Hudson –
We are mid-way through summer, and soon, it will be County Fair season.
The first nearby fair is the Sunshine Fair in Schoharie County. It’s a real upstate New York fair, and I go every year. It’s about an hour or so drive directly west on Rte 23 then 145. You can go and visit nearby Howes Caverns – New York State’s second largest natural tourist attraction – after Niagara Falls, of course.
Last year, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik was the judge for the kids’ watermelon-eating contest at the Sunshine Fair. I took these photos. You can see security in one of the pics.
(Schoharie County is where you buy real estate NOW – places where downstate New Yorkers have no idea! They will look at you weirdly, and say, “Where’s that?” – while holding an oatmilk latte with only two fingers by the brim of the cup.)
After the Sunshine Fair, it’s the Dutchess County Fair, then Columbia County Fair (Altamont is in there somewhere). If you’re a die-hard, then the Big E is in September in Agawam, MA and there’s the New York State Fair in Syracuse end of August. There’s large butter sculptures at the big fairs – if you need more incentive to drive to Syracuse or Agawam.
The Columbia County Fair, is by far, my favorite. Why? Three reasons…
One, I have been asked to be the Columbia County Fair Cookie Contest Judge again, two, they advertise with me, and three, the Columbia County Fair, unlike some of the others, has a Demolition Derby – which you HAVE TO SEE!
Get a pepperoni heel from Pierro’s and find a seat on the bleachers, get there at least a half-hour before showtime. (The pepperoni heel from Pierro’s is the one time of year I allow myself, a vegetarian, to eat meat.)
The demolition derby is shock and awe – it’s like watching a real life scene from a Mad Max movie. Every year I watch, and every year, I think, “I can’t believe people are doing this.”
In Chatham, Godspell opens at the Mac-Haydn.
Meanwhile in Hudson – always the black-wigged Serena to the blond-haired Samantha – the sodomites are taking over and they opened up a queer-friendly, semi-erotic bookstore, “The Backroom”.
More from the queers – Mark Allen’s missive to the Hudson Preservation Commission is a must-see video! Trixie’s List (me) did a little Q&A with Mark.
The interview gives the video more context (I think), and helps explains the author’s intentions and inspirations. Read it. You tell me.
Enjoy!
I’m just happy to put Godspell, Elise Stefanik, sodomites, and pebbledash on the same page!
Win!
-Trix
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Volunteer Openings at Olana
Here’s the rest of the Mac-Haydn Summer Schedule:
All Together Now for Summer Reading at the Hudson Area Library!
The Hudson Area Library kicks off its 2023 Summer Reading Program July 10 – August 19
Events listed in Chronological Order (ish)
The 2023 Bard Music Festival
Vaughan Williams and His World
WEEKEND ONE • August 4–6
Fisher Center at Bard
Program One
Vaughan Williams:
Becoming an English Composer
Friday, August 4th – 7:00pm
Fisher Center at Bard
Hudson Farmers’ Market Spring-Summer 2023
26th Season!
SPARROWBUSH BAKERY RETURNS!!
Saturday, August 5th – 9am-1pm
Columbia Street bet. 6th and 7th
Program Two
Between Two Worlds: London and Berlin
Saturday, August 5th – 1:30pm-6:00pm
Fisher Center at Bard
Cave Concert
Dust Bowl Faeries (trio) + Jude Roberts
Saturday, August 5th – 3pm
Widow Jane Mine, Rosendale
“An Orgy of Saccharine Beauty”
New Works by Peggy Reeves
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 5th – 3pm
510 Warren Street
AN AFTERNOON ON THE PIAZZA
Saturday, August 5th – 4:00pm
Claverack Free Library
Vintage Music Festival featuring Chiarra Fragale
Saturday, August 5th – 7pm
Park Theater
House Blend Concert II
Saturday, August 5th – 7pm
PS 21
Program Three
The Symphony and Composing for the Stage
Saturday, August 5th – 8:00pm
Fisher Center at Bard
Open House and Architect’s Presentation
Sunday, August 6th – 2pm
Historic Robert Jenkins House
27th Annual Golf Tournament
Monday, August 7th – 8:00am – 3:00pm
Columbia Golf & Country Club
295 NY-217, Claverack, NY
Banned Books Book Club
Mondays, August 7th and August 14th – 5:30 – 7:00pm
Claverack Free Library, 9 Route 9H, Claverack
Qigong~TaiChi
Tuesdays, August 8th – August 29th – 10:00-11:00am
Hudson Area Library
Crafting Kindness
Wednesdays, August 9th & August 16th 11:00am – 1:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Crafting for Money:
Craft Entrepreneurship for Teens
Wednesday, August 9th, 3:00 – 5:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Waterfront Wednesdays
Hudson Riverfront Park – Wednesdays – 5:00pm – Sunset
Year 14 The Hudson VALLEY Jazz Festival
Wednesday-Sunday, August 9 – 13th
Click here for more info
Half Moon Karaoke
Wednesdays – August 9th and 23rd – 8:00pm
Half Moon
Summer Movement & Music Storytimes
Thursdays – August 9th until August 24th – 4:00-5:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Hudson Thursday Market
Thursdays – 7th Street Park – 4:00-7:00pm
Cooking Up Community
Thursday, August 10, 6pm
In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room
A Galère of Poetic Autopsies
Thursday, August 10th – 7pm
Park Theater
Plein Air Plays
August 10th – 13th & 17th – 20th
Various times
Ancram Opera House
Queer Ass Film Club: Tangerine
Thursday, August 10th – 8pm
Kasuri
This Party Is Killing You! The Robyn Party
Friday, August 11th – 9pm
Avalon Lounge, Catskill
Boat Tours to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse
departing from Hudson
Tours Depart from Hudson
August 26, Sept 23 at 10 am, 11 am and 12 pm
October 14 at 10 am and 12 pm
……….
Tours Depart from Athens
August 12, Sept 9 at 10 am, 11am and 12pm
October 14 at 11am and 1pm
Amani Poet
with Special Guests Edge and Babi Lou
Saturday, August 12th – Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm
Park Theater
Palm Springs Cali Vibes Second Sunday Party
Sunday, August 13th – 5pm-9pm
Millstream, Woodstock
Hey DJ! Let’s Party!
Tuesday, August 15th – 5:00-7:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Country Life: Book Signing and Reception
Thursday, August 17th – 6:00-8:00pm
Hudson Milliner
Wine Tasting:
Sparkling Wines of the World with Hillary Zio
Thursday, August 17th – 6pm
Park Theater
Community Care Clinic
Saturday, August 19, 11am – 2pm
Saturday, September 16, 11am – 2pm
Hudson Area Library
Raven Sings the Blues presents:
Deep In The Valley 2023
Saturday, August 19th – 11:30am – 9:30pm
From the Ground Brewery – Red Hook
Jazz Guitar with Paul Meyers
Saturday, August 19th – 7pm
The Garage at Chatham
John John Brown
Saturday, August 19th – Doors at 7pm | Show at 8pm
Park Theater
Queer Ass Film Club:
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
Thursday, August 24th – 8pm
Kasuri
Jazz Vocals at The GAC
Saturday, August 26th – 6:00pm
The Garage at Chatham
What? An Evening of Funk, Groove & Improvisational Jams
Saturday, August 26th – Doors 7pm | Show at 8pm
Park Theater
Queer Figure Drawing
Sunday, August 27th – 7pm
Kasuri
Infant Toddler Playgroup and Parent Support
Monday, August 28th – 2:00 – 4:00pm
(Takes place on the fourth Monday of each month)
Spencertown Academy Festival of Books
Friday, Sept 1st – Monday, Sept 4th
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
Garage Band/The GAC Nonet
Saturday, September 2nd – 6pm
The Garage at Chatham
A Classical Afternoon at Tydeman Farm
Saturday, September 9th – 4pm
Tydeman Farm
Live & Silent Auction
Sunday, October 15th – 9am-2pm
Temple Israel, Catskill
2nd Annual Bacchus Barley & Bounty
Saturday, November 4th – 5-8:00pm
Hudson Hall
ON-GOING Events/Exhibitions
HUDSON MILLINER ART SALON PRESENTS:
SITting…three approaches
On View until October 31st
Hudson Milliner Art Salon
Annual Photo Exhibit
Columbia County Photo Club
Claverack Free Library
On View until September 8th
D’Arcy Simpson Art Works Presents
Evergrowth by Emily Ritz
On View until August 27th
D’Arcy Simpson ArtWorks
ON VIEW: ROBIN RICE GALLERY AT LAVA ATELIER
On View Every Weekend until Thanksgiving
LAVA Atelier – Franklin, NY
Shaker Museum Pop-Up Exhibition
“The Commercialization of Shaker Knits”
Curated by Emily Adams Bode Aujla
Thursdays – Saturdays from 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sundays from 11:00am – 4:00pm
Until September 10th, 2023
The Kinderhook Knitting Mill
Opening Reception: Vision, Light, and Structure
Opening Reception: Sunday, July 9th – 1:00-3:00pm
CREATE Gallery – 398 Main St, Catskill, NY
Exhibition and Opening Reception:
Black and Brown Families of Hudson
Exhibition: Thursday, July 6 – Monday, August 28
Hudson Area Library
Neil Gaiman: The Bard Lectures
April 15th – October 14th – Various Times
Bard – Fisher Center
“Margin & Verge”:
Paintings by Anna Cypra Oliver
June 30 – July 30, 2023
510 Warren Street Gallery
Open Mic with Loki
Fridays – 8-10pm
Lightforms Art Center
IMPROV!
Thursdays – 7-9pm
Lightforms Art Center