Last year, the newly formed Hudson Pride Foundation organized its first annual parade in less than six weeks. The organization has been making plans for this year's pride festival ever since, and Peter Frank hosted a fundraiser at his beautiful Hudson house last weekend to recruit sponsors and sell early tickets for the weekend's activities, including two Hudson River cruises on June 17; a parade and rally on June 18 followed by a dance party from 5 p.m. - 2 a.m. at Club Helsinki; and a Family Pride festival on Warren Street on June 19 beginning at noon.
Christopher Haupert and interior designer Michael J. Harris who own the ice cream parlor, Lick; Paula Forman with interior designer Todd Gribben, who owns Gris on Warren Street.
Party host Peter Frank with Hudson Pride executive director Martha Harvey.
Slowood furniture designer Jules Anderson with real estate broker and stylist James Male; Veronica Mangione and Jamie Trachtenberg, a psychotherapist who offers youth workshops with Hudson Pride.
Bobby Quidone and Sharon Graubard.
Illustrator Fabio Morelli and textile designer Douglas Bryce; Michael Belanger with jewelry designer and antiquarian Tom Swope.
Writers Scott Baldinger and Sam Pratt; Chatham real estate brokers Chuck & Rochelle Bartolo.
Christopher Haupert with Hudson Pride founder Rich Volo (aka Trixie Starr.)
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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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