Welcome to the HVGD Gallery!
Hudson Valley Green Drinks is held once a month and here you can read the event highlights of past events. If someone, who shall remain nameless (Marie-Celeste) would remember to get her camera out, there would be a lot more pictures! Every attempt will be made to take more photos in the future to give you more of a feel of the monthly events.
Scroll through past events, most recent first.
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August 2009
Red Devon in Bangall, NY, is an absolutely gorgeous venue. The staff: Kari, Del, Sarah and manager Kelley Jefferson were just terrific. They offered attendees wonderful hors d'oeuvres all night as our Nosh Sponsor and at about 7:45pm, we took a break in the networking to hear Kelley talk to us about the restaurant's green/sustainable mission. Thanks for taking such good care of us!
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| Red Devon Manager, Kelley Jefferson (R) stands with attendees Bria, Maureen and Michael. |
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Whether it was the weather or the far-off location, we didn't have the same numbers at this month's HVGD event. Only 31 of us made the trip. But, by having such a small number, it was really manageable and the conversations were really fabulous.
We did something a little different this month too. Marie-Celeste (HVGD's organizer) had asked each attendee to think about "his/her story" and each sported a little ice-breaker tag like "My story is: bizarre", ".... not to be believed" .... "1 of 8 million in the naked city".... (Yes, some were silly but they were conversation starters, remember?) After Kelley's presentation, three lucky winners were picked to share their stories with the whole group. Chris Harp and Grai Rice each had their names picked and they shared how they came to be beekeepers and Andi Weiss Bartczak shared with us how she became an environmental consultant.
Visit Red Devon Market Bar and Restaurant at 108 W. Hunns Lake Road, Bangall, NY 12506 and check them out online at http://www.reddevonrestaurant.com/
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| HVGD Members Gail beverly and John Garesche enjoy a chat and a beverage at the bar of Red Devon. |
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| Andi was one of the winners that got to share her story with the whole group. Serendipity brought her to where she is today: an environmental consultant. |
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July 2009
July found us north in Saugerties and our restaurant host, New World Home Cooking (http://www.ricorlando.com/nwhchome.html) did a terrific job taking care of our 50 or so attendees. It was a slightly strange month for attendance though. At least half were new to Green Drinks. What happened to all our local regulars?
Several door prizes were given out as usual but this month, they included a $25 gift certificate to Aroma Thyme Bistro. Aroma Thyme will be hosting HVGD in September so be sure to save-the-date... which of course you should be doing every month! http://www.aromathymebistro.com/
There was no formal structure to July's networking. Just mixing and mingling over delicious food as many could be seen enjoying a full dinner while chatting with fellow attendees.
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| Carolyn and Erin |
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| Marcus, of Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville, makes a community announcement to the group. |
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| Networking at New World Home Cooking. |
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| More networking in our private room with a view of the garden. |
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June 2009
Well, SPEED networking a la hvgd was a huge success. We were hosted this month by Terrapin at their catering space at the Dinsmore State Park Golf Course in Staatsburg (http://www.terrapinrestaurant.com/). We also had a partial Exilir sponsor, the eco-luxurious 360 Vodka (http://www.vodka360.com/ageverify.php?accesscheck=index.php), which provided the vodka so Terrapin could prepare one of their specialty cocktails: a pomogranite martini, at a special Green Drinks price. Marie-Celeste received numerous emails from attendees post event saying how much they preferred this format. Now we'll have to think of ways to incorporate it a bit into future events. And thank you so much to the 1/3 of the attendees who remembered to bring their winter hats - you were such good sports!
So the SPEED networking worked this way: people sat in groups of three. You were given a topic to help jump start the conversation and you were left to chat for 12 minutes. At the end of the first session, two of the three people changed groups so everyone sat with new people for each session. New topic, repeat. Four sessions took place total and some would stick to the topic, others let the conversation meander in an organic way but it was all good.
The feedback was that this forced people out of their shyness, that they talked to more people, meaningfully, with this format more than they had at other events. That's great!
Many thanks to our door volunteers: Jane Wilcox, Stephanie Stanczak, Mary Busch, Raina and Amber Hinds (have to check my notes to make sure I didn't miss anyone.) Marie-Celeste also asked friends of hers, Monica and her daughter Natalia to stay at the door to check-in late arrivals to be able to let the volunteers participate in the SPEED networking. Thanks for the continued support from Luminary Publishing, Inc. and Chronogram www.chronogram.com, with Jason Stern and intern Rachel Carey in attendance.
