Hi Hudson,
Picture this – Catskill 2009. I was there selling Tupperware at their first pride event, and I thought, we could do something like this in Hudson. Why not? How hard could it be?
Ha!
The next year, 2010, working with the pride group in Catskill, we both planned the third weekend in June.
I called my friend Ellen Thurston, and asked her how to plan a parade in Hudson. I filled out the mass gathering form sixty days prior to the event, and we were off! I put out a facebook invite, people showed up and about a dozen of us met every week to organize.
Charlie Ferrusi came to one of our initial planning meetings. A week before the pride parade, we learned that Charlie and Timmy Howard won High School Homecoming King and Queen. The news was in the Register-Star first, then it was picked up by AP, and it went global. News agencies descended on Hudson and it was more publicity than we could have ever dreamed.
Here’s a video from that first parade day, June 2010. It was magical.
Have fun today, Hudson!
Happy Pride!
Trix
I went to my very first “food pairing” hosted by Talbott and Arding at Rose Hill Farm. I had no idea what a “food pairing” is, but you can read about my experience here:
Cider and Cheese Pairing,
hosted by Talbott and Arding at Rose Hill Farm
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream,
“Where can I get some ice cream?”
Hudson and environs ice cream options – I have a new favorite ice cream flavor. You’ll never guess.
Have you seen the SPOUT exhibit at the Hudson Area Library yet? It’s amazing! The staff and volunteers spent a lot of time putting it together. Check it out and buy a mug. Here’s a little something to whet your appetite.
KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK ANNOUNCES SPRING FESTIVAL – JUNE 2-19, 2023
Read the full lineup here
Contemporary Artist David Hartt
Explores Olana’s Historic Photography Collection
Exhibition through October
Events listed in Chronological Order (ish)
The Nether
June 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 2023
The Ghent Playhouse
Showings: Who We Be! A Celebration of Black Life in Columbia County Through the Cosmic Womb
Grand Opening: Friday June 2nd 3pm-7pm
Lightforms
EAST OF BERLIN by Hannah Moscovitch
Saturdays at 7:30pm & Sundays at 2:00
June 3 – June 4
Bridge Street Theatre, 44 West Bridge Street, Catskill, NY
Hudson Farmers’ Market Spring-Summer 2023
26th Season!
Welcome to the 26th Season of the Hudson Farmers’ Market!
Columbia Street bet. 6th and 7th
Saturdays, 9am-1pm
Fairy House Hunt at Locust Grove!
Saturdays & Sundays through June 25
10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie
Big Truck Day at the Museum
Saturday, June 3rd 10:30am – 12:00pm
FASNY Museum of Firefighting
Pre-Pride Reception
with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Saturday, June 3rd – 11:00am-1:00pm
Private Home – RSVP for address
Mimosa Pride Reception at Circle 46 Gallery
Saturday, June 3rd – Noon – 3pm
Circle 46 Gallery
Art + Environment Walk at Trails Day!
Saturday, June 3rd – 1:30pm
Greenport Conservatory
OutHudson Pride Parade
Saturday, June 3rd – 2pm
Warren Street, Hudson
Poke-The-Bear Hudson 2023
Saturday, June 3rd – 2:30-5:30pm
Half Moon
Trixie’s Tea Dance at the Boat Club
Trixie’s Tea Dance, Saturday, June 3rd – 3:00-5:00pm
Power Boat Club
RECESS by The Hudson Eye,
Out Hudson Pride Edition: “Fire, Ice, Naughty, Nice”
Saturday, June 3rd – 3:00pm
Kitty’s
Opening Reception for “Megacosm”
by Joseph Stabilito at D’Arcy Simpson Art Works
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 3rd – 5:00-8:00pm
D’Arcy Simpson Art Works
On View July 3rd – July 9th
Diametric Abstraction Ted Dixon and Susan Lisbin
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 3rd – 5:00-7:00pm
Susan Eley Fine Art
On View Until July 16th
David Sytkowski and Pretty Lamé Cabaret
“Vowel Movement”!
