Local singer-songwriter Stephen Bluhm’s new album, Out of the Nowhere. Into the Here., debuts Friday, April 19th. The album was recorded in Athens and Hudson with piano, guitar and eleven orchestral instruments including cello, oboe, flute, piccolo, clarinet, violin and viola. It features a cover by the formerly-Hudson based artists Kahn & Selesnick. On Thursday,…
Author: Trixie Starr
Wonderful Things About Hudson
I go to events. Sometimes, I don’t always know what they’re about, or I forget, or I don’t read the description thoroughly. Last month, I found myself at two events – Friday and Saturday nights, back-to-back – both were about suicide. I had a suicide-themed weekend. It was unplanned. Because who would plan a weekend…
Kinderhook Memorial Library presents “Behind the Scenes: An Intimate View into the Studios of Local Artists”
Kinderhook Memorial Library celebrates area artists with a tour of their studios on May 4 and 5, 2024, “Behind the Scenes: An Intimate View into the Studios of Local Artists”. Proceeds from this event will directly support our youth programs and events, including our new in-person tutoring program that will be launched later this year….
Penny Arcade Rallies Against the ‘Banality of Evil’ and the Gentrification of the Mind in her show “Longing Last Longer” at the Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY
Penny Arcade’s show, Longing Lasts Longer comes with a warning. As the audience walked into the Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill last week, she told them, “A lot of times, people come to my show, and during the show, they start to get angry with me. I need you to understand that this show was…
Local Filmmaker, Ben Rendich, Debuts Proof of Concept of the Film “Sweet Confusion”
Local filmmaker, Ben Rendich, will debut the proof of concept for his upcoming film, Sweet Confusion, on Thursday, April 4th at the Hudson Milliner Art Salon. All are welcome to attend the screening and director’s talk afterwards. Ben has produced a few short films over the last several years. As he describes it, Sweet Confusion…
Nine Cakes Be Jammin’
You would think that Betsy Thorleifson has enough to do, running the fabulous bakery, Nine Cakes at 748 Warren Street serving cakes, ice cream, cookies and sweets. Starting in March, Nine Cakes adds jars of homemade jams to the list The jams are the perfect Hudson souvenir or wedding favor to complement Nine Cakes’ creamy…
Amtrak Poetry From The Flow Chart Foundation
In collaboration with CREATE, The Flow Chart Foundation has been installing poetry in the Hudson, NY Amtrak station. Each installation features a set of three large poetry placards, which remain on view for two months. Starting March 15th and appearing through May 15th, the new set of Amtrak Poetry poems feature work published by the…
A Shayna Maidel – The Two of Us Productions at the Copake Grange
A Shayna Maidel (a “pretty girl” in Yiddish) is a memory play produced by The Two of Us Productions, recounting the story of two sisters reuniting after years of being separated by WWII; one sister moved to New York City prior to the war with her father, while the other sister barely survived a concentration…
The Ides of March in Hudson, NY
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…
Oakdale Plunge 2024
Saturday, March 2nd was the seventh annual Oakdale Plunge. Brave and hearty souls ran into the frigid waters to raise money for the Hudson Youth Department and the Hudson Firefighter’s Dive Team and Water Rescue unit. This year, the two organizations split about $25,000. Top Fundraiser, Individual: Karin-Renee Roberts of team CMHTop Fundraiser, Team: Columbia…