BGHV Weekend, September 10th: “Canned Ham”, Pride At the Playland & The National Equality March on Washington
With the end of summer officially one week in the can, we've got the perfect solution to your end of summer blues - Canned Ham! The world premiere of Tom Judson's new show "Canned Ham" is tonight at Jason's Upstairs Bar in Hudson. Check out this hilarious one man show [...]
BGHV Weekend, September 4th; Day to be Gay!, Homos on the Range, and Tea Dances Galore!
______________________________________ Want to get your weekly dose of big gay fun delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for our BGHV Weekend mailing list. ______________________________________ Hello Friends! Welcome to Labor Day weekend: the unofficial end of summer! While we are sure many of you have lots of fun things coming [...]
Meet GLSEN’s Brand New Hudson Valley Student Leaders
Students play a vital role in GLSEN’s work. For years, students have been instrumental in creating state and county wide networks of student clubs; they have played roles in introducing and passing of safe school legislation, and facilitated trainings for teachers and community members. They have worked hard to organize [...]
Otto’s Market; Goods For The “Gay (& Not So Gay) Gourmet” in Germantown
A while back I had heard that one of my old bosses from my days at Whole Foods Market had moved up here to the Hudson Valley. When BGHV met up with Otto, the man that taught me everything I know about organic produce, we were thrilled to find that [...]
BGHV Weekend, August 27th: Dutchess County Fair, Pie & Cake Auction and Trixie’s Bingo Madness
With the summer winding down, we're into the last days of the Dutchess County Fair. While sad, this means that the first local crops of apples will be here in no time - woo hoo! The upcoming Labor Day weekend has plenty going on for our big gay Hudson Valley, [...]
BGHV Weekend, August 20th: “Out” in the Adirondacks, The Best Deal in Local Sports & Trixie Starr Does Tupperware
So, in the interest of big gay fun, we're bringing you BGHV Weekend one day early - lots of good stuff starting is kickstarting the weekend on Thursday this week. It's getting hotter & hotter out there and there's plenty of fun to be had this weekend, so join Stephan [...]
BGHV Weekend, August 13th: Rhinebeck Sidewalk Sale, Gay Yoga Classes, and Treats with Trixie
Welcome to another edition of BGHV Weekend! We hope that you have all been having a great week, and that you are FINALLY enjoying a little bit of the summer heat the last few days. A big "Thank You" goes out to everyone that joined AIDS Related Community [...]
BGHV Weekend, August 6th: “Were The World Mine”, Trixie’s Beach Party & Rosie and Cyndi’s “Girls Night Out”
Hey Everyone - so we're back! Thank you all for your kind words of congratulations, our experience was absolutely amazing. Hopefully you were able to catch some of the local coverage our story received in the Poughkeepsie Journal, Daily Freeman and Mid-Hudson News as well as the national spotlight on [...]
Locally Crafted In The Hudson Valley: Our Wedding Rings
A few months ago Patrick and I had the pleasure of being introduced to Shana Lee - a local jeweler based in Red Hook, NY, with a studio store on Warren Street in Hudson. We spent a Saturday afternoon browsing around her store, and just fell in love with her [...]
Big Gay Wedding Bands; Locally Made by Shana Lee
Hello Friends! As you know, Patrick and I are jetting off to Amsterdam on Tuesday, Just 28th for our wedding in Amsterdam. That said, before we leave, we need to be sure to


