Upcoming Events.
You can submit an event for consideration by the Grange’s program committee. Click on the button “Submit an Event” to be taken to a form to fill in details about your proposed event. Make sure to check the Schedule Calendar for conflicts.
The Grange schedule calendar shows all activities, including private events, hall rentals, and set-up and practice times. Consult the schedule prior to submitting an event for consideration.
Everyone's welcome to join in for an afternoon of creative music making - just for fun, join the jam! Bring an instrument, bring a song, bring your singing voice, and join with others in our music jam. For more info, contact Lenny Barham at lennybarham@gmail.com If you’re new to jamming, check this link out for info! This event is free; donations are welcome.
In person at Grange Hall! All are welcome to perform - music, stories, skits, readings, poetry, dance, songs, etc. Or you can just come to relax and be entertained. This is a great venue for both beginning and veteran performers. This event is Free.
You’re invited to stop by the Grange to share good cheer with your friends and neighbors, and enjoy hot chocolate, cider, holiday treats, live music and help us decorate the Grange tree. And participate in “CookieFest” — If you feel like baking, please make two dozen or so cookies. Sample others, and take a few home with you.
In keeping with the holiday spirit, we encourage you to bring a donation for the Roe Jan Food Pantry, the Taconic Hills School Supply Closet (donate personal hygiene products and athletic/sweat pants in all sizes), or Taconic Hills Dollars for Scholars. This event is Free.
This monthly members' meeting conducts the business of the Grange and its committees, inducts new members, and sets priorities for the future. Open to all members, and those who have previously applied for membership. This meeting will be in-person at Grange hall. Look for an email from the Secretary regarding online participation.
Everyone's welcome to join in for an afternoon of creative music making - just for fun, join the jam! Bring an instrument, bring a song, bring your singing voice, and join with others in our music jam. For more info, contact Lenny Barham at lennybarham@gmail.com If you’re new to jamming, check this link out for info! This event is free; donations are welcome.
In person at Grange Hall! All are welcome to perform - music, stories, skits, readings, poetry, dance, songs, etc. Or you can just come to relax and be entertained. This is a great venue for both beginning and veteran performers. This event is Free.
The January monthly meeting will begin early at 8:30 am with a breakfast celebration to welcome the many new members who have joined the Grange recently, as well as those who have applied to join but not been inducted. Full breakfast will be available buffet-style. Afterward there will be a short regular monthly meeting. Open to all members, and those who have previously applied for membership. This meeting will be in-person at Grange hall. Look for an email from the Secretary regarding online participation.
Our Classic Film Series continues. Movie to be announced. Stay afterward for good conversation and delicious soup, salad, bread and dessert. Movie by donation. Supper $10. Save the date!
Everyone's welcome to join in for an afternoon of creative music making - just for fun, join the jam! Bring an instrument, bring a song, bring your singing voice, and join with others in our music jam. For more info, contact Lenny Barham at lennybarham@gmail.com If you’re new to jamming, check this link out for info! This event is free; donations are welcome.
Hot fun on a winter night! Spice up your evening with chili of all kinds. Sample them, vote on your favorite chili and see who wins the prizes. Eat in or take-out.
This monthly members' meeting conducts the business of the Grange and its committees, inducts new members, and sets priorities for the future. Open to all members, and those who have previously applied for membership. This meeting will be in-person at Grange hall. Look for an email from the Secretary regarding online participation.
The Two of Us Productions presents Nunsense - The Musical. The musical comedy follows five of the Little Sisters of Hoboken who, after returning from bingo, learn that their cook, Sister Julia, accidentally killed 52 convent residents with her tainted vichyssoise. To raise funds for the burials, Mother Superior is inspired to start a greeting card company which is enormously successful. But after she frivolously buys a giant-screen TV and streaming subscriptions for the convent, she finds herself short of money for the last four burials. To raise money to bury the final four, they decide to stage a variety show in the Mount Saint Helen's School auditorium. Starring Kitt Lapaix, Constance Lopez, Karissa Payson, Lauren Letellier, and Nicole Molinski.
Tickets: $20 adults, $15 youth (18 & under) & seniors (60 & over), at the door, or call 518-329-6293 or online at www.thetwoofusproductions.org
Performance times: Fridays & Saturdays - 11/8, 11/9, 11/15, 11/16 at 7:30PM Sundays - 11/10 & 11/17 at 3:00 PM
Grange Classic Film series presents "Places in the Heart", a 1984 drama written and directed by Robert Benton, starring Sally Field.
