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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.

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Nonprofit will provide referrals, support

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Local Heroes

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 13, 2019October 22, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon firm pairs world travelers with residents

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Past Present

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 12, 2019October 11, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Photographer specializes in antique process

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When Grandma is Mom and Dad

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 11, 2019November 1, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Support groups assist ‘relatives as parents’

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5 Questions: Sally Streets

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 11, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon resident to open shop with a re-purpose

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Endless Blooms

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 5, 2019October 4, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Show examines floral art, then and now

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Can Cardboard Be Beautiful?

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

One artist thinks so

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5 Questions: Elise LaRocco

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney October 4, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Leading workshop on college application essays

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5 Questions: Nathaniel Ramos

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 28, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon freshman dedicated to ballet

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Into the Weeds

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 27, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Artist discovers the joy of kelp

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Library Prepares for Cramped Quarters

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 27, 2019April 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Lower level at Butterfield to be closed for five months

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The Man Behind Harry Potter

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Cold Spring actor among ensemble of Broadway hit

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Notes on Nature

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 21, 2019September 24, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Duo hopes performance inspires change

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Manitoga to Install New Gallery

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 20, 2019September 23, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Receives $300K for permanent collection

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Push and Pull

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon artist hopes paintings can be ‘re-read’

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The Art of Clothing

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Longtime partners open third store, in Beacon

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Leading by Example

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Film looks at four women who jumped into politics

Posted inArts & Leisure

Don’t Judge a Uke by Its Covers

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Once dismissed, ukulele has found its voices

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Quarry Dance

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 8, 2019September 6, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Choreographer will use Manitoga as her stage

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5 Questions: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 7, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Putnam Valley resident is photographer and filmmaker

Posted inPhilipstown News

Growing Together

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney September 7, 2019September 6, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane students tend to thriving garden

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5 Questions: Jenny Brown

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney August 31, 2019December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Author of “Birth Strike” to speak in Beacon

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Seriously Funny

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

New Beacon firm teaches improv, stand-up

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Big Heart, Big Voice

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney August 30, 2019September 6, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Blues singer: ‘I believed in me’

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Permanent Agriculture

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney August 25, 2019August 23, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Garden design for the long term

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