June Attendance "Report"
51 people total participated in the SPEED networking session which included:
five door volunteers,
two representatives from Chronogram,
two HVGD members,
one guest (a legislator from that district)
one "I owe you" to Christa (she got stuck at the door where she volunteered in Gardiner for two shifts)
37 people actually paid their $5 so that's.... three people that owe for two, next month.
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| Being great sports, these attendees brought their winter hats to help them get in the mood for this segment of the SPEED networking. |
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| SPEED networking during the "you're on a chairlift..." segment. |
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| Rockscaper, Phyllis Silvers, was such a good sport - that's some winter hat! |
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| Marie-Celeste's friend Monica and her daughter Natalia, were a great help at the door during the SPEED networking. |
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| You're never too young to start networking if you have something you want people to know about! |
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| Our room, set up for our SPEED networking session. |
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May 2009
What a fabulous night! The weather gods were with us as our very full house spilled out to the patio area by the chimenea to enjoy chatting fire-side well into the evening.
Host restaurant Red Rooster Cafe in Gardiner did a bang-up job taking care of the more than 66+ attendees.
Lauren Tamraz, Sharon Nichols and Anne Rogers were on hand from EatLocalFood.org with a large area map displaying true locavore limits to eating locally. Lauren did a terrific 15min presentation on their efforts - getting you in touch with your local growers being part of those efforts. Several attendees made a point of telling Marie-Celeste that they really enjoyed the talk and that Lauren did a good job. Thanks EatLocalFood.org for adding the informative, educational element to our regular networking session.
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Marie-Celeste had lots of help at the door this month: Susan Mitchell, Wendie Reid, Stephanie Stan..., Dr. Christa Whiteman and Jane Wilcox. Rachel Bianucci and Amber Hinds helped take photos of our networking session. Every set of hands helped - immensely, so thank you!
Their names drawn during Talk Fest, five attendees will have their profiles online shortly. Check them all out at: http://www.hvgreendrinks.org/hvgdattendees.html
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April 2009
Our one year anniversary party!
Between 40 and 50 people came out to celerate our birthday and much cake was eaten (yes, I know that was bad grammar, but I liked the sound of it ;-)
We were at Il Continori Restaurante in the Village of Wappingers Falls and the networking was excellent as usual.
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March 2009
There were easily over 70 people in attendance and we enjoyed another successful HVGD event!
Though the brewery was a wee bit cool and as long as you didn't mind the smell of "beer and boys" as one attendee called it, good networking could be overheard all evening. We took a break in the networking around 7:35pm to give out the door prizes, Living Like Ed was the book, The 11th Hour DVD, a $25 gift certificate courtesy of Aroma Thyme Bistro and a skin care gift package offered by Dina and Ron Bisbing (full info to be updated shortly) and then just after 8pm, Tommy Keegan took about 1/2 the group to the far side of the brewery where he presented a fun "tour" of the brewery and explained the beermaking process.
Many thanks to our door volunteers, KayCee of Awesome Farms in Tivoli, Peggy Atwood of Catskill Mountain Domes and Steve Ladin. Thanks for the continued support from Luminary Publishing, Inc. and Chronogram www.chronogram.com, with Jason Stern and staffer Mario Torchino in attendance.
See you next month for our 1st anniversary party!
March Attendance "Report"
55 people paid their admission plus the following non-paying guests:
four guests from a future hosting restaurant,
three door volunteers,
two representatives from Chronogram,
two HVGD members,
Marie-Celeste - HVGD's organizer
In addition to the known 67 attendees this month at least half a dozen people slipped through without us collecting their admission. Every month there are always people that for whatever reason don't pay their admission. Please help keep HVGD going by contributing the $5 - it covers the costs of running HVGD.
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| Networking in full swing at March's HVGD event. |
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| A cluster of HVGD attendees in the brewery at Keegan Ales. |
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| Jason Stern (center - colorful hat), Publisher of Chronogram chats with HVGD attendees at March's networking event. |
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| Rob and Lori posing for the camera in front of one of the many fermentation tanks in the brewery. |
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February 2009
I don't have an exact count for attendance this month, but there were between 60 and 70 attendees with many, many new faces! Welcome to all and I hope everyone enjoyed excellent networking.
