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Hi Hudson, First of all, the most important news of the week, the Sasquatch was updated again: I don’t know who updates the Sasquatch, but THANK YOU! I also don’t know who the Hudson Wail or the Greenport Wail is, but the Hudson Wail reminded me of the dollar sweet potato pie desserts from Kennedy…

Hi Hudson, I’m putting together another drag show in October, actually TWO! The Sunday show will be ON THE WATER with food and drinks available. It’ll be a lot of fun. What else are you doing? Really? Tell your gay and gay-adjacent friends about it. Little Pickles Opens – Look inside! A poem by Trixie’s…

Hi Hudson, Check out the ChaShaMa Festival, a festival which helps support new and mid-career artists. Don’t know what the ChaShaMa Festival is? Neither did I. But, then I talked to multi-disciplinary artist Nana YaaSerwaah Akuoku, and now, I understand. Read the interview with Nana YaaSerwaah Akuoko here Learn about the ChaShaMa Festival Saturday, Oct….

Hi Hudson, I often ask myself, ‘Why do I write this blog?‘ ‘Why do I spend so much time telling people about local events and places?’ I mean, yes, the tax deductions. So much is now a write-off, but beyond that…why? To educate? To connect people? To help people feel as if they are part…

Hi Hudson, Trixie’s List has a NEW ADVERTISER – the CIDIOT podcast! I got a chance to talk to Mat Zucker of Cidiot. It’s a great fortnightly podcast and helps newcomers adapt to living and loving life in the Hudson Valley. Read the interview here! Read the Mat Zucker Interview here. TheKinderhookers Talk About the…

In case you didn’t know, I’m gay. Not just a little bit gay, but drag-queen-planning-pride-parades gay. Yet, I do not hold a rainbow-colored, unicorn-scented candle to the latest production at the Mac-Haydn – Xanadu. By the show’s own admission, it is “children’s theater for 40-year-old gay people.” Did you see the 1980 movie, Xanadu starring…

CALLING ALL CREATIVES! GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR WINTER WALK 2022 Deadline to Apply: Midnight, October 1, 2022Notification Date: October 6-8, 2022Event Date: December 3, 2022 (December 2, 2022, for Window Decorating Entries) Help us make the 26th Anniversary of Winter Walk the biggest, brightest, and most magical yet! Hudson Hall invites local individual artists, cultural and community organizations to apply for…

Hi Hudson, First, let’s talk about me. Ophelia Nightly and I performed at Hudson Brewing Co this past Wednesday. It was an amazing show! Stay tuned for the next one on Saturday, October 8th at Hudson Brewing Co. I’m bringing Merry Cherry back up from Brooklyn. It’s going to be a blast! Two of my…

Hi Hudson, True story: Last week, I posted pics from the Jamie Cheney event to the blog, and while I was at the Farmers’ Market, selling my wares, I good friend told me that the post was down. Odd. I knew it was working. I was able to log in via my phone from the…

This is the perfect time of year to watch the musical number, “It’s Too Darn Hot” from Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate, now at the Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham. The young, scantily-clad performers are an absolute pleasure! Such a racy number! You may not see this much excitement in Chatham until the County Fair comes…