Rally your friends and put on your lucky shoes, we’re going bowling! Open to players of all ages, this casual night out won’t be “spare” on fun whether you bring a team or join one when you arrive. The newly renovated Spins Bowl offers up 26 lanes (and we’ve booked the whole place!) to kick off Queen City Pride weekend. Music will be spinning as disco balls, black lights and on-lane screens set the stage for a queen-sized video bar – the perfect backdrop for you to rack ‘em up and strike ‘em down all night long.
Admission to the event includes all the bowling you can handle and your rental for those fabulous shoes. A newly overhauled cash bar and snack counter will be available for those wanting to stay fueled up while throwing those strikes.
A max of five people can play on a lane at one time for up to three games per reservation. Since lanes are booked at the front desk when you come in, we encourage everyone who wants to play to arrive with their group intact so that you can all get on the lane at the same time.
Admission is $20 per person for adults (18+) and $10 per person for kids & teens. Spectator entry (for those that want to hang out but aren’t interested in bowling) is just $10.
Sunday, June 5th: PRIDE March with Grand Marshall Kate Pierson. For those marching, we will meet at the New Paltz Middle School at 12 noon. March begins promptly at 1pm. Following the March, there will be a PRIDE Festival in Hasbrouck Park with performers, a children’s table, vendors and food. Festival runs from 2-4pm.
Celebrate LGBTQ Pride in Westchester with the LOFT LGBT Community Center. This is a free event and will feature live entertainment, food, family activities, vendors selling merchandise and more.
Join Big Gay Hudson Valley in Poughkeepsie on First Friday – June 3rd – as we kick off LGBTQ Pride month with a FREE night out. Featuring live entertainment, great music, and spectacular views of the Hudson River this event will bring the region’s LGBTQ-focused orgnaziations together to share what they’ve got happening this gay pride and upcoming summer season.
Doors to this FREE event open at 8:30pm so come on out and celebrate the start of gay pride month with a Stoli cocktail from the fabulous bartenders at Shadows. At 10:00pm the celebration will continue with live cabaret entertainment from some of the hottest names in NYC nightlife: Broody Valentino, Alberto Denis, and Fan Cy Feast. Following the show the fun will continue late into the night with a fun lounge vibe and great beats that will have you beaming with PRIDE!
Join fellow HVCS supporters and lovers of fine accessories and fashion at Victorinox’s “Shop for a Cause” night on Thursday, June 16, 2016. From 6 to 8 pm, enjoy complimentary appetizers and beverages while browsing Victorinox’s collection. They’ll donate 10% of your purchase to HVCS–while you walk away with great gifts for grads or summer weddings. (And why not pick up something nice for yourself, since you’re being so charitable?)
Victorinox is located on Retail Level 2 in the Westchester Mall in downtown White Plains.
Thanks to everyone who walked, ran, volunteered, supported and sponsored the 2016 Hudson Valley AIDS Walk and 5K run on Saturday, May 7th! It was a great day despite a little rain with plenty of music, food, and outdoor fun. We also had a very special afterparty, “Heels for Hope,” later on at the Firemen’s Exempt Association.
Here’s a look back at the big event, thanks to videographer Nijinsky De La Cruz and photographer Tracey Buzzanco.
We’re turning up the springtime heat with two amazing events to bookend the Big Event (our Hudson Valley AIDS Walk & Run, which happens on Saturday, May 7, 2016).
One week before the Wall/Run, join us for “Get Your Shirt Together!” a new pre-registration party at Chill Wine Bar in Beacon. Wear your funniest t-shirt (it’s OK if it’s inappropriate!) to enter the Funniest T-Shirt Contest, with prizes for the overall funniest, best duo or group shirts, and most vulgar. Your fellow guests will be the judges so go with your most crowd-pleasing tee!
Plus, if you’re a registered Walker or Runner you can pick up your official 2016 t-shirt in advance, or register on the spot and get your tee and fundraising packet all at once. Donate $5 and have access to the Shirt Decorating Bar, which will be stocked with paint, markers, stick-on jewels, and other fun items.
DJ duo Prephab plays fun dance music and classics, and a portion of your bar tab will be donated to the AIDS Walk/Run. There is a $5 suggested donation at the door.
After the Walk/Run, join us at River Station, a waterfront restaurant in downtown Poughkeepsie, for Heels for Hope, the official AIDS Walk/Run afterparty featuring a drag showcase and a new dinner buffet! For $40, enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet and reserve your seat for the cavalcade of drag performers. Stick around after the show for dancing with Prephab and Superior Sounds. Seating is limited and there will only be a few standing-room show-only tickets available at the door, so head on over to http://heelsforhope2016.eventbrite.com for advance tickets!
GET YOUR SHIRT TOGETHER for the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk & Run!
at Chill Wine Bar in Beacon
Friday, April 29, 2016 8 pm – midnight
with DJ music by Prephab
Funny T-Shirt Contests: wear your funniest, most vulgar, or most clever group t-shirts and you could win! Prizes for Funniest Shirt, Most Vulgar Shirt, and Group or Team Shirts (2 or more coordinating shirts).
Door Prizes & Raffle!
Registered Walkers and Runners can pick up their AIDS Walk/Run shirts that night, or register on-the-spot and get your shirt right there – skip the registration line on May 7th!
T-Shirt Decorating Bar — donate $5 per shirt and glam up your AIDS Walk shirt with craft supplies.
$5 suggested donation at the door
Plus Chill will donate a portion of all sales–come for dinner and stay late for drinks! All proceeds to benefit Hudson Valley Community Services’ programs for local people living with HIV/AIDS.
UPDATE: Heels for Hope returns for another night of amazing drag performances, laughter, delicious cocktails and dancing–all to support the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk & Run! Join Prephab, Superior Sounds and HVCS at the Firemen’s Exempt Association (our new venue) for a drag extravaganza!
Please note that the schedule has been revised and there will not be a buffet dinner before the show. All ticket purchases will be refunded. However, the Firemen’s Exempt will have a great bar menu available for purchase.
Tickets at the door: $15 or $10 if you’re wearing your 2016 AIDS Walk/Run shirt. 18+ to enter, 21+ to consume alcohol, of course.
Doors at 8:00 pm
Show at 9:00 pm
All proceeds benefit HVCS’ programs for local people living with HIV/AIDS.
Drag Showcase featuring:
Coco Caine
Diabolique
Katarina Mirage
Valkirie Hail
Victoria Precise
Maxx Pleasur and more performers!
