Dr. Strangelove tonight! at the Bardavon
February 17, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Share Tweet Tonight at the Bardavon Opera House on Market street in the heart of Weird Poughkeepsie the Classic Strange and Hilarious and Dark and Irreverent Masterpiece by the Master of Weird, Stanley Kubrick’s DR. STRANGELOVE! the event starts at 7:00 pm with a recital on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ by:Juan Cardona Jr. Followed by [...]
Hahn Farm Salt Point Fall Festival
October 15, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Share Tweet One of our favorite Farms and Farmstands is the venrable HAHN FARM located at the junction of Salt Point Turnpike and Netherwood Road….. a beautiful ride to a beautiful farm that is only minutes away from downtown Poughkeepsie. Wonderful heirloom pumpkins are grown on this family farm that has been in business for [...]
The Hammonasset Line
Share Tweet a new and good friend to Weird Poughkeepise,Gregory Baily, has been a valuable help in researching certain properties and now we have him researching the Mysterious Poughkeepsie Standing Stone. Along the way he came across this very intriguing article about the Hammonasset Line, a collection of stone markers that travels all the way [...]
Headless Horseman Hayride
August 18, 2011 by admin · 2 Comments
Share Tweet Well it’s getting around that time of the year when the evenings cool and the Crows begin to gather and all our thoughts turn to Halloween in our beloved Haunted Valley. One of our favorite events is the Headless Horseman Hayride in Ulster Park. It, for many reasons is best suited for our [...]
New York Times and the Hudson Valley Movement
August 5, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Share Tweet Well here is a great article originally published in the NY Times that supports what we here at Weird Poughkeepsie have been saying for a while now. A better quality of life and a much more diverse landscape to set that life in. Here you can make your own rules create your own [...]
Hairdresser’s Disco Ball & Fantasy Hair Show
July 27, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Share Tweet This should be loads of Weird Poughkeepsie fun….. We shall be attending and so should you Time Sunday, August 7 · 7:00pm – 11:00pm Location Poughkeepsie Tennis Club 135 South Hamilton Street Poughkeepsie, NY Join AIDS-Related Community Services (ARCS) for a brand new fundraising event on Sunday, August 7th! Four Star Salon Services [...]
Ghosts of the Bardavon Opera House by : ~ Donna V., Bardavon Evening House Manager
July 12, 2011 by admin · 5 Comments
Share Tweet Despite the pretty façade, like anything else, go another layer underneath and the Bardavon will reveal its aging energy. Dusty paths behind the mechanical equipment in the basement and beneath the upholstered orchestra, the theater will whisper ghost stories that seep from the basement doors and old rooms once used decades ago. Above [...]
New Reviewer: Mike O.
July 11, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Share Tweet Glad to have Mike O. on-board even if he does not know it yet, but I think he and you dear readers will love his withering alliterations and spot on reviews Wappinger Buffet 1488 Route 9 Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 (845) 297-1488 Category: Buffets 1.0 star rating 4/9/2011 A cautionary tale of roach-kissed [...]
Art Homes Essay
July 11, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Share Tweet Victorian Artist Houses of Poughkeepsie The Victorians were cosmopolitan people on the cutting edge of technology for their time. They integrated objects and concepts from many cultures around the globe into the decor of their homes, both interior and exterior. Moving from gas light to electrical luminescence they were quick to adopt means [...]
Happy 100th Birthday Vincent Price
May 27, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Share Tweet Today would have been Vincent Price’s 100th birthday. He has and always will be a major influence on myself as well as another Weird Poughkeepsie native Ed Wood Jr. So take a moment today in this most Haunted Hudson Valley to raise a glass to the Master of Macabre Merriment and Connoisseur of [...]
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