Hello Hudson –
What are you doing with your life? No, really, what are you doing?
Like me, you may be in a bottomless money pit of vintage upstate house restoration that you only hope to complete before you die.
You probably did not consider becoming an Amish romance fiction writer, did you? Your guidance counselor may not have suggested it.
While shopping in Ollie’s in Greenport for area rugs and dog chews this week, I happened upon SHELVES of Amish romance novels. Not just one or two books. No, there were dozens of titles, by multiple authors! One author, Wanda E. Brunstetter is a New York Times Bestseller. Who knew?
My first cynical response was, ‘Maybe these are just books that didn’t sell, that’s why they’re here…’ Yeah, but, if Amish romance fiction didn’t sell, then they would have stopped after half a dozen books. Amish romance fiction sells – a lot! I asked the staff, and they told me, “Yeah, people come in. They buy multiple books at a time.”
You could probably get so much reading done if you weren’t scrolling on Instagram. Maybe you can read while churning butter. Be productive.
For the record, YES, I bought a copy of The English Son, PART ONE of The Amish Millionaire SERIES. The guy on the cover is totally hot! Look at the longing in her eyes! Obviously, middle-aged gay men and young Amish women have similar tastes.
who found this review of the “The English Son” on GoodReads.
In case you’re NOT in the mood for Amish romance, I have plenty of new posts this week that you can read through.
See you around, Hudson!
Trix
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Walk Right into The Hereafter
Trixie’s List interviews the owners of Hudson’s newest cocktail bar and restaurant
Real Estate Market Update: Hudson NY
Trixie’s List interviews realtors Anthony D’Argenzio and Kylah Campeta
Penny Arcade Comes to Catskill
Trixie’s List Interview
Ode to Applebee’s
Thank you for the memories!
Photos from the 2024 Oakdale Plunge
A Shaya Maidel – “A Pretty Girl” – by the Two of Us Productions comes to the Copake Grange
Review by Trixie Starr
Jill Dearman’s Meta-Astrology
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Events listed in Chronological Order (ish)
Hudson Area Library Book & Bake Sale
Friday March 15, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Saturday March 16, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Sunday March 17, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Hudson Area Library
VIA CAROTA CRAFT COCKTAIL TASTING
Friday, March 15th – 5-7pm
Hudson Wine Merchants
Every Brilliant Thing
March 15th – 17th
Fridays and Saturdays – 7pm
Sundays at 3pm
Park Theater
THE GREAT DIVIDE
Friday March 15 and Saturday March 16 at 7:30pm
Sunday March 17 at 2:00pm
Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill
Ides of March with Dust Bowl Faeries
Hudson Milliner
Friday, March 15th – 8pm
Hudson Milliner Art Salon
Hudson Farmers’ Market
The Hudson Farmers’ Market returns INDOORS
March 16th – 10am – 1pm
Elks Lodge on Harry Howard
Trixie’s Oven Returns!
Short and Small:
Exhibition and Sale of Small Work, and More!
Saturday-Sunday, March 16-17th
Noon-6pm
Circle 46 Gallery
ON CREATIVITY
Saturday, March 16th – 1pm
Hudson Hall
CREATE’s 41st Annual
‘Outside The Lines’ student art show
Opening Reception: March 16th – 2-4pm
On view through March 31st
398 Main Street, Catskill
Opening Reception: Olalekan Jeyifous
Even in Arcadia
Saturday, March 16 from 3-5pm
ART OMI
The Elizaville Diner and Deli:
Art Exhibit Openings and Workshops
Saturdays – March 16 | March 23 | March 30 | April 6
6pm-8pm
Elizaville Diner
The Melting Pot
Featuring Abby Lappen
Soup by Columbia County Recovery Kitchen
Saturday, March 16th – 6pm – Soup | 7pm – Show
First Presbyterian Church
Yoga & Movement with Nkoula Badila
Sunday, March 17th – 10:30am
Hudson Hall
First Presbyterian Church Hudson all are welcome!
Every Sunday – 10:45am – 12:00pm
First Presbyterian Church
Union Street Brewing Company: Trivia Night
Every Monday – 6:30-8:30pm
Union Street Brewing Company
Qigong ~ TaiChi
Tuesdays, March 19th – March 26, 10 – 11am
Hudson Area Library
Community Seed Week at Talbott & Arding
Tuesday – Friday, March 19th – 24th
Talbott & Arding
MODERN POETRY:
Diane Seuss reading and in conversation with Jeffrey Shotts
Tuesday, March 19th – 3pm-4pm
Virtual – The Flow Chart Foundation
Art Pioneers: Women of Abstract Expressionism
Tuesday, March 19th – 4-5pm
Hudson Area Library – Virtual Via Zoom
The Fix-It Picnic
Wednesday – March 20 & April 17
5 – 7:30pm
Hudson Area Library
Jazz By The Pool
Wednesday – March 20th – 7-9pm
Avalon, Catskill
Olana Third Thursdays
Close Readings in a Virtual Space
Third Thursdays – March 21st
11:00am – 5:00pm
Olana State Historic Site
Movement & Music Storytime
Thursdays, March 21st – March 28th, 4 – 5pm
Hudson Area Library
CLOSE READINGS IN A VIRTUAL SPACE:
with t. liem
Thursday, March 21st – 3pm
Via Zoom
Queer Ass Film Club:
All of Us Strangers
Friday, March 22nd – 7pm
Kasuri
LONGING LASTS LONGER
Friday March 22 & Saturday March 23 at 7:30pm
Sunday March 24 at 2:00pm
Bridge Street Theatre
A Shayna Maidel
Friday-Sunday, March 22-24th – 7:30pm and 3pm
Copake Grange
Park Theater:
Peter Manheim
Jazz and Psychedelic Afrobeat Music
Friday, March 22nd – 8pm
Park Theater
This Party Is Killing You!
