Rhinebeck Town Newsfeed

RHINEBECK – The Village of Rhinebeck lit up Friday afternoon as Bill Clinton walked into Gigi’s Restaurant, had lunch, then mingled and shook hands with well-wishers and took a stroll down the business district. The village is alive with the excitement of the marriage of the former president and Secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea to investment banker Marc Mezvinsky at Astor Courts this evening. An elaborate rehearsal dinner, in a 300-year-old barn, was held last night Clinton was described as very warm and cordial to everyone as he shook hands and chatted. The wedding, which is said to include up to 500 guests, will be held around 6 this evening. The FAA has declared a no-fly zone over the area from 3 p.m. Saturday until early Sunday morning leading to speculation that the guests will start arriving around 4 p.m. The ceremony will be followed by cocktails and the dinner around 8 p.m., then, reportedly, late-evening fireworks. Meanwhile, State Police reported higher than normal volume of traffic through the village, Friday. Anyone who plans on traveling through the village Saturday is encouraged to use an alternate route of travel, such as Route 9G and to avoid the intersection of Route 9 and East and West Main Streets, the Rhinebeck “four corners.”

I’m thinking Market ~ Not Main…  Thanks Eric!

http://www.empirestatenews.net/News/20100731-1.html

Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, a longtime friend of the Clintons, also was in attendance.
Read On: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/07/31/news/doc4c539ce913d44966954901.txt

Local school officials say they welcome Albany’s raising the bar on measuring proficiency in state test scores for grades three to eight, but several wish the state education hierarchy had announced its initiative before the tests were taken during the spring.

Read On:http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20107290330

Former President Clinton ~ July 30th 2010.  On his way to Gigi’s ~  Photo by M. Salamone

Wow! Thanks to our friend Maureen Gates of  Sharp Images Photographic. You can find her at the Starr building in Rhinebeck.

The Rocky Horror Show
July 16-August 1 

8 p.m. Thursday, July 29

8 p.m. Fridays, July 16, 23 & 30

8 p.m. Saturday, July 17, followed by a special gala costume party fund-raiser
7 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday, July 24

3 p.m. Sundays, July 18, 25 and August 1

Costumes of all kinds at all performances are encouraged!

Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock ‘n roll sci-fi gothic is more fun than ever. For mature audiences. Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O’Brien. A CENTERstage Production directed by Lisa Lynds. Tickets: $22 adults; $20 seniors & children. (845) 876-3080. www.centerforperformingarts.org

“With the phenomena of ‘sexting,’ as it’s become known in the media, we felt we should beef up our code of conduct in terms of making a specific reference to that,” he said. “Not that there weren’t several areas in our code of conduct that could have been used to address that kind of behavior at some point in the future, but the committee felt that we should say something specific.”

Read On: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/07/30/news/doc4c524bf1b34ff718384279.txt

July 30 and August 6 at 7 pm  August 1 and 4 at 3 pm  Sosnoff Theater  ~ Tickets: $25, 55, 75 The first staged production in North America of Franz Schreker’s glorious 1910 opera. http://fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape/2010/

It seems as if the Media thinks that the Soros’s will be hosting the Clintons this weekend at their home in Rhinbeck.

The Rhinebeck Community Forum has learned  that the Soros’s not only won’t be hosting but they were not even invited to the wedding.

Friend Melissa Tyler from Experience the Hudson Valley Said it all: “ALMOST FAMOUS ~ I imagine if anyone stands in Rhinebeck longer then 5 minutes this week they will be caught on someones camera and wind up on the 6:00pm  news” Ck out the site:http://www.experiencethehudsonvalley.com/

The Church of the Messiah 6436 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 (845) 876-3533 http://www.rhinebeck-episcopal.org/

A FOOD PANTRIE IN RHINEBECK…?  WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT…

 Please call for drop off times.  Thank You!

Hudson Valley Food Bank :

http://www.foodbankofhudsonvalley.org/

Dutchess County Food Pantry:

http://www.dutchesscap.org/food_pantry.php

Photo taken by RBK Community Forum ~ M. Salamone~ July 2010

   

RHINEBECK, NY – On Sunday, August 1st from 11am-1pm,

Oblong Books & Music will host a book signing at the Rhinebeck Farmer’s Market with Terry Walters, author of the cookbook Clean Food.

More than a cookbook, Clean Food is a feast for the senses that will nourish mind, body, soul…and the planet, too. With more than 200 fresh, seasonal, and tempting vegan recipes, it will help everyone eat the way the want: close to the source.

Terry’s dynamic personality shines through on every page, particularly in her extensive introduction to the world of whole foods (which includes a glossary of ingredients). This is certain to be the cookbook of this and every season-the one that will help us make positive, sustainable, and yet delicious changes to the way we eat every day.

Terry Walters is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor who empowers individuals to make positive physiological changes through one-on-one health and nutrition counseling, whole food cooking instruction, workshops, public speaking engagements, and programs designed to support and facilitate change to a healthier life. Terry draws from extensive educational and life experiences including training from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition, The Natural Gourmet Cookery School, The Kushi Institute, and the Chopra Center. She lives in Avon, Connecticut.

For more information please call Oblong Books and Music in Rhinebeck, (845) 876-0500, events@oblongbooks.com, http://www.oblongbooks.com/event/rhinebeck-farmers-market-terry-walters-clean-food

Brian Williams writes: Amid all the rumors about the Clinton wedding this coming weekend, here’s another strong bit of evidence: the FAA has posted a TFR (Temporary Flight Restriction) for the airspace overhead — due to “VIP’s” on the ground. Perhaps including a former President, the current Secretary of State and a wedding party understandably anxious to avoid aerial photography.

http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/07/28/4774446-its-official-rhinebeck-new-york-is-designated-a-no-fly-zone-

SCHOOL district officials in Kingston and Rhinebeck are changing student registration forms in response to a New York Civil Liberties Union investigation that found 139 districts have used discriminatory practices when asking about immigration status.

Read On: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/07/29/news/doc4c5107b96d086247206675.txt

PEACE, LOVE & MISUNDERSTANDING is seeking extras for this coming July 30 and 31 for a shoot near Woodstock. Specifically they are looking for people ages 18-29 as well as 55 and above. Applicants must be willing to work the full day on both shoot dates. SAG members highly encouraged to apply. If interested please email plmextras@yahoo.com with a headshot or photograph.

The film is a drama about a conservative lawyer who takes her children to Woodstock, N.Y., to visit their estranged hippie grandmother. Directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Breaker Morant). Featuring Catherine Keener, Jane Fonda, and Chace Crawford.

What do you think…? Any great Rhinebeck photos or stories….?   Let us know!

RHINEBECK — The Town Board has agreed hold off further discussion of a noise ordinance until determining if The Rhinecliff is able to modify activity to avoid disturbing neighbors.

Concern about noise was reviewed during a Town Board meeting Monday, when officials said letters had been received from residents upset over bands being allowed to play with doors open at the popular restaurant. “We’ve had some complaints about music in the Rhinecliff area after late hours,” he said. Read On: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/07/28/news/doc4c4fb1ac0e6a3220508359.txt

Act 2 Act, a student-run non-profit activist theatre company, presents The Laramie Project on Friday, July 30th and Saturday, July 31st at 8 p.m., and on Sunday, August 2nd at 3 p.m., at the Rhinebeck High School Theatre, 45 North Park Road, Rhinebeck.

The play is for mature audiences and is not appropriate for children under the age of 12. The play is about the murder of Matthew Shepard, the origins of hate crimes, and the degrees of love and hate of which we are all capable. All proceeds from The Laramie Project go to build a safe house for victims of wartime rape in the Congo. Act 2 Act is made up of students ages 12-18 who attend Rhinebeck High School and other area high schools.

Act 2 Act’s mission is to raise awareness about human rights abuses around the world, and to help relieve that suffering through theatre. Last year’s production of The Diary of Anne Frank raised $12,000 to feed and educate children in Ethiopia and for relief work in Darfur. 

Tickets are a suggested donation of $12, are 100% tax deductible, and can purchased ahead of time by contacting Gwenn at 876-8731, or at gidkids@aol.com. Please help us stand up for the women in The Congo by coming to The Laramie Project! Thank you.

Know what’s going on ~ One of the better lists in the valley

Read On:http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20107250327

In mid-June between raindrops, the Rhinebeck Interact Club dedicated several hours to beautifying the gardens at the Astor Home for Children. As part of its mission to provide support to a number of local and international humanitarian efforts, Interact Club members hoped to make a valuable difference for the children who reside at Astor by enhancing the beauty of the grounds through planting, weeding and general landscaping. Participants included Jonah Rosenberg, Emma Steele, Elizabeth Steele, Jenna Bergstraesser, Bryan Dewkett, Michelle Dewkett, Jake Chapman, Bailey Lyons, Parents Debi Duke and Steve Rosenberg, and Interact Advisors and Parents Kiki Steele and Kathy Dewkett.

Jan Weido, Recreation Director at the Astor Home, expressed his gratitude to the group by sharing: “spaces like the step garden are important for bringing beauty and grace to a place of treatment”.

 The Interact Club is made up of Rhinebeck High School students in grades 9-12 and is sponsored by the Rhinebeck Rotary Club. Interact focuses on a variety of service projects each year. This year, their international initiative was The Nicaragua Project.  The club raised funds to build classrooms, purify water systems and plant gardens in a small village called La Ceiba in Nicaragua. A group of 10 Rhinebeck High School students traveled to La Ceiba in March to participate in the hands-on phase of the Project.

In addition to raising funds for The Nicaragua Project, the members of the Interact Club, responding to the immediate crisis in Haiti, decided to donate additional proceeds from the Blue Jean Ball to a Haitian Disaster Relief Organization. The project at The Astor Home for Children in Rhinebeck symbolizes their commitment to local causes as well.

For more information on Rhinebeck Rotary or the Rhinebeck Interact Club, please contact Marybeth Cale at 845.229.0700 X118.