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Contents

Tom Allen:
The Missing Pages
by Steve Ambler

In Hudson
Art and Music Bloom
by Briana Doyle

Village Theatre
Bloodshot Review
by Kathryn Lamb

Pagoda Starling
Drops Magpie Molly

Hudson Film Society
Is in Its 17th Year
by Clint Ward

Red Riding Hood
Panto Review
by Kathryn Lamb

Microbrasserie Cardinal
Brews Live Music and Beer

Arts Hudson
Resumes Publication
by Bert Markgraf

War Memorial Library
Bunker Art Sale
by Kathryn Lamb

Chamber Music
Sords-Duvall
by Steve Ambler

Erica Teaches Music
in St. Lazare
by Bert Markgraf

Chamber Music Series
Dolin Quartet
by Steve Ambler

Canadian Artist Leo Schimanszky
Immortalises Scan
by James Parry

Hudson Chamber Music Series
39th Season
by Steve Ambler

Finnegan's Market
A Eulogy
byKathryn Lamb

Hudson Chamber Music Series
Recital by Lara Deutsch and Adam Cicchillitti
by Steve Ambler

Renovations for Six
A Fun(d) Raising Comedy at Village Theatre
by Kathryn Lamb

Carmen Marie Fabio
Creates Wind Chimes
by James Parry

Hudson Chamber Music Series
Glorious Strings
by Steve Ambler

Puppet Making Workshop for Kids
from the Hudson Players Club

Hudson Chamber Music Series
Lara Deutsch and Adam Cicchillitti
by Steve Ambler

Shows Back at Village Theatre
Strawberries in January
by Kathryn Lamb

Greenwood Activities
Music and StoryFest

Coronicles - 4
Living with COVID

by Art MacDonald

Theatre at Jack Layton Park
Macbeth
by Kathryn Lamb

Theatre at Greenwood
Every Brilliant Thing
by Kathryn Lamb

The Amazing Art of Gardens
and Some Fabulous Painters Who Immortalized Them

by James Parry

Stress and Climate Change
Leo Schimanszky reflects on both

by James Parry

Hudson Film Festival
Available Everywhere in Canada

by Clint Ward

A Story for the Birds
Quite literally!

by James Parry

Hudson Area Artists
Enhance Their Online Presence

by Bert Markgraf

Hudsonite Paul Winstanley's Children's Book
Four Silk Roads

by James Parry

Coronicles - 3
Wrestling Covid to the Ground

by Art MacDonald

The Room Below
Panto Retrospective

by Kathryn Lamb

Doing Theatre Online
During Covid-19

by Kathryn Lamb

Conspicuous Consumption
During COVID-19

by James Parry

Hudson Gallery Plus
Now Online

by Bert Markgraf

Shernya Vininsky
Passion for Horses

by James Parry

Coronicles - 2
COVID, Surfing the Second Wave

by Art MacDonald

Barbara Farren
Our First Nations Sisters and Brothers

by James Parry

Greenwood StoryFest
by Audrey Wall

Hudson Arts Roundup
byKathryn Lamb

Coronicles - 1
Tales from the Great Pandemic

by Art MacDonald

Hudson Village Theatre - 2020 Summer

by Kathryn Lamb

Theatres are still in a deep freeze but Hudson Village Theatre is looking at ways to help Hudsonites celebrate summer.

 

As we slowly awaken from three months of enforced confinement, and step by step reassume some of our former activities- (whether that might be work, shopping, or family visits,) some things are still far from normal, and won’t be for a long time yet. Every day, I meet or hear of others who are affected in ways that I could not possibly have imagined.

How does a live theatre company handle a situation in which people are confined to their homes, not permitted to stand or sit closer than 2 meters from another person, and forced to wear face-covering masks in any public venue? An impossibility, whichever way you look at it.

Talking to Kalina Skulska and Dean Patrick Fleming from the Hudson Village Theatre, they are thinking a lot about what they can do to make their audiences truly feel better, and are looking at options. “Our chief desire is to keep our artists safe, and our public safe and confident”. At the same time, they are keeping in close touch with a network of theatres across the country who are in the same boat. There is much sharing as everyone awaits the latest government directives to help them decide what to postpone and what to cancel. At present, in Hudson, shows in July and August are cancelled, and autumn is still an unknown. It is heartbreaking to cancel a show, for the artists and production crew most of all, but also for the patrons and the wonderful volunteers who happily sign up to offer their time each season.

The theatre is in close contact with the Town of Hudson. “The town is a good support”, they tell me, “and we are going to need them”. The theatre is also trying to stay in touch with their patrons through shared (via the internet) “staff picks” of interesting on-line presentations.

And of course in these difficult times, the theatre must continue to fundraise, It is pleased to announce a $50,000 “matching” campaign, so that every dollar donated, up to $50,000, will be matched by a generous patron and supporter.

In the middle of everything that has been happening, Artistic Director Dean Patrick Fleming made the big move from Montreal to Hudson. And now, as an official Hudsonite, he promised me , ”We would like to do something for this town, to feel better and celebrate summer!” I am sure we can take him at his word, so stay tuned. An announcement should be coming soon.