Chill wine bar (http://www.myspace.com/chillwinebar) was a great spot and even though the space is quite large, people clustered in the middle of the bar leaving the seating areas in front and back for quieter conversation.
Lots of community announcements were made and I'll probably set up a webpage for those because there's lots of cool events coming up.
Regular supporter Bryan Correa-Berger again donated items for raffle prizes so in addition to the book given out by HVGD, The Tomato in America - Early History, Culture and Cookery by Andrew F. Smith, Bryan donated the book Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change by Pat Murphy and Locust Tree Apple Butter Jelly and Locust Tree Concord Jelly. Jim of Chill Wine Bar also donated a bottle of wine. Thanks everyone!
Of course, thank you to the two door volunteers: Emma Gonzalez-Laders of EGL Architecture, PC and Stefanie Stanczak who is a SCA Intern/Biodiversity Educator at Norrie Point.
Some housekeeping items: we discussed HVGD changing formats - bouncing only between two cities and not moving around the Hudson Valley so much to reduce driving. Well, only one hand showed interest so looks like HVGD will continue to be on the move!
We also discussed carpooling and there was enough interest to justify investigating it so I'll register HVGD events on www.rideshare.us.
I've already posted the March event at Keegan Ales at:
http://rideshare.us/page.php?next=eventdisplay&lookup=HVGD%203/11
**You are completely and utterly responsible for your own transportation decisions. I am only facilitating those who wish to carpool by registering the events. Be responsible and designate a driver.**
Another great night and I'm looking forward to seeing you all again in Kingston on March 11!
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| Environmental Scientist and Hudson Valley Green Drinks regular attendee Bryan Correa-Berger (center) is surrounded by networkers at February's event at Chill Wine Bar in Beacon |
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| During the networking break, Marie-Celeste took a photo of some of the attendees while a community announcement was being made. |
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January 2009
The third Saturday of each month this winter will be a breakfast/Vassar Winter Market combo and this was the first. Only four brave souls came out on this cold morning for breakfast at 9:00 am at Julies' Restaurant on Raymond Ave. Three of us then headed over to the market where vendors had carrots, turnips, apples, potatoes (including blue ones), baked & baking goods like flour, there were also chutneys, maple syrup, vendors with frozen meats from grass-fed animals, and fresh eggs. Alas, the frozen raspberries weren't for sale - lucky members of the winter share were getting those :-(
It was great seeing this offered in the winter - great for us and great for our local food producers. Hopefully more will join us in February, yes? And please visit the winter markets in your area.
The regular monthly networking session
the 2nd Wednesday of the month offered a great start to the year - there were at least 64 people at January's HVGD networking session!
47 people paid at the door (corrected, final count)
+ 4 volunteers at the door
+ 2 representatives from Chronogram/Luminary Publishing, Inc.
+ 2 kids
+ 3 attendees that I know of that forgot to pay at the door
+ 3 attendees from a restaurant that hosted us in '08
+ the speaker, Richard
+ 1 HVGD member
+ HVGD's Marie-Celeste
Locust Tree in New Paltz was our restaurant host and they did a fabulous job. http://www.locusttree.com/ Marie-Celeste asked them to come up with a "$5 drink special" for our group - and they came up with three - Huguenot-inspired!! The drinks got rave reviews. They offered a vodka and cider drink featuring the eco-luxurious 360 Vodka www.vodka360.com and two made from baby bourbon and rum from our very own Hudson Valley's Tuthilltown Spirits www.tuthilltown.com. They also put together a special $5/item bar menu. Again, fabulous hosts.
HVGD also invited Historic Huguenot Street to do a presentation about the area's historical homes. www.huguenotstreet.org Richard Heyl de Ortiz, the Director of Public Programs spoke for about twenty minutes. He started with the history of the settlement's families then talked about the preservation techniques they employ today, like using local wood for repairs. As a thank you to HHS, a donation to the organization was made from the door fees.
Usually Marie-Celeste gives away an eco-themed book as a door prize (this month, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle) but, thanks to HVGD attendee Bryan Correa-Berger, an additional book was given out (Small is Possible) and a friend of his that runs Beacon Bath and Bubble soap shop donated a bar of luxury soap to give away. Thanks Bryan!
Lots of regular attendees and easily, a third were new to HVGD. Thanks for spreading the word, everyone! As always, a huge thank you to our media sponsor, Luminary Publishing, Inc. and Chronogram www.chronogram.com for their continued support. Two of our door volunteers, Tanya and Tanner said they found out about HVGD thanks to the ad in this month's issue of Chronogram. Also, last but not least, a big thank you to the January volunteers at the door: 6:30-7pm shift: James Porter and Susan Mitchell, 7-7:30pm shift: Tanya Milano and the 7:30-8pm shift: Tanner Snell.
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| A panoramic view of the attendees listening to Richard Heyl de Ortiz (farthest right) speak of Historic Huguenot Street. |
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| Richard Heyl de Ortiz spoke about Historic Huguenot Street and some of it's preservation techniques. |
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| A for-real HVGD networking moment caught on camera! |
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| So many menu choices - each for only $5! (Hope you guys remembered to tip!) Locust Tree created a "special" bar menu just for us. (That's Rachel in the background smiling.) |
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| (L-R) Tony Maresco, Emma Gonzalez-Laders, Claudia Jacobs, Perry Goldschein and Dr. Diane Dembicki |
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| Jason Stern (L), Publisher of Chronogram and President of Luminary Publishing, Inc. (and our generous media sponsor), talks with our resident "Bee Dr." Chris Harp. |
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| (L-R) HVGD Organizer Marie-Celeste Edwards (far left) is joined by (L-R) Ira Chavis, Bryan Correa-Berger and HVGD member Gail Beverly |
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| Little Miss Sylvan, who attended her first HVGD event with her dad, John, in Aug '08 at the patio party, came along this month with her mom Michelle. |
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| Russell Robbins (L) with James Porter. James should be a familiar face to the early birds - he helps out at the door almost every month. Russell brought his daughter this month, Roxanne. She's in the process of figuring out a career path. Hopefully she came away inspired! |
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| HVGD's Organizer, Marie-Celeste Edwards (L) stands with HVGD member Gail Beverly. Gail bought a yearly membership to HVGD last fall and was officially the first to do so. Thanks for the support, Gail! |
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December 2008
We were back at Mahoney's in Poughkeepsie for our year-end Networking Holiday Party.
Over 40 people came out and HVGD treated the attendees to hors d'oeuvres this month. Food is always a welcome treat! Bob Dooley, Mahoney's owner hung out with us and our printed material sponsor Marla Neville of Main Printing in Poughkeepsie joined us.
Alas, Marie-Celeste, HVGD's coordinator, had to leave the festivities early to get back to work but when she left at 8:45pm, there were probably still 30 people busily chatting.
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| Attendees of December's HVGD's Networking Holiday Party at Mahoney's in Poughkeepsie enjoyed quality conversations with like-minded souls over drinks and hors d'oeuvres. |
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November 2008
We had well over 50 people attend the HVGD event in Kingston. We were at The Steelhouse Restaurant in the Rondout District and the networking was focused and long-lasting into the evening.
In addition to the book door prize, Scenic Hudson had several reusable shopping bags that we pulled names for. Of course whenever we'd pull a Scenic Hudson business card out we'd had to try again.... a full contingency from SH was present so many of their own would have won the bags!
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October 2008
Twenty-one people (including Marie-Celeste of HVGD) attended October's networking session at Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville. Owners Marcus and Jaime treated us to some amazing hors d'oeuvres that were sampled from their menu. Again, they were amazing and they just kept them coming!
Because the crowd was smaller than usual, it really gave time for people to really talk to eachother. Some really serious conversations could be overheard - everything from cutting edge building materials to native fruiting plants. Also, many attendees were regulars, having attended many Green Drinks and it was nice seeing a level of familiarity develop between them. People lingered over drinks longer than usual too with the last attendees leaving about 10pm.
The staff was great - smiling, quick and very friendly.
Who could have asked for a better night?
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September 2008
Our special networking and movie night in Newburgh on September 8th was enjoyed by all.
(There is currently an active link on the Times Herald Record website: http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/BIZ/809110318)
Vino100 hosted our networking session on a night that offered great strolling weather along the waterfront. With people already waiting at the door when we promptly opened the event at 6pm, a total of 41 Green Drinkers including me! (Marie-Celeste) enjoyed several organic wines and the delicious hors d'oeuvres while chatting about green roofs, local politics, recycling programs, farming and CSAs, nutrition, sediment trapping.... and that's just what I heard from the door. We had two visitors, reporter John Sullivan from the Times Herald Record and their photographer Mike Rice. We also had Orange County Legislator James Kulisek (6th District) join us for the networking.
