Chestertown Events - Car Hop, Live Music & Toga Party 5-9-14

Spring seems to have sprung here in Chestertown, NY, with too many events to count this weekend, starting last night on May 9, 2014 with the 1st Car Hop of the season, live music at the Carol Theater to support the Adirondack Performing Arts Council (Steve Smith Band), Dylan Joseph playing at the car show and at Panther Mountain Pub (the P-House hosted most of these events), then on Saturday an ATV ride starting at 11am, a Toga Party this evening and live band Flipside playing at Panther Mountain Inn's pub. 

There is definitely not enough of me to go around but I captured many of the exciting moments to share. I'll be adding photos and videos as the weekend progresses, for now these are from last night. More to come :-)

[Marty with his trophy from last season]
Below is one of the most thrilling moments of the car show for me, thanks to Marty for making my evening with his burnouts and quarter mile run, by request.
Below are a few videos from the live music events of 5-9-14:
A new young local talent, Dylan Joseph is working even harder than me this weekend, playing live just about everywhere. 


Steven Smith band donated their performance to raise money for the Adirondack Performing Arts Council at the Carol Theater in Chestertown, NY, a free event accepting donations to bring more arts & events to our region of the southern Adirondacks. 


Much more to come as the weekend progresses. I'll be at the Toga Party tonight, but you won't see me in a sheet, not unless I get 3 sheets to the wind, lol. 
Filmed in 1080 HD by Gina Jordan, all rights reserved 5-9-14. Contact for permission to re-use content: ginazoneny@gmail.com

Alan Vecchio 9-6-13 P-House

On Friday Sept. 6, 2013 Alan Vecchio performed a live solo acoustic show at the Panther Mountain Inn, Chestertown, NY from 9p-1a, with a custom graphite guitar and a plucky talent. 


Playlist of all 4 videos from Friday night's show with Alan Vecchio at Panther Mountain Inn
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEiEKUoq9f6XQ4dSACk2sjhx2fdY-yC2K

One of the Blues songs I really loved:

Car Show video & burnouts from earlier the same night:

Filmed & uploaded by Gina Jordan, 9-3-13.

Car Show & Dennis Dross 8-2-13

Debra Eves models the spirit of the 50's & the '37 Chevy Coupe

Another month, and another classic car hop & cruise around town here in the southern Adirondack mountains. Ride along with me in a 1965 GTO with a 389ci motor, check out the 1937 Chevy Coupe among many other cool cars & trucks. This video is a compilation of the trophy winners, a panorama view of the cars & crowd, followed by an exhilarating drive in a growling classic "goat". 

These monthly car hop events, open to all models and year vehicles (not just classics), are free family friendly gatherings for all to attend and enter the competition for 3 trophies! Children can compete in a coloring contest for cash or gift certificate prizes. Car show's are held from 6-8:45p or so, 50/50 raffle, coloring contest winner and trophies are awarded about 8:15, the cruise at 8:30p, followed by live music down at the pub, also no charge!

1st place, an antique & cherry condition 1937 Chevy Coupe

2nd place, Marty & his Ford Falcon mint condition classic

3rd place, a classic blue beauty of a SS Chevelle

Following the car show, Dennis Dross performed live at Panther Mountain Inn Pub, Chestertown NY from 9p-1a on Aug. 2, 2013. Many guest vocalists joined in, including Michelle Howland, AKA Bass Diva, so check out all the videos in the playlist. Also check out the May 2013 playlist for his previous show at P-House by following this link: 

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEiEKUoq9f6VFAfSVuUrHsidINCPayIWC

Below is the video that starts the 8-2-13 playlist:

Filmed, photographed & written by Gina Jordan, 8-2-13.

July 4th 2013 Weekend Car Show, Fireworks & Bands

July 4th 2013 Weekend Car Show, Bands & Fireworks Festival 

[All Photography by Gina Jordan, all rights reserved.]

This July 4th was an incredibly busy week in my area, with many free events held in Chestertown & North Creek, NY as well as surrounding towns. I attended, photographed & filmed the Car & Bike Show Friday plus the live band Cosmic Jackson the same evening at Panther Mountain Inn, Chestertown, NY; then the North Creek, NY fireworks & music festival, Ski Bowl Park at Gore Mountain where live music played all afternoon through after the 24-minute fireworks. 

Some of the bands & events I covered included the Car & Bike show, Decadence, Cosmic Jackson, MTV Band, plus many more I didn't film. The videos are linked & shown at the bottom of this post.

The Car & Bike entries were nearly all new-to-me (& the show/area) vehicles including a 1937 Chevy Coupe, A Ural Wolf and Harley Davidson Trike. [See album link below].

[1937 Chevy Coupe winner at car show 7-5-13]

Car & Bike Show Photo Album on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/awolgina/sets/72157634563484789/

[Fireworks image I captured 7-6-13]

I decided not to upload the 24 minute long fireworks video this year, having chosen a boggy field (after dark so I couldn't see where I was laying down, lol) to lay my blanket in, I was covered in dozens of mosquitos, and could not hold still. So I gave up photographing well before the finale, sad to say. Next time, I need to bathe in bug spray first, and watch where I put my blanket, as laying right under the fireworks was not a good perspective for filming, not to mention getting covered with flaming ashes! I laugh at my screw ups, so you can too. 

