Some really great news is that Habitat for Humanity will soon be dedicating it’s 50th house in Newburgh! This is the Deirdre Glenn House located at 65 Courtney Avenue, and it will be dedicated to the Knight Family on Sunday, November 20. The festivities start at 1pm with the open house. See the album to see all of the progress being made! Also check out the dedication of their latest home on E. Parmenter Street.
**Another great announcement regarding this home. M&T Bank has made a $25,000 donation to the 50th House. A formal check presentation will occur on Tuesday, November 8 at 1:00 p.m. at 65 Courtney Ave., the location of the 50th House.
Katya Mihailova on piano and Aminda Asher on cello
On Saturday, November 5, Newburgh was host, again, to an amazing live performance of chamber, early and contemporary music at 9-11 Chambers Street. In the second iteration of a series presented by Queen of the Hudson, Katya Mihailova, Aminda Asher, and Martha Cargo performed pieces by Astor Piazzolla, Belinda Reynolds, Libby Larsen, Sofia Gubaidulina, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Franz Schubert, Sergei Rachmaninov, and Joseph Haydn. The spare space of the artist’s loft was the perfect foil to the warmth and richness of the music. The atmosphere was comfortable and casual, flowing with reasonably priced beer and wine and complimentary snacks.
Getting in the mood with $2 wine and beer
Happy concert goers
More Happy Concert Goers
Complimentary Spread
Martha Cargo on flute and Aminda Asher on celloMusic lovers of all ages
The bulldozer and sledgehammer are out at the Newburgh Brewing company on Colden Street. Major work is being done to the side walk and interior tasting room, entrance and brewery. For more pictures take a look at their facebook page. Things are already looking different from a few months ago.
There are two projected openings. The first opening will be the brewery itself which will allow the production of the actual beer. It should be up and running by late December. The second opening will be for the tasting room that should be debuting late February early March depending on how licensing goes with the NYSLA. This project is moving fast and it’s going to be a great addition to the Heights/Waterfront area.
The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes is pleased to announce a new partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts, to award Presentation Funds and Finishing Funds grants for Electronic Media and Film.
Presentation Funds:
Presentation Funds offers partial support to non-profit organizations located in New York State for in-person appearances by independent artists working in moving image media and sound art, including video, digital and computer-based works. The mission of the program is to encourage opportunities for conversations between artists and audiences, support the creative programming of independent media-makers, and help increase appreciation for electronic media and film as an art form throughout New York State. Presentation Funds is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).
Deadlines are four times a year:
December 1, 2011 for projects occurring between January 1 – March 31, 2012
March 1, 2012 for projects occurring between April 1 – June 30, 2012
June 1, 2012 for projects occurring between July 1 – September 30, 2012
September 1, 2012 for projects occurring between October 1 – December 31, 2012
Please click here for 2012 Presentation Funds Guidelines.
Please click here for fillable PDF Application (this application works best in Adobe Acrobat and may not be fully functional in Preview).
Finishing Funds:
Finishing Funds provides support to New York State artists for the completion of film, video, sound, new media and Web-based art. Awards are made annually and range from $500 to $2,500. Finishing Funds is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).
The postmark deadline for applications is March 15, 2012.
This 2,138 square foot home on Benkard has income potential with a side entrance. You can even see an addition that has been added to the rear. The pink bathroom needs updating, but little touches like mantels and moldings are still in tact. This property even comes with a 2 door garage. Not something you see in every home. And, judging by the picture, you are bound to have lots of natural light. More pictures and specs below.
60 Benkard Ave, Newburgh Asking Price: $149,900 Year Built: 1900 Size: 2,138 sqft Distance to NYC: 55.9 mi, 1 hour 11 mins Public Transportation: MetroNorth to Beacon, then take ferry across Closest Roadways: 9W, I-87, I-84 Google MAP More Newburgh Real Estate
Shout out to Jared Rodriguez for finding this awesome video of the Newburgh Waterfront during the 1970’s. You can see many buildings that were torn down, and the various stages of urban renewal, such as the destruction of buildings west of Water Street. The cameraman also filmed images of Broadway.
Do you see any other buildings that you recognize? You get can see a clear short view of Clinton Square. The post card below shows it in all of it’s glory, probably in the 1920’s judging by the fashion. Thanks Michael Lemire!
