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Field Of Dreams In Saugerties Cantine Complex Hosts Next Mixer It’s summer and the already-bustling Cantine Veterans Memorial Complex in Saugerties can add one more event to its crowded calendar: The Chamber’s next Business-After Hours Mixer on July 29, sponsored by Helsmoortel Realty & Insurance. The Mixer, scheduled from 5-7 p.m., will be held at the pavilion in the sprawling complex, said Superintendent Greg Chorvas. “I’m going to have some surprises for our business leaders,” Chorvas said. “There will be some activities where they can participate and win a T-shirt. We’re going to give away a certificate for the ice arena. “I’ve got a few surprises up my sleeve to entertain those who would like to participate in such things as maybe a free throw contest and things of that nature. Cantine is a 127-acre sports and recreation complex owned and operated by the town of Saugerties and features 11 baseball and softball fields, four soccer fields, three basketball courts, four tennis courts, four pavilions, a concrete skate park, an ice rink, a covered band stage, trails and a playground. Cantine last hosted a Chamber Mixer four years ago in the ice rink, allowing local business leaders to show off their skating skills. The complex hosts the annual Garlic Festival, which draws tens of thousands

to Saugerties each year, along with a huge Fourth of July celebration. During the summer, several baseball and softball tournaments are on the schedule featuring teams from all over the United States and even Canada. Chorvas is aware of the economic impact of the complex and said he enjoys touting the benefits of out-of-towners coming here to not only play baseball or softball, but also to spend. “They will stop to buy gas and to grab a bite to eat and the more immediate economic effect that comes back to Saugerties is they will be staying overnight,” Chorvas said. For example, most of the summer’s baseball and softball tournaments start on a Friday night and run through Sunday. That leaves lots of down time to check out the antique stories in Saugerties, along with the nearby Puttin Plus. We always encourage our visitors to take advantage of the village business district,” Chorvas said. Chorvas said Cantine has expanded by 69 acres over the last few decades to take in the area to the north that includes soccer, the skate park, ice rink and playground. “The way that happens is the tremendous support we get from the using entities,” Chorvas said. “The amount of indirect and direct money and assistance is just tremendous year after year.” Chorvas said many of the sports leagues

Aerial view of the Cantine Complex looking North and community organizations pitch in to make improvements. “The leader of the pack is the Kiwanis organization,” he said. “What they have put into this complex since they started doing the Garlic Festival has to be threequarters to a million dollars. “We would not have a fully enclosed ice arena if it wasn’t for the Kiwanis. There are many other civic organizations, businesses and individuals who make contributions throughout the year or as the need dictates.” For almost 20 years, Chorvas has been involved in the New York State Turfgrass Association, even serving as president of the organization. He has learned that the public and private sectors cannot operate

“when they’re constantly at each other’s throats.” “I treat this facility and I treat my business as a business,” he said. “So much of what does happen in the complex here is non-taxpayer driven. People who think that everything that we do here and spend here is taxpayer dollars are mistaken. That is certainly far from the case.” Chamber mixers are a great way to network and promote your business. Be sure to bring plenty of business cards. This free networking event is open to Chamber members and prospective members. Reservations are a must and can be made by calling the Chamber office at (845) 338-5100 or by registering online at www. ulsterchamber.org.

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Contact Chamber Foundation Director Ingrid Kulick at 338-5100 ext. 106 or download an application at www.UlsterChamber.org. Click on Foundation tab and then ULDI tab. Classes start with an overnight retreat at Mohonk Mountain House Sept. 8-9.

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Jeremy Ellenbogen.............................................................. Ellenbogen Group, Inc. David Gagnon................................................................Daniel D. Gagnon, CPA, PC Brian Ginty........................................................... Hudson Valley Financial Services Shiona Howe.......................................................................... Courtyard by Marriott Jeff Lowe............................................. Lowe Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Cecilia Savona Madden.................................................. Savona’s Trattoria & Pizza Su Marcy...................................................................... United Way of Ulster County Christopher Marx......................................... SUNY Ulster-Business Resource Center Mark Mulpeter........................................................... Central Hudson Gas & Electric John F. Murphy........................................................................ Murphy Realty Group Kevin Quilty............................................... Community Foundation of Ulster County Greg Riley........................................................................................... Citizens Bank Dave Scarpino................................................. HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley STAFF Ward D. Todd.............................................................................................President Robert Hirsch............................ Director of Business Services and Communication Carol Ricken.........................................................................Director of Membership Valerie Walsh.................................................................................... Office Manager Cindy O’Connor..................................................................................... Bookkeeper Robert Mitchell.......................................................................Chamber News Editor Ingrid Kulick.............................................. Chamber Foundation Executive Director

