Hi Hudson,
The Kinderhooker and I have “bromance”.
This past weekend, I spent about three and a half hours in Kinderhook, including Queer Soup night, and wrote about it here. The anonymous meme account, TheKinderhookers, added their memes. I aspire to keep this blog family-friendly, but, it does not always work out that way. The story is a fun read; at least I think so.
I have relationships with the other anonymous meme accounts of Columbia County:
Hudson Wail: We are very Carrie/Samantha.
Greenport Wail: I’ve stopped replying to his late night texts from Applebees.
Hillsdale Hamlet: The two of us have had many “honky-tonk” nights in Hillsdale. I’ve tried to reassure them, “Those electrical wires and the dumpster in the middle of town – I’m telling you, I don’t even see them!”




(Ok, so, none of this is true, but what am I going to worry about?
Being sued by an anonymous meme account?)
This event is out of my jurisdiction, but it’s a worthy post. The “Bro Show” happens this weekend in Schenectady. This is not an official “gay” event, but a Dad Bod Contest? Beard facials? No comment.

Plus, it’s at a CASINO – Ka-Ching!
You moved to Hudson and your New York City friends think you live “upstate”. But, you don’t really live upstate. (Growing up on Long Island, Westchester was upstate to me…) Upstate is big and if you have not ventured north of Golden Harvest in Valatie, then you’re missing out.
When I bought my house in 2006, I told my NYC friends about Hudson. They looked at me like I had three heads. There were few New York Times articles about the Hudson Valley, and Columbia County was considered by most downstaters as the far, distant, uncharted north.
If you would like a similar experience today, tell your Brooklyn friends that you’re buying a house in “Schenectady”. They will think you made up the name. (A few may remember that the character Grace from Will & Grace grew up in Schenectady, but beyond that, they will have no concept.) Schenectady might as well be Mars.
Hudson Hall announces their list of performers for Winter Walk.
Read the list here.
I’m on the list, as Ms. Trixolina Marie Clauzone, Santa’s Italian-American jilted ex-wife.
It’s a real stretch for me.


I’m selling these tote bags at the Hudson Farmers’ Market. $10. All of the money goes into the Hudson Conservation Advisory Council’s Tree Fund for more street trees in Hudson.
If you would like to be on the list for a City of Hudson Street Tree, then send an email to the following addresses britt.zuckerman@cityofhudson.org and hhillman@cityofhudson.org with the information below. You will be on the list, and will be notified if your lot is suitable for planting. You must be committed to watering and weeding the tree pit.
- Owner Name
- Owner Contact Info
- Desired Location of Tree
- Address/Location of property
- Wires above (Yes or No)
- Width of Sidewalk
Plant more trees!
Pictures from last weekend’s Tweed Ride



Take it easy Hudson! See you around town!
Trix
Here’s footage of the Halloween Parade, in case you missed it.
It was a great parade – the weather was perfect! Kudus to the good folks at Hudson Halloween and Hudson Hall for organizing this every year! Thank you to all of the businesses that hand out candy.
Real Estate in Hudson

I asked four Hudson realtors what they thought of the current real estate market, trends, and advice. This is what they said.
Events listed in Chronological Order (ish)
THE LION IN WINTER
Thursday – Saturday – 7:30pm
Sundays – 2pm
November 10th – 20th
Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill
Dust Bowl Faeries,
Oliver Myles Mashburn + Phillip Roebuck

Friday, November 11th – Doors open at 7pm | Show at 8pm
Hudson Brewing Co
Hudson Farmers’ Market
Saturday, November 12th
9am-1pm
Columbia and 6th Street
The Hudson Farmers’ Market is outdoors until Saturday, November 19th
No Market Thanksgiving Weekend.
The Market goes indoors (Elks Lodge/Harry Howard) December 3rd-17th. No Market January.
Returns indoors Feb-March.
Palisades Holiday Craft Bazaar
Saturday, November 12th – 10am-4pm
Palisades Community Center
Oakdale Rewilding Project
Part 4
Saturday, November 12th – 10am-12:30pm
Oakdale Park
D’Arcy Simpson Artworks and Tanja Grunert present:
Ephemeral

