BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170427T220000Z DTEND:20170427T233000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:At Ease: The Social Side of The Hudson Armory DESCRIPTION:The Hudson Area Library History Room\, as part of its Local History Speaker Series\, and in honor of our year at The Armory\, is pleased to present a talk on the social aspect of The Hudson Armory by Paul Barrett. Mr. Barrett\, a researcher and local historian\, is a sales agent for Hunt Real Estate and owner of The Country Squire B&B here in Hudson. The State Armory in Hudson provided space for local militia to gather\, train and store arms and ammunition. "Preparedness\," as it was called\, was a serious function of the armory. The Hudson Armory was also used as a community center providing a place for social functions\, public meetings\, sporting events and fundraisers. Mr. Barrett will discuss how The Hudson Armory served as the backdrop for a wide variety of venues including beauty contests\, big band performances\, basketball tournaments\, business expositions\, exotic car shows and was even the center of a controversial brush with The Cold War. This presentation is free and will be in the library's community room\, which is wheelchair accessible. A question and answer period will follow\, accompanied by light refreshments. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Hudson Area Library History Room\, as part of its Local History Speaker Series\, and in honor of our year at The Armory\, is pleased to present a talk on the social aspect of The Hudson Armory by Paul Barrett. Mr. Barrett\, a researcher and local historian\, is a sales agent for Hunt Real Estate and owner of The Country Squire B&\;B here in Hudson. The State Armory in Hudson provided space for local militia to gather\, train and store arms and ammunition. &ldquo\;Preparedness\,&rdquo\; as it was called\, was a serious function of the armory. The Hudson Armory was also used as a community center providing a place for social functions\, public meetings\, sporting events and fundraisers. Mr. Barrett will discuss how The Hudson Armory served as the backdrop for a wide variety of venues including beauty contests\, big band performances\, basketball tournaments\, business expositions\, exotic car shows and was even the center of a controversial brush with The Cold War. This presentation is free and will be in the library'\;s community room\, which is wheelchair accessible. A question and answer period will follow\, accompanied by light refreshments. LOCATION:Hudson Area Library 51 N Fifth Street Hudson\, NY 12534 UID:e.2656.783 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260518T112756Z URL:https://business.columbiachamber-ny.com/events/details/at-ease-the-social-side-of-the-hudson-armory-783 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR