Hello Hudson! Sidney Long had an opening at Window on Hudson this week. There’s a video in the window of Sidney reading her poetry. Below are some examples of poetry from the exhibit, the “Red Line”. Are you checking yourHudson-based horoscopes every week? Jill Dearman – Hudson’s Astrologer! Read Jill’s weekly column, Meta-Astrology with Hudson…
Yard Sales and Nihilism
Nihilism: the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless. You love a good yard sale. Your friends from Brooklyn are coming up this weekend, and they CANNOT WAIT to rummage through someone’s brick-a-brack strewn across a lawn. Is this painting only $25? Could it be worth thousands? Millions?…
SPECTACLE Frederic Church and The Business of Art Opens at Olana State Historic Site
A 21st Century “Heart of the Andes” Debut at Olana HUDSON, NY – The Olana Partnership and Olana State Historic Site announced today the new exhibition titled, SPECTACLE: Frederic Church and The Business of Art opening November 19 at Olana. SPECTACLE will bring visitors a 21st century way of viewing Frederic Church’s great masterwork, “The…
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Fall Events in Upstate New York
Hello Hudson! The current “in-the-know” breakfast and lunch spot is Bodega Aguila Real. For $9.99 or less, you can eat a huge breakfast of eggs and/or pancakes. For $10-12, you can have yourself a huge plate of fried chicken (or other meat) potatoes and vegetables. They moved the shelves to make room for table-service dining!…
The Lowe’s Pickup Lockers are Life-Changing
True story. I needed carpet tape. Well, need is strong. Who really needs carpet tape? The carpet in my living room was curling up, and I was tired of tripping on it every day. It finally dawned on me to buy carpet tape to hold it down. (The realization that I needed carpet tape happened…
November in Hudson, New York
Hello Hudson! Halloween night’s Mrs. Roper Romp was a huge success with about twenty Mrs. Ropers walking down Warren Street, looking for an open bar! For more Roper pics and video, click here. Also, around town last weekend were two art gallery openings – Will McLeod and Mark Allen at Artsee and the Black and…
First Annual Mrs. Roper Romp in Hudson, NY
Some people had to google “Mrs. Roper”. However, many of us remember the wacky sex-starved landlady of the 70’s sitcom Three’s Company. Actress Audra Lindley’s character, Mrs. Roper, is an icon. There are Mrs. Roper Romps throughout the country, but this was the first one in Hudson, NY, organized by Trixie’s List (why not?). On…
Halloween Weekend Events in Hudson, NY
Hello Hudson! Trixie’s List writer, Susan Simon, wrote a fabulous review of the production Rodelinda, currently at Hudson Hall. If you have not had a chance to see it, check to see if there are any tickets. There might be some left for this weekend. A Rodelinda Appreciation Susan Simon’s Review of Rodelinda Hudson appeared…
MAKE FOOD NOT WAR
These past few weeks have been worrisome, stressful and sometimes anger-provoking with the news coming from Israel and Gaza. The news, which changes by the minute with each report, and interpreter of it, in combination with those who post their own, often unsubstantiated opinions on social media –which itself can lead to dangerous misrepresentation and…