Submitted by The Canajoharie Library.
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Help support the Canajoharie Library by shopping at our huge Spring Used Book Sales.  The sales will take place on Saturday, March 13th and Sunday, March 14th from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.

Buy used bestsellers, adult fiction, cookbooks, gardening guides, biographies, movies, CD’s, records, and tons of children’s books.  In addition, we will be holding a great Spring paperback cleanout discount.  All mass-market paperbacks are only 10/$1.

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Submitted by the Arkell Museum at Canajohaire

You are invited to a reception for two American Art exhibitions, American Tonalism: Paintings of Poetry and Soul, and Picturing Women: American Artists’ Images of Women 1780’s-1940,developed from the remarkable Arkell Museum and Arkell Foundation Collections.

The evening reception includes music by the Musicians of Ma’alwyck, gallery talks, wine and hors d’oeuvres.

7:15-7:35pm - Picturing Women Gallery Docent Talk
7:45-8:15pm - American Tonalism Curator’s Gallery talk with Diane Forsberg.

Free for all Museum Members, $12 for Museum Guests

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Submitted by the Canajoharie-Palatine Bridge Chamber of Commerce.
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The Canajoharie Palatine Bridge Chamber of Commerce is adding a second Farmers’ Market day and location for the  2010 season.  The second market will be held in the parking lot of the Dutchtown Ace Hardware Store in Palatine Bridge on Wednesday afternoons from 4-6pm starting May 19, 2010.   The Saturday market will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie as it has for its first two seasons. 
 
Vendor applications are available from the chamber’s website www.canajohariepalatinechamber.com  or by calling 518-673-4434.  “Most of our vendors from the past two years will be rejoining and we have two great new producers already signed up”, said Michele McGlone, chair of the organizing committee. New vendors of all kinds are being sought, particularly those selling jams, breads, and other baked goods.  (more…)

Submitted by The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie.
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The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie continues its winter mystery film series Friday, February 26, Séance on a Wet Afternoon.  All films in the series begin at 7pm and feature an introduction and post-screening discussion facilitated by local film experts. 

On Friday, February 26, the 1964 British thriller Séance on a Wet Afternoon (NR) will be shown.  This film about a couple who plans to use clairvoyance to demand ransom for a kidnapped child, will be introduced and discussed by Audrey Kupferberg, also a SUNY Albany film lecturer and WAMC film reviewer.

On Friday, March 12, the 1972 French-language film The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (PG) will be screened.  This film, which centers on a violinist who becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service, will feature an introduction and discussion with Rob Edelman.

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Submitted by The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie.
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The public is invited to an opening reception for a special exhibition of Canajoharie Central School District students’ artwork on Friday, February 5th 2010, from 5 to 7pm.

The exhibition featuring the work of elementary, middle and high school students will remain on display through March 28.

“Forming community/school connections is very important for art education,” said Canajoharie Middle School art teacher Michelle Egelston. “Having the opportunity to display student art work at the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library is so wonderful for my students and their families.”

Canajoharie High School art teacher Kathy VanLoan said her students are also looking forward to the show. “My students are thrilled at the prospect of having their work displayed at such a prestigious facility,” said VanLoan. (more…)

Well, we all made it past hump day, and the light is at the end of the tunnel. That light, of course, the weekend and time to go out and have fun!

Comedy

Saturday January 20th

The Funny Farm, located at the Fireside Restaurant on Steele Ave Extension in Gloversville, will host live comedians this weekend.

The headliner: Ray Pennetti and Feature: Joe Curie

For info on these comedians, visit  www.thefunnyfarm.info

Music

Tonight

DJ Mike Garassi @ Crystal Bar, Amsterdam

Rorry McKernan @ Fernandos, Cobleskill

DJ Ody Karaoke @ Locomotions, Cobleskill

Friday January 29th 2010

Doc Orloff Duo @ Shorty’s Southside, Amsterdam

Bobby Motyl @ Imerial Lanes, Amsterdam

DJ Ron All Request Night @ Locomotions, Cobleskill

LJ DJ @ Patricia’s, Johnstown

Saturday, January 30th 2010

Tom Foster Karaoke @ Shorty’s Southside, Amsterdam

Bad Penny @ Imperial Lanes, Amsterdam

The Bedspins @ Al’s Roadhouse, Broadalbin

Chalkdust Torture @ Iroquois Lanes, Canajoharie

The Road Show @ Austin Hotel, Central Bridge

DJ Steve @ Locomotions, Cobleskill

Rattail Jimmy @ Hillview Tavern, Esperance

Dream Team @ Patricia’s, Johnstown

Saving Atlantis @ Dixie Grill, Johnstown

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February 7th 2010, Noon to 4pm

Family and Friends please join the Smith-Congdon family on Sunday, February 7th from Noon to 4 pm at Iroquois Lanes for the K.C. Smith-Congdon Scholarship Fundraiser. Bowling $20, Lunch $10. 50/50 Raffles, Gift Baskets and more. Please email Kathy or Dave at davelsmith26@roadrunner.com.

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Submitted by the Arkell Museum at Canajoharie.
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The Arkell Museum at Canajoharie will be presenting the film ‘The Bird with the Crystal Plumage’ on Friday, January 22nd at 7pm. The film is about an American writer in Rome witnesses a murder and becomes tangled in the mystery. Italian. 1970, UR. With Jason Radalin.
Admission is $5 and includes popcorn and soft drinks. Desserts are available for an additional fee and include a complimentary glass of champagne.

Review by Sean Axmaker, DVD columnist for MSN Entertainment and former film critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligence~
 
Dario Argento takes sole writing credit for his directorial debut but The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is actually an unofficial adaptation of Fredric Brown’s novel The Screaming Mimi. Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante), an American novelist in Italy, is a helpless spectator to a vicious attack in an art gallery. Initially a suspect, Sam becomes the key witness to the attempted murder, the fourth in a month but the first survived by the victim. Something about the attack haunts him and so he launches his own investigation as the murders continue, the killer finally turning on Sam. (more…)

Submitted by Andrew E. Albertson, Arkell Museum Curator of Education & Public Programs

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Photo by Jonathan Hillyer

In anticipation of increased visitation from school groups and bus tour companies in 2010, the Arkell Museum at Canajoharie seeks applicants for its volunteer tour guide program.  Training will be held on Thursday afternoons, February 18 through March 25.

“We’re really hoping to hear from people who can be passionate about our exhibits and related programming,” said Andy Albertson, Curator of Education & Public Programs at the Arkell Museum.  “But it’s critical to note that interested individuals do not need to have a background in art or history.  We promise to provide them with the necessary skills and information to lead a great tour.”

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Free H1N1 flu vaccination clinics will be held throughout Montgomery County.  The clinic, sponsored by Montgomery County Public Health, is for all Montgomery County residents six months of age and older.

Monday, January 4th
St Johnsville, 3-6pm
The Community House, 16 Washington Street

Tuesday, January 5th
Fort Plain, 3-6pm
The Fort Plain Senior Center, 204 Canal Street

Saturday, January 9th
Canajoharie, 8am-12noon
St. Mary’s Family Health Center, 48 Erie Boulevard

Tuesday, January 12th
Fultonville, 3-6pm
Glen Town Office Building, 7 Erie Street