Hudson Valley Happenings Blog : To Do Orange County NY - January 17, 2010

To Do Orange County NY - January 17, 2010

Sunday January 17, 2010 in Orange County NY


Special Events

Skiing and Snow Boarding - Warwick, NY
Mount Peter, 40 Ski Lane, Warwick, NY has been making snow and lifts will be open from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM today.  Try out that new equipment close to home.
For Further Information 845-986-4992

Breakfast on the Farm - Pine Island, NY
Gather around the pot belly stove for a country farm breakfast with fresh eggs to order, bacon, hot cider, and coffee at the Rogowski Farm,327 Glenwood Road, Pine Island, NY from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Today.  Breakfast is served Every Saturday and Sunday.
For Further Information 845-258-4574

Snow Tubing and Other Winter Sports- Montgomery, NY
There is 100% snow making on the twelve snow tubing lanes at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, 211 Rt 416, Montgomery, NY.  1 and 1/2 Hour sessions starting at 10:00 AM through 5:00 PM.  Stadium lighting for evening sessions.  A man made ice rink is available for ice skating, bring your own skates though. There are also cross country trails and sledding available if snow conditions permit.
For Further Information 845-457-4949

Sunday Champagne Brunch - West Point, NY
Come to the fabulous Thayer Hotel at West Point for a special brunch experience.  The views of the Hudson are fabulous from this place!  Reservations are suggested so call ahead.  Every Sunday from 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM.
For Further Information 845-446-4731

Ice Skating - Bear Mountain, NY
Join the fun at the  Ice Skating rink at Bear Mountain State Park. From 9W follow signs to Bear Mountain Inn at traffic light.  Public Sessions - 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Noon - 1:30 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, and 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM.  Rink is outdoors and uncovered.  Skating season goes through March 7th.
For Further Information 845-786-2701

The Nut's of the Forest Squirrels - Cornwall, NY
Come to the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Outdoor Discovery Center, 100 Muser Dr, Cornwall today at 10:00 AM to learn all about squirrels.  Program recommended for ages 5 and up
For Further Information Call 845-534-5506

Afternoon Music Series - Warwick, NY
Head out to the Warwick Valley Winery, Distillery, and Orchards at 114 Little York Road, Warwick, NY to hear Classic Rock/Folk with Ray Longchamp today from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
For Further Information 845-258-4858

Music and Wine - Highland Mills, NY
Come to hear some great music with Joey Frazita at the Palaia Vineyards, Sweet Clover Road, Highland Mills, NY starting at 2:30 PM .  Indoors at the vineyard.  21 and over please.

For Further Information 845-928-5384

West Point Chamber Music Concert - West Point, NY
This free indoor concert will feature MSG Glenn West on bassoon and SSG Yalin Chi on Piano. At Eisenhower Hall, off Route 9W, West Point, NY starting at 3:00 PM.  Please allow extra time to pass through security at the gate.  
For Further Information 845-938-2617


These are but a few of the things to do on this Sunday in Orange County New York. For more events see the Orange County Tourism Site. The Greater Hudson Valley is a great place to live or to have a weekend place.  If you would like to start a search for a permanent residence or vacation home in the area I would love to help you.  Working with an experienced buyer's agent can help you to choose what is best for you.  I work in Orange, Ulster, or Sullivan County NY and I would love to be your Buyer's Agent. If you are looking elsewhere I would love to find someone in your chosen location to help you.  Give me a call  or send an email today.

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Comments

I'm always amazed at the hardiness of the northern residents of the U.S. and Canada and their ceaseless talent of finding ways to have fun on a cold winter day.

In temporate climates like the DC area, many tend to "hunker in" on our colder days. 

These directories will surely provide some helpful info for many.

Posted by Lenn Harley, Real Estate Broker, Virginia & Maryland (Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate) over 2 years ago

Paddy,

The Sunday Brunch at West Point sounds like the thing to do!  Habe a great day!

Mike in Tucson

Posted by Mike Jones (SUNSTREET MORTGAGE, LLC) over 2 years ago

Well we can't hibernate Lenn.  Your cold days are much fewer than ours.  These weekend posts do get a lot of notice and people use them.  I often get calls requesting information on one event or another and make connections that lead to future business.

Mike I have never gone to the brunch but I went to a leadership conference at the hotel and had a wonderful luncheon while looking out at the Hudson River.  The Thayer Hotel is awesome.  Click on the link above to see the website, 

Posted by Paddy Pizappi PineBush & Hudson Valley NY Real Estate (RJ Smith Realty Real Estate Solutions) over 2 years ago

Paddy - great line up for today - I don't think that I would be able to choose from everything there is to do.  Congrats on the feature - that's awesome that they started featuring Things To Do posts - whoda thunk it! 

