albany and Troy). Winners will see their work reach a wide audience. The winning videos will be

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Before Hudson: 8,000 Years of Native American History and Culture, a conference and exhibit from Historic Huguenot Street, will shine a light on the people who were here to greet explorer Henry Hudson and the Europeans that followed him to settle the region. The exhibit is based on recent archaeological finds at Historic Huguenot Street that have helped broaden the understanding of Native

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Here comes the annual Chancellor’s Sheep & Wool Showcase at Clermont State Historic Site, which is the first in a series of 2009 celebrations at the museum in Germantown honoring the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial celebration. The former Livingston estate has a strong Quad connection as one of its owners, Chancellor Robert R. Livingston, was a partner of Robert Fulton's steamboat

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The New York State Museum’s historic Day Peckinpaugh, a 259-foot, 1921 canal boat, will lead a two-month tour along the Hudson River and Champlain Canal as part of this summer’s Quad events. The Half Moon (a sailing replica of Henry Hudson's ship), historic barges and other large working boats will also participate in the tour during August and September. According to the museum's press release,

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The opening reception for 1909, Wilderstein Historic Site's special exhibition in celebration of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial, takes place at 4:30 p.m. April 25. Admission is $25 and reservations are required. Call 845-876-4818 for information and reservations. Here is more information about 1909 from the Wilderstein Web site: The Suckley family, who resided at Wilderstein in

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Ulster County’s Quadricentennial kick off takes place from 5-7 p.m. Thursday (April 2) at the Holiday Inn in Kingston with a display of large artist-designed banners in the hotel’s atrium. Organized and promoted by the Ulster County Quadricentennial Arts Committee, the “Set Sail” project is one of dozens of events celebrating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage. A complete listing of

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It's interesting to see how the Quadricentennial is being celebrated elsewhere. Linking the Quad celebrations and Women's History Month, Vermont Public Radio is airing a commentary series about five women who contributed to the history and culture of the Champlain Valley. Here is a report about the first woman Steamboat Captain on Lake Champlain, and in the nation.

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Last year we had a flurry of tulip bulb planting in anticipation of this year’s Quad celebration. (Tulips have long been associated with Holland, which founded the New Netherland colony soon after Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage up the river that was to later bear his name.)Ulster County gave out thousands of tulip bulbs for its residents to enhance their yards and celebrate the area’s Dutch heritage.

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Lydia Higginson, deputy director of Dutchess County Tourism, sent the following message for the Quad blog:HUDSON VALLEY TRAILS AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS WORKSHOPWalkway Over the Hudson and Dutchess County Tourism present Hudson Valley Trails and Economic Benefits Workshop on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 from 8:30am to 11:45am at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel. The cost to attend event is $25 per person, and

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Albany Institute of History & Art's new exhibit, Hudson River Panorama: 400 Years of History, Art, and Culture, features hundreds of pieces of artwork, artifacts, interactive displays, and rare archival documents. The exhibit encompasses five major themes relating the many agricultural, industrial, and cultural influences of this historic waterway: community and settlement; natural history and

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From Nancy Lutz at Dutchess County Tourism:Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial 400th Flag DropDid you happen to see a New York State van marked as the official "400th Flag Delivery Van" on Market Street this Wednesday? The white van carried four members of the State's Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Committee, including Executive Director Tara Sullivan, plus hundreds of new

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Walkway Over the Hudson and the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Celebration committee are looking for 50 professional artists, educators and crafts people to create new "town emblems" for each village, town, and city in Dutchess and Ulster counties. The emblems will be displayed during the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge's grand opening on Oct. 3 as a pedestrian park. The celebration, "

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UPDATED on March 12: Another performance is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday March 14 at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill. Read about it here.If you're in the New York City area next week, this promises to be a fabulous Quad event at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center -- with several local connections. In celebration of the Hudson River Quadricentennial, three of New York’s

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For a modern take on the Hudson River as artistic inspiration, there is "A Journey Along the Hudson River Line” -- Frédéric Lére's oil paintings of the 31 train stations along the MTA and Amtrak Hudson River lines. The exhibit will be on display at RiverWinds Gallery at 172 Main Street in Beacon from March 14 though April 6. The artist’s reception will be held during Beacon’s Second Saturday,

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The Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial celebration will get $750,000 as part of money allocated for the Interior Department, according to a release from the office of U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-Hurley. Congress gave final approval Wednesday. More details are here.

