As part of Hudson Hall’s community-themed $5 film screenings, Movies on Main Street, on Thursday, April 20th at 7pm, there will be a showing of “Odds Against Tomorrow”, the 1959 film noir movie starring Harry Belafonte and Shelley Winters. The film was shot in Hudson, or as our city is known in the movie, “Meltin”…
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Hudson Literacy Fund’s Tenth Year Anniversary
On Saturday, April 1st, The Hudson Literacy Fund celebrated its tenth year with an event at Hudson Hall honoring Lisa Dolan and Maria Suttmeier, two of their tireless founders. Every year, The Hudson Literacy Fund raises money for book “good-for coupons”, enabling local students to purchase books signed by their favorite author at the Hudson…
Meredith Brick – The Next Generation of Hudson Drag
When I was considering buying a house in 2006, I read that this little town in upstate New York, Hudson, had a local drag performer, Musty Chiffon. For me, that was a gay “green light”. When there’s a drag queen at the door, it tells people that it’s a queer-safe(r) space. In 2013, Girlgantua organized…
April Spring Break Weekend in Hudson, NY
Hi Hudson, There are events that are happening right around the corner, with your friends and neighbors, that sometimes are amazing and remarkable. Christine Jones, a good friend, who used to sell quiches across from my cookies at the Hudson Farmers’ Market, asked me to attend The Hudson Literacy Fund’s cocktail party last week. I…
The Ackerman Foundation Opens 2023 Grant Cycle
Applications due by May 31 CLAVERACK—Today, the Ackerman Foundation announced the opening of its 2023 grant cycle. Applications can be submitted between April 15 and May 31, with decisions announced by July 1. For the second year, the Foundation will be providing a limited number of competitive grant awards of up to $2,500. Grants will…
CITY OF HUDSON AWARDED STATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT LARGE-SCALE TREE PLANTING PROJECT
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY REFORESTRY ALONG HARRY HOWARD AVENUE HUDSON, NY – The City of Hudson has been awarded a grant of $46,257 from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Lands and Forests Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program for Tree Planting in Disadvantaged Communities after Ash Tree Loss….
Columbia County Recovery Kitchen Honors The Farmers and Producers Who Contribute Food
Farmers and producers who contribute food for meals served each week to the Columbia County Recovery Kitchen (CCRK) were recognized on March 18th at Christ Church Episcopal, where the kitchen used to prepare the food each week is located. Started in 2020, at the onset of the COVID pandemic, by Carole Clark and Pam Kline,…
CITY HALL SERVICES TO RELOCATE TO CENTRAL FIRE STATION
RENOVATION TO 520 WARREN STREET UNDERWAY TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY HUDSON, NY— Beginning on March 6, 2023, the offices of City Hall will be relocated to Hudson’s Central Fire Station at 77 N. 7th Street. This relocation is due to planned construction occurring at 520 Warren Street to improve accessibility to the city’s core municipal services…
Planned Parenthood Benefit at The Maker
On Wednesday, February 1st, the The Maker was packed with people at an event benefiting Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood. Through ticket sales and a silent auction, The Maker helped raise thousands of dollars for the local Hudson chapter of Planned Parenthood, located on Green Street. Funding from this event will give Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood…
Sharing Public Spaces: RECAP
FOPS (Friends of Public Square) sponsored a event on January 20, 2023, titled “Sharing Public Spaces”. This community conversation met with the understanding that the 7th Street Park should be safe and welcoming for all. The forty-five people who attended the panel learned the following: Things you can do: