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September 28, 2020

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Alison Rooney

Alison Rooney

Arts Editor

Rooney has been writing for The Current since its founding in 2010. An accomplished playwright, she has lived in Cold Spring since 1999. She is a graduate of Binghamton University, where she majored in history. Location: Cold Spring. Languages: English. Area of Expertise: Arts

Arts & Leisure
Jebah Baum

Familiar, Yet Different

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | 3 hours ago

Printmaker’s process leaves much to chance

Philipstown News
Leonora Burton

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Leonora Burton

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | 4 hours ago

The proprietor of The Country Goose reveals some colorful family history

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The Ember Ensemble

Boscobel Returns to Live Performance

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | September 25, 2020

Choral group scheduled for Saturday

artist next door
Mark Darnobid

The Artist Next Door: Mark Darnobid

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | September 21, 2020

Tattoos for seashells, and other maritime adventures

Arts & Leisure
Depot Theatre outdoor stage

Depot Theatre Gets Back on Track

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | September 21, 2020

Plans performances on newly renovated plaza

Arts & Leisure
Katie Bissinger

5 Questions: Katie Bissinger

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | September 5, 2020

New owner of Ballet Arts Studio

Arts & Leisure
Yali Lewis with her daughter, Liora, outside Lewis & Pine

Testing Her Mettle

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 31, 2020

New mom cautiously reopens Beacon shop

Arts & Leisure
Adam Osterfeld (right) with Steve Burns,

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Adam Osterfeld

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 31, 2020

A local teacher with an animated past

Arts & Leisure
Anthropica

The Apocalypse, with Laughs

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 31, 2020

Cold Spring writer publishes second novel, 20 years later

Something You Don't Know About Me
Saugestad with Punguin

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Vibeke Saugestad

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 25, 2020

Stuck at home, Beacon resident made a new friend

Arts & Leisure
RVAC-Laura Kaufman

The Artist Next Door: Laura Kaufman

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 24, 2020

Cold Spring resident uses traditional basket-weaving techniques, adds steel

Arts & Leisure
riverwinds gallery

A Bittersweet Farewell

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 24, 2020

Gallery to close in Beacon after 17 years

Arts & Leisure
Sascha Mallon

The Artist Next Door: Sascha Mallon

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 17, 2020

Artist-in-residence at Mount Sinai Hospital

Arts & Leisure
Richard Saunders at Hudson Rogue

Something You Don’t Know About Me: Richard Saunders

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 17, 2020

A framer looks back at his time in the clouds

Arts & Leisure
Todd Giudice and Chris Peifer

That Philipstown Sound

By Alison Rooney, Arts Editor | August 17, 2020

Guitarist records first album after 30 years of playing for others

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