A community-wide Shop Local scavenger hunt hosted by The Spotty Dog with participation from dozens of merchants in Hudson. In July 2017, Waldo spotters, young and old, are eligible for prizes throughout the month. The hunt culminates with a grand ceremony held at Spotty Dog where a drawing for grand prizes will be held. Participants will pick up a passport at The Spotty Dog starting July 1st, find Waldo (who is hiding in local businesses), and check off as many as possible in your passport. Happy hunting!

Volume is a FREE reading & music series featuring prose, poetry and a short DJ set. Every second Saturday at 7:00 pm at The Spotty. Books are available for purchase and signing. The next Volume presents Courtney Maum, Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich and Christopher Bollen Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is the author of The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir, named one of the most anticipated books of 2017 by Buzzfeed, BookRiot, and Huffington Post. She lives in Boston where she teaches at Grub Street and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Courtney Maum is the author of the acclaimed novels Touch and I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, and the chapbook Notes from Mexico. Maum’s work has also been published in the New York Times, O Magazine, Tin House, Electric Literature, and Buzzfeed. Christopher Bollen is the author of the new novel The Destroyers, as well as Orient and the critically acclaimed Lightning People. His work has also appeared in GQ, the New York Times, New York magazine, and Artforum. He lives in New York and is the Editor-at-Large at Interview magazine. Followed by a DJ playlist from Amanda Taylor

House and Land is a collaboration of Sarah Louise (VDSQ, Scissor Tail Editions) and Sally Anne Morgan of the Black Twig Pickers (Thrill Jockey). "A haunting sound, showing just how much these musicians can communicate with such sparse arrangements." - Pitchfork

Basilica Hudson and CLMP's festival of literature and food returns with a new time, a new ticket price and a genre-spanning day of affordable food and literary activities. * Celebrate the life and work of a Hudson Valley poetry legend, as we commemorate John Ashbery's 90th birthday. * Join a superstar collection of authors, food writers and chefs for mouthwatering demonstrations, interactive discussions, literary performances and novel conversations, starring: Ann Lauterbach / Robert Polito / Joan Retallack / Dara Wier / Simone White / LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs / Eric Lorberer / Rozanne Gold / Rohan Kamicheril / Matt Lee / Susan Simon Lukas Volger / “Barb the Butcher” (Barbara Fisher) / Crybabies podcast with Sarah Thyre and Susan Orlean * Browse a marketplace of America’s most intriguing small literary publishers and artisanal food makers. * Sample delicious and affordable South Indian cuisine created by Rohan Kamicheril of the popular Tiffin food blog in READ & FEED’S brand-new Community Café