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ULDI Class Shows Leadership New Session Starts In September The 2015 class of the Chamber’s Ulster Leadership Development Institute (ULDI) displayed what it means to be a leader long before graduation. This was the first ULDI session to undertake a class project, said Ingrid Kulick, executive director of the Chamber Foundation. The class set a goal of $5,000 to help Family of Woodstock’s Darmstadt Shelter get a new children’s play area. Class members worked together to organize a bowla-thon, silent auction and bake sale, and also secured sponsorships from several local banks and credit unions. The final check presented to Family of Woodstock was for $5,400. “We were able to come together as a group and do this so we weren’t just learning about how to be leaders, we were actually exercising leadership,” said Lucia The 2015 class of the Chamber’s Ulster Leadership Development Institute Pecore, the assistant director of admissions at SUNY Ulster Cindy Ryan, a sales manager at Alcoa Fastening Systems, and a ULDI graduate. called ULDI “very beneficial” and said she would recommend ULDI, sponsored by M&T Bank, is a community leadership it to others. She especially enjoyed the speakers, which included and training program, which educates future leaders about the many of the county’s most prominent leaders. community, local and state government, law enforcement, arts “Having the perspective of other leaders in the community and culture and community development. was an excellent opportunity,” she said. “It gave me some There are also 18 interactive sessions with leaders from insight as to lessons learned and opportunities for growth. business, nonprofit, and government who speak about “There was something you could take from each one of the leadership. speakers and apply it to your business and that’s what was really Upon graduation, participants are prepared to serve on local beneficial.” boards and community organizations. Ryan said she was looking for a learning opportunity that was The ULDI program, which began with the 1992-1993 class, a “little outside the box” and she found it with ULDI. starts each fall with a weekend retreat and includes sessions “It’s not a seminar per se,” she said. “It’s very interactive, throughout the year where participants hear from community and that’s one of the features that just makes it something very leaders and learn what made them successful. unusual and creative.” The classes meet every other Monday from 3-6 p.m. and this Bhakar Singh, chief operating officer of the ARC of Ulsteryear’s program concluded with a graduation ceremony at The Greene, also enjoyed the speakers. Chateau in Kingston. “You talk about leadership and you talk about the theory of it, “We now have 370 alumni,” Kulick said as the graduates but when somebody says, ‘I was in a situation and here’s how were introduced during the Chamber’s Community Breakfast I handled it,’ I found that to be very valuable in my mind,” he last month. said. Amy Liebertz, the ULDI class president, said she actually Singh said the biggest reason he joined ULDI was for the was promoted and moved into a leadership position at Hudson networking opportunities, a benefit that was echoed by Pecore. Valley Federal Credit Union while in ULDI. “We’re in the business of attracting students to [SUNY “A lot of what I learned in the first three months, I actually Ulster] and what better way than to get out into the community transitioned into my role as a manager,” she said. “I learned and really get to know different folks from different places?” about different personalities and how to adapt and be flexible she said. “This opportunity to just connect with everyone within and about different styles of management. I’ve actually taken a our county and really get a better understanding of what we all lot of that and applied it to my staff every single day.” do and how we can work together was great.

“It ended up being more than just the class. Everyone in the class really connected with one another and we’ve established these relationships that I think will go beyond the class.” Jennifer Alnwick, an assistant vice president for M&T Bank, said she was so impressed with her time in the class that she plans to get others involved. “I have two people right now I’m going to sponsor for next year,” she said. “I think it’s important for them to learn about

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ULDI Class Shows Leadership Continued from page 3 Ulster County. It’s huge. It’s wonderful. It’s phenomenal.” This rest of this year’s class included Casandra Beam of the Ulster Literacy Association, Courtney P. Blank of MidHudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Sean H. Brix of Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union in Poughkeepsie, Jordan V. DePuy of Sawyer Savings Bank, Carol Galione of the Resource Center for Accessible Living, Shannon L. Gelles of Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Jose Lemus of Ulster Savings Bank, Laurie A. Morris of UnitedHealth Care, Allison L. Organtini of the Ulster County Board of Realtors, Briana L. Purdy of Ulster Savings

