Hi Hudson, Trixie’s List writer, Scott Hotaling did some research on where to cut down your own Christmas tree in and around Columbia County.. Read about it all here. Trixie’s Guide to Cut-Your-Own Christmas Trees Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape Did you know that Frederic Church did a series of paintings and sketches…
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Inaugural Winter Exhibition Opens at Olana
Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape,Frederic Church’s Historic Art Expedition Shines NewLight on Contemporary Climate Challenges The Olana Partnership, in collaboration with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, presents Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape, the first winter exhibition at Olana State Historic Site. The exhibition, shown primarily…
Winter Walk “Chilly” Dinner
Hudson Hall celebrates the 26th Anniversary of Winter Walk on Saturday, December 3, with the return of a post-fireworks chili dinner in honor of the naming of long-time board members Elena Mosley and Ellen Thurston to Board Members Emeritae. Guests are invited to head to Hudson Hall’s beautiful 1855 performance hall following the spectacular fireworks…
Columbia County Recovery Kitchen Holds Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Karen Rostang and Jan Wallace Over seventy volunteers including cooks, distributors, drivers, and texters gathered at Hudson’s Christ Episcopal Church on November 12th, to meet one another, share experiences, and hear about the Columbia County Recovery Kitchen’s (CCRK) plans for the future. Established in 2020 by Carole Clark and Pam Kline, CCRK was founded to…
Post-Midterm Elections, Hudson, NY
Hi Hudson, The Kinderhooker and I have “bromance”. This past weekend, I spent about three and a half hours in Kinderhook, including Queer Soup night, and wrote about it here. The anonymous meme account, TheKinderhookers, added their memes. I aspire to keep this blog family-friendly, but, it does not always work out that way. The…
Three and a Half Hours: Kinderhook
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…
Real Estate Market in Hudson – Questions to Local Realtors
I asked four Hudson realtors about the local housing market – what is it like now, what are some trends, and here are their answers. Christine Jones from TKG RealtyPaul Barrett, from TKG RealtyKylah Campeta, from @LYF_Home and Nicole Vidor RealtyAnthony D’Argenzio, from Houlihan Lawrence and This Old Hudson Question: Has the Hudson market “cooled”…
Interview with Artist Will McLeod
Will McLeod, local Hudson artist, has an exhibition, Translations, at D’Arcy Simpson Art Works starting November 12th through December 12th. There is an opening reception, Saturday, November 12th, at 5pm. Click here for details. Artist Will McLeod website: www.willmcleod.netinstagram @ _willmcleod_ Trixie’s List: Tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, why are you in Hudson?…
November in Hudson, NY
Hi Hudson, (This week, I am going to TRY to write an intro for this blog, and NOT complain about something! Let’s see how far I get.) Last week was Halloween, and as you know, it’s a slippery slope down the holiday trail! Here’s footage of the Halloween Parade, in case you missed it. It…
Hudson Halloween 2022
Hi Hudson, Someone was telling me they were putting together an ALTERNATIVE event calendar to mine… I don’t even respond, anymore. I just think, ‘good luck with that!’ There are few people who know how much work is involved. (Carole from gossips, knows. She has enough on her plate sitting in on those government meetings!)…