While reading Sam Miller’s The Blade Between, I had to constantly remind myself, that it’s a work of fiction – horror, actually. The book references similar Hudson street names, businesses (like The Pizza Pit) and quotes from daily Hudson parlance, such as “Hudson used to have a bowling alley…where the Walgreens is now.” There’s bribery,…
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Window on Hudson: Kate Skakal
I read that artist, Kate Skakel, would be performing and creating art in the Window on Hudson, so I took my video camera with me. However, the art that Kate created required her to sit in stillness for at least twenty minutes – so maybe a still image would be sufficient. Kate Skakel’s art is…
Valentine’s Weekend in Hudson
Delivery.com and the Rosery Flower Shop team up to offer food and flower deliveries in Hudson this weekend. CLICK here Valentine’s Weekend Details OakdalePlunge.com The Hudson Fire Department’s Water Rescue and Dive Team in training. Watch the video above. For more information, click here. Live performance by artist Kate Corroon Skakel. Click HERE. Chris Garneau…
Oakdale Plunge supports Dive and Rescue Team
The annual Oakdale Plunge helps to raise funds for two important groups in Hudson – the Hudson Youth Center and the Hudson Fire Department Water Rescue and Dive Team. In 2002 the Hudson Fire Department (HFD) took the first steps to increase its capability for water rescue when a child drowned in the Hudson River….
The Rosery and Delivery.com Team up for Valentine’s Day Weekend
Need an idea for Valentine’s weekend? Want to do a flower delivery to that special someone? Who doesn’t like flowers? How could anything be better than that? Well, what if you sent flowers AND a burger? Or, maybe a nice Chinese dinner for two with some roses for a cold winter night? Hudson’s own The…
Groundhog Saw Its Shadow
From the looks of it, folks, the groundhog saw its shadow, and rushed back into its hole for six more weeks of winter. Luckily, there’s a whole bunch of stuff to do, from home, and within walking distance in our fair, friendly city! Hudson-based singer and musician Chris Garneau performs LIVE from Hudson Hall on…
Chris Garneau performs LIVE from Hudson Hall
Sunday, February, 14th at 3pm Purchase tickets here. Video streams live via Dreamstage – HD video quality available on any device. Listen to Chris Garneau’s music on-line HERE. The first time I met Chris, albeit briefly, I was on the “campaign trail”, asking him to vote for me in the upcoming election. The Hudson-based artist…
Facing the Unknown: Imagination in the Time of Pandemic at Lightforms Art Center
Until April 3 the Lightforms Art Center in Hudson is presenting an exhibition of work by eight Hudson Valley artists titled “Facing the Unknown: Imagination in the Time of Pandemic.” Virtually all of the artwork was created in 2020 during the time of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which has upended normal life and created a…
Window on Hudson: Kate Corroon Skakel
Window On Hudson is thrilled to present its second exhibition of 2021. Kate Corroon Skakel is presenting Negative/Positive, a series of cyanotypes on view from January 28th – March 1st, 2021. Skakel will be showing several new works in both the windows and indoor gallery space. For the first time at Window On Hudson, she…
History of the Underground Railroad in the Capital Region
The Hudson Area Library, as part of its series of local history talks, presents People of Courage, People of Hope, Seekers of Justice – The Underground Railroad Revisited, Thursday, February 25, 6-7:30pm. CLICK HERE FOR THE EVENT LINK AND MORE INFO. Paul and Mary Liz Stewart of the Underground Railroad Education Center, independent researchers and…