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Gossips learned today, from reading Mark Allen's Instagram, that the Hudson Business Coalition and Shanan Magee have organized a round table with key leadership of Bard College to discuss the Galvan Foundation's gift of its Hudson real estate to Bard. The event will take place on Tuesday, December 9, at 6:00 p.m., at Park Theater, 723 Warren Street. There will be a discussion about the acquisition, representatives from Bard will answer questions submitted in advance, and a Q&A for those in attendance.
Today, November 20, is the deadline for submitting questions. To submit a question, click here. To secure a ticket for the event, click here.
I won't be able to attend this meeting, but do hope folks will appreciate what Bard has done for Hudson K-12 education over the years and recommend Leon Bottstein's own wonderful book, "Jefferson's Children," as background the college's intense commitment to the humanities, and especially, the early college programs it has fostered. It will be a tough walk, obviously, along the line of throwing more tax-exempt properties at hard-pressed Hudson tax-payers, but if we broaden the net a bit -- a lot, actually -- and add the Hudson City School District to the discussion -- we can maybe find some consensus about some important questions about the village that it takes to raise our children. p.s. and thanks to a guardian angel for fixing my name on this post.
ReplyDeleteI am personally super-excited about this event. Bard's well-understood mission will be an interesting test when applied to this municipality.
DeleteI am curious who they will send. I wouldn't quite expect Leon to show up but it would make me extremely giddy. Bard's TON orchestra which he conducts is a truly marvelous ensemble. Maybe Linda Mussmann could use her connections and sweet-talk Roger Berkowitz from the Hannah Arendt center to make another trip up north.
I think what some of us are hoping for is that Bard wants to play a more active role in education in the city. How that could act out in a city with fewer and fewer people at an "educatable" age eludes me unfortunately.
Sold out! 😠Any chance of a bigger venue (I love Shanan and Park Theater and hate even making that suggestion)? There’s clearly a lot of interest.
ReplyDeleteDid Bard pick such an inappropriately small venue because they don't know anything about Hudson? How about the community room in the library, a property that Bard may soon own? Or Galvan's Tennis Community building that is continuing to rot? There's plenty of space for everyone inside there and the discussion about that building might be worth EVERYONE hearing!
ReplyDeleteJust don't let the Hudson Planning Board in the door. ~ PJ
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