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July 29, 2008

Tots Park....still needs your support

Last Saturday the Tots Park Jamboree at McConville Park helped raise over $2000 for new playground equipment. Local musicians Motherlode Trio, Dana Edelman, Kathleen Pemble, Jen Clapp and Louie Miranda donated their performances, while families danced and picnicked on the grass.
If you would like to help the cause, visit http://totspark.blogspot.com/ or make a secure online donation at www.cfdcny.org with 'Cold Spring Tots Park' as the fund name.

July 17, 2008

Peter Calo and Friends at Garrison Yacht Club On-Hudson

Friday, August 15, 2008     

Garrison Yacht Club presents

Peter Calo and Friends

Carly Simon says, “Peter should be heard and appreciated. What a find!”

GYC Dock 7:00 – 9:00 P.M.

      Complimentary gift certificate for Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill                              

 $15 per person

                          BYOB. Bring dinner too, if you like. The grills will be going        

  RSVP: neil@thedowcorp.com

June 16, 2008

Music Tracks presents Liz Carroll and John Doyle at the Depot Threatre

Earle Hitchner, The Irish Echo.    Pic depot event

They play BIG venues, but because of a generous sponsorship from The Morton McGrath Group of RBC Wealth Management, they are playing at our tiny 1890's gem (the old stone train station at Garrisons' Landing) on the Hudson - The Philipstown Depot Theatre:

Philipstown Depot Theatre
Music Tracks and Bull Hill Productions Presents:
Liz Carroll & John Doyle
Friday June 27th at 8:00pm
$30 by calling 845-424-3900

 

John Doyle Recognized

John Doyle has been named to Irish America's Top 100 for 2008. His profile will appear in the April/May 2008 issue of Irish America magazine, now on newsstands. Click on this link to read the piece on John.


Congratulations, John!

June 11, 2008

SUZI TORTORA'S Baby Classes starting June 11th

Suzi Tortora's Dancing Dialogue
Healing & Expressive Arts
The Carriage House, 8 Marion Ave, Cold Spring

2-8 months: ROLLING BABY
Dance/Movement/Music/Play
Explorations with you and your baby.
Learn: How to support baby's growing body & brain
About the latest child development theory
Approriate activities to do at home
Activities will include:
Neurodevelopmental movement
Sensory integration & body regulation
Infant massage
Vestibular stability
Rhythnic movement/music play
Finger-play songs & dances
The Carriage House, 8 Marion Ave, Cold Spring.
Call 265-1085 for class times,fees and more information or e-mail suzi@suzitortora.org. Visit www.suzitortora.org for all the latest news!

June 04, 2008

John Guinan 1952-2008

reprinted from http://littlechapelontheriver.blogspot.com/2008/06/john-guinan-1952-to-2008_04.html  JohnCoffee_1

John Guinan died last night after a long, and extraordinarily brave fight with brain cancer. He is survived by his wife Mary Jane, children Sean, Kelly and Casey, granddaughter Zoe, his siblings Margaret, Christine and Jimmy and his father Jim.

Your notes and calls to John over the past 18 months have meant more than you'll ever know. Rarely does someone hear such widespread affection from so many corners of the world. He deserved all of the love but took none of it for granted. And he changed many lives, my own included, in big and small ways.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to Braking the Cycle and Team Guinan. This link will take you directly to Team Guinan's donation page, or type in:
www.gaycenter.kintera.org/btc/teamguinan08

(You can read more about Team Guinan in these posts)

If you have messages and memories for everyone who loved John, you can leave them as a comment at the end of this blog post.

Cards and notes for the family may be mailed to:

7 Pulaski Road Fishkill, NY 12524

May 29, 2008

Family Festival hosted by Hudson Highlands Land Trust : June 21st

On June 21, 2008 at 4:00pm The Hudson Highlands Land Trust will host its 4th annual Family Festival – a rollicking, old fashioned community hoe-down & barbeque. The festivities begin at 4:00pm at Philipstown Town Park on Route 9D in Garrison, NY – with majestic views of the Hudson River.

