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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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Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 24, 2023December 17, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Choreographer and filmmaker from Beacon

Associate producer Richard Peri and producer Phil Geoffrey Bond with the Grammy-nominated CD Photo provided
Posted inArts & Leisure

Garrison Producer Nominated for Grammy

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 17, 2023November 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Phil Geoffrey Bond gets nod for Sondheim series

Allison Cimino of RockLove, wearing some of her designs Photo by THEGINGERB3ARDMEN
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Lady of the Rings

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon artist crafts jewelry for fans

Barbara Linn Probst
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A Well-Traveled Novelist

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown author turns trips into fiction

A scene from Byzantium to Pop, the first performance by Cold Spring Dance
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Dancing on the Mountaintop

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring company to present its third performance

“Overstory” and “Busy Parts of a Wall”
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Pieces Reassembled

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 3, 2023November 4, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Solo show, a victim of pandemic, finally opens

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Karen Michel, Audio Anthropologist

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon resident has a question for you

Tad Hills during a school visit
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The Real Person Who Makes Duck & Goose

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

Children’s book author and illustrator to visit Desmond-Fish library

All eyes are on Sheldon, a box turtle.
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Born to Be Wild

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

Rehabber helps animals prepare for return home

David Provan Photos provided
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Dual Nature

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown sculptor inspired by yin yang

brush strokes
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A Production of Pivots

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

For new musical, lyricist ends up as director

The Juilliard String Quartet performed at the Howland Cultural Center last month. Photo by Carl Gutowski
Posted inArts & Leisure

Howland Music Circle Tries a New Approach

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Introduces tiered pricing to draw new faces

Robyn Ellenbogen
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Higher Ground

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon artist blends art and spirit

Putting on the finishing touches.
Posted inArts & Leisure

Soup in Every Bowl

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 13, 2023March 7, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Artist organizes fundraiser to battle hunger

Angie Venezia at Golden Hour Books in Newburgh Photo by Reed Loar
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Newburgh Gets a Bookstore

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 6, 2023October 15, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Couple opens first in city in 25 years

Charles Burleigh
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Artist Next Door: Charles Burleigh

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Interior designer’s latest creative adventure? Ceramic bowls

Portrait of Chaplin
Posted inArts & Leisure

The Howland Goes Avant-Garde

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 29, 2023October 2, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon show will include art, music and talks, but no slogans

Arun Ramamurthy Trio
Posted inArts & Leisure

Where India Meets Jazz

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

Trio will blend traditions at Beacon’s Towne Crier

Posted inArts & Leisure

Down by the River

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

Garrison Institute exhibit centers on water

"Out in May Back by October” (2023) by Summer Hart
Posted inArts & Leisure

An Artist Turns to Poetry

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 15, 2023September 24, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

New collection is product of pandemic

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After the Cult, She Moved to Garrison

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

But, as memoir recounts, it was no escape

The Robert Olnick Pavilion at Magazzino will open on Sept. 14. Photos by William Mulvihill
Posted inArts & Leisure

Magazzino to Open New Pavilion

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 8, 2023September 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Expansion adds decorative arts, ceramics, jewelry

There was plenty of room over the summer on the dance floor at Long Dock Park. The classes move inside this fall. Photos provided
Posted inArts & Leisure

Care to Tango?

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 1, 2023September 6, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Dancer will lead lessons at Howland Center

Susanna Spies
Posted inArts & Leisure

Comedy Coach

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

Stand-up offers classes in funny

Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt
Posted in5 Questions

5 Questions: Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 1, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Violist will perform at Chamber Music Festival

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