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December 2025
Learn to How to Make All Natural Soap
Discover the Art of Soap Making
Join us at Clover Brooke Farm for a hands-on soap-making workshop! Learn the cold process technique, customize soaps with natural oils and botanicals, and create luxurious, eco-friendly bars. Perfect for beginners, this class covers safety, equipment, and recipes while providing everything you need to craft your first batch.
What’s Included?
Starter kit with molds and tools
Guidance on using natural ingredients
Recipes and tips for at-home soap making
Details
Location: Our scenic 1850s barn classroom
Age Requirement: 16+
What to Wear: Long sleeves and closed-toe shoes (goggles and gloves provided)
Create, learn, and take home handmade soaps! Classes fill quickly, so book your spot today.
REACH Rainbow Rest Stop
Drop-in programming for youth 14-24.
Community meets clinical care! Play games, make crafts, and make connections in your community. Clinician and peer supports available!
Mankind–– The Men’s Group
Calling all Men, ages 18-80 (including non-binary and trans men, of course)! Share your unique life-embracing insights with thoughtful, like-minded men in a supportive and uplifting group.
Tween Meet-up
In this meetup, youth will support each other as they navigate what it means to be an LGBTQ+ youth in a safe and welcoming environment.
Cheers, Queers! (Bartender for a Cause Night at Cork)
Celebrate this holiday season with queer cheer and support OCQC at Cork Wine Bar's Bartender for a Cause night. Here at Orange County Queer Collective we are proud of the work we've done in 2025, and we want to celebrate with you! So grab a friend and join us to learn more about our work, our mission, and our vision. Delight in one of our OCQC signature cocktails or mocktails, and enter the raffle for a chance to win a prize.
There will be live music featuring vocalist Alex Haines and pianist Jim Quinlan. Just picture yourself now: humming along to merry holiday tunes while sipping one of bartender Fred Brown's bright concoctions in Cork's beautiful, cozy space. We can see it, can you? We hope you'll come out and have a gay ol' time with us!
“The Untitled Ropeshare” Community Rope Jam (Dec. ’25)
Free monthly rope share in Poughkeepsie, NY
Cold Spring LGBTQ+ Happy Hour!
Celebrate the holidays with your favorite Hudson Valley crowd!
Queer Yoga with Brian in Poughkeepsie
These pop-up classes, created in partnership with Big Gay Hudson Valley, are focused on building and further strengthening our LGBTQIA+ community.
Unicorn Bar Hanukkah Celebration
Gather with us as we light all of our menorahs and celebrate the Festival of Lights in our cozy lounge space. BYO Menorah!
Queer Men’s Coffee Klatch: #6 Depot Coffee Roastery & Cafe (West Stockbridge, MA)
Meet queer men from all over the region in one of the best Coffee Roasters in the region located just across the border from Hudson Valley in West Stockbridge.
REACH Third Space
Drop-in programming for youth 18-24.
Clinical meets community care! Play games, make crafts, and connect with your community. Clinician and peer supports available!
Holiday Hang with the Hudson Valley Kennel Club
It’s the coziest time of year — get even cozier at HVKC’s Holiday Hang!
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