I’m typing this intro on Wednesday, because my new internal deadline is to push out this blog’s newsletter by Friday morning. This website is a lot of work. I actually go to events, not just list them (such a novel concept), take pictures/video, edit/crop/resize, and then try to write some witty banter to keep you…
Category: Attractions
Halloween Weekend in Hudson!
I not only post about events in this little City of Hudson, but I try to go to them – and then post some pictures/text about them. I’m a little behind this month, but I’m sure you’ll like the Open Studio, 2econd Saturday, and Cemetery pieces – as well as a great interview with the…
City of Hudson Cemetery Tour
One of the BEST tours in Hudson, is the annual Cemetery Tour given by Spotty Dog’s Kelley Drahushuk and sponsored by the Hudson Area Library’s History Room. The tour is filled with historical facts, descriptions, and you learn, literally, where the bodies are buried! The tour was last Saturday, Oct 23rd. The City’s cemetery, born…
Columbia County Fair Opens 2021 Season
Chatham, NY The Columbia County Fair returns in 2021! Thursday night was the return of the Demolition Derby! Get your funnel cake and get a seat. Poop car from Hudson The pepperoni sandwiches, like this one from Pierro’s (right next to the bleachers) are AMAZING! Camel at the petting zoo
Hudson Hall Grants Available for Winter Walk 2021
Hudson Hall is busy planning this year’s Winter Walk – set for Saturday, December 4, 2021. Hudson Hall also launches a new grant opportunity for local artists. Aimed at making the 25th Anniversary the biggest and brightest Winter Walk yet, individuals or teams are invited to apply for $150-$500 of project funding to create bold and bright original…
Olympic Week in Hudson!
During – and only during – the Olympics, in Hudson, in the little triangle of Green and Columbia Streets, the Olympic torch burns. Thank you, Kiwanis! Picnic in the Park – at ART OMI Trixie’s List writers Katherine Kim and Hudsonia visit Art Omi’s event Is Hillsdale, NY the GAYEST place in the Hudson Valley?…
Adulterers Beware! Bash Bish Falls in MA
Bash Bish Falls, MA One time, someone said BISH Bash to me, and for years, I said Bish Bash. But, that’s wrong. It’s BASH Bish. Maybe it’s the expression, mish mash, that’s throwing me off…I don’t know. Anyway… “Bash Bish” is not only the name of one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the area,…
Ocean State Job Lot, Valatie, NY
One of my favorite places in Columbia County is Ocean State Job Lot in Valatie. It’s a place where you can buy everyday stuff, cheap. I tell all the newbies. It’s a right of passage. Ocean State is in a large gray building in a shopping center on Route 9/Fairview – about fifteen to twenty…
Palm Reader moves to Warren Street
Everyone was ready to finish 2020. Now, we’re in 2021 – and aren’t you happy? Well, maybe we could use a little tip. How about a psychic reading right on Warren Street? It’s located at 134 Warren Street, next door Bistro Masriq (former Vico) Physic reader, Mrs. Lauren, who used to have two storefronts on…
Be Kind, Rewind in Chatham, NY
“I can watch anything,” says Chatham native Steve Campbell, co-founder and current owner of one of the last video rental stores left in the country, Video Visions, located at 1 Hudson Ave, Chatham, NY. Originally opened in 1984, but in this location since 1985, Campbell and his friend initially invested in 200 videos. Video Visions…