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News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

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Alison Rooney

Alison RooneyArts Editor

Rooney was the arts editor for The Current since its founding in 2010 through April 2024. A playwright, she has lived in Cold Spring since 1999. She is a graduate of Binghamton University, where she majored in history.

Alison Rooney, holding one of the last of her nearly 2,000 Current articles Photo by Brooke Phillips
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Reporter’s Notebook: Bye Bye, Byline

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Our intrepid arts editor bids farewell

Charlotte Bowen during rehearsal Photo by Kekoa Baysa
Posted inArts & Leisure

Fantastic Phantom

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 12, 2024April 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon Players to perform ‘king of all musicals’

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5 Questions: Jamie Mulligan

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 5, 2024April 4, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Director of “The Beacon Monologues”

A student performs at a workshop led by Jessica Giannone (background). Photo by Ross Corsair
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Teaching with Shakespeare

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

HVSF brings workshops to school, and begins final tour

Posted inArts & Leisure

Chicago Comes to Cold Spring

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 15, 2024March 27, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane Drama to perform saucy musical

A rendering shows the proposed renovation of the former Park Theater in Newburgh.
Posted inArts & Leisure

Big Spaces for Newburgh Art

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 8, 2024February 15, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

‘Arts instigator’ hopes to transform former bank and theater

putnam playwrights
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Down to Earth

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 1, 2024March 14, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Theater alliance debuts new play

Clockwise from top left: Michael Short, Don Romaniello, Lisa Pertoso, Joanna Castle Miller, TJ Del Reno, Isabel Hagen
Posted inArts & Leisure

Comedy at the Chapel

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Venue will host improv group, stand-up

Posted inArts & Leisure

Darkness in the Details

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Artist tackles weighty topics with a hint of whimsy

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Sticks and Poles

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Sculptor rejoins wood left by the wayside

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A Test Case for Abuse Law

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 26, 2024January 30, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Author to discuss memoir of sister’s prosecution for killing partner

Celia Reissig at Stanza Books in Beacon
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Writer Next Door: Celia Reissig

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Writer finds refuge in art

Shadow Witch Photo by Kristin Troost Hall
Posted inArts & Leisure

An Evening of Heavy Metal

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 19, 2024March 7, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The Yard to host festival of live music, art and weed

Lucia Perry, Stephanie Hepburn (in bed) and Patricia Fischer Photos provided
Posted inArts & Leisure

Local Playwright Revives 1983 Award Winner

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 19, 2024March 7, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison resident will direct production at Depot Theatre

Village Halloween Parade NYC 1986 by Tony Cenicola
Posted inArts & Leisure

Photos to Remember

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Group show to open at Howland

Posted inArts & Leisure

T is For Trombone

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Joe Fiedler takes the slide to unexpected places

Jeff Golden
Posted inArts & Leisure

Reclaiming the Sacred

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon writer wins Nautilus Book Awards grand prize

Sharkey McEwen and his son, Ben
Posted inArts & Leisure

Father, Son and Many Musical Friends

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 29, 2023January 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Sharkey & the Sparks to perform at Towne Crier

Posted inArts & Leisure

Taking Her Art to the World

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown painter exhibits at U.N. climate conferences

"The Passenger"
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Blemish in the Pattern

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 15, 2023December 16, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Science provides artist with a way to understand

Posted inArts & Leisure

Singulart

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 15, 2023December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Artists experiment in new group show

Picnic-on-the-Hudson
Posted inArts & Leisure

Remembering Julia

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Butterfield Library sponsors essay and poetry contest

(Photo by Jeff Beasty)
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Guitar Was for Photo Shoots. Then She Learned to Play.

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Influenced by jazz and Joni Mitchell, Beacon singer releases debut EP

Percy Parker (Photos by Jim Mechalakos)
Posted inArts & Leisure

Our Small Town

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane Drama to present classic Thornton Wilder play

Hampton Fluker and a fan Photo provided
Posted inArts & Leisure

Hampton Fluker’s Next Role

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 24, 2023November 27, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

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