Category: Blog

Ringing in the New Year with a glass of bubbly is a hand-in-hand tradition dating back as far as anyone I hunted down could recall.  Pursuant to that, with each annual descent of Times Square's ceremonial ball comes the ever pressing question:  "With so many bottles to choose from, which should I get?"  Luckily our [...]

Since starting Big Gay Hudson Valley in February of 2009, we have met a tremendous amount of gay-owned, and gay-friendly businesses throughout our area. Recognizing that it is critical for our community to support one-another to make our presence stronger, we created The Big Gay Holiday Guide to keep all of us informed about our [...]

BGHV is proud to announce the return of  Men Drawing Men, with local gay artist, William Noonan. Last year more than a dozen of you participated in the series, and with interest being so strong, the artist has offered to host the classes again. Held at his home studio in Marlboro, NY, each class features [...]

With the Holidays rapidly approaching, there is no shortage of holiday events and happenings to enjoy! However, some are much more gay than others. That said, here's a short list of some of our favorites for you to consider checking out this coming weekend! Friday, December 3rd Christmas in Little Italy; Poughkeepsie @ 8pm Start [...]

"You shouldn't have to lie to your physician.  Your sexuality, who you're with, who you love - these are all things that should be ok to talk about."  That's one of the guiding principles of Dr. Paul Saladino's career as a medical professional.Currently in residency at his practice, Cross Valley Health & Medicine, in Newburgh, [...]

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, [...]