[Sunset in North Creek, NY 7-6-13]

For all the photos from the Festival fireworks & bands

see my Flickr album at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/awolgina/

  

One of the great features at North Creek Ski Bowl was the snowmaking machine that ran all day into the night, keeping everyone more than comfy with an icy mist. As a result, that night was one of the coolest in weeks in this area, at least in the Ski Bowl. I feel sorry for the rest of the region without such relief available. See the panorama video below for the snowmaker in action on the slope.

[MTV Band covering Some Kind of Wonderful, with panorama view of the crowd]

Cosmic Jackson, one of my top favorite local bands, performed Friday night from 9p to 1a at Panther Mountain Inn's pub, Chestertown, NY. A jam band that often plays 7+ minute long songs, mostly classic rock & blues, I'm often mesmerized by Chris Schempp on the lead guitar. I only uploaded 2 videos from their show that night, and one from their festival performance the following evening after the fireworks. 

For Cosmic Jackson band info, see http://www.cosmicjackson.com/home.html

For Decadence Band Info, see http://www.reverbnation.com/decadencemusic1

Panther Mountain Inn provides free live music every Friday night in the pub (for adults of course) and free car show events monthly (family friendly!), so come on up and join the fun.

[Cosmic Jackson performing Black Sabbath's War Pigs at Panther Mountain Inn Fri. 7-5-13]

[Playlist of videos from North Creek, NY festival 7-6-13]

[Decadence performing at North Creek NY festival 7-6-13]

This coming Weds. July 10, 2013 I'll be filming the downtown music festival here in Chestertown, NY as well, with 2 free live bands from 4-8:30p, Flipside & The Master Cylinders, all are welcome to come and enjoy the evening at this family friendly event.

And last, a video of me enjoying myself Friday night doing shots with "dirty" names, lol. Thanks Cheryl & Willie ;-)

Photography, videos and post by Gina Jordan, all rights reserved.

Classic Car Show & Willie Playmore Band 6-21-13

[1st place trophy winner Michael Maresca with his family proudly standing in front of the 1970 Zenith level SS Chevelle he has had since he was a boy, all original parts except exhaust and only 8K miles, wow!]

 [1920 Model-T]

An awesome Friday night here in Chestertown, NY at the Panther Mountain Inn & Pub, starting with a classic car show from 5:30-9p, then Willie Playmore Band performed their classic & southern rock jams from 8p-12:30a. With a full moon, and so much excitement at these free events, it's no wonder everyone is smiling and laughing in my videos from the night. Below are videos and playlists of the cars and band, all in one place. 

These events are free and all are welcome to attend. The classic car shows are held monthly & there are live bands playing every Friday night with no cover charge at door, so plan a night up in the southern Adirondacks for you and the whole family, enter your own muscle or classic car into the show, or just come watch & vote for your top 3 faves to win trophies for that month's show. 

[2nd place winner, Chevy Impala owned by Holly Palmer]

Some of the vehicles featured were a 50's GMC Pickup, a 60's Ford Fairlane, several 60's SS Chevelles (it seemed to be a Chevy heavy evening!), 70's Corvettes (& newer), a gorgeous El Camino, Malibu, Impala, and a 1920's Model-T just to name a few! To end the car show, all the entry vehicles do a cruise through town, a thrill to see and hear all these throbbing engines running down the road.

[3rd place winner SS Chevelle owned by Holly's Dad, Palmer]

I rode in the lead 1978 red convertible Corvette, filming the entire ride from every angle, and embarrassing myself with my giddy giggles and joy, but I don't care ;-)  Where would you like to see me ride in the next show?

Below is the playlist of the 9 car show videos I did last night, in 1080i HD:

After the excitement of the car show, it was a relief to sit in the air-conditioned pub and watch one of my favorite local bands, Willie Playmore, performing classic & southern rock hits until the wee hours. 

Below is a playlist of the 2013 videos I've filmed of them so far, starting with the 4 from last night:

To view all the photographs from the show, follow this link (you don't need an account to view & share images on google plus, as you would on FB, but I did also upload them to facebook):

https://plus.google.com/photos/104038011479006036477/albums/5892746110494967361

[Harley Davidson down at the pub I couldn't help adding to the night's images]

Copyright 6-22-13 by Gina Jordan, all rights reserved. Please contact me to re-use any videos other than the mobile and embedding enabled shares from the original links.

Photo Album: Classic Car Show 5-3-13

Classic Car Show 5-3-13, a set on Flickr.

All the photos I took at last night's car show finally uploaded to flikr.

Classic Car Hop at Panther Mountain Inn 9-14-12 720p HD

Short video from the Sept. 2012 classic car hop show at Panther Mountain Inn, Chestertown, NY. This is a free event held monthly on Fridays from 6-9p.