CAPregionroadtrip

#CapRegionRoadTrip to Catskill: Photo Highlights

November 18, 2019 By upstatecreative

We had a great time visiting Catskill for our #CapRegionRoadTrip. We started the day with a guided tour of Main Street, visiting Hi Lo, Factory & Main, Solo Vino, The Rodney Shop, The Village Common, and more.

Next, we headed to The Avalon Lounge for food, drinks, and music by DJ Tall Ass Matt and an art installation by Nervous System.

There were amazing vendors on-site as well including FishEye Brooklyn, Karen LeBlanc of Miss Karret, and Subversive Malting & Brewing.

A very special thanks to the sponsors and partners who helped to make this happen-MVP Health Care, The Community Loan Fund, The Rodney Shop, Sam Margoulius, Josh Krushenick and promotional partners Overit Media, CREATE and The Collaborative. Produced by: 2440 Design Studio. Photography by Ska City Photography.

10+ things to do in Catskill with Lumberyard’s Niva Dorell

November 14, 2019 By upstatecreative

Niva Dorell, Catskill resident and Box Office and Marketing Manager for Lumberyard Center for Film and Performing Arts recommends her favorite things to do around the village.

If you have a day to spend in the wonderful Village of Catskill, here are some recommendations for how to spend your time:

1. Start off by grabbing a coffee and pastry at HiLo on Main Street. Be sure to check out the art in the gallery and the faces of the people around you. Chances are you’ll see one or two of them later in the day.

2. Take your coffee to go and check out the beautiful pocket parks on Main Street, or walk down to the Creek and take in the views. There’s a nice walking path along Water Street that loops across the red bridge, to West Main Street, to the Uncle Sam bridge and back up to Main Street.

3. Now that your blood is moving and you’re caffeinated, it’s time to do some shopping. Catskill has lots of fun quirky stores! A few musts: Magpie Bookshop, wonderful used books at low cost and Kristi, the owner, knows Catskill very well; Solo Vino for a bottle of delicious organic wine; Sister Salvage for some irreverent vintage; Spike’s Record Rack for some classic vinyl to add to your collection; and a homemade scented candle at Village Common. And that’s just one side of Main Street. Definitely browse the other side too.

4. Have kids? Stop by The Rodney Shop, Shoofly and Kirwan’s Game Store, an epic game store and guaranteed hit with your X-box loving teens.

5. For a mid-day snack, grab some Jane’s Ice Cream at Bittersweet, a fresh smoothie at The Juice Branch on West Bridge Street, or a yummy sandwich at Winkles on West Bridge Street or Circle W on Main Street.

6. If you have time for entertainment and more art, take a tour of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site on Spring Street, see the current exhibition at CREATE (our regional Arts Council), catch a matinee movie at The Community Theater, or an evening performance at Bridge Street Theater or LUMBERYARD on Water Street.

7. When you’re ready to sit down and relax, walk up to Subversive Malting & Brewing for a beer and sit in the comfy couches that face Main Street. If the kids get antsy, you can grab a slice of pizza next door at Village Pizza II and bring it back into Subversive. Another great beer spot is Crossroads Brewery Tap Room on Water Street.

8. At dinner time, some good choices are La Conca D’oro (a few doors up from Subversive) for Italian, Avalon Lounge for Korean (the wings are to die for), Mediterranean Bistro for falafels and hummus, Wasana for Thai, New York Restaurant for Polish/American. There’s also Radici on Water Street for Italian but hit the ATM first because they’re cash only.

9. If you want some live music, head back to Avalon Lounge to check out a great band, and dance the night away with the DJ that follows.

10. End your night with a nightcap where you started, at HiLo. Their cocktail selections will make you smile and send you home feeling warm. Plus, by now you’ve met half the Village, so you’ll see some familiar faces.

CAPregion Road Trip to Hoosick Falls: Photo Highlights

October 18, 2019 By upstatecreative

THANK YOU to all who came out on the #CAPregionroadtrip. We tried goods from Argyle Brewing Company, Berle Farm, Tonic & Tinctures Bitters Company, Scarp Farm, Iron Coffee Company and Unihog’s #SumosKitchen.

We had great entertainment from Laura Leigh Lanchantin and learned about the amazing things these businesses are doing in Hoosick Falls.

These events would not be possible without our sponsors and partners: MVP Health Care Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region, and promotional partners The Collaborative and Overit Media.

Overit’s Michelle Dinsmore Gives Her Hoosick Falls Itinerary

October 9, 2019 By upstatecreative

Hoosick Falls has always been a cute town, with a friendly vibe and a “hella” lot of potential.

Thanks to Jasen VonGuiness it now screams “Do epic shit!” (with the friendly vibe and cuteness still).

What Jasen has done in Hoosick Falls- building cool places to live, create, and enjoy life all while consuming awesomeness is such a gift to folks in and around Hoosick Falls.

THEN he adds live music, wood stoves, and the close-up train watching… now you start to feel that this is something obscenely unique and special you don’t stumble upon often. And it’s in this awesome energy town making a resurgence. Needing that resurgence.

Jasen has actually changed the fabric of the town for the better- it’s inspirational to hear and it’s encouraging others to look closer at towns in and around Hoosick Falls.

If you have the afternoon, on the way there…..

Aside from the obvious Troy…

New Lebanon if you have time is close by and is a place to catch a unique gift shop or a variety of vintage finds.

You can drive past Grafton State Park this time of year which is GORGEOUS – as well as pop into the Peace Pagoda for some needed additional zen.

Another spot that is also straight on the way into Hoosick Falls is Man of Kent. It’s a destination. Great pit stop!

Michelle Dinsmore is one of the owners of Overit as well as runs two Airbnb’s ( Grafton Stone House) not too far from Unihog.