Diamond Street Diner Reopens as Grazin' Diner

Hudson's famous Diamond Street Diner closed back 2009 will now reopen as Grazin' Diner with new owner and local farmer, Dan Gibson. The diner will have a 'farm to table' menu, where local farmers will deliver their goods directly to the restaurant, thus cutting out the middle man.

The theme of the restaurant is similar to a 1950s burger joint, but the beef will be from Dan's farm "Grazin' Angus Acres in Ghent. When asked why the walls are painted white and not a darker color to hide the dirt, Dan explain, "We are not trying to hide the dirt on the white walls, they will be clean as the beef we are giving you."

The beef, pork and eggs will come from Dan's farm and if they run out of something, then they won't have it that day. The potatoes will be from Miller's Crossing Farm in Hudson, the restaurant will also have homemade ice cream, local and organic soda-pop and homemade butter. The 'farm to table' style offers patrons fresh, local and healthy food.

The restaurant is schedule to open October 1, 2011.

Read more on Register-Star.com. Image Credit: Register-Star

The Basilica Hudson - 19th Century Factory

The 19th century railway wheels factory and then a glue factory, The Basilica Hudson, has marked a new chapter in it's rich history. Over the last decade the building has turned into a community gathering space hosting fundraisers, art exhibitions, film festivals, photo rental studio, music and theater events venue. Read more about The Basilica Hudson here.

For more information contact:

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Address
110 Front Street
Hudson NY 12534
518.822.1050

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Flag Day in Hudson - June 11, 20011

Each year the Hudson Elks organize the annual Flag Day Parade and this year it's on Saturday, June 11, 2011. The parade is estimated to draw as many as 10,000 people to the Hudson streets!

Step off time is 2pm from State and Green streets. The parade will travel through Warren Street to the Hudson waterfront. The midway will be open all day with carnival rides, games, food vendors and live music. The Iron Eagles will perform an air show from 7:30-9pm, followed by fireworks at dusk. More details on the Register Star's website.

Artists Raise Money for Japan Relief Efforts

Ayumi Horie, a Japanese-American potter who lives in Hudson, NY recruited her artist friends to raise money through an online auction through GlobalGiving to support relief efforts in Japan.

Hudson River Artist :: Leigh Palmer

Leigh Palmer, a resident of Hudson, NY and a modern-day Hudson River landscape artist tells his story about why he relocated to the Hudson Valley, his art and what inspires him. This short film was produced by Aronson Film Associates, Inc. for Thirteen for WNET.org. This series includes other "Hudson River" stories which will be post here over the next few weeks. Check out the short film on Leigh Palmer, click here. http://www.thirteen.org/hudsonriver/video/painter/23/?slider=2

Hudson Opera House Winter Walk

Hudson Opera House
Winter Walk
Saturday, December 4, 2010
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Hang on to your hat, your scarf and your gloves! The annual extravaganza known as Winter Walk sweeps into the City of Hudson at 5 pm on Saturday evening, December 4, ushering in the holiday season and celebrating winter itself.

Produced by HOH, the 14th annual Winter Walk transforms Hudson's commercial district into a festive thoroughfare where both the traditional and the quirky mingle to create a celebration unlike any other. Acknowledged as one of the premier holiday events in the Hudson Valley, Winter Walk attracts visitors from near and far who join the residents of this small, energetic river town to revel in the delights of the evening.
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Apple Picking Season Begins

Apple picking begins on Friday, September 17th at the Fix Bros. Fruit Farm located at 215 White Birch Road in Hudson, NY. The early varieties include Honey Crisp, MacIntosh, Acey Macs, Jonagold, Cortland and Empire. Soon after the varieties will include: Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Macoun, Fortune and later varieties will be Fuji, Mutsu and Cameo.

The Fix Bros Farms also have Bartlett and Bosc Pears, Pumpkins, Gourds, Honey and Apple Cider. For more information and directions click here.

The Hudson Opera House Summer Program

The Hudson Opera House offers a year-round schedule of arts and cultural programming in the 1855 former Hudson City Hall which contains New York State's oldest surviving theatre.

Since opening the first restored room in December of 1997, five rooms on the first floor have been rehabilitated, and we have presented thousands of cultural and educational programs, more than 850 in the last year alone. The Hudson Opera House provides free or low-cost cultural offerings every week of the year.

Ongoing programs include concerts, readings, lectures, exhibitions, theatre and dance presentations, after-school programs, workshops, classes, and community arts events like the annual Winter Walk on Warren Street.

Hudson's Flag Day Parade - June 12th, 2010

On June 12th, 2010 at 10 am the Hudson Elks Lodge #787 Flag Day festivities along Seventh Street to Henry Hudson Riverfront Park will begin!

Hudson's 12th annual parade will include food vendors lining the streets and Senator Charles Schumer as this year's Grand Marshal leading the parade at 2 pm. The Caballeros, the Skyliners Drum and Bugle Corps, the Ghent Band, the Main Street Band and Night Trains will also be marching .

A special performance by the Iron Eagle Aerobatics Air Show at 7pm on the waterfront, followed by fireworks at 9pm.

Celebrate the commemoration of the adoption of the United States flag and Hudson's biggest summer event!

New York Magazine Features Hudson, NY Galleries

New York Magazine online Travel Section features several galleries in Hudson, NY showcasing emerging artists and photographers::

Carrie Haddad Photographs' new exhibit of Lependorf & Shire opens June 3rd.

Terenchin Gallery displays estate sales seventies-era posters, nineteenth-century watercolors and ancestor paintings, alongside owner Patrick Terenchin's own mixed-media artwork.

Davis Orton Gallery showcases limited-edition small-press photo books and opening in June Lisa Kessler's 'Seeing Pink' exhibit and Elliot Ross's intimate black and white portraits of animals.

*Photo by Terenchin

Carmela's Queenie

Since July 4th, 2009, Hudson Business District on Warren Street has been graced with beautifully painted and decorated fiberglass dogs. This past weekend the dogs were auctioned off for the Perform Columbia and The Columbia County Council for the Arts charity.

Carmela Cannavo had been eying "Queenie" by artist Kelly Young all summer long and finally had the opportunity to bid on the dog this weekend. "(My favorite part of the event) was getting Queenie," Cannavo told the Register-Star. "The artist did an amazing job, very classy and appropriate. Queenie has a royal presence."

Hudson's Own Win Awards!

Columbia County Chamber of Commerce’s 2009 Excellence in Business Award: Mark Fingar, Fingar Insurance; Raymond Mizrahi, Local Ocean; Mary Bartolotta, Coldwell Banker Bartolotta Associates; James Marlow, Local Ocean; Lee Hallett, Local Ocean; Jim Vasilow, Vasilow’s Confectionery; Kate Vasilow, Vasilow’s Confectionery; Greg Fingar, Fingar Insurance; and Rich Edwards, Catamount Ski Area. Read the entire story in the Register-Star.