Columbia County Happenings Mar 8-10 2019

_Beach & Bartolo has teamed up with [Columbia County Current](https://columbiacountycurrent.com/) to bring you regular updates on local happenings. Every week, here on the Beach & Bartolo blog, we will list a sampling of events, things to do, and happenings taking place around the county._ **Columbia Land Conservancy Author Event, ‘Visionary Women’ Book Signing, Mar 8**  Join the [Columbia Land Conservancy](http://clctrust.org/), in celebrating International Women’s Day with local Author Andrea Barnet, as she reads from her new book Visionary Women. Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World (Ecco; On-sale March 13, 2018) is the story of four renegades who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together these women—linked not by friendship or field, but by their choice to break with convention—showed what one person speaking truth to power can do. **DATE/TIME**: Friday, March 8, 2019:  7pm – 9pm **LOCATION**: Spotty Dog Books and Ale 440 Warren Street Hudson, NY 12534 **COST**: Free to attend. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of the book will go to the CLC. **MORE**: [http://clctrust.org](http://clctrust.org/) [facebook.com/ColumbiaLandConservancy](https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaLandConservancy/) *** **Dancing Through The Decades at The Falls, Mar 9**  Dance the night away to your favorite decade. Dance will always have a major impact on history and the future. From the 1950s to the 2000s, music will forever be a way people can express themselves from many different cultures. Every half hour, the music changes to a different decade. Dress from your favorite decade is encouraged, but not required. Entertainment by: DJ Shawn Gille Entertainment Catering by: Chef Yvette ( A perfect plate catering) Coordinated by: Christina Snyder ( Director of Operations) **DATE/TIME**: Saturday, March 9, 2019: 7pm – 11:30pm **ADMISSION**: 21 and over (ID required) $40.00 (per person) in Advance $50.00 at The Door Tickets: [events.ticketprinting.com/event/Rockin-50s-To-Now-32732](https://events.ticketprinting.com/event/Rockin-50s-To-Now-32732) **LOCATION**: The Falls 158 Union Tpke Hudson, NY 12534 **MORE**: [facebook.com/events/304094426913671/](https://www.facebook.com/events/304094426913671/) Phone: 518-719-1600 Ext 140 *** **Folktales and Stories, Mar 10**  Pamela Badila, folkteller & performance artist, reads, tells and perform folktales from around the world with children and their families. This special story hour gives families the opportunity to explore stories, told through generations, that formed the traditions and ethics of particular cultures. Craft and music activities follow the folktelling. **DATE/TIME**: Sunday, March 10, 2019: 2pm – 3pm **LOCATION**: Hudson Area Library (community room, which is wheelchair accessible) 51 N. 5th St. (at State St.) Hudson, NY 12534 **ADMISSION**: Free and open to the public. “Folktales & Stories” is geared towards children ages 6-11, however children of all ages are welcome. **MORE:** http://hudsonarealibrary.org/2018/09/folktales-stories-with-pamela-badila/ _Columbia County Current is a blog dedicated to all things in, around, and occasionally, way beyond Columbia County, NY._ _For more local happenings, news, and events, visit ColumbiaCountyCurrent.com, or follow on_ [_FaceBook_](https://www.facebook.com/CoCoCurrent/)_, and twitter_ [_@CoCoCurrent_](https://twitter.com/CoCoCurrent)