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A Fair Deal
By Jonathan Ment
In November, many towns and cities in the Region, like nearby Albany, break out the lighting displays to celebrate the holidays.
Well the skies stayed clear (enough) and for much of last month the weather was summer like. Autumn has arrived and the leaves have begun falling. But there’s still a bit more to see on the festival beat.
There are more than a few opportunities to shop, the remain days of several popular farmers’ markets and naturally, or perhaps supernaturally, many chances to catch Santa Claus himself rolling into towns and villages throughout the region.
Columbia County
Lebanon Valley Speedway has cornered the market on outdoor fun with it’s 25th annual Super Swap Meet on November 4, rain or shine from 8 am to 4 pm. Call 518 794 9606 or click on www.lebanonvalley.com for more information.
Return to the speedway on November 24 for the debut of Lebanon Valley’s “Turkey Bowl” for a mix of models and styles on the track.
Dutchess County
The Rhinebeck Farmer’s Market, in the municipal parking lot off East Market Street, continues every Sunday through November 18 from 10 am to 2 pm each week. You’ll find locally produced produce, meat, cheese, wine, flowers, honey and more with live music each week.
Cascade Mountain Winery hosts its “Great Free Lunch” each weekend with a lunch buffet free for case buyers at the winery, 835 Cascade Mountain Road, Amenia.
Craft fairs move indoors this month, like the one at Saint Mary’s Church in Fishkill on November 3, with more than 30 vendors, membership tables, food from the School Service League and more from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm in the gym. Admission is free. Call 845 896 9893 for additional details.
Also November 3 is the vintage and collectible doll show and lecture from 1 to 4 pm at Rhinebeck Town Hall, 80 East Market St. A doll restorer will also participate. The event is sponsored by Chancellor Livingston Chapter of the DAR. Admission is $8 for those 12 and older.
The Christmas in November flea market at Stormville Airport will be held on November 4 with more than 600 vendors selling antiques, collectibles, gift merchandize, arts, crafts and Christmas items. Santa and his reindeer are also scheduled to fly in for the day.
Visitors will also find a food court, have a chance to win door prizes and enjoy free parking and admission. Pets are not permitted. The flea market is held rain or shine from 8 am to 4 pm at 428 Route 216. Click on www.stormvilleairportfleamarket.com for directions and more.
November 4 through 8 is the ninth annual Book Festival at the Jewish Community Center of Dutchess County, 110 South Grand Avenue in Poughkeepsie. Authors will speak about recent works, and a craft show kicks off the weekend-long event. Admission charges may apply. Find more details at www.jccdc.org.
November 10 is the Holiday Craft Fair at Saint Mary’s School, Main Street off Route 9D in Wappingers Falls. More than 50 area vendors offer their crafts, with extensive raffles, homemade baked goods, food and more throughout the day from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Admission is free.
The 36th annual Train Show will be held on November 11, with model trains, layouts and displays, plus vendors, a white elephant table and more from 10 am to 3 pm at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Admission for adults is $5, students and seniors pay $4, and children under 12 are $2. Click on www.hydeparkstation.com/hpsshow.html for the complete run down.
The Tivoli Artists Co-op Holiday Show and Sale opens on November 16 and runs through December 23. The opening reception, at 60 Broadway, Tivoli, will be held on Saturday, November 17 from 6 to 8 pm. Gallery hours are 5 to 9 pm on Fridays and 1 to 9 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
November 17 and 18 is the 15th annual Fine Art and Craft Market, sponsored by the Dutchess County Arts Council at the Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 South Hamilton Street. This show features a diverse selection of fine art and crafts from Hudson Valley and northeastern artisans. Market hours are Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is $5 or $4 for students and seniors. More details can be found at www.artsmidhudson.org.
November 24 and 25 is the Van Wyck Museum Annual Crafts Boutique, with Hudson Valley craftspeople in the unique setting of a 1732 farmhouse from 10 am to 4 pm each day. Soup and other food will be available. Donations will be accepted. The museum is located at 504 Route 9 south of Interstate 84 in Fishkill.
Also on November 24 and 25 is a Holiday Craft Fair at Dutchess Community College, 53 Pendell Road in Poughkeepsie. You’ll find handcrafted holiday art, gifts and a variety of crafts from 10 am to 4 pm each day. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for those 55 or older.
Poughkeepsie’s Celebration of Lights kicks off the holiday season in the city with a parade down Main Street, the lighting of Poughkeepsie’s Christmas Tree and a fireworks display. The fun begins at 6:30 pm and will be followed with a screening of The Sound of Music at the Bardavon, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie.
Painted set by Heather Martin at the GCCA’s Holiday in the Mountains show
Greene County
The Greene County Council on the Arts Mountaintop Gallery hosts Holidays in the Mountains, its annual group craft exhibition and sale, each Friday through Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm and Monday and Tuesday from 1 to 5 pm. The gallery is located at 5348 Main Street, Windham.
Saturday, November 24 is the ninth annual Holiday Craft Fair at Tannersville Village Hall from 10 am to 4 pm. More than a dozen unique craft and gift vendors fill the hall for this free fair. Drinks and snacks are available, with ample parking behind the hall.
Otsego County
The Fall Filmfest at The Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut Street, continues on November 6 with Lady Chatterley, November 13 with In the Shadow of the Moon and November 20 with Once, sponsored by the Upper Catskill Community Council of the Arts. Film descriptions can be found at www.uccca.com/filmfestival.htm.
On November 9 the National Baseball Hall of Fame hosts its second-annual Baseball Film Festival at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown. Call 607 547 0329 or visit www.baseballhalloffame.org for details.
The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market continues on November 10 at Pioneer Alley, 101 Main Street, Cooperstown, with music by Skip West and more. The 4-H is featured on November 17. The Stoddard Hollow String Band plays on November 24.
Also on November 10 is the annual Artisans and Crafters Festival throughout Unadilla, presented by the Unadilla Chamber of Commerce. On the same day as the market, which features over 30 vendors, house tours of 20 historic homes will be given.
Visit The Major’s Inn on November 10 for the annual Christmas Bazaar and to view the mansion decorated for the holidays. You’ll find baked goods, plants and unique gifts at county Route 151, Gilbertsville. Call 607 783 2872 or click www.artmakers.com/majorsinn for more details.
On November 17, beginning at 11 am, is Santa’s Parade on Main Street in Oneonta. Santa travels down Main Street Oneonta to his gingerbread house in the Main Street Plaza. Look out for elves, horses, floats and a juggler, too.
On November 23, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive by horse-drawn wagon at their Victorian Cottage. There will be caroling, the tree lighting plus free wagon rides refreshments
Schoharie County
November 9 and 10 is the annual Holiday Bazaar at Cobleskill Fire Hall, 663 Main Street, Cobleskill from 9 am to 4 pm on Friday and 9 am to 2 pm on Saturday. You can look forward to baked goods, sterling & costume jewelry, craft items, jams and jellies, handcrafted apparel, partylite candles, crafts and more. Food offerings include soups, sandwiches and pies. The event benefits Cobleskill Regional Hospital.
Depot Lane Center hosts a holiday craft show on November 16 from noon to 8 pm, November 17 from 10 am to 5 pm and November 18 from 11 am to 4 pm. The center, at the Schoharie Valley Railroad Museum and 1743 Palatine House on Spring Street, can be reached at 518 295 7505.
Also on November 17 and 18, from 9 am to 4 pm each day, is the Christmas Holiday Craft Show at Sunnycrest Orchards Farm Market, 7869 State Highway 10, Sharon Springs. Click on www.sunnycrestorchards.com or call 518 284 2256 for additional details.
On November 17 at the historic Gallupville House on Route 443, the Schoharie Valley Artisans host their Holiday Market from 9 am to 4 pm. Click on www.kingscreekpottery.com for more information or call 518 872 2189.
Pickle tastings are just one part of the fun at the Rosendale Pickle Festival, now celebrating its 10th year.
Sullivan County
The Valley Artists Holiday Sale, featuring work by over 50 local artists and artisans, will be held on November 17 at the Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg. Call 845 252 7576 for more information or click on www.artsalliancesite.org.
On November 23 and 24, Hill’s Country Inn hosts Handmade for the Holiday, an artisan craft show and fresh waffle brunch from 11 am to 4 pm each day. Click on www.hillscountryinn.com or call 845 482 4976 for additional details.
The Delaware Community Center in Calliccon will be home to a holiday craft fair on November 23 and 24 from 9 am to 4 pm daily. Call 845 887 5155 for more information.
Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville hosts the International Holiday Theme Weekend from November 30 to December 2. Call 845 985 2291 or visit www.frostvalley.org for more details.
Ulster County
November 3 is the county Pig Roast and Barn Dance at the Ulster County Fairgrounds, hosted by the Rondout Valley Growers Association.
November 3 and 4 is the third annual Harvest Holiday Arts and Crafts Show at Wallkill High School from 10 am to 4 pm each day. This juried show features over 30 artisans specializing in stained glass, jewelry, pottery, fine art, specialty foods and more. Refreshments will be available. The school is on Route 208 in Wallkill. Call 845 883 5112 for more details.
The Hudson Valley Collective Art Show and Sale, at the Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery on the corner of Wall and Main Streets, will be held on November 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 1 to 4 pm each day. Call 845 339 0720 or click www.fohk.org for additional details.
The Kingston Model Railroad Club’s 70th Anniversary Open House will be held November 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 and into December, featuring a complete “O” scale railroad system in action, old fashioned and modern trains, complete villages and scenery, a railroad museum, trolleys and a circus train. The event is on Susan Street off Pine Grove Avenue, Kingston from noon to 5 pm each day. Call 845 334 8233 for more details.
Kingston’s farmers market, with its variety of locally grown and organic farm and food products all produced or prepared locally, continues on November 3 and 10, from 9 am to 2 pm each day, rain or shine.
November 9 and 10 is the annual Christmas Bazaar at High Falls Community Church. Hours are Friday from 3 to 7 pm, and Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. There will be things for sale, food, baked goods and a silent auction. Call 845 687 7091 to learn more.
November 10 and 11 is John A. Coleman High School’s Annual Christmas Craft Fair from 10 am to 4 pm each day at the school on Hurley Avenue in Kingston. Call 845 338 2750 for admission charge information.
The 10th Annual Rosendale International Pickle Festival, from 10 am to 5 pm on November 18, finds various countries represented and local vendors of pickles, along with contests and door prizes at the Rosendale Recreation Center, Route 32. Call 845 658 9649 or click www.picklefest.com for all your pickle information.
November 23, 24 and 25 is the Christmas Sale at the Hurley Heritage Society Museum, Main Street, Hurley, from 10 am to 4 pm each day. Call 845 331 0593 or find more information at www.hurleyheritagesociety.org.
Kingston’s Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony begins at 4:30 pm on November 23 on the Heritage Visitor Center Lawn in the Rondout section of town.
As I compile this menu of late season festival fun it strikes me that I’ve never been to the Rosendale Pickle Fest or the Lebanon Valley Speedway or many destinations in between. I think this month we’ll aim the jalopy at one historic home or another, and Cooperstown is on my list too. How about you?
Kindly submit your events, or events in your area to festsandfairs@yahoo.com.
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