This Saturday is Winter Walk. Created and produced by the Hudson Opera House (now known as Hudson Hall) since 1997, the event this year is being produced by the Foundry at Hudson, a Galvan affiliate.
Many of the things we've come to expect from Winter Walk will be back--the window decorating contest, Santa Claus giving out free books to children, Santa's Village in Seventh Street Park, Trixie Marie Klauzone, Santa's bitter ex-wife, and fireworks to mark the end of the festive evening. There will also be some new things, among them two performance stages, one at the corner of Third and Warren, the other at the corner of Fifth and Warren. What will happen on these stages is described in a press release issued yesterday.
The performers on the two new Winter Walk stages are both local to the region and from New York City. On one stage, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, which has its roots in the city of Hudson, will perform feats of acrobatics and clowning, along with Forro in the Dark, a percussive ensemble from Brooklyn performing music from Brazil. Two bands from the Capital Region will be featured on the other Winter Walk stage, including Doc Horton and the Jay Street Band, performing holiday hits and tunes from the Motown Era, along with Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra, a twelve-piece performing upbeat Latin dance music. Beyond these stages, over dozens of street and in-store performers will also participate, contributing more music, more theatrics, and more fun to the night.
Another thing to look for, if you haven't already noticed, are the decorations at 400 State Street. The windows of the venerable Hudson Almshouse, constructed in 1818 and now owned by the Galvan Foundation, are filled with tinsel streamers and illuminated with colored lights.
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| Photo: Lance Wheeler |
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