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Wedding, Civil Union, Commitment & Vow Renewal Ceremonies for the LGBTQ community. Interfaith and Secular Ceremonies performed by Licensed and Ordained Interfaith Ministers and Wedding Officiants. House, baby, adoption blessings. Sick calls and memorial services. Serving the entire Hudson Valley

Animals on earth, were created along with humans, to live in harmony and mutual respect. The Hudson Valley Pet Ministry acknowledges all animals and provides compassionate Interfaith and Secular services to animals and their human companions. Our services include may different ceremonies and blessings. We also offer sick calls and memorial services. Our ministers cover the entire [...]

Men Drawing Men - Figure Drawing class with William Noonan This gay friendly, men-only class offers an environment where guys can feel comfortable and relaxed focusing on the male figure as art and image.  Students work from a live male model starting with short poses which gradually build up to longer poses. This class is [...]

The Basilica Hudson is a 19th century industrial factory transformed into an event space for the artistic and cultural community at large. Located just steps from the Hudson Amtrak Station, on the waterfront in the Historical town of Hudson, NY.  

Full Service Tent and evnt Rental supplier... Tents, tables, Chairs, China, Glassware, Flatware, dance floors, concession equipment, Staging, Lighting Linen, staffing, restrooms, Power, Refrig, Heat/Air and much more all from one company. Small or LARGE, No party is out of our ability, If you want on time quality service's and great sales staff . Give [...]

By Jay Blotcher, BGHV Theater Critic & Culture Vulture If you consider Shakespeare the theatrical equivalent of eating spinach, time to think again. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck has mounted a production of the tragedy Macbeth that is a feast for the eyes and mind. Sure, there's lofty speeches and the pageantry. But [...]

AN OPEN LETTER TO SEN. JOHN BONACIC By Jay Blotcher High Falls, New York SEN. JOHN BONACIC: DO YOU REALLY SERVE ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS? Dear Senator Bonacic: Last week, I spoke to an assistant in your Middletown office about the curious silence you have maintained on marriage equality. She was sympathetic but [...]

For certain Hudson Valley gay boys, and gay girls, summer means sitting poolside or beachside with a tall, frosty Pina Colada while ogling passing sculpted beach bodies.... Did you say it’s too early for such cavorting? That the weather isn’t cooperating? Well, here’s the next best thing: attending a performance of Psycho Beach [...]