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400 Years: Life on the Hudson River, an all-day symposium by the Great Estates Consortium, takes place on Saturday, March 28, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Route 9 in Hyde Park.This conference celebrates the Quadricentennial of Henry

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Ulster County has unveiled its plans for celebrating the Quad this year with dozens of events that showcase the arts and explore the region's colonial history.It all starts on the first weekend of April, with a reception, several art exhibitions and a show of original Dutch documents. Here are the details:On Thursday, April 2, a meet-and-greet event will be held at the Holiday Inn in Kingston.

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Noted writer and storyteller Joseph Bruchac will present First Voices of the River: American Indian Stories and Traditions of the Hudson on Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m. at the Albany Institute of History & Art. His talk will focus on the historical folklore and culture of the native populations in the Hudson Valley, and will include musical performance on flute and drums to accompany traditional

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A Quad-related talk about Dutch tiles takes place from 1-3 p.m. this Sunday (Feb. 22) in the DuBois Fort Visitor Center on Huguenot Street in New Paltz. While donations are appreciated, there is no fee for this program. For more information, visit www.huguenotstreet.org or call (845) 255-1660.Here is the press release: On Sunday, February 22nd, the Dutch Culture Group at Historic Huguenot

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Are you an educator looking for ways to bring Quad programs into your school?Speakers in the Schools, a New York State Council for the Humanities program, offers more than 150 free curriculum-enhancing lectures for public and private high school communities across New York state. Topics include national and New York state history, anthropology, philosophy, media and literature. This year, they

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Jonathan Donald is producing an hour-long documentary about the history of Greene County for the Quadricentennial, and is looking for images of "engravings, prints, and paintings of 17th century Dutch farming, fishing, trading for beaver skins, any and all aspects of life in upstate New York along the Hudson."In a follow-up e-mail, Donald told me he is producing the program pro bono for

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Here's an opportunity to get into the "Quad" spirit ... tonight (Jan. 8) at 7 p.m. the Venere Lute Quartet will perform “Dutch Treats – High Art From the Low Countries” in the French Church at Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz. The program will focus on the music of the Netherlands and Belgium and will include pieces that have not been heard in more than 400 years. The performance kicks

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Mark the start of the 2009 Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial with the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club's display of ice boats in front of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library in Hyde Park. After all, ice sailing technology is of Dutch origin and FDR owned an ice yacht as a young man. FDR's uncle, Commodore John E. Roosevelt, started the club, which still exists today.The club

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William Panuska's dramatic photo of the Mid-Hudson Bridge is the November 2008 Poughkeepsie Journal Quadricentennial Photo Contest winner. Although the judges had more than 90 photographs to view and critique, Panuska's image of an ominous bank of clouds appearing to rest on top of the bridge was the clear winner. The photograph is technically outstanding, very well-framed and perfectly timed,

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More money for the Poughkeepsie railroad bridge project:Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) has announced that a $440,000 federal grant will be added to the funds being used to transform the bridge into the Walkway Over the Hudson linear park. Hinchey said the funds would be used with money already obtained for the project, including $874,000 in federal funding that he obtained in 2005, to pay

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The November edition of the Poughkeepsie Journal's Hudson River photo contest is being judged ... stay tuned for results, to be posted later ....

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New York's First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson has been named Honorary Chair of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Celebration, according to an announcement today by her husband, Gov. David Paterson.She'll lend her support to several projects, including the “Walkway Over the Hudson” Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge project. The other two main projects of the Quad celebration are the newly

Leslie Coons:noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694690730817998099.post-39200675220961290152008-12-02T05:39:00.002-05:002008-12-02T08:16:53.372-05:00

One fun thing about historic anniversaries is that they generally produce a good number of collectibles. In an earlier post, I wrote about some of the free stuff already being handed out in anticipation of next year's Quadricentennial celebrations. Now, there's something a little higher-end available ...Jaymark Jewelers has designed an enamel and 14k gold Quadricentennial pendant that

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