Warning: Spoiler Alert! If you are not from this country, or maybe you’ve lived under a rock for the past fifty years, I am warning you. This post, gives away plot and story details about “The Sound of Music”. Giving away the plot of “The Sound of Music” is a little like telling people the…
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Footloose and Fancy-Free
By Trixie’s List Writer, Romeo Barkley Can you imagine your family drags you to such a terrible place in the middle of America where dancing is forbidden? Seems unfathomable, until you remember Florida is trying to erase drag shows… The Mac-Haydn Theatre’s production of Footloose is pure fun and joy! You can’t sit in your…
42nd Street at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
Think of ‘musical comedy’, the most glorious words in the English language! Julian Marsh. 42nd Street After watching 42nd Street at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, you will be in a good mood for the rest of the evening, into the next day, and who knows, maybe for at least the next two weeks until…
Interview with Jill Dearman
Hudson Author Jill Dearman writes a new novella, The Uncanny Case of Gilles/Jeannette,set in the City of Hudson during the Depression. TRIXIE: What inspired you to write The Uncanny Case of Gilles/Jeannette, your new novella? JD: I’ve long been obsessed with the theme of “the double,” but the idea and the entire plot came to…
“The Nether” Playing at the Ghent Playhouse
Written by Adreanna Limbach Gentle reader, it seems like in recent mornings when I sit down with my morning coffee to skim the news of the day, there is some new headline warning us about the potential ills of modern technology. Social media contributes to depression! Chat GPT will make your job obsolete! The threat…
Terraforming Exhibit at Olana
This summer, do not miss the exhibition, Terraforming: Olana’s Historic Photography Collection Unearthed at Olana State Historic Site The Olana State Historic Site’s collection houses over 5,000 photographs from approximately 1850 to 1900. Most of these photos have not been exhibited before. It is a rare glimpse into the life of Frederic Church. The concept of “Terraforming”,…
SPOUTy at the Hudson Area Library
You’ve seen the whale symbol on Hudson’s street signs, parking signs, maybe you’ve noticed the whale float that appears in Hudson’s parades. But, where did it all come from? And why? In the mid-1970s, the City of Hudson was a different place than it is today. Big box stores were opening in nearby Greenport and…
Stranger in the Attic
“Well, I did not see that coming!” That was my reaction to the Two of Us Production of “Stranger in the Attic”, a locally-written (Long Island) play by John Kaasik now at the Claverack Library. It was a beautiful, warm and sunny afternoon, and I sat in a dark room with the audience, some of…
KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK ANNOUNCES SPRING FESTIVAL – JUNE 2-19, 2023
Tivoli, NY – Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present a Spring Festival over three consecutive weekends, beginning June 2 and running through June 19, 2023 taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley as well as in its indoor Theater. The multi-disciplinary festival will feature dance, live music, film screenings, nature walks, culinary…
Flawless, Fabulous, and Totally Fetch!
Last weekend’s Hudson High School production of “Mean Girls” was flawless, fabulous, and of course, FETCH! (Yes, I’m trying to make FETCH happen!) On a cold and dreary day, it was a ray of sunshine to see Hudson’s high school teens perform! The play, Mean Girls, is the High School version based on the movie,…