Saturday, June 3rd – 7-9pm
Hudson Hall
35th Annual Hospital Ball
Saturday, June 3 – 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Barn at Locust Hill
5 Stockport Rd, Ghent, NY
LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY
+ AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE STUDIO COMPANY
Saturday, June 3rd – 6:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Hudson Night Out
Saturday, June 3rd – Doors open 6pm
Lawrence Park
American Shad Show and Tell
Sunday, June 4th – 10am – 1pm
Henry Hudson Waterfront Park
Drag Brunch at Willa’s in Catskill
Sunday, June 4th – 12:30-2:30pm
Willa’s in Catskill
Iced Tea
Sunday, June 4th – Doors at 2pm
Bar Bene
Queerly
Sundays, 5:00-9:00pm
Millstream, Woodstock
Qigong~TaiChi
Tuesdays, June 6th – 10-11:00am
Hudson Area Library
Hudson Area Library Anime Club
Tuesdays, starting June 6th – June 20th – 3:30-5:00pm
Hudson Area Library
CLOSE READINGS IN A VIRTUAL SPACE
with Gillian Conoley- Free online poetry workshop
THURSDAY JUNE 8TH – 3-4pm
Virtual
Hudson Thursday Market
Thursdays – June 8th – 4:00-7:00pm
7th Street Park / The Public Square
7th Street Park / The Public Square
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER – THURSDAY, JUNE 8th
Summer Movement & Music Storytimes
Thursday, June 8th – 4:00-5:00pm
Hudson Area Library
June Gathering in Support of
Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood
Thursday, June 8th – 5:30pm
Location shared upon registration
Artist’s Reception:
David L. Bullis: “Looking Up”
Opening Reception – Thursday, June 8th – 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Window on Hudson
On View until July
Queer Ass Film Club:
La Cage Aux Folles
Thursday – June 8th – 8:00pm
Kasuri – 359 Columbia Street
(enter through Prison Alley)
Free live music and poetry:
Edwin Torres & NewBorn Trio
(Katie Down, Miguel Frasconi, Jeffrey Lependorf)
Friday, June 9th – 5:30-7:30pm
Kitty’s Backyard Garden
ETHEL
Friday, June 9th – 7:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
CARVING WORDS: Woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi
June 10th, June 24th
Second and Fourth Saturdays of Each Month
11am–5pm
Flow Chart Space, 348 Warren Street, Hudson, NY
Community Care Clinic
Saturday, June 10, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Clermont Fire Department – Steak BBQ
Saturday, June 10th – 6pm
Clermont Fire Department – 9G
CURTIS J. STEWART + ETHEL
photo by Murphy Made
Saturday, June 10th – 7:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
(Freak) Flag Day
Saturday, June 10th – 7pm
Basilica, Hudson
Grammy-Nominated Blues Artist
Guy Davis Concert
Saturday, June 10th – 8:00-9:30pm
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
STORING AND SAVING:
THE FOUNDATION OF GREAT COOKING WITH TAMAR ADLER
Sunday, June 11th – 2:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY,
NEW JERSEY BALLET + RODERICK GEORGE | KNONAME ARTIST
Sunday, June 11th – 4:00-6:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
ROSENDALE THEATRE’S MUSIC FAN SERIES CELEBRATES LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH BY SCREENING “WIGSTOCK: THE MOVIE”
Wednesday, June 14th – 7pm
Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale
The Underpants:
A full-length comedic play by Steve Martin
June 15, 16, 17th – 7:30pm
June 18th – 3pm
Conkling Hall, Rensselaerville, NY
Helen Gillet + Dust Bowl Faeries
Friday, June 16th – 5:30 gates / 6:30 show
Opus 40, Saugerties
MOVE ME SERIES
PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH HUDSY.TV
Friday, June 16th – 7:00-9:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Amy G premieres Revenge of the Bond Girls
Friday, June 16th – 8:00pm
Orpheum Theatre, Saugerties
The No Ring Circus Presents:
FIREWATER: Living Hell!