Bank, Leslie D. Sewell of Rondout Savings Bank, Francesca K. Szabadi of Rondout Savings Bank and Cheryl A. VanSchaack of HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley. Coordinators of the ULDI program are Kulick; Robert G. Hirsch, director of business services & communication for the Chamber; and Sean Soliva, a vice president and senior branch manager for M&T Bank. Applications are now being accepted for the 2015-2016 ULDI class, which starts with an overnight retreat September 8-9 at Mohonk Mountain House. For more information, contact the Chamber at (845) 338-5100 or go to www.ulsterchamber.org. Kulick can be reached at Ingrid@ ulsterchamber.org.

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Cabinet Designers Has It All It’s A One-Stop Shop On Route 28 Cabinet Designers advertises that it has everything for your home renovation … including the kitchen sink. One look at their spacious showroom and you’ll know it’s true. The company, located at 747 state Route 28 in Kingston, is located in a building with other like-minded businesses. Owners Mario and Janie Carpanzano formed a separate corporation for the building called Design Towers, Inc. The businesses share a unique synergy, according to the Carpanzanos. “We own the property here so what we developed is a small complex where there are four independent businesses in the building all pertaining to home improvement,” Mario said. “There’s nothing we can’t do in this building. “There’s nothing like this around. Over the years we’ve created something convenient and special for the area.” The Carpanzanos are no strangers to the Ulster County business community. Cabinet Designers is the fifth business the couple has owned along Route 28 over the last 40 years. They opened the Donut Mix in 1973 and several restaurants before bringing Cabinet Designers to the area. “We are a one-stop shop for kitchen and bath renovations,” Mario said. “We have kitchens, we have baths, we sell fixtures, we sell flooring, we sell paint, we sell countertops and we sell tile. We also offer design services.” Cabinet Designers offers several manufactured lines of products (go to www. cabinetdesiners.com for a complete list) and also produces its own line. The company also has a woodshop next door. “That’s a rare thing in our business because most places don’t do that,” Mario said. Mario said going to Cabinet Designers as opposed to a box store is “like night and day.” His employees, in most cases, have decades of experience. “We are very highly qualified,” he said. “What makes us special is what we offer. We’re very professional and skilled at what we do. We’ve been doing it a long time and we offer a one-stop shop and that’s what makes us different from most other independent places, as well as the box stores.” Janie said the staff also works hard “educating our clients about exactly what we have and what we can offer them,” regardless of a project’s size. “We give them a lot of options so whether they have a small budget, or a very large

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budget, we cover the whole realm,” she said. Mario said the feedback from customers is “extremely positive.” Janie said she knows customers are happy because she sees a lot of repeat business. “They’ll love their new kitchen and they’ll come in years later to redo their bath and compliment us on how much they still love their kitchen,” she said. “We get a lot of referrals from current and past clients. We have a positive energy here and I think that relates to the way we handle our customers when they come into our place.” Mario said Cabinet Designer’s longevity is due to “hard work and quality.” Janie said the business has also been innovative. “We always stay one step ahead of our competition and the trends that are going on,” she said. “We’re very honest. “Everybody that works here works with each other and our clients. Anybody can jump in and help out at any given time. We’re very exited about what we do. We always try to create new things and change the showroom around and introduce new service and new products.” Mario said business has been good lately as an improving economy has people thinking about renovating. “This year has actually been the best year out of the last six years,” he said. The Carpanzanos have tried to improve business by advertising in the Chamber’s annual directory. They also take part in the Chamber’s popular Mixers and breakfast meetings. “The Mixers are really a wonderful thing because people can network and find out about you,” Janie said. Mario added, “The networking is one of the best things about the Chamber.” Cabinet Designers, located at 747 state Route 28 in Kingston, can be reached at (845) 331-2200 or www.cabinetdesigners.com.

