For Immediate Release Have you heard the buzz? Hudson and Columbia County’s first and currently the only licensed cannabis dispensary has arrived! Riverbend Dispensary is thrilled to announce its grand opening week starting July 14th, 2024, at 531 Warren Street. The inaugural week of events will feature special promotions, product demonstrations, and opportunities for guests to…
Author: Trixie Starr
Rad Studio Space Opens in 521 Warren Street
I met Laura Lane at the entrance of the Rad Studio Space at 521 Warren Street, right across from City Hall, and as we walked up the stairway, she said to me, “This space used to be a puppet theater and a drag queen party.” I said, “I know, I was one of the drag…
Art Gallery Campus Opens at the Former Ockawamic School in Claverack
Review by Trixie Starr As I drove up to The Campus, on Route 217, less than fifteen minutes outside of Hudson, I could not help but notice the cars parked along the side of the road. Some were half-parked on the street and half on people’s front lawns. As a “downstater” who has lived in…
Hudson Riverbend Dispensary Opens!
Alas, poor Great Barrington, I knew thee well. -Every Hudsonian The City of Hudson’s first cannabis dispensary is now open at 531 Warren Street, diagonally across from City Hall. As per law, your age must be verified with proper photo id, before you enter. When inside, I was asked, “Do you partake?” which was a…
NO DAY BUT TODAY; ‘RENT’ RETURNS TO THE MAC-HAYDN THEATRE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE
(July 4, 2024–Chatham, NY) The Mac-Haydn Theatre continues its summer season with Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Rent,” running July 18 through July 28. The groundbreaking story inspired by Puccini’s “La Bohème” returns to the Mac-Haydn stage, captivating audiences with its raw, resonant storytelling and remarkable rock score that defined contemporary musical theatre. The season’s…
“HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH” WRITER/DIRECTOR JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL BRINGS 2006 CULT CLASSIC “SHORTBUS” TO HUDSON HALL
Screening features Q&A with John Cameron Mitchell, producer Howard Gertler, and cast member Adrienne Trustcott WHAT: SHORTBUS (2006, 1hr 41min) film screening with Q&A with writer/director John Cameron Mitchell, producer Howard Gertler and cast member Adrienne TruscottPRESENTED BY: Hudson Hall & Kasuri/Queer Ass Film ClubWHEN: Wednesday, July 10 at 8pm. Doors open 7:30pmWHERE: Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson NYTICKETS: $18/$15 students (includes fees)WEB: www.hudsonhall.org/event/shortbus Hudson, NY…
CREATE Launches Grants for Columbia County Artists
Columbia County Sponsors Initiative to Support Emerging Artists Catskill, New York, July 5, 2024 – CREATE Council On The Arts is pleased to announce the second annual launch of the Creative Catalyst Grant program for emerging artists prioritizing those with limited income in Columbia County. The initiative, sponsored by the Columbia County government, will award…
The Olana Partnership Collaborates with Woodstock School of Art to Offer Summer Art Workshops at Olana State Historic Site
HUDSON, NY – The Olana Partnership will host three summer Saturday art workshops in collaboration with Woodstock School of Art beginning June 15 at Olana State Historic Site. During each afternoon workshop, expert teaching artists will focus on different media to connect to Olana’s current exhibition, Afterglow: Frederic Church and the Landscape of Memory. Participants…
Flag Day Weekend in Hudson, New York
Sunday afternoons can be a quiet time in Hudson. The tourists and weekenders are on the train home, the “remoters” and locals with nine-to-five-Monday-Friday jobs may have the Sunday night blues right before another week of work. It’s a little “meh” around town. Enter grilled meat to save the day! Even I, a vegetarian and…
Trixie’s List Interview with Mat Zucker of Cidiot
Cidiot just celebrated its 100th podcast episode and fifth year! Congratulations! Trixie’s List: Why did you decide to go into podcasting, and not a blog or another medium? Why the topic of ‘Cidiots’? Mat Zucker, Cidiot: My first job after college was as an advertising copywriter writing radio commercials so I developed an early love…