In conjunction with the current exhibit, Hudson: A History of Whaling & Maritime Commerce, the Hudson Area Library History Room staff are offering a Teacher Workshop on Saturday, May 17, from 11am – 1pm cosponsored by the Greater Capital Region Teacher Center – with two credits of Continuing Teacher & Leader Education (CTLE). This workshop,…
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Basilica Hudson Farm & Flea – Spring Market
Basilica Hudson Farm and Flea Market is now open in the SPRING! Mother’s Day weekend, Saturday-Sunday May 10-11th, 10am-5pm, stop by the Basilica at 110 South Front Street – $5 entry fee – for the first SPRING Basilica Hudson Farm and Flea. Basilica Farm and Flea has been a popular destination in Hudson for thirteen…
Hudson: A History of Whaling & Maritime Commerce
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 6th at 6pmHudson Area Library The exhibit is on view through June 30, 2025. The short film, Whaling in Hudson? What!?, was produced by local filmmaker Karl Frederick Mattson of 542films. The film will be shown at the opening reception, March 6th Many may wonder about Hudson’s great whaling past. This…
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…
Panorama: Summer Art + Nature Program at Olana State Historic Site Open for Registration
HUDSON, NY – Dive into Frederic Church’s Olana this summer during PANORAMA Summer Art + Nature Program. Back for its 16th annual season, this year The Olana Partnership will offer five weeks of hands-on exploration for children ages 6-11 from July to August at Olana State Historic Site. Discounted early bird registration is now open…
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…
Copake Iron Works Historic Site
The train runs Saturdays and Sundays 2-4pm through October and is free to hop on board. The museum and the nearby Roeliff Jansen Historical Society are open during the same weekend hours. Are you looking for a fun – and educational – experience for both kids and adults within a half hour of Hudson? Check…
Hudson Area Library Builds a Queer Archive
In June 2024 the Hudson Area Library and OutHudson began the development of a new archive, the LGBTQ+ Hudson Area History collection. This community-sourced archive will include oral histories of LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies as well as donations from the community of video, photographs, memorabilia, art, documents, and ephemera related to Hudson’s vital queer…
Pictures from the Former Foster Office
The Hudson Dog Park’s location, around North 2nd and Mill Streets, used to be the home of the Foster Refrigerator Corporation. When I first moved to Hudson in 2006, the Foster’s office was openly abandoned, as if people went out for lunch and did not come back. You could look in a window and see…
Hudson Riverbend Dispensary Opens!
Alas, poor Great Barrington, I knew thee well. -Every Hudsonian The City of Hudson’s first cannabis dispensary is now open at 531 Warren Street, diagonally across from City Hall. As per law, your age must be verified with proper photo id, before you enter. When inside, I was asked, “Do you partake?” which was a…