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Say Goodbye to Summer w/ the ECLECTIMANIAC Radio Show on WGXC

I’m returning to the ECLECTIMANIAC radio show tonight! This month’s show is a send off to summer, expressed through the show’s format of an “odyssey through a diverse pop landscape featuring new hits, throwbacks, remixes and nu-disco”.

ECLECTIMANIAC radio show is a monthly program on WGXC that is curated and hosted by my good friend, Tony@Large. I’ll be stopping by the station tonight to hang out with Tony in the studio.

DATE/TIME
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 @ 7pm

TO LISTEN
Live stream: WGXC.ORG
Tune in: 90.7 FM Acra/Hudson

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WGXC radio, 90.7-FM, is a community radio station based in New York’s Columbia and Greene counties. It’s part of Wave Farm, which is a non-profit arts organization driven by experimentation with broadcast media and the airwaves.

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Cuomo Awards $10 Million to Hudson for Downtown Revitalization

The city of Hudson is one of 10 winners in a statewide competition for $10 million downtown revitalization grants.

The city of Hudson is one of 10 winners in a statewide competition for $10 million downtown revitalization grants. This is the second year for the contest, which Governor Cuomo created to reinvigorate aging downtowns.

In a press event on Tuesday at Hudson’s Hudson Hall, Cuomo said the grants are awarded to communities that already are growing, show promise, evidence of community investment, and enlightened government.

Hudson Mayor Tiffany Martin Hamilton said that the money will support efforts to make the town more attractive to businesses and visitors while enhancing resident access to education, recreation and employment.

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Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center: Drop In Hudson

The Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center offers a variety of hands-on, inquiry based, environmental education programs. The Drop In Hudson event invites everyone to discover the joys of fishing the Hudson River.

Ever wonder what kids of fish live in the Hudson River? Are you interested in learning how to fish but do not know where to start? Are you looking for something FREE and FUN to do with your family? Come fish with us this summer! Just bring yourself and we will handle the rest. We run a fully stocked fishing program. We will also have a fish display tank where you can observe some of the Hudson’s finned residents!

DATE/TIME:
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
11:00am – 2:00pm

LOCATION:
Hudson Riverfront Park
1 Water Street, Hudson NY
Just south of the gazebo

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Hudson Pride Parade 2017 in Pictures

The always colorful, Pride Parade took place yesterday in Hudson. The OutHudson parade began with Grand Marsha, Justin Vivian Bond, and ended with the Poke The Bear party and Big Dipper performance at the Half Moon.

Following are pictures from the parade and party.

Grand Marsha, Justin Vivian Bond and Matthew Camp

Big Dipper Performing at the Poke a Bear party

All photos taken by Jeff McKinney and Seth Davis

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Hudson Pride Weekend: Justin Vivian Bond Grand Marshal of 2017 Parade!

Mx Justin Vivian Bond will be the Grand Marshal, aka Grand Marsha, of the 2017 OutHudson Parade. The Grand Marsha title honors Marsha P. Johnson, the transwoman of color who threw the first brick during The Stonewall Riots in June of 1969.

Justin Vivian Bond, is a “trans-genre” artist, and half of the duo, Kiki & Herb. Bond is a well known singer-songwriter, author, painter, performance artist and actor. Mx Bond, in addition to being a new Hudson Valley resident, has performed at multiple venues throughout the area, including organizing the popular Spiegeltent Cabaret at Bard College. Bond has received numerous accolades, including an Obie (2001), a Bessie (2004), a Tony nomination (2007), the Ethyl Eichelberger Award (2007), The Peter Reed Foundation Grant, and a New York Foundation for the Arts Grant for Artists. Bond is the author of the Lambda Literary Award winning memoir TANGO: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels (2011). For more information, see www.justinvivianbond.com.

OutHudson, is an organization for the advancement of LBGTQ awareness in Columbia County, NY.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, June 17 2017, 2pm

LOCATION:
Hudson, New York
The parade goes down Warren Street. It begins at Seventh Street Park, and ends at Front Street.

MORE:
OutHudson.com

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