Best of Hudson Valley Party Photos by Ulysses

October 20, 2011 |By Hudson Valley

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The Stardust Room at Kutsher's Hotel and Country Club — The Stardust Room at Kutsher’s Hotel and Country Club. Kutsher’s was the longest-running resort in the Borscht Belt. Photo by Isaac Jeffreys

Nevele Isaac Jeffreys — The exterior of the Nevele Grande Hotel. Photo by Isaac Jeffreys

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Barb collins cocktail

Orange County Distillery

Spaghetti Alla Carrettiera

Eastwind Oliverea Valley — Photo by Lawrence Braun

On October 17, Hudson Valley hosted the Best Of Hudson Valley Party at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel. Winners and guests flooded the hotel ballrooms for an evening of dancing, food and drinks, and — of course — fun.

thanksgiving home guest room — Adobe Stock / New Africa

Take your party on the road: Producer Neil Berg and snazzy eatery Pier 701 team up to offer guests hor d’oeuvres, a four-course meal, and entertainment by Broadway performers. Dec. 6 is Rita Harvey’s holiday show; on Dec. 13, Berg pays tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John; a special holiday matinée is set for Dec. 14. $95
Pier 701, Piermont. 845-848-2550; www.pier701ny.com

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Recover black slip, $38

As the old Army ballad goes, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.” Today, we’re losing our World War II veterans. In the decade preceding that epic war, however, it was the last members of the Civil War generation who were disappearing. In 1931, nearly eight decades after Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Middletown’s remaining Civil War veterans posed for a photograph during the city’s Grand Army of the Republic parade.

Move over, Aunt Jemima. This Dover Plains company has three types of organic syrup (light, medium, and dark amber) tapped from 25,000 majestic sugar and red maple trees — whose saps are often hailed as the sweetest on earth. A 12-ounce bottle retails for $16.95

Photograph by Christy Cappillino

Photograph by Christy Cappillino

Detail of Grimaldi’s dining room

Grimaldi’s dough slinger Adam Monteverde gives it a whirl

Photograph by Mike Polito

Mary Kay Vrba, director of Dutchess County Tourism (right), was the guest speaker at the county’s chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR) luncheon in March. With Vrba is WCR President Dawne Salamone

On April 27, 435 people attended St. Francis Hospital’s Franciscan Awards Gala at the Grandview Hotel in Poughkeepsie. Hospital President and CEO Jason Barlow (center) stands with the evening’s honorees (from left): Dr. Zubair Khan, Margaret Fitzpatrick, Mary Ritz, and Julie and Richard Corbally

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Members of the Littman family (from left to right): Tyler Finkelstein; Peter Gatof and Bonnie Gatof (née Littman); Connie and David Littman; Sandra Finkelstein (née Littman); Harrison Finkelstein; and Robert Finkelstein

West Point grad and Silver Star Medal recipient Second Lt. Nick Eslinger (second from right) is lauded by (from left) Army Athletic Director Kevin Anderson, Highland Falls Mayor Joe D’Onofrio, and Thayer Hotel Managing Partner Don Sagaria. Eslinger was awarded the medal for heroism in Iraq

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