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…
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The Best Gelato – Trust Me!
You’re on a “date” in Hudson – maybe it’s a first/second date. Maybe you’re married, and it’s date night. You turn to your partner and say, “Let’s get some gelato!” Both of you get in the car, and you drive down 3rd Street, onto 9G, outside the City of Hudson, and your partner looks at…
Koweek Family Donates Urban Renewal Planning Papers to Hudson Area Library
The Hudson Area Library is proud to announce that the Koweek family has donated the Arthur Koweek Urban Renewal Papers to the library’s History Room. Arthur Koweek chaired the Hudson City Planning Commission during the urban renewal project of 1971-1973. With Hudson again in a debate about housing and business development, much can be learned…
Behind the Scenes at the Columbia Fair Cookie Contest
Thank you HillsdaleHamlet for the meme! To my surprise, they asked me to judge the Columbia County Fair Cookie Contest! The Fair is also an advertiser on this website! They are amazing. Some thought that I would be there, in drag, at the Fair, sampling and judging cookies. No. That is not going to happen….
Jamie Cheney for Congress – Meet & Greet – Hudson
Jamie Cheney on Morning Joe. Thank you to everyone who attended the Meet and Greet at Feast & Floret! Jamie Cheney spoke to everyone and answered questions. Jamie Cheney is one of two Democratic candidates for the NEW Congressional District 19 – a district that stretches from Columbia County to Ithaca. The other Democratic candidate…
Free Summer Programs, Activities, and Giveaways for All Ages at Hudson Area Library
Hudson Area Library is celebrating Summer Reading from July 11th to August 20th, with many activities, events, and giveaways for readers of all ages. This year’s Summer Reading theme is “Oceans of Possibilities”, and we hope you’ll dive into all of our free offerings: Giveaway Backpacks for youth ages birth to 18, created in collaboration…
Hudson Wednesday Market
I asked them to ‘pose’ and this is what I got. If it’s not raining, then this is a great farmers’ market. Wednesday evenings in the summertime can sometimes downpour. If it’s dry, then venture up to 7th Street Park from 4-7pm for the Hudson Wednesday Market. (Some call it 7th Street Park, others refer…
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…
Celebrating the Queen Bee on Mother’s Day
Written by Trixie’s List writer, Romeo Barkley On Mother’s Day weekend we celebrated the great Queen bee of them all, the queen Honeybee! Through The Workshop Experience , Sha-Na lead a class on tending to Honey bees holistically. We started the class understanding the practices of biodynamic farming. Biodynamic farming is a holistic, ecological and…
Podcasting 101 with Cidiot, Mat Zucker
Our intrepid Trixie’s List reporter, Patrick Heffernan, attended one of the Hillsdale Workshop Alliance’s classes, “Podcasting 101”. by Patrick Heffernan Just what the world needs – another podcast…. Actually, I mean it! Zero sarcasm in the above. This past Sunday, I attended PODCASTING 101 as a part of the Hillsdale Workshop Alliances festival’s “The Workshop…