Flower truck at 2023 SummerfestPhoto Credit: Mendy Waits On Saturday, July 12th, Chatham welcomes back CABA’s Summerfest, a fun summer festival for all ages centered on and around the village’s charming Main Street. This year’s festival begins at 10am, one hour earlier than in years past, and runs until 4pm. This year’s line-up boasts live…
Author: Trixie Starr
Hudson Hall: The Proprietors’ Ball Honoring Tambra Dillon
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Ancram Center for the Arts Kicks Off 10th Anniversary Season With Real People Real Stories
Ancram Center for the Arts announced that a new edition of its perennial audience favorite Real People Real Stories will return to The Hilltop Barn at Roeliff Jansen Park on Saturday, June 28 at 7:30pm. Since its inaugural 2016 season, Ancram Center’s Real People Real Stories has showcased community residents sharing true-life experiences in an…
Clearing Space, Gaining Life: Katherine Moore of Unburdened Spaces Helps People Let Go
Katherine Moore, Unburdened Spaces Life throws a lot at us—sometimes literally. Over the years, homes fill with things: memories, obligations, maybes, and what-ifs. That clutter doesn’t just live on shelves and in closets. It often takes up space in our minds and in our ability to feel at ease in our own homes. Hudson-based coach…
A Staycation….in Kinderhook??
A friend mentioned I should go on a staycation in Kinderhook. I immediately scoffed at the idea! I don’t need a staycation; I have too many things to do. I need a work-cation! I need a week to focus on my secondary list of To Do items – the home projects that never get done….
Margaret Morris Final Push Before Primary
Margaret Morris, First Ward Councilmember, is running to be the President of the Common Council. As President, she would set the agenda, preside over council meetings, and have a major role in the budget process. There is a Democratic Primary on Tuesday, June 24th. Early voting starts Saturday, June 14th at 401 State Street For…
Kirby Crone Exhibit at The Fireplace Project
Kirby Crone’s childhood home in Texas had a hobby room. “There are pictures of me and my sister with a painter’s apron. My parents took us to museums all the time. Did my parents think art was something I’d glom onto? Probably not.” Kirby laughs. There was a point in High School when one of…
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “A Grand Night for Singing” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
How do you solve a problem like Maria?How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?Maria, The Sound of Music-Rodgers and Hammerstein Life is complicated. Dating is complicated. When do you text someone? Do you double text? Will you end up friend-zoned or in a situationship? Falling in love is even more complicated – unless…
Creative Legion
The Memorial Day Parade down Warren Street on Monday, May 26th is sponsored by the Hudson American Legion Post #184. On Friday, May 23rd, the new owners of the space at 7 Fairview, Creative Legion held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and small get together. Creative Legion is a multi-use space where people can work, collaborate, hold…
Alchemy Eclectic Decorator PJ Mehaffey
Have you ever been stuck in your own home? Are you surrounded by half-finished house projects? Has an inspiration been languishing on your to-do list? Maybe it’s too overwhelming and you don’t know where to start? Consider hiring an interior decorator to help guide you through the process. Meet PJ Mehaffey, Decorating Dynamo PJ Mehaffey…