Trixie’s List chatted with video producers Mark Allen and The Hudson Wail for a (virtual) tête-à-tête and asked a few questions about their recent video “Building Permit”. Trixie’s List: What was your inspiration? Mark Allen: There’s a lot of strong opinion about the businesses that open up in Hudson. We’ve noticed people treat businesses that…
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Victor Meyers Photo Exhibit at Verdigris Tea and Chocolate
You may know him from around town. Victor Meyers has been a lawyer in Hudson for over fifty years. Now you can view his photography exhibit at Verdigris Tea & Chocolate until December 2nd. The exhibit merges Meyers’ two great passions – photography and travel. Victor’s older brother, Billy gave him his first camera, an…
The Best Restaurants Outside of Hudson
Someone asked me for my recommendation on the best restaurant outside of Hudson, within an hour’s drive. They were taking their family on a day-trip. People ask me where they should eat all the time. I have a list of follow-up questions, and a disclaimer. I’m not a foodie. I’m not a food critic. I…
The Bromance of Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne – or, ‘Girl, please, call me Ishmael!’
Nary a week passes without someone asking me, “Trixie, were Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne just friends or were they lovers?” My usual response is, “I don’t know, I wasn’t there.” However, last month, I was there. I stood inside Herman Melville’s study in his house, Arrowhead, right outside Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he wrote Moby…
Hy’s Fried Tea Dance
This party has everything.Disco on vinyl. DJ/County Supa-Visor. Little Orphan Annie with used cigarettes in her hair. Waffles. Ghosts with fake boobs.Just don’t hit a deer on the way home. You want a good Tea Dance? Take Route 23 and drive to Massachusetts, right over the border, near Catamount. Hy’s Fried is a newly renovated…
Story Screen Cinema Announces Inaugural Music Film FestivalNovember 13-17, 2024
Story Screen Cinema is proud to partner with Musician & Director Jeremy Schonfeld to announce its inaugural Story Screen Music Film Festival (SSMFF) on November 13 – 17, 2024. The Story Screen Music Film Festival (SSMFF) presents eleven film screenings featuring a selection of genres – narrative, documentary, live performances, short films and more –…
Garlic Festival 2024, Saugerties, NY
How could there be an entire festival about garlic? Welcome to the Hudson Valley! Across the river and about a half-hour from Hudson in Saugerties is the annual Hudson Valley Garlic Festival. The festival started in 1989 when Pat Reppert of Shale Hill Farm and Herb Gardens organized the first garlic festival in the Hudson…
Meet the New Winter Walk Team
The Foundry at Hudson will be the new team organizing Winter Walk in Hudson this year. On Friday, September 20th, Hudson Hall announced that they will no longer be the coordinators of Winter Walk. On Thursday, September 26th, the City of Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson’s office released the following press release, stating: Just six days…
Story Screen Cinema is the Best Thing to Come to Town in a While
There are few things all Americans agree on nowadays, but hopefully we can all agree on pancakes. Fresh homemade pancakes were served during the screening of The Breakfast Club at Story Screen Cinema this Thursday, September 19th. How could anyone say no? (There was an optional side of bacon, and as a 95% vegetarian, I…
Hudson, NY’s Story Screen Cinema Presents Story Scream HorrorShow X: A Month-Long Celebration of Spooky Cinema
Get ready for an exciting October as Hudson, NY’s Story Screen Cinema proudly presents its tenth annual Story Scream HorrorShow! A full month of bone-chilling, hair-raising horror films, both new and classic, awaits fans of the genre. With 16 frightfully fantastic screenings scheduled throughout the month, there’s a little something for everyone. The diverse lineup…