Dana Johnson opened a new eatery, Fork & Whisk, in Chatham. You may remember Dana from Relish Hudson, which used to be by the Amtrak train station, and then moved to the corner of Columbia and 8th Streets. “My wife has a video of me saying that I would never open another restaurant again.” says…
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Isola Wine and Tapas in Kinderhook, New York
I’ll start with an admission: I loved Dyad. After nine years, including the heavy ones of the pandemic, Dyad Wine Bar closed its doors in February of this year. Alex and his team will forever have my gratitude for creating a space we in Kinderhook could feel at home in. Where once was Dyad now…
Jai Yoga Shala – Germantown’s New Yoga Studio
Jai Sugrim recently opened a yoga studio in Germantown which is a fifteen minute drive south of Hudson. Trixie’s List caught up with the owner and asked a few questions to learn about their new yoga space, Jai Yoga Shala. Jai Yoga Shala not only offers yoga classes, but also wellness retreats and workshops. Q:…
Female-Led Neverstill Wines Opens Tasting Room in Hudson
For Immediate Release Neverstill Wines, led by an all-female team, opens a sophisticated new tasting room in Hudson, New York. The space, designed by Amy Ilias (@thelavenderghost), a Hudson-based designer/consultant and former EVP of Art & Design at the famed ABC Carpet & Home, pays homage to the beauty of the Neverstill vineyard near New…
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…
Second Annual Hudson Film Festival returns August 9-11, 2024
For Immediate Release: Hudson Film Festival announces Year 2 programming highlighting diversity, local artists, and community partnerships with Hudson Valley premieres, including opening night feature The Supremes At Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, Sundance award-winning documentary Daughters, upstate New York filmmaker & production My First Film, Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning documentary A New Kind of Wilderness, a…
Sing Hallelujah! Sister Act Returns to the Mac-Haydn!
The Mac-Haydn is back with their second production of the summer — the musical adaptation of Sister Act — and let me tell you, this show has it all. There’s disco! There’s gospel! There’s a couple of “bachelors” who deal in antiques looking to invest in real estate! Is there anything more “Hudson in the…
Quality Haircuts and a Game of Pool: Blends is a Place to let your Hair Down
The solstice has arrived, summer is here – and if the heat wave has got you itching for a fresh haircut, try out Blends Co. Barber Lounge on Bridge Street in Catskill. Owned and operated by Catskill native Keo Branch, Blends opened in August 2023 and has quickly become a fixture of its neighborhood. Featuring…
Cozy, Consistent Cornerstones
A Trio of Women-Owned Bookstores and the Role they Play in our Community When Kristi Gibson first opened Magpie Bookshop in Catskill just over ten years ago, it was, from her point of view, an act of necessity. “The entire county didn’t have a bookstore at that point,” she remembers, “and I felt like I…
Bridge Street Theatre’s Uncle Vanya – A Wonderfully Miserable Existential Russian Dark Comedy
As you walk into the Bridge Street Theatre’s stage production of Anton Chekhov’s play, Uncle Vanya, you can buy a shot of vodka for $1. My suggestion is – take one. The vodka will help you handle the feeling of existential dread and misery that awaits you after watching this Russian “comedy”. I opted for…