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Living History In New Paltz Historic Huguenot Street A Destination

We are lucky indeed to live in a part of the country where U.S. history began. Travel from Kingston to New Paltz to Saugerties—and everywhere in between—and our past is impossible to miss. In New Paltz, one of the treasures of yesteryear is Historic Huguenot Street—the oldest authentic museum street in America. “Dating to the 1677 colonial period, the museum tells the story of a pre- and post-united America through the eyes of French Huguenot immigrants and their descendants,” says Kaitlin Gallucci, communications and marketing manager for Historic Huguenot Street. Followers of Protestant theologian John Calvin, a group of Huguenots sought safety from persecution in the 1600s, first by fleeing to die Pfalz in southwestern Germany, and then to America. In 1678, hoping to protect their religion and culture, they established a community on the banks of the Wallkill River in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York—a community that grew and prospered and became the dynamic town of New Paltz. Gallucci said Historic Huguenot Street was originally founded in 1894 by the descendants of the first settlers as the Huguenot Patriotic, Historical, and Monumental Society to

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preserve what remained of their French and Dutch heritage.  “Since then, it has grown into an innovative museum, chartered as an educational corporation by the University of the State of New York, that is dedicated to protecting our historic buildings, conserving an important collection of artifacts and manuscripts, and promoting the stories of the Huguenot Street Jean Hasbrouck House in New Paltz families, group of early settlers who came together to build an enduring from the 16th century to today,” she American community.” Gallucci said the Museum Shop at Historic Huguenot Street said. Visitors discover offers a unique variety of handmade and local items specific to a significant, intact the Hudson Valley and surrounding areas. “The shop features gifts, books, jewelry, and decor inspired architectural concentration of late 17th and early 18th by our historic houses, collections, and archives,” she said. century stone houses. They “Many items are exclusive to Historic Huguenot Street.” Gallucci said special events and programming, including also can experience historic lectures, vignettes, specialty tours, and museum exhibits, take interpretations that span ��IC T� ��UR �E T RA B�I from the colonial period place throughout the year. “Regular tours and interpretations IVE TE Sa R Save ve 5 5-25% -25% O Off ff are updated seasonally, so every visit is different from the last,” D through the 20th century. YOUR YOUR NEXT NEXT REPAIR! REPAIR! Gallucci said Historic she said. Historic Huguenot Street is a 501(c)3 non-profit supported Now Now through thrS ouga h January January 20th, 20th, 2014 2014 Huguenot Street also offers veat time by donations and grants. Must Must show show postcard postcard at ti5 me of of 2 service. service. guided tours of the historic 5 YO % Off UR N “Our visitors keep Historic Huguenot Street alive with their EXT R houses, as well as “In-theA A1 1A Auto uto R Repair eM pauirst sh o EPAIR w p ostca 2 27 P ouncey S treet 227 Pouncey Street ATCH H support, membership and donations,” she said. “We receive R Moment” tours, featuring rd ! at tim M yron, N Y1 2543 Myron, NY 12543 E SC e of s ervice guides dressed in period visitors from all over the world who appreciate the global . 25% clothing walking guests significance of this preserved Huguenot community. OFF Gallucci said many local visitors are repeat attendees of through a particular moment the organization’s special events and programs and they often in history. “What makes Historic say that Huguenot Street is the first place they bring family Now th Huguenot Street so unique is and visitors to the area. She said local businesses frequently ��� ����� ��� ����� ������� ro Septe A1 Au mber ugh to Rep 20th, air | that guests can see and learn recommend Historic Huguenot Street to tourists as well. ������� ����� ��� ���� �������� 2014 227 P ounce y Stre “Our reviews on sites like TripAdvisor are a testament to our et | M about centuries of American yron, N V Visit isit w www.ColorPageOnline.com ww.ColorPageOnline.com Y 125 43 | guests’ positive experiences,” she said. history by walking on just 845-5 55-39 72 Gallucci said Historic Huguenot Street values its local one street,” she said. “Guests to Historic business relationships and regularly receive generous donations Huguenot Street encounter and/or sponsorships from Ulster County businesses. “We do our part to patronize, support and promote those engaging, relevant, and diverse tours and programs businesses in return,” she said. Historic Huguenot Street, 88 Huguenot St. in New Paltz, that highlight the rural �� ��� ������ ������ � ��������� �� ����� � ������ ������������ � ���� ������������ life of a culturally diverse can be reached at (845) 255-1660 or www.huguenotstreet.org.

