Spring Sidewalk Sale & Rhinebeck Historic Days
Date and Time
Friday May 16, 2014 Sunday May 18, 2014
Contact Information
845-876-5904
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Description
The Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce has announced details of its Historic Rhinebeck Days sidewalk sale event, scheduled for May 16th- May 18th. The event will honor the 150th anniversary of the Great Fire in Rhinebeck that destroyed the south side of East Market Street, the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the Rhinebeck Post Office, and the 75th anniversary of the Rhinebeck Town Hall building.
“We are ready to honor our unique history in a big way at this year’s sidewalk sale. After all, there is no better place to showcase our past than our Historic village corridor – and as we mark major events from the past, we can enjoy the present as a community while supporting the future by shopping in our downtown district,” said Colleen Cruikshank, Executive Director of the Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce.
Events are free of charge and open to the public, and are scheduled to include the following:
*a re-enactment of the dedication of the Rhinebeck Post Office at 4:00 PM on Saturday, May 17; President Roosevelt, portrayed by Mike Frazier, will deliver the dedication address. The Prince and Princess of Denmark were among the guests that attended the first dedication, and they are expected to be present as well.
*Photographic exhibits of The Great Fire and Civil War memorabilia will be on display at the Starr Library.
*Saturday activities will include a plane from the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome parked for viewing in the Village, guided walking tours of the historic Village of Rhinebeck, and a free showing of Sweet Violets and Aerodrome at 11:00 AM at Upstate Films. In addition, Chancellor Livingston Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be at the cemetery adjacent to the Rhinebeck Reformed Church to talk about the patriots buried there and the community-wide project to mark their graves, and the Rhinebeck Fire Department will have Pocahontas on display.
*Patti Gibbons, P.A. Gibbons Studio and Hudson Valley Pottery, will do a brief lecture on various kinds of printing methods pre-1930's and a hands on activity such as making greeting cards using old prints/papers at the Hudson Valley Pottery Studio on Garden Street.
In addition to the sidewalk sale items that will be available along the village streets, store windows will hold displays of pictures, scrapbooks, and memorabilia from various participating organizations. Oblong Books and Music will have a special sale on local history books as well.
Spillover activities on Sunday include a guided walking tour of Ferncliff Forest and a scavenger hunt at the Rhinebeck Cemetery.
Participating organizations planning the weekend activities include the Consortium of Rhinebeck History, Rhinebeck Rotary Club, The Rhinebeck Garden Club, Wilderstein Preservation, Starr Library, American Legion, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church, Episcopal Church of the Messiah, Rhinebeck Reformed Church, Third Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rhinebeck Fire Department, Rhinebeck Historical Society, Museum of Rhinebeck History, Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce, and Hudson River Heritage.
A map and schedule of events will be available at retail locations throughout the Village. The activities will take place rain or shine.