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Friday, May 20th, 2016Pride Along the Hudson Kick-off Party
Friday, May 20th, 2016Happy Gay Pride Month Hudson Valley!
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!
Hudson Valley AIDS Walk & Run Photos & Video
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016Thanks 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.
Hudson Valley AIDS Walk Pre- and After-Parties
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
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!
Scheduled to perform:
Katarina Mirage
Valkirie Hall
Victoria Precise
Coco Caine
Max Pleasure
with hosts Ryan Doughty and Kiley J. Winn!
Hudson Valley AIDS Walk Pre-Party: Funny T-Shirt Contest
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016GET 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.
Heels for Hope: Drag Showcase & AIDS Walk Afterparty
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
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!
Dancing after the show
Hosted by Ryan Keith and Kiley J. Winn
Photos from “Drag Brunch” 2016
Monday, March 21st, 2016-
- John Martin from Superior Sounds
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- HVCS Board President Andrew Evans (2nd from right) with friends
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- Anita Lay
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- Anita Lay
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- Avi Munster
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- Avi Munster
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- Avi Munster, Anita Lay and JoJo Gerard
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- Avi interacts with the audience.
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- Avi and a Gunk Haus patron
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- Avi’s “Mannequin”
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- Avi strikes a pose
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- Becki plays “Match Game”
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- Patrick and Stephan from Big Gay Hudson Valley with contest winners
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- Caftans and big hats were the outfit for the day
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- Contest winners!
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- Gunk Haus patrons
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- The entire “cast” of Drag Brunch
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- Gunk Haus patrons
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- Playing “Match Game”
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- Audience participation
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- Drag Brunch’s home at Gunk Haus
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- Trixie Starr reads “Match Game” responses
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- JoJo Gerard
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- JoJo Gerard
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- JoJo Gerard in furs
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- Ginny Schneider (HVCS’ Director of Client Services) competes against Patrick from BGHV, with Trixie
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- Patrick from BGHV
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- Trixie calls out “Match Game” questions
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- A mermaid with Avi
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- Long-time volunteer Zelesther plays Match Game (with an inside joke as his answer)
Special thanks to Tracey Buzzanco for taking photos!
Drag Brunch 2016 was made possible by Gunk Haus, Superior Sounds, and Big Gay Hudson Valley. Thank you for all your support!
Drag Brunch Almost Sold Out + “Best Look” Contest from BGHV
Monday, March 14th, 2016
There are only a few tickets left for HVCS’ Drag Brunch 2016! This event has sold out every year and we expect the same situation for Sunday’s big show. If you’ve been waiting, now’s the time to hop on over to Eventbrite to snag your tickets!
And, to add to the fun, our friends and supporters at Big Gay Hudson Valley hope YOU the audience will have just as much fun as our drag-tastic performers! They’re giving away two pairs of tickets to their upcoming event to the two “Best Gender Bender Looks” at Drag Brunch. Don your best gender-switcheroo outfit or bend your gender outfit to the extreme and you might win a pair of tickets to see “Nasty Drew & That Harder Boy: The Mystery of the Family Jewels” in Rosendale on Saturday, April 16th. Outfits will be judged by our performers TRIXIE STARR, JOJO GERARD, ANITA LAY and AVI MUNSTER, so dress to impress!
Learn More About BGHV’s upcoming show:
Great jumping catfish! Someone has snatched Lady Dubois’ cherished family jewels! Never fear, stripper sleuths Nasty Drew and That Harder Boy are on the case. Watch as they hunt for clues, ward off menacing suspects and loosen up a few buttons of their own on their search to find the dastardly diamond deviant.
Presented by Big Gay Hudson Valley and GayHudson.com, Nasty Drew & That Harder Boy: The Mystery of the Family Jewels is written and produced by Chris Harder (who you may remember from BGHV’s annual burlesque cabaret, HUNG With Care). This queer and campy “whodunit” play features some of NYC’s hottest names in burlesque, drag and circus performance.
Learn more and watch the trailer online at www.BigGayHudsonValley.com/NastyDrew
HIV Crisis Among Hispanic MSM
Monday, February 29th, 2016
The Latino Commission on AIDS and the Hispanic Health Network just released this infographic on the HIV crisis among Hispanic/Latino men. This comes on the heels of the CDC’s recent release of a study which says that 1 in 4 Hispanic MSM (men who have sex with men) are estimated to be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime.
“While Latinos are 17% of the US population, they accounted for 24% of all HIV infections in 2014. In 2014, every 54 minutes a Latino MSM was diagnosed with HIV in the United States and US territories.” Read more here.
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
September 27
In 2008 the National Association of People with AIDS launched this observance day.