Hi Hudson, This week marks the third year anniversary of Trixie’s List. I posted my first post on April 24, 2020, with this infamous starting line: I never had any real desire to build this website, but here it is. Trixie Starr, Trixie’s List There were not many events during the pandemic, however, now, event…
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Ghent Playhouse: Ruthless!
“Life is a bitch, and it starts in the 3rd grade!” Ruthless! The Musical When you drive up to the Ghent Playhouse, you think, “Oh, how quaint. A small community theater in the middle of a bucolic town in upstate New York, right next to a water fountain and the local fire department – and…
“Buyer and Seller” at the Ghent Playhouse
Have you ever been to the Ghent Playhouse? If you drive up Route 66, as you go over the hill (and the speed limit sharply decreases to 30), there’s a little water fountain. In front of the fountain, before you get to the Bartlett House, is the Ghent Playhouse. I saw “Buyers and Cellar” last…
Tax and Daffodil Season in Hudson, New York
Hi Hudson, When you drive up 9G, entering the City of Hudson, you’ll see daffodils sprouting up amongst the signs for SPOUT’s Municipal Whale Parking and the Hudson High School Girls Bowling Team State Champions – 1987-89 & 1994. One of my first friends in Hudson, John Farley, who passed several years ago, did “guerilla…
Two Wick Minimum at Poured Candle Bar
There’s a subculture of people who take burning candles very seriously. Well, let me rephrase that. There are people who know a lot about candles, and don’t take themselves too seriously. Selena Coppock hosts a podcast, “Two Wick Minimum” and interviews guests about candles. Last month, she had a podcast recording session at Poured Candle…
My “Big Mistake” when Reading “Big Swiss”
I found the New York Times article, “Sex Lives of Hudson, NY Bohemians”, and thought, “Oh, I have to read this book’, Big Swiss by local author, Jen Beagin. I was about to go on vacation, and thought a book about bohemian sex in Hudson was a perfect companion for a gay cruise. A friend…
Hudson Area Library’s History Room Participates in “Odds Against Tomorrow” Screening at Hudson Hall
As part of Hudson Hall’s community-themed $5 film screenings, Movies on Main Street, on Thursday, April 20th at 7pm, there will be a showing of “Odds Against Tomorrow”, the 1959 film noir movie starring Harry Belafonte and Shelley Winters. The film was shot in Hudson, or as our city is known in the movie, “Meltin”…
Passing the Rolling Pin at Verdigris in Hudson, NY
There are a few changes at Hudson’s beloved bakery and café, Verdigris, located at 135 Warren Street, at the corner of Warren and Second Streets. Kim Bach is still the owner, however, the storefront has a new manager, Yvette Pfilippe, who “thanks Kim for trusting me with the legacy, and hopes to make her proud.”…
Meredith Brick – The Next Generation of Hudson Drag
When I was considering buying a house in 2006, I read that this little town in upstate New York, Hudson, had a local drag performer, Musty Chiffon. For me, that was a gay “green light”. When there’s a drag queen at the door, it tells people that it’s a queer-safe(r) space. In 2013, Girlgantua organized…
April in Hudson, New York
Hi Hudson, Living in Hudson, I enjoy going to art gallery openings, and asking the artists, WHY? Why this? Why that? What’s the connection? Sometimes you learn something, and understand Why? For instance, you might want to read about Xan Peters and their exhibit, Why Look? at Ellen D’Arcy Simpson Art Works. I took Peters…