The Robyn Party
Friday, March 22nd – 9pm
Avalon Lounge
The Black Legacy Association of Columbia County Collection Exhibition at the Hudson Area Library
Educator Event: Saturday, March 23, 11am – 1pm
The exhibit will be on view through the end of June
Hudson Area Library
Michael Crupain Book Signing
Saturday, March 23rd – Noon
Talbott & Arding
Queer Figure Drawing
Saturday, March 23rd – 6pm
Kasuri
The Meet Locker
Saturday, March 23rd – 7-11pm
Made X Catskill
Park Theater: Hush Up
Saturday, March 23rd – 7pm Doors
Park Theater
The Village Cidiot
Saturday – Sunday, March 23-24 – 7:30 and 2pm
Spencertown Arts Center
Nonfiction Book Group
Monday, March 25th – 6-7pm
Hudson Area Library
Ladies First:
Common Threads
Monday, March 25th – 7-8pm
Hudson Area Library
HAL Book Group
Wednesday, March 27th – 5-6pm
Hudson Area Library
Virtual Tech Labs
Wednesdays at 6:45pm via Zoom
Mar 27: Computer Security and Scams
Apr 3: AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ChatGPT
SPECTACLE: A Conversation in Hudson About Art and Commerce with Gallerist Carrie Haddad
Thursday, March 28th – 5pm-6:30pm
127 Union Street
MISSISSIPPI MASALA
Thursday, March 28th – 7pm
Hudson Hall
Weekend Events at Hudson Wine Merchants
Friday, March 29th – 5-7pm
Hudson Wine Merchants
Park Theater:
Francesca Hoffman & Stephen Bluhm
Friday, March 29th – 7pm
Park Theater
Community Care Clinic
Saturday – March 30th – 11am – 2pm
Hudson Area Library Community Room
Mad Rose Specialty Foods In-Store Demo
Saturday, March 30th – Noon
Talbott & Arding
Park Theater: The Sea, The Sea
Saturday, March 30th – 8pm
Park Theater
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
Presents Johnny Irion
Saturday, March 30th – 8pm
Spencertown Academy
Avalon Open Mic w/Ryder & Friends
First Wednesdays – April 3rd – 6:30pm
Avalon, Catskill
Park Theater:
Richard Lloyd, Founding Member of Television
Friday, April 5th – 8pm
Park Theater
Free Jazz Concert
Saturday, April 6th – Noon-1pm
Hudson Area Library
Thirty, Flirty, and Ridiculous
Saturday, April 6th – 10pm
Half Moon
The Secrets of Everyday Cooking
Bee Wilson and Tamar Adler in Conversation
Thursday, April 11th – 7pm
Talbott & Arding
Communal Brands In-Store Wine Tasting
& Menu De Printemps
Saturday, April 13th – 11am-3pm
Talbott & Arding
KOYAANISQATSI
Wednesday, April 17th – 7pm
Hudson Hall
Hand Dyed Scarf Workshop
Saturdays starting April 20th – 11:30am-1pm
Fig and Bella
Brian Levy Book Signing – Good & Sweet
Saturday, April 20th – Noon to 2pm
Talbott & Arding
Smelling is a Tool for Survival
Thursday, April 25th – 6:30pm-8:00pm
Flow Chart Space
Villa Calcinaia at Talbott & Arding
Saturday, April 27th – 7pm – 8:30pm
Talbott & Arding
Anne Waldman & Gerard Malanga
at the Flow Chart Space
Saturday, May 4th – 7pm
Flow Chart Space
THE ROLLING STONES ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS
Saturday, May 4th – 7pm
Hudson Hall
Lidey Heuck Book Signing
Saturday, May 11th – Noon – 2:30pm
Talbott & Arding
Renato Poliafito Book Signing
Saturday, June 29th – Noon
Talbott & Arding
Exhibitions – ON VIEW
Opening Reception:
“Hoops” solo show of photographs
by Sean Hemmerle
On View: February 17th-April 7th
Fri-Sun 12-5 & by appt
Front Room Gallery – 205 Warren Street
Palm to Poplar: Caitlin MacBride Exhibition at Shaker Museum Pop-Up in Kinderhook
Kinderhook Knitting Mill
On View until Sunday, April 29th – Open Friday-Sunday
Nina Lipkowitz: “Other Worlds”
March 1 – March 31, 2024
510 Warren Street Gallery
Landscapes of Transcendence:
Part II – Scenes of Ethereality
COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Susan Eley Fine Art
On View: Thursday-Monday 11am-5pm
February 1st – March 24th