After the door prizes were given out and our sponsors and helpers duly thanked, we made our way next door to the Downing Film Center where we watch a private screening of The Future of Food. We had 8 more attendees join just for the film.
The Future of Food is a powerful film. Just as I suspected there would be, upon exiting the theater, I observed a number of stunned and horrified faces. Coming prepared, I handed out an "Action Plan" to all attendees giving them some hope. The action plan will be uploaded shortly - it has several links regarding GMOs that are very helpful.
We had a few no-shows from the list of advanced reservations which made room for the couple of brave people that did show up without reservations so it was almost a full house. Next time though: full payment up-front will be mandatory! The no-shows resulted in a small financial loss on the evening for me - but still worth it in the long run.
Photos will be uploaded as soon as I get them.
Thanks to all that attended in making this special event so much fun.
Best,
MCE
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August 2008
The last minute Patio Party on August 17th, was hosted by HVGD's own Marie-Celeste. Spread over the afternoon, a dozen Green Drinkers stopped by. A "locavore" theme resulted in us enjoying roasted veggies and fruits from both local farmers and attendees' gardens, bread pudding with a delicious orange sauce (see recipe below,) a strawberry-rhubarb pie and a couple of local wines. One of Marie-Celeste's neighbors, Tony, who is a regular attendee at Green Drinks events even brought over shiitake mushrooms - still attached to the oak log which we harvested, cooked and enjoyed at the party!
Next August, the regular session WILL be the patio party!
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| Diane, who works at Adelphi, was first introduced to HVGD at the Dinsmore/Terrapin event. |
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| Amber, who works at Marist College stopped by with bread pudding. |
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| John, from Smith Barney, stopped by with his adorable daughter, Sylvan. (She even helped Marie-Celeste weed the community garden!) |
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| Two regular HVGD attendees Ajax (left, On Belay Business Advisors) and Tony (r) chat with a newcomber, Diane. |
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| Casual networking (l to r): Diane, Karlene, Amber, Jonathan and Tony. |
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| Tony, who works for Spectra Engineering, brought over an oak log which sprouted shiitake mushrooms which we ate at the event! |
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| (From l to r) Amy, Jonathan, Tony and Ajax enjoy talking about everything from politics to marketing to city budgets. |
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| Amber and Tony, engaged in a pretty serious conversation with Jonathan (to the right.) |
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| Jonathan, campaign manager for Smith for Assembly, enjoyed good conversation at his first HVGD gathering. |
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Amber was kind enough to bake a delicious bread pudding for the patio party using many local ingredients. She indulged a request to post the recipe. Thanks Amber!
Ginger-Cranberry Bread Pudding
(Makes 8 servings)
4 cups dried bread cubes
1/3 cup dried cranberries
4 beaten eggs
2 cups milk
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 recipe orange sauce
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In an ungreased 2 quart baking dish, toss together bread and cranberries. In a medium bowl beat together eggs, milk, honey, vanilla, and ginger; pour evenly over bread mixture. Press lightly with a spoon or fork to make sure that the bread has been completely covered by the egg mixture. Bake, uncovered, for 45-50 minutes or until puffed and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool slightly. Serve warm with orange sauce.
Orange Sauce
(Makes 2/3 cup)
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 beaten egg yolk
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
In a small sauce pan melt the butter over low heat. Stir in sugar, egg yolk, and water. Cook and stir for 5 minutes, or until mixture boils and sugar dissolves. Immediately remove from heat and stir in Grand Marnier. Serve warm over bread pudding.
Dried Cranberries
If you have a convection oven, you can dry fruits and vegetables at home. Preheat oven to 140°F, using convection setting. Use only freshly picked cranberries in good condition and not overripe. Blanch cranberries for 15-20 seconds or until skin slightly pops open; shock in an ice water bath. Transfer berries to a parchment paper lined cookie sheet; spread into a single layer. Place cookie sheets in oven. Check berries every two hours for dryness. Drying may take up to 8 hours, depending upon humidity, number of fruit, etc. In order to safely be able to store the cranberries outside of the refrigerator, there must be no moistness left in the middle of the berry. When in doubt, refrigerate.
To make this a local treat, Amber used a baguette from Bread Alone bakery and Ronnybrook milk and Ronnybrook unsalted butter, as well as local eggs, honey, and home-dried cranberries. She prefers to use a multigrain baguette, but French bread may be used, also. To dry the bread, simply buy it one week in advance and let it sit in the paper wrapper; cube before baking. In a pinch, bread can be dried in a large, shallow baking pan for 10 minutes in a 350°F oven (stir twice). One Bread Alone baguette normally yields 7 cups bread cubes.
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August's other event, the "regular" networking session on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, was held in Staatsburg and was fun, with just under 40 people in attendance. Green Drinkers were treated to hors d'oeuvres courtesy of Terrapin Catering at the Dinsmore State Park Golf Course and we enjoyed an amazing view overlooking the Hudson Valley at sunset. With the sun having just dipped below the mountains to the west, Rodney Johnson of the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club of Dutchess County chatted us up about how he got into birding and how the bird club is working with the golf course to maintain valuable, viable habitats for the bird population and small creatures alike. 360 Vodka was a partial Elixir sponsor so we enjoyed a Terrapin specialty drink, Black Currant Lemonade featuring 360 Vodka, at a nice Green Drinker price. The entry fees were donated to the bird club as a thank you.
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| Rodney Johnson of the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club spoke at the August Hudson Valley Green Drinks. Photo thanks to attendee Margi Roberts. |
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July had just slightly over 40 attendees. We were hosted by The Gilded Otter in New Paltz. A little noisy, but during Talk Fest (the break in networking around 8ish pm,) people who had community announcements, job openings, upcoming events they wanted to promote, were able to share. The amp we have isn't like Spinal Tap's, it doesn't go to 11 so we had to speak L O U D L Y!
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June found us in Beacon at The Piggy Bank. A smaller turnout of 16 people gave everyone a chance to introduce themselves, their businesses and make annoucements about upcoming events that might be of interest.
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| Among the attendees was a supporter of the Incline Railway who brought historical maps with him of the Beacon area. |
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For May's HVGD, Kingston was the host city and we hung out at Downtown Cafe on West Strand in the Rondout Historical District. About 40 people checked in and good conversation and smiles seemed to be at the ready all evening.
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Good networking at HVGD's Launch Party!
April 22nd was the Launch Party for Hudson Valley Green Drinks at Mahoney's in Poughkeepsie and it was a fabulous success!
60+ people came out to support eachother and share their passions. In addition to the networking that took place between artists, green business advisors, environmental engineers, farmers, holistic health counselors, HVGD was honored to have two Dutchess County Legislators attend the first event: Rob Rolison and Suzanne Horn.
People started arriving around 6:30pm and the peak seemed to hit about 7:45pm so Marie-Celeste, the coordinator, took to the mic and introduced Green Drinks and its history to the attendees. Bob Dooley, owner of Mahoney's spoke about the building being heated/cooled via geothermal (including the refrigeration and ice-making -- no gray water was used in the ice production ;-)
Jason Stern, Publisher of Chronogram and President of Luminary Publishing, Inc. spoke about the company's focus on community and why they are HVGD's media sponsor. Marla Neville of Main Printing, the Bookworm Sponsor, pulled four names from the basket for the door prizes - two books and two $25 gift certificates to Mahoney's.
A short and sweet presentation, then back to chatting for everyone.
Jessica & Rahkeem manned the check-in counter and Marie-Celeste recorded audio of attendees sharing what their passions were. Some are on-line now (a little more time-consuming than thought). The rest will be uploaded soon.
Scroll down to see photos.
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| The HVGD banner greeted arrivals outside the main entrance of Mahoney's. Photo taken by Kelly Bishop. |
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| Rahkeem and Jessica were terrific help at the check-in desk. |
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| Name tags for those that RSVPed in advance and the check-in sheets ready for first-timers. |
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| Chronogram's Publisher, Jason Stern (left of center) and Chronogram's Editor, Brian Mahoney (center) chat with attendees of Hudson Valley Green Drinks' Launch Party. Photo by Eileen Carpenter courtesy of Chronogram. |
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| Overview of attendees during Talk Fest when the door prizes were being given out. Photo taken by Eileen Carpenter courtesy of Chronogram. |
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| Franc Palaia on the left won one door prize; seated, Marla Neville of Main Printing gets ready to pick another name; Marie-Celeste (in white) gets the basket; and Bob Dooley, owner of Mahoney's is on the right. Photo by Eileen Carpenter courtesy of Chronogram. |
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