Friday, June 16th – 8:30pm
Hudson Brewing Co.
Boat Tours to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse
departing from Athens
Tours depart from Athens on the following:
June 17 – at 11am and 1pm
July 8, August 12, Sept 9 at 10 am, 11am and 12pm
October 14 at 11am and 1pm
Arnie Zimmerman Studio Summer Sale:
Small Sculptures, Curiosities and Special Treasures
Saturday and Sunday – June 17-18th – Noon to 5pm
Izzy’s Room – 84 Green Street
GUIDED TOUR WITH WILD GATHER
Saturday, June 17th – 2:00-4:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
WE, AN EVENING-LENGTH COLLABORATION
BETWEEN EMILY COATES + EMMANUÈLE PHUON
June 17 and 18, at 4pm and 7pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Boat Tours to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse
departing from Hudson
June 17 at 10 am and 12 pm
July 22, August 26, Sept 23 at 10 am, 11 am and 12 pm
October 14 at 10 am and 12 pm
Departing from Hudson
Pooches Out of Puerto Rico (POOPR)
Dog Adoption Day and Fundraiser
Sunday, June 18th – Noon – 5pm
Riverfront Park
Storytime & Activity: Make a Fizzy Bin!
Wednesday, June 21st – 4:00-5:00pm
Hudson Area Library
The Boundless Essay
Thursdays, June 22 – July 13th – 11am-1pm
The Ashbery Resource Center
2023 Mac-Haydn Theatre Gala
Illinois
Friday, June 23rd – 7:30pm
Bard – Fisher Center
Spencertown Academy’s
Hidden Gardens Tour and Outdoor Market
Saturday, June 24th – 9:00am – 4:00pm
Spencertown Academy
Infant Toddler Playgroup and Parent Support
Monday, June 26th – 2:00-4:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Banned Books Book Club
June 26th, August 7th, and August 14th – 5:30 – 7:00pm
Claverack Free Library, 9 Route 9H, Claverack
Female Trouble:
Pride Month screening
hosted by Trixie Starr & Mark Allen
Tuesday, June 27th – 7pm
Hudson Hall
June Meeting of HAL Book Group
Wednesday June 28th 5:00–6:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Local History Talk:
The Role of Women in Leisler’s Rebellion
Thursday, June 29th – 6pm
Hudson Area Library
Spencertown Academy Presents
“Romeo & Juliet” by Rooted Voyageurs
Friday, June 30th – 7:00-8:30pm
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
Opening Reception:
Spencertown Academy “Curator as Artist III” Exhibit
Opening Reception Saturday, July 1st – 4:00-6:00pm
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
On View Saturdays and Sundays – 1:00-5:00pm until August 6th
Exhibition and Opening Reception:
Black and Brown Families of Hudson
Opening: Thursday, July 6, 6pm
Exhibition: Thursday, July 6 – Monday, August 28
Hudson Area Library
Emily Duff Band
Rock-Country-Soul Concert
Saturday, July 8th – 8:00-10:00pm
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
Ready for Summer Party!
Tuesday, July 11th – 5:00-7:00pm
Half Moon
The Lighthouse:
Past, Present & Future
Sunday, July 16th – 1:00-3:00pm
River Grill, Athens
27th Annual Golf Tournament
Monday, August 7th – 8:00am – 3:00pm
Columbia Golf & Country Club
295 NY-217, Claverack, NY
Year 14 The Hudson VALLEY Jazz Festival
Wednesday-Sunday, August 9 – 13th
Click here for more info
2nd Annual Bacchus Barley & Bounty
Saturday, November 4th – 5-8:00pm
Hudson Hall
ON-GOING Events/Exhibitions
Neil Gaiman: The Bard Lectures
April 15th – October 14th – Various Times
Bard – Fisher Center
Open Mic with Loki
Fridays – 8-10pm
Lightforms Art Center
IMPROV!
Thursdays – 7-9pm
Lightforms Art Center