Stacey Labriola and Pete Rundquist will start things off with a kids’ set of musical favorites. The party will continue with Hudson Valley’s favorite bluegrass band – NO BRAKES!

Tickets for the Family Festival are $10/individual or $15 the day of, and $25/family or $30 the day of, and include dinner. BBQ is served at 5:30pm.

The Land Trust will donate all event proceeds to The Garrison Children's Education Fund and the Haldane School Foundation in support of school environmental programs. The Family Festival is being sponsored through the generosity of Turner Construction Company and Pepsi Cola of the Hudson Valley.

Join us to celebrate the beauty of the Hudson Highlands - for more information & tickets, please call 845-424-3358 or visit: www.hhlt.org.

May 22, 2008

Cold Spring's Tot's Park

Many volunteer moms make up the Friends of The Tots Park group. The Tots Park, located at McConville Park on 9D, is an integral part of Cold Spring and a beloved gathering place for kids and their families. It attracts families from neighboring towns as well as visiting families.  

 

The Friends of The Tots Park group are trying to raise funds for new play equipment at the park, please check out their blog  http://totspark.blogspot.com

May 08, 2008

Village Wide Tag Sale, May 17th

Spring Treasures Hunt and Village Wide Tag Sale

As you know, the Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the first Spring Treasures Hunt in the Village of Cold Spring on Saturday, May 17th, 8 am to 4 pm.

Area businesses and residents have been invited to hold village-wide tag sales during the event. Additionally, space is available at Mayor's Park for those outside of the village. We will have an Official Guide with a map of the village and listings of the tag sale events. If you would like to have your sale listed in the Official Guide please fill out our application.

We are also offering an advertising opportunity for local businesses in the pages of the Guide.  Please see our rate sheet for details.

We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to have your business' name publicized.

!Maureen Meltzer-McGrath
Executive Director

April 26, 2008

Garrison Art Center Hosts CURRENT: A Sculpture Tour

2nd Annual Outdoor Juried Exhibition by 20 Noted International and National Artists
on 5 Hudson River landmark Locations
June 1st – August 10th Free and Open to the Public

May 31st 2:00 – 6:00pm “Meet the Artists” Preview Tour and Party
100% of the proceeds benefit the GAC Gillette Scholarship Fund

Building on the successful premiere launch of their outdoor summer exhibition last year, Garrison Art Center will host their second “expanded” annual summer sculpture exhibition, CURRENT: A Sculpture Tour, on view June 1st through August 10th. The exhibition, which last year was set at four landmark Garrison sites, will include a fifth site and exhibit artwork from 20 artists of regional, national and international acclaim selected by a jury of three distinguished art authorities. The Garrison Arts Center exhibition offers visitors access to five breathtaking vista sites including: the riverfront grounds of Boscobel; the woodland paths of the historic former home of designer Russel Wright at Manitoga; the meadows of the Desmond-Fish Library; the riverbanks of Garrison’s Landing, home to Garrison Art Center; and the Village of Cold Spring Waterfront Park. All exhibits are free and open to the public. A trolley is available to accommodate visitors from the Metro North parking lot to Boscobel and down Main Street in Cold Spring. For information call 845-424-3960, e-mail gac@highlands.com or log onto http://www.garrisonartcenter.org.

Sculptors whose work will be installed at various locations include: Grace Knowlton, Leila Bandar, Sarah Sedgwick Coble,Charles Fuller Cowles, Alejandro Dron, Bradford Graves, Mark Gibian, David Henderson, Tom Holmes, James Murray, Lori Nozick, Chanthou Oeuro, Jerome Parmet, Arden Scott, Stephen Fabrico, Ann Johnston Miller, Lydia Musco, Kaete Brittin Shaw, Gilbert Boro and Matthew Zappala.

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April 11, 2008

Spring is Finally Here

There is a family of beavers at Foundry Cove. Have not seen any evidence of a dam being built, but they have taken down several medium- sized trees and a host of saplings. There is also a Fisher (an animal of the cat family, like a possum on steriods) lurking about. So far we have only seen the foot prints.

The vultures and blue herons are back, as are the red-winged blackbirds, kingfishers and ducks.

Spring is finally here.