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A Four-Season Business Potter Brothers Marks 70 Years

Right now the store is stacked with patio furniture, but it won’t be long before Potter Brothers Ski and Snowboard Shops will be preparing for winter. This unique Ulster County business is really two in one—a specialty ski and snowboard shop from September to April and a high-end patio store from April to August. “This is our 20th year in the patio furniture business,” says owner Kyle Potter. “What’s nice about the patio furniture business is it’s a perfect complement seasonally to the ski and snowboard business. When one ends, the other begins. “There’s very little overlap so it allows our staff to kind of focus on what we do best.” Potter Brothers is owned by Dan, Kyle and Jake Potter. April is the transition month and all of the ski equipment is put in the warehouse within a week and the patio furniture is hauled out for display. Potter said this sometimes surprises customers who come in looking for ski equipment and wonder if they’re in the right place. “They don’t recognize it because it doesn’t look like a ski shop,” he said. “It’s all full of patio furniture.” Come August, the patio furniture is being sold off and the staff prepares big time for winter and all of the winter accessories are on the showroom floor by September. “We do 13 promotional events between Labor Day and Thanksgiving,” Potter said. “We’re very promotionally driven in the fall. We like to get people excited about the season coming up. We offer our biggest deals and biggest selection in the fall.” As skiers get off the Thruway in Kingston and head north on Route 28 to the Catskill ski centers, Potter Brothers is one of the first businesses they see—and one that has everything anyone could need before hitting the slopes. “It’s a convenient location for traveling to the ski areas and on the weekends sometimes you don’t recognize 95 percent of the people coming through here because they’re transient,” Potter said. “They’re from New York City or New Jersey and they’re coming here to ski in the Catskills and they stop here for

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rentals, lift tickets, ski equipment, clothing, accessories. It’s a convenient location to hop off and hop right back on Kyle Potter, owner of Potter Brothers Ski and Snowboard Shop and head on your way.” Belleayre, Hunter, Windham and Plattekill are all within and milk before an impending snowstorm, such reports get his an hour of Potter Brothers, which negotiates with ski centers to staff excited. get huge discounts on lift tickets. “We do pray for snow,” he said. “It energizes everyone here “We draw them in with our discounted lift tickets,” Potter to see snow on the ground. There’s a spike in everybody’s said. “That’s our big draw in the winter. We do discounted lift mood when it’s snowy. We’re like, ‘This is great! This is so tickets that save you up to 50 percent off depending on the day.” much fun!’ ” Potter said his staff sometimes skis with customers and is They also have locations at Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts, around to help. Bromley in Vermont and two more shops in Killington, Vt. “You see the same people year after year,” he said. “They “We have one shop on the mountain and one shop off the like to shop local because they feel like you’re taking care of mountain in Killington,” Potter said. them. Potter Brothers also offers local locations in Poughkeepsie “We know what we’re talking about. It’s a pretty cool near Vassar College and on Route 9 in Fishkill. environment to come into a ski shop. We’re all pretty easy “We’ve been in business for 70 years,” Potter said. “We going. We love winter and we love skiing and snowboarding started as a general sporting goods store in 1945. We love being and we do our best to share that passion with our customers and here for our customers.” find products and services that are good for them and make the Potter Brothers Ski and Snowboard Shops, located at 57 sport enjoyable and affordable.” City View Terrace in Kingston, can be reached at (845) 338Potter said while everyone else is trudging off to get bread 5119 or www.potterbrothers.com.

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Sunny Days for Hudson Solar Company Has Rhinebeck Location If you’re looking for an experienced solar design and installation company, it’s hard to find one more qualified than Hudson Solar. The company has installed more than 1,100 solar systems. “We install roof, ground and pole-mounted systems for homes, farms and businesses,” says Madeline Brydges, Hudson Solar’s marketing coordinator. “With over 10 years in the solar industry, Hudson Solar has the expertise and experience to design the perfect, custom solar system to fit your needs.” Hudson Solar has locations in Albany and Rhinebeck and its motto is “Reliable Power, Real Savings.” “We pride ourselves on being the most experienced local company around and we plan on being here for our customers for the long haul,” Brydges said. “We are active in the community and we want to lead our region in the shift to clean, secure energy generation. “We have continuously designed and improved our systems to meet the unique needs of this region and its climate so that they will perform reliably over the long term and deliver customers the true long-term value they deserve and expect.” Brydges said a Hudson Solar installation should last more than 25 years “and if anything goes wrong, we want them to be repairable.” Unlike many national solar companies, Hudson Solar does not sell low-quality panels from China. “We do not use low-cost products that are made in unreliable countries,” she said. “We also will not use new products from new start-up companies that are not proven and whose technology may not be reliable. We choose our vendors carefully and only work with the most reputable, bankable companies.” Brydges said many of the national companies have been around for less than five years and Hudson Solar is not sure if their panels will last. “We are very careful about the partners we choose to work with,” she said. “We’re a privately held company, so we don’t have to answer to shareholders.” That kind of customer service is obviously working because most of the company’s referrals come from word of mouth. “So making customers happy is our top priority,” Brydges said. Hudson Solar dedicates a project manager and an installation manager on each project, Brydges said. “We also get feedback that our installation teams are the most meticulous crews around,” she said. “We do follow-up surveys to make sure our customers stay happy once the project has been completed. All of the small, extra efforts frequently result in really wonderful reviews.” Some of those reviews can be found at www.yelp.com/ biz/hudson-solar-rhinebeck and www.solarreviews.com/

