
Most residents of Hudson, NY, are architecture buffs, which is why they migrate to this historic city and devote so much time to renovating and decorating their houses. And that's probably why Carrie Haddad Photographs, the gallery at 318 Warren Street, was jammed for the opening of Architectural Photography: from 1860 to the Present, with selections from the Stan Ries Architectural Photograph Collection. Gallery director Melissa Stafford (left with architect/photographer Ritch Holben) was thrilled with the turnout and how seriously the crowd was studying the pictures by artists such as Ansel Adams, Julius Shulman, Norman McGrath, James Anderson and Brassai.


Melinda Gleason with Berkshire Property Agents' Tim Lovett.; writer and real-estate agent Gladys Montogmery with jazz singer Wanda Houston.

Caffe Pomo d'Oro owner Scott Cole with Nathan Hanford.


Hudson blogger John Farley and Paula Superti of the Mark McDonald Gallery; Ann & Don Crews

Ken De Loreto with Sara Kiesel.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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