*Gentlemen too
Caffé Macchiato and The Downing Film Center have a special on Thursdays. You can enjoy lunch and a 2:00 Thursday matinée for $15.00. Not bad when that could probably just get you a movie and a box of crackers anywhere else. Another great thing is that they are walking distance from each other. Just another way to support local businesses in downtown Newburgh as mentioned in the 3/50 program.
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©Don HerronThe lives of interesting people buried in Newburgh’s two oldest cemeteries will be recreated by dedicated citizen actors standing at each grave site as the audience circulates through the cemetery. Old Town Cemetery lives will be portrayed in the morning, 9:30am, and at St. George’s Cemetery in the early afternoon. Old Town Cemetery’s oldest legible headstone dates back to a death in 1759. This year’s event is a part of the City’s Hudson Fulton Champlain Quadricentennial Celebration . Nineteenth century boxed lunches, cider, and apple desserts will be sold at noon. A trolley bus will circulate all day among the cemetery programs and historic Liberty Street and waterfront neighborhoods.
One of the interesting people to be portrayed will be a lawyer named William Fullerton, pictured above. He was born in 1817 and died in 1900. He was known for his impersonations of Queen Victoria and even received praises from her as it seems he also performed it for her. And I am pretty sure the actor representing Mr. Fullerton will have quite a Queen Victoria impersonation them self. Click here for a blog about his life and his residence.
A major goal of this event is to bring attention to the upkeep of the cemeteries, and the restoration of the archway of the Old Town Cemetery. There will also be musical and Native American presentations.
Click here for a full detailed article on the event and the citizens that will be portrayed. And, see below for a map of the two cemeteries. “A” is Old Town Cemetery located on Grand Street, and St. George’s Cemetery can be seen next to Washington’s HQ.
The perfect night out! You can have wine and a movie (and dinner by the other nearby restaurants at the waterfront in walking distance). This week the Downing Film Center will be showing “Adam” with showings at 5:30 and 8:15.
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So you see, Newburgh does have interesting and cultural venues. You just have to search them out. Vino 100 also has a wine blog that you can check out here.
September 5-7th will be the 21st annual City of Newburgh Waterfront Festival. Events will kick off on Saturday and Sunday 12pm-11pm, and Monday-Labor Day 12pm-10pm.
The location will be at Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Blvd. (Marine Drive between 4th St. & Washington St.)
There will be amusement part rides, food, crafts, a flea market, and music entertainment. On Monday, September 7th there will be a Native American Presentation at 3pm. Here is the music entertainment lineup that starts at 5pm daily:
September 5th:
Rick Derringer with Sundown
Leo & The Lizards
Mortal Souls
September 6th:
Richie Scarlet with Dead Luck De Ville’s
Neil Alexander & Nail
The Christine Dominguez Band
September 7th:
Bosco & The Storm
Check out photos from Saturday at the festival at Newburgh Restoration on Flickr here. There were some real characters there today!
When life throws you lemons, make an improv show! The Valley Improv Group is proud to present “Now With Lemon!” to benefit Independent Living of Newburgh, NY.
Want to know what’s behind the curtain? We do too! It’s the Fairweather Café, part of Terrace Lounge and Bar. Owner, Mary Ann, will preview the Café starting this Saturday from 12:00-3:30pm. It will only be open as the name implies-during “fair weather.” Sunday they will be open 12:00-4:00pm.
Also, check them out on:
Tuesday nights for live Jazz 7:30-9:30pm with Bugalu Smith
Wednesday nights for Karaoke 10-pm-2am
Terrace Bar & Lounge 81 Liberty Street
For more great events that are going on in the City of Newburgh, check out city of Newburgh Arts Calendar, presented by Newburgh Art Supply who this Sunday, July 26th will celebrate their first year anniversary! They have been doing so well that they plan to expand in the up and coming months. Liberty Street’s retail market is starting to take shape. This is a great place to spend your welcomed dollars as part of the 3/50 Project. Only you can keep great shops like these alive that transform communities. Click for a look at more food in Newburgh and Newburgh Restaurants.
