Beaconite works in a variety of mediums

Alison Rooney
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.
The Document Hunter
Using Nazi records, a journalist tracks his father’s life
It’s Not Every Day You Have … Three New Librarians!
Desmond-Fish, Butterfield and Howland make hires
Louise Abrams … Rediscovered
Putnam artist’s work brings unexpected prices at auction
Slightly Off-Kilter
Artist’s new show cultivates fragments — of her own work
5 Questions: Dolores Strebel
Retiring associate director of the Garrison Arts Center
Wet on Wet
Artist uses age-old method to produce ‘new language’ on canvas
Forgiveness and Reckoning
After 34 seasons, HVSF presents its last play at Boscobel: The Tempest
Something You Don’t Know About Me: Kirsti Lattu
Nelsonville resident works in international aid
The Man Behind the Musical
Rupert Holmes discusses ‘Edwin Drood’ — and his most famous song