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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.

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Children’s book author and illustrator

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Ready to Return

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Howland House residents wait out the virus

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Blanket Patterns

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 22, 2021March 21, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Artist’s work with afghans focus of Garrison show

Hadden atop Mount Fuji
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Something You Don’t Know About Me: Jackie Hadden

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 15, 2021March 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring resident spent three years teaching in rural Japan

Robert Lundberg, in a self-portrait
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The Artist Next Door: Robert Lundberg

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 15, 2021March 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon photographer captures backstage life

Ron Williams with his portrait of John Lennon
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Rhythm and Blues (and Yellows and Reds)

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 15, 2021March 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon gallery features guitars as canvas

Counting, Still Counting.
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More Counting Will Be Necessary

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Artist uses nails to mark life, death, time

Tara O'Grady
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Retro Love

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 8, 2021March 6, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

New Beacon resident to co-launch Howland series 

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Women Making Art About Women Making History

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 5, 2021March 10, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Annual exhibit to open at Howland Center

Jennifer Sarah Blakeslee
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Something You Don’t Know About Me: Jennifer Sarah Blakeslee

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 1, 2021February 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Beaconite with “a propensity for weird animals.”

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Nelsonville’s New Restaurant

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Food-truck owner opens eatery with wide menu

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Rediscovering Susan Weil

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Ice House will mount solo show by 90-year-old artist

Corinne Chateau
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The Family Secret

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 22, 2021February 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison filmmaker searches for her roots

Dead End Beverly
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Something You Don’t Know About Me: Angela Devine and Daniel Rayner

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring retirees who perform as Dead End Beverly

Joe Louis Walker
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Hudson Valley Blues

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Local nonprofit works to boost genre

Kim Pitt-Foster
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The Artist Next Door: Kim Pitt-Foster

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 15, 2021February 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Returning to pottery, after detours in pre-school and Sesame Street

Boscobel Visitor Center
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Boscobel to Develop Master Plan

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

First major review since 1959

Peter Pan
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Keeping Bedlam on Track

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 8, 2021February 6, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Artistic director, now in Cold Spring, plans next move

Jeremy Schonfeld
Posted inArts & Leisure

Writing for Himself

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

After a move to Beacon, songwriter returns to roots

Vice President Kamala Harris' great-nieces
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Fashion Moment

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 5, 2021February 12, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring resident sketched inauguration jackets

Virginia Piazza's ceramic tableware
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Artist Next Door: Virginia Piazza

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Potter whose work graces many a Hudson Valley table

John & Sage Papanicolaou
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A Clean Break

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 1, 2021February 4, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Online soap store opens retail space in Beacon

Hannah Holdsworth
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5 Questions: Hannah Holdsworth

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 30, 2021December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon resident founded local small business directory

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Cookies for Good

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Garrison entrepreneur develops ‘social ventures’

Shelley Boris
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Cook for a Cause

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 25, 2021January 29, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Livestreamed cooking demonstrations to benefit local charities

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