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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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The Fiddler at Haldane

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney March 6, 2020July 10, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Drama students connect with Broadway classic

Posted inPhilipstown News

Growing Older at Home

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 28, 2020March 20, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Group wants to help residents ‘age in place’

Posted inArts & Leisure

Music Man

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

On his new album, James Sizemore handles everything but the instruments

Posted inArts & Leisure

‘Why Am I Living Through This Again?’

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

In a one-woman show, Ivy Omere tells her story

Posted inArts & Leisure

Big Questions

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 22, 2020February 21, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Philosopher leads discussions in Beacon

Mike Heintzman
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5 Questions: Mike Heintzman

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 22, 2020December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Comic writer will perform in Cold Spring

Posted inArts & Leisure

Up for The Count

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Depot Theatre to present new musical

Posted inArts & Leisure

Shattered But Unbroken

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 18, 2020February 16, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

An unlikely hero in a play for elementary students

Posted inArts & Leisure

Comic Sensibilities

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 17, 2020February 21, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Monthly book club focuses on graphic novels

Marjorie Tarter
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5 Questions: Marjorie Tarter

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 14, 2020December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Co-owner of Hudson Valley Marshmallow Co.

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Holocaust Remembrance Set for Feb. 15

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 14, 2020February 16, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Related play next weekend already sold out

Posted inArts & Leisure

From Spain to Main

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 7, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon artist fills and manages gallery

Jenny Offill
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A Chat with Jenny Offill

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Bestselling novelist returns to Highlands for reading

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The Process of Fixing

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 2, 2020January 31, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Cultural center gets much-needed renovations

Posted inArts & Leisure

Bully. Coward. Victim.

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 1, 2020February 3, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring filmmaker examines the legacy of Roy Cohn

Posted inArts & Leisure

Black History, Close to Home

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney February 1, 2020January 31, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon library to host memorabilia exhibit

Posted inArts & Leisure

Prints from the Far North

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 26, 2020January 24, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Inuit artwork on display in Beacon

Posted inArts & Leisure

Turning Things Upside Down

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Depot’s Flipside series begins with dance

Posted inArts & Leisure

Two Stores in One

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Furniture and home retailers co-habitate in Beacon

Posted inArts & Leisure

Women Helping Women

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 22, 2020January 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Group to hold clothing sale fundraiser

Posted inArts & Leisure

An Arabic Adventure

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 17, 2020January 31, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring resident returns from Peace Corps assignment in Morocco

Posted inArts & Leisure

Back to Ballet

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 11, 2020January 10, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Women take up where the girls left off

Posted inArts & Leisure

A Lifetime of Art

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Friends mount memorial show for Don Alter

Posted inArts & Leisure

Deeper Vision

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Seattle transplant opens Beacon gallery

Posted inArts & Leisure

Handmade and Heartfelt

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney December 29, 2019December 26, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon writer explores the power of personal craft

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