Hi Hudson,
Hope everyone had a wonderful Pride weekend – now, it’s Flag Day weekend!
I always start every week thinking I’m going to send this blog and newsletter on Friday, and then it rolls into Saturday. Sorry.
Have fun today, Hudson!
Trix
Bimi’s Canteen Opens in Chatham – and It’s a Game Changer!
Interview with Hudson Author, Jill Dearman and her new novella set in the City of Hudson during the Depression,
“The Uncanny Case of Gilles/Jeannette”
Review of the Ghent Playhouse’s “The Nether”
by Adreanna Limbach
I went to my very first “food pairing” hosted by Talbott and Arding at Rose Hill Farm. I had no idea what a “food pairing” is, but you can read about my experience here:
Cider and Cheese Pairing,
hosted by Talbott and Arding at Rose Hill Farm
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream,
“Where can I get some ice cream?”
Hudson and environs ice cream options – I have a new favorite ice cream flavor. You’ll never guess.
KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK ANNOUNCES SPRING FESTIVAL
Read the full lineup here
DISCOUNT CODE: SPRING50 – 50% off Saturday Night’s show:
CURTIS J. STEWART + ETHEL
Contemporary Artist David Hartt
Explores Olana’s Historic Photography Collection
Read more about the exhibition here.
Exhibition through October
Hudson Son and Mother Open Shop
Online with Handmade Pillows
Events listed in Chronological Order (ish)
NY based FJORD Wine Tasting
Friday, June 9th – 5:00 – 7:00pm
Hudson Wine Merchants – 341 1/2 Warren Street
Free live music and poetry:
Edwin Torres & NewBorn Trio
(Katie Down, Miguel Frasconi, Jeffrey Lependorf)
Friday, June 9th – 5:30-7:30pm
Kitty’s Backyard Garden
The Nether
June 9-11, 16-18, 2023
7:30pm & 2pm
The Ghent Playhouse
ETHEL
Friday, June 9th – 7:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Hudson Farmers’ Market Spring-Summer 2023
26th Season!
Welcome to the 26th Season of the Hudson Farmers’ Market!
Columbia Street bet. 6th and 7th
Saturdays, 9am-1pm
Fairy House Hunt at Locust Grove!
Saturdays & Sundays through June 25
10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie
Hudson Flag Day
Saturday, Noon to 9pm
Warren Street and Riverfront Park
Parade starts at 4pm
CARVING WORDS: Woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi
June 10th & 24th
Second and Fourth Saturdays of Each Month
11am–5pm
Flow Chart Space, 348 Warren Street, Hudson, NY
Community Care Clinic
Saturday, June 10, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Clermont Fire Department – Steak BBQ
Saturday, June 10th – 6pm
Clermont Fire Department – 9G
CURTIS J. STEWART + ETHEL
photo by Murphy Made
Saturday, June 10th – 7:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
USE DISCOUNT CODE: SPRING50 for 50% off ticket!
(Freak) Flag Day
Saturday, June 10th – 7pm
Basilica, Hudson
Grammy-Nominated Blues Artist
Guy Davis Concert
Saturday, June 10th – 8:00-9:30pm
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
STORING AND SAVING:
THE FOUNDATION OF GREAT COOKING WITH TAMAR ADLER
Sunday, June 11th – 2:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY,
NEW JERSEY BALLET + RODERICK GEORGE | KNONAME ARTIST
Sunday, June 11th – 4:00-6:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Queerly
Sundays, 5:00-9:00pm
Millstream, Woodstock
Qigong~TaiChi
Tuesdays, June 13th – 10-11:00am
Hudson Area Library
until June 27th
Hudson Area Library Anime Club
Tuesdays, June 13th & June 20th – 3:30-5:00pm
Hudson Area Library
ROSENDALE THEATRE’S MUSIC FAN SERIES CELEBRATES LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH BY SCREENING “WIGSTOCK: THE MOVIE”
Wednesday, June 14th – 7pm
Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale
Hudson Thursday Market
Thursdays – June 15th – 4:00-7:00pm
7th Street Park / The Public Square
Summer Movement & Music Storytimes
Thursdays, June 15th – 4:00-5:00pm
Hudson Area Library
until August 24th
The Underpants:
A full-length comedic play by Steve Martin
June 15, 16, 17th – 7:30pm
June 18th – 3pm
Conkling Hall, Rensselaerville, NY
Helen Gillet + Dust Bowl Faeries
Friday, June 16th – 5:30 gates / 6:30 show
Opus 40, Saugerties
Opus 40, Saugerties
DATE CHANGE TO SUNDAY!
MOVE ME SERIES
PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH HUDSY.TV
Friday, June 16th – 7:00-9:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Amy G premieres Revenge of the Bond Girls
Friday, June 16th – 8:00pm
Orpheum Theatre, Saugerties
The No Ring Circus Presents:
FIREWATER: Living Hell!
Friday, June 16th – 8:30pm
Hudson Brewing Co.
High & Mighty Horse Show and Demo Day
Saturday, June 17th – 10am -4pm
71 County Route 21C, Ghent
Unfolding Olana: Day of Dance
Saturday, June 17th – 11am
Olana State Historic SIte
Boat Tours to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse
departing from Hudson
Tours Depart from Hudson
June 17 at 10 am and 12 pm
July 22, August 26, Sept 23 at 10 am, 11 am and 12 pm
October 14 at 10 am and 12 pm
Tours Depart from Athens
June 17 at 11am and 1pm
July 8, August 12, Sept 9 at 10 am, 11am and 12pm
October 14 at 11am and 1pm
Arnie Zimmerman Studio Summer Sale:
Small Sculptures, Curiosities and Special Treasures
Saturday and Sunday – June 17-18th – Noon to 5pm
Izzy’s Room – 84 Green Street
Fifth Annual Blue Wave Brunch with Leader Hakeem Jeffries
Saturday, June 17th – 12:30 – 1:30pm
Virtual
GUIDED TOUR WITH WILD GATHER
Saturday, June 17th – 2:00-4:00pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
WE, AN EVENING-LENGTH COLLABORATION
BETWEEN EMILY COATES + EMMANUÈLE PHUON
June 17 and 18, at 4pm and 7pm
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Pride in the Park
Saturday, June 17th – 6pm
Athens Riverfront Park
Pooches Out of Puerto Rico (POOPR)
Dog Adoption Day and Fundraiser
Sunday, June 18th – Noon – 5pm
Riverfront Park
Storytime & Activity: Make a Fizzy Bin!
Wednesday, June 21st – 4:00-5:00pm
Hudson Area Library
The Boundless Essay
Thursdays, June 22 – July 13th – 11am-1pm
The Ashbery Resource Center
2023 Mac-Haydn Theatre Gala
Illinois
Friday, June 23rd – 7:30pm
Bard – Fisher Center
Spencertown Academy’s
Hidden Gardens Tour and Outdoor Market
Saturday, June 24th – 9:00am – 4:00pm
Spencertown Academy
Real People Real Stories
Saturday, June 24th – 7:30pm
Jansen Park, Hillsdale
Infant Toddler Playgroup and Parent Support
Monday, June 26th – 2:00-4:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Banned Books Book Club
June 26th, August 7th, and August 14th – 5:30 – 7:00pm
Claverack Free Library, 9 Route 9H, Claverack
Female Trouble:
Pride Month screening
hosted by Trixie Starr & Mark Allen
Tuesday, June 27th – 7pm
Hudson Hall
June Meeting of HAL Book Group
Wednesday June 28th 5:00–6:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Local History Talk:
The Role of Women in Leisler’s Rebellion
Thursday, June 29th – 6pm
Hudson Area Library
Spencertown Academy Presents
“Romeo & Juliet” by Rooted Voyageurs
Friday, June 30th – 7:00-8:30pm
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
Opening Reception:
Spencertown Academy “Curator as Artist III” Exhibit
Opening Reception Saturday, July 1st – 4:00-6:00pm
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
On View Saturdays and Sundays – 1:00-5:00pm until August 6th
Exhibition and Opening Reception:
Black and Brown Families of Hudson
Opening: Thursday, July 6, 6pm
Exhibition: Thursday, July 6 – Monday, August 28
Hudson Area Library
Chatham’s Summerfest
Saturday, July 8th – 11:00am – 4:00pm
Main Street – Chatham
KOKOMO CITY
Special Screening + Filmmaker Q&A
Thursday, July 8th – 8pm
Greenville Drive-In
Emily Duff Band
Rock-Country-Soul Concert
Saturday, July 8th – 8:00-10:00pm
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
Hey DJ! Keep playing that song!
Youth DJing Workshop
All Ages “Ready for Summer” Party:
Tuesday, July 11, 5 – 7pm – Half Moon Hudson (48 S. Front St. Hudson, NY)
Youth DJ Workshops:
Tuesdays, July 11 – August 15, 3 – 5pm – Hudson Area Library, with two field trips to local record stores
Youth DJ Performance for All Ages:
Tuesday, August 15, 5 – 7pm – Hudson Area Library
Ready for Summer Party!
Tuesday, July 11th – 5:00-7:00pm
Half Moon
Crafting Kindness
Wednesdays, July 12th – August 16th 11:00am – 1:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Crafting for Money:
Craft Entrepreneurship for Teens
Wednesdays – July 12 – August 9, 3:00 – 5:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Cooking Up Community
Tomato Tenga
Thursday – July 13th 6pm
Thursday – August 10th 6pm
Hudson Area Library
Hudson in Concert:
A Community Celebration
Saturday, July 15th – 5:00-9:00pm
Henry Hudson Riverfront Park
The Lighthouse:
Past, Present & Future
Sunday, July 16th – 1:00-3:00pm
River Grill, Athens
Water Explorers at Frog Pond
Monday, July 17th 3:00 – 4:00pm or 4:00 – 5:00pm
(two sessions available)
Rain Date: Monday, July 24th 3:00 – 4:00pm or 4:00 – 5:00pm
Bilingual Storytime
Hora de cuentos bilingüe
Tuesday, July 18th – 1:00-3:00pm
Hudson Area Library
Plant Defenders
Thursday, July 20, 9:30 – 11:30am
Hudson Area Library
TAG SALE
Sunday, July 23rd 8am-3:30pm &
Monday, July 24th – 8am – 2:00pm
Temple Israel of Catskill
27th Annual Golf Tournament
Monday, August 7th – 8:00am – 3:00pm
Columbia Golf & Country Club
295 NY-217, Claverack, NY
Year 14 The Hudson VALLEY Jazz Festival
Wednesday-Sunday, August 9 – 13th
Click here for more info
Raven Sings the Blues presents:
Deep In The Valley 2023
Saturday, August 19th – 11:30am – 9:30pm
From the Ground Brewery – Red Hook
2nd Annual Bacchus Barley & Bounty
Saturday, November 4th – 5-8:00pm
Hudson Hall
ON-GOING Events/Exhibitions
Showings: Who We Be! A Celebration of Black Life in Columbia County Through the Cosmic Womb
Grand Opening: Friday June 2nd 3pm-7pm
Lightforms
“Megacosm”
by Joseph Stabilito at D’Arcy Simpson Art Works
D’Arcy Simpson Art Works
On View July 3rd – July 9th
Artist’s Reception:
David L. Bullis: “Looking Up”
Window on Hudson
On View until July
Neil Gaiman: The Bard Lectures
April 15th – October 14th – Various Times
Bard – Fisher Center
Open Mic with Loki
Fridays – 8-10pm
Lightforms Art Center
IMPROV!
Thursdays – 7-9pm
Lightforms Art Center