Category: Blog

With the political season upon us in the Valley, the race being most closely watched in our region this year is in the 41st Senate district between incumbent Senator Steve Saland and challenger Didi Barrett.  Those of you following BGHV routinely will remember Didi from our Pride Preview Party earlier this summer.  Her campaign has [...]

Hey everyone and happy weekend.  First up is a big thanks to our friends, Mike & Ed, and the rest of the Poughkeepsie community for joining us at last weekend's community clean-up in Poughkeepsie.  To learn more about Adopt-A-Block Poughkeepsie and how you can get involved in giving your community some "Feng Shui Our [...]

Hey everyone!  A big gay thank you to everyone who has been emailing, texting, tweeting and facebooking us over the last couple of weeks to inquire about the fate of BGHV Weekend.  Crazy turbulent work and end-of-summer schedules have kept us away from the blog for a bit but, we are glad to say, [...]

The Hetrick-Martin Institute, home to NYC's acclaimed Harvey Milk High School, is back with their annual autumnal soiree celebrating the bounty of the Hudson Valley and raising money for at-risk LGBTQ youth.  For those of you that remember last year's event, there's no better - and no swankier - way to spend a fall Saturday [...]

bluecashew Kitchen Pharmacy in Rhinebeck is getting a little playful this weekend.  The newest installation in the store's recurring artist exhibition series comes from locals Matthew Palin & Eric Von Stein.  Their "Little Friends" series reinterprets Victorian-era figurines, dishware & other coveted cultural curios through modern eyes. Join the artists (and their ever-fabul0us bluecashew hosts) [...]

With two chart topping music videos and a critically acclaimed 2009 album (Back To Love – Best Album of the year, Radio Crystal Blue - NYC), Tom Goss' brand of muscular folk/pop is winning him fans from coast to coast. (www.tomgossmusic.com) He's performed most recently at the Hudson Valley PRIDE March and Festival, and now [...]

Join BGHV and Hudson Valley AIDS Related Community Services (ARCS) on Saturday, October 23rd for the Halloween Spooktacular  - Featuring a special benefit performance of Frankenstein the Musical - at Poughkeepsie's Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center. Adding to the fun will be a special pre-show reception and after show dance party in one of Poughkeepsie's most fabulous [...]

Hey everyone - with the dog days of summer in full swing, things are rather quiet in the Valley this weekend, so we're hanging out the "Gone Fishin'" sign.  National headlines are burning up, however, as gay marriages will resume in California per a ruling this week.  365Gay.com's John Culhane posted his take on [...]