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The Spotty Dog

I am here for Friends

About Me

I am a bookstore, an art supply store, a cafe, and a bar - all in one. I live at 440 Warren Street in the lovely town of Hudson, NY. I enjoy hosting book signings, craft days, movie screenings, trivia nights, and almost any other book or art (or beer!) themed event that comes my way.Come by at 6:15 any Thursday night to watch a movie in our lounge.
Every other Tuesday night, you can catch Spotty Trivia starting at 6:30. Come by to compete -- or heckle!
Our hours:
Sunday - Wednesday: 11-6ish
Thursday: 11-8:30ish (Movies play every week, starting at 6:15)
Friday & Saturday: 11-9ish
For the month of March, come by every Sunday at 1:00 for free crafts for kids!

My Interests

Books, art, music, beer, coffee, fine teas, nice ceilings, historic buildings, gentrification, cow novelty gift items, local business, Tomburling!, social sciences, local history, Moleskines, Harry Potter, snowy days, mystery, barflies, firehouses, Skye, McSweeney's.

I'd like to meet:

Book-lovers, artists, beer drinkers, tiny dogs, dilettantes, derelicts, geniuses, coffee connoisseurs, lovers, haters (sometimes), locals, ex-pats, troubled youth, musicians, authors, and whoever else comes through my door.

Music:

Come by most Friday night to catch free live performances from local musicians.

Movies:

We play movies every Thursday at 6:15 on the wall of our lounge. We pick our favorites from the past and present, near and far.
Recent films have included... The Seventh Seal, The Wickerman, Jason & the Argonauts, All About Eve, The Mission, Don't Look Now, Gojira, A Fistful of Dollars, Dr. Strangelove, The Sword of Doom, Venus, Amorres Perroes, Aguirre, Jesus' Son, Throne of Blood...
Upcoming Schedule:

3/6 - When We Were Kings
3/13 - LEBOWSKI ROLL - Big Lebowski at 6:15 followed by Chatham Bowl field trip at 9:30!
3/20 - Jules Et Jim
3/27 - Vernon, FL
4/3 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
4/10 - Streetcar Named Desire
4/17 - The Killers
4/24 - The Lives of Others
5/1 - Cool Hand Luke
5/8 - Angels With Dirty Faces
5/15 - Bonnie And Clyde
5/22 - Scotland, PA

Books:

Plenty to go around.

Heroes:

City Lights, Brookline Booksmith, RJ Julia's, Shakespeare and Co.

My Blog

ROCK SHOW 8:00 THIS FRIDAY AUGUST 24th!

Sonic adventurerers would be remiss in not attending this Friday's performances of five bands from both near and far.  Featuring everything from solo acoustic guitar to droney collectives, t...
Posted by The Spotty Dog on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:06:00 PST

Spotty Events This Week!

Tuesday night at six, come by for our second trivia night! The winning team earns a bar tab, so be ready to dominate for free beer!  Get a team of four together, or else come and scout for the sm...
Posted by The Spotty Dog on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:22:00 PST

Come see "Jason and the Argonauts" 4/12 at 6:00!

Spotty Film Screenings continue at 6:00 tonight with "Jason and the Argonauts", the 1963 Harryhausen classic.  Come on down and check it out - we will  be projecting this masterpiece onto th...
Posted by The Spotty Dog on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:54:00 PST