Solar Installation by Hudson Solar installers/hudson-solar-reviews. Brydges said the state has been “very supportive” of the solar industry and that has helped the company through tough economic times. “We have been able to continue growing, although a little more slowly, through the Great Recession three to five years ago,” she said. “We’ve been consistently hiring over the past two to three years, and right now we are experiencing a surge of orders, so we are also looking to hire more installers to fulfill that need.” The company’s owner, Jeff Irish, is an electrical engineer who developed an interest in renewables from an early age. He went on to earn an MBA from Harvard and worked 15 years for General Electric, all the while keeping an eye on the cost of solar electric. As solar costs went down, Irish thought there might be a market need. In 2002, he installed solar panels on his barn. “Someone from a newspaper saw it and interviewed him about it,” Brydges said. “The phones started ringing and a business was born.” Brydges said Hudson Solar believes in being active in the community and joining the Chamber “is a great way to meet other like-minded professionals.”

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“We pride ourselves on being the most experienced local company around and we plan on being here for our customers for the long haul.”

– Madeline Brydges

“Chamber memberships have helped to expand our name in the area and it also has helped us learn from other successful business leaders,” she said. “We are always happy to support other local companies who are part of the Chamber.” Hudson Solar, located at 13 Hook Road in Rhinebeck and 125 Wolf Road, Suite 301 in Albany, can be reached at (866) 927-4169 and www.hvce.com.

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Making Ellenville A Destination Shadowland Theater Boosts Economy Brendan Burke sees the neighborhood changing around the venerable Shadowland Theatre in downtown Ellenville. There are restaurants and other businesses opening to serve the visitors who make the trip to the Rondout Valley to see professional theater. “One block over, where there’s not a theater, none of that is happening,” said Burke, the producing artistic director at Shadowland. “The arts are an economic catalyst and they bring in other businesses. I think the proof is in the pudding. “People know that we’re going to be bringing 600-700 hundred people a week in here and you can align your business with that influx of folks. It’s a formula for success.” Burke said Shadowland is aware that its contribution is not just cultural or artistic. “It’s not just a quality-of-life thing. It’s a business catalyst, and especially in a village like Ellenville, we’re seeing these new restaurants sprouting up and these investments in buildings right near the theater,” he said. “We’re a destination business and we’re discovering that most of our folks are driving 20 miles or more to get here. “We want to help our community take advantage of that income and cash, and so we’re very much a believer that the arts are an investment in economic development and not a burden. A creative economy is a real thing. I really believe in it.” Known as “the Catskill’s Cultural Gem,” the former vaudeville hall is a year-round theater company founded by a group of New York City actors in the 1980s. “It’s the same folks you see on Broadway and offBroadway and at the major theaters throughout the country,” Burke said. “It’s really a top-quality, professional theater.”

The 1920 art deco theater has undergone substantial renovations to its façade, lobby, marquee, roof, and stage. Burke described Shadowland as a “non-profit professional equity theater.” “We’re the only one in the county,” Burke said. “We’re the only theater that runs under a contract with the actors union. “We are a producing theater versus a presenting theater, which means we’re not just bringing in shows that are on the road for one performance or anything like that,” Burke continued. “We are building everything from scratch. “We have a staff that designs and builds all the sets, costumes and lighting solely for its production at Shadowland. After that show is done, it goes away, but we’re on to the next show.” Burke said the actors come to Ellenville and live here for six weeks while rehearsing for a show. “While one cast is performing a show, there’s another cast in town rehearsing the next show,” he said. “That show ends and the next one comes in immediately. It’s all being created here. That’s really what’s most unique and exciting about us.” With so many people coming from outside the area to enjoy a show, Burke said Shadowland’s new tagline is “The Hudson Valley’s destination for engaging professional theater.” “Engaging is the way people describe the theater the most,” he said. “We really have become a destination business. We tend to view ourselves as the heartbeat of the community.” Burke said more and more actors and creative people are making Ulster County their home because of the “quality of

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“The arts are an economic catalyst and they bring in other businesses. I think the proof is in the pudding.”