Posted by Leesa L. Finley -Wake Forest NC REALTOR® Wake Forest NC & Raleigh NC Real Estate (Circa Properties - Your Wake Forest NC Homes Specialist) over 2 years ago

It was a welcome surprise to me Leesa.  Our local posts are great for google ranking and are a great help to the people in our areas.

Posted by Paddy Pizappi PineBush & Hudson Valley NY Real Estate (RJ Smith Realty Real Estate Solutions) over 2 years ago

Paddy,

These "Things to Do" posts are a great way to show your knowledge & interest in an area. It sure makes you the area expert for many who see them. Being new here, it's helpful to see and learn from people like you. I am hoping to come up with similar information for my area.

Thanks, Bruce

Posted by Bruce Kunz, Realtor® Howell NJ Homes for Sale (Bruce Kunz @ Veltri & Associates, 866-483-5874 x464) over 2 years ago

Good luck Once you set up the format it is easy to update every week.  Make sure you link to the websites if they are available.  Have a great Sunday Bruce

Posted by Paddy Pizappi PineBush & Hudson Valley NY Real Estate (RJ Smith Realty Real Estate Solutions) over 2 years ago

Great post, Paddy.  My outside blog (the oh-so-clevelry-named Jan's Blog) is all about what's happening in my resort community, plus stories about local people and news.  I think some of my co-workers initially wondered who the heck would read it.  Lo and behold, several years after starting the blog, it has become the second most viewed page on our real estate website (after the home page).  Like Bruce said, it helps to show our expertise in our market, and it gives people an incentive to return frequently to our website.  Who knows, they might be looking for something to do tomorrow and accidentally discover a new listing that strikes their fancy!

Thanks for sharing,

Jan 

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Waterville Valley Realty

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Posted by Jan Stearns, Waterville Valley Realty, Waterville Valley, NH over 2 years ago

You are welcome Jan. We are opposites, my AR Blog is ingeniously entitled Paddy's Blog but my outside blog is www.hudsonvalleyhappeningswithpaddypizappi.com.  Have a great week

Posted by Paddy Pizappi PineBush & Hudson Valley NY Real Estate (RJ Smith Realty Real Estate Solutions) over 2 years ago

Paddy ! Now THIS is how a 'Local Calendar of Events' should be presented !!! Well done :o)

Posted by Sheldon Neal ~ That British Agent ~ Bergen County NJ (Bergen County, NJ - RE/MAX Real Estate Limited) over 2 years ago

Paddy,

These have always been one of my favorite localism posts!  I am sooooo glad to see more and more of the localism posts featured!  Congrats!!!!!!

Posted by LORI COFER ~ PULLMAN WA -- Realtor® ~ 509-330-0086 (Beasley Realty) over 2 years ago

Paddy, I am not a cold weather person but you make winter sound like a wonderland.

Posted by Joe Pryor.com REALTOR® Oklahoma Investment Properties (Redbud Realty) over 2 years ago

Paddy, What a wonderful line up of events.  I don't know why the Thayer Hotel sounds so familiar to me, I wonder if I've been there....Great Localism post and congratulations to you!

Posted by Laura Cerrano and Carole Provenzale Owner, Feng Shui Long Island & New York (Feng Shui Long Island & New York City/Feng Shui Manhattan ) over 2 years ago
They all sound so fun!
Posted by Trisha Pennington (Coldwell Banker Reilly & Sons) over 2 years ago

Paddy as usual a great line up.  Carole was asking about the Thayer Hotel.  Located by West Point very nice hotel.  I once worked on there telecom system and stayed overnight.

Posted by Jennifer Fivelsdal Rhinebeck Real Estate (Serving Dutchess| Columbia|Ulster Ctys (LIC. R.E. Broker JFIVE Home Realty LLC ) over 2 years ago

Thanks Sheldon.  Maybe you can come up and enjoy Orange County soon!

Thank you Lori.  I know you read this every weekend.

If you have to live in it Joe you have to get outside sometime.

Carole this is the hotel at West Point.  It is beautiful there.  I had the opportunity to spend a day there when I was in the Leadership Orange program. 

They do don't they Trisha

That is so cool Jennifer.  I wanted to say once again what a pleasure it was to meet you at RainCamp.

