Inspired by a recent New York Times article, “36 Hours: Barcelona”, I decided to write about this past weekend’s experience and the (approximately) three and a half hours I spent in Kinderhook. (Granted, not consecutive three-and-a-half hours. I mean, let’s not go crazy…) I’m always looking for a good reason to visit Kinderhook, beyond yet…
Category: LGBTQ
A Midsummer Night’s Supreme Dream
Happy Pride! Every now and then, someone asks me for my preferred pronoun or they ask if they should refer to me as “Trixie” or “Rich”. Honestly, I don’t care. Whatever works. I’m an old-school homosexual. I’m a “drag queen”, and my chyron underneath should read, FOR Entertainment Purposes ONLY! My gender-bending is barely an…
Poured Candle Bar, Hudson – Match Game – Deluxe Edition
This Thursday night, November 18th, come down to Poured Candle Bar at 711 Warren Street, 7pm, for the Deluxe Edition of Match Game. Match Game, here in Hudson, hosted by yours truly, is loosely based on the 1970’s TV game show (watch clips below). Two contestants try to match answers with others at the bar….
Sarah Schulman “Let the Record Show”, Hudson, NY
On Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the First Presbyterian Church in Hudson, NY, author Sarah Schulman talked about, and answered questions, from her book, Let The Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP, New York 1987-1993. Jay Blotcher, former ACT UP New York Media Committee Chair, moderated the question and answer period. The event…
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…
Sherry Vine at PCB
The FABULOUS Sherry Vine (center) with Ricky Tiscareno (left) and Dennis Green (right) of Poured Candle Bar (PCB) The wonderfully talented Ms. Sherry Vine returns to Hudson for her one-woman show, “I Love Being a Whore!” This was NOT a family-friendly event. If there were terms and phrases that you needed translated, Sherry Vine and…
Is Hillsdale, NY the Gayest Town in the Hudson Valley?
Event Organizer Joanna Virello and DJ Tedd Patterson Hillsdale, NY Move over, Kerhonkson. What else do you got, Hudson? Watch out, here comes Hillsdale! Barn 54 at Taconic Ridge Farm, organized by the fabulous Joanna Virello, (@grillsdaleny) pushed Hillsdale’s ‘gays-per-capita’ through the roof making it the queerest space in the Hudson Valley. DJ Mike D…
OutHudson Scholarships
Logan Shields (center) and parents accepting the 2021 OutHudson Scholarship Award HUDSON, NY: OutHudson, a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life and advance the visibility of LGBTQ people in Columbia County, announced today it would be providing five scholarships to support local youth planning to attend college in Fall 2021….