Queer Summer Nights 2021: A Season of Outdoor Entertainment Dedicated to Reconnecting Our Community

After a challenging year, we here at BGHV can’t wait for the chance to spend some warm evenings outdoors with our community. Our brand new Queer Summer Nights series has a full lineup of entertainment with a bit of something for everyone all season long. Mark your calendar (or print out our handy PDF) and come see us.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

A huge thank you to these local organizations whose support is making our Queer Summer Nights series possible. Please consider supporting the local businesses that support our LGBTQ+ community.

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Miz Cracker: Everything's Fine!

Everything’s Fine is a high energy stand-up, lip sync, dancing extravaganza! Full of cartwheels and jump splits—paired with some intimate quiet moments because, hello, she’s relatable—it tells Miz Cracker’s story of survival as she encountered the mess of her late 30s, the chaos of Covid-19, and the madness of All Stars 5.

Saturday May 22nd | Wilklow Orchards Farm Bar, Highland, NY

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PRIDE Kickoff Party

Kick off our Queer Summer Nights series and LGBTQ+ PRIDE month with BGHV at the Bad Seed Cider Taproom in Highland, NY. Toast to the season ahead and enjoy live performances from the evening’s hostess: Haireola Grande.

Friday June 4th | Bad Seed Hard Cider Taproom, Highland, NY

PRIDE All-Ages Tea Dance

After a long year indoors, welcome PRIDE season back to the Hudson Valley with a Saturday afternoon All-Ages Tea Dance at the Wilklow Orchards Farm Bar. We’ll twirl, we’ll hang outdoors and we’ll reconnect with our community.

This is a FREE event open to all ages. To be mindful of capacity and COVID-related crowd restrictions all attendees must pre-register using the ticket link in the event.

Saturday June 5th | Wilklow Orchards Farm Bar, Highland, NY

FIREWERK Independence Day Kickoff

Ring in 4th of July weekend with DJ Go Go Gadget and Glow Job as we dance + party beneath the stars.

Friday July 2nd | Bad Seed Hard Cider Taproom, Highland, NY

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Stand-Up Comedy ft Jessica Kirson

Out lesbian comedian, Jessica Kirson, is a powerhouse on stage. She’s a hilariously relatable performer of sheer silliness, vulnerability, and ridiculous characters. Her countless comedic character videos have racked up over 30 million views on social media and now you can see her live in the Hudson Valley.

Wednesday July 7th | Wilklow Orchards Farm Bar, Highland, NY

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Claybourne Elder & Friends: Broadway in the Barn

Claybourne Elder – star of Broadway’s current revival of Company – gathers some of his Broadway pals for an evening of music, juicy backstage gossip and hilarious true confessions of a kid from Utah who’s now all grown up.

Wednesday July 21st | Wilklow Orchards Farm Bar, Highland, NY

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Pride in July @ Barton Orchards

BGHV is partnering with our friends at Barton Orchards to present a family-friendly, all-ages “Pride in July” festival celebrating family, inclusion and the diversity of Hudson Valley community. Spend the day at the farm and enjoy activities, food & drinks, live entertainment and performance from NYC’s own RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, Tina Burner.

Saturday July 24th | Barton Orchards, Poughquag, NY

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Orchard Disco

Spend a queer summer night dancing under the stars at BGHV’s Orchard Disco! DJ Ali G will be serving up the beats and we encourage you to bring your most fierce lewks too. It’s a disco baby, so be ready to offer up your best vintage apparel and be sure to bring your sparkle!

Friday August 6th | Bad Seed Hard Cider Taproom, Highland, NY

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Bushels & Pecs: Farm-Fresh Burlesque

Gather ’round for some farm-fresh burlesque as GoGo Gadget, Jack Barrow, Vera Safire and Jon Jõni shake their bushels & pecs.

Wednesday August 18th | Wilklow Orchards Farm Bar, Highland, NY

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LOVE featuring Miz Cracker

In her new show, LOVE, Miz Cracker tells the story of her ridiculous love life—from crushes to heartbreaks—through irreverent standup and high energy dance numbers. For fans of comedy, this is a tongue in cheek romp that casts a wary eye at modern dating. For everyone else, there’s cartwheels, death drops, and jump splits.

Saturday August 21st | Wilklow Orchards Farm Bar, Highland, NY

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