Saturday, November 12th – 3:30pm
Second Ward Foundation
Opening Reception: Cat Tyc: Significant Otherness
Saturday, November 12th – 4pm
Princess Beatrix House
D’Arcy Simpson Art Works Presents
Opening Reception for
Translations by Will McLeod
Opening Reception:
Saturday, November 12th – 5-8pm
On View:
November 12th – December 12th
D’Arcy Simpson Art Works
Opening Reception: “Peekaboo”
Installation by painter and sculptor Ellen Jouret-Epstein
Saturday, November 12th – 5-8pm
Window on Hudson
A Magical Evening with Manoshi Chitra Neogy
Saturday, November 12th – 5-7:00pm
TSL
1st Annual Bacchus Barley & Bounty

Saturday, November 12th – 6-9pm
Hudson Hall
Real People Real Stories
Sunday, November 13th – 2pm
Ancram Opera House
Martin Van Buren’s Politics of Slavery
Monday, November 14th
Hudson Area Library
Night Sky Hike
at Greenport Conservation Area

Wednesday, November 16th – 4:30-5:30PM
Greenport Conservation Area
Half Moon Karaoke
Wednesday, November 16th – 8pm
Half Moon
Meet the Makers A Conversation:
Upstate Architecture, Design, and Style

Thursday, November 17th – 6pm
Hudson Hall
UNITARD
Saturday, November 19th – 7pm
Hudson Hall
Berlin im Licht: A German Cabaret
Saturday, November 19th – 8pm
Fisher Center
Smokey Bear & His Forest Friends

Saturday, November 19th – 10:30am – 12:00pm
FASNY Museum of Firefighting
HFO Fall Benefit Concert
Saturday, November 19th – 2pm
First Presbyterian Church
RACHEL WAGMAN
Operatic Soprano in Concert

Sunday, November 20th – 3:00-5:00pm
Temple Israel of Catskill
New Moon Tarot Night
Wednesday, November 23rd – 5:00-10:00pm
The Maker Lounge
Basilica Farm and Flea

Saturday-Sunday November 26-27th 10am – 6pm
Basilica Hudson
Bon Sai Workshop
Saturday – Sunday November 26th & 27th – 2pm
Basilica Hudson
HUNG With Care:
A Queer Holiday Burlesque Spectacular!
Sunday, November 27th – 7pm
WAMC – The Linda Theater – Albany
Hudson Farmers’ Market – Holiday Market
Hudson Farmers’ Market – Holiday Market
Indoors in December – Elks Lodge
Saturdays, 10am-1pm
Circle 46 Gallery
Size Matters Opening Reception
Saturday, December 3rd – 4-8pm
46 Gallery
Ugly Christmas Sweaters: Paint and Sip

Saturday, December 8, 2022 – 6pm
The Wick
Winter Walk 2022
Saturday, December 3rd – 5-8pm
Warren Street – Sponsored by Hudson Hall
BEAVERLAND
Friday, December 9th – 6pm
Hudson Hall
3rd Annual Festival of
Wreaths Vendor & Craft Fair
Saturday, December 10th
Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School
TAI MURRAY
Sunday, December 11th – 3pm
Hudson Hall
Paige Turner’s DRAG Me to Christmas
Sunday, December 11th – 7pm
WAMC – The Linda Theater, Albany
Holiday Package:
Starring Sherry Vine
Thursday, December 15th – 8pm
Poured Candle Bar
A Christmas Carol
December 16 at 8:00 pm
December 17 at 6:00 pm
December 18 at 2:00 pm
The Fisher Center at Bard
KWANZAA with Operation Unite

Saturday, December 17th – 5:00-7:00pm
Hudson Hall
Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique

February 11, 2023 at 7:00 pm
February 12, 2023 at 2:00 pm
The Fisher Center – Bard
INVITATION TO A MARCH
February 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 2023
The Ghent Playhouse
Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe
March 4, 2023 at 7:00 pm
March 5, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Fisher Center at Bard
Beethoven’s Missa solemnis

April 1, 2023 at 7:00 pm
April 2, 2023 at 3:00pm
Fisher Center, Bard
RUTHLESS! The Musical
April 14-16, 21-23, 28-30, 2023
The Ghent Playhouse
The Nether
June 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 2023
The Ghent Playhouse
ON-GOING Events/Exhibitions
Game Night at Bar Bene
Mondays at 7:30pm
Bar Bene
Fall Storytimes at Hudson Area Library
