🌱 Afternoon of Poetry with the Poetry Caravan of Columbia County and 11 more events
Ghent, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Ghent! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Jay Day - Fall Family Festival at Jay Estate
- Clarion Concerts Presents Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective Live in Hudson at Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House
- Afternoon of Poetry with the Poetry Caravan of Columbia County at Chatham Public Library
... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Did you hear about the two cell phones who got married? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 33 degrees.
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 61, low: 37.
- Thursday: More sunshine than clouds, with a high of 60 and low of 35 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
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Jay Day - Fall Family Festival →
Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
11:00 am -
Clarion Concerts Presents Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective Live in Hudson →
Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St, Hudson
3:00 pm
Sunday October 25
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Other local events
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Afternoon of Poetry with the Poetry Caravan of Columbia County
Chatham Public Library, 11 Woodbridge Avenue, Chatham
1:30 pm -
Powder Puff
Chatham Central School District, 50 Woodbridge Avenue, Chatham
6:00 pm -
Homecoming Football Game
CHS Football Field
7:00 pm -
Yoga Workshops Strength & Balance
Chatham Yoga Center, 3 Railroad Avenue, Chatham
12:30 pm -
Ghostly Gallop 5K Race & 1 Mile Fun Run
Hudson Sr. High School, 215 Harry Howard Ave, Hudson
9:30 am -
Twin Wolves Shamanic Reset: Befriending Addiction →
Twin Wolves Healing Arts, 607 NY-295, Old Chatham
2:00 pm -
Nonfiction Book Group
Hudson Area Library, 51 N 5th St, Hudson
6:00 pm -
Chair Yoga (ZOOM) 4PM
Chatham Public Library, 11 Woodbridge Avenue, Chatham
4:00 pm -
HAL Book Group
Hudson Area Library, 51 N 5th St, Hudson
5:00 pm
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
Monday October 26
Tuesday October 27
Wednesday October 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Trash & Recycling Pickup →
Philmont NY
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Planning Board Meeting →
Philmont Village Hall, 124 Main Street, Philmont
7:00 pm -
FilmColumbia 2026 →
Chatham NY
Tuesday October 20
Wednesday October 21
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🗞 Nearby News
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