Posted by Paddy Pizappi PineBush & Hudson Valley NY Real Estate (RJ Smith Realty Real Estate Solutions) over 2 years ago

Hey Paddy! This is why up state NY, New Paltz and the mountain areas, they are all so great...pretty much anytime of the year.  I love snow tubing...so much fun! Thanks for sharing these fun events :)

Posted by Laura Cerrano (Feng Shui Manhattan NY) over 2 years ago

Paddy,

Nice!

The Warwick Winery is great! What about the little ice cream shop on the top of the mountain?! ...Ok, it's a bit chilly for that.

Great post, mechanically speaking, as well!

All the best!

Brian Morgenweck, Broker/Owner

Power Realty Group, Hackensack, NJ

Posted by Brian Morgenweck Broker/Owner, GRI, CRS, ABR, SRS (Power Realty Group, LLC Bergen County, NJ ) over 2 years ago

HI Paddy!  You already KNOW I love these lists but, I'm SO happy that you were featured with this--I hope everyone takes a page out of your book and does these for their areas too!

Have a wonderful week and CONGRATS on that little gold star!

Posted by Debe Maxwell - Search Charlotte Homes for Sale - Charlotte NC Neighborhoods (iCharlotteRealEstate.com Savvy + Company Real Estate) over 2 years ago

What a great list Paddy! Thereis a lot to do, even outside.

Posted by Tigard Oregon Homes for Sale, Wayne B. Pruner, Realtor, GRI (Oregon First) over 2 years ago

We are having a mix of sleet and rain here.  Snow is mostly gone.  Your location - slightly north and west seems to make for a more wintery rather than rainy weather.  But I like winter sports.  I also do a lot of hiking in my Yak trax. Love the list - all sorts of activities out there!!!

 

Posted by Ruthmarie Hicks (Keller Williams Realty - White Plains NY) over 2 years ago

Paddy - well laid out an presented and nice positive feed back ... it's aleways nice to know your readership approves of what you do.

Posted by Kathy Clulow ASP® SRES® Uxbridge Ontario Real Estate (RE/MAX All-Stars Realty Inc. Brokerage) over 2 years ago

Thanks for the comment Laura.  Hope to see you up here in the warmer weather.

Thanks Brian.  Warwick is a nice village.  It really is not ice cream time but I could be convinced, lol

Thank you Debe That means a lot from you.

There is a lot Wayne.  It is a good area for get aways or to live.

It was snowing and sleeting earlier.  Now it seems to be stopped.  Later we are due to get some accumulation.

Thank you Kathy.

Posted by Paddy Pizappi PineBush & Hudson Valley NY Real Estate (RJ Smith Realty Real Estate Solutions) over 2 years ago

I always loved this series you do.

Posted by Steve Kappre | NMLS# 217008 NJ Mortgage Loan Officer | 856-419-3561 (Treasury Mortgage | Mortgage Company - New Jersey) over 2 years ago

What a great list of things to do in your area.  Here, we get a little rain, and we all run inside.

Posted by Christine Donovan Costa Mesa CA Homes Broker/Attorney 800-610-7253 DRE01267479 (Donovan Blatt Team - Donovan Group Realty) over 2 years ago

I have no earthly idea why this is a featured post, but congrats on that! Weather sure is a crazy thing!

Posted by Agent Aaron | Short Sale Specialist | 512-845-4204 | (Austin Texas Homes, LLC / ShortSteps) over 2 years ago

Thanks Steve

Well most of the time I do too Christine.

Aaron I have to let you know that I was surprised this was featured but I do this service every weekend and have gotten many contacts and leads from it.  If you don't understand the power of Localism then you are missing a huge value of the Rain.  I looked at your blog and have to say you need to tone back the advertising and focus on the content.  Good luck and thanks for the complement anyway

Posted by Paddy Pizappi PineBush & Hudson Valley NY Real Estate (RJ Smith Realty Real Estate Solutions) over 2 years ago

Paddy, Congrats on the feature. Lots of good suggestions for things to do in the area. Unfortunately, there was too much football to watch for me to take advantage.

Posted by James J Weber, CGP, CAPS (Nikles Realty, Ed Nikles Custom Builder, Inc) over 2 years ago

Well at least you had fun James. 

Posted by Paddy Pizappi PineBush & Hudson Valley NY Real Estate (RJ Smith Realty Real Estate Solutions) over 2 years ago

I love Pine Island and used to play golf at a small course there when I lived in West Milford (next to Greenwood Lake)

Posted by Eric J - Dream Home Financing over 2 years ago

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