Events Calendar

Please advise this website of any event your organization is sponsoring.
Notices should be sent to copake-org@fairpoint.net.

Copake welcomes you to the Copake Fall Foliage Tour. The 18 mile RED trail together with the 14 mile BLUE trail, shown on the map below, takes you through mountain vistas, rolling meadows and the wonder of fall foliage at its finest. Trails pass many places to eat as well as Copake Iron Works Museum, Harlem Valley Rail Trail, ponds and lakes. Enjoy!
For a Tour Map click here

TACONIC HILLS AQUATIC CENTER. Taconic Hills High School,
Mondays – Fridays, 6am - 7:20am and 5:30pm – 8:30pm. Saturdays, 9am – noon.
Sundays, 1 – 4pm.
518-325-0432

Click HERE for the Columbia County Tourism's Calendar of Events for January, 2012

Click HERE for Columbia County Chamber of Commerce "10 Things to do in January".

Check HERE for the Columbia County Council on the Arts Events and Programs.

Classes and Seminars for Town Boards, Committees, Employees and Volunteers

The Association of Towns of the State of New York provides many classes and seminars on its Home Page.

New York State Local Government Services gives information on a variety of training, technical assistance and Publications.

Cornell University Cooperative Extension Training for Local Officials

New York State Archive Workshops

New York Planning Federation

PACE University and Land Use Law Center

New York State Tughill Commission

Columbia Land Conservancy Trust

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

February 29, Wednesday, 7:00 pm, Columbia County Conservation Advisory Councils Roundtable, Location TBD. Consult the Conservation Advisory Councils Webpage for additional information and links to other CAC groups.

ROELIFF JANSEN COMMUNITY LIBRARY EVENTS

The library is open 10am-5pm, M, Tues, W and F; 10am-8pm, Thurs; 10am-4pm, Sat; and 1-4pm, Sun.

December and January, regular library hours, Exhibit on Hillsdale native Wallace Bruce, poet, orator and U.S diplomat to Edinburgh, Scotland. Bruce, the son of Alfred and Mary Ann Bruce, was born in 1844 on what is now Whippoorwill Rd. He studied law at Yale but his literary avocation became his vocation. His poetry celebrated the Hudson River and Valley, every foot of which he claimed to have walked. His talks in thirty states numbered over one thousand and were patriotic in nature. His four year diplomatic service in Edinburg produced a monument to Abraham Lincoln in honor of the Scottish men who fought in the American Civil War on the Union side. The exhibit was organized by Jay Rohrlich, Hillsdale Town Historian, and Maureen Rogers, a library trustee and owner and proprietor of the Book Barn in Hillsdale.

Each Monday 8:00-9:30am – Yoga -- Conducted by Roberta Roll. Weekly yoga classes are suitable for beginners and more advanced students. $20 per class or $95 for a series of eight classes. A portion of the proceeds helps support Library programs.

Fourth Tuesday, 10:30am – History of Mysteries Book Group. Discussing classic mysteries from all periods of the mystery genre. For information, contact Jeanne Keifer at 518-672-4063 or jeannekiefer@earthlink.net

Second Saturdays – 10am-11am Dogs Love Books Join Ms. McCord and her canine companions, Tansy and Toast in the Children’s Room. Ms. McCord will read stories and kids can read to the dogs, too!

January 5, Thursday, 6-7:30 pm, Quilting Class Starts. Meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month. For beginning and experienced quilters. Class size is limited to 10 people. Pre-registration is required. $10 fee for each session. Registration at the library or by calling 518-672-4036, Gloria Kadish. Instructor is Catherine Kane, owner of Brookside Quilt Works in Egremont, MA. A portion of the proceeds supports program development at the library.

January 7, 14, and 28, 11am-Noon, Drop-In Craft Hour. Children of all ages are welcome to this delightful hour of crafts and stories with seasonal themes lead by Beth Adams, who also welcomes interested older Youth, ages (9-16) to drop in and help paint scenery and props for the monthly Puppetry Storytelling Programs.

