The Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center

Special Events

Third Annual Spring Gala This Saturday

Our 2010 Gala is set for Saturday, March 13, 6 pm at the Grandview on the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie.

The Gala Committee and the Center's Board of Directors hope you will join us in celebration and support of the Center, an idea whose time has come, whose time is now - and whose vision belongs to all of us.

We are delighted that Senator Tom Duane, the lead sponsor of New York state's marriage equality bill, will be the keynote speaker. We will present several awards to outstanding individuals as we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Center.

Tickets are still available at $125 each. Cocktails and silent auction begin at 6 pm, followed by dinner, dancing and awards. Student tickets are $75 with valid student ID. Click here to order tickets.

Second Annual Sharing the Love Event a Success

Our annual Valentine's Day event has become a really fun and worthwhile evening. Everyone had a great time and the Center collected a phenomenal amount of canned food and items for Angel Food East, Family of Woodstock, and The Queen's Galley. Volunteers like Board members Lance Ringel, Bonnie Wagner and Fred Mayo, plus Rick Foster, Larry Decker, and event coordinator Retts Scauzillo made the evening a hugh success.

DJ John Martin of Superior Sound played music for everyone's taste (from Motown and Elvis to Lady Ga Ga. We all boogied to some of the disco era's biggest and best dance favorites.

Center News & Views

Support the Center with a Gala Journal Ad

The Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center’s annual Gala has become, like the Center itself, an important and integral part of our region. The 2010 Gala, which will take place on Saturday, March 13, at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie, will celebrate the remarkable progress the Center has made in the five years since a determined group first met to outline the dream of a community center for the LGBTQ citizens of the Mid-Hudson Valley. We hope you will join us in that celebration by expressing your congratulations in the Gala’s program journal. Click here for details and rates.

Health Care Provider's Directory Now Online

We often get requests for recommendations about health care providers. We have been working over the last two years to gather information about LGBTQ affirming health care providers. Our members recommended the providers in our directory. We then sent each of them a questionnaire about their practice. We have listed only those providers who returned the questionnaire and indicated that they wished to be listed. We hope you will find this to be a valuable resource. Click here to access the list.

Board of Directors News

Center Elects New Board Members

Pictured below is the Center's new board of directors.

HV LGBTQ Community Center Board of Directors
Pictured left to right in the first row: Genna Suraci, Kathy Friend (Treasurer), Lance Ringel (President), Bonnie Wagner (Vice President), Ginny Apuzzo (Founding President), and Anibal Garcia. In the second row, left to right: Jeff Baltes, Fred Mayo, Leo Vogel, and Rex Butt (Secretary). More...

Interview with Our New Board President

Read the Big Gay Hudson Valley interview with Lance Ringel, new President of our Board of Directors.

This Week at the Center

Women's Discussion Group
Thursday, March 11

Men's Group Discussion
Thursday, March 11

Third Annual Gala
Saturday, March 13

We've Got Google Calendar

Click here for our new Center Events Calendar.

Don't forget to check the Community Calendar for other local events.

Whether you are looking for a place to bank or a place to dine, check out the Center's Business Directory first.

We have business supporters in over twenty categories from Arts and Antiques to Wine and Spirits. Please patronize businesses that support the Center.

Join Team Hudson Valley for 2010 Gay Games

Gay Games VIII will take place in Cologne, Germany, from July 31-August 7, 2010.

Some Center members will be participating. Find out how to join them....

Center Highlights

Not yet a Member? What are you waiting for? Need to Renew your Membership? You can join or renew online, or download a membership form here!

Center Hours: The Center is now open Saturdays for drop-in hours. Stop by between 10AM and 2PM and see what's going on. Also, check out the wonderful food at the Kingston Farmer's Market.