BGHV Weekend, June 11th: Capital Pride & Gay Pride Rockland Edition
It was great to see all of you at Hudson Valley Pride last weekend! As you heard then, our next gathering is on June 27th as BGHV sets sail on a 3-hour tour of Bannerman's Island. Reservations are pouring in, so be sure to sign up - Tickets are available now. [...]
Big Gay Hudson Valley Bumper Stickers! Hot Off The Press & Only Two Bucks!
Since launching Big Gay Hudson Valley.com back in February, Patrick and I have heard from many of you - our readers - as to items that you would be interested in purchasing with the BGHV logo upon them. After considering T-Shirts, Hats, and Fanny-Packs (just kidding - no fanny packs), [...]
City Guide: Saratoga Springs
Submitting to peer pressure-centric encouragement, we spent a recent weekend in Saratoga Springs...and lets talk about fabulous. While several other detours had brought us through the bustling hub of Broadway for low-impact rations and fuel-ups, this would be the first considerable amount of time spent by either Stephan or myself [...]
HV Rebels Women’s Rubgy; Lookin’ For A Few Good Girls…
This just in; The Hudson Valley Rebels women's' rugby team is looking for new recruits! Never even seen rugby played? No problem! The ladies of the HV Rebels Women's Rugby Team will teach you all about it. Worried that you might not be in good enough shape to start? Don't [...]
BGHV Weekend, June 3rd: Hudson Valley Pride Edition
First of all, thank you to all that came out to join us for the Big Gay Hudson Valley Pride Preview Party last Friday, May 29th at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie! More than 400 of you joined us for our first big gay event and we were thrilled [...]
Big Gay Cruise To Bannerman’s Island – SOLD OUT! But you can still join us for cocktails at Chill: Saturday, June 27th
SOLD OUT! Now, if you are anything like myself, you too must be captivated by the ruins of Bannerman's Castle in the middle of the Hudson River. Taking Metro North down to the city from Poughkeepsie, I always marvel at the huge stone turrets and architectural wonders that make the [...]
BGHV Weekend, May 28th; PRIDE PREVIEW PARTY Edition!
Hello Friends - Welcome to another edition of BGHV Weekend! As you all know, Friday, May 29th is the Big Gay Hudson Valley Pride Preview Party at Locust Grove, and we could not be more excited to see all of you there! With a huge variety of Pride [...]
This Friday’s Pride Preview Party @ Locust Grove; Everything You Need to Know!
It seems hard to imagine that we are now only two days away from the Big Gay Hudson Valley.com Pride Preview Party at Locust Grove on Friday, May 29th! We've been traveling all over the Hudson Valley this past weekend - from Hudson to Cold Spring - and we heard [...]
Cocktails with the Candidates, Thurs May 28th
The Dutchess County Young Democrats and County Legislator Allison MacAvery are hosting a mixer with this year's slate of Democtratic candidates for Dutchess county and NYS governmental positions. Featuring appearances by NYS Assemblyman Frank Skartados and Mayor of Beacon Steve Gold, there are over 140 offices up for [...]
BGHV Weekend, May 21st: T-Dance, Gay Film Festivals & Quadricentennial Tours with Stephan & Patrick!
Happy Memorial Day weekend, everyone! Now that you can officially wear white without sending the fashionista gays into a dizzy tizzy, bust out your loafers and pick up a copy of the Thursday May 21 edition of the New Paltz Times for an extra gay double feature highlighting Big Gay [...]