January 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2-3pm, Children’s Story Hour. Children of all ages are welcome to this delightful hour of stories with seasonal themes read by Beth Adams.

January 12, 19 and 26, 10-10:30am, Infant/Toddler Time for kids aged 12-24 months with Beth Adams.

January 21, 11am, mini puppet show, The Elves and the Shoemaker by the Brothers Grimm. Appropriate for children ages 3 and up. Young people between the ages of 9 and 16 are invited to help paint scenery and props on Saturday, Jan. 14 from 11 to 12. For more information, please contact Ms. Beth Adams at 518-325-4101.

January 28, 3:30-5pm, Hillsdale Garden Club meeting.

ROELIFF JANSEN PARK EVENTS

The park is open every day from sunrise to sunset.

Ancram Opera House Events

January 28, 9:30 - 10:30 am, Volunteers and Breakfast at the Roeliff Jansen Community Library. Volunteer your talent for event planning, PR, for balancing the books, for your community. No reservations required. For more information about volunteering or about the breakfast, call 518-325-4101.

WINTER MARKET
Friday, February 10, 5-8pm

at the Copake Grange
Empire Rd., Copake, NY

Music, Food, Crafts

50/50 Raffle to benefit the Farmers Market Musician Fund.

Mid-Winter Potluck Supper Bring your favorite comfort food.

for more information call Roberta Roll at 518-329-0384

February 18-March 25, 2012, 16^th Annual Juried Art Show, Columbia County Council on the Arts. Call for Entries: The Columbia County Council on the Arts’ annual juried art show celebrates the diversity and quality of the work being produced by both Columbia County and regional artists. Media: Sculpture / Painting / Drawing /Printmaking / Mixed Media (including Fiber and Installation Work)/ Photography & Video. Entry Deadline: Digitally submitted entries must be received by Thursday, January 12^th by midnight. Physical submissions must be postmarked or delivered to CCCA by Thursday, January 12^th. For further information, please call 518-671-6213; visit www.artscolumbia.org, or e-mail info@artscolumbia.org

February 19, Sunday 3:00 pm, WINDS IN THE WILDERNESS CONCERTS We are thoroughly enjoying rehearsing our eclectic program of diverse musical styles and instrumental combinations: a Telemann trio, Marcello oboe concerto, Ibert for flute and guitar (harpsichord), Scarlatti harpsichord solo, Haydn London trio and a big surprise from the early 20th century American composer, William Grant Still. Oh yes, and a serpentine piece for solo flute as a prelude. St. John in the Wilderness, Copake Falls, For more information, 518-329-1577.

Don't miss two Crescendo Concerts this winter and spring: February 25, “The Secret Life of Opera Singers” an original and witty program with Contralto Imelda Franklin and pianist Anne Voglewede. The Second Concert will take place on April 22, and will feature Crescendo soloists and Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Christine Gevert, Crescendo's Artistic Director.

Be sure to check this area's attractions under our THEATRE, MUSIC, DANCE pages. Columbia County attractions may be followed at cocotodo.com.

For the Copake Town Meeting calendar click here

COPAKE PARK EVENTS for 2011

Watch the Park Sign for more events.

THIS EVENTS CALENDAR IS A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE TOWN

If you have an event you would like posted, please E-mail the information to
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TOWN OF COPAKE

NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCIES

In December the heavy snow was declared an emergency situation by Columbia County's Emergency Office Center. This information was made available by the Town Supervisor to town officials and others as a safety precaution. In the future the Town of Copake will provide notification of such emergencies to anyone who wishes to receive them.

An email account, emergencycopake@hotmail.com, has been created for this purpose. If you would like to receive such notifications, please send your email address to the above account.

Note that this email address is solely for the purpose of notification of emergencies. All questions or remarks should be sent to the usual addresses and telephones in town hall.

Reginald Crowley

Town Supervisor