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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 to see such a diverse [...]

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 appearance of this "Ghost of [...]

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 Events coming up for the [...]

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 from hundreds of you that [...]

  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 election this year and they [...]

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 Hudson Valley and The New [...]

Gay film festivals are running wild throughout the Valley just in time for the kickoff to the summer box office season.  While I know you're all excited to catch a glimpse of Zachary Quinto & Chris Pine as space-hopping trekkies, don't miss these great independent LGBT films showing throughout the Valley. Out At The Movies [...]

This summer, six Ulster County cycling enthusiasts, Team Project 19, will spend seven days riding their bicycles 560 miles from Niagara Falls to Manhattan—as part of The Empire State AIDS Ride (ESAR)—to help raise money to support AIDS research and local AIDS relief organizations. To support this effort, on Sunday, July 19, Project [...]