– Brendan Burke

life.” We get the beauty of nature, but New York City is only a short bus ride away. “Nature is always at your window,” Burke said. “You get a full four seasons. Creative people want to live around other creative people. It really makes for a great tapestry.” Shadowland Theatre, located at 157 Canal St. in Ellenville, can be reached at (845) 647-5511 or www. shadowlandtheatre.org.

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Daily Freeman Advertising Supplement • Wednesday, July 1, 2015

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These Members Have Renewed A Razor’s Edge Barbershop & Salon, Inc. Adams Fairacre Farms Antiques Dealers Association Of Ulster County April and Co. Archie Lawrence & Son, Inc. Boiceville Wines and Spirits Brad’s Barns & Gazebos Camping World of the Hudson Valley Catskill Art & Office Supply, Ltd. Catskill Mountain Railroad Company, Inc. Center for Spectrum Services Colonial Roofing & Siding Co., Inc. Community Foundation of Ulster County Cummings Engineering, PC Cutting Edge Spray Foam Services, Inc. Design Principles EnergyNext, Inc. ESOTEC, Ltd. Family Advocates Family Practice Center of Kingston Flanigan’s Cleaners, Inc.

Friends of Senate House, Inc. Glenn Shepard Seminars Gruner Law Office Heidecker Land Surveying, PLLC Heritagenergy Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union Hudson Valley Hospice Information Mine, Inc. Joseph Hurwitz & Associates - Architects KeyBank Kingston Nissan Kingston Overhead Door Kingston Security Center MAC Fitness 9W Matthew C. Hall & Company, CPAs, LLP Miron Liquor & Wine Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Mountain Wings, Inc. Murad Law Firm Northern Sling & Industrial Supplies Olive’s Country Store & Cafe Paychex

PDQ Printing Plus Signs Pestech - Pest Solutions Rondout Golf Club/Ivan’s Restaurant ServiceMaster Of Kingston Skydive The Ranch St. Mary’s Church / Kingston Catholic School Stone Ridge Electrical Service, Inc. Studio 286 SwimKing of Ulster The Children’s Home of Kingston Town of Esopus TrueNorth Financial Solutions Twin Lakes Resort Ulster County Office of Economic Development Ultra Seal Corp. Uniforms USA Inc. VW of Kingston - Volkswagen of Kingston Wall Street Abstract Zena Recreation Park



Anniversaries: 45 Years: Numrich Guns Parts Corp. 40 Years: Antiques Dealers Association of Ulster County Rocking Horse Ranch Resort 35 Years: Camping World of the Hudson Valley Ulster County Office of Economic Development 30 Years: The Center for Spectrum Services 25 Years: Twin Lakes Resort 20 Years: Allways Moving & Storage, Inc. Enviro-Clean M &T Bank Stone Ridge Electrical Service, Inc. Town of Esopus Uniforms USA, Inc.

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June 24, 2015 Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) 97 Broadway, Kingston

Our Mixer Host, Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) (L-R) Jodi Reyes (Rondout Savings Bank), Kathi Goodyear, Warren Hurley, Richard Wixom, Lew Gardner, Vindora Wixom, Adam Husted (all of ASK)

Our Mixer Sponsor, Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union (MHVFCU) (L-R) Kim Serrano, Jen Sarubbi, Barry Sutton, John Dwyer

(L-R) Bill McKnight, Melinda McKnight (both of Energy Conservation Specialists), Arlene Gould (of The Jewish Federation of U.C.), Ann Citron (The Rosendale Theatre)

(L-R) Daniel Winn (Halter Associates Realty), Barry Medenbach (Medenbach & Eggers), Renee Stanley, Jeffrey Farber, David Farber (all of Ophira Sailing/Farber Brothers Inc.)

(L-R) Jamie Kesick, Andrea Park (both of The YWCA of U.C.), Dave Scarpino (HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley)

(L-R) Christopher Nostrand, Daniela Florez (Nostrand Productions), Thomas Potter Jr. ChFC (Naccarato Insurance)