When her husband is killed in an accident, Edna Spalding (Field) finds herself alone and broke on her small Texas farm in the midst of the Great Depression. She must endure storms, harsh labor, and other trials to save the farm from foreclosure and protect her family. See the trailer here.
The film won the Academy Awards for Best Actress (Field) and for Best Screenplay (Benton). Classic Film Series organizer, Lenny Barham, will provide commentary and insights. Stay after the movie for dinner: soup, salad, bread and dessert. Movie admission is by donation. Dinner is $10.
Matthew Pirrone, President of the East Chatham Grange, will be here to conduct a Pomona Grange Meeting. Members of the Subordinate Grange, Copake Grange 935, are invited to attend. It will be an opportunity to share ideas with our County Grange, find out more about what the Grange does on the State and National levels, and to discover and participate in our wider Grange community. Legislative proposals focused on topics related to rural and agricultural lifestyles and preservation of farms and farmland will be discussed. Lunch is provided and a $5 donation is suggested.
In person at Grange Hall! All are welcome to perform - music, stories, skits, readings, poetry, dance, songs, etc. Or you can just come to relax and be entertained. This is a great venue for both beginning and veteran performers. This event is Free.
Everyone's welcome to join in for an afternoon of creative music making - just for fun, join the jam! Bring an instrument, bring a song, bring your singing voice, and join with others in our music jam. For more info, contact Lenny Barham at lennybarham@gmail.com If you’re new to jamming, check this link out for info! This event is free; donations are welcome.
Come hear the Wickers Creek Band perform an eclectic mix of traditional American music, mostly in the Bluegrass tradition, with vocals, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar and bass. Their repertoire includes Bluegrass, Country & Appalachian music, plus a dollop of French Canadian, Celtic and New England dance tunes thrown in to boot! Wickers Creek is Peter Paden (banjo), Andy Bing (mandolin), Charlene Paden (fiddle), Rob Bradley (guitar) and Vivian Walsh (bass). Ticket $20 at the door, or pay what you can.
The October monthly meeting will begin early at 8:30 am with a breakfast celebration to welcome the many new members who have joined the Grange recently, as well as those who have applied to join but not been inducted. Full breakfast will be available buffet-style. Afterward there will be a short regular monthly meeting. Open to all members, and those who have previously applied for membership. This meeting will be in-person at Grange hall. Look for an email from the Secretary regarding online participation.
In person at Grange Hall! All are welcome to perform - music, stories, skits, readings, poetry, dance, songs, etc. Or you can just come to relax and be entertained. This is a great venue for both beginning and veteran performers. This event is Free.
This monthly members' meeting conducts the business of the Grange and its committees, inducts new members, and sets priorities for the future. Open to all members, and those who have previously applied for membership. This meeting will be in-person at Grange hall. Look for an email from the Secretary regarding online participation.
It’s ba-a-a-ack! Come for our ice cream, come for the square dance, or come for the food. The fun begins when our professional square dance caller, Lance Olds, gets you on the dance floor to do-si-do and allemande left. Delicious food from Aloha Tacos. Get get your tickets now: $25 for adults, children under 12 are $10. CLICK HERE TO BUY.
In person at Grange Hall! All are welcome to perform - music, stories, skits, readings, poetry, dance, songs, etc. Or you can just come to relax and be entertained. This is a great venue for both beginning and veteran performers. This event is Free.
This monthly members' meeting conducts the business of the Grange and its committees, inducts new members, and sets priorities for the future. Open to all members, and those who have previously applied for membership. This meeting will be in-person at Grange hall. Look for an email from the Secretary regarding online participation.
Join us for an afternoon of “play & meet” at Copake Grange. Young families are invited to meet other young families in our area and build lasting friendships. Come on by for an afternoon of playtime, crafts, and conversation. Parents and little one of all ages are welcome. This event is free.
In person at Grange Hall! All are welcome to perform - music, stories, skits, readings, poetry, dance, songs, etc. Or you can just come to relax and be entertained. This is a great venue for both beginning and veteran performers. This event is Free.
Bring the whole family to the Grange for our “Potluck Picnic”! Celebrate summer's bounty by bringing your favorite dish to share. To coordinate dishes, let us know what you plan to bring by filling out this sign-up form. Indoor seating and outdoor seating, weather permitting. Lemonade & water will be supplied, but feel free to BYOB. Our event is rain (indoors) or shine (outdoors!). Free.
In celebration of Copake’s Bicentennial, Town Historian Howard Blue is presenting four panel discussions with local residents to be held at the Copake Grange. Panel Discussion #4 is “Copake Businesses” featuring Heather Thomson, Vana Stang Hotaling, Dick Barton, Steve Kaufman and Mike Fallon, moderated by Howard Blue. This event is free.
NOTE EARLY START TIME 8:30 AM for our annual officer elections. This monthly members' meeting conducts the business of the Grange and its committees, inducts new members, and sets priorities for the future. Open to all members, and those who have previously applied for membership. This meeting will be in-person at Grange hall. Look for an email from the Secretary regarding online participation.
In person at Grange Hall! All are welcome to perform - music, stories, skits, readings, poetry, dance, songs, etc. Or you can just come to relax and be entertained. This is a great venue for both beginning and veteran performers. This event is Free.
In celebration of Copake’s Bicentennial, Town Historian Howard Blue is presenting four panel discussions with local residents to be held at the Copake Grange. Panel Discussion #3 is “Copake Falls and Copake Lake: A Retrospective” featuring Edgar Masters, Fran Miller, Jane Peck and Jed Luchow, moderated by Steve Kaufman. This event is free.
In celebration of Copake’s Bicentennial, Town Historian Howard Blue is presenting four panel discussions with local residents to be held at the Copake Grange. Panel Discussion #2 is “The Copake Pharmacy: Growing Up in Copake” featuring Steve Kaufman and Nancy Fuller in a special shared talk. This event is free.
One day every year, the Copake Grange becomes the “Cupcake Grange.” It’s a sweet event, literally; the cupcakes are creative, confectionary masterpieces. There will be 1,000 cupcakes for sale and a competition for the Ultimate Copake Cupcake. There's nothing better than having a cupcake with friends and meeting new people. Join us! To bake & enter your cupcakes, CLICK HERE TO ENTER ONLINE or email friendsofcopakegrange@gmail.com or call Paulette Bonanno at 917-842-9379. Give your name, email, phone number and entry category (General, Kids, or Professional). This event is Free.
In celebration of Copake’s Bicentennial, Town Historian Howard Blue is presenting four panel discussions with local residents to be held at the Copake Grange. Panel Discussion #1 is “Looking Back: Life on a Copake Farm” featuring Stosh Gansowski, Dean Pells, Wayne Miller and Judy Ackley Whitbeck, moderated by Howard Blue. This event is free.
This monthly members' meeting conducts the business of the Grange and its committees, inducts new members, and sets priorities for the future. Open to all members, and those who have previously applied for membership. This meeting will be in-person at Grange hall. Look for an email from the Secretary regarding online participation.
Join us for an afternoon of introductions at Copake Grange. Young families are invited to meet other young families in our town and build lasting friendships. Come on by for an afternoon of playtime, crafts, and conversation. Parents and little one of all ages are welcome. This event is free.
In person at Grange Hall! All are welcome to perform - music, stories, skits, readings, poetry, dance, songs, etc. Or you can just come to relax and be entertained. This is a great venue for both beginning and veteran performers. This event is Free.
CANCELLED. Mamaliga (Rachel Leader, Raffi Boden & Mattias Kaufmann) melds the klezmer melodies of old country Yiddishland with new era sensibilities. Based in Boston and Brooklyn, this critically acclaimed band has performed at Yiddish New York, KlezKanada, Yiddish Summer Weimar, The Boston Festival of New Jewish Music, and KlezCummington, and received “best original Klezmer composition” at the 2021 Bubbe Awards in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Learn more about the artists here.
Our famous annual Plant Sale is back - rain or shine here at the Copake Grange! Welcome Spring by coming to check out our perennials, annuals, herbs, ground covers, shrubs, and more. If you have items to contribute, contact us at copakegrangeplantsale@gmail.com and deliver them the day before between 10am and 1pm. Make sure to get there early - it always sells out!
Everyone's welcome to join in for an afternoon of creative music making - just for fun, join the jam! Bring an instrument, bring a song, bring your singing voice, and join with others in our music jam. For more info, contact Lenny Barham at lennybarham@gmail.com This event is free; donations are welcome.
Audrey Ludemann (née Noyes), Harry Hussey, Mark Lebow & Greg Smith bring their range of acoustic styles from traditional to “psychedelic folk” to the Grange. Noyes & the Boyes evolved from a musicians’ “collective” that has been performing and recording in Southwest Connecticut since 1971, with periodic performances at Copake Grange during the past four years. The show will feature originals and covers of other artists’ songs including material from the band’s past studio albums. Tickets $15 at the door, or pay what you can.
