Author of Jazzed and astrology columnist Jill Dearman hosts an evening at Spotty Dog with author Shawn Stewart Ruff on Saturday, March 8th at 7pm. SHAWN STEWART RUFF(born July 19, 1959) is an American novelist and editor who won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Debut Fiction at the 21st Lambda Literary Awards in 2008…
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MAC-HAYDN THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2025 SEASON OF MUSICALS
CHATHAM, NY (February 11, 2025)—The Mac-Haydn Theatre is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated 2025 lineup. The 56th summer season will include six main stage musicals as well as two limited performance shows. This season promises to deliver unforgettable theatrical experiences, from Broadway classics to bold new works, ensuring that the Mac-Haydn remains a beloved…
The Ghent Playhouse presents Ken Ludwig’s award-winning comedy-farce “Lend Me a Tenor”
POSTPONED UNTIL 2/21 – 2/23 The Ghent Playhouse continues its 50th Anniversary season with Ken Ludwig’s 1989 Tony Award-winning comedy-farce“ Lend Me A Tenor.” Directed by Ed Dignum, this hilarious salute to 1930’s comedies will run for two consecutive weekends, February 7-9 and 14-16, 21-23, 2025. The Ghent Playhouse is located at 6 Town Hall…
Interview with Henry Hudson of The Rivertown Collective, Hudson’s New and Innovative Meme Account
The City of Hudson’s newest meme account has only two posts of today – but what two posts they are! The anonymous Instagram meme account produced an AI video highlighting the City of Hudson’s three mayoral contenders. If you do not have an Instagram account, you can watch the video here, on youtube: Trixie’s List…
The Olana Partnership Awarded $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to Expand Community Engagement
HUDSON, NY – The Olana Partnership (TOP) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This grant will support staffing to expand TOP’s community engagement initiatives. The project is one of 1,127 Grants for Arts Projects totaling $31.8 million…
Staycation at Wm. Farmer and Sons in Hudson, NY
Since our daughter was born, my wife and I don’t get out as much as we used to. This is both an understatement and the most universal truth about parenting I could possibly write. That’s why, the moment my mother-in-law came to town, I seized the opportunity to hatch a plan: our very own staycation….
BANQUE – 544 Warren Street, Hudson, NY
The Space: When you walk into the restaurant Banque at 544 Warren Street, you are inspired. The high ceilings and windows lift your gaze and soul upwards, like a cathedral, while the hanging light fixtures, murals, and terrazzo floor help ground you. Although still in Hudson, the restaurant’s design evokes elegant midtown Manhattan from the…
Smash or Pass? SMASH!!
The new SMASH burger at Hudson Bagels is totally smashable. There are not enough $10-15 lunch options in Hudson. Hudson Bagels is smashing into this market with the launch of their new SMASHburger. Starting this week, smash burgers will be available on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays during lunchtime. These are no ordinary burgers. Like an…
A Closer Look at The Olana State Historic Site
Let’s face it, when you’re walking through a museum looking at art, most of the time, you look at it, think, “Oh, that’s nice.” and move on to the next piece. Or, maybe, in an effort to document your artistic pursuits, you take a picture of the piece and post to social media. When I…
Flaunting Homosexuals in Egremont, MA
Anita Bryant is dead! Long live the queens! “Well, at least it’s a fruit pie.” – Anita Bryant, 1977Bryant waged her anti-gay crusade in the 1970s. Anita Bryant is dead. Ding. Dong. “If you don’t FLAUNT it, then who’s going to know you’re homosexual or not